

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Season 1
Created by: J. Michael Straczynski, Jean Chalopin
Network: TF1
Season aired: 1985-09-01
Overview
The Lightning League drives white and silver vehicles with assorted weaponry, and are led by a teenager named Jayce. The villains are organic green vegetable-based creatures called the Monster Minds, who tend to take the shape of black and green vehicles. They travel via large green organic vines which can grow in and across interstellar space, and sprout seeds that rapidly grow into further Monster Minds. They are led by Saw Boss.
Episodes · 65

Escape from the Garden of Evil
When one of Audric's experiments goes wrong, Saw Boss and the Monster Minds are created and set out to conquer the galaxy. Audric creates a magic root which can fight the Monster Minds but it is split into two, one half is taken by Audric, the other by his son, Jayce. The Lightning League seek the help of Herc Stormsailor to escape the planet and locate Audric.

The Vase of Xiang
Jayce travels to Xiang in search of a secret message left by his father in a vase. Saw Boss realises what Jayce is looking for and orders all vases destroyed and Jayce must locate the vase before the message is lost forever.

Steel Against Shadow
The Lightning League go in search of the Helmet of Valroth, which could be a powerful weapon against the Monster Minds but the power of the helmet starts to change Jayce.

Silver Crusaders
The Lightning League discover the Monster Minds about to take over a planet where all plantlife grows to many times its original size. Fearing an army of gigantic Monster Mind drones, they go in search for allies to help the fight, but find the native order of knights very hostile to all foreigners.

Ghostship
Jayce is led to an abandoned ship by a signal from his father. Jayce finds his father has left a message for him but he needs more power from the Pride to receive the coordinates of his father's destination. A self-destruct mechanism is activated.

Flora, Fauna and the Monster Minds
Monster Minds are planted aboard the Pride to contaminate the water supply. The water is jettisoned, forcing Herc to land the Pride in search of water and a Cobalt-49 crystal to repair the guidance system damaged by the vines. This is Saw Boss' trap.

Fire and Ice
To lure Jayce to his death, Saw Boss puts a marker in the shape of the root on an ice planet that is about to be destroyed by a volcano. Herc lands the Pride on the ice which is then nearly covered by an avalanche. The native people seek help.

Space Outlaws
Jayce's search for Audric leads him Taber's Belt the home of the Pirate's Guild led by Morgana, an old friend of Herc. When the Pirates, who are working for the Monster Minds, capture the Pride, the League must try to escape and break Morgana free from Saw Boss' influence.

Future of the Future
Having lost Audric's trail, Gillian takes Jayce to the place where all time meets in order to show him the future and track down Audric. Jayce sees a future where the Monster Minds stand unopposed and only by confronting Saw Boss can he change the future and save his father and the galaxy.

Underwater
Audric's image is being projected from a body of water on a planet. Jayce goes down to investigate even though Monster Minds are busy draining the water off. Jayce meets the fish people, the X'Hal, and the Old One, and they communicate by telepathy.

Frostworld
On the ice planet Auriga, revolutionary leader Cyrilla makes a deal with Saw Boss -- she delivers Jayce in return for Saw Boss deposing the gangster casino owner, Marduk, who's made slaves of everyone on the planet. Cyrilla realizes her error.

Critical Mass
After launching setting up a Monster Mind infested galaxy to collapse into a black hole, the League discovers human lifesigns on an asteroid. Jayce is determined to save him, but has less than 3 hours before it's too late.

The Purple Tome
The guardians of the Great Library of Hebron contact Jayce for assistance when they come under attack from Monster Minds. The Lightning League must prevent Saw Boss from stealing the Purple Tome, a book which contains the spells used by the ancient Ashvar civilisation.

Hook, Line and Sinker
The Monster Minds set a trap for Jayce, offering him Audric in exchange for the root. Audric proves to be just an illusion generated by King Phineas after Saw Boss threatened to destroy his planet. The Lightning League and King Phineas must work together to fight the Monster Minds and save his people.

Bloodstone
Saw Boss lures the Lightning League to Kyros, a planet which is being turned into crystal after the power of the Bloodstone was drained by the Monster Minds. Jayce must restore power to the Bloodstone and use it to save the planet before it is too late.

The Slaves of Adelbaren
The people of Adelbaron are forced to slave in mines that produce rich nourishment for the Monster Mind vines. Saw Boss captures the young brother and sister of Kumari to force her to brig Jayce to him. Kumari is picked up in space by the Pride.

The Hunt
Saw Boss agrees to allow Orion, a hunter who hunts only the most worthy prey, to hunt for Jayce. Orion captures Jayce and takes him to the planet Mortaros to carry out the hunt. Flora undergoes a dangerous procedure to heighten her sensitivity to the root and help the Lightning League find Jayce.

Blockade Runners
The planet Baz sprays all their plants with pesticide to keep the Monster Minds from invading their planet, but the Monster Minds send vines to cut them off from outside shipments of food. Zena, the princess of the planet, contacts Jayce for help, but when the Lightning League arrives on Baz the pesticides begin to kill Flora, and the Monster Minds prevent them from taking her to safety.

The Sleeping Princess
In search of a message from Audric, Jayce lands on a planet protected by telepathic plants which keep the planet concealed. Saw Boss makes a deal with a wicket wizard who has put a sleeping spell on the princess who controls the plants.

Deadly Reunion
By using a lock of Audric's hair, Saw Boss creates a clone which tricks Jayce into a trap. Gillian suspects the truth and convinces Jayce to leave the root behind as a precaution. Jayce is captured and a clone of Jayce is sent back for the root.

Sky Kingdom
Computer calculations give Zartan Omega as the probable location of Audric. This planet is covered with blue light from the red dwarf sun and grows only giant flowers. Upon reaching it, though, they discover Monster Minds have set up a satellite.

Quest into Shadow
An unconquered planet in the midst of Monster Minds intrigues the Lightning League and they go to investigate. Upon crash landing they discover the energy of the Pride and the vehicles and their own energy is being drained.

Unexpected Trouble
The Lightning League heads for the junk planet, Xeron III, to use the metal as a giant antenna to send radio signals throughout the universe in an attempt to contact Audric. An old woman, Iana, lives on the planet with an odd assortment of creatures.

Bounty Hunters
Saw Boss offers a huge reward to pirates and cut-throats if they will deliver Jayce to him. A pirate scratches Herc with his special ring which causes Herc to become evil and start plotting against Jayce. Jayce must take the Pride to Planet Hippo.

Double Deception
Neetra manages to get a message out regarding her planet, Tekka. Monster Minds are about to attack to acquire their powerful fuel, miran, to power his missiles. The Vertim and Batim colonies rival each other for control of the pyramid made of miran.

Gate World
Lost and dangerously low on fuel, the Lightning League searches for Gate World, a legendary gateway to any spot in the universe. Gillian adapts the scanner and the Pride lands in the centre of some stonework on a beautiful planet.

Space Thief
Two planets, one full of people, are on a collision course. Gillian devises a potion to make the Monster Minds on the deserted planet grow only on one side. The unevenly distributed weight will cause the planet to split, avoiding a collision.

Moon Magic
Gillian and all the wizards of the universe gather together to combine their powers in the orb which then receives strength from the night moon. Saw Boss has captured the night moon and hopes to capture power for evil doing.

Affair of Honor
Jayce pleads with Herc's former intergalactic commando leader, General Zhest, to help them fight Monster Minds. The general is too afraid of Saw Boss and Jayce persuades Zhest's son to join the fight. Saw Boss poisons the water of the planet.

Doom Flower
While investigating convoys of slaves and equipment heading for the Black Nebula, the Lightning League hear rumours that the Monster Minds are building Doom Flower, a space station that will carry them to another universe with more suns and nutrients, allowing them to grow powerful and return unstoppable.

