S4 E1 • Hercule et le haricot magique

With help from Autolycus, the king of thieves, Hercules set out to find Lianna, who had been kidnapped by the giant Typhoon and taken to a castle in the clouds. Climbing a huge beanstalk, the two men found Lianna in Typhoon's castle, caring for three golden eggs that belonged to the Harpies. Captured by the giant, Autolycus instructed Typhoon in the ways of romance. When the eggs hatched unexpectedly, Hercules saved them from a hungry snake-eel. He and Autolycus departed without Lianna, who decided her home was in the clouds with Typhoon and the Harpies.

S4 E2 • Un coeur de héros

Iolaus was depressed by his failure to save a woman from falling to her death, and he told Hercules to find another partner. Fortune, the goddess of luck, was behind it all. Feeling bad for Iolaus, she tried to make amends by wiping his memory of the tradegy. Unfortunately, the meddlesome Fortune accidentally erased his entire memory, including Hercules. Iolaus went to work for the troublemaker Zeno and wound up fighting Hercules until the son of Zeus convinced his friend he had the heart of a hero -- not a killer. Then Hercules summoned Fortune, who restored Iolaus' memory.

S4 E3 • Aucun regret

Celestra -- also known as ""Death"" -- came for Jaris, Hercules old friend. The goddess' appearance prompted Hercules to remember the time when, as a cocky youth, he met Celestra for the first time. It happened when young Hercules accidentally killed Jaris' brother, Bartoc. Hercules had kept the truth from Jaris and his family family for a while, but finally revealed his secret when a teenage gang attacked. But that was all in the past; now Hercules had to stop his friend from a rampage against the evildoers of his town. Celestra finally took Jaris, leaving Hercules with his memories.

S4 E4 • L'araignée

The pirate captain Nebula tried to bury her stolen trunk of jewels in a seaside cave. But the horrifying Arachne, half spider and half woman attacked her. When Hercules and Iolaus showed up, they joined forces with Nebula to try and destroy Arachne before she could destroy them. Arachne swooped down from the ceiling of the cave and snatched Iolaus. Finding his friend wrapped in a cocoon, Hercules took on the spider-woman. During the fight he held up a reflective shield, and when Arachne saw her own image, she backed away in horror, right into a flaming cocoon.

S4 E5 • Un monde étrange

A lightning bolt from the dying Zeus opened a vortex to a parallel universe, where Iolaus was a jester and Hercules was the malevolent Sovereign. This alternate Hercules and the alternate Xena were lovers, and they were attempting to kill Zeus with Hind blood. Ares, meanwhile, was the god of love, not war, and Aphrodite was a modest, sensitive goddess. When the vortex reappeared, Hercules, Iolaus, the Sovereign and the alternate Iolaus all wound up inside and fought a furious battle. Each managed to return to his proper universe except the Sovereign, who was trapped inside the vortex.

S4 E6 • Deux hommes et un couffin

Fleeing from Ares' soldiers, Nemesis burst into Hercules' campsite and proclaimed him the father of her sixpmonth-old son, Evander. Then she slipped away, leaving Hercules and Iolaus with the child, who soon demonstrated god-like powers. When they found her again, Nemesis revealed that the child was the son of Ares. The goddess Discord was consumed by jealousy and tried to make off with the baby, but Evander dispatched her over a tower wall. The powerful infant returned himself to the arms of his mother, and after a vicious battle with Hercules, Ares gave up his struggle for the baby.

S4 E7 • Le retour de la soeur prodigue

Ruun's parents were killed by renegade Amazons, who blind ed the boy during their attack. Years later, Hercules freed Ruun from slavery and the two searched for Ruun's sister, Siri. When they found her, they discovered she had grown up to become a confident, battle-savvy Amazon warrior. The Amazon Mayhem had told Siri she was abandoned by her parents, and Hercules forced her to question this story. During a Fire Stakes ceremony in which Mayhem and Siri battled Hercules, Siri discovered the truth: Mayhem had betrayed her. The evil Amazon fell to her death and the siblings were reunited.

S4 E8 • Le concours

Ever since she was a little girl, Althea wanted to be a dancer. The awkward young woman endured taunts from the graceful Oena because she wanted to compete in the Panathenia ballroom dance competition. Then Hercules volunteered to be her dance partner. Anxious to make sure the duo would not defeat his niece Oena, Asterius tried to have them killed. But they thwarted his paln and took lessons from the widow Twanky. After fighting off an attack by Asterius' henchmen, Hercules and Althea arrived at the Panathenian just in time and performed the dance of their lives to thunderous applause.

S4 E9 • Si j'avais un marteau

Hercules reluctantly agreed to pose nude for King Armand's new museum centerpiece in exchange for the King's donation to the war orphans' fund. Meanwhile, the blacksmith, Atalanta, feeling lonely and frustrated, turned a pile of scrap metal into the towering , magnificent man of her dreams. But she didn't expect Hephaestus to bring the sculpture to life as a newborn Hercules. The evil goddess Discord prompted the impressionable ""Herc"" to commit murder, thus framing Hercules. In a final confrontation, Herc turned over a new leaf, helping Hercules save Atalanta's life. Herc was crushed in the process, his body reverting to scrap.

S4 E10 • Le procès d'Hercule

Hercules' good deeds landed him on trial when Kazankis, a Hercules impersonator, was killed. Charged with manslaughter, sedition and undermining the authority of the gods, Hercules pleaded innocent on all counts. But Spencius, the government prosecutor, showed how Hercules' acts of heroism caused Kazankis and others to emulate his actions, putting themselves and their families at risk. Although Hercules began to doubt himself, he told the court that society needs heroes who are not afraid to risk their lives for others. The case was ultimately dismissed, and Hercules was freed.

S4 E11 • La faute de Medée

When they were teenagers, Hercules, Iolaus and Jason banded together to kill the Ghidra, one of Hera's deadly pets. On their journey they met the beautiful young Medea, who decided to join their quest. Soon a love triangle developed in which Medea fell for Hercules while Jason was smitten with Medea. Their jealousies temporarily drove the friends apart, which was Hera's plan all along. But Medea wanted no part of Hera when the angry goddess struck down Jason. Medea healed Jason with her own powers and helped the three friends defeat the hideous, two-headed Ghidra in its lair.

S4 E12 • La revue

When Salmoneus and Autolycus were mistaken for the murderers of King Pholus, they disguised themselves as performers in the widow Twanky's all girl dance troupe. Autolycus promptly fell for the voluptuous Cupcake, while Salmoneus earned the unwanted affections of their pursuer, the late king's greedy brother Gekkus. Things got worse when the two men were forced to perform the Hootchi-Coochie-Jiggle-Wiggle in the buff, although Twanky was thrilled. The final showdown with Gekkus on stage was perceived by the audience as part of the show, Cupcake helped Autolycus and Salmoneus overcome Gekkus, who was hauled away as the king's killer.

Première diffusion : 14 février 1998

S4 E13 • Armagedon (1)

Hope libère Callisto et l'envoie dans le passé afin de tuer la mère d'Hercule et d'empêcher ainsi la naissance du guerrier

S4 E14 • Armagedon (2)

Tandis qu'Hercule tente de s'échapper des Enfers, Iolaus retourne dans le passé pour empêcher le meurtre de sa mère

S4 E15 • Crise à la production

Au petit matin, après le tremblement de terre qui a secoué Los Angeles, Rob Tapert, le producteur exécutif d'Hercule, est réveillé par un important coup de téléphone

Première diffusion : 7 mars 1998

S4 E16 • Chimpanzule (1)

A l'aide d'une flèche magique, Discorde transforme Hercule en cochon. Iolaus et Autolycus doivent unir leurs forces pour sauver leur ami

Première diffusion : 28 mars 1998

S4 E17 • Bizarre bizarre

La truie qui était tombée amoureuse d'Hercule est transformée en femme par Aphrodite. Iolaus et Autolycus sont punis par Ares pour avoir transformé Discorde en poulet

Première diffusion : 4 avril 1998

S4 E18 • La danseuse

Un bal est organisé en l'honneur du prince Alexandre afin que celui-ci trouve une fiancée

Première diffusion : 25 avril 1998

S4 E19 • La blessure

Hercule et Iolaus partent à la rencontre de Nebula. Ils trouvent sur leur chemin un homme blessé

Première diffusion : 2 mai 1998

S4 E20 • Le crépuscule (1)

Hercule apprend que sa mère, Alcmène, est malade. Il part immédiatement avec Iolaus

Première diffusion : 9 mai 1998

S4 E21 • Le grand combat (2)

Alors qu'il pleure sa mère, décédée récemment, Hercule aperçoit Zeus, son père. Celui-ci lui propose de le rejoindre et de régner avec lui sur le mont Olympe

Première diffusion : 16 mai 1998

S4 E22 • La réunion (3)

Alors que Iolaus part à la recherche de sa mère, Erythia, Hercule, qui a accepté de devenir un dieu, accompagne son père, Zeus, au Mont Olympe. Celui-ci, qui voit son trône menacé par une conspiration ourdie par Hera, Arès et Apollon, demande à Hercule de l'aider à empêcher la réalisation de ce complot

Première diffusion : 23 mai 1998