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Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea

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S2 E40 · The Return of the Prisoners of Lost Time

About Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea is a sci-fi & fantasy and animation TV series that premiered on Antenne 2 on September 24, 1985. It has 2 seasons and 92 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 40 "The Return of the Prisoners of Lost Time", aired on March 26, 1987.

The Arkadians are a civilization that survived a great cataclysm and moved to the center of the earth, thriving under the power of their artificial sun, The Tehra, until one day it began to fail. In desperation, the Arkadians broke the ancient law and entered the Forbidden Archives to search for an answer. They used their special powers and created a messenger to the people above, naming her Arkana. She meets up with Matt and Rebecca, two ordinary kids from the surface world, Bic and Bac, two strange anteaters from Arkadia, and Spartakus, a mysterious warrior. Together they search the worlds of the strata for a way to save a people and possibly the world.

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Episodes

92 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1985 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

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    52. The Secret of the Auracite (2)

    Finale
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    51. The Secret of the Auracite (1)

    The group finally reach Arkadia and try to solve the mysteries of the Tehra. Spartakus discovers that his wristguard may hold the key.

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    50. Dr. Test (2)

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    49. Dr. Test (1)

    Believing Arkana to be long-lost love, a mad scientist sends Tehrig back in time through the group's many adventures, in an attempt to bring her back to him. This episode is what's often called a "clip show", since it consists mostly of scenes from previous episodes.

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    48. The Defeat of Gog and Magog (2)

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    47. The Defeat of Gog and Magog (1)

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    46. Interstratas War (2)

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    45. Interstratas War (1)

    Matt and Rebecca discover a parallel world that resembles their hometown, where a war has been raging for countless years. The only way to stop the fighting is to show both sides proof of Arkadia's existence.

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    44. The Court of Miracles (2)

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    43. The Court of Miracles (1)

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    42. Emergency Landing (2)

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    41. Emergency Landing (1)

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    40. The Prisoners of Lost Time (2)

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    39. The Prisoners of Lost Time (1)

    Matt discovers a strange mask that transports the group to another time and place. A man named Arkshag claims that he can lead them to Arkadia, but Arkana suspects it may be a trap.

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    38. Star Healer (2)

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    37. Star Healer (1)

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    36. Rebecca: Pirate of the Sea (2)

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    35. Rebecca: Pirate of the Sea (1)

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    34. The Drummer (2)

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    33. The Drummer (1)

    When Spartakus plays a song taught to him by his father, a drummer mysteriously appears and leads him on a bizarre journey. If Spartakus can prove he is the rightful heir to an ancient kingdom's throne, he is promised a meeting with his long-lost mother.

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    32. The Dark Hole (2)

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    31. The Dark Hole (1)

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    30. The Emperor Quin and the Eighth Kingdom (2)

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    29. The Emperor Quin and the Eighth Kingdom (1)

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    28. The Gladiators of Barkar (2)

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    27. The Gladiators of Barkar (1)

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    26. Children... and Mice (2)

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    25. Children... and Mice (1)

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    24. Out of Control (2)

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    23. Out of Control (1)

    Tehrig is damaged while traveling through a dangerous passage, causing him to believe he is still in Arkadia.

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    22. The Pirate Convention (2)

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    21. The Pirate Convention (1)

    Having found the way back to Arkadia for them, Spartakus leaves the group. Nasty Max, however, soon captures the group and takes them back to the pirates' island, hoping that having Arkana and her powers will help him win the Inter-Marine Pirate Federation election. Spartakus must rescue his friends before they are sold into slavery.

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    20. The Icy Web (2)

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    19. The Icy Web (1)

    Pursued by the pirates, Tehrig travels to the ice-covered stratum of Icelandis, where one of the three legendary gateways to Arkadia is said to exist. There they discover the strange ghost ship Araukania III, which might be from an expedition that left Arkadia a long time ago, as well as other artifacts that suggest a connection between Spartakus' ancestors and the ancient Arkadians.

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    18. Tada and the Royal Insignia (2)

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    17. Tada and the Royal Insignia (1)

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    16. The Capture of Demosthenes (2)

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    15. The Capture of Demosthenes (1)

    The group tries to rescue the great orator Demosthenes from Nasty Max and return him to Athens to clear his name.

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    14. Night of the Amazons (2)

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    13. Night of the Amazons (1)

    Massmedia teams up with Arkana and Tehrig to rescue Spartakus, Mighty Matt, and Sleazeappeal, who are being held prisoner by a tribe ruled by women.

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    12. The Law of the Mogokhs (2)

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    11. The Law of the Mogokhs (1)

    In a snow-covered land, Spartakus and his friends meet Mira and her grandfather and help them defend their village against the Mogokhs.

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    10. Living Crystal (2)

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    9. Living Crystal (1)

    In a crystalline strata that echos with the sound of the Tehra, the group meets Galileo and are taken prisoner by the Inquisitors, who try to get them to renounce their claims that other worlds lie beyond their stratum.

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    8. The Pirate Klub (2)

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    7. The Pirate Klub (1)

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    6. Arkana and the Beast (2)

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    5. Arkana and the Beast (1)

    Arkana is kidnapped by the Thot, a gigantic, well-meaning beast who lives in an abandoned metropolis.

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    4. Between Two Worlds (2)

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    3. Between Two Worlds (1)

    Tehrig is swept away by the powerful currents of the River of Time. The group finds themselves in a land occupied by a primitive tribe that is being threatened by the machines of an advanced civilization from the stratum above. Meanwhile, the children of Arkadia are trying to fix the entrance to the Archives, which has rusted shut.

Season 2

1986 · 40 episodes · Last episode: 39 years ago

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  1. E40

    40. The Return of the Prisoners of Lost Time

    Finale

    Spartakus returns to Arkadia with the Prisoners of Lost Time. Together, they discover the truth about the second auracite and Arkadia's original purpose. Matt and Rebecca return home as the Arkadians fulfill their destiny.

  2. E39

    39. The Path of Light

    Having returned to Arkadia, Spartakus decides that the only to find the secret of the auracite is to go to Arkshag's prison camp, even if it means he can never return. Arkana tries to stop him, but Arkshag prevents her from reaching him in time. Inside the camp, Spartakus discovers the secrets of the oracle and his wristguard.

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    38. Gateway to Dawn

    Tehrig is trapped by Arachne's web, and to free his friends, Spartakus has to board the ghost ship Araukania, where he agrees to guide the ship on its final journey to the Gateway to Dawn.

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    37. Mama Thot

    The group returns to the city where Arkana was kidnapped by Thot in order to reunite it with its mother and return it home. But the pirates have built a theme park in the city, with Thot as the main attraction.

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    36. The Temple of the Condor

    The group discovers an Aztec-like pyramid hidden deep within a mountain fortress. They meet a priest who intends to save the sun of the Civilization of the Condor by offering Arkana as a sacrifice.

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    35. The Shadow of the Tehra

    The travelers discover the explorer Ulysses adrift at sea and help him reach the lost island of Atlantis, which only reappears once every one thousand years.

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    34. Dodo

    Tehrig lands on an island inhabited by slow-witted dodo birds that can draw people into their dreams of flight. Rebecca gets lost after the pirates try to catch the birds and finds herself at the home of Alice, who lives alone with her memories of Wonderland.

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    33. Holiday Fever

    Tehrig is stuck in an ancient trap designed to disable ships run by artificial intelligence. Fortunately, the pirates are vacationing nearby, and Rebecca, Bic, and Bac try to steal the pirate ship to rescue their friends, with a little help from Ringnar's mischievous nephews.

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    32. Rainbow's End

    The travelers discover an abandoned city that was once inhabited by the Arkadians who built the Tehra. Rainbow is here, too, and he wants the secrets of the Arkadians, as well as Arkana, for himself.

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    31. Tehrig's Nightmare

    A badly damaged Tehrig returns to Arkadia for repairs and soon begins thinking he's actually the pirates' ship. His friends try to bring him out of his delusional state, while recounting some of their adventures involving the pirates in "clip show" fashion.

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    30. Uncle Albert

    The group investigates a city closed in by giant walls and are captured by the army of Iron Men, who terrorize its citizens. With the help of an eccentric genius named Uncle Albert, they plot to help the people escape.

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    29. The Triangle of the Deep

    The travelers investigate the stratum where the People of the Deep mysteriously vanished long ago. To help Tehrig stay on course in this area, which has magnetic disturbances, they create a fake competitor to FIPIRATE, tricking the pirates into increasing their broadcast signal strength. Of course it also causes the pirates to put on a huge impromptu concert for all the rogues of the strata.

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    28. The Ransom of Peace (2)

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    27. The Ransom of Peace (1)

    The group returns to Mira's village, which is preparing another confrontation with the Mogokhs. The villagers are divided over a plan to buy peace with the Mogokh leader by giving him a large ransom of gold. Spartakus helps with the plan, hoping he can learn something about his father from Baatu.

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    26. The Land of the Great Spider (2)

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    25. The Land of the Great Spider (1)

    The travelers are caught in the web of a giant spider. Bic and Bac are held captive by a tribe of their anteater cousins for their fire-making ability.

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    24. The Master of the Tongues (2)

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    23. The Master of the Tongues (1)

    Guided by a mysterious mute woman, the group ascends a large tower filled with recorded knowledge from throughout history, but someone is trying to keep them from reaching the top.

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    22. The Token of the Manitou (2)

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    21. The Token of the Manitou (1)

    The travelers are aided in their search for an underground vein of metal that may be auracite by a powerful but suspicious magician called the Manitou. Along the way, they encounter a Cherokee from the surface who is looking for a new home for his people.

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    20. The Land of the Chameleons (2)

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    19. The Land of the Chameleons (1)

    The group befriends a city of people descended from the original Arkadians. They use their shapeshifting powers to help rescue Arkana from a pirate trap.

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    18. Prince Matt (2)

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    17. Prince Matt (1)

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    16. The Floating Casino (2)

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    15. The Floating Casino (1)

    When the pirates capture just about everyone on the seas, the group find themselves prisoners in the hold of the pirates' ship. Meanwhile, Bic and Bac have to deal with being forced to work as Massmedia's musicians and trying to recover Spartakus' wristguard from the pirates' casino, all while trying to avoid nasty pickpockets.

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    14. The Boy Pharaoh (2)

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    13. The Boy Pharaoh (1)

    The travelers meet Tutankhaton, who is about to become pharaoh, and are caught up in a plot by the boy's uncle and the Priests of Amon, who want to seize power and return to worship of the old gods.

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    12. High-risk Highrise (2)

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    11. High-risk Highrise (1)

    Ringnar holds Tehrig prisoner, forcing his triggies to build new luxury high-rise apartments for the pirates. When Nasty Max discovers what Ringnar is up to, the two begin a power struggle for the control of Tehrig, the tower, and the pirates' loyalties.

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    10. The Twisted Rainbow (2)

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    9. The Twisted Rainbow (1)

    While crossing the deserts of Barkar, Spartakus recalls the incident that took away his family and forced him into slavery, his life as a gladiator, and the bitter reunion with his long-lost brother.

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    8. The Tightrope (2)

  34. E7

    7. The Tightrope (1)

    Matt follows a devilish trickster and his supernatural pets, a giant eagle and a teleporting snake, on a dangerous quest to find "the gold at the earth's core", thinking it may be the second auracite. Spartakus, knowing that no one has ever returned from the journey, tries to stop him.

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    6. Cyrano (2)

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    5. Cyrano (1)

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    4. The Most Dangerous Game (2)

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    3. The Most Dangerous Game (1)

    The group is forced to battle in a real-life chess match against some of their most fearsome enemies.

  39. E2

    2. Prophecy of the Auracite (2)

  40. E1

    1. Prophecy of the Auracite (1)

    The group returns to Arkadia to attempt to free the Prisoners of Lost Time but discover that the Tehra will never be permanently restored until a riddle is solved and a second auracite is found.

Cast & crew

Created by Nina Wolmark

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea?

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 26, 1987.

When did the latest episode of Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea come out?

The most recent episode of Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, Season 2 Episode 40 "The Return of the Prisoners of Lost Time", aired on March 26, 1987.

How many seasons of Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea are there?

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea has 2 seasons with 92 episodes in total.

When did Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea first air?

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea first aired on Antenne 2 on September 24, 1985.

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