List of Action League Now! episodes

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Action League Now! was an action figure-based short series that aired on Nickelodeon as part of KaBlam!, an entertaining, comic book-based program that showcased many different styles of animation in a unique and original way. KaBlam! ran from 1996 to 2000, airing a total of forty-seven (47) episodes.

For the most part, the Action League Now! episodes listed here are in proper order, having been placed chronologically from date of airing. However, due to how little information there is to find regarding the show, certain episodes may have been misplaced.

(This page will, in addition to all of the episodes that aired on KaBlam!, highlight the additional episodes that aired when Action League Now! got its own show for a brief period of time in 2001. To the best of public knowledge, only a total of three never-before-seen episodes aired on this spin-off. Also included on this page are the first-ever episodes, which aired on All That, but with no known date. Help and contributions regarding the dates are much appreciated.)

All in all, there are fifty-two (52) episodes of Action League Now!, the average time frame for them being four minutes each.

Contents

[edit] Shorts

[edit] All That (1995-1996)

  • Stinky on Ice
  • Stinky Diver, while trying to save a victim, gets stuck inside a bowl of hard, sticky liquid (presumably Jell-O), and it's up to the rest of the Action League to save him. Can they succeed in time, or will Stinky remain motionless forever?

(First appearances of The Flesh, Thundergirl, Stinky Diver, and Meltman.)

  • I've Been Working on De-Railroad
  • The Action League keep themselves occupied at a railroad track, soon discovering that The Mayor is at the vicinity, looking to rid of them for good by sitting on top of a train of his own and trying to run the Action League over with the large structure, one by one.

(First appearance of The Mayor.)

Both of these episodes contained laugh tracks, and both were much shorter than any other Action League Now! episode ever made. Also, the voices of certain characters were slightly or dramatically off.

[edit] Season 1 (1996-1997)

  • Nightmare on Memory Lane (1)
  • Meltman loses his memory after a phone drops on top of his head during a mission to steal a secret formula from The Mayor’s office. The Action League—with the help of Bill the Lab Guy—must try and help him back to his previous state.

(First appearances of The Chief, Bill the Lab Guy and Justice.)

  • Thunder and Lightning (2)
  • There’s a new superheroine in town, and her name is Lightning Lady! She wastes no time in getting herself inducted into the Action League and garnering much (male) attention, leaving Thundergirl jealous. Is everything about Lightning Lady crystal clear, or is there more to this mysterious "woman" than once thought?
  • The Wrath of Spotzilla (3)
  • Loud clog-dancing by Meltman (in midst of a celebration to honor the Action League) goes wrong when it wakes up Spotzilla, a Mesozoic creature that runs rampant upon awakening. Once it eats up Stinky Diver during a televised interview, the League realize that they must act fast to save one of their own.

(First appearance of Spotzilla.)

  • Sinkhole of Doom (4)
  • The Mayor’s son, Pearce, gets stuck in a sink during an exploration with a friend, and it’s up to the Action League to figure out a way to save him. However, a majority of this time is spent between Thundergirl (who gets her hair stuck in a fan) and Stinky Diver (who tries to save her) only for his harpoon—and later, himself—to suffer the same fate. Will Pearce see his doom, or can the League come through?
  • No Fly Zone (5)
  • A mysterious liquid is squirted onto Thundergirl by The Mayor in a sabotage attempt, resulting in her losing the ability to fly. Once it’s realized that The Mayor has two children kidnapped in a birdhouse, only the power of flight can save them, so the Action League get to work—using balloons and a slingshot—among other devices, to get the superheroine airborne.
  • RoboFlesh (6)
  • The Mayor kidnaps The Flesh and unleashes his newest weapon, RoboFlesh, which is a robot designed to look exactly like his namesake—except with bolts sticking out of his entire body. RoboFlesh goes into attack mode on the Action League, who are having a parade, until the actual Flesh comes to the rescue. The only downside is that the League can’t differentiate between the two!
  • Stink or Swim (7)
  • After a failed attempt at saving a drowning victim from a flushed toilet, Stinky Diver goes to a psychiatrist and reminisces about how his brother, Stench Diver, suffered the same fate twenty years prior. In the end, with some help from the Action League, Stinky will have to overcome his fear of long-distance diving, but only in order to retrieve his wallet, which was in the hands of a now-drowning Meltman.

(First appearance of Stench Diver.)

  • Where Pigeons Dare (8)
  • After the mother of a pigeon herd dies, the Action League are given the task of protecting her eggs from breaking until they hatch. Unfortunately for the eggs, the League aren’t the brightest bunch out there, so they begin to break left and right. Will there be any left intact by the time this episode is over?!
  • The Wrath of Spotzilla: Part Two (9)
  • The episode starts off where it last left off, with The Flesh was seen swinging a leash and attaching it to the collar of a running Spotzilla, which—of course—does not end up stopping the monster. Will Stinky Diver remain within the realms of Spotzilla’s massive stomach forever, or can the League come through before he's digested and gone for good?

(Final appearance of Spotzilla.)

  • Testimony of Terror (10)
  • The Action League are assigned the task of protecting a young child (from The Mayor) and keeping him company for an upcoming testimonial. However, things take an ugly turn when the child turns out to be a complete nuisance, physically injuring and disposing of the League in a number of ways. Once the child has gotten them out of his way, The Mayor goes on the offensive.
  • Dog Day Afterschool (11)
  • A rocket that is being prepared for takeoff ends up with The Chief’s beloved dog, Justice, inside the structure, a plan executed by none other than The Mayor (as his form of revenge against Justice for peeing in his hot tub). Not even Thundergirl’s flying powers can stop the rocket once it takes off. What will become of Justice, and can the pooch be saved?
  • Road to Ruin (12)
  • The Mayor is driving through town, littering just about everywhere, and it’s up to the Action League to chase him down and stop him from continuing his heinous ways! Can the League (in their Action Mobile) overcome The Mayor (in his much, much bigger automobile) before it's too late?
  • In the Belly of the Beast (13)
  • The Mayor interrupts The Chief, in the middle of a date on the mountains, by sucking him up inside a gigantic vacuum cleaner. Not long after that, the rest of the Action League get trapped inside the structure, as well, and it’s up to Meltman—who was made fun of by the rest of the League earlier in the episode—to save them.

[edit] Season 2 (1997-1998)

  • Danger Society (14)
  • There’s a new group of superheroes in town, and their name is the Danger Society! After saving The Chief at an annual company picnic, they begin to take over every task that the Action League had failed to put into their own hands. Before long, the Society takes the League’s place completely, leaving them out of work. In the end, the only way to decide who gets to stay in town is by seeing who can save a bus full of schoolchildren first.
  • Flesh and Blood (15)
  • The Flesh appears on a TV show and talks about his long-lost parents, who, coincidentally, end up being the surprise guests on the program, thus reuniting the family after many years. In a surprising move, his parents then take him to an elegant home and ask Flesh to carry heavy belongings to the car. Are these two Flesh’s real parents, or is there more to them than originally thought?
  • Turkey of Terror (16)
  • The Mayor invites the Action League to his home for a Thanksgiving dinner, with practically none of them appearing suspicious over the well-known villain’s gracious offer. Stinky Diver is the only one to think twice about the situation, and once his fears come true, it’s up to him to save the League from escaping the inside of a hollowed-out turkey in the midst being cooked in an oven.

(First appearances of Stinky Diver's mother; final appearance of Stench Diver.)

  • Science Fiction Parody (17)
  • Peaceful aliens land on Earth and ask to learn about the way Earthlings function. Unfortunately for them, the Action League are assigned to go through with this task. As expected, just about everything goes wrong (aliens getting melted, electrocuted, and liquefied, among other things), and they soon change their minds about giving peace a chance.
  • The Quarky Syndrome (18)
  • While walking home from school, Quarky, Bill the Lab Guy’s daughter, suffers the misfortune of getting toxic waste landing on top of her, which grants her superpowers. As it turns out, an illegal nuclear plant being run by The Mayor is the cause of this mess. Quarky takes the role of a superheroine (Super Teen) as the Action League tries their best to get to the scene of the crime before more people are affected.

(First appearance of Quarky the Lab Girl.)

  • Meltman at Large (19)
  • After drinking an unfinished chemical in Bill the Lab Guy’s laboratory, Meltman suddenly turns into a giant. Changing his name to Mega Meltman, he gets to work, only to find out that his large stature is making things harder for himself and the rest of the Action League to cope with. However, in the end, this increase in size may help out a group of young kids who are trapped on top of a large tree.
  • Revenge of Hodge Podge (20)
  • A number of suspicious packages are sent to the Action Headquarters, and once they’re opened, they combine to form Hodge Podge, the former accountant for the Action League who was disfigured and put back together (poorly) after a blender accident. This maniac is out for revenge, and nobody can stop him!

(First appearance of Hodge Podge.)

  • Incident at Chlorine Lake (21)
  • A local swimming pool run by The Mayor seems to be causing some trouble lately. Once the Action League get to the scene to investigate, they find that a rare and large trophy bass is the cause of it all, chomping down swimmers and dismembering them. Bill the Lab Guy warns the League of the rarity and elegance of the sea creature, but Stinky Diver has other plans in mind.
  • Caged Thunder (22)
  • While taking photos of deadly rockets owned and operated by The Mayor and his army, Thundergirl is captured and placed in a cage. It’s up to the rest of the Action League to rescue her, but, per usual, they screw up, ending up in the cage with her. After a dumb bet placed by Meltman, The Mayor proceeds to press a button that sets off a rocket scheduled.

the Tick and Arthur appear and Defeats The Mayor and Destroys all the rockets

  • Rock-A-Big Baby (23)
  • During a Kiss concert that Meltman and Thundergirl are attending, the noise caused by the legendary band wakes up a gigantic baby wearing nothing but a diaper. Big Baby, as it's known, enters the concert scene and runs rampant, eventually gnawing on the band members due to its teething. Can Meltman, who earlier claimed to be personal friends with Kiss, do something to stop it?

(First appearance of Big Baby. This episode was shown in theaters before Good Burger.)

  • Voice of Treason (24)
  • Hodge Podge is back, and this time, he distracts Bill the Lab Guy long enough to steal a voice box from his possession. First disguising his voice as The Chief's and giving the Action League the day off, Hodge Podge begins calling each member individually thereafter, using the voice box to disguise himself and trick the League into falling victim to his various traps. Can they be saved before a massive garage door crushes them all?
  • Danger for a Dignitary (25)
  • An important dignitary visits the Action League, but ends up dismembered, much thanks to The Flesh’s foolishness. When the League realize how much The Flesh and the ambassador look alike, they disguise him as such and send him to the desired destination: a worldwide meeting of representatives. Can Flesh keep his clothes on long enough for the event to be over with, or will his instincts kick in before the chance arrives?
  • Big Baby (26)
  • The Mayor exploits Big Baby for his own personal gain at a carnival, but it manages to escape, causing terror throughout the town. This time, it sets its sights on Quarky, Bill the Lab Guy’s daughter. Can the Action League fix this "smelly" situation before something happens to Quarky's well-being?

(Final appearances of Big Baby and Quarky the Lab Girl.)

[edit] Season 3 (1998-1999)

  • Flippers of Fury (27)
  • Stinky Diver arrives at the Action Headquarters to discover that all of his property has been messed with, the perpetrator behind these actions turning out to be someone known as the Red Ninja (much thanks to a ninja star that finds its way into Meltman’s back). The Red Ninja, a rival of Stinky’s from years ago, has come back for revenge, and the only way Stinky can defeat him once more is by visiting his old sensei, Master Pu, to gather forgotten tips.
  • Rags to Riches (28)
  • An opal stolen by The Mayor from a mummy’s tomb causes a curse to be unleashed, resurrecting the ancient mummy. It runs rampant around town—even managing to out-strength the Action League—in search for his stolen treasure, which The Mayor happens to be selling on the Home Shopping Network. Will the League manage to return the mummy’s opal to its rightful place and reverse the curse?
  • Fatter (29)
  • An arrested gypsy places a curse on The Chief upon being labeled as a fake at a carnival. Soon after, he begins an odd and unhealthy eating habit, chewing down just about everything around him, and his weight begins increasing at an alarming rate. The gypsy is asked to reverse the curse, but is accidentally crushed to death moments later. Will overeating mark the end of The Chief?
  • Hey! Who Stole My Face? (30)
  • Upon confronting The Mayor in the midst of his latest treachery, The Flesh causes both he and The Chief to take part in a blender accident. Once Bill the Lab Guy gets done with the operation, everything seems to be back to normal—except the fact that The Chief and Mayor’s faces have been switched! Being the dullards that they are, the Action League begin taking orders from The Mayor, while The Chief is imprisoned. Could things get any worse?!
  • Mad Dogs and Englishmen (31)
  • Stinky Diver, depressed over the fact that his own mother tried ratting him out for a sum of money during the Gulf War, makes friends with an estranged dog, whom he names Smelly. Stinky and Smelly become the best of friends, but the hound makes a habit of injuring the rest of the Action League. Is Smelly just a playful pooch, or is there more to this issue than originally thought?

(Final appearance of Stinky Diver's mother.)

  • Melty Dearest (32)
  • Confusing a rare and deadly South American jumping spider egg with a ping pong ball, Meltman witnesses the spider’s hatching, and decides to act as a maternal figure for the arachnid. The spider begins to cause harm to the Action League, but Meltman isn't ready to give up the fight against keeping it so easily. In the end, it's up to the spider's mother to confront Meltman and get her offspring back.

(Action figure versions of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone appear in this episode, though they don't voice themselves.)

  • Melty's Girl (33)
  • Meltman finds himself a girlfriend, Andrea, who quickly begins to become a nuisance to the rest of the Action League due to her pushing ways and being allowed into secret territory by Meltman. After noticing how badly Meltman is treated by the League, she motivates Meltman into becoming a solo superhero known as Dr. Melt. Is Meltman’s girlfriend trying to drive him away from the people who care about him the most, or is she just a pure soul trying to do good?
  • Tears of a Clone (34)
  • Bill the Lab Guy invents a cloning device and warns the Action League to never use it. As they step onto the device and look at their reflection, The Mayor gets involved, pressing the cloning machine's lid down. As The Mayor steals and tries getting away with some incredibly breakable fine China, the League (and two clones of each member) must try making amends with their respective counterparts long enough to stop him.
  • Art of Thunder (35)
  • The Action League are assigned to protect a very important painting during a night shift. However, they get distracted while making fun of a drawing by Thundergirl, and The Mayor steals the painting, taking it to his lair. Can the Leauge retrieve this original Timmy painting before The Mayor destroys it with a paper shredder?
  • Roughing the Passer (36)
  • The Mayor is not being allowed into the National Football League as a quarterback, being told that there are already too many. So he begins to get rid of the NFL's most valuable quarterbacks, one by one, as the Action League are assigned to protect them—much to the misfortune of the players. Will the entire QB section be destroyed just so The Mayor can get in the game?

(Special appearances by Troy Aikman, John Elway, Brett Favre and Kordell Stewart as action figures, voicing themselves.)

  • Hit of Horror (37)
  • Hodge Podge is back with a plan: this time, he has formed his own radio station to play a song designed to play mind games with its listeners, causing them to form a hatred for and a desire to destroy the Action League. Everywhere they go, the League gets attacked by the dozen, and only an old friend of Bill the Lab Guy’s can save them!

(Special appearance by Lou Rawls in action figure form, playing a modified version of "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine".)

  • A Star is Torn (38)
  • The Mayor, disguised as a movie director, offers Thundergirl the lead role in his upcoming project. However, every scene involving her ends with an injury in one way or another. Meltman soon finds out the director’s true identity, but the rest of the Action League are too busy with their yet-to-come fame to care. Will the final scene—involving a massive safe landing on top of Thundergirl—be the final blow for her?

[edit] Season 4 (1999-2000)

  • Yurplastic Park (39)
  • The Action League visit Bill the Lab Guy at his latest expedition: resurrecting million-year-old dinosaurs and releasing them in their natural habitat. Stinky Diver believes that they must be destroyed for our own good, but Bill naturally disagrees. Soon after, all of them are devoured by a massive carnivore, and it’s up to The Chief—miles away on a dock, with an official assigned to destroy the dinosaur-infested island with missiles—to stop them from imminent death.
  • Winds of Evil (40)
  • The Mayor’s latest creation is a giant fan that gusts wind at incredible speeds, destroying just about everything in its path. One by one, members of the Action League begin to lose their homes, their last hope being bunking with Stinky Diver to protect them from the winds. Unfortunately for them, an earlier disregard of a party held by Stinky (taking place in his home, which is a toilet) leaves the superhero with an unforgiving attitude.
  • Chickie Chickie Bang Bang (41)
  • Thousands of hungry chicks are being kept gated by The Mayor in his latest attempt at becoming rich from selling them. But when the chicks break through and run amuck, even attacking The Mayor, the League must think fast and transport them to a location where they will stay away from things to devour.
  • The Naked and the Dumb (42)
  • The Action League are forced to take an exam to see if they can remain in the group, and The Flesh is the only one to fail, being forced to turn his badge in. As the League pleads with Bill the Lab Guy for Flesh to retake the exam, they begin trying to teach him, but all plans go awry. Can Flesh, with no knowledge whatsoever in his empty skull, pass the retake?
  • What's Eating The Flesh (43)
  • Riding a diseased Guinea pig results in The Flesh contracting a disease that dismembers its carriers in a short amount of time. Flesh’s limbs begin to fall off, and—even with their best efforts—the rest of the Action League contract the disease soon after. Can Bill the Lab Guy find a cure in enough time for Flesh to help The Chief caddy for his upcoming golf game?
  • Tune Up of Terror (44)
  • Hodge Podge gets a hold of the Action Mobile and modifies up so that he can control it with a large remote control. This causes Meltman, who has just gotten his driver's license, to be berated by the Action League for his terrible driving. But once The Chief takes the driver’s seat, the League begins realizing that it may not have, in fact, been Meltman who was controlling the vehicle so badly.

(Final appearance of Hodge Podge.)

  • Armageddon Outta Here (45)
  • A giant meteor is coming towards Earth, and only the Action League can stop it! They begin taking proper training to be sent to space with explosive that can deteriorate the meteor. Of course, in true Action League Now! fashion, they discover that they’ve forgotten the explosives behind once the shuttle takes off.
  • A Flesh of Brilliance (46)
  • Information stored in The Flesh's brain (in order to keep it away from a new villain known as Smarty Pants) results in him gaining immense intellectuality. But as soon as the transportation takes place, the Action League realize how much they dislike the new, smart Flesh. Once Smarty Pants successfully gets his hands on the League and holds them hostage, it’s up to Flesh to rescue them, and only winning a game of chess will do the job for his opponent.
  • Grief for The Chief (47)
  • A rather dramatic accident—executed by the idiotic Flesh—forces The Chief into the hospital with a coma. As Bill the Lab Guy tries his best to recover the beloved, outspoken Chief, the Action League begin to reminisce about their favorite times spent with their boss in the waiting room. Can the big guy pull through and wake up from his coma, or will the League be without its beloved leader?

[edit] Action League Now! (2001)

  • In the Whine of Fire
  • As the Action League attempt to save a famous musician known as Johnny Cool, Meltman gets cold feet and can't step up, resulting in Cool's demise. This lack of showmanship forces Meltman into questioning his ways and abilities as part of the Action League, and soon after, he turns in his badge, resigning from the group. Soon after, he gets a job as a bodyguard for yet another famous musician, Blandi.
  • In the Whine of Fire: Part Two
  • Meltman must protect Blandi from a giant robot, controlled by none other than The Mayor, as the robot begins destroying Blandi's home, amongst other people's. However, for once, Meltman actually comes through, ridding his client of danger. Will this mark the beginning of a new chapter in Meltman's life, or did being in the Action League mean more to him than he once thought?

(Final appearances of The Mayor and Justice. In both episodes, Blandi was voiced by singer Robyn.)

  • ...And Justice for None
  • The Action League must convince an entire courtroom of their actions in the past to avoid termination. One by one, they step up and talk about why they deserve to remain a unit, only to be shut down by a previous instance being brought up (with many flashbacks, old and new, used as examples for both). In the end, it's up to The Flesh to do the convincing, and if he can't pull together a solid excuse, the League is done for!

(Final appearances of The Flesh, Thundergirl, Stinky Diver, Meltman and The Chief. This should officially be recognized as the last-ever Action League Now! episode.)

[edit] Episodes (2001-2002)

The following is a list of episodes of the 30-minute program carrying the same name. These episodes contained four shorts per airing, with activities such as "Ask the League" and "Action IQ" placed in-between. The episode titles signified the subject matter of the shorts that were going to be seen (for example, "Action League Rocks!" contained four shorts that all had to do with music).

As mentioned above, a majority of these shorts were previously seen on KaBlam!, and only three in total were brand new.

  • Action League Now! Goes to the Movies
  • Smash Hits
  • Science Friction
  • Action League Rocks!
  • Stinky Diver: Behind the Mask
  • The Chief: Look Back in Anger
  • I'll Melt for You
  • Monster Mashed
  • The Many Faces of Evil
  • His Dishonor
  • The Flesh

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