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Swamp Thing: The Series

All Episodes 1990 - 1993
TV-PG

  • Ended
  • #<Network:0x00007f96fce72e40>
  • 1990-07-28T02:30:00Z
  • 30m
  • 1d 12h (72 episodes)
  • Joseph Stefano
  • United States
  • English
  • Branded Entertainment/Batfilm Productions + 4 more, DiC Enterprises, Villa Di Stefano, BBK Productions, MCA Television Entertainment (MTE)
  • Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Swamp Thing: The Series, is a science fiction, action/adventure television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. It debuted on USA Network on July 27, 1990 and lasted three seasons for a total of 72 episodes. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel.

72 episodes

Series Premiere

1990-07-28T02:30:00Z

1x01 The Emerald Heart

Series Premiere

1x01 The Emerald Heart

  • 1990-07-28T02:30:00Z30m

11-year-old Jim Kipp and his mother, Tressa are spending some time at her mom's house in the swamps of Houma. Jim is introduced to the mysteries and the danger of the swamp while Tressa struggles to bond with Jim.

1990-09-08T02:30:00Z

1x02 The Living Image

1x02 The Living Image

  • 1990-09-08T02:30:00Z30m

Dr. Arcane attempts once again to obtain the bio-restorative formula from the Swamp Thing. However, this time Arcane has a helper, and the Swamp Thing knows her as his late wife, Linda Holland.

1990-09-15T02:30:00Z

1x03 The Death of Dr. Arcane

1x03 The Death of Dr. Arcane

  • 1990-09-15T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane has unleashed his latest mutant monster into the swamp to eat everything it sees and if this test trial works, then more will be released. To ensure that the Swamp Thing does not interfere, he takes a hostage and bargains for immunity.

Jim and Oboe sneak out on a midnight visit to the swamp to find the Swamp Maiden, who appears only once a year. Despite warnings from the Swamp Thing, they, along with a visitor from the newspaper, come to learn the meaning of "looks that kill".

1990-09-29T02:30:00Z

1x05 Spirit of the Swamp

1x05 Spirit of the Swamp

  • 1990-09-29T02:30:00Z30m

Veteran actor Roscoe Lee Browne plays an "Ogun", a voodoo priest whom Arcane employs to destroy the Swamp Thing.

1990-10-06T02:30:00Z

1x06 Blood Wind

1x06 Blood Wind

  • 1990-10-06T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane's protégé, whom he refers to as the "Crown Prince", is experimenting with hatred pheromones and his latest batch, which supposedly failed, is dumped in the swamp. The Swamp Thing has to intervene when Tressa is exposed and is in danger of being murdered - by everyone.

1990-10-13T02:30:00Z

1x07 Grotesquery

1x07 Grotesquery

  • 1990-10-13T02:30:00Z30m

The Swamp Thing is overcome by toxic waste and falls unconscious where he is found by two men and is sold to a carnival freak show run by a cruel man in league with Arcane. Jim stumbles upon the carnival and tries to help the Swamp Thing before it is too late.

1990-10-20T02:30:00Z

1x08 Natural Enemy

1x08 Natural Enemy

  • 1990-10-20T02:30:00Z30m

A mutant insect is on the loose in the swamp and Jim's curiosity makes him a victim of its deadly bite.

1990-10-27T02:30:00Z

1x09 Treasure

1x09 Treasure

  • 1990-10-27T02:30:00Z30m

A thief on the run from his female accomplice chooses the swamp as his hiding place for a fortune in stolen cash - and Jim's house as his final stop.

1990-11-03T03:30:00Z

1x10 New Acquaintance

1x10 New Acquaintance

  • 1990-11-03T03:30:00Z30m

Jim is feeling lonely and tries to make a new friend when he meets a mysterious young girl in town, named Lily, who invites herself into Jim and Tressa‘s home, and who carries a dark secret.

1990-11-10T03:30:00Z

1x11 Falco

1x11 Falco

  • 1990-11-10T03:30:00Z30m

One of Arcane's mutants arrives in the swamp to exact revenge on him. The Swamp Thing tries to make him understand how to live with what he is.

1990-11-17T03:30:00Z

1x12 From Beyond the Grave

1x12 From Beyond the Grave

  • 1990-11-17T03:30:00Z30m

Jim and Tressa may have to leave the swamp after a lawyer delivers a notice of eviction in the form of a will from Tressa's late mother. They are unaware that the lawyer is in league with Dr. Arcane. Meanwhile, Tressa's mother's spirit guides her to the swamp where the real answers lie.

1990-11-24T03:30:00Z

1x13 The Shipment

1x13 The Shipment

  • 1990-11-24T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane captures Jim and sells him into slavery after the boy is witness to the evil doctor's hideous transformations of men into monsters and the local sheriff is in on the plans. Jim's 17-year-old half-brother, Will, arrives to investigate Jim’s disappearance and teams up with the Swamp Thing to find him.

1991-02-02T03:30:00Z

1x14 Birth Marks

1x14 Birth Marks

  • 1991-02-02T03:30:00Z30m

A runaway teenage synthetic human, named Abigail, escapes from Dr. Woodroe's lab when it explodes and is seen running through the streets by Will, who takes her in. Meanwhile, a baby is swept away by the waters of the swamp from the same explosion - and into the arms of the Swamp Thing.

1991-02-09T03:30:00Z

1x15 Dark Side of the Mirror

1x15 Dark Side of the Mirror

  • 1991-02-09T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane plots and murders the local district attorney when he swears to bring Arcane down. A high profile murder tied to Arcane would be hard to hide, unless someone nobody would suspect commits the crime. Somebody like...the Swamp Thing.

1991-02-16T03:30:00Z

1x16 Silent Screams

1x16 Silent Screams

  • 1991-02-16T03:30:00Z30m

Tressa and her friends are victims of another one of Arcane's experiments for General Sunderland. Tressa tries to save her friends when they suddenly disappear in the swamp right before her eyes.

1991-02-23T03:30:00Z

1x17 Walk a Mile in My Shoots

1x17 Walk a Mile in My Shoots

  • 1991-02-23T03:30:00Z30m

The Swamp Thing and Arcane switch bodies for a night and find that they are not fit to walk in each other's shoes.

1991-03-02T03:30:00Z

1x18 The Watchers

1x18 The Watchers

  • 1991-03-02T03:30:00Z30m

Tressa accidentally uncovers a pair of robots casing the swamp and the Kipp residence in search of any evidence of Dr. Woodrue's experiments. Abigail is on the run and the Watchers must deal with the Swamp Thing to get to her.

1991-03-09T03:30:00Z

1x19 The Hunt

1x19 The Hunt

  • 1991-03-09T03:30:00Z30m

Tempers flare when Will's estranged father shows up looking for a rare white orchid that Arcane has paid him to steal. Will's trust is broken, and so is the swamp's when he leads his father to it unwittingly. Meanwhile, Arcane tests his poisonous mutant garden on Abigail.

1991-03-16T03:30:00Z

1x20 Touch of Death

1x20 Touch of Death

  • 1991-03-16T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane experiments on an innocent man by murdering him and trying to revive him with a serum, stolen from Alec Holland years ago. The man comes back to life again with severe side effects for anyone who touches him, even the Swamp Thing.

1991-03-23T03:30:00Z

1x21 Tremors of the Heart

1x21 Tremors of the Heart

  • 1991-03-23T03:30:00Z30m

Romance and murder are in the air at the Arcane complex when he and his newest associate, Sienna, build a machine to make artificial earthquakes for General Sunderland. The two bicker and kiss back and forth as the earthquakes put Tressa and the Swamp Thing in serious danger.

Season Finale

1991-04-06T03:30:00Z

1x22 The Prometheus Parabola

Season Finale

1x22 The Prometheus Parabola

  • 1991-04-06T03:30:00Z30m

An old adversary of Arcane is back in town and he has something Arcane wants. Tressa and Abigail are held hostage and the swamp takes a deadly blow as a result.

Season Premiere

1992-01-04T03:30:00Z

2x01 Night of the Dying

Season Premiere

2x01 Night of the Dying

  • 1992-01-04T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane is possessed by evil spirits when he tries to practice voodoo.

1992-01-11T03:30:00Z

2x02 Love Lost

2x02 Love Lost

  • 1992-01-11T03:30:00Z30m

The Swamp Thing is struggling to remain hopeful that he will be human again. Someone from the past comes to visit him, using Will to guide her to him. Only Will does not believe that she is who she says she is, and he is about to learn who he can and cannot trust.

1992-01-18T03:30:00Z

2x03 Mist Demeanor

2x03 Mist Demeanor

  • 1992-01-18T03:30:00Z30m

When a killer mist emerges from the swamp and invades Houma, the Swamp Thing and Arcane must team up to try to stop it before it decimates the whole town. Meanwhile, Will and Abigail race to warn the town.

Will has a secret from his past that comes back to haunt him. The swamp forces Will to face his inner demons, as well as the visitors that he does not know are waiting for him at the house.

1992-02-01T03:30:00Z

2x05 Better Angels

2x05 Better Angels

  • 1992-02-01T03:30:00Z30m

Ann Fisk, a scientist and former student of Alec Holland, is in town. Ann's mentor, Carter LaRoche, has designs to build a recycling factory under Arcane's financing in the swamp. Ann must trust a strange voice in the swamp to expose an evil that she is not aware of.

1992-02-08T03:30:00Z

2x06 Children of the Fool

2x06 Children of the Fool

  • 1992-02-08T03:30:00Z30m

Will falls in love with a lovely carnival worker named Amanda. Yet, Will becomes aware that Amanda is being held against her will by the shady carnie owner, Hurley, who has a dark agenda for Will.

1992-02-15T03:30:00Z

2x07 A Jury of His Fears

2x07 A Jury of His Fears

  • 1992-02-15T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane is judged by the victims of his evil when he is killed by a laboratory accident. In this mock trial, he finds out who hates him and why, while he unsuccessfully tries to defend himself.

1992-02-22T03:30:00Z

2x08 Poisonous

2x08 Poisonous

  • 1992-02-22T03:30:00Z30m

Ian James, an unscrupulous anthropologist, has come to the swamp to create a reputation for himself and the swamp suffers for it. Tressa is quite taken with him and in the process, the Swamp Thing is caught on film.

1992-02-29T03:30:00Z

2x09 Smoke and Mirrors

2x09 Smoke and Mirrors

  • 1992-02-29T03:30:00Z30m

Nathan Stone is a heavy metal musician staying alone in the Kipp boarding house where the Swamp Thing terrorizes him with a series of mind games as he seeks to teach the shallow and egotistical rock star to take responsibility for his wicked lyrics that have led to the suicide of two teenage fans.

1992-03-07T03:30:00Z

2x10 This Old House of Mayan

2x10 This Old House of Mayan

  • 1992-03-07T03:30:00Z30m

Will is taken hostage by two greedy explorers who force him to help them find the location of a mystic Mayan temple in the swamp, housing buried treasure and ghosts.

Season Finale

1992-03-21T03:30:00Z

2x11 Sonata

Season Finale

2x11 Sonata

  • 1992-03-21T03:30:00Z30m

Ann Fisk returns to the swamp to find the mysterious voice that guided her before on the suspicion that she knows who he is. The Swamp Thing has discovered a fascinating phenomenon about his power. Meanwhile, two brothers seek revenge on Arcane for his evil and Ann is caught in the middle.

Season Premiere

1992-07-11T02:30:00Z

3x01 Dead and Married

Season Premiere

3x01 Dead and Married

  • 1992-07-11T02:30:00Z30m

Will finds a car in the swamp, and attached are two married ghosts and their remains. The search for their killer, who just might be an old acquaintance of theirs, begins with the help of Will and the Swamp Thing.

1992-07-18T02:30:00Z

3x02 Powers of Darkness

3x02 Powers of Darkness

  • 1992-07-18T02:30:00Z30m

Dorian is an emotionally troubled teenager. He befriends Will, who begins to discover his troubled home life. Will and the Swamp Thing begin to try to help Dorian but there is one catch: Dorian could also be a vampire.

1992-07-25T02:30:00Z

3x03 Special Request

3x03 Special Request

  • 1992-07-25T02:30:00Z30m

Still fruitlessly searching for her missing son Jim, Tressa is diverted when she hears the voice of her former boyfriend, a radio jockey from the 70's. Tressa begins a second hunt for answers, as she discovers what really happened when her boyfriend disappeared 18 years ago, guided by his voice from the grave.

Sheriff Andrews allows Dr. Arcane to hunt an employee for sport. To teach Andrews a lesson, the Swamp Thing traps the corrupt sheriff in a fantasy of the Wild West populated by familiar faces, forcing him to duel the evil Renegade Jake in a fight to the death.

1992-08-08T02:30:00Z

3x05 Fear Itself

3x05 Fear Itself

  • 1992-08-08T02:30:00Z30m

The Swamp Thing's worst enemy is also the enemy of the swamp...himself.

1992-08-15T02:30:00Z

3x06 Changes

3x06 Changes

  • 1992-08-15T02:30:00Z30m

When Arcane unleashes a genetic assassin into the swamp in the form of a virus, he gets more than he bargained for; he not only gets rid of the Swamp Thing, but he accidentally brings Alec Holland back.

1992-08-22T02:30:00Z

3x07 Destiny

3x07 Destiny

  • 1992-08-22T02:30:00Z30m

The ghosts of two temporally displaced Confederate Civil War soldiers appear in the swamp, one of whom is a previous resident of Will's house. The Swamp Thing assists Will to help the man to discover the mystery behind his wartime disappearance and make peace with his past.

1992-08-29T02:30:00Z

3x08 Tatania

3x08 Tatania

  • 1992-08-29T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane finally resurrects his wife Tatania, only to learn the woman is an impostor. A few hours in the lab with this woman leads Arcane to discover the true whereabouts of his beloved wife and the identity of her captor; General Sunderland.

1992-09-12T02:30:00Z

3x09 Mirador's Brain

3x09 Mirador's Brain

  • 1992-09-12T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane's genius mentor, Carl Mirador, has died. Using an experimental brain cell transfer, Arcane transfers all of Mirador's knowledge into his own brain. He also transfers Mirador's mental illnesses. Meanwhile, Will meets, and falls for, Mirador’s granddaughter, Dana.

1992-09-20T02:30:00Z

3x10 Lesser of Two Evils

3x10 Lesser of Two Evils

  • 1992-09-20T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane's rival, Carla Jeffries (Tyne Daly) takes over his business, putting Arcane in the streets and stealing his "loyal assistant", Graham. The Swamp Thing discovers that she is a much more formidable enemy than Arcane ever was.

1992-09-27T02:30:00Z

3x11 Revelations

3x11 Revelations

  • 1992-09-27T02:30:00Z30m

Graham leads a team of heavily armed mercenaries into the swamp to kill the Swamp Thing once and for all. Meanwhile, Tressa learns a few of the secrets of the swamp when she has a wounded visitor.

1992-10-04T02:30:00Z

3x12 Easy Prey

3x12 Easy Prey

  • 1992-10-04T02:30:00Z30m

A hunter and his son search the swamp for an endangered hawk. Their relationship is in shreds, and their conflict may prove deadly for Will, who has been adopted by the swamp to help protect the hawk.

1992-10-11T02:30:00Z

3x13 The Handyman

3x13 The Handyman

  • 1992-10-11T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane hosts a science conference, but it is crashed by a professional hit man who used to work for Sunderland and now has a score to settle. The Swamp Thing discovers the identity of the hit man and has a score to settle of his own.

1992-10-18T02:30:00Z

3x14 Future Tense

3x14 Future Tense

  • 1992-10-18T02:30:00Z30m

A chemical plant causing toxic damage to the swamp is the key to a darker future. The owner of the chemical plant and an obsessed journalist are teleported to the future to see first hand what the damage is causing.

1992-10-25T02:30:00Z

3x15 Hide in the Night

3x15 Hide in the Night

  • 1992-10-25T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane's experiment to bring out the inner beast in a human being works a little too well. He goes on a rampage and his assistants will suffer the cost as they, along with the Swamp Thing, search the swamp to stop him.

1992-11-01T03:30:00Z

3x16 Pay Day

3x16 Pay Day

  • 1992-11-01T03:30:00Z30m

Three convicts escape from prison in search of loot from a heist buried in the swamp. They soon discover they are not only being followed by the cops, but the Swamp Thing as well.

1992-11-08T03:30:00Z

3x17 The Return of LaRoche

3x17 The Return of LaRoche

  • 1992-11-08T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane is convinced that Carter LaRoche is attacking him in the night, but LaRoche is locked up in an insane asylum, and he is getting pretty friendly with Will.

1992-11-15T03:30:00Z

3x18 Rites of Passage

3x18 Rites of Passage

  • 1992-11-15T03:30:00Z30m

Will leads two spoiled girls on a journey through the swamp that tests their character.

1992-11-22T03:30:00Z

3x19 Never Alone

3x19 Never Alone

  • 1992-11-22T03:30:00Z30m

A lunatic escapes from a local asylum and knocks on Tressa's door late at night. He proclaims himself as an alien killer. Even the Swamp Thing is in danger.

1992-12-06T03:30:00Z

3x20 A Most Bitter Pill

3x20 A Most Bitter Pill

  • 1992-12-06T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane, trapped in a cave with an unconscious Swamp Thing, launches into a monologue that sheds light on his motivations and (deep, enormous) neuroses.

1992-12-13T03:30:00Z

3x21 The Curse

3x21 The Curse

  • 1992-12-13T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane and a scheming hack journalist unearth a cursed mummy.

1992-12-20T03:30:00Z

3x22 Judgment Day

3x22 Judgment Day

  • 1992-12-20T03:30:00Z30m

Will is arrested for a murder that he did not commit.

1993-01-10T03:30:00Z

3x23 Eye of the Storm

3x23 Eye of the Storm

  • 1993-01-10T03:30:00Z30m

Tressa's long-estranged sister returns looking for shelter from an enemy of her husband and ends up putting the Kipp house in danger, in the midst of a hurricane.

1993-01-17T03:30:00Z

3x24 Vendetta

3x24 Vendetta

  • 1993-01-17T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane wines and dines a pretty reporter, but she is not who she claims to be.

1993-01-24T03:30:00Z

3x25 The Hurting

3x25 The Hurting

  • 1993-01-24T03:30:00Z30m

When an elderly woman, named Irma Swanson, who knew and befriended the Swamp Thing, dies, her estranged daughter, Cathy, comes to town for her funeral. The Swamp Thing and the spirit of Irma then show Cathy the past of Irma’s troubled life in order for Cathy to make amends.

1993-01-31T03:30:00Z

3x26 The Burning Times

3x26 The Burning Times

  • 1993-01-31T03:30:00Z30m

Will falls in love with a woman who claims to have known him in a past life.

1993-02-07T03:30:00Z

3x27 The Specter of Death

3x27 The Specter of Death

  • 1993-02-07T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane and Graham are haunted by a poltergeist...a familiar one.

1993-02-14T03:30:00Z

3x28 Cross-Fired

3x28 Cross-Fired

  • 1993-02-14T03:30:00Z30m

An experiment gone awry turns Arcane into a kind-hearted good guy and renders the Swamp Thing helpless and insane.

1993-02-21T03:30:00Z

3x29 Patient Zero

3x29 Patient Zero

  • 1993-02-21T03:30:00Z30m

An old man has a deadly, infectious virus that only Alec's blood can cure. Arcane tries to exploit the disease for himself.

1993-02-28T03:30:00Z

3x30 The Chains of Forever

3x30 The Chains of Forever

  • 1993-02-28T03:30:00Z30m

A mysterious couple search the swamp for the legendary Fountain of Youth. Arcane learns about the couple's plans and tries to find the Fountain first, as Will is caught in the middle of the couple's debate on whether or not the Fountain even exists.

1993-03-07T03:30:00Z

3x31 In the Beginning

3x31 In the Beginning

  • 1993-03-07T03:30:00Z30m

Arcane accidentally creates a half-plant/half-robot with evil intentions from a mutated garden. The results are deadly to the swamp.

1993-03-14T03:30:00Z

3x32 Brotherly Love

3x32 Brotherly Love

  • 1993-03-14T03:30:00Z30m

Brad is dating Tressa, but his brother is a killer who is looking for him.

1993-03-21T03:30:00Z

3x33 An Eye for an Eye

3x33 An Eye for an Eye

  • 1993-03-21T03:30:00Z30m

The justice of the swamp comes in the form of a panther that stalks Arcane's compound. Arcane and his associates will be humbled one way or another, and the Swamp Thing can do nothing about it.

1993-03-28T03:30:00Z

3x34 Yo Ho Ho

3x34 Yo Ho Ho

  • 1993-03-28T03:30:00Z30m

A little boy dreams of being a pirate. When the boy accidentally stumbles on a plot from Arcane, it could cost him and his mother their lives. The Swamp Thing and Will help the boy's dream come true.

1993-04-04T03:30:00Z

3x35 Heart of Stone

3x35 Heart of Stone

  • 1993-04-04T03:30:00Z30m

The gods make a bet and the swamp is the playground.

1993-04-11T02:30:00Z

3x36 Romancing Arcane

3x36 Romancing Arcane

  • 1993-04-11T02:30:00Z30m

Arcane falls in love with a model, but his counterfeit emeralds can possibly doom their romance.

1993-04-18T02:30:00Z

3x37 Swamp of Dreams

3x37 Swamp of Dreams

  • 1993-04-18T02:30:00Z30m

The Swamp Thing gets addicted to hallucinogenic iguana eggs which makes him live out a fantasy of being human again. His addictions almost cost Will his life when Arcane gets involved.

1993-04-25T02:30:00Z

3x38 Heart of the Mantis

3x38 Heart of the Mantis

  • 1993-04-25T02:30:00Z30m

One of Arcane's mentors, Oliver Duncan, has died, taking his secret research with him. Arcane is determined to get at what is left of his research by seducing Oliver's daughter Louise, but she has plans of her own.

Season Finale

1993-05-02T02:30:00Z

3x39 That's a Wrap

Season Finale

3x39 That's a Wrap

  • 1993-05-02T02:30:00Z30m

A film crew comes to the swamp for a TV movie about Arcane. Things quickly go awry when the lead actor is murdered and mysterious script pages appear detailing the truth about Alec's transformation and Arcane's crimes.

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