"Hercules and the Spartan Experience" is an episode of Hercules: The Animated Series. It aired on January 4, 1999.
Summary[]
When Hercules learns that Adonis needs his aid, he and Icarus rush to Sparta to aid the prince. They learn that he is in Spar OTC, a Spartan training corps commanded by Agamemnon (Patrick Warburton) that Adonis must pass to become King of Thrace. Hercules decides to help Adonis through the corps, and Icarus develops a decidedly militant attitude. They support Adonis throughout the training, despite reluctance on his part and an eventual escape via Icarus' wings. While flying, he learns that Boreas (Alan Rosenberg), the North Wind, who Ares defeated when he founded Sparta, plans to attack the city. He is blown back to Sparta just in time for the test and warns Hercules, who warns Agamemnon, but he refuses to listen. When Boreas attacks, they draw him down to the city by singing the Spartan anthem and Hercules traps him in a giant pipe. Ares awards them all medals, but takes back Hercules' and Icarus' as they are Athenians; Adonis keeps his for his part in defeating Boreas.
Tivia[]
- The scene of Adonis and the potato pealer is based on the film Forrest Gump, where Forrest learns of his friend Bubba's many different ways to prepare shrimp.
- In his first scene, Ares is missing his arm bands.
- Many of the training scenes are based on the film Full Metal Jacket.
- Herc quotes the novel Mrs. Dymond with his line of "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
- Clion in his powered up state makes a cameo towards the end of the episode.
- Ares recognizes Herc by calling him "Sport", the nickname he gave him in Hercules and the Secret Weapon.
