"Hercules and the Visit from Zeus" is an episode of Hercules: The Animated Series. It first aired on September 19, 1998.
Summary[]
Hercules is having trouble dealing with Adonis, so when he mentions it to his father, Zeus tells him to show him who's in charge. Hercules warns it's not that easy, so to prove him wrong, Zeus spends a day as a teenager; at first as a god, then at Hermes' request, as a mortal. While he was very popular as a teen god, as a mortal Zeus is just like everyone else, subject to humiliation - and also, as Hades learns from the Fates, death. In an attempt to be rid of Zeus once and for all, he sends his troublesome dog Cerberus after Zeus while he's still mortal. Zeus gains his godhood back and defeats Hades, but learns a valuable lesson about how hard it is being mortal - though not before getting back at Adonis.
Cast[]
- Tate Donovan as Hercules
- Diedrich Bader as AdonisSandra Bernhard, Cassandra
- Robert P. Costanzo as Philoctetes
- Matt Frewer as Panic
- Bobcat Goldthwait as Pain
- Paul Shaffer as Hermes
- French Stewart as Icarus
- James Woods as Hades
- Jodi Benson as Helen of Troy
- Corey Burton as Zeus
- Mike Connors as Chipacles, Additional Voices
- Keith David as Apollo
- Paddi Edwards as Atropos
- Samantha Eggar as Hera
- Eric Idle as Parenthesis
- Jennifer Jason-Leigh as Tempest
- Lisa Kudrow as Aphrodite
- Jane Leeves as Athena
- Jennifer Love-Hewitt as Medusa (ep53)
- Tress MacNeille as Clotho
- Andrea Martin as Waitress
- Kevin M. Richardson as Hephaestus
- Roz Ryan as Thalia
- LaChanze Sapp as Terpsichore
- Carole Shelley as Lachesis
- Robert Stack as Bob the Narrator
- Lillias White as Calliope
- Jay Thomas as Ares
Additional Voices[]
- Jeff Bennett
- Val Bettin
- Michael Ian Black
- Dan Castellaneta
- David Cross
- Jim Cummings
- Ethan Embry
- Bill Fagerbakke
- Philip Fondacaro
- Stan Freberg
- Cheryl Freeman
- Brad Garrett
- Alice Ghostley
- Kathie Lee Gifford
- David Alan Grier
- Linda Hamilton
- Jess Harnell
- Estelle Harris
- Florence Henderson
- Toby Huss
- Steve Hytner
- John Kassir
- Charles Kimbrough
- Wayne Knight
- Alan Rosenberg
- Alison La Placa
- Thomas Lennon
- Richard Lewis
- Melissa Manchester
- Wink Martindale
- Larry Miller
- Reggie Miller
- Charles Napier
- John O'Hurley
- Cheri Oteri
- Stuart Pankin
- Joe Pantoliano
- Rob Paulsen
- Jeremy Piven
- Paula Poundstone
- Paul Reubens
- David Schramm
- Justin Shenkarow
- Richard Simmons
- Cree Summer-Francks
- Patrick Warburton
- Steven Weber
- Frank Welker
- Betty White
- Fred Willard
- Steven Wright
Songs[]
- "Screamin' Grecian Teenage Blues"
- "Lullaby"
