List of Big Bad Beetleborgs episodes

Big Bad Beetleborgs (later Beetleborgs Metallix) is an American live-action television series by Saban Entertainment and was co-produced with Renaissance-Atlantic Films, Toei Company and Bugboy Productions. ^[1] It originally aired on Fox Kids. It premiered on September 7, 1996 and ended on March 2, 1998, with a total of 88 episodes over the course of 2 seasons.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	53		September 7, 1996 (September 7, 1996)	May 20, 1997 (May 20, 1997)
2	35		September 8, 1997 (September 8, 1997)	March 2, 1998 (March 2, 1998)

Episodes

Season 1 (1996–97): Big Bad Beetleborgs

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Beetle Rock"	Shuki Levy	Shell Danielson, Shuki Levy	September 7, 1996 (1996-09-07)
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Drew, Roland, and Jo are hanging out at Zoom Comics when local bullies Van and Trip dare them to go into the old abandoned Hillhurst House. This episode's monster was an unnamed amphibious monster voiced by Lex Lang and shown in Drew's Beetleborgs comic and day-dream. The three kids unleash Flabber from his organ, and are each granted one wish. They choose to become their favorite comic-books heroes, the Beetleborgs, but now have to deal with the evil Magnavors that have escaped from the comic book world.
3	3	"TNT for Two"	John Putch	M.A. Evans	September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)
Van and Trip hire two demolition guys to destroy Hillhurst, while the Magnavors send Jet Fighters to attack the Beetleborgs.
4	4	"The Ghost is Toast"	John Putch	Margo McCahon	September 10, 1996 (1996-09-10)
Van and Trip hire a phasm hunter this time to take out Flabber. This episode's monster was a people-eating black bear one named "Terror Bear" voiced by Mike Reynolds. It had a sweet tooth and preferred junk food over human flesh. He was the first monster to be pulled out of the comics, had iron mace balls shackled to each wrist, and a third eye on his chest. In battle, he launched spikes that protruded from his body like explosive missiles. He was defeated and sent back to the comics by the Beetleborgs and their Sonic Laser Sabers.
5	5	"The Treasure of Hillhurst Mansion"	John Putch	Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh	September 11, 1996 (1996-09-11)
Flabber's handkerchief is discovered to be a treasure map, which is fought for by the Hillhurst monsters, Van and Trip, and the Magnavores. The episode's monster was a green android one voiced by Tom Wyner that had cannons in his fists and shoulder-mounted missile launchers. The Beetleborgs defeated him in with Beetle Battlers.
6	6	"Never Cry Werewolf"	Gabe Torres	M.A. Evans	September 12, 1996 (1996-09-12)
Wolfgang appears in town, and the Magnavores try to bring him towards their side.
7	7	"Say the Magic Word"	John Putch	Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh	September 13, 1996 (1996-09-13)
Jo is accidentally turned invisible by a magic spell book. This episode's monster was a samurai one. It was first defeated by a restored Jo.
8	8	"Lights, Camera, Too Much Action"	Gabe Torres	Jennifer Heftler, Lisa Page	September 14, 1996 (1996-09-14)
A moviemaker wants to use Hillhurst to film a horror movie in, and an insect monster sent by the Magnavors lands the monster role. It was named Graxxis and voiced by Tom Wyner. In battle, it released green lasers and launched a sharp stinger-tipped rope from its mouth. It was by Drew's Stinger Drill. An unseen monster named Galactacops was suggested first.
9	9	"Nano in the House"	John Putch	Clifford Herbert	September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)
Nano finds an amulet which causes all who see it to become slaves to the holder, including the Hillhurst monsters. The episode's monster was a multi-faced amoeba-like one named LottaMuggs and voiced by Ezra Weisz. It could summon blasts from his hands as well as turn into flying worm-like energy projectiles. He was eventually defeated by the Sonic Lasers.
10	10	"Locomotion Commotion"	John Putch	Taylor Grant	September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)
The Magnavores want to sabotage a train station, so Vexor orders Garganturat to kidnap Heather so she can be his bride. Garganturat was a hunchbacked rat monster voiced by Will Long. After kidnapping Heather, he shrunk himself and hid in a mousehole dimension where he was finished off by the Beetleborgs' Beetle Battlers.
11	11	"Cat-tastrophy"	Worth Keeter	Margo McCahon	September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)
Drew gets his DNA altered with that of a cat monster, Firecat voiced by Tom Charles, and slowly begins to turn into a catboy. Firecat was a weak cat creature that required recharging through a special machine. When fully charged, he was stronger and had the ability to breathe fire. Aside from being blackened, Firecat was still not under control and released fireballs everywhere. Firecat was defeated in the end by Drew's Stinger Drill.
12	12	"Drew and Flabber's Less Than Fabulous Adventure"	Worth Keeter	Bob Allen	September 19, 1996 (1996-09-19)
Drew wishes to get an amulet from a comic book for Heather he has a crush on, so he and Flabber go into the comic to attempt to capture it from Queen Magna, voiced by Lisa Nash, a white and blue butterfly-themed sorceress with a hypnotic voice who wore a blue jeweled necklace. Magna, in her dimension, sat on a throne and was fawned over by various Scabs, some of which were seen fanning her off, brushing her wings, and serving her nectar to drink.
13	13	"Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun"	Worth Keeter	Jennifer Heftler, Lisa Page	September 20, 1996 (1996-09-20)
A Magnavor spy known as Gorganzolla is sent to Hillhurst to go undercover as a maid. An unseen monster named Dominailer was mentioned by the Beetleborgs as a possible secret weapon for the Magnavores. Roland says he is from issue #18. Drew mentions that he can shoot poisonous nails from his eyes.
14	14	"It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World"	Doug Campbell	M.A. Evans	September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)
Jo is turned into a Mr. Hyde-like monster by a Magnavor chemical.
15	15	"The Hunchback of Hillhurst"	Doug Campbell	Taylor Grant	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)
The star quarterback of University of Notre Dame, who is also a hunchback, gets amnesia and winds up in the Hillhurst attic.
16	16	"The Littlest Brattleborg"	Doug Campbell	Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh	September 27, 1996 (1996-09-27)
Drew and Jo's cousin Oliver shows up in town, and later kidnapped when Noxic of the Magnavors mistakes his costume for a real Beetleborg. The episode's monster was Photominator, voiced by Gregg Bullock, a camera one with deadly lenses. Vexor summoned it after Oliver's kidnapping and the Beetleborgs defeated it.
17	17	"Haunted Hideout"	Terence H. Winkless	Margo McCahon	September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)
Two bank robbers attempt to hide in Hillhurst, but Flabber gives them a taste of his own justice. The episode's monster was an axe-bladed mace-wielding warrior. He wielded and could toss his mace at far distances causing explosions. In battle, he could also blast lasers from the top of his mace. He deflected the Beetleborgs laser blasts back at them with his shield. Roland sent him back to the comics using his Hunter Claw.
18	18	"Monster Rock"	Terence H. Winkless	Koji Kataoka, Oak O'Connor	October 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)
The rock band Torpedo try practicing new tunes in Hillhurst, and get an unexpected inspiration when the monsters mess with their instruments. The episode's monster was Amphead, voiced by Bob Papenbrook, an over-sized amplifier robot that played loud, devastating music.
19	19	"Convention Dimension"	Terence H. Winkless	M.A. Evans	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
The Beetleborgs go to a comic book convention where Beetleborgs creator Art Fortunes will be making an appearance, while Vexor plans to have him kidnapped. The episode's monsters were Cataclazmic (voiced by Damian Pappahranis, a yellow caterpillar creature), Wingar (voiced Richard Epcar) a bird-like monster that was defeated with the aid of Karato and Silver Ray and by the combined effort of the Beetleborgs weapons) and Goldex (designed by Karato's arch enemy. He was designed like Karato only with a red and gold armor plate. He was defeated with the combined power of the Beetleborgs weapons).
20	20	"Root of All Evil"	Gabe Torres	Toni Gallagher	October 11, 1996 (1996-10-11)
Flabber creates an intelligent plant for the kids to use in their science project. The episode's monster was Venus Claptrap voiced by Neil Kaplan, a large man-eating plant monster that could fire burning pollen. During battle, Claptrap swallowed Roland and Jo inside and they clung onto his inner roots to avoid falling into his stomach acid. He ended up defeated in the end, when Drew used the power of Gargantus.
21	21	"The Doctor Is In"	Gabe Torres	David Fletcher	October 18, 1996 (1996-10-18)
Frankenbeans' creator Dr. Baron Von Frankenbeans visits Hillhurst and tries to "fix" Frankenbeans' friend. Meanwhile, a seemingly-invincible snake monster, Cyber-Serpant voiced by Ezra Weisz (whose weakness may not be found out until next month's issue) is unleashed to wreak havoc. He has no head and has a snake where his head and arms should be With the help of Dr. von Frankenbeans, the Beetleborgs came up with a strategy to trick the monster and send it back into the comic book.
22	22	"Space Case"	Jeff Burr	M.A. Evans	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
Aliens arrive at Hillhurst and disguise themselves as reporters to interview the monsters, who they mistake for humans.
23	23	"The Brain in the Attic"	Jeff Burr	Margo McCahon	October 25, 1996 (1996-10-25)
The brain of the monster Dicehead voiced by Steve Jones Watson is placed in the Hillhurse attic, causing whoever is holding it long enough to receive his/her/its worst nightmare. Once reunited with his brain, Dicehead's intelligence was restored, making him extremely dangerous. To defeat him, the Beetleborgs had to confuse him, causing his brain to shatter and his intelligence to dissipate.
24	24	"Bye, Bye Frankie"	Gabe Torres	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)
Frankenbeans escapes into town on Halloween night, then the monster Grenade Guy voiced by Michael Sorich is ordered to kidnap him so the Magnavores could ransom him for the Beetle Bonders. In the ensuing battle, Grenade Guy overpowered Roland, but then the Beetleborgs decided to try a new maneuver with their AVs. Jo equipped her AV with the Blue AV's magnet attachment to capture Grenade Guy, who was being held still by Roland's Hunter Claw. She then dropped him onto the other two AVs, which were waiting to finish him off.
25	25	"Fangs Over Charterville"	Jeff Burr	Bob Allen	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)
After several failed attempts, Count Fangula finally catches the constantly invading Van and Trip and turns them into vampires. The episode's monster was Porkasaurus voiced by Neil Kaplan, brought out to consume all the food in Charterville during a blood drive. He was taken down and condemned back to the comics by Drew's Stinger Blade.
26	26	"Curse of the Shadowborg (Part 1)"	Gabe Torres	M.A. Evans	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)
Using a piece of the Blue Stinger Beetleborg's armor, Vexor creates the sinister Shadowborg.
27	27	"The Rise of the Blaster Borg (Part 2)"	Gabe Torres	Margo McCahon	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)
The Beetleborg powers stolen by Shadowborg, the kids seek out Art Fortunes for help.
28	28	"The Revenge of Vexor (Part 3)"	Gabe Torres	Elizabeth Cooper	November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13)
The new kid in Charterville, Josh Baldwin, is asked to become the new White Blaster Beetleborg.
29	29	"A Friend in Need (Part 4)"	Gabe Torres	Margo McCahon	November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14)
Josh recaptures the stolen Beetleborgs' powers, but feels he cannot handle being a Beetleborg himself.
30	30	"Raiders of the Tomb (Part 5)"	John Putch	J.P. Chanda, Peter Lebow	November 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)
Jo discovers the Magnavors' secret hideout in the Charterville cemetery, so Drew and Josh break in to try to find Shadowborg's power source. The episode's monster was Detestro voiced by Rick Tane, a demonic humanoid white-haired warrior attired in a black outfit and armed with a spear, summoned by Vexor after Drew and Josh broke into the cemetery. When Drew used the Energy Axis to become his Mega-Blue form for the first time, Detestro was eventually swept back to the comic books by the Thunder Stinger.
31	31	"Big Rumble in Charterville (Part 6)"	John Putch	M.A. Evans	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
After gaining new powers from Vexor's power device, Drew uses them in his battle against Shadowborg.
32	32	"Yo Ho Borgs"	Douglas Sloan	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
Flabber brings Captain Blackbeard into the present to help with the kids' history project. The episode's monster was Cataclaws, voiced by Alex Borstein, A sloth monster who impersonated Blackbeard the Pirate. Cataclaws was large with orange and white fur and green eyes. After exposing the true Blackbeard by having Flabber playing the rap music that Blackbeard raps to, Cataclaws shed her disguise and fled with the Beetleborgs in pursuit. She was sent back to the comics by the Beetleborgs' weapons.
33	33	"Christmas Bells and Phantom's Spells"	Gabe Torres	Shell Danielson	December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)
The Magnavors celebrate some classic Yuletime villainy by attempting to steal Christmas.
34	34	"Pet Problems"	Douglas Sloan	Taylor Grant	March 21, 1997 (1997-03-21)
Wolfgang is given a large purple fanged pet for his birthday. Meanwhile, the Magnavors release Mucant to petnap people's dogs for ransom. Voiced by Steve Kramer, Mucant met his match when he tried to capture Wolfgang's pet. Roland and Jo fired their weapons at Mucant to send him back to the comic books.
35	35	"Phantom of Hillhurst"	Douglas Sloan	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	March 27, 1997 (1997-03-27)
A phantom intends to kidnap Jo, who resembles his long lost love, and make her his new singing student.
36	36	"Operation Frankenbeans"	John Putch	David Fletcher	March 28, 1997 (1997-03-28)
Dr. Baron Von Frankenbeans, Frankie's creator, returns, and gives his "son" an operation to increase his intelligence, but it also turns him into an unbearable snob. Meanwhile, Vexor uses a new strategy to defeat the Beetleborgs: keeping them too busy fighting so they will neglect their schoolwork and fail. The episode's monster was Ferocious voiced by Brad Orchard. He was sent back to the comics when Roland used/powered up his Green Hunter Claw. Even though the monster is called Furocious, he is never referred to by name and is named in the credits.
37	37	"The Curse of Mums' Tomb"	John Putch	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	April 3, 1997 (1997-04-03)
Two archaeologists who were responsible for awakening Mums from eternal slumber many years ago beg him to remove the curse he gave them. The episode's monster was Skullhead voiced by David Walsh. In battle, Skullhead could blast lasers from his eyes, teleport, and move/attack at great speeds. The kids confronted the Magnavores to retrieve Mums' lost, cursed, and magical scarab necklace. He was defeated with the combined efforts of the Beetleborgs' weapons and the power of Mega Blue Beetleborg and his Thunder Stinger.
38	38	"This Old Ghost"	John Putch	M.A. Evans	April 4, 1997 (1997-04-04)
The ghost of Old Man Hillhurst loses his peace and quiet in the grave (naturally due to Magnavors with instruments and poor talents) and returns to his mansion, but first tries to get rid of its current inhabitants (first appearance of Abbie who would stay on for the rest of the series). The episode's monster was Malavex voiced by Brian Tahash. Its pastime was playing his trumpet, but his music was disturbing the grave of Old Man Hillhurst. For Hillhurst to rest in peace again, the Beetleborgs had to send Malavex back to the comic.
39	39	"Jo's Strange Change"	Brian Thomas Jones	J.P. Chanda, Peter Lebow	April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10)
Jo falls victim to Flabber's spell book, as Wolfgang casts an appearance-altering spell on her. Meanwhile, the monsters quarrel over who is the scariest. (Shannon Chandler's last appearance as Jo.) The episode's monster was Hammerhands, voiced by Bob Pappenbrook, a one-eyed hammer-headed robot with hammer-shaped hands. When the Beetleborgs scanned him, in battle, they discovered his one eye was his weak spot. When Drew fired his Stinger Drill at this spot, Hammerhands was sent back to the comics.
40	40	"She Wolf"	Brian Thomas Jones	M.A. Evans	April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)
Wolfgang turns Jara into a werewolf and the two go out to terrorize Charterville. (From this point on Brittany Konarzewski would take over the role of Jo.)
41	41	"Something Fishy"	Worth Keeter	Clifford Herbert, Elizabeth Cooper	April 17, 1997 (1997-04-17)
The kids believe that a local legend of a fish creature, known as Charterville Charlie, is running loose. It is actually a monster named Swamp Scumoid voiced by Dave Mallow. The Beetleborgs were at first hesitant to kill it, thinking this creature was a real scientific discovery. Vexor had released him before the comic was made available to the public, though Jara, Noxic, and Typhus did not know it. However, the monster took Trip hostage by knocking him out with his odor, holding him until he managed to escape. He later took Mums hostage in the catacombs below Hillhurst. Roland quickly discovered the latest issue of the comics and learned that this monster was not the actual Charterville Charlie after all, but the Swamp Scumoid. After Mums was rescued, the smelly fish was zapped with the Sonic Lasers.
42	42	"Bride of Frankenbeans"	Brian Thomas Jones	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	April 18, 1997 (1997-04-18)
Doctor Frankenbeans plans to entitle his fortune to his "son", if he marries the bride he built for him. Unfortunately, the bride is only interested in his money. The episode's monster was Crimson Creep, voiced by Patrick Thomas, summoned to crash the wedding of Frankenbeans and Bride of Frankenbeans. He ended up getting his own party crashed into when Drew, in Mega Blue Beetleborg mode, sent him back to the comics with his trusty Thunder Stinger.
43	43	"Fangula's Last Bite"	Worth Keeter	Clifford Herbert	April 21, 1997 (1997-04-21)
Fangula falls out of favor from the Commissioner of Vampires for failing to create more vampires, and may be taken back to where he came from. The episode's monster was Unctuous, voiced by Jimmy Theodore, a clawed red-and-orange crab/shrimp monster who was to help the Magnavores capture Fangula's boss Vlad. The plan did not work, though, as he fell victim to Roland's Hunter Claw and the Beetleborgs' Sonic Lasers.
44	44	"The Good, the Bad, and the Scary"	Worth Keeter	Bob Allen	April 25, 1997 (1997-04-25)
A spell causes the Beetleborgs and Magnavors to become mind-swapped (Roland=Typhus, Drew=Noxic, Jo=Jara). As the Beetleborgs now, Jara, Noxic and Thypus use the Beetleborg powers to wreak havoc. The episode's monster was Super Grenade Guy, voiced by Michael Sorich. It could self-destruct and pull his dismembered body back together at any time. The Beetleborgs focused and blasted their weapons at him, for an extended period of time, causing his levels to rise to a dangerous amount. Once his meters were full, he exploded for a final time and was sent back to the comics.
45	45	"Buggin' Out"	Gabe Torres	M.A. Evans	April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)
Flabber finds a sketch of a transportation device left behind by Art Fortunes, and decides to take it for a test run. Things go awry when the device causes him to fuse with Vexor's insect monster, Kombat Gnat, voiced by Billy Forester. The Beetleborgs were faced with a difficult dilemma: let Charterville get destroyed by Kombat Gnat or fight Kombat Gnat (which meant having to fight Flabber) and risk losing Flabber forever. Kombat Gnat was destroyed and sent back by the Beetleborgs' weapons, but Flabber somehow survived much to the happy surprise of the kids and Hillhurst monsters.
46	46	"Svengali, By Golly"	Gabe Torres	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	May 2, 1997 (1997-05-02)
After failing to capture Flabber, Jara, Noxic, and Thypus are cast out of Vexor's services, while a hypnotist monster, Hypnomanic (voiced by Joe Ochman), is taken out of the comic book to find new recruits. Ultimately, Hypnomaniac fell victim to Drew's Thunder Stinger.
47	47	"Big Bad Luck"	Gabe Torres	Koji Kataoka, Oak O'Connor	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)
The Magnavores torment the Hillhurst monsters with a machine that causes several misfortunes. The episode's monster was Evil Eye voiced by Frank Tahoe, a green skeleton monster with a peach-colored head that has one green eye and has smaller skulls on its upper back. Its powers came from his eye and by attacking the eye, Evil Eye would be defeated. Evil Eye was defeated when the lasers he shot from his eye were reflected back onto him with a reflective old hubcap that the Beetleborgs used.
48	48	"A Monster is Born"	Worth Keeter	J.P. Chanda, Peter Lebow	May 9, 1997 (1997-05-09)
The Monsters find a baby on the steps of Hillhurst. Unfortunately, the baby is the Rocket Man monster, voiced by Oliver Page, in disguise. However, Rocket Man briefly reverted to a baby-like persona when Flabber materialized an over-sized bottle to distract him. The Beetleborgs took the window of opportunity and defeated him with the Sonic Lasers.
49	49	"Norman Nussbaum: Vampire Hunter"	Worth Keeter	David Fletcher	May 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)
A young boy who comes from many generations of vampire hunters goes after Fangula. Meanwhile, the Magnavores pull out all the stops to destroy the Beetleborgs.
50	50	"Brotherly Fright"	Worth Keeter	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	May 16, 1997 (1997-05-16)
Noxic's brother Super Noxic, voiced by Derek Stephen Prince, shows up at Hillhurse disguised to be a fitness trainer named Hurt-ules. His true identity was found out by the kids, though, when Jo found his ID in his gym bag - the picture ID had the face of Super Noxic on it. Soon afterwards, he revealed himself to the kids and took them on in battle. He and Noxic briefly combined in battle, with Noxic controlling him from the inside. While Super Noxic proved to be a tough opponent for the Beetleborgs, he turned out to be no match for Drew's Thunder Stinger (in Mega Blue Beetleborg mode). Before being sent back to the comics, Super Noxic released Noxic from being pulled back in with him.
51	51	"Fright Files"	James Mathers	M.A. Evans	May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)
An author of children's books visits Hillhurst for inspiration, until he himself is transformed into a monster. Meanwhile, Typhus uses Vexor's new device to transform into Super Typhus.
52	52	"Borgslayer! (Part 1)"	James Mathers	Margo McCahon	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
A year after the three children became Beetleborgs, Flabber is re-imprisoned in the organ, and the Magnavors find the monster Nukus in Art Fortune's office. Nukus immediately takes charge of a full-blown attack which involves bringing back all the previously-destroyed monsters and fusing them all into the lumbering Borgslayer, voiced by Bob Papenbrook and Dave Mallow.
53	53	"Vexor's Last Laugh (Part 2)"	James Mathers	Margo macaroon	May 21, 1997 (1997-05-21)
The Beetleborgs's luck changes when Flabber is re-released. The Beetleborgs destroy Borgslayer, and by doing so Vexor and his crew are sucked back into the comic book, leaving Nukus to threaten the Beetleborgs.

Season 2 (1997–98): Beetleborgs Metallix

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
54	1	"Crush of the Crustaceans (Part 3)"	James Mathers	Margo McCahon	September 8, 1997 (1997-09-08)
Nukus destroys the Beetleborgs' armor, weapons, and powers, and turns Flabber into ice. While the kids try to persuade Art Fortunes to draw new armor, weapons, and powers for them, Nukus frees Fortunes' twisted brother Les from jail and summons some of Les' drawn monsters into the real world.
55	2	"Metallix Rising (Part 4)"	James Mathers	Margo McCahon	September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09)
Nukus, along with new fellow villains Vilor and Horribelle and the Dregs, takes Les Fortunes to the Charterville Cemetery, in order to have a new army of monsters drawn for him. Back at Hillhurst, the kids eventually manage to save Flabber (after they discover a useful spell that can turn them into beetles), who uses some creativity from Art Fortunes to grant them their new Metallix powers. The new Beetleborgs Metallix confront Nukus, but the newly-drawn Worm Tanks cause some serious trouble for our heroes.
56	3	"Battle Station Alert (Part 5)"	James Mathers	Margo McCahon	September 10, 1997 (1997-09-10)
The Crustaceans kidnap Art Fortunes, but the kids use the Bug Out spell to sneak into the Charterville Cemetery and rescue him. Art then draws a new Battle Station and new Battle Vehicles so that the Beetleborgs will be able to face the Worm Tanks and the Crustacean Jet Fighters that Les drew for Nukus. (For this episode and beyond; the new villains, Les Fortunes, and the Hillhurst Monsters are now credited in the opening titles, which utilize a brand new logo as well as a brand new theme song.)
57	4	"Ghoul Trouble"	John Putch	M.A. Evans	September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11)
A mysterious presence disrupts the harmony in Hillhurst, as it steals Flabber's precious phasm book. The presence turns out to be a Ghoul named Little Ghoul, who wants to live in the house. Meanwhile, the Crustaceans set a trap for the Beetleborgs using Aqualung, voiced by Bob Papenbrook, a monster that can liquify, who is accompanied by Crustacean Jet Fighters. After a one-on-one with Roland, he was defeated with the Metallix Grappler.
58	5	"Totally Slammin' Sector Cycles"	John Putch	Bob Allen	September 12, 1997 (1997-09-12)
The Crustaceans summon the Hagfish of Gar, a monster who can put children under its control with its song as well as spew slime, and Nukus attempts to use it to brainwash all the children of Charterville (including Drew, Jo, Heather, and Roland) by sending them through an "Evil Archway". With the Battle Station left inoperable by Hagfish's song, Flabber provides the children with three new motorcycles, called Sector Cycles. Another technique Hagfish of Gar could do was to spray opponents with a very sticky goo, as demonstrated after Nukus releases him and sprays Les. Hagfish of Gar ended up defeated by the Beetleborgs' Data Lasers.
59	6	"Headless Over Heels"	John Putch	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)
An old acquaintance of Wolfgang's, who had lost his head after sneezing at the werewolf's fleas, visits Hillhurst to get his head back. Nukus believes that the headless ghost is an ally of the Beetleborgs and attacks before they do.
60	7	"Monster Imposter"	Gabe Torres	Jonathan Cuba	September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
In order to get to Flabber and prevent him from assisting the Beetleborgs with magical help, the Crustaceans use Changeling, a shape-shifter voiced by Ethan Murray that can turn into any monster of the Hillhurst and therefore can sneak into the house without being recognized. Changeling traps Flabber and the kids have to save him, while battling the monster and the Crustacean Jet Fighters. Roland defeated the Changeling with his Metallix Grappler.
61	8	"Horror Hotel"	Gabe Torres	Taylor Grant	September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)
The monsters have to raise money to give Hillhurst a big make-up and so, they turn the house into a hotel for monsters. Nukus takes advantage of the situation and sends a plant-like creature called Furnzilla voiced by Juliana Bolden to destroy the Beetleborgs by pretending to be a customer. She ended up losing to the Beetleborgs when she was shot by their Data Lasers.
62	9	"Les is More"	Gabe Torres	Peter Lebrow, J-P Chanda	September 18, 1997 (1997-09-18)
Les draws a monster named Rooth-less voiced by Lance Wingnut, whom he thinks will defeat the Beetleborgs. A boxing giant kangaroo monster with a voice like Mickey Mouse and Mike Tyson. He had boxing gloves and a sword and could fire energy blasts from his pouch. {However, Nukus does not like it and neither does Horribelle. Unknown to them, Vilor and Les use Nukus' sword to bring the monster to life. However since Rooth-less wasn't brought to life by Nukus, it cannot be controlled, and if the monster isn't brought back within 24 hours it would create a rift in the 2D world, sending all 2D creatures back, including the Crustaceans. It took the unlikely teamwork of the Beetleborgs, Nukus, and Horribelle to send Roo-thless back.
63	10	"Sunset Boo-levard"	Brian Thomas Jones	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19)
An aging starlet from Hollywood's silent era (and now ghost) shows up at Hillhurst, wanting to make a comeback. The episode's monster is Ultimate Conquestor, voiced by Skip Stellrecht, a strong white-scaled horned Chamaeleo caroliquarti monster with horns and large claws. He had the Beetleborgs beaten, bu the actress screamed in his face long enough to knock him over, letting the Beetleborgs defeat them.
64	11	"Extra...Beetleborgs Revealed"	Brian Thomas Jones	Kojo Katoaka, Oak O'Connor	September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)
An anxious journalist seeks out the Beetleborgs' secret identities... and finds them! Will she keep quiet, or will she use this scoop to make herself famous? The episode's monster was named Torchmouth voiced by Brad Orchard, a fire-breathing smilodon monster that looked like a combination of a smilodon and a skeletal mouse with a striped smilodon's second head on his forehead. He can breathe fire out of his striped smilodon head. Torch Mouth was used by the Crustaceans to capture a reporter. He succumbed to Drew's Data Laser which was in Freeze Ray mode.
65	12	"Who's That Ghoul?"	Brian Thomas Jones	M.A. Evans	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
Deadly Nightshade, a Transylvanian bounty hunter, comes to Hillhurst. He wants to capture Little Ghoul for stealing a magic wand from a witch who mistreated her. Flabber calls in the Beetleborgs to force him out. However, Nightshade then teams up with the Crustaceans and Les' latest monster, Ultra Vulture, voiced by Gene Holliday. A fiery wind-breathing armored Teratornis monster. His fiery wind breath set the forests near Hillhurst on fire. Les called him the "Ultimate Bird of Prey". Ultra Vulture fell prey to the Beetleborgs' Metallix Battlers instead.
66	13	"Attack of the Brain Suckers"	Worth Keeter	Margo McCahon	September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)
Les' latest creation, the Brain Sucker, becomes the star of a new comic book series, which ends up outselling that of the Beetleborgs'! This newfound popularity leads to the Brain Sucker monster going on a brain-sucking rampage, all the way to Hillhurst. The main character, voiced by Brett Walkow, is a gray scorpionfish monster. In battle, Brain Sucker could blast sharp darts from its mouth. The Data Lasers destroyed it. After this, Nano, the Hillhurst monsters, and all of the Brain Sucker's other victims regained their intelligence.
67	14	"Don't Fear the Reaper"	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	Worth Keeter	September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)
Little Ghoul's uncle, the Grim Reaper, comes to Hillhurst - not to kill anyone, but apparently to choose a replacement! The House Monsters compete for his favor, but Nukus wants to gain the position himself by wiping them out with Les' Monster Smasher, an orange deformed woolly mammoth monster. They never got far though as Roland and Jo eliminated Monster Smasher with their Metallix Battlers, forcing an angry Nukus to retreat.
68	15	"The Old Gray Flabber"	Clifford Herbert	Worth Keeter	October 3, 1997 (1997-10-03)
Horribelle leaves a portrait of Flabber on the front porch. When Flabber retrieves it, he constantly glances at it to see his beautiful self. One thing he does not know is that the painting is sucking the life out of him, making him older and weaker. He refuses to destroy it because he was so handsome in the portrait, but the Beetleborgs have to do something before it is too late. Les then drew Triplesaurus Rex, voiced by Ari Ross, to distract the Beetleborgs from Flabber's rapid aging. After Triplesaurus Rex was seemingly destroyed by the Beetleborgs, his three heads came back to attack them, but are also destroyed.
69	16	"Son of Frankenbeans"	Gabe Torres	David Fletcher	October 10, 1997 (1997-10-10)
Dr Baron Von Frankenbeans sends his latest creation, a younger version of Frankenbeans known as "Little Frankie", voiced by Robert Axelrod, to live with his "big brother" at Hillhurst doing his trip. A black coelacanth/piranha monster who attacked the Beetleborgs while they were in the midst of their dissent stemming from the contest to see who was the best Beetleborg. Only after they learned to work together again does this monster get defeated.
70	17	"How Does Your Garden Grow?"	Gabe Torres	Elizabeth Ann Cooper	October 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)
Little Ghoul takes up some abnormal gardening after Horribelle leaves the Seed of Evil at Hillhurst. The seed grew into a cactus (which Little Ghoul decided to name Emily), and then into a full female cactus monster voiced by Anne Britt Makebakken, armed with a cactus shaped sword, which sucked the life out of Flabber and the house monsters in the process. However Little Ghoul had grown so attached to the monster, that she did not want the Beetleborgs to destroy her. After destroying Emily, Jo thought about what Little Ghoul would think of all this, so the kids and Flabber decided to give Little Ghoul a new hobby to cheer her up.
71	18	"The Curse of the Mummy's Mommy"	Gabe Torres	Karyn Naumo, Tom Milo	October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)
Mums' mommy, who is also a mummy, comes to town. Later on, Mums' mommy ring turn Count Fangula into a monster Bat (voiced by Joe Hackett). Now the Beetleborg had to help Count Fangula to return to itself again. Mums was later captured by Horribelle while the ring was stuck on his finger. His mother agreed to reverse the spell only if her son was returned to her safely. Once Mums was rescued from Nukus' clutches, the spell was reversed thus turning Fangula back to normal in the midst of his battle with the Beetleborgs. Than at the very end, Count Fangula's Mom came.
72	19	"Halloween Haunted House of Horrors"	Worth Keeter	Jonathan Cuba	October 31, 1997 (1997-10-31)
As the House Monsters leave Hillhurst on Halloween to do some Trick or Treating of their own, the mansion attracts unsuspecting kids believing it to be haunted. On top of that, the Beetleborgs must also deal with a new monster, El Scorpio, voiced by L.B. Bartholomew, a yellow sea scorpion monster. He could split his body to attack multiple opponents. The Beetleborgs lured him outside and to an abandoned warehouse. Once outside, the Beetleborgs sent him back to the 2-D world after a short battle.
73	20	"Booger Man"	Worth Keeter	Taylor Grant	November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)
The Booger Man appears at Hillhurst to give the house monsters nightmares. This inspires Nukus to have him give nightmares to Les for an inspiration for a new monster, Shellator voiced by Dave Mallow. Shellator is a green/yellow trilobite monster who can grow to giant size during battle. During Shellator's fight against the Beetleborgs, Shellator grew to giant size. The Beetleborgs managed to cut him down to normal size, then put the final blow on him with their Data Lasers.
74	21	"The Poe and the Pendulum"	Worth Keeter	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	November 6, 1997 (1997-11-06)
After a huge lunch the monsters at Hillhurst fall asleep, but are rudely awakened by a raven, which announces the arrival of the famous writer Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's presence at Hillhurst is followed by a series of weird events, in which nothing is as it seems to be. Meanwhile, Nukus has Les draw up the Mole Monster, voiced by Michael McConnohie to steal Edgar's latest book. A brown Tyrrhenian mole monster with red hair and sharp claws who was capable of digging underground. The Beetleborgs' Metallix Battlers sent him spinning back to Les's drawing.
75	22	"The Lost Comic (Part 1)"	Gabe Torres	Margo McCahon	November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)
When Art and Les Fortunes were children, they produced a homemade comic book together, Their only collaboration. Now, Les leads the Crustaceans in a quest to find where he buried it years ago. Art and the Beetleborgs are also in pursuit for it. Within its pages are the predecessors to the Beetleborgs, the Astralborgs and Mantrons.
76	23	"Enter the Dragon Borg (Part 2)"	Gabe Torres	Steve W. Sessions	November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
To help out the Beetleborgs, one of the Astral Borgs, Dragonborg is unleashed to battle with the Evil Borgs.
77	24	"To Foretell the Truth (Part 3)"	Gabe Torres	M.A. Evans	November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14)
Flabber calls in a psychic to figure out where the Astral Coins (which are now missing) are. Also, the Beetleborgs gain a new Astral Borg ally, in Fireborg!
78	25	"Wolfie's Wild Ride (Part 4)"	Nils Molitor	Peter Lebow, J-P Chanda	November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)
Wolfgang wants to come along with the Beetleborgs and the Astral Borgs (the Lightningborg is now found to add to the team of three so far) to see what it's like to be in the middle of a battle against other comic monsters.
79	26	"Lady and the Champs (Part 5)"	Nils Molitor	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)
Count Fangula is feeling ill. Seems he swallowed one of the Astral Coins! Horribelle, disguised as a nurse, attempts to retrieve it. Should Fangs manage to cough it up, the Beetleborgs will gain a new Astralborg ally, the Ladyborg!
80	27	"Astral Ransom (Part 6)"	Nils Molitorr	M.A. Evans	November 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)
Flabber is kidnapped and the enemies want something in return...the Astral Sword and all 8 Astral Coins!
81	28	"Astral Ambush (Part 7)"	Tom Shelly	M.A. Evans	November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)
An ambush is done by the Crustaceans to eliminate the Astralborgs so they can get at the three puny Beetleborgs.
82	29	"Roboborg (Part 8)"	Tom Shelly	Heather McCahon	November 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)
The 8 Astral Coins are at last reunited with the Astral Sword, leading to the summoning of the giant robot beetle fighting creature, Roboborg! But whose side will he be on?
83	30	"Mega Spectra Beetleborgs"	Tom Shelly	Joel M. Barkow, Louis J. Zivot	February 9, 1998 (1998-02-09)
Nukus and Vilor get an upgrade, going Mega powered. To even things up, the Beetleborgs are given a power-boost by Roboborg, fusing their old powers with their Metallix ones, creating the Mega Spectra Beetleborgs and Mega-Spectra Sector Cycles! But will this added power boost be enough to stop Mega-Nukus?
84	31	"Battle of the Giants"	James Mathers	M.A. Evans	February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)
Les creates the Astral Ax, and with it, Roboborg's evil counterpart, known as Boron. Mega-Nukus pits Boron and Roboborg against one another.
85	32	"Robo Rumble"	James Mathers	Heather McCahon	February 16, 1998 (1998-02-16)
Roboborg battles Boron... this time on the moon!
86	33	"Super Fang"	James Mathers	Steven W. Sessions	February 17, 1998 (1998-02-17)
Count Fangula becomes a super hero by helping out the Beetleborgs defeat their rivals/enemies.
87	34	"Experiment in Evil"	Tom Shelly	M.A. Evans	February 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)
Dr. Baron Von Frankenbeans' latest creation, a mutant plant named Monster Mother, is sought by Mega-Nukus' forces. Monster Mother was originally shown on a screen summoned by Nukus' power, with Les' narration, to demonstrate the birth and history of "Brain Sucker" comics. Outside of the Brain Sucker comics origin, this monster was created by Dr. Frankenbeans. The Hillhurst monsters were tired of being caught in the middle of the Beetleborgs' war, so they enlist the doctor's assistance. However, Dr. Frankenbeans and the creation were captured. When the Beetleborgs went to save him, they soon discovered that the Crustaceans fled in fear of the monster after she hatched from her egg. To kill Dr. Frankenbeans' monster, they had to sever the main root.
88	35	"Mega Borg Power"	Tom Shelly	Heather McCahon	March 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)
The Beetleborgs make one last play to gain control of Boron when Nukus combines his magic and Les' drawings to create Repgillian voiced by Anne Britt Makebakken. This reptilian creature was more powerful than anything the Beetleborgs had ever faced and even Roboborg had trouble when he fought her. In a last-ditch effort, Roland stole the Astral Ax from the Crustaceans and called on Boron, which subsequently caused Boron to switch sides and join the Beetleborgs' side. It took the combination of the Mega Spectra Beetleborgs, Roboborg, and Boron to finally destroy Repgillian.

References

1. Mangan, Jennifer (September 5, 1996). "Get Ready For 'Beetleborgs': Kids, Superheroes And A Ghost Named Flabber". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-28.