![]() On his journey he finds out that the Gods are not good, as they commit terrible crimes against humanity. He will help anyone that is in distress, which is his weakness, so the Gods set traps for him. Ulysses 31 Characters Ulysses (voiced by Matt Berman) He is a honourable man, who has a clear cut view of good/bad, justice/injustice. So begins their great journey and adventure. They also find that the route back to Earth has been wiped from Shirka's memory. It seems that only the robots, Umi and Telemachus (as they were unconscious) were spared from becoming lifeless. His despair turns to joy, when his son Telemachus, Umi and Nono appear. After Ulysses returns from reactivating Shirka and the energy drive, he finds himself alone, he can't find any of his companions. ![]() They would wander among worlds unknown and undergo many tasks before they could be reunited with their loved ones. Zeus tells Ulysses that they will have to travel through the universe of Olympus searching for the Kingdom of Hades. Shirka and the energy drive of the Odyssey stops working, so Ulysses goes to the ship's core to see if he can reactivate it and the Iris, but during this time a creature materialised on the Odyssey and the crews bodies became as lifeless as stone. Poseidon wasn't happy about this and called upon the king of the gods, Zeus, to reek a terrible revenge. Ulysses and Nono go down to the planet to rescue the children and in the process destroys the Cyclops, which in turn destroys the planet. The Cyclops is a creature of Poseidon and it steals energy from children, which feeds it back to the Disciples. ![]() It seems he has become a prisoner of the Disciples of the Cyclops, who worship the Cyclops which gives them the light of life. The protection screen was activated, but it penetrated the shield and transports Telemachus back to the planet. As they move closer towards it, a ball of vapour shoots from the planet and heads for the ship. On this journey home, Shirka detects an unknown planet in its trajectory. There is one other aboard the ship.Shirka, the ships computer. He isn't alone on this journey, he is joined by his son Telemachus (and his robot Nono), his friends Nester and Uriclae, and his companions (the ships crew). The situation on Earth is bad, impatient princes threaten the peace and if Ulysses doesn't return before the next comet streaks across the sky, his wife Penelope must choose another husband for herself! So Ulysses waves a fond farewell to Pryam, as he departs for Earth aboard his spaceship - The Odyssey. The full story begins on a space station which orbits the planet Troy. Ulysseee-eee-eees, always fighting all the evil forces, bringing peace and justice to all.' This set the scene for anyone who had missed a few episodes and wanted to get into it. Ulysseee-eee-eees, no-one else can do the things you do. Mortals you defy the Gods, I sentence you to travel among unknown stars, until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone. But the Ancient Gods of Olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge. I used to love this bit when I was a kid! Story Each Episode began with these immortal lines: ' It is the 31st Century, Ulysses killed the Giant Cyclops when he rescued the children and his son Telemachus. Plus the DVD's have missed the swoosh effect right at the end of them. I'd love to see the original titles again. One thing I do know is that the title sequence (below) from the Videos/DVDs has been cut short, which is a shame as the intro had sections that Nono sang. The Intro music was very catchy (you will hum it for hours), plus the music during the show was very atmospheric and set the mood for each story. Only 26 episodes of Ulysses 31 were made, which surprises a lot of people as everyone thinks there were more. The series continued with the Greek Mythology theme, but instead it was based in the 31st century (even the space station looked like a Greek helmet). The show was based on a book that was set in ancient Greece called 'The Odyssey' which was written by Homer (no, not the Simpson one!). ![]() It wasn't originally a English show and was in fact a French show animated by a Japanese company. 3 hours later you will have found you have talked about loads of programmes you grew up with. Just start a conversion with friends.'Do you remember the cartoon Ulysses 31'. Since then it has become part of Children's TV folklore. Ulysses 31 Ulysses 31 is an 80’s Children’s TV cartoon that had kids glued to their TV's.
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