This is a page for the first season of Legends of the Hidden Temple, listed by date of premiere.
Episodes[]
| # | Image of featured artifact | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
"Lawrence of Arabia's Headdress" | September 11, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Lawrence of Arabia and his Arab headdress made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Holes of Python. This was the thirty-seventh episode to be filmed. | |||
| 2 |  |
"The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa" | September 12, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Atahualpa and one of his golden treasures (a small jaguar statue) made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Treasure Room. This was the twenty-ninth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 3 |  |
"The Codebook of Mata Hari" | September 25, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Mata Hari (a female spy in World War I) and her secret codebook made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Heart Room. This was the thirty-fourth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 4 |  |
"The Trojan Horseshoe" | September 26, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of the Trojan Horse and one of its giant horseshoes made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings. This is the the twelfth episode in the production order and it was the tenth to have production completed. | |||
| 5 |  |
"The Treasure Map of Jean Lafitte" | October 2, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a New Orleans smuggler and gentleman pirate named Jean Lafitte and his treasure map made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Swamp. This is the the nineteenth episode in the production order and it was the eighteenth to have production completed. | |||
| 6 |  |
"The Lucky Pot-Bellied Pig of Amelia Earhart" | October 3, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Amelia Earhart and a small statue of a pot-bellied pig that she did not realize she needed made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Room of Harmonic Convergence. This is the the seventeenth episode in the production order and it was the fifteenth to have production completed. | |||
| 7 |  |
"The Mask of Shaka Zulu" | October 9, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Shaka Zulu and his burial mask made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings. This was the twenty-eighth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 8 |  |
"The Treasure of Anne Bonny" | October 10, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a woman pirate named Anne Bonny and a small chest with her treasures made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Room of Three Torches. This was the fortieth episode to be filmed, making it the final filmed episode of the series' first season. | |||
| 9 |  |
"The Moccasins of Geronimo" | October 16, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of an Apache warrior named Geronimo and his pair of moccasins made their way to the temple. It can be found in the Pirate's Cove. This is the the fifteenth episode in the production order and it was the thirteenth to have production completed. | |||
| 10 |  |
"The Golden Chains of Zenobia" | October 17, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a wealthy queen of the Palmyrene Empire named Zenobia and her golden chains made their way to the temple. It can be found in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. This was the twenty-second episode to be filmed. | |||
| 11 |  |
"The Pendant of Kamehameha" | October 23, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of King Kamehameha and his Palaola pendant made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Spider's Lair. This is the thirteenth episode in the production order and it was the eleventh to have production completed. | |||
| 12 |  |
"King Tut's Cobra Staff" | October 24, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of (strangely enough) an archaeologist named Howard Carter and one of the golden objects he discovered in King Tutankhamun's tomb (a cobra staff) made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings. This was the thirty-second episode to be filmed. | |||
| 13 |  |
"The Paintbrush of Leonardo da Vinci" | November 6, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of an Italian Renaissance artist who was way ahead of his time named Leonardo da Vinci. The paintbrush he used to mark rejected paintings from his students with a red "X" made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings. This was the twenty-first episode to be filmed. | |||
| 14 |  |
"The Medal of Sir Edmund Hillary" | November 7, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Sir Edmund Hillary and his journey to the summit of Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay. Hillary was gifted with a medal of knighthood by the Queen of England for this accomplishment and it made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Room of Three Torches. This was the twenty-seventh episode to be filmed. | |||
| 15 |  |
"Pecos Bill's Lost Lariat" | November 13, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Pecos Bill and how he roped a tornado with his lariat, which made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Well. This was the thirty-fifth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 16 |  |
"The Star of Sultan Saladin" | November 14, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a warrior of the crusades named Saladin, who was the Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Saladin had a giant opal called the "Star of Saladin", which he gave to Richard the Lionhearted until it was stolen and made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Observatory. This is the ninth episode in the production order and it was the seventh to have production completed. | |||
| 17 |  |
"The Stolen Arm of Shiva" | November 20, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of King Suryavarman and his temple called Angkor Wat, which had a statue of Shiva with ivory arms. Looters have stolen the statue's arms after the Cambodian empire fell and one of them made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Bamboo Forest. This was the twenty-fourth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 18 |  |
"Galileo's Cannonball" | November 21, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Galileo and his famous experiment with two cannonballs. One of them made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Mine Shaft. This is the third episode in the production order and it was the first to have production completed. | |||
| 19 |  |
"The Stone Marker of Leif Erikson" | December 4, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Leif Erikson and a stone marker that he and his men carved and placed near their settlement made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings. This was the twenty-fifth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 20 |  |
"John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine" | December 5, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of John Sutter and his discovery of gold in Northern California, which led to the California Gold Rush. Unfortunately, Sutter lost the secret map to his mine and it made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings. This is the eighth episode in the production order and it was the sixth to have production completed. | |||
| 21 |  |
"The Collar of Davy Crockett" | December 11, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a famous American frontiersman named Davy Crockett. While hunting a raccoon, Davy was too hesitant to shoot it and gave it a collar with a wooden tag, which made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. This was the thirty-eighth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 22 |  |
"Alexander and the Gordian Knot" | December 12, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Alexander the Great and how he expanded his empire as far as India. He did that by cutting through the Gordian Knot, which made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Observatory. This was the thirty-first episode to be filmed. | |||
| 23 |  |
"The Belly Button of Buddha" | December 25, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of the Shwedagon Pagoda and how its Buddha statue's jade navel (belly button) made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Observatory. This was the twenty-third episode to be filmed. | |||
| 24 |  |
"The Dragon Lady and the Blue Pearl" | December 26, 1993 |
| Olmec tells the legend of the Empress of China, who was also known as the "Dragon Lady". A messenger from the Queen of England named John Smith encountered her and was gifted with a blue pearl for the queen, which made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Holes of Python. This was the thirty-third episode to be filmed. | |||
| 25 |  |
"The Golden Cup of Belshazzar" | January 2, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a foolish king of Babylon named Belshazzar. The golden cup that Belshazzar had stolen from a temple in Jerusalem its way to the temple. It can be found in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. This is the second episode in the production order and it was the sixteenth to have production completed. | |||
| 26 |  |
"The Oracle Bowl of Delphi" | January 8, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a powerful king named Croesus, who asked the fortune teller at the Temple of Delphi if he was making the right decision. The fortune teller sat in a three-legged bowl, which found its way to Olmec's temple after the Temple of Delphi was abandoned. It can be found in the Observatory. This was the twentieth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 27 |  |
"Elizabeth I's Golden Ship" | January 9, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Queen Elizabeth I of England and how she was able to protect her country from foreign invaders. She did that by making Sir Francis Drake her royal admiral so Elizabeth can send him and her tiny navy out to defend England. Once Elizabeth's navy came home, she gave Sir Francis Drake a small golden ship as a present of thanks, which found its way to the temple. It can be found in the Throne Room. This is the seventh episode in the production order and it was the fifth to have production completed. | |||
| 28 |  |
"The Lost Logbooks of Magellan" | January 15, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a great Spanish explorer named Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan's first mate stole his secret logbook and it made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Dungeon. This is the fourteenth episode in the production order and it was the twelfth to have production completed. | |||
| 29 |  |
"The Keys to the Alhambra" | January 16, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Isabella I of Castile and how she and her husband Ferdinand expelled the Moors from Spain. After Boabdil (the last king of the Moors in Spain) surrendered, he gave Isabella a ring of keys to a red palace called the Alhambra. As Isabella struggled to find Boabdil's legendary treasure in the Alhambra, she threw down the keys and they found their way to the temple. They can be found in the Dungeon. This is the tenth episode in the production order and it was the eighth to have production completed. | |||
| 30 |  |
"Blackbeard's Treasure Map" | January 22, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Blackbeard, who was one of the most vicious pirates that ever sailed the seven seas. After gathering all of his treasure, Blackbeard would row ashore with a small number of men and bury it in secret. The last of Blackbeard's fourteen wives held a map to his treasure, which found its way to the temple. It can be found in the Dungeon. This is the first episode in the production order and it was the nineteenth to have production completed. | |||
| 31 |  |
"Henry VIII's Great Seal" | January 23, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Henry VIII of England, who had six wives, but did not have enough sons to satisfy him. As Henry's happiness decreased, he had gained so much weight that he had to be buried in a coffin the size of a small piano. While the Great Seal of his realm was to be buried with him, his sixth wife held on to it and the royal seal found its way to the temple. It can be found in the Swamp. This is the sixteenth episode in the production order and it was the fourteenth to have production completed. | |||
| 32 |  |
"Robin Hood and Maid Marian's Silk Ladder" | January 29, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Robin Hood, who led the "Merry Men" in the Sherwood Forest. The Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood's chief enemy) forced Maid Marian to marry him. Maid Marian had locked herself in her tower room and ordered the seamstress (her friend) to make an escape ladder with the silk that was initially for her wedding dress. Marian climbed down from her tower window using her silk ladder into Robin Hood's arms. Later on, the silk ladder made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. This was the thirty-sixth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 33 |  |
"The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal" | January 30, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of an Ancient Carthaginian general named Hannibal, who led an army of sixty thousand men and thirty-eight elephants through Spain and France and over the Alps into Italy. Hannibal's spiritual advisor named Mumbo said that he should gather a band of elephants and take them over the Alps to Rome. The elephant dealer for Hannibal gave him a silver saddle horn as a token of his thanks. After winning the battle, Hannibal gave the saddle horn to Mumbo and it found its way to the temple. It can be found in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. This was the thirtieth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 34 |  |
"The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan" | February 5, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a famous Italian explorer who traveled from Venice and along the Silk Road to China at the age of seventeen. That explorer was Marco Polo. Once Marco had arrived in china, he was invited to dinner by the emperor Kublai Khan. The two became friends fast and Khan gifted Marco with many gifts, which include ivory, jade, silk and a small cage for pet crickets made of gold. As Marco journeyed back to Venice, he was robbed by bandits and lost everything, including the cricket cage, which found its way to the temple. It can be found in the Spider's Lair. This is the sixth episode in the production order and it was the fourth to have production completed. | |||
| 35 |  |
"Ponce de León and the Lost Fountain of Youth" | February 6, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Ponce de León and his search for the Fountain of Youth with his servant named Pablo and a Native American guide. When Ponce de León died, the Native American guide gave Pablo a bottle filled with water from the Fountain of Youth and it found its way to the temple. It can be found in the Heart Room. This is the eighteenth episode in the production order and it was the seventeenth to have production completed. | |||
| 36 |  |
"Wild Bill Hickok and the Dead Man's Hand" | February 13, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Wild Bill Hickok and the time he was shot by an angry gambler while playing poker in Deadwood, South Dakota. Wild Bill's poker hand was a full house with three aces and two eights, which is known today as the "dead man's hand". Someone grabbed his cards off the table and they found way to the temple. They can be found in the Mine Shaft. This is the fourth episode in the production order and it was the second to have production completed. | |||
| 37 |  |
"John Henry's Lost Hammer" | February 19, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of John Henry, who was the biggest and strongest gandy dancer. Gandy dancers were the me who drove the spikes and laid the rails for the Great American Railroad. John Henry used his hammer to drive fifteen feet through a giant rock to create a tunnel. The hammer found its way to the temple after it was retired by the railroad. It can be found in the Room of the Golden Idols. This is the fifth episode in the production order and it was the third to have production completed. | |||
| 38 |  |
"The Helmet of Joan of Arc" | February 20, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a young French peasant girl who lived in the days when France and England were at war named Joan of Arc. Joan told the Crown Prince of France that her mission from God was to drive the English out of France. Despite having been greatly outnumbered, she started winning battles and driving the English away. Joan had dressed like a soldier and urged her soldiers to fight harder. One of Joan's jailers was impressed by her bravery and held onto her war helmet, which later made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Heart Room. This was the twenty-sixth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 39 |  |
"The Snake Bracelet of Cleopatra" | February 26, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of Cleopatra, who was the last great queen of Egypt. Cleopatra had a golden snake bracelet that slipped off her arm and into a river. Her maid Esmeralda dove for the bracelet and sold it for a return trip to Egypt after swimming ashore. Later on, Cleopatra's snake bracelet found its way to the temple. It can be found in the Room of Three Torches. This was the thirty-ninth episode to be filmed. | |||
| 40 |  |
"The Helmet of Genghis Khan" | February 27, 1994 |
| Olmec tells the legend of a young boy named Jamukha, who drove a giant tent wagon called a Yurt for the Mongolian Army. He and the other members of his Mongolian tribe had followed Genghis Khan, who had ruled all of the Mongols. Genghis Khan had given a leather helmet to Jamukha and said he will grow into it. The leather helmet had later made its way to the temple. It can be found in the Pirate's Cove. This is the eleventh episode in the production order and it was the ninth to have production completed. | |||