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Ken and his family have the bad luck to pick a flight that gets hijacked. The hijackers have the bad luck to pick a flight filled with Juralians who are all there to kill Ken!

In a genuinely horrifying move, the Juralians plot to poison pregnant women all over Japan to produce malformed babies. But Ken stands ready to deliver some blazing atomic justice!

If you see only one episode of Chargeman Ken, let it be this one. It has it all: technical incompetence, a bizarre alien plot, and Ken at his sociopathic worst. Please forgive him, Dr. Volga!

The Juralians are trying to sabotage an underground industrial site in the remote mountains of Japan. This time, Ken will have to take Sky Rod underground to save the trapped workers!

Yes, Mamoru. Your dad is very old fashioned. This time around, the Juralians' sinister plan is...to help a man hang himself.

Sousuke Furuyama is a newly released convict who just wants to get back to his family and live an honest life. Too bad the Juralians have a need for his talents.

A human stadium owner is ready to sell out humanity to help the Juralians bomb it. Only a poor little mute girl who seems to have wandered in from another series entirely can warn Ken! Watch for an animation glitch at 2:46 where you can see the camera operator's hands in the shot!

In an obvious nod to King King, an ugly Juralian takes Caron hostage and climbs to the top of a tower with her. Ken is especially brutal in this one.

The Juralians have a cunning plan: killer butterflies that eat human cells! The solution to this problem will likely involve a lot of dead butterflies.

A fashion model has seen something she shouldn't, and now the Juralians are after her! This episode features some really precious "futuristic" fashion.

A human scientist at a rocket factory is aiming to sell secret plans to the Juralians, but then he double crosses them! That...isn't a smart thing to do, as he soon learns. Can Ken save him? Will Ken even want to save him?

Ken's classmates are acting strange, not paying attention in class and sneaking off to sample funny mushrooms. It's like a classic afterschool special, only with a dose of alien murder!

Another pretty girl, another obvious Juralian trap. The eventual showdown in the amusement park is a series highlight.

Yuuichi is Ken's classmate, and he's taken to petty arson in response to his parents fighting all the time. But the Juralians want to use his fiery talents for something bigger...

Barican is invited to join a secret robot club. A club that meets in the graveyard? Would anyone want to join a club that would have Barican as a member?

This episode is stunning in its portrayal of the mentally ill and probably couldn't be rebroadcast in Japan today. Features a doctor who wants to blow up Europe. Not a country in Europe, just...Europe.

The Juralians attack with the physical facsimile television, able to transmit weapons into vital Earth facilities. It's up to Ken to save the day!

Caron gets a pretty doll from a secret admirer. But what sinister orders does it whisper to her as she sleeps?

Ken meets a pretty girl named Miyuki and is immediately smitten. And Barican doesn't like that, at all! Nothing about this is remotely suspicious.

It's Caron's birthday, and the Juralians crash the party to challenge Chargeman Ken. For some reason, Ken accepts and walks into the obvious trap.