Name: Escape from Jupiter
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
Released: 1994-04-10
Rating: 2.5

Overview

Escape from Jupiter is a space adventure television series about a small group of children from a mining colony on Jupiter's moon, Io, who are forced to flee when a volcanic eruption destroys their world. With a few adult survivors, they seek shelter on the derelict space station KL5, floating above Io, convert it into a jerry-rigged spacecraft, and head off in a desperate attempt to reach Earth. They share many adventures and form close friendships on the dangerous journey. Escape from Jupiter concerned a small colony of humans on the moon of Io.

Seasons

Season 1

13 Episodes

1994

E01

Disaster

4/10/1994

Kumiko is unhappy to learn that her holiday is canceled and she must travel to a mining colony on Io with her parents where she doesn't fit in.

E02

Trapped

4/17/1994

Violent earthquakes are destroying and destabilising the mines and Kumiko, Michael and Gerard must make a dangerous jorney to escape.

E03

Life Boat

4/24/1994

While the adults estimate the damage to the colony and repair the remaining life support systems, the children help with the salvage work.

E04

In the Nick of Time

5/1/1994

While the inhabitants of the colony prepare for the evacuation, Anna and Kingston creep into locked areas of the colony, in order to save their belongings.

E05

Blast off

5/8/1994

The crew struggle to get the life support system back online. Whilst conflicts between Michael and Gerard cause the system to be damaged further.

E06

Temporary Relief

5/15/1994

The crew examine a mysterious computer error that is having dangerous consequences all over the ship.

E07

Stake out

5/22/1994

The adults prepare the ship for a complicated flight maneuver at Saturn, in order to rendezvous with a supply ship containing vital fuel. The children become restless, exacerbated by the increased food rationing.

E08

Fitness Test

5/29/1994

When Duffy arranges a health check, Kumiko sees this as an opportunity to let Michael and Gerard settle their rivalry once and for all in a match.

E09

Asteroids

6/5/1994

KL 5 flies past the Asteroid belt. When the alarm sounds, Kingston fears the worst nevertheless he consents to accompany Anna to a remote point of KL 5 where they can observe the approaching belt.

E10

Christmas

6/12/1994

Kingston and Anna are excited by the rapidly approaching Christmas Holiday. The adults however are busy with fuel reserves and making preparations for a rendezvous with an unmanned courier ship.

E11

Decoy

6/19/1994

Michael and Kumiko have fallen in love with each other and Kingston decides to give them a hard time. Professor Ingessol meanwhile has installed an SOS radio in the control room, in order to send signals to Eath. Unfortunately the signals activat a global defense satellite system, and the station is attacked.

E12