Young Hercules The Mysteries of Life (Season 1, Episode 23)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Young Hercules

The Mysteries of Life (Season 1, Episode 23)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The boys discover that Ruff, the baby monster is full grown and being used as a sideshow by a freak show owner. They devise a plan to free him that unsurprisingly goes South very quickly.

Director

Andrew Merrifield

Writers

Rob Tapert (creator) (as Robert G. Tapert) | Andrew Dettmann (creator) | Daniel Truly (creator) | John Loy

Producers

Janine Dickins | Cynthia Hsiung

Composer

Joseph LoDuca

Cinematographer

Kevin Riley

Editor

Kaye Davis

Casting Director

Beth Hymson (as Beth Hymson-Ayer)

Production Designer

Ralph Davies

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 5, 1998

Release date

Nov 5, 1998 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Ryan Gosling Hercules Hercules See fewer	Blue Valentine (2010)
Dean O'Gorman Iolaus Iolaus See fewer	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Chris Conrad Jason Jason See fewer	Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019)
Benjamin Brown Vendor Vendor See fewer	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Norman Fairley Man Man See fewer	The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)
John Manning Farmer Farmer See fewer	Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Mark Newnham Big Ruff Big Ruff See fewer	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
Mark Webley Guard Guard See fewer	Cleopatra 2525 (2000)
Ray Woolf Barker Barker See fewer	King Kong (2005)
D.C. Douglas Opening Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Opening Announcer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)