| Portal Into Time | |||
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| Setting Details | |||
| Location: | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Antagonist(s): | Khromm | ||
| Allies: | Samantha | ||
| Credits | |||
| Producers: | Joe Ruby Ken Spears Jerry Eisenberg | ||
| Director(s): | Rudy Larriva | ||
| Writers: | Buzz Dixon Mark Evanier Martin Pasko Ted Pedersen Steve Gerber Christopher Vane | ||
| List of Episodes | |||
| Season 1, Episode 11 | |||
| Airdate: | 13 December 1980 | ||
| Previous: | Stalker from the Stars | ||
| Next: | Battle of the Barbarians | ||
The evil wizard Khromm threatens a tribe of humans at the Alamo. They can protect themselves by using a sophisticated Guardian machine that utilizes flying robot drones that can disintegrate the wizard's laser tanks. But when it blows a circuit, Thundarr, Ariel, and Ookla have to step in to fight off the wizard's troops. Ariel points out that the Guardian blew a circuit and they can't replace it unless they travel 2000 years to before the Great Cataclysm. Thundarr and the group learn that Khromm has a Moon Dial that he uses to travel to the past and steal all his weapons. They travel to Khromm's fortress to journey into the past to get the necessary replacement part for the Guardian. After a brief battle with a guard and Khromm himself, they travel through the time portal and arrive in 20th Century San Antonio. Their arrival in the middle of a busy San Antonio intersection causes some chaos and then Khromm appears in the sky and declares that they must be punished for defying him. Khromm casts a spell that turns several cars into a motorized monster that attacks Thundarr, but the team defeats it after Khromm leaves. They are aided by a little girl named Samantha, who shows them where to find the needed replacement circuit at a factory. They ride through town and force their way into the secured factory and obtain the replacement circuit. They head back to their starting point just as the Moon Dial starts to close. The trio thank Samantha for her help, leaving her with a policeman just as they jump through the portal.
Returning to their time, Thundarr destroys the Moon Dial so Khromm couldn't use it anymore to travel to Old Earth to steal its weapons. Back at the Alamo, Khromm and his troops have defeated the humans, when Thundarr and company bursts into the scene and begins to attack. They repair the Guardian by replacing the shorted out circuit with the one they got from the 20th century and its weapons defeat Khromm's troops, with Ariel using her magic to banish Khromm from the Alamo after his army is defeated.