1.23 - The Mysteries of Life

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Title The Mysteries of Life Episode # Season 1, Episode 23 First aired November 5, 1998 Directed by Andrew Merrifield Written by John Loy Summary A grown-up Ruff is a prisoner of a freak show. Iolaus and friends break him out.

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• The fire-breathing Basilisk, Ruff, returns to Corinth as the star attraction of a traveling sideshow. When the boys see their mistreated, malnourished friend, they are overwrought with concern and inadvertently free him. Once again, it's a race against time to get Ruff to safety before he is captured by the evil sideshow barker or a mob of angry townsfolk.
• Hercules, Jason and Iolaus learn that their former pet serpent, grown to monstrous size, is being kept by a freak-show operator who refuses to release the creature.

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• The trio discover that Ruff, their monstrous former pet, is being held by a freak show owner. When the ringmaster refuses to sell him, Iolaus and Hercules sneak in and free Ruff, who then escapes and runs rampant threatening Corinth.

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Characters (in order of appearance)

• Official Headband Guy
• Hercules
• Iolaus
• Jason
• Ruff
• Farmer John
• Barker
• Vendor Ben
• Man (a.k.a. Male Traveler Norman)
• Woman (a.k.a Fruit Vendor Sacha)
• Guard Webley

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