1.16 - Down and Out in Academy Hills

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Title	Down and Out in Academy Hills
Episode #	Season 1, Episode 16
First aired	October 10, 1998
Directed by	Andrew Merrifield
Written by	Michael Edens
Summary	The guys rescue a drowning man who turns out to be really good at making stuff.

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Out for an afternoon of fishing, Iolaus, Jason, and Hercules rescue a drowning man who literally falls from the sky into the water. The man turns out to be Hercules' half-brother, a god named Hephaestus, who is metalsmith to the gods. Hephaestus unwittingly endangers the lives of all of the cadets when a jealous, revengeful giant, who is searching for him, pays the academy an unexpected visit.
A mystery man who literally fell from the sky is rescued from drowning by Hercules, Jason and Iolaus, who soon discover that he has a relatively close connection to Hercules.