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.

To Be Added

New Guy - This episode is the first time Hephaestus is introduced.

Aired Out Of Order - Although Hephaestus was seen in the earlier episodes 1.08 Keeping Up With the Jasons, 1.10 Cyrano de Hercules, 1.13 Forgery, and 1.15 Ares on Trial, this is supposed to be the first episode the boys meet him in.