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'''"Area 51"''' is the thirty-second episode of ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' and the eleventh episode of season 2.
'''"Area 51"''' is the thirty-second episode of ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' and the eleventh episode of season 2.
==Plot==
==Plot==
The episode opens with two conspiracy theorists breaking into Area 51 in New Mexico. They narrowly escape being trampled by [[Area 51 Mutations|Giant Armadillo]]. [[H.E.A.T.]] is doing an experiment to see which styles of music [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]] responds to, but [[Randy Hernandez]] switched the music to all Metal, and otherwise ruined every member's day in some way or another. He gets out of this hot water when [[Elsie Chapman]] asks him to enhance a picture taken inside Area 51, that the public has mistaken for an alien spacecraft, and reveals that it is really a mutation. They go to Area 51 to investigate, but they are turned down at the gate with assurance that the photo was manipulated. They break in, and the [[Military]] finds them, but at that moment Giant Armadillo appears again, and they formulate a plan to get it tangled in a giant mesquite plant's roots. They are successful and are allowed inside the facilities of Area 51. Dr. Candace Kirk, the lead scientist explains that after the many nuclear tests in the 1950's, many mutations formed and Area 51 was converted into a place to study them. They reveal that climate changes caused an enclosure wall to break and allowed the Giant Armadillo and a [[Thorny Devil]] to escape. They go out to look for it, and it attacks Randy and Dr. Kirk, and the rest of H.E.A.T.'s rescue attempt fails. Godzilla then burrows under Area 51's perimeter wall to defend them. He gets wounded during the fight, and Randy is tasked with firing a specially designed tranquilizer dart into Thorny Devil's underbelly. He is unsuccessful, but by Godzilla recovers and is able to continue the fight. He is victorious, and kills the Thorny Devil with his Atomic Ray.
Two conspiracy theorists sneak into Area 51, a United States Air Force installation in New Mexico. They are greeted by a [[Giant Armadillo|giant armadillo]], who nearly tramples them as they escape through the same vent they entered, but not before one snaps a series of photos.
 
At their Staten Island base, [[H.E.A.T.]] tests [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]]'s responses to music, with [[Niko Tatopoulos]] believing it to be the first step towards greater communication with him. Country music bores him, but a rock tune agitates him enough to destroy the speakers inside his cave with atomic breath. The latter track was slipped in by [[Randy Hernandez]], as part of his campaign to annoy everyone else on the team. He scatters [[Elsie Chapman]]'s papers as he tests out a wheeled windsurfer, then asks [[Monique Dupre]] to a Radicals concept. After they put him to work, a news report on Area 51 catches Elsie's eye. The two truth-seekers who broke into the base reveal one of their photos, which they claim is an "alien cruiser." Randy enhances the photo, revealing it to be a head-on shot of the giant armadillo.
 
H.E.A.T. travels to Area 51, where dozens of alien enthusiasts are camped outside. The doctor in charge of the base, Candace Kirk, emerges to announce that the recent photos are fakes. Nick approaches her, but she brushes him off, claiming that the base is only used for "agricultural experiments." Undeterred, H.E.A.T. uses [[N.I.G.E.L.]] to break into the base, but Candace soon catches them. Her cover story quickly collapses as the giant armadillo appears before them. She and the soldiers accompanying her immobilize it with electrified control prods, but it quickly recovers and crushes their Jeep. Randy hatches a plan to trap it in the roots of a nearby mesquite plant and helps Monique lure it into place. In the process, a plastic explosive meant to expose the roots destroys N.I.G.E.L.
 
Candace lets H.E.A.T. further inside the base and explains that Area 51 was originally used for underground nuclear testing in the 1950's. She shows them two more mutations under study: a lizard and rat. She also reveals that a second mutation escaped its enclosure: the Thorny Devil, an armored reptile.
 
H.E.A.T. tries to help the military tranquilize the Thorny Devil. Randy and Candace hit it off, especially after she plays a Radicals CD during their hunt. The Thorny Devil soon reemerges, revealing a stabbing tongue and a toxic spike launcher on top of its head. Burrowing into the base, Godzilla intercepts the mutation, but its armor proves resistant to his atomic breath. The Thorny Devil gains the upper hand, throwing Godzilla over its head and stabbing him with its spikes. Randy cobbles together a new windsurfer and shoots the Thorny Devil with a tranquilizer dart, but the dart quickly falls out and it pins him to a perimeter wall with its spikes. Godzilla recovers and knocks the Thorny Devil on its back with a tail whip, then kills it with his atomic breath. He exits by barreling through the same wall, causing a stir among the true believers outside. As H.E.A.T. drives away, Monique accepts Randy's offer to go to the Radicals concert, although she is dejected when he exclaims that he plans to invite Candace as well.
==Cast==
{{Cast
|Ian Ziering|Dr. [[Niko Tatopoulos|Nick Tatopolous]]
|Malcolm Danare|Dr. [[Mendel Craven]]
|Rino Romano|[[Randy Hernandez]]
|Charity James|Dr. [[Elsie Chapman]]
|Brigitte Bako|[[Monique Dupre]]
|[[wikipedia:Susan Eisenberg|Susan Eisenberg]]|Dr. Candace Kirk
|[[wikipedia:Dan Gilvezan|Dan Gilvezan]]|TV Reporter
|[[wikipedia:Michael Reisz|Michael Reisz]]|Trespasser #1
|[[wikipedia:Doug Savant|Doug Savant]]|Trespasser #2
}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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===Characters & Monsters===
===Monsters===
*[[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]]
*[[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]]
*[[Thorny Devil]]
*[[Thorny Devil]]
*[[Giant Armadillo]]
*[[Giant Armadillo]]
*[[Area 51 Mutations]]
*[[Area 51 Mutations]]
*[[H.E.A.T.]]
**Giant Lizard
**[[Nick Tatopoulos]]
**Giant Rat
**[[Monique Dupre]]
**[[Randy Hernandez]]
**[[Elsie Chapman]]
**[[Mendel Craven]]
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===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races===
===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races===
*[[H.E.A.T.]]
*[[Heat-Seeker]]
*[[Heat-Seeker]]
*[[N.I.G.E.L.]]
*[[N.I.G.E.L.]]
==Trivia==
*"Area 51" seems to take place before "[[Leviathan]]" despite airing over a year later, as members of H.E.A.T. scoff at the idea that aliens have visited Earth.
*Doug Savant previously played Sergeant O'Neal in ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' (1998).
*One of the conspiracy theorists attempts to communicate with the [[Giant Armadillo]] with a [[wikipedia:Vulcan salute|Vulcan salute]].
*[[Randy Hernandez]] cites [[wikipedia:Conway Twitty|Conway Twitty]] and [[wikipedia:Starland Vocal Band|Starland Vocal Band]] as musicians [[Niko Tatopoulos]] planned to expose [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]] to.
*After he questions her taste in television, [[Elsie Chapman]] calls out [[Mendel Craven]] for enjoying ''[[wikipedia:The Young and the Restless|The Young and the Restless]]''.
*One of the alien enthusiasts camped outside Area 51 holds a sign that reads "[[wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T. Phone Me]]."
*After Candace Kirk remarks that the Pentagon disapproves of Area 51 studying mutations, Nick replies, "[[Destroy All Monsters|Destroy all monsters]]. We're familiar with that philosophy."
*Before Randy faces the Thorny Devil on his windsurfer, Candace [[wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|kisses him on the cheek and says, "For luck."]]
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Revision as of 13:20, 20 September 2019

Godzilla: The Series Episodes
"Shafted"
"Area 51"
"The Twister"
"Area 51"
Area 51
Series Godzilla: The Series
Episode # 32
Directed by Alan Caldwell
Written by Jeff Wynne
Air date 2/5/2000

"Area 51" is the thirty-second episode of Godzilla: The Series and the eleventh episode of season 2.

Plot

Two conspiracy theorists sneak into Area 51, a United States Air Force installation in New Mexico. They are greeted by a giant armadillo, who nearly tramples them as they escape through the same vent they entered, but not before one snaps a series of photos.

At their Staten Island base, H.E.A.T. tests Godzilla's responses to music, with Niko Tatopoulos believing it to be the first step towards greater communication with him. Country music bores him, but a rock tune agitates him enough to destroy the speakers inside his cave with atomic breath. The latter track was slipped in by Randy Hernandez, as part of his campaign to annoy everyone else on the team. He scatters Elsie Chapman's papers as he tests out a wheeled windsurfer, then asks Monique Dupre to a Radicals concept. After they put him to work, a news report on Area 51 catches Elsie's eye. The two truth-seekers who broke into the base reveal one of their photos, which they claim is an "alien cruiser." Randy enhances the photo, revealing it to be a head-on shot of the giant armadillo.

H.E.A.T. travels to Area 51, where dozens of alien enthusiasts are camped outside. The doctor in charge of the base, Candace Kirk, emerges to announce that the recent photos are fakes. Nick approaches her, but she brushes him off, claiming that the base is only used for "agricultural experiments." Undeterred, H.E.A.T. uses N.I.G.E.L. to break into the base, but Candace soon catches them. Her cover story quickly collapses as the giant armadillo appears before them. She and the soldiers accompanying her immobilize it with electrified control prods, but it quickly recovers and crushes their Jeep. Randy hatches a plan to trap it in the roots of a nearby mesquite plant and helps Monique lure it into place. In the process, a plastic explosive meant to expose the roots destroys N.I.G.E.L.

Candace lets H.E.A.T. further inside the base and explains that Area 51 was originally used for underground nuclear testing in the 1950's. She shows them two more mutations under study: a lizard and rat. She also reveals that a second mutation escaped its enclosure: the Thorny Devil, an armored reptile.

H.E.A.T. tries to help the military tranquilize the Thorny Devil. Randy and Candace hit it off, especially after she plays a Radicals CD during their hunt. The Thorny Devil soon reemerges, revealing a stabbing tongue and a toxic spike launcher on top of its head. Burrowing into the base, Godzilla intercepts the mutation, but its armor proves resistant to his atomic breath. The Thorny Devil gains the upper hand, throwing Godzilla over its head and stabbing him with its spikes. Randy cobbles together a new windsurfer and shoots the Thorny Devil with a tranquilizer dart, but the dart quickly falls out and it pins him to a perimeter wall with its spikes. Godzilla recovers and knocks the Thorny Devil on its back with a tail whip, then kills it with his atomic breath. He exits by barreling through the same wall, causing a stir among the true believers outside. As H.E.A.T. drives away, Monique accepts Randy's offer to go to the Radicals concert, although she is dejected when he exclaims that he plans to invite Candace as well.

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Trivia

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