The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants ranked (best to worst)
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My favorite season is season 3, worst is season 1. I have rewatched this show once with my dad and twice with my friend, this list might not be fully finalized but for the most part it's accurate to my current thoughts.
My favorite season is season 3, worst is season 1. I have rewatched this show once with my dad and twice with my friend, this list might not be fully finalized but for the most part it's accurate to my current thoughts.
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- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.9 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonCaptain Underpants becomes a wanted man when a criminal who looks just like him starts robbing banks. Can George and Harold help clear his name?A really good bizarro story. It gets the plot started right away and is enjoyable all throughout. It's the only episode focussing on my boy and I freaking adore it. Also, court plots are my favorites. 10/10
This episode and number 2 are equal in terms of how much I like them, but this one is my number 1 because it feels more something I'd read in the books. I grew up with the books and have read them since I was 8, so I have a slight bias. - 2018–201923mTV-Y77.9 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonAfter George and Harold work with Erica to create a new comic book hero, she springs off the page -- and plunges into real-life crime fighting.There's no filler whatsoever, the whole episode is fun and intense. Two villains as well so there's double of a threat which leads to more story. 10/10
- 2018–20197.9 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonA fierce game of plot potato takes an unexpected twist when Melvin unleashes one of his most fiendish -- and carb-loaded -- creations to date.Take A Dark and Story Night from The Loud House, add different animation styles for every new part of the story, add action, and you get this great episode. 10/10
- 2020–8.8 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonEverybody on the spaceship has been cryogenically frozen for three months - everyone, that is, except Krupp, who's wide awake and happily in charge.This episode is really enjoyable and funny. The bit when Captain Underpants freaks out over the puppet is hilarious. Even the episode says itself it's "not the greatest" (it shows a cutaway of a Cosmicops episode with the same plot as this one, George and Harold make that comment when it finishes). For some reason I think it's the best episode in this season. Hell, my dad said this was his favorite of the season. 10/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y78.0 (35)TV EpisodeStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe boys travel back in time to stop Mr. Krupp from becoming a bully, only to find that their plan has turned him into a ruthless businessman.This episode proves that season 1 could've been way more than what we got. It changed up the formula, did something with it, and hooked me the whole time (especially with the Voltron references), THIS is a book adaptation. 10/10.
- 2018–201923mTV-Y78.0 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorTodd GrimesStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonWith Mr. Krupp gone and two terrible Melvins in charge, Harold and George fight back by hypnotizing their gym teacher, Mr. Meaner.It's so different for one. The Ultraton references are so good in this show and shows the animation off. I love episodes like this that switch it up, also a great season premiere. 10/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y78.3 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorTodd GrimesOctavio E. RodriguezStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonGeorge and Harold trick Melvin into turning their bus into a time machine so they can reroute their field trip and see what ancient Rome was really like.A Magic School Bus episode but it's Captain Underpants. 10/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.9 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe boys transfer to a bizarro version of Jerome Horwitz Elementary, where the teachers are nice, the kids are good ... and fun is nowhere to be found.This episode is a combination of a lot of good things. It acknowledges how idiotic things like TikTok and YouTube Shorts are in a funny way, it goes back to the standard book formula like in season 1, plus it's just enjoyable all throughout.
- 2018–20197.7 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonMr. Krupp makes the kids do arts and crafts so he can sell for the worth of the LeisureMyLand. However, an anomaly in their creations sends them into the Dream Dimension, a place where dreams are reality.Love the plot of the dreamcatcher sending them to the dream world, spotlight on a background character (Dressy) was a nice change of pace and Captain Underpants actually defeating a villain on his own was nice. Very unique! 10/10
- DirectorSeung Woo ChaKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonWhen Melvin tries to cancel Halloween, clever best friends Harold and George create their own spooky holiday -- and it's a huge success.I love anything Halloween, but Spookley the Square Pumpkin will remain the greatest piece of media ever made. The haunted house section was probably my favorite, it just shows how fluid the animation can get. 10/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y78.5 (43)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid H. BrooksJohn Harvatine IVStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonRumors swirl around the shadowy Bo Hweemuth, a mysterious student with secret gifts who has the whole school living in fear.I think this episode is just adorable. It's so sweet how Bo is just a guy with all these rumors made up about him only to be seen as really kind and a big fan of George and Harold's, the ending where they win him back with their friendship is just so sweet and the claymation guarantees this as a spot in the top. 10/10
- 2018–20198.4 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorTodd GrimesStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonHarold and George can't wait to spend the summer together at camp -- but not so fast, boys, as old nemesis Mr. Krupp has an unpleasant surprise.Great introduction to my favorite season of the show. This one perfectly sets everything up and is enjoyable all throughout. 10/10
- 2018–20198.1 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorErik KlingStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe pressure is on Harold and George to tell the scariest campfire story ever; perhaps their tale of an ill-fated frontier dentist will do the trick.This episode is so cool, it's really done more by how most of this episode takes place at night. 10/10
- 2020–8.1 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonInspired by their favorite TV show, George and Harold - along with Principal Krupp - blast off to outer space, where an angry toilet awaits.Very fun premiere! This one reminded me of the movie but space. How else do I describe it? 9/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.8 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorOctavio E. RodriguezStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonAfter injecting all the teachers with bee DNA, the Melvins run the new "hive mind" of the school -- until Ms. Ribble accidentally becomes queen bee.Really creative, I love this plot. It does get uncomfortable at points though... 9/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.4 (37)TV EpisodeDirectorOctavio E. RodriguezStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonAfter Erica compares her suspension to a vacation, a jealous George and Harold pull every prank in the book so they can get suspended, too.You could argue about foot fetishes, but I don't care. Bender is a sock and this episode is really fun. Fight scenes in this episode are probably some of my favorite. 8/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.4 (74)TV EpisodeDirectorTodd GrimesStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonGeorge and Harold get revenge on their gym teacher by writing him into a ridiculous new comic. But the joke's on them when life imitates art.A great series introduction, it felt just like one of the books but with a few alterations. It's just a classic first episode but really doesn't feel like a first episode, with this type of show I think it works for the first season. 8/10
- 2018–20197.6 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorErik KlingStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonGeorge and Harold want Cash Networth to buy the camp and fire Mr. Krupp, but before he'll agree to pony up the dough, Cash has a small request of his own.Really fun finale to my favorite season of the show. Love the plot of this one. 8/10
- 2018–20197.7 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorTodd GrimesStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe campers' splat-tastic game of paintball is rather rudely interrupted by a foul, formidable fiend known only as Camoflush.More lore towards Mr. Ree is nice to see. I love paintball in general so this episode was just fun, also Tom Wilson as Camoflush was great casting. 8/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y78.2 (40)TV EpisodeDirectorOctavio E. RodriguezStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonA T.P. prank gone wrong leads to clogged toilets -- and a fateful explosion -- that turns the boys' new French teacher into a mummy.A solid episode. The mummy's noises got a little annoying but it's good. 7/10
- 2020–7.5 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonOh, the indignity: George and Harold are forced to perform spa treatments on gigantic Biglyans. Also, Dr. Fitzgibbons reveals a shocking secret.It's the final battle, however it's somewhat underwhelming until the epic ending. The last seen after they time travel is really strange and I still don't get it, it also renders everything pointless. 7/10.
- 2018–20197.9 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonA final exam sends George and Harold to the Doom Dome, where they must battle Melvin -- who's been injected with powerful nanobots -- in order to pass.I just like it. 7/10
- 2018–20197.8 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonDespite being terrible at the job, Mr. Krupp wants to be the camp director again next summer, which is something that Harold and George cannot abide.It's ok. Cool heist plot but nothing special except for the dance party scenes. 7/10
- DirectorDavid H. BrooksErik KlingKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonChristmas gets weird - really weird - after George and Harold go back in time to change up a few of their beloved holiday's traditions.Okay enough time travel robot showdown Christmas special, first half is really boring but the second half is great, skip it if you wanna avoid the boring stuff. 6/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.5 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorTodd GrimesOctavio E. RodriguezStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe boys use Melvin's new animal hybrid invention to make a creature that's a cross between a butt and a fly. But these butt-erflies are real monsters!Why does the fandom hate this episode? It's decent, what else is there for me to say? 6/10