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
- 2020–7.5 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonMelvin isn't exactly their friend - but it's not like George and Harold can just let him be held captive by diabolical Biglyans, right? Right?!?Once again, I just like it. 6/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.9 (29)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe boys recruit kids to join the M.I.S.F.A.R.T.S. -- the Mega Incredible Search Force Adventure Rescue Team Squad -- and bring Mr. Krupp back to school.Okay jungle adventure plot with good songs. I don't like the ending though and the thing with Other Sophie is weird. 6/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.8 (48)TV EpisodeStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonTo get out of an epic assignment, George and Harold go back in time to the moment homework was invented to try and stop it before it starts."Corny" - my dad describing this episode. 6/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.6 (53)TV EpisodeDirectorOctavio E. RodriguezStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonA school dance sounds like fun -- but only if the boys can keep their music teacher from playing DJ and putting everyone to sleep.Whatever the hell was up with the werewolves throwing up lowered this episode by a bit. I like the fight scenes though. 7/10
- 2018–20198.4 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonStuck in separate camps, Harold and George unleash a hyperintelligent talking possum to scare the pants off Krupp.I don't get the motives of the animals, the way they put it makes it sound contradictory to what they say in the end. Cool anime like ending though. 5/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.4 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe Melvins' latest invention sends the boys' Dump Day "trash-alanche" into another dimension -- and inadvertently summons a monster.The only good thing is the last like 10 minutes or so. 5/10
- DirectorTodd GrimesStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonIn this interactive special, Harold and George need your decision-making skills to stop Krupp from blowing their beloved treehouse to smithereensSome choices were good, some were bad. The ice cream musical alone raises this by like two numbers. 5/10
- 2018–20197.5 (19)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonIt is parents' weekend at Lake Summer Camp, and Krupp is eager to make amends with Harold and George -- or so he says.It's boring. 4/10
- 2018–20197.1 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorErik KlingStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonHarold and George don't ask for much -- just a fun scavenger hunt that does not include doing Krupp's errands; careful what you wish for, fellas.Barf and inflation fetishes, also just really stupid in general. First half was decent but second half ruined it. No wonder little kid me always skipped this episode. 4/10
- 2018–20197.5 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonSummer camp is on the line as Melvin's nanobots find a new host is Captain Underpants, forcing the boys to shrink down and go inside his brain.Fantastic Voyage plots have always had a soft spot for me but this one isn't that good. Also, the fact that erasing Melvinborg was just kinda brushed off honestly annoys me. 4/10
- 2018–20197.3 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonMr. Krupp's campers take on rich rivals in a hoity-toity boat race that also features a revenge-obsessed giant salamander -- paging Captain Underpants.Barely anything happened. 4/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.5 (29)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonGeorge and Harold train a rat for extra credit. But when their subject escapes into the sewers, he's doused with toxic waste and becomes ... Poopacabra!The romance was weird, George and Harold are the real bad guys even though they're not portrayed as such. 4/10
- 2018–20197.4 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorErik KlingStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonWith fun in short supply, Harold and George persuade Mr. Krupp to dump the campers in the middle of the forest so they can learn to rough it.This episode is pretty boring. BA DUM TSS. 4/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.8 (39)TV EpisodeStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe boys' latest comic inspires their jorts-wearing Spanish teacher to become a superhero with otherworldly powers.Jerry is a pain to sit through 22 minutes of, but I'll give it creativity points. 3/10
- 2020–7.4 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorErik KlingStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonAfter George and Harold learn the truth about their mission, Dupe Licitous enlists the entire crew in a quest to repair a rogue satellite.It's really fucking stupid, laughably stupid. 3/10
- 2018–20196.7 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin PeatyStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonEager to get the campers out of his hair, Mr. Krupp orders them to climb Plummet Peak, where a terrifying creature is rumoured to live.This episode is just weird and boring. 3/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.1 (39)TV EpisodeStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonA chocolate-pudding "incident" sends George and Harold into hiding. But there's a new principal when they come back -- and no one remembers them!Creative plot is there but barely anything is done with it. It feels like 4 hours to sit through. 2/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.4 (46)TV EpisodeStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonAfter Erica critiques their comic book, George and Harold create a brand-new character -- a vampire who sucks the joy out of everything.Bullshit themes about feminism and bad writing, but mostly bullshit themes about feminism. 2/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.5 (39)TV EpisodeStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonHoly guacamole! George and Harold are so determined to win an avocado-growing contest that they accidentally turn their science teacher into a monster.The amount this episode bothers me is insane. It's mostly the fight scenes though, why are you yelling at the top of your lungs and destroying things for people to be quiet? 2/10
- 2020–7.3 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorErik KlingStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonThe crew meets their blue-hued doppelgängers when they crash-land on an alien planet where kids call all the shots.This episode rips off both the Purple Potty People and Brainy Blabulous. Which makes it insultingly bad, making it an automatic 1/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.7 (37)TV EpisodeDirectorOctavio E. RodriguezStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonTo steal Mr. Krupp's rule book from a tightly locked safe, the boys cook up a super-intelligent gas cloud who winds up turning against them.Why am I supposed to care and how can there be this little of a shit given... 1/10
- 2018–201924mTV-Y77.8 (37)TV EpisodeStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonIt's a race against time as George and Harold try to get Mr. Krupp fired before he can have them expelled. But first: a faceoff with the Toot Fairy!Inflation? Farts? This episode has all Deviantart loves! But seriously, this episode just makes me really upset, I'd go into it more but I give too little of a shit about this trainwreck episode. 1/10
- 2018–201923mTV-Y77.2 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorSeung Woo ChaStarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonWho knew a thawed-out dinosaur could read comics and pull pranks? Well, this one does -- and he's one of Harold and George's biggest fans.So many problems including inconsistent time travel, portraying the wrong characters (Mallison and friends) in the wrong, and just generally being annoying. Funny how the worst episode actually has an okay concept. 1/10
- StarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonBest friends George and Harold scheme together a number of pranks at school involving their principal, whose alter ego is a superhero they created called Captain Underpants.Adding this for more search options
- StarsNat FaxonJay GragnaniRamone HamiltonFourth-grade friends George and Harold have a shared love of pranks and comic books -- and turning their principal into an undies-wearing superhero.Adding this for more search options