Episode Hive Logo

The Best Episodes Directed By Howy Parkins

Every TV Episode Directed by Howy Parkins Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Pluto's Best
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E16

    Pluto and Butch, Pete's dog, compete for a trophy by playing a variety of games.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Emperor's New Tuber
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E1

    While waiting to be seated at a restaurant, Kuzco discovers Malina's competitive side. A waiter fills them in on a potato growing contest. Malina enters the contest, but can not grow a potato, so Kuzco offers her some of Yzma's super grow potion. Meanwhile, Yzma and Kronk try to think of new ways the destroy Kuzco, including bringing a statue of him to life.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Picture This!
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E9

    It is school picture day and Malina is making a big fuss about how her school picture must be perfect. When her picture ends up being bad, she rounds up all the yearbooks and destroys them. However, she forgets that a yearbook is locked in a Time Capsule in the temple. Now, her, Kuzco, and Kronk must get the yearbook before the temple is locked for 1,000 years.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Cool Summer
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    Kuzco and Pacha's family goes on vacation to the beach. When Kuzco thinks they are taking away his coolness, he starts hanging out with a girl named Yasmine, who just happens to be a young Yzma in disguise.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - How Now Sea Cow?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E12

    Malina signs up for the "Save A Manatee Program" and is forced to take care of a manatee at her house. When the manatee, named Doyle, expects her to do all the work and messes up her room along with Kuzco, Malina tries to get rid of Doyle.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - A Fair to Remember
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E13

    With the Kuz-Carnival coming up, Kuzco wants to go with Malina so they can go in the tunnel of love. However, she once again turns him down. This time it is because Ramon asked her to go. Kuzco decides to ruin the date., so he shoves Bucky in their popcorn, sprays Ramon with water, and even puts him into a arena with a hungry bear. But will his tricks work?

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Curse of the Moon Beast
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E15

    It is prank day at the school, and Kronk is trying to avoid Kuzco so that he doesn't fall into another one of his pranks. However Kuzco comes to school acting extremely scared of a "Moon Beast" that he saw the previous night.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - The Emperor's New School Spirit
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E17

    When Kuzco enters a pep rally, he is disappointed to find out that everyone could care less about him, and they only want to see the school’s mascot, Victor the Llama. In order to gain more attention, he decides to get rid of Victor. Meanwhile, Yzma is getting prepared for her high school reunion, and is having doubts about going because of the kids who made fun of her.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Card Wars
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E18

    When a new card game becomes the latest craze, Kuzco rushes to get his own set of cards. He then tries to rip off Kronk to get a powerful card, but it turns out that it was he who was ripped off. Now Kuzco will do anything to get the card back. Yzma decides to try and use the card to trade the rights to the throne. Meanwhile, Malina and Yata, who believe they are being mature by not being caught up in the latest fads, start buying all the coolest accessories.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - The Emperor's New School Musical
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E21

    Yzma comes up with the ultimate way to prevent Kuzco from graduating! She wastes school funds and the academy goes bankrupted, and Yzma tries to tear it town. Malina convinces Yzma to give them two days to raise enough money to save the school and she decides to do a musical. The plan seems to be ruined prematurely when no one is good enough to be in it. However, things are saved when Yata manages to get pop superstar Dirk Brock to perform in the musical. Now that Kuzco can't star in the musical, he tries to get rid of Brock (as does Yzma), but his advances could push Malina away from him.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - A Giftmas Story
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E22

    Giftmas is just around the corner and everyone is getting ready for the holiday. Malina and Yata go shopping to find Kuzco some kind of gift he might actually like, while Pacha tells Chaca and Tipo a bedtime story about Papa Santos. However, Kuzco tells them that he does not exist, which fuels Tipo to find proof that he does. Meanwhile, Yzma’s fruitcake plan fails and she comes up with another way to get rid of Kuzco. She makes a game show about him (which he ironically comes in second place) in order for him to win a trip to a ski resort on Mount Reeve. However, the mountain does not have a resort and Kuzco and Kronk end up frozen. Then some gnomes show up and take the two of them to Papa Santos’ ice palace. Kuzco finally believes in him and finds out that he is on the naughty list, which is why his wishes never come true. He then sets out to correct all the wrong things he has done in order to get his wish to be Emperor. Meanwhile, Malina still struggles on what to get Kuzco.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - No Man Is an Island
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E23

    Yzma's latest scheme to get rid of Kuzco is a little more simplistic then usual. She decides to just put him in a box and ship him away. When Kronk sets a trap for Kuzco, he also ends up capturing Malina, and shipping them to a deserted island. While Yzma decides to begin her palace remodeling, Kronk heads to the island to save Malina, and maybe Kuzco. In order to stop Kronk from rescuing Kuzco, Yzma heads to the island. Meanwhile, Malina ends up becoming an idol for the monkeys, who do anything she wants. Kuzco then gets them to worship him, but the two end up being sacrifices to their real idol, a giant monkey.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - Vincent Van Guaka
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E24

    Kuzco invites Malina, Kronk, Yata, and Guaca over to play games, where they discover Guaca's \"fear\" of drawing. His father wants him to be an artist, so he entered him in the art competition to be held the next day. Kuzco hates seeing Guaca so depressed (since he keeps spilling his drinks), so he sneaks into Yzma's lab to find a painting potion. When it turns out that Yzma used the last one, Kuzco must make another one. When he goes to test it at the art fair, his pterodactyl drawing comes to life and takes Guaca's father for a ride! Now it is up to Guaca to save his dad.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 32 - Last Ditch Effort
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E32

    Kuzco decides to ditch school for the day. However, it turns out that this will be Kuzco's tenth absence from school, meaning he will be expelled, and his chance of becoming emperor will be forever gone. Malina and Guaca then ditch school to get Kuzco back to school before the final bell. Meanwhile, Yzma learns of this and together her and Kronk try to keep Kuzco away from the school.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 43 - Take My Advice
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E43

    Yzma has to take her annual royal adviser review and fails because she never advised Kuzco in the last year. She is replaced by Obsessia, a change Kuzco is at first pleased with but shortly her overbearing turns up to be worse then Yzma's plots. Unfortunately, Amzy got fired too and so Yzma left after her unsuccessful efforts to find another job. Kuzco and Kronk follow her to convince the former adviser and hire her back.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 53 - Eco Kuzco
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E53

    Yzma is cleaning up her old potions and wants to throw them into the river. Kronk tries to prevent this and make her recycle. However, she tricks him and they end up in the river. This begins turning all of the townspeople into various animals. Meanwhile, Malina is trying to make the school paper more interesting so she can get into KuzCollege, and she may have just found her biggest story yet.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 40 - Father O' Mine
    8.2/10(2 votes)

    S2:E40

    A man arrives in town that claims to be Kuzco's father. Kuzco, who does not remember his father, immediately thinks he is telling the truth and the two becomes inseparable. However, everyone else is suspicious of the man, and it turns out that he might not be who he says he is.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Mikey's Pants
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E17

    The gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 28 - Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S4:E28

    T.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Terrifying Tales of Recess
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E1

    In this Hallowe'en episode, Butch tells us three terrifying tales of Recess. Children of the Cornchip: Cornchip Girl eats some untested cornchips and turns into a werekid! The gang have to save her. When Bikes Attack!: The bikes that the kids ride to school everyday become alive and turn against their riders. Night of the Living Finsters: Lawson challenges Vince to spend the night in the graveyard, only for the gang to discover that the school is built on the Finster family graveyard.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Chipmunky Business
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E21

    For Kuzclub Week, everybody has to join a club for a week or will fail. Kuzco joins the Jr. Chipmunks hoping for an easy time. Yzma's nephews, Zim and Zam, try to make sure Kuzco doesn't get a badge so he can't pass.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - TV or not TV
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E10

    Yzma is to be interviewed by Empress Magazine, and will also give a tour of the palace. However, she must somehow distract everyone. She \"invents\" the TV and has Kronk become a TV Superstar to have people become couch potatoes while she does the interview. Meanwhile, Kuzco gets jealous of Kronk getting all the attention.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Prisoner of Kuzcoban
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E4

    A guy from Kuzco's past comes to get revenge on Kuzco for falsely imprisoning him for breaking Kuzco's statue seven years ago.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Show Me the Monkey
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E7

    Kuzco thinks that Llama herding looks easy, so Pacha makes him do it for a day. However, the Llamas end up drinking some of Yzma's potions and are turned into demons. Meanwhile, Kronk, who also had some of the potion, is trying to get a meal at Mudka's, but everyone keeps banning him.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Demon Llama!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E8

    Kuzco thinks that Llama herding looks easy, so Pacha makes him do it for a day. However, the Llamas end up drinking some of Yzma's potions and are turned into demons. Meanwhile, Kronk, who also had some of the potion, is trying to get a meal at Mudka's, but everyone keeps banning him.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Howy Parkins Ratings Summary

"Pluto's Best" is the best rated episode directed by Howy Parkins. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 9/22/2006 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Emperor's New Tuber".