The Best Episodes Directed By Nathan Chew

#1 - Island of Youth

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/12/2016

While the castle is preparing a surprise party for Esteban, Elena and Mateo take him sailing to an island where the Fountain of Youth is located. Elena and Mateo must save Esteban when he drinks too much water and becomes younger.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Becca Topol

#2 - Prince Too Charming

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2016

Elena visits the Kingdom of Cordoba to oversee construction of a bridge between it and Avalor but is convinced by lazy and spoiled Prince Alonso to shirk her royal duties. Elena must save the kingdom when the digging awakens a totem giant from Mayan folklore named the Yacalli.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Mercedes Valle

#3 - Finders Leapers

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2016

During an archeological dig, Esteban accidentally releases a mischievous duende, a magical elf-like creature based on Latino folklore, who sets out on a mission to unleash hundreds of other duendes on Avalor.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Silvia Cardenas Olivas

#4 - Navidad

Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/2016

Elena brings all the communities of Avalor together to share each other's holiday traditions. But when a Doña Paloma scheme causes an overly competitive atmosphere, Elena sets off on a traditional "parranda" and carols through the city to remind everyone of the true spirit of Navidad.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Craig Gerber

#5 - Olaball

Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/2017

Elena helps coach Gabe when he joins Avalor's Royal "olaball" team despite being a terrible player.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Tom Rogers

#6 - Crystal in the Rough

Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2017

On Isabel’s first day of school, she tries changing herself in order to fit in on a field trip to the Crystal Caverns.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Mercedes Valle

#7 - The Princess Knight

Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2017

Elena enters a fencing tournament disguised as "Knight Elezar" to prove that she is a great fencer.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Becca Topol

#8 - Captain Turner Returns

Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2017

Naomi's mom gets a new job in their old kingdom. Naomi and Elena try to convince her not to move the family away from Avalor.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Kaita Mpambara

#9 - Spirit Monkey Business

Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/30/2017

Elena must rescue Mateo when an unruly spirit monkey launches him into the Spirit World.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Tom Rogers

#10 - Masks of Magic

Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/1/2017

Elena must work with Doña Paloma to break a spell.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Kaita Mpambara

#11 - One Angry Bravo

Season 3 Episode 29 - Aired 12/15/2000

Johnny goes to a Court House.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#12 - Carnival of the Darned

Season 3 Episode 30 - Aired 12/15/2000

Johnny runs away from home after blowing up the microwave oven and joins a freak show.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Gene Grillo

#13 - Enter the Chipmunk

Season 3 Episode 33 - Aired 2/2/2001

When a chipmunk falls in Johnny's shirt during a karate match and ends up leveling everyone. His Master's rival is so impressed he kidnapps Johnny until he will teach his move.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#14 - Toy Boy Johnny

Season 3 Episode 35 - Aired 2/23/2001

Johnny is named CEO of a major toy conglomerate and invents action fiures of himself for the holiday season. But when they are defective he is fired.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#15 - Lodge Brother Johnny

Season 3 Episode 37 - Aired 4/6/2001

When Johnny agrees to take the initation trial for the "Brotherhood of the Gnu", a group that Pops and Carl are members of, he must face the daunting tasks of eating one potato chip and listening to Brother Ernie's unnecessarly long story of buying a new couch.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#16 - Chain Gang Johnny

Season 3 Episode 38 - Aired 4/27/2001

Johnny is a member of the Chain gang.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#17 - Freudian Dip

Season 3 Episode 42 - Aired 4/6/2001

Johnny keeps having horrible nightmares about a monster, and it's driving Mama crazy. Suzy, armed with a degree in psychology she earned over the internet, decides to psychoanalyze Johnny and find the root of his terrifying dreams.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#18 - Auteur! Auteur!

Season 3 Episode 43 - Aired 5/11/2001

Johnny is a film director, writer and a star of a new movie that he has created using a $7 million arts grant from the government of the United States of America.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#19 - A Reject Runs Through It

Season 3 Episode 45 - Aired 5/11/2001

Carl and Pops dare Johnny to catch a rare fish, the "potty-mouth salmon".

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#20 - The Island of Mrs. Morceau

Season 3 Episode 46 - Aired 6/7/2002

After traveling to this island to meet babes, Johnny is turned into half-man, Half-hamster. Enraged by this Johnny vows to destroy the mutating machine.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#21 - Third Dork from the Sun

Season 3 Episode 48 - Aired 6/7/2002

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn

#22 - Get Stinky!

Season 3 Episode 51 - Aired 6/14/2002

Johnny's childhood nemisis, Stinky, moves back to town and she is now very pretty and actually interested in him but he is unable to see that just the memories of all the practicle jokes she played on him.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Jed Spingarn