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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - XL
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - XL

    S4:E1

    Aku sends a Ninja to destroy Jack who is busily helping a port town in distress.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Birth of Evil
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Birth of Evil

    S4:E4

    When ancient gods try to destroy a powerful evil, they send one piece of the beast hurtling through space. This piece lands on earth, spreading its evil through the land. When it encroaches on an Emperor's empire, he takes it upon himself to destroy the evil, but ends up unleashing the evil that is Aku.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - XLIX
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - XLIX

    S4:E10

    As Jack goes through fall, winter, spring and summer, he must battle the perils that each season brings.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - XLIV
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - XLIV

    S4:E7

    When Aku raises the bounty on Jack, the best bounty hunters in the world gather to capture him.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - XLVIII
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #5 - XLVIII

    S4:E9

    Tired of all the bounty hunters and robots failing, Aku fights Jack, mano y mano.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - XXXIX
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - XXXIX

    S3:E11

    Jack is directed to a deathtrap-filled labyrinth which holds a diamond that can restore him to his time. Unfortunately a master thief also enters the labyrinth going for the item.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - XLII
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - XLII

    S4:E3

    Jack is approached by a cool Samurai-punk who wants to battle with Jack in order to prove that he is the best.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - XXII
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #8 - XXII

    S2:E9

    Aku hires the best hunters in the galaxy to track down the most elusive of prey - Samurai Jack.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - X
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #9 - X

    S1:E8

    Jack goes through a cave full of challenges only to find an old warrior longing to reach Valhalla.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - XXVI
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #10 - XXVI

    S2:E13

    When a band of bikes mow over Jack's sandals, he goes on a hunt for the perfect footwear.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Something Stupid This Way Comes
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Something Stupid This Way Comes

    S1:E13

    Nergal, the fiend from the center of the Earth, returns to the surface, emerging a carnival with him, trying once more to make friends. In the following, Billy tries to help Nergal make friends by being considerate, but Nergal fails to apply correctly his advice. When Nergal is told that Grim was forced to be Billy and Mandy's friend-slave, Nergal then decides to force the world to be his friends by turning them into dark beings similar to him. In the end, Nergal turns Billy, Mandy, Grim and even the viewer (thus breaking the fourth wall) into one before the episode ends.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Billy & the Bully
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Billy & the Bully

    S1:E19

    Billy is constantly provoked by a bully named Sperg and runs over to Grim for help.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Grim in Love
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Grim in Love

    S2:E12

    Grim falls for a Goth girl.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - The Crawling Niceness
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Crawling Niceness

    S2:E15

    Billy hatches a giant spider.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Son of Nergal
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Son of Nergal

    S2:E18

    Billy and Mandy contend with Nergal Jr.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - Grim for a Day
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Grim for a Day

    S2:E24

    Billy and Grim switch places for a day.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 26 - Billy and Mandy's Jacked Up Halloween
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Billy and Mandy's Jacked Up Halloween

    S2:E26

    A headless man from Grim's past uses Billy to steal Grim's scythe.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Jeffy's Web
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Jeffy's Web

    S4:E13

    When Billy gets under his house's foundation, he encounters again his "son", Jeff the Spider, who has just laid eggs. Jeff tries to make things right with Billy so he can take care of the baby spiders, as he is going to die after the eggs hatch. Naturally terrified of seeing Jeff, Billy runs away and a wild car chase ensues. The eggs hatch, and Grim decides to refill Jeff's hourglass that represents his lifetime so he does not die and can continue to scare Billy.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Reap Walking
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Reap Walking

    S5:E6

    When the mall's surveillance cameras capture Grim's silhouette attacking endangered owls, a naturalist named Corey Nebraska blames Grim for the attacks, while Mandy suspects Grim is sleepwalking again. Billy, Mandy and Nebraska follow Grim while he sleepwalks, but they realize it is actually Billy's mom, the one attacking the owls. When discovered, Gladys reveals her hatred toward the owls as she recounts the story on how an owl ate her pet rat, Sniffles, years ago. Billy's dad reveals that he was in fact the one who ate Sniffles merely to survive until lunch time.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Shut the Pup Up
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Shut the Pup Up

    S5:E5

    After witnessing a crime, Talking Dog stays at the Powerpuff Girls house for a while as part of a witness protection program.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Not So Awesome Blossom
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Not So Awesome Blossom

    S5:E2

    After losing a battle with Mojo's robots, Blossom suddenly becomes a jinx and starts messing up everything.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 29 - Reeking Havoc
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Reeking Havoc

    S5:E29

    The Professor is anxious to win the 2nd Townsville Annual Cook-off competition this year.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Moral Decay
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Moral Decay

    S3:E21

    After receiving a dollar from the Professor, Buttercup gets hooked and steals other people's teeth for the tooth fairy.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Knock It Off
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Knock It Off

    S4:E9

    The Professor's old buddy and roommate from college Dick Hardly comes for a visit. When he sees the Powerpuff Girls he comes up with a scheme to make more of them and sell them as a security system.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Cop Out
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Cop Out

    S3:E9

    A lazy cop named Mike Bricoski lets his other fellow cops do the dirty work for him, but when he gets fired he takes his revenge out on the Powerpuff Girls.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writer:N/A

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Robert Alvarez Ratings Summary

"XL" is the best rated episode directed by Robert Alvarez. It scored 8.8/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 6/14/2003 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Birth of Evil".