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The Worst Episodes of 21 Jump Street

Every episode of 21 Jump Street ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of 21 Jump Street!

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21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    21 Jump Street Season 4 Episode 15 - Back from the Future
    5.3/10(151 votes)

    S4:E15

    In the 21st century a young cop hoping to revive the Jump Street program interviews the retired officers who were there when it all started.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 19 - Wasted
    6.2/10(71 votes)

    S5:E19

    Mac goes undercover as a football player when a high school football star dies from an unexplained heart attack.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 21 - Homegirls
    6.4/10(79 votes)

    S5:E21

    After seeing a teenager being murdered, Hoffs infiltrates the girl's street gang to find out who killed her.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 21 Jump Street Season 2 Episode 1 - In the Custody of a Clown
    6.6/10(205 votes)

    S2:E1

    The Jump Street unit discovers that a boy who was being used as a pawn by his feuding parents faked his kidnapping with the aid of his grandfather to get away from his parents.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Clifton Campbell

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  5. 21 Jump Street Season 2 Episode 18 - Brother Hanson & the Miracle of Renner's Pond
    6.6/10(156 votes)

    S2:E18

    When a small-town teacher refuses to teach the theory of evolution after his son has a near-death experience, Hanson infiltrates the school to try to discover who's behind the recent burning of the science books.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writer:E. Paul Edwards

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  6. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 8 - The Girl Next Door
    6.6/10(89 votes)

    S5:E8

    While investigating the hit and run murder of a high school football star, McCann becomes involved with a cheerleader who has AIDS.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  7. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 9 - Diplomas for Sale
    6.6/10(80 votes)

    S5:E9

    Doug and Joey enroll in a college where good students are mysteriously being turned into criminals.

    Director:Randy Bradshaw
    Writer:Thomas Perry

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  8. 21 Jump Street Season 4 Episode 23 - How I Saved the Senator
    6.7/10(139 votes)

    S4:E23

    The Jump Street cops each relate a different version (with the teller as the hero of a film from their favorite genre), to a reporter investigating the foiled attempt to kill a senator.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 5 - Just Say No! High
    6.7/10(84 votes)

    S5:E5

    Hoffs is suspended from the force when while working undercover in high school she is forced to take a mandatory drug test and the results come back positive.

    Director:Randy Bradshaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 21 Jump Street Season 3 Episode 8 - Blu Flu
    6.8/10(140 votes)

    S3:E8

    Everyone in the Jump Street unit gets blue flu when the police force goes on strike forcing Captain Fuller to team up with a rookie cadet.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writer:Clifton Campbell

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  11. 21 Jump Street Season 1 Episode 5 - My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
    6.9/10(257 votes)

    S1:E5

    Hanson and Penhall infiltrate an exclusive preppie clique to investigate a prank that left a girl dead.

    Director:Gary Winter
    Writer:Bill Nuss

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  12. 21 Jump Street Season 2 Episode 19 - Raising Marijuana
    6.9/10(138 votes)

    S2:E19

    Penhall and Ioki go undercover as the ""Swark Twins"" to get in with teenage boys working for drug smugglers. Meanwhile, Hoffs becomes romantically involved with the head drug smuggler.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writer:Jonathan Lemkin

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  13. 21 Jump Street Season 2 Episode 21 - Cory and Dean Got Married
    6.9/10(158 votes)

    S2:E21

    Hoffs and Penhall must deal with a pursuing husband when they are assigned to escort a girl arrested for killing her father when he tried to prevent her from eloping.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Clifton Campbell

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  14. 21 Jump Street Season 3 Episode 12 - The Dreaded Return of Russell Buckins
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    S3:E12

    Hanson goes after an old friend who wrote an article exposing the Jump Street program causing Hanson to get suspended from duty.

    Director:Robert Iscove
    Writers:Paul Bernbaum, Marc Abraham

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  15. 21 Jump Street Season 4 Episode 18 - Awomp-Bomp-Aloobomb, Aloop Bamboom
    6.9/10(139 votes)

    S4:E18

    Hanson and Penhall find a way to get out of the cold while remaining on the job as they trail a suspected bomber to Florida during spring break.

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  16. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 14 - Film at Eleven
    6.9/10(76 votes)

    S5:E14

    After finding the missing daughter of a famous reporter, Mac tries to solve the mistery behind the missing.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 21 Jump Street Season 2 Episode 14 - Chapel of Love
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    S2:E14

    Past romances that didn't have happy endings are the subject of conversation at a Valentine Day Eve poker game.

    Director:Michael Robinson
    Writers:Jonathan Lemkin, Bill Nuss

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  18. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 3 - Buddy System
    7.0/10(87 votes)

    S5:E3

    McCann joins up to be the partner of a mentally handicapped youth in a school buddy system, to investigate the murder of the boy's former partner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  19. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 6 - Brothers
    7.0/10(93 votes)

    S5:E6

    Doug has a strained reunion with his estranged younger brother Joey when Joey is assigned to the Jump St. team. Doug comes to his aid after Joey is brainwashed into joining a religious cult he was investigating.

    Director:Don McBrearty
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  20. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 7 - This Ain't No Summer Camp
    7.0/10(78 votes)

    S5:E7

    Doug and Joey enroll in a wilderness camp for troubled teams to investigate a murder that happened there and find themselves constantly in trouble with the ex-marine who runs the place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Morgan Gendel

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  21. 21 Jump Street Season 5 Episode 17 - Under the Influence
    7.0/10(78 votes)

    S5:E17

    McCann infiltrates a group of devil worshipers whose leader has enthralled a teenage boy with her beauty.

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 21 Jump Street Season 1 Episode 7 - Gotta Finish the Riff
    7.1/10(231 votes)

    S1:E7

    Jenko is killed by a drunk driver and is replaced by Captain Fuller who has his hands full dealing with a vengeful gang leader whom has taken his principal and several others hostage, including an undercover Hanson.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writers:Patrick Hasburgh, Bill Nuss

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  23. 21 Jump Street Season 1 Episode 9 - Blindsided
    7.1/10(219 votes)

    S1:E9

    The daughter of a policeman who claims her father is sexually abusing her tries to hire Hanson—undercover with Penhall as one of the drug dealing McQuaid brothers—to kill her father.

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Jonathan Lemkin

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  24. 21 Jump Street Season 2 Episode 4 - Two for the Road
    7.1/10(190 votes)

    S2:E4

    The Jump Street unit is investigating a counterfeit drivers license ring when Captain Fuller gets arrested for drunk driving.

    Director:Steve Beers
    Writer:Paul Bernbaum

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  25. 21 Jump Street Season 2 Episode 12 - Fear and Loathing with Russell Buckins
    7.1/10(176 votes)

    S2:E12

    Hanson contemplates leaving the force and leaves town instead of going to a refresher course at the police academy he and Penhall had been assigned to take after they went drag racing to try to catch a hit and run driver.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Gary Skeen Hall

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Back from the Future" is the worst rated episode of "21 Jump Street". It scored 5.3/10 based on 151 votes. Directed by Peter DeLuise and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/29/1990. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Wasted".