NaN/100 votes#1 - High-Gnu'n
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1997
Rowland the water-buffalo challenges Gnu for the leadership of the herd. After doing everything he can to avoid a confrontation, Gnu finally decides to stand up for himself.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
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#2 - Eu-Genial
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/1997
Eugene decides to turn over a new leaf and actually be ""nice"" for a change. Unfortunately, his misguided attempts at performing good deeds, ends up causing even more pain and suffering
Director: N/A
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
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#3 - Dino-Sore-As-Heck
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/1997
Lyle discovers a perfectly preserved dinosaur skeleton and decides to impress Lana with his amazing find. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang attempts to reconstruct what they believe to be an early ancestor of Dodo's.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
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#4 - Wilderness Training
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/1997
Gnu becomes volunteer scout leader to c-squad, the most unorganized, accident-prone, inefficient bunch of young wilderness scouts in training. Gnu's task is made all the more difficult by the late addition of an eager new recruit: Eugene.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
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#5 - Treasure of the Preserva Freeborna
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/1997
It's Indiana Jones meets Looney Toons as Dodo, Lyle, and Tito the chameleon journey off in search of a legendary treasure.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
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#6 - Call Waiting
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/1997
It's Twister meets that movie where a bunch of people fight over something when an act of nature deposits a shiny new phone booth smack-dab in the heart of the Preserve.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
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#7 - Goodness Snakes
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/1997
Lyle is bitten by a snake who doesn't know whether she is poisonous or not. Assuming the worst, Lyle milks his impending doom for all it's worth.
Director: N/A
Writer: Thomas Lapierre
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#8 - Meat the Folks
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/28/1997
When her parents come to visit, Lana drafts Lyle into pretending he is her boyfriend. But when mom and dad want a test of their future son-in-law's hunting skills, Lyle has to convince Gnu to play along.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ian Boothby
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#9 - If You Can't Be'Em, Join'Em
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/3/1997
Dodo uses hypnosis to help Eugene overcome his fear of mice. The session works well - in fact, a little too well and Eugene becomes convinced that he is, in fact, a mouse.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Mullie
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#10 - Spring Fever
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/3/1997
Lyle, Gnu, Dodo, and Tito the chameleon are smitten with spring fever and go all-out in their attempts to woo Lana. Dodo, meanwhile, suffering from amnesia, sweeps through the preserve as a mysterious, masked romancer.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
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#11 - Pachyderm Pandemonium
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/10/1997
Eugene is thrilled to hear that the Loyal Order of Rogue Elephants has chosen Freeborn as the location for its next convention. But when his old buddy Ralph drops by for an early visit, trouble brews. This jungle ain't big enough for two bullies.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Palmeter, C. Northey
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#12 - Herd Mentality
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/10/1997
In their eagerness to win the annual Better Herds and Flocks competition, the herd dumps Gnu for a more resilient leader: Eugene.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tean Schultz, Anne-Marie Perrotta
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#13 - Going Quackers
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/17/1997
After reading a book entitled ""Odd and Doubtful Birds of Africa"", Dodo becomes convinced that he is really a duck.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rick Jones, John Handforth
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#14 - Blockbusted
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/17/1997
After viewing a tourist video of their daily lives, the gang ""borrows"" the camera in an attempt to reshoot the film to their liking.
Director: N/A
Writer: Patrick Granleese, Hugh Nielson
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#15 - Pachyn my Bags
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/24/1997
Irked by the rest of the preserve's lack of respect for him, Eugene packs his bags and leaves Freeborn...to the delight of everyone else.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ken Ross
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#16 - Mommy Dearest
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/24/1997
A baby bird imprints itself on Eugene. Despite the elephant's most creative efforts, he just can't seem to shake the little guy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kim Segal
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#17 - Sherlock Dodo
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/7/1997
When Lyle mysteriously disappears, everyone assumes the worst...and Sherlock Dodo is on the case.
Director: N/A
Writer: Barry Julien
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#18 - Poultrygeist
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/7/1997
When things begin to mysteriously disappear from the preserve, the animals organize a neighbourhood watch. But they soon suspect that they are dealing with a ghostly presence.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
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#19 - Lyle's Psychic Alliance
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/14/1997
When a couple of off-hand predictions come true, Lyle opens up his own psychic network.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Mullie
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#20 - Snowed Inn
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/14/1997
The preserve is hit by a drought and Lyle takes it upon himself to enact an ancient ceremonial rain dance. But instead of bringing rain, he causes it to snow. As the entire preserve falls under a snowy spell, Lyle works feverishly to reverse the incantation.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
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#21 - Svelte Veldt
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/21/1997
Eugene decides to diet and appoints Gnu as his personal trainer. But when his diet and exercise program becomes a little too taxing, Eugene decides that misery loves company and orders the rest of the preserve to join him on his get-fit plan.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Cameron Fuld
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#22 - All the Preserve's a Stage
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/21/1997
The gang stages their own version of Romeo and Juliet in commemoration of Freeborn's 100th anniversary.
Director: N/A
Writer: Anthony Guadagno
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#23 - It's a Date
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/28/1997
Frustrated by his inability to get anywhere with Lana, Lyle resorts to a dating service.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tean Schultz, Anne-Marie Perrotta
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#24 - Bully for Woolly
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/28/1997
When the gang defrosts a centuries-old Woolly Mammoth, the prehistoric pachyderm becomes the hottest thing to hit Freeborn since pizza pockets. As Woolly Fever sweeps through the preserve, Lyle is left to wonder ""What the heck is going on here?""
Director: N/A
Writer: Wayne Millett
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#25 - Lights! Camera! Lyle!
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/3/1997
Lyle enlists the aid of famed gecko director Sidney Vanderlaffderlanger to help him win Lana's heart
Director: N/A
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Bryan Michael Stoller
The Best Episodes of Animal Crackers Season 1
Every episode of Animal Crackers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Animal Crackers Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"High-Gnu'n" is the best rated episode of "Animal Crackers" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Joseph Mallozzi, it aired on 9/7/1997. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Eu-Genial".