The Best Episodes of Animorphs
Every episode of Animorphs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Animorphs!
Animorphs is a 26-episode television adaptation made by Nickelodeon of the Scholastic book series of the same name. The series was broadcast from September 1998 to March 2000 in the United States and Canada, and in May 2013, reruns began airing on Qubo. The episodes lasted about 30 minutes, had stereo sound, and closed captions.
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The best episode of "Animorphs" is "The Stranger", rated 7.7/10 from 15 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Marc Scott Zicree. "The Stranger" aired on 11/24/1998 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Release".
7.7/10 15 votes#1 - The Stranger
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1998-11-24
An omniscient alien shows the Animorphs the probable future: the complete Yeerk domination of the earth.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
7.6/10 15 votes#2 - The Release
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1999-02-02
The Animorphs discover that the Yeerks are dying in the heads of many Controllers. They fight to save freed Controllers.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
7.3/10 37 votes#3 - My Name Is Jake (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1998-09-15
Five Animorphs, otherwise regular teens, use special morphing powers to fight off an alien invasion by the Yeerks.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
7.3/10 12 votes#4 - The Leader (2)
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1999-01-12
The Animorphs destroy a Kandrona. Marco vows to fight the Yeerks until he gets his mother back.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger
7.2/10 18 votes#5 - The Capture (2)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1998-11-10
Jake is acting pretty normal after falling into a Yeerk pool. The Animorphs keep Jake under close watch.
Director: William Fruet
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 16 votes#6 - Not My Problem
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1999-01-26
The weight of battling the Yeerk invasion is wearing on Jake. He wishes he'd never met Elfangor at all.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 15 votes#7 - The Forgotten
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1998-12-01
Rachel crashes in the woods while in hawk morph. The Animorphs rescue her from the Controllers.
Director: William Fruet
Writer: Scott Peters
7.1/10 12 votes#8 - The Front
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1999-10-08
Ax gets a job in a gadget store to learn the value of money. But is his boss a Controller?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 27 votes#9 - My Name Is Jake (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1998-09-15
The Animorphs practice their new morphing powers, experiencing what it feels like to be a horse, a cat, and a rat.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: Billy Brown, Dan Angel
6.8/10 16 votes#10 - The Capture (1)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1998-11-03
The Animorphs must infiltrate a new health clinic and stop the Yeerks before the governor is infected!
Director: William Fruet
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 14 votes#11 - The Leader (1)
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1999-01-05
The Animorphs discover a terrible secret about Visser One and Marco's mother.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger
6.6/10 21 votes#12 - The Message
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1998-10-13
Cassie discovers Ax, an injured Andalite, has crashed on the earth. Can Ax trust the Animorphs?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 16 votes#13 - The Alien
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1998-10-27
The homesick Ax uses a high-powered telescope to contact his father.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
6.6/10 10 votes#14 - Face Off (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1999-02-16
The Animorphs try to stop a massive Yeerk infestation after obtaining new powers from the captured Yeerk disk.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger
6.5/10 15 votes#15 - The Reaction
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1998-11-17
Cassie has an allergic reaction to a crocodile's DNA and has trouble controlling when she morphs.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
6.4/10 12 votes#16 - My Name Is Erek
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1999-09-10
The Animorphs have a new classmate with superhuman abilities. Is he friend or foe? Human or alien?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.9/10 25 votes#17 - Underground
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1998-09-22
The Animorphs pose as Controllers to investigate a new club called "The Sharing."
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
5.9/10 14 votes#18 - Tobias
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1999-01-19
Tobias and Ax share memories with the help of Andalite technology.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
5.9/10 11 votes#19 - Face Off (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1999-02-09
How will the Animorphs fend off a new breed of Yeerks that doesn't need a Kandrona to live?
Director: N/A
Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger
5.8/10 24 votes#20 - Between Friends
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1998-10-06
Rachel morphs into a cat to discover why her best friend is acting strange.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: N/A
5.7/10 19 votes#21 - The Escape
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1998-10-20
The Animorphs have discovered a secret weapon to use against the Yeerks: maple-flavored oatmeal!
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger
5.6/10 23 votes#22 - On the Run
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1998-09-29
After a close call in the Yeerk Pool, the Animorphs decide to split up and gather more information.
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: Scott Peters
5.6/10 14 votes#23 - Face Off (3)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1999-09-03
Tobias, Rachel, and Marco must use all their wits to battle Visser Three and save Jake, Ax, and Cassie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.4/10 16 votes#24 - Changes (1)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1999-09-17
While in morph, Jake is taken by animal rights activists. Will he escape before he has to morph back?
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: N/A
5.3/10 14 votes#25 - Changes (3)
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1999-10-01
Tobias follows a trail of hawk images to find a secret group that knows all about the Yeerks.
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: N/A