7.7/1019 votesLoading...#1 - The Stranger
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1998
An omniscient alien shows the Animorphs the probable future: the complete Yeerk domination of the earth.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
7.6/1017 votesLoading...#2 - The Release
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/2/1999
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
7.5/1018 votesLoading...#3 - The Forgotten
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1998
Rachel crashes in the woods while in hawk morph. The Animorphs rescue her from the Controllers.
Director: William Fruet
Writer: Scott Peters
7.5/1014 votesLoading...#4 - The Leader (2)
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1999
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
7.3/1039 votesLoading...#5 - My Name Is Jake (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1998
Five Animorphs, otherwise regular teens, use special morphing powers to fight off an alien invasion by the Yeerks.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
7.3/1020 votesLoading...#6 - The Capture (2)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1998
Jake is acting pretty normal after falling into a Yeerk pool. The Animorphs keep Jake under close watch.
Director: William Fruet
Writer: N/A
7.2/1017 votesLoading...#7 - The Leader (1)
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1999
The Animorphs discover a terrible secret about Visser One and Marco's mother.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger
7.2/1018 votesLoading...#8 - Not My Problem
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1999
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
7.1/1018 votesLoading...#9 - The Capture (1)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1998
The Animorphs must infiltrate a new health clinic and stop the Yeerks before the governor is infected!
Director: William Fruet
Writer: N/A
7.1/1014 votesLoading...#10 - The Front
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/1999
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
7.0/1019 votesLoading...#11 - The Alien
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1998
The homesick Ax uses a high-powered telescope to contact his father.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
6.9/1029 votesLoading...#12 - My Name Is Jake (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1998
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
6.9/1018 votesLoading...#13 - The Reaction
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1998
Cassie has an allergic reaction to a crocodile's DNA and has trouble controlling when she morphs.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
6.8/1023 votesLoading...#14 - The Message
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1998
Cassie discovers Ax, an injured Andalite, has crashed on the earth. Can Ax trust the Animorphs?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1012 votesLoading...#15 - Face Off (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/1999
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
6.5/1014 votesLoading...#16 - My Name Is Erek
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1999
The Animorphs have a new classmate with superhuman abilities. Is he friend or foe? Human or alien?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.2/1017 votesLoading...#17 - Tobias
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1999
Tobias and Ax share memories with the help of Andalite technology.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
6.1/1022 votesLoading...#18 - The Escape
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1998
The Animorphs have discovered a secret weapon to use against the Yeerks: maple-flavored oatmeal!
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger
6.0/1027 votesLoading...#19 - Underground
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1998
The Animorphs pose as Controllers to investigate a new club called "The Sharing."
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
6.0/1026 votesLoading...#20 - Between Friends
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1998
Rachel morphs into a cat to discover why her best friend is acting strange.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: N/A
6.0/1013 votesLoading...#21 - Face Off (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1999
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
5.8/1025 votesLoading...#22 - On the Run
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1998
After a close call in the Yeerk Pool, the Animorphs decide to split up and gather more information.
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: Scott Peters
5.8/1016 votesLoading...#23 - Face Off (3)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1999
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
5.5/1018 votesLoading...#24 - Changes (1)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1999
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
5.4/1017 votesLoading...#25 - Changes (3)
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/1999
Tobias follows a trail of hawk images to find a secret group that knows all about the Yeerks.
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Animorphs
Every episode of Animorphs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Animorphs!
Five kids are given the power to morph into any creature they wish to help them fight villainous Visser Three and his fellow Yeerks, a...
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Best Episodes Summary
"The Stranger" is the best rated episode of "Animorphs". It scored 7.7/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Marc Scott Zicree, it aired on 11/24/1998. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Release".