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The Best Episodes of Animorphs Season 1

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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 breed of parasitic aliens threatening Earth.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Animorphs Season 1 Episode 1 - My Name Is Jake (1)
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #1 - My Name Is Jake (1)

    S1:E1

    Five Animorphs, otherwise regular teens, use special morphing powers to fight off an alien invasion by the Yeerks.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writers:Jeff Vlaming, Neal Shusterman

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  2. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 2 - My Name Is Jake (2)
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    #2 - My Name Is Jake (2)

    S1:E2

    The Animorphs practice their new morphing powers, experiencing what it feels like to be a horse, a cat, and a rat.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writers:Dan Angel, Billy Brown, Neal Shusterman

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  3. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 3 - Underground
    6.3/10(34 votes)

    #3 - Underground

    S1:E3

    The Animorphs pose as Controllers to investigate a new club called "The Sharing."

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writers:Jeff Vlaming, Neal Shusterman

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  4. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 4 - On the Run
    6.1/10(32 votes)

    #4 - On the Run

    S1:E4

    After a close call in the Yeerk Pool, the Animorphs decide to split up and gather more information.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Scott Peters

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  5. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 5 - Between Friends
    6.3/10(33 votes)

    #5 - Between Friends

    S1:E5

    Rachel morphs into a cat to discover why her best friend is acting strange.

    Director:Shawn Levy
    Writers:Marc Scott Zicree, Ron Oliver

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  6. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 6 - The Message
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #6 - The Message

    S1:E6

    Cassie discovers Ax, an injured Andalite, has crashed on the earth. Can Ax trust the Animorphs?

    Director:William Fruet
    Writers:Marc Scott Zicree, Neal Shusterman

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  7. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 7 - The Escape
    6.3/10(29 votes)

    #7 - The Escape

    S1:E7

    The Animorphs have discovered a secret weapon to use against the Yeerks: maple-flavored oatmeal!

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writers:Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger

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  8. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 8 - The Alien
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #8 - The Alien

    S1:E8

    The homesick Ax uses a high-powered telescope to contact his father.

    Director:Don McCutcheon
    Writer:Marc Scott Zicree

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  9. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 9 - The Capture (1)
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #9 - The Capture (1)

    S1:E9

    The Animorphs must infiltrate a new health clinic and stop the Yeerks before the governor is infected!

    Director:William Fruet
    Writers:Marc Scott Zicree, Neal Shusterman

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  10. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 10 - The Capture (2)
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #10 - The Capture (2)

    S1:E10

    Jake is acting pretty normal after falling into a Yeerk pool. The Animorphs keep Jake under close watch.

    Director:William Fruet
    Writers:Marc Scott Zicree, Neal Shusterman

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  11. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 11 - The Reaction
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #11 - The Reaction

    S1:E11

    Cassie has an allergic reaction to a crocodile's DNA and has trouble controlling when she morphs.

    Director:Graeme Lynch
    Writer:Carl Ellsworth

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  12. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 12 - The Stranger
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #12 - The Stranger

    S1:E12

    An omniscient alien shows the Animorphs the probable future: the complete Yeerk domination of the earth.

    Director:Don McCutcheon
    Writer:Marc Scott Zicree

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  13. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 13 - The Forgotten
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #13 - The Forgotten

    S1:E13

    Rachel crashes in the woods while in hawk morph. The Animorphs rescue her from the Controllers.

    Director:William Fruet
    Writer:Scott Peters

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  14. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 14 - The Leader (1)
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #14 - The Leader (1)

    S1:E14

    The Animorphs discover a terrible secret about Visser One and Marco's mother.

    Director:Shawn Levy
    Writers:Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger, Marc Scott Zicree

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  15. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 15 - The Leader (2)
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #15 - The Leader (2)

    S1:E15

    The Animorphs destroy a Kandrona. Marco vows to fight the Yeerks until he gets his mother back.

    Director:Shawn Levy
    Writers:Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger, Marc Scott Zicree

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  16. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 16 - Tobias
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Tobias

    S1:E16

    Tobias and Ax share memories with the help of Andalite technology.

    Director:Graeme Lynch
    Writer:Carl Ellsworth

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  17. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 17 - Not My Problem
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Not My Problem

    S1:E17

    The weight of battling the Yeerk invasion is wearing on Jake. He wishes he'd never met Elfangor at all.

    Director:Stacey Stewart Curtis
    Writer:George Melrod

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  18. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 18 - The Release
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #18 - The Release

    S1:E18

    The Animorphs discover that the Yeerks are dying in the heads of many Controllers. They fight to save freed Controllers.

    Director:Robert K. Sprogis
    Writers:Marc Scott Zicree, Carl Ellsworth

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  19. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 19 - Face Off (1)
    6.6/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Face Off (1)

    S1:E19

    How will the Animorphs fend off a new breed of Yeerks that doesn't need a Kandrona to live?

    Director:Graeme Lynch
    Writers:Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger

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  20. Animorphs Season 1 Episode 20 - Face Off (2)
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Face Off (2)

    S1:E20

    The Animorphs try to stop a massive Yeerk infestation after obtaining new powers from the captured Yeerk disk.

    Director:Graeme Lynch
    Writers:Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"My Name Is Jake (1)" is the best rated episode of "Animorphs" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Timothy Bond and written by Jeff Vlaming, Neal Shusterman, it aired on 9/15/1998. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "My Name Is Jake (2)".