7.1/10101 votes#1 - Critter Sitters
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1989
Beetlejuice needs some cash to buy Lydia a present so when she gets a job baby-sitting, he follows suit. But Neitherworld babies are a bit more of a handful than Outerworld ones, and Beetlejuice gets dragged before Judge Mental for a long string of offences. Can Lydia keep him from getting thrown to the Sandworms?
Director: N/A
Writer: Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron
7.4/1080 votes#2 - The Big Face Off
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1989
It's Beetlejuice and Lydia versus the reigning King and Queen of Gross on a popular Neitherworld TV show. Do our heroes have any chance of winning the big gross-off with Beetlejuice feeling below par?
Director: N/A
Writer: Peter Sauder
7.4/1051 votes#3 - Skeletons in the Closet
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/1989
The skeletons in Beetlejuice's closet have accumulated so much over the years that the closet finally bursts. The skeletons drift astray, telling people the truths Beetlejuice had always hidden from them.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron
8.1/1056 votes#4 - A Dandy Handy Man
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/1989
Lydia is getting ready for the big photo show, but she can't decide which of her pictures is the best. Beetlejuice loves all of her work, and decides he wants to buy whichever photo she picks--but he doesn't have any money. (Un)fortunately, the Deetzes kitchen sink has sprung a leak, so Beetlejuice hatches a plan to pose as a handyman, fix the leak, and make a quick buck. But his Neitherworld tools won't stand for being used.
Director: N/A
Writer: Peter Sauder
7.1/1051 votes#5 - Out of My Mind
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/1989
Beetlejuice and Lydia have a fight, and Lydia banishes the ghost to the Neitherworld. Beetlejuice foolishly makes the comment that he can't get Lydia out of his mind, and accidentally teleports her there. Lydia meets up with Beetlejuice's wimpy Will Power and overbearing Prank Factor--can she convince Will to stand up to Prankenstein? And how will she ever get out of Beetlejuice's head?
Director: N/A
Writer: Therese Naugle
7.8/1042 votes#6 - Stage Fright
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/1989
Miss Shannon's school is putting on Romeo and Juliet, and Lydia tries out for the part of Juliet. But Clare wants it too and sabotages Lydia's audition. For revenge, Lydia becomes the costume designer and designs a costume she knows Clare will hate-but Beetlejuice's got other plans for revenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: Doug Molitor
7.9/1044 votes#7 - Spooky Tree
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/30/1989
Lydia's favourite tree, Spooky, is slated to be cut down so the road can be widened. Beetlejuice, in a fit of generosity, grants Spooky with the gift of locomotion, allowing the tree to run rampant through the town. Finally, kind-hearted Spooky is replanted somewhere he can be really happy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Keyes
7.5/1040 votes#8 - Laugh of the Party
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/7/1989
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Director: N/A
Writer: Patsy Cameron
7.6/1040 votes#9 - Worm Welcome
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/14/1989
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Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Marino
7.6/1041 votes#10 - Bad Neighbour Beetlejuice
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/21/1989
Beetlejuice's neighbours kick him out, so he tries to be a 'good neighbour.' But unfortunately, Beetlejuice's idea of a good neighbour isn't quite the same one his friends have. It looks like Beetlejuice is out of a place to stay-until he proves to the others that there is one thing that he's good for.
Director: N/A
Writer: Therese Naugle
8.1/1047 votes#11 - Campfire Ghouls
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/21/1989
Beetlejuice (disguised as Betty Juice), Lydia, Bertha and Prudence go camping in the Neitherwoods. Bertha and Prudence have never been camping and Beetlejuice is sure that they're just a couple of lost cases-until Bertha and Prudence convince him otherwise.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Marino
7.9/1038 votes#12 - Pest O' the West
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/28/1989
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Director: N/A
Writer: J.D. Smith
7.5/1037 votes#13 - Bizarre Bazaar
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/4/1989
Miss Shannon teams up Lydia and Clare to run this year's haunted house at the bazaar. Lydia's got some good and scary ideas, but Clare's got other plans...Not to worry, because Beetlejuice's got some plans of his own.
Director: N/A
Writer: Doug Molitor
NaN/100 votes#14 - Pat on the Back
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/4/1989
Beetlejuice says he deserves a 'pat on the back' and he gets one, in the form of a weird little guy with an Irishoid accent who actually grows out of his back. Pat then proceeds to get Beetlejuice in a lot of trouble with the Mayor, and only Lydia has the insight to help him out of it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Marino
NaN/100 votes#15 - Poopsie
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/11/1989
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Director: N/A
Writer: Dan DiStefano
NaN/100 votes#16 - It's the Pits
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/11/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Evelyn Gabai
NaN/100 votes#17 - Prince of the Neitherworld
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/18/1989
Beetlejuice (disguised as Betty Juice), Lydia, Bertha and Prudence go camping in the Neitherwoods. Bertha and Prudence have never been camping and Beetlejuice is sure that they're just a couple of lost cases-until Bertha and Prudence convince him otherwise.
Director: N/A
Writer: Therese Naugle
NaN/100 votes#18 - Quit While You're a Head
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/2/1989
Beetlejuice's head is kidnapped by headhunters.
Director: N/A
Writer: J.D. Smith
NaN/100 votes#19 - Cousin B.J.
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 12/9/1989
Lydia's Aunt Zapora and Uncle Danport (Delia's family) and Aunt May and Uncle Clyde (Charles' family) come for a visit. To liven things up, Beetlejuice poses as ""Cousin B.J."", and boy, does he liven things up!
Director: N/A
Writer: Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy
NaN/100 votes#20 - Beetlejuice's Parents
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/9/1989
Yes, you guessed it: Lydia and Beetlejuice go to see the latter's parents. His mother is a neat freak and his father is a workaholic-just how far from the tree did Beetlejuice fall?
Director: N/A
Writer: Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron, Janis Diamond
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Critter Sitters" is the best rated episode of "Beetlejuice" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron, it aired on 9/9/1989. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Face Off".