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The Best Episodes of Captain N: The Game Master

Every episode of Captain N: The Game Master ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Captain N: The Game Master!

A teenager from Earth, is brought to another universe known as Videoland to defeat the evil villainess, Mother Brain, as foretold in an Ancient Prophecy.
Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureKids
Network:NBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Happy Birthday, Mega Man" is the best rated episode of "Captain N: The Game Master". It scored 7.8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Jeffrey Scott, it aired on 12/2/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Once Upon a Time Machine".

  • Happy Birthday, Mega Man
    7.8/1012 votes
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    #1 - Happy Birthday, Mega Man

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1989

    On his birthday Mega Man really wishes to become human. So he is ready to pass the Three Challenges to accomplish humanity.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Once Upon a Time Machine
    7.8/1011 votes
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    #2 - Once Upon a Time Machine

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1990

    While on a picnic on Hyrule, Kevin's Power Pad and Zapper are stolen. Kevin and Link follow the thieves through a warp zone. They end up going through time with a cat named Pero. He's trying to get back to his own time. The thieves are using Kevin's weapons to power their time machine. Kevin eventually gets them back. He and Link return to Hyrule, leaving Pero to get back to his own time on his own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Maurer, Matt Uitz

  • Quest for the Potion of Power
    7.5/1016 votes
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    #3 - Quest for the Potion of Power

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1990

    Across the vastness of Videoland, on the magical world of Hyrule, years have past since the fall of the evil wizard Gannon, and peace reigned throughout the land. Until one dark day, rumor spread that the evil Gannon would rise again. That becomes true. Kevin and the N Team head to Hyrule to meet Kevin's favorite game hero Link and Princess Zelda. Mother Brain gives the Potion of Power to Gannon that restores the evil wizard to his rightful form. Mother Brain tries to get Gannon to serve her, but he refuses and sends Mother Brain, Eggplant Wizard, and King Hippo through the ceiling. Can the N Team and Link stop Gannon and his minions?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Merwin

  • Mega Trouble for Megaland
    7.3/1025 votes
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    #4 - Mega Trouble for Megaland

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1989

    The N Team struggle to find weapons with enough power to defeat the magic of the Sacred Treasures.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Gameboy
    6.8/1011 votes
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    #5 - Gameboy

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1990

    King Charles is about to come home through a warp zone that only opens every 1000 video years. But he decides to send a supercomputer called Game Boy in his place. Game Boy turns out to be nothing but trouble for the N-Team. Mother Brain gets Game Boy, and Dr. Wily turns him into Game Brain. When the N Team comes to Metroid to rescue Game Boy, Game Brain sends monsters after them. Duke comes to the rescue, pulling the cords out of Game Boy with his teeth! The monsters disappear. Back at the Palace, the gang officially welcomes Game Boy to the N-Team.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dorothy Middleton

  • Mr. & Mrs. Mother Brain
    6.4/1021 votes
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    #6 - Mr. & Mrs. Mother Brain

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1989

    Simon gets shot by a "love-at-first-sight" arrow and falls in love with Mother Brain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • The Most Dangerous Game Master
    6.3/1025 votes
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    #7 - The Most Dangerous Game Master

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1989

    Dr. Wily creates an android that is a replica of Kevin's worst enemy from high school.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Videolympics
    6.3/1023 votes
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    #8 - Videolympics

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1989

    Mother Brain challenges the N-Team to an athletic competition on Mount Icarus, thus distracting them from stopping her from finding the Three Sacred Treasures.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Misadventures In Robin Hood Woods
    6.3/1014 votes
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    #9 - Misadventures In Robin Hood Woods

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1991

    After a successful mission on Dragon's Den, Kevin, Kid Icarus, and Duke stop off on the medieval world of Nottingham to power-up the Warp Wagon. The three of them find the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John robbing the Ye-Olde Weapon Shoppe and fight them. They meet Robin Hood, who helps them out. Kevin, Kid Icarus, and Duke are introduced to the Merry Men, who make fun of Kid Icarus due to his size and wings. Kid Icarus decides to prove he's a better archer than them by entering the Tournament of the Golden Arrow that afternoon. Robin also decides to enter to win the golden arrow for himself. The Sheriff and Prince John plot to capture Robin Hood at the tournament, deciding that whoever wins must be Robin. Maid Marian overhears their plot, but she can't do anything about it. At the tournament, Robin, Kevin, and Duke are in disguise. Prince John dresses up as Maid Marian, since the real one won't cooperate. Kevin tries to win a gift for Lana. Kid Icarus does really good in the

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dorothy Middleton

  • Kevin in Videoland
    6.2/1038 votes
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    #10 - Kevin in Videoland

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1989

    Kevin Keene and his dog Duke have been transported to Video Land and asked to help defeat Mother Brain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Return to Castlevania
    6.2/1014 votes
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    #11 - Return to Castlevania

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1991

    Kevin and Simon go to CastleVania to attend The Simon Belmont Awards, where Simon is going to be honored for being a hero like his great-grandfather, Trevor Belmont. The Poltergeist King appears on stage, where Simon expects to be presented with the weapons his ancestor made famous. Instead, the King calls Trevor a coward, and accuses him of stealing the credit after the King defeated Dracula. He curses the Belmont family with a thousand years of shame. He then disappears, taking the weapons with him. The audience begins booing Simon and throwing food at him. Simon escapes by running into a warp. It turns out that the Count was impersonating the King. With Simon no longer considered a hero, the Count could easily take over CastleVania. Igor, a small winged creature sitting on top of the King's staff, warns the Count that the real Poltergeist King was escaping from the tower when he was being held captive. He was climbing down a bedsheet. The Count flies up and uses the King's magic sta

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Matt Uitz

  • Having a Ball
    5.9/1014 votes
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    #12 - Having a Ball

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1990

    King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard go through a warp zone and eventually, after an unliked stop and realized that they were on the warp to oblivion, arrive in Hyrule. It is midnight in Hyrule and, in the throne room, the two idiots arrive. King Hippo falls onto the ground and Eggplant Wizard onto him. King Hippo tries to find the paper with the spell to release the Triforce but is unable to. He tries to recite it from memory, but is unable to. He triggers the Triforce's defense systems and they run off and back into the warp. Link runs in, ready to do battle, right after Zelda turns off the alarm. She complains of the alarm's ‘malfunctioning' and tells Link to organize the sentries to guard the Triforce after turning off the alrm. Mother Brain kicks out King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard. The two idiots pack up their items and ponder over what they'll do. Eggplant Wizard suggests joining the N-Team. Returning from a trip to Kongoland, Simon reminices about the good old days and the parties and

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dennis O'Flaherty

  • Battle of the Baseball Know-It-Alls
    5.7/1013 votes
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    #13 - Battle of the Baseball Know-It-Alls

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1991

    The N-Team is on Baseball World, playing a game against Bo Jackson and the VideoLand All-Stars. Suddenly, Mother Brain opens a warp to the cellar of Baseball World, and all but Lana and Game Boy are sent through. In the cellar, the good guys can't agree which way to go to get out. They split up and go two different ways. At the Palace of Power, Mother Brain takes control and assigns Princess Lana to cleaning duty. Lana and Game Boy manage to get into the Communications room, and Lana contacts Kevin and the others in the cellar. She opens up a warp for them. After being in a confrontation with the Baseball Card King and evil baseball equipment, Kevin and the rest of the group go through a warp to the Palace. At the Palace, King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard present Mother Brain with a huge cake and a crown. A warp opens in the ceiling, and the good guys land on the cake. The cake moves to Mother Brain, King Hippo, and Eggplant Wizard and forces them up through the warp to the cellar of Base

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Calvin Kelly

  • In Search of the King
    5.6/1017 votes
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    #14 - In Search of the King

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1989

    Kevin, Lana, Simon, and Duke go to the Mirror World to rescue the princess' father, King Charles. In the mean time their opposites are on a journey to their world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Metroid Sweet Metroid
    5.6/1016 votes
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    #15 - Metroid Sweet Metroid

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1989

    Mother Brain sets a trap by showing the N team she is defeated and also opens up a warp zone, with Kevin's neighborhood shown on the other side.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • A Tale of Two Dogs
    5.6/1013 votes
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    #16 - A Tale of Two Dogs

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1991

    Dr. Wily has turned over a new leaf and is helping Dr. Light build a peace robot named Gamma?! It may sound bizzare, but really, Wily is faking this niceness! Mega Man, Kevin, Rush, and Duke are sent to eight other planets to collect eight energy tanks to power Gamma. All the while, Mega Man and Kevin argue about whose dog is awesomer. After getting all the tanks, they go to California Games for some rest and relaxation. But Dr. Wily warps the dogs to Skull Castle as bait for Kevin and Mega Man. Kevin and Mega Man go to Skull Castle to find their dogs. Leaving Doc Man (a robot from Mega Man 3 who can take on the powers of the Robot Masters from Mega Man 2) in charge of Skull Castle, Wily goes to Dr. Light's laboratory, reprograms Gamma, and steals it so he can take over VideoLand. Mega Man, Kevin, and their dogs escape from Skull Castle, destroying Doc Man in the process. Dr. Light warps to outside Skull Castle to inform them of what Dr. Wily has done. Wily arrives, controlling Gamma.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dennis O'Flaherty

  • Wishful Thinking
    5.5/1021 votes
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    #17 - Wishful Thinking

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1989

    Kid Icarus feels awful because his height is a problem. Duke discovers a magic lamp and the genie grants Kid Icarus's wish to become bigger.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Simon the Ape-Man
    5.5/1017 votes
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    #18 - Simon the Ape-Man

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1989

    While the N team tries to get Simon's memory back, Mother Brain gets King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard to brainwash him into thinking he's an N-Team hunter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Pursuit of the Magic Hoop
    5.5/1013 votes
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    #19 - Pursuit of the Magic Hoop

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1991

    Hoop-De-Doo-Dah-Day, the one day of the year when everyone has a shot at their dearest wish, is celebrated on Hoopland. Kevin, Lana, and Duke arrive on Hoopland to try and wish King Charles home. Kevin, Lana, and Duke meet Larry Bird. Hoopless, a young boy who is the inventor of everything on Hoopland, is too short to make a shot at getting a wish, so he has his robot, Rebound, make the shot for him. Rebound gets to make a wish, but, instead of wishing Hoopless tall, he accidentally wishes himself the tallest. He hits his head, which messes up his programming, and becomes evil. Larry, Kevin, Lana, Hoopless, and Duke climb Hoop Mountain, passing a series of challenges by Clockman, Guardian of the Magic Hoop, along the way. Lana wins a wish. However, instead of wishing her father back home, she wishes Rebound back to normal, and everybody's happy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Matt Uitz

  • Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street
    5.2/1015 votes
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    #20 - Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1989

    After the Computer Mind Mirror of Mother Brain says that Princess Lana is the most beautiful of them all, the Eggplant Wizard makes a poison apple that will make Princess Lana fall asleep.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • Totally Tetrisized
    5.1/1013 votes
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    #21 - Totally Tetrisized

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1991

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dorothy Middleton

  • Three Men and a Dragon
    5.0/1021 votes
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    #22 - Three Men and a Dragon

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1989

    Dragon Lord and Mother Brain try to turn every dragon evil. The N team rescues Puff, a white last good dragon baby.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • How's Bayou
    4.9/1024 votes
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    #23 - How's Bayou

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1989

    Mother Brain makes a discovery that Kevin isn't very good at the Bayou Billy video game. So she sets a trap to lure him into Bayouland.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeffrey Scott

  • The Fractured Fantasy of Captain N
    3.9/1023 votes
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    #24 - The Fractured Fantasy of Captain N

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1991

    Lana, Kevin, Mega Man, and Kid Icarus go to the medieval world of Final Fantasy to have lunch with the Prince (who is a good friend of Lana's). Kevin would rather see some game action instead. A couple of armored bandits rob a man's magic shop. The N Team members meet Matoya the witch and her talking broom. The evil Astos discovers Captain N is visiting the Prince. At the Prince's castle, Kevin is bored of hearing the Prince talk of all his adventures. Astos comes to Kevin when he's alone and offers to help him gain popularity. He places Kevin under a spell and has him give the Prince a sleeping potion. Kevin and Astos then warp away to Astos' castle. Lana, Mega Man, and Kid Icarus go to a shopkeeper and get passage through a witch's warp. They fall into quicksand, but climb out using Kid Icarus' rope arrow. They meet Matoya again, who turns Lana into stone. She turns Lana back to normal, however, when she realizes who she is. Matoya says the light crystal can break the spell on Kevin,

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Paul Dell, Steven Weiss

  • Queen of the Apes
    NaN/100 votes
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    #25 - Queen of the Apes

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1990

    The N-Team is invited to Kongoland by Prince Plenty. Dr. Wily invents a brain swapper so Mother Brain can get a body. She chooses Princess Lana as the donor. However, when they go to Kongoland, Donkey Kong kidnaps Mother Brain and Game Boy. The brain swapper is accidentally attached and activated. Donkey Kong gets Game Boy's body, Game Boy gets Mother Brain's body, and Mother Brain get Donkey Kong's body. Simon and Kevin go to find ""Gape Boy"", Kid Icarus and Mega Man search for Game Boy's ""brain-in-a-bottle"", and Lana decides to give ""Mother Kong"" a makeover. Donkey Kong's family elect Simon their new leader! Everyone's brain is swapped back to the right place, and the Kong family carries Simon off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sean Roche, David Ehrman