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The Best Episodes of Earthworm Jim

Every episode of Earthworm Jim ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Earthworm Jim!

Earthworm Jim is an American and British animated television series based on the video game with the same name which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. The series follows the adventures of an earthworm named Jim, who is turned into a superhero by a robotic super suit.

Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:The WB

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Earthworm Jim" is "The Origin of Peter Puppy", rated 9/10 from 36 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Doug Langdale. "The Origin of Peter Puppy" aired on 9/7/1996 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Exile of Lucy".

  • The Origin of Peter Puppy
    9.0/10 36 votes

    #1 - The Origin of Peter Puppy

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1996

    Jim has put up with Peter's monsterous alter-ego long enough, and seeks to cure him. However, the cure might turn Peter into a plain ol' dumb dog.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • The Exile of Lucy
    9.0/10 35 votes

    #2 - The Exile of Lucy

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1996

    Psy-Crow is tired of Queen Slug-For-A-Butt giving him orders, and seizes the throne of Insectika. Since Psy-Crow is an even worse ruler, Princess What's-Her-Name, Jim, Peter and Mrs. Bleveredge, must stop Psy-Crow and put the queen back on her evil throne.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Hyper Psy-Crow
    9.0/10 38 votes

    #3 - Hyper Psy-Crow

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1996

    The queen is mighty peeved at Psy-Crow for dethroning her in the last episode, and demands that he destroy Jim once and for all. After gaining superpowers from drinking too much espresso, Hyper Psy-Crow battles with Jim, resulting in the destruction of the universe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Upholstered Peril
    8.9/10 36 votes

    #4 - Upholstered Peril

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1995

    Mysterious purple couches are turning the world's population into mindless zombies. With Peter as a mindless Zombie, Jim enlists the help of boy-genius Grayson to stop this evil plot by Professor Monkey-for-a-Head.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Loy

  • The Great Secret of the Universe
    8.9/10 39 votes

    #5 - The Great Secret of the Universe

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1995

    Evil the Cat releases a beast named "Rosebud" to assist him in destroying the universe. However, Rosebud is a little too mellow to go with Evil's sinister plot, even though he knows "The Great Secret of the Universe."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Queen What's Her Name
    8.9/10 35 votes

    #6 - Queen What's Her Name

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1995

    Princess What's-Her-Name finally dethrones the evil Queen and takes her place as the ruler of Insectika. Unfortunately, being a stuck-up debutante is not the Princess' cup of tea.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Darwin's Nightmare
    8.9/10 37 votes

    #7 - Darwin's Nightmare

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1996

    Bob, the Killer Goldfish creates an device that sucks the "evolutionary energy" out of anything that it wraps around. Jim and Peter are made into idiots by it, and remain idiots for a large percentage of the episode.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Evil in Love
    8.9/10 33 votes

    #8 - Evil in Love

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1996

    Evil the Cat and Malice the Dog work together to summon The Fiend Which Dares Not Speak Its Name.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Conqueror Worm
    8.8/10 40 votes

    #9 - Conqueror Worm

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1995

    A freak accident with a photocopy of Jim's face leads to the creation of Evil Jim. Jim must bust out of prison and stop Evil Jim from destroying the Turlawk shopping mall.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Sword of Righteousness
    8.8/10 40 votes

    #10 - Sword of Righteousness

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1995

    Jim becomes a great warrior after finding a magical sword in a vending machine sandwich. Will this help him battle Psy-Crow and his Orb of Quite Remarkable Power?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steve Roberts

  • Bring Me the Head of Earthworm Jim
    8.8/10 35 votes

    #11 - Bring Me the Head of Earthworm Jim

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1995

    Professor Monkey-for-a-Head and Psy-Crow steal Jim's super suit, and Jim uses a weak duplicate to try to get it back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Lounge Day's Journey Into Night
    8.8/10 32 votes

    #12 - Lounge Day's Journey Into Night

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1996

    The League of Heroes declares Jim an unfit superhero, and forces Jim and Peter to switch their roles. Meanwhile, Evil the Cat is trying to destroy the Earth with the help of a cursed song and two dime-store lounge singers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Thomas Hart

  • The Wizard of Ooze
    8.8/10 32 votes

    #13 - The Wizard of Ooze

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1996

    Professor Monkey-for-a-Head builds a doom machine for Queen Slug-for-a-Butt that transports Jim to an alternate universe. The alternate universe has several characters from the regular universe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Assault and Battery
    8.7/10 36 votes

    #14 - Assault and Battery

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1995

    Jim's suit malfunctions when his "Battery of the Gods" runs out of juice. He must find the Gods and get a new battery before Queen-Slug-For-A-Butt mashes Turlawk into jelly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Thomas Hart

  • Trout!
    8.7/10 37 votes

    #15 - Trout!

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1995

    Jim must seek the Fur-Bearin' trout and protect him from Queen-Slug-For-A-Butt's fur-powered death machine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Henry Gilroy

  • The Anti-Fish
    8.7/10 33 votes

    #16 - The Anti-Fish

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1995

    Bob the Killer Goldfish resurrects the god of all fish to help him conquer the universe. But, this evil piranha only wants to mangle and devour "The Great Worm Spirit." Jim and Bob form an uneasy alliance to stop the fish from eating the great worm and destroying the universe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Peanut of the Apes
    8.7/10 35 votes

    #17 - Peanut of the Apes

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1996

    Professor Monkey-For-A-Head is using a special peanut butter formula to turn everyone into a witless monkey. However, Jim is more concerned about how badly his show's ratings are slipping, and tries to get more people to watch through a technology called "Earthworm Interactive."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Day of the Fish
    8.6/10 41 votes

    #18 - Day of the Fish

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1995

    The League of Superheroes runs out of sugar, so Jim flies of to La Planeta de Agua to get some. Bob the Killer Goldfish takes advantage of Jim and steals his super suit so he can conquer the Earth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • The Egg Beater
    8.6/10 34 votes

    #19 - The Egg Beater

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1995

    Jim accidentally leaves Mrs. Bleveridge's egg beater on a distant planet, so he takes her on a trip across the universe to get back the egg beater.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jim Peterson, John Behnke, Rob Humphrey

  • Opposites Attack!
    8.6/10 34 votes

    #20 - Opposites Attack!

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1996

    Evil Jim creates evil opposites of the Princess and Peter, which have some major flaws.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • The Book of Doom
    8.5/10 49 votes

    #21 - The Book of Doom

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1995

    Due to a printing error, one of Jim's pop-up story books has the secret of universal conquest, and Evil the Cat will do anything to get it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
    8.5/10 38 votes

    #22 - For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1996

    Queen Slug-For-A-Butt tries to enslave mankind by implanting a microchip into Santa Claus' head, brainwashing him into implanting more chips all over the universe. The queen will get a whoopin' coming to her, though, when she learns that Santa is really the Norse god of war.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Loy

  • Sidekicked
    7.9/10 54 votes

    #23 - Sidekicked

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1995

    Earthworm Jim fires Peter Puppy after he let Professor Monkey-For-A-Head get away. Jim auditions new sidekicks while he attempts to rescue Princess What's-Her-Name from Psy-Crow.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale