5.2/10132 votesLoading...#1 - Hopelessly Impossible
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/1996
The Impossible Man is on the run from Super Skrull. Johnny agrees to protect him if he tells Lockjaw to teleport him to the Great Refuge to see Crystal.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Greg Johnson
5.5/10143 votesLoading...#2 - Behold the Negative Zone
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1994
A creature named Annihlus appears in Reed's lab, soon followed by his mortal enemy, Blaastar. The Fantastic Four learn these two enemies come from the Negative Zone and must return them before it's too late.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Friedman
5.6/10150 votesLoading...#3 - Mole Man
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1994
The Fantastic Four are at a charity function at Rockefeller Center, when the building is dragged underground. It's discovered that the Mole Man is responsible and he plans for world domination.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.8/10152 votesLoading...#4 - Super Skrull
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1994
The Skrulls let loose a new danger for the Fantastic Four to face, a being that possesses their combined powers: Super Skrull! Will the team be able to take this villain down?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.0/10147 votesLoading...#5 - Incursion of the Skrull
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1994
The Skrulls, a race of green skinned shape shifters, come to Earth and impersonate the Fantastic Four. They attempt to discredit them, hoping to keep them from interfering in their plans to conquer Earth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.0/10156 votesLoading...#6 - The Mask of Doom (3)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1994
Reed, Johnny, and Ben arrive in ancient Greece, with only forty-eight hours to find the casket. Their problems multiply, however, when they get into the middle of the Battle of Thermopalye.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Friedman, Elwin Ransom
6.1/10251 votesLoading...#7 - The Origin of the Fantastic Four (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1994
The Fantastic Four recall the origin of their powers and their first battle with the Puppet Master during a Dick Clark charity show.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Friedman
6.1/10219 votesLoading...#8 - The Origin of the Fantastic Four (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1994
The Puppet Master turns the Thing against Fantastic Four, but his plans fall apart when his step-daughter, Alicia, falls in love with the Thing and sides with the team.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Friedman
6.1/10171 votesLoading...#9 - Now Comes the Sub-Mariner
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1994
Namor, the Sub Mariner, rises from Atlantis onto dry land. He encounters Sue and kidnaps her, wanting her to be queen of Atlantis.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/10158 votesLoading...#10 - The Mask of Doom (2)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1994
Sue learns about Doctor Doom's past, while the others deal with the castle's traps. When they find him, Doom offers a deal: travel back in time to retrieve an ancient casket or Sue will be killed.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Friedman, Elwin Ransom
6.4/10161 votesLoading...#11 - The Mask of Doom (1)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1994
Doctor Doom has captured the Fanastic Four, taking them to his treacherous castle.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Friedman, Elwin Ransom
6.4/10141 votesLoading...#12 - The Silver Surfer and the Return of Galactus
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1994
Doctor Doom steals the power of the Silver Surfer, becoming empowered with cosmic power. How can the Fantastic Four stop him now?
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Friedman
6.5/10176 votesLoading...#13 - The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus (1)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1994
The enigmatic Watcher warns the Fantastic Four of the impending arrival of the herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer. They learn if he summons his master, all of Earth will be devoured.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10166 votesLoading...#14 - The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus (2)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1994
As Galactus' plans unfold, the Fantastic Four try to reason with him, but it proves futile. The only way to defeat Galactus now, puts Johnny's life in mortal danger. Meanwhile, the Silver Surfer sees Alicia and his loyalties begin to change.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10133 votesLoading...#15 - Behold, a Distant Star
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/1996
Sue needs life saving surgery and only her father can perform the operation, but he has been in hiding for years since being accused of murder. When he comes to help, he gets arrested after the operation. Meanwhile, the Skrulls release Super Skrull, who takes Franklin Storm's place to exact revenge.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Steve Granat, Cydne Clark
6.8/10130 votesLoading...#16 - The Sentry Sinister
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/1996
Sue insists the team get some R, but Johnny stays at home. The others head to Tee Vu island, which is home to a Kree Sentry. Meanwhile, Black Bolt destroys the negative barrier and frees the Inhumans, reuniting Johnny and Crystal.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: N/A
6.9/10140 votesLoading...#17 - Inhumans Saga (1): And the Wind Cries Medusa
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1995
The Frightful Four have arrived to destroy the Fantastic Four. They take control of Ben's mind to turn him against the team. Can the Fantastic Four overcome this threat? And who exactly is Medusa?
Director: Larry Houston, Ernesto Lopez, Graham Morris, Tom Tataranowicz
Writer: Glenn Leopold
6.9/10131 votesLoading...#18 - Worlds Within Worlds
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1995
Reed discovers a strange ""goop"" that can affect people's emotions. It comes from the Micro Verse and Psycho Man wants it back. He captures Sue, making her into Malice, Mistress of Hate.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: David Ehrman, Steve Granat, Cydne Clark
7.0/10137 votesLoading...#19 - Nightmare in Green
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1995
Bruce Banner is in town, which means the Incredible Hulk is too. When the Hulk goes on a rampage, Ben gets in his way.
Director: N/A
Writer: Glenn Leopold
7.1/10137 votesLoading...#20 - Prey of the Black Panther
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1995
The Black Panther attacks and lures the Fantastic Four to Africa. They find the Black Panther is leader of an African tribe and that they are under attack by the master of sound, Klaw.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: N/A
7.2/10161 votesLoading...#21 - And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1995
A nuclear explosion caused by Doctor Doom causes the Fantastic Four to lose their powers. Reed's efforts to restore their powers is cut short after Doom takes over the Baxter Building. The team will need the help of Daredevil to retake the Baxter Building and get their powers back.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: N/A
7.2/10138 votesLoading...#22 - Inhumans Saga (2): The Inhumans Among Us
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1995
Gorgon is searching for Medusa to return her to the mysterious Great Refuge. Johnny is forced to help her, but Gorgon captures her. The Fantastic Four discover his hideout and find the Inhumans.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: N/A
7.2/10135 votesLoading...#23 - Inhumans Saga (3): Beware the Hidden Land
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1995
The Inhumans teleport back to the Great Refuge, but Johnny is teleported there too after jumping in after Crystal. The rest of the team try to find him, while it is learned Black Bolt's evil brother, Maximus, has taken over.
Director: Larry Houston, Ernesto Lopez, Tom Tataranowicz
Writer: Glenn Leopold
7.4/10143 votesLoading...#24 - To Battle the Living Planet
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1995
Natural disasters are raging on across Earth. The Fantastic Four head off into space, finding Thor and the source of the problems, Ego. The Fantastic Four and Thor can't stop them on their own and will have to rely on one person: Galactus.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Jan Strnad
7.5/10152 votesLoading...#25 - When Calls Galactus
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1995
Depressed over Crystal, Johnny meets a girl named Frankie Raye, who possesses the same powers as he does. Meanwhile, Terrax attacks Manhattan and demands the Fantastic Four fight Galactus. The team learns from Galactus that Terrax betrayed and poisoned him. The poison takes it toll and Galactus will have to feed on Earth.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Jan Strnad
The Worst Episodes of Fantastic Four
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Hopelessly Impossible" is the worst rated episode of "Fantastic Four". It scored 5.2/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by Larry Houston and written by Greg Johnson, it aired on 2/10/1996. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Behold the Negative Zone".