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12-year-old Henry ‘Hank’ Zipzer is a smart and resourceful boy with a unique perspective on the world. Hank has dyslexia, and when problems arise, he deals with them in a way no-one else would –

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 6 - My Girlfriend Has Flippers
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #1 - My Girlfriend Has Flippers

    S3:E6

    Mr Rock is put in charge of doing an assembly on marine life, much to the annoyance of Adolf, who wanted to do it in the first place. As Rock pairs Hank up with Anya, Anya reveals that they are no longer an item. Hank didn't even know they were together! Hank then sets out to win back Anya, but Frankie's advice to be cool and distant to Anya backfires terribly and she becomes more interested in McKelty. When it comes to the final assembly, Hanks saves Anya from a huge collapsing prop and all is forgiven, but Anya still has some bad news for Hank. Meanwhile Emily unaccountably finds herself in love with a boy with a floppy fringe and sparkly eyes and she tries to find a scientific explanation for it.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 10 - Captain Hank and the Last Picks
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Captain Hank and the Last Picks

    S3:E10

    An elite sports centre opens at Westbrook and Hank and a team of no-hopers are forced to take on McKelty's team to try and gain access to it. Emily does not like the idea and decides to do a one-person protest against it, only it does not work as the elite sports centre has power over the students. She gives up when she finds out they are planning to do the same to the science block. Meanwhile, Hank is unhappy when he does not get to go into the sports centre and goes against McKelty in a basketball tournament to show he is just as good as everyone else.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hank Zipzer Season 2 Episode 10 - Hank's Birthday
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Hank's Birthday

    S2:E10

    It's Hank's 13th birthday and he wants the greatest party of all time. Unfortunately, Stan and Rosa have other ideas, so Hank has a secret party of his own.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 13 - The Crunchy Pickle
    6.5/10(7 votes)

    #4 - The Crunchy Pickle

    S3:E13

    Rosa has the option to move the whole family to New York and open a new branch of the deli, but she doesn't want to move Hank if he's settled and doing well at school. Hank overhears this and - desperate to move to America - sets out to do badly at school by getting in trouble. When he realizes that he'll miss his friends he tries to reverse his decision, but now he's in trouble with Miss Adolf and he has to try and get into her good books before a meeting with Stan and Rosa. He fails and we cut to the deli, where a tearful Papa Pete has organized a leaving do. However, it becomes clear that all members of the family are actually having second thoughts about leaving friends and family behind.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 7 - Undercover Hank
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Undercover Hank

    S3:E7

    Mr Joy announces to the school that he is to receive a special award in recognition of his work, but at that moment, Mr Love appears, fresh back from his book tour, claiming the prize is actually for him. A tussle ensues. Meanwhile, Hank is wrongly identified as having sprayed graffiti on a wall and is sent home by Joy. He decides his only option is to sneak back into school, disguised as a girl, and to try and find the culprit and clear his name. He has to dodge the unwanted attentions of McKelty, and with Frankie and Ashley's help he manages to unmask the culprit.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Hank Zipzer Season 1 Episode 8 - The Mortadella Disaster
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #6 - The Mortadella Disaster

    S1:E8

    The 12-year-old gets a terrible school report, and while trying to hide it from his mother accidentally throws it into the deli mincer - where it is made into sausage. Unfortunately, Rosa is using the batch for a tasting with an important potential client, leaving Hank needing a plan to replace the contaminated food.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 2 - Vlog It!
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Vlog It!

    S3:E2

    The pupils of Westbrook try to produce the best vlogs and videos. When Hank is humiliated by Nick McKelty, he vows to outdo him with his next vlog. But is Hank really willing to sacrifice what little dignity he has in order to succeed? Meanwhile Stan and old enemy Mick McKelty (Nick's dad) find themselves facing off against each other when both sign up for Mr Rock's after-school choir.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 12 - Hank Rocks Out!
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Hank Rocks Out!

    S3:E12

    It's that time of year again - once more Miss Adolf is trying to get victims to sign up for her annual survival camp. With a rock festival being held just a few miles from Miss Adolf's camp, Hank and friends mean to sneak off to see their favourite band. Unfortunately they reckoned without Miss Adolf's favourite snitch, Nick McKelty. Meanwhile, Stan tries to impress Rosa with his spontaneity by sneaking her off to the festival too, while Emily is left at home to teach Papa Pete and his game-loving pals the perils of playing against a super-smart girl.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Hank Zipzer Season 2 Episode 13 - Last Day
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Last Day

    S2:E13

    It is the last day of the summer term and Hank is determined to make it through without a detention. But an incident with an egg in assembly changes all of that.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 1 - Teacher Torture
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Teacher Torture

    S3:E1

    Hank is looking forward to having a new form teacher at school, rather than Miss Adolf. However, he discovers that his new teacher, Miss Goodison wants the class to talk about their feelings and problems in class. Even worse, she wants Hank to discuss his dyslexia and the rest of the class to write poetry about him. It's too much for Hank and he sets out, with Frankie and Ashley's help, to get Adolf back again. Meanwhile Rosa is trying and failing to come to terms with some new hi-tech gadgetry in the Deli...

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Hank Zipzer Season 1 Episode 12 - Anyone for Lizard?
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Anyone for Lizard?

    S1:E12

    Hank is chosen to host the Japanese exchange student. But when McKelty steals his permission slip, Hank may not be allowed to take part after all.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Hank Zipzer Season 2 Episode 4 - Head Ache
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Head Ache

    S2:E4

    Mr Love is leaving and Ms Adolf decides she is the best candidate to be the new head teacher. Meanwhile, Emily announces she is going to home-school herself, much to the horror of Stan and Rosa.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 4 - Educating Zipzer
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Educating Zipzer

    S3:E4

    A film crew is coming to the school to make a documentary. Everyone comes into school very excited, particularly Mr Joy who intends to be onscreen as much as possible. By a series of accidents, Hank becomes the central figure in the documentary, causing himself stress and putting a strain on his relationship with Frankie and Ashley (who were meant to be sharing the limelight with him). Mr Rock tries to escape the unwelcome attention of the film crew, while Rosa tries to use the opportunity to advertise the Deli. Ultimately it's up to Hank to try and sort everything out, win his friends back and get back to normal.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 5 - Hank's Good Turn
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Hank's Good Turn

    S3:E5

    There is a school inspector coming round and the school is to be on its best behaviour. Meanwhile, Hank is trying to do a good turn to McKelty but ends up injuring him more. Hank gradually makes friends with him and they bond over McKelty's funny (but slightly rude) caricatures of members of staff. However Hank accidentally hands them in to Adolf and a chase ensues as Hank and McKelty try and get them back. They finally get them back, only for Hank to accidentally push McKelty and his wheelchair down some stairs, injuring him and the School Inspector in the process. Meanwhile Rosa is fed up at the mess in the house and decides to leave all the dishes, hoping someone will get the message.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 8 - School Sleepover
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #15 - School Sleepover

    S3:E8

    Mr Rock is holding a sponsored school sleepover and it's the best thing ever... or at least it would be if Hank didn't also have to find time to make up for years of lousy Mother's Days by making his mum the perfect present. Can Hank and friends use the sleepover as cover for an emergency session of craft and design? Can Emily get away with bringing her beloved lizard Katherine to school? And will Stan's plans to make Rosa the ideal Mother's Day meal turn out quite as well as he hopes?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam G. Goodwin

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  16. Hank Zipzer Season 1 Episode 9 - Who Ordered the Baby?
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Who Ordered the Baby?

    S1:E9

    A plan to work at his mother's deli to make money for a new pair of trainers is disrupted when Hank is given a school assignment to look after a pretend baby. He soon learns that he cannot juggle the two of them at once, but the real trouble begins when he accidentally swaps his fake infant for a real one.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Hank Zipzer Season 1 Episode 10 - I Think I Broke My Dad
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #17 - I Think I Broke My Dad

    S1:E10

    Stan is dismayed to find out Hank has been avoiding him, so he tries to become a 'cool dad ', which includes playing in the school rock band.

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  18. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 3 - Zipzers and Aliens
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Zipzers and Aliens

    S3:E3

    Hank accidentally gets his friends' copies of worldwide publishing sensation The Alien Adventures confiscated by Miss Adolf and has to put things right before the author herself makes a very special visit to Westbrook.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 11 - Christmas in July
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Christmas in July

    S3:E11

    Only Hank Zipzer would think of holding Christmas in the middle of summer and only Hank's family would agree to let him do it. Soon Hank's imagination runs out of control and he's inviting Mr Rock to join the yuletide fun and planning to get a cow to dress up as a reindeer. Will Emily's perfect planning save Hank from another disaster? And can Mr Rock's unexpected guest, Miss Adolf, really save the day?

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Hank Zipzer Season 1 Episode 4 - Battle of the Goblins
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Battle of the Goblins

    S1:E4

    The accident-prone boy breaks his and Frankie's science project, and then messes up when trying to collect a game for his friend. He finally thinks he may have finally found a solution to his problems - but disaster strikes again.

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  21. Hank Zipzer Season 1 Episode 11 - The Week I Became a Genius
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    #21 - The Week I Became a Genius

    S1:E11

    It is the last week of term and most of the school are taking part in a fun activities week. Except Hank, who has to perform a presentation on Einstein.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Hank Zipzer Season 2 Episode 8 - Valentine's Confusion
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Valentine's Confusion

    S2:E8

    Hank has his heart set on asking Anya to the Valentine's dance, but ends up in a pickle when he tries to please more than one girl.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Hank Zipzer Season 2 Episode 12 - Papa Pete in Love
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Papa Pete in Love

    S2:E12

    When Hank gets a good grade at school thanks to his grandad's support, Hank decides to find him a new girlfriend. Also, Emily has a new boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Hank Zipzer Season 3 Episode 9 - Operation: Prank Adolf
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Operation: Prank Adolf

    S3:E9

    April Fool's Day is looming and Hank is pulling out all the stops to prank the unprankable Miss Adolf. Can Hank really come up with a way to outwit Westbrook's toughest teacher? Can he succeed without ruining Mr Rock's chances of winning the new top teacher award? Meanwhile, Rosa plans to teach Emily the joy of April Fool's pranks - whether Emily wants to learn them or not..

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Hank Zipzer Season 1 Episode 7 - The Day I Flunked Chemistry
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #25 - The Day I Flunked Chemistry

    S1:E7

    Hank thinks new boy Ben is totally cool, and is amazed to discover that the feeling is mutual. But will Ben feel the same if he finds out about Hank's learning difficulties? Hank isn't willing to take the risk and so decides not to tell him. That plan has disastrous consequences when Hank misreads an experiment, leading to the evacuation of the science block.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"My Girlfriend Has Flippers" is the worst rated episode of "Hank Zipzer". It scored 6/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/30/2016. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Captain Hank and the Last Picks".