The Best Episodes of Jumanji Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(29 votes)

   #1 - The Gift

   S1:E122/16/1997

   When Alan is poisoned by the bite of a Jumanji centipede, the kids must find an antidote while evading the combined onslaught of Van Pelt, Trader Slick, and Professor Ibsen. And Peter lies again and is transformed into a frog.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown
2. 

   7.4/10(24 votes)

   #2 - Perfect Match

   S1:E112/9/1997

   The queen of a Jumanji tribe of amazons is after Alan, but complications ensue when Aunt Nora is sucked into the game again and challenges the queen for his favors.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
3. 

   7.3/10(30 votes)

   #3 - The Law of Jumanji

   S1:E811/17/1996

   Alan manages to turn Van Pelt's own tactics against him and defeat the hunter, but Jumanji simply replaces him by transforming Peter into a miniature replica of Van Pelt.

   Director:Bob Hathcock

   Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Bob Hathcock

   Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
4. 

   7.2/10(24 votes)

   #4 - El Pollo Jumanji

   S1:E102/2/1997

   When Peter takes the game to school to impress a girl he likes, both she and the school bully are transported to Jumanji along with him, but the game makes it appear that the bully is daring and brave, whereas it transforms Peter into a wild boar.

   Director:Jeff Myers

   Writer:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Jeff Myers

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   7.0/10(23 votes)

   #5 - Stormy Weather

   S1:E911/24/1996

   Judy and Peter are trapped in a time loop which ends with Peter getting killed, and they keeping reliving it until they figure out how to save him.

   Director:Unknown

   Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Unknown

   Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
6. 

   6.9/10(21 votes)

   #6 - Truth Or Consequently

   S1:E132/23/1997

   When the kids and Alan finally escape from Jumanji, Peter brings a harmless-looking animal back with him which proceeds to grow bigger (and hungrier) every time he tells a lie and soon threatens all of Brantford.

   Directors:Bob Hathcock, Jeff Myers, Steve Ressel

   Writer:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Directors:Bob Hathcock, Jeff Myers, Steve Ressel

   Writer:Unknown
TRENDING NOW
The 20 BEST Episodes of Jumanji
READ
7. 

   6.8/10(25 votes)

   #7 - No Dice

   S1:E610/27/1996

   When Alan steals the dice so that the kids will no longer be put in danger by visiting Jumanji, Peter figures out another way to get into the game and they discover the mechanical underworks of Jumanji where they are chased by The Stalker, and Jumanji transforms Peter into a toucan.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Unknown
8. 

   6.8/10(27 votes)

   #8 - Love on the Rocks

   S1:E711/3/1996

   After Judy is ignored by a cute guy at school, who only pays attention to her when he wants her to do his homework, Jumanji conjures up a dashing adventurer who resembles him, to sweep her off her feet, but he transforms Peter into a stone statue.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown
9. 

   6.7/10(28 votes)

   #9 - Ransom or Redhead

   S1:E49/29/1996

   When Aunt Nora is sucked into the game, the kids and Alan must rescue her from the clutches of Van Pelt.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    6.6/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Master Builder

    S1:E510/13/1996

    When Peter brings a computer with him into the game to help figure out how to rescue Alan, it falls into the hands of a mad inventor who uses it to gain control over the inner workings of Jumanji.

    Director:Bob Hathcock

    Writer:Steve Roberts

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Bob Hathcock

    Writer:Steve Roberts
11. 

    6.4/10(59 votes)

    #11 - The Price

    S1:E19/8/1996

    Judy and Peter discover the game and are transported to Jumanji for the first time, where Peter is transformed into a monkey for trying to cheat the game.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Kevin D. Campbell

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Kevin D. Campbell
12. 

    6.4/10(33 votes)

    #12 - Masked Identity

    S1:E39/22/1996

    After an encounter with the school bully and his gang, Peter decides to stay in Jumanji and is slowly transformed into a Manji mask-warrior, while Alan discovers the key to the secret back door of Jumanji.

    Director:Bob Hathcock

    Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Bob Hathcock

    Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
13. 

    6.3/10(45 votes)

    #13 - Bargaining For Time

    S1:E29/15/1996

    When Judy trades Slick her broken wristwatch for an item that will allow Alan to escape from the game, the three of them get back home to Brantford only to discover that time has stopped, the annoying chimps from Jumanji have come back with them, and Peter is slowly being transformed into a turtle as punishment for Judy's attempt to cheat Slick.

    Director:Unknown

    Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Unknown

    Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey