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The Best Episodes of Nailed It!

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

The Best Episodes of Nailed It!

Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It's part reality contest, part hot mess.

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  1. 7.6/10(41 votes)

    #1 - Umbrella Academy

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    S7:E3

    Delightfully offbeat treats scream "Umbrella Academy," from a trio of Griddy's Doughnuts action figures to a towering Hazel and Cha-Cha cake.

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  2. 7.6/10(38 votes)

    #2 - Slime Time

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    S7:E4

    The going gets gross — really gross — when the bakers tackle ooey, gooey carved pumpkins and an alien autopsy cake leaking edible slime.

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  3. 7.4/10(180 votes)

    #3 - Fantasyland

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    The bakers do their best to make jelly-filled doughnuts fit for a pirate before tackling an edible tower with a princess on top.

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  4. 7.4/10(123 votes)

    #4 - Fictitious and Delicious

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    It's "happily ever after" or bust when the bakers try to make fairy tale cupcake pops, then stack cakes in the form of a majestic unicorn.

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  5. 7.4/10(71 votes)

    #5 - Howdy, Failure!

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    S4:E6

    A Western-themed round inspires deep-fried cowboy-duck doughnuts, a root beer-infused rodeo cake ... and really bad flavors.

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  6. 7.4/10(62 votes)

    #6 - Im-Paw-sible Cakes

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    S6:E1

    A funny, furry pet theme finds the cooks concocting giant exotic-animal cookies, then re-creating Nicole's adorable dog, Clyde, in cake form.

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  8. 7.4/10(46 votes)

    #7 - The Witcher

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    S7:E2

    Frosted creature faces and a cake conjured from the world of "The Witcher" beget wicked fails — just as the prophecy foretold.

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  9. 7.3/10(95 votes)

    #8 - Out of This World

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    Space-themed challenges throw the hapless bakers for a loop when they're asked to make cosmic cupcakes and a supersized solar system cake.

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  10. 7.3/10(78 votes)

    #9 - Let's Get Lit

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    S4:E1

    Two bookish treats inspired by literature set the bakers up for epic fails: Shakespearean stained-glass window cookies and a pop-up "Moby Dick" cake.

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  11. 7.3/10(52 votes)

    #10 - I've Failed and I Can't Get Up!

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    Candy-jeweled brooch cookies? Inviting cookie-jar cakes? These sugary sweets are just like the ones Grandma used to make — if Grandma couldn't bake.

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  12. 7.3/10(53 votes)

    #11 - Can't Believe It's Cake!

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    S5:E6

    From splashy cereal-bowl cakes to towering hamburgers with fries, these attempts at hyperrealistic treats are so bad, you won't believe your eyes.

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  13. 7.2/10(156 votes)

    #12 - Head Under Water

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    Two daunting desserts -- a chocolate-filled "hot tub" and an open-mouthed shark cake -- have the hapless home cooks struggling to stay afloat.

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  14. 7.2/10(143 votes)

    #13 - Big in Japan

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    A YouTube star known for her fondant work watches the bakers try to copy two of her most popular Japanese-themed cakes.

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  15. 7.2/10(113 votes)

    #14 - Tailgate, Failgate

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    The cooks divide and conquer to fill sections of a savory snack stadium before building a cake that looks like a barbecue grill.

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  16. 7.2/10(68 votes)

    #15 - The One with the '90s Theme

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    S4:E2

    Edible ice cream boom boxes made with liquid nitrogen and a fresh and fly fondant-covered cake? Oh, snap — that sounds like a '90s challenge.

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  17. 7.2/10(65 votes)

    #16 - Chariots of Failure

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    The bakers go for the gold — and miss masterfully — with sports-medal cookies and an elaborate swim cake that's topped with a waffle cone torch.

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  18. 7.2/10(64 votes)

    #17 - The Burbank State Fair

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    S5:E2

    It's a Ferris wheel of fails as the teams make treats with a state-fair theme — from caramel corn knockdown-doll clowns to roller-coaster cakes.

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  19. 7.2/10(56 votes)

    #18 - Paranormal Pastries

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    S6:E2

    The bakers make candy apple aliens and a sculpted Loch Ness monster cake based on mysterious creatures from outer space... and the freshwater depths.

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  20. 7.2/10(46 votes)

    #19 - C'est Jacques!

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    S6:E3

    Treats inspired by "Mr. Chocolate" Jacques Torres include lollipop portraits and a cake spiced with cocoa and cayenne. Mais oui laugh? But of course!

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  21. 7.2/10(56 votes)

    #20 - Cobra Kai

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    S7:E1

    Bake first. Bake hard. Have mercy! The hapless contestants dig deep to make colorful "Cobra Kai" soft pretzels and a Halloween dance fight cake.

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  22. 7.1/10(143 votes)

    #21 - Weird Science

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    S1:E4

    Contestants loosen up a food scientist with a cupcake-cocktail pairing before serving him questionable slices of a bubbling volcano cake.

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  23. 7.1/10(172 votes)

    #22 - In Your Face!

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    S1:E6

    Dogged contestants are seeing double when they're asked to paint their portraits on a cookie before building an edible bust of Donald Trump.

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  24. 7.1/10(119 votes)

    #23 - High Society

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    The contestants raise the bar with two half-baked "high society" challenges: late-night munchie-inspired pancakes and a gravity-defying tea cake.

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  25. 7.1/10(61 votes)

    #24 - Jungle Bungle

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    Jam-filled animal pastries and a coffeecake shaped like a sloth push the contestants out of their comfort zones — and the results are wild.

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  26. 7.1/10(55 votes)

    #25 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake

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    S5:E3

    Baking duos go off the deep end with desserts inspired by the wonders of the ocean, including marine animal mini cakes and enormous edible octopuses.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Umbrella Academy" is the best rated episode of "Nailed It!". It scored 7.6/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/5/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Slime Time".