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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. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Nailed It! Season 7 Episode 3 - Umbrella Academy
    7.6/10(44 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Nailed It! Season 7 Episode 4 - Slime Time
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    S7:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 2 - Fictitious and Delicious
    7.5/10(129 votes)

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 2 - Fantasyland
    7.4/10(186 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Nailed It! Season 6 Episode 1 - Im-Paw-sible Cakes
    7.4/10(65 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nailed It! Season 7 Episode 2 - The Witcher
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    S7:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 6 - Out of This World
    7.3/10(99 votes)

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 6 - Howdy, Failure!
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    S4:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nailed It! Season 5 Episode 6 - Can't Believe It's Cake!
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 3 - Head Under Water
    7.2/10(161 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 5 - Big in Japan
    7.2/10(149 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 3 - Tailgate, Failgate
    7.2/10(118 votes)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 1 - Let's Get Lit
    7.2/10(81 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 2 - The One with the '90s Theme
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 4 - Chariots of Failure
    7.2/10(68 votes)

    S4:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Nailed It! Season 5 Episode 2 - The Burbank State Fair
    7.2/10(67 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Nailed It! Season 5 Episode 5 - I've Failed and I Can't Get Up!
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    S5:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Nailed It! Season 6 Episode 2 - Paranormal Pastries
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Nailed It! Season 6 Episode 3 - C'est Jacques!
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Nailed It! Season 7 Episode 1 - Cobra Kai
    7.2/10(57 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 4 - Weird Science
    7.1/10(149 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 6 - In Your Face!
    7.1/10(178 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 1 - High Society
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 5 - Jungle Bungle
    7.1/10(64 votes)

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Nailed It! Season 5 Episode 3 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake
    7.1/10(58 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Umbrella Academy" is the best rated episode of "Nailed It!". It scored 7.6/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/5/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Slime Time".