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The Worst 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. Background image for Bonus: 3, 2, 1...Ya Not Done!
    5.9/10(118 votes)

    #1 - Bonus: 3, 2, 1...Ya Not Done!

    S2:E7

    Five fabulous "Nailed It!" fans visit the test kitchen for a challenge so extra, we had to make it a bonus episode.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Holi-daze
    6.6/10(101 votes)

    #2 - Holi-daze

    S2:E4

    'Tis the season to be scary when the bakers try their hands at holiday cookies before constructing an elaborate gingerbread house.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Ready to Wear, Ready to Eat
    6.6/10(51 votes)

    #3 - Ready to Wear, Ready to Eat

    S3:E6

    Two high-fashion challenges put the bakers' hopeless skills to the test: fondant-covered doll cakes and an edible headdress heaped with fruit.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for First Date to Life Mate
    6.8/10(195 votes)

    #4 - First Date to Life Mate

    S1:E1

    Under the watchful eyes of an iconic cake designer, contestants decorate complicated cake pops and a bespectacled, three-tiered wedding cake.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Masterpiece or Disasterpiece?
    6.8/10(55 votes)

    #5 - Masterpiece or Disasterpiece?

    S3:E3

    The amateur bakers attempt to imitate the masters with gingerbread self-portraits and a sculpted cake replica of Michelangelo's David.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Marvel Episode!
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    #6 - The Marvel Episode!

    S3:E1

    The bakers summon their not-so-super powers to make Marvel-themed cupcakes with detailed cookie toppers and a daunting "Black Panther" cake.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Prehistoric Bakes
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    #7 - Prehistoric Bakes

    S3:E4

    The contestants turn back time -- and mangle time management -- with inside-out Neanderthal cupcakes and a tropical-flavored T. rex cake.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Oui Can't Bake!
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    #8 - Oui Can't Bake!

    S3:E5

    The pressure's on to make perfectly puffed éclairs and a layered bust of Napoleon Bonaparte for not one but two esteemed French chefs.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Zoo You Bake?
    7.0/10(98 votes)

    #9 - Zoo You Bake?

    S2:E5

    The contestants face their fears (with very sharp knives) when they carve an animal out of a watermelon and bend cake into the shape of a snake.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Cake-O-Phobia
    7.0/10(56 votes)

    #10 - Cake-O-Phobia

    S3:E2

    What's scarier than a cook who can't read a recipe? A trio of creepy-crawly bug cookies and a terrifying clown cake that tastes like cotton candy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for An Ungodly Mess
    7.0/10(55 votes)

    #11 - An Ungodly Mess

    S5:E1

    Stacked Greek god statue cupcakes and snake-headed Medusa makeover cakes take Herculean effort and skill — and these awkward results are epic.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Travel Dos and Donuts
    7.0/10(60 votes)

    #12 - Travel Dos and Donuts

    S5:E4

    Putting their own spin on travel, the bakers make terrible spiced-doughnut tourists and deflated hot-air balloon cakes. It's destination disaster.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Weird Science
    7.1/10(143 votes)

    #13 - Weird Science

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for In Your Face!
    7.1/10(172 votes)

    #14 - In Your Face!

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for High Society
    7.1/10(119 votes)

    #15 - High Society

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #16 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Head Under Water
    7.2/10(156 votes)

    #17 - Head Under Water

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Big in Japan
    7.2/10(143 votes)

    #18 - Big in Japan

    S1:E5

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Tailgate, Failgate
    7.2/10(113 votes)

    #19 - Tailgate, Failgate

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Burbank State Fair
    7.2/10(64 votes)

    #20 - The Burbank State Fair

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Cobra Kai
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #21 - Cobra Kai

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Out of This World
    7.3/10(95 votes)

    #22 - Out of This World

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for I've Failed and I Can't Get Up!
    7.3/10(52 votes)

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

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Can't Believe It's Cake!
    7.3/10(53 votes)

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

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Fantasyland
    7.4/10(180 votes)

    #25 - Fantasyland

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bonus: 3, 2, 1...Ya Not Done!" is the worst rated episode of "Nailed It!". It scored 5.9/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/29/2018. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Holi-daze".