Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide backdrop
Comedy•Kids

The Best Episodes of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

Every episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide!

Binge this in 22h 15m•Peaking at 8.7/10

The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on navigating middle school

Airs on
Nickelodeon
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons3

All123

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Click to reveal
    Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 16 - Guide to: Making New Friends & Positives & Negatives
    8.7/10(116 votes)

    #1 - Guide to: Making New Friends & Positives & Negatives

    S3:E16

    MAKING NEW FRIENDS; Ned tries to be friends with Faymen, Moze wants a friend to go shopping with and Cookie befriends the Weasel. POSITIVES & NEGATIVES; Ned tries to cheer up the most negative kid in school, Moze finds out Faymen's kisses lack spark and Cookie tries to zap Loomer with static electricity

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Rick Groel

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 21 - Guide to: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels
    8.7/10(233 votes)

    #2 - Guide to: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels

    S3:E21

    The school goes on a field trip to a museum, including Ned, Moze and Cookie, even after they have been banned from the field trip by Vice-Principal Crubbs for trying to forge a permission slip for Cookie. Ned tries to spend time with Suzie while avoiding Crubbs; Moze tries to see the wild boy, and Loomer tries to spend time with her. Cookie becomes "the Steel Eagle" to impress Lisa Zemo. Eventually, all three are chased by Crubbs, museum security guards, and samurai actors. Ned then becomes the museum's titular Wild Boy and must choose between Suzie and Moze. He chooses Moze, they kiss, and become boyfriend and girlfriend, while Suzie decides to date Loomer again. Cookie learns of a plan to steal the museum's Wild Boy painting, so the trio gain the attention of the security guards and catch the thieves. Cookie wins a date with Lisa. Meanwhile, back at the school, Gordy tries to catch the weasel with the help of the other teachers, whose items have been destroyed by the weasel. They eventually demolish the entire school to catch the weasel, only to find out that it has given birth; feeling sympathetic, Gordy and the teachers decide to spare the weasel. Note: This is a double-length episode.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 18 - Guide to: Failing & Tutors
    8.3/10(109 votes)

    #3 - Guide to: Failing & Tutors

    S2:E18

    Failing: Ned is warned that he must ace all his final exams or he might stay back a grade. Moze gets her first "F" ever and panics, doing everything she can to plan more study time, including quitting volleyball and not wahing her hair. Cookie tries to fail tests on purpose to avoid advancing to High School. Tutors: Ned has to find a tutor in order to avoid summer school. Moze gets into some tutor trouble by having a bunch of sixth graders fall in love with her. Cookie is paired up with the nastiest "tooter" of all for his final Social Studies project.

    Director:Chip Fields
    Writer:Rick Groel

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 19 - Guide to: Science Fair & Study Hall
    8.2/10(93 votes)

    #4 - Guide to: Science Fair & Study Hall

    S2:E19

    Ned enlists Moze's help to win a ribbon in the science fair; Cookie attempts to impress Vanessa and her grandmother. Ned tries to study for a test, but he is constantly distracted; Moze gets injured and must wear a traction device, which makes nobody want to talk to her; Cookie tries to sneak out of study hall to meet Vanessa, but the teacher refuses to give him the bathroom pass early.

    Director:Joe Menendez
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 20 - Guide to: Double Dating & The Last Day
    8.2/10(97 votes)

    #5 - Guide to: Double Dating & The Last Day

    S2:E20

    Double Dating: For the final dance of the school year, Ned and Suzie double date with Moze and hunk Jock Bitterman. Cookie meanwhile is asked by Lisa and says yes. Soon after Vanessa says yes, so Cookie must take Lisa and Vanessa to the dance and keep them separated.The Last Day: Ned and Moze try to figure the best way to tell Suzie about “the kiss”. Determined to catch the weasel before the summer, Gordy lets Cookies Battle Bot free in the halls, where it unleashes havoc.

    Director:Fred Savage
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 17 - Guide to: Money & Parties
    8.2/10(110 votes)

    #6 - Guide to: Money & Parties

    S3:E17

    The trio need to raise money for a music festival; Ned borrows money from Missy that he must work off to pay her back; Moze gets her money from hard work; Cookie tries to get money from entertainment. Ned goes to Seth's party with Missy and tries to ditch her when Suzie unexpectedly shows up; Moze tries to kiss Ned to determine if she'll see sparks; Cookie is not invited, so he sneaks in as the girl named Simone.

    Director:Marcus Wagner
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Eddie Guzelian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

    READ
  7. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 20 - Guide to: Tests and When You Like Someone Who Is Going Out With Someone Else
    8.2/10(80 votes)

    #7 - Guide to: Tests and When You Like Someone Who Is Going Out With Someone Else

    S3:E20

    Ned studies for three tests on the same day with the help of the school's geeks and becomes a geek himself in the process; Moze takes a test to see if Ned or Faymen is right for her and Faymen gets all perfect scores and Ned as a geek gets all zeroes; Cookie gives Evelyn Kwong a "test" to prove that they are incompatible and she decides to date Seth instead. Ned tries to confess to Moze that he likes her; Moze must decide between Ned and Faymen, while Faymen has a decide whether or not to go back to Brazil; Cookie eliminates all of Lisa Zemo's other admirers so that he can spend time with her; in a surprise ending reveal, Suzie has moved back to Polk.

    Director:Gary Stella
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 1 - Guide to: New Grade & Dodgeball
    8.1/10(119 votes)

    #8 - Guide to: New Grade & Dodgeball

    S3:E1

    New Grade: Ned accidentally becomes the new class bully, while Moze deals with a not-so-friendly new English Teacher. Cookie tries to get to know the new no-braces, non-sniffling Lisa Zemo. <p> Dodgeball: Ned must battle the dark side, Loomer and his ‘secret weapon’ in a dodgeball game, and he must do it without Moze, the best player in school!

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Eddie Guzelian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 5 - Guide to: Halloween & Vampires, Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies
    8.1/10(90 votes)

    #9 - Guide to: Halloween & Vampires, Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies

    S3:E5

    The kids set up a Halloween party at Polk, and Principal Pal is thought to be dead after he enters the haunted hall. Polk becomes a Halloween nightmare, where Ned is a vampire, Cookie is a werewolf, Moze is a ghost, and Gordy is a zombie.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 19 - Guide to: Health & Jealousy
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    #10 - Guide to: Health & Jealousy

    S3:E19

    Ned suffers from an embarrassing itch; Moze tries to clean up the resuscitation dummy, but she throws it out the window and buries it, and Cookie thinks that it was Faymen; Cookie also is suffering from mood swings. Ned and Moze pretend to date to free Ned from Missy's jealous rage; Seth, Faymen and Loomer fight over Moze; Cookie attempts to make Lisa Zemo jealous by pretending to go out with another girl, but instead, it makes Evelyn Kwong jealous.

    Director:Lazar Saric
    Writers:Rick Groel, Eddie Guzelian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 1 Episode 1 - Guide to: The First Day & Lockers
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Guide to: The First Day & Lockers

    S1:E1

    First Day: It's the first day of school, and Ned and Cookie discover Moze has taken Cooking instead of Art to separate herself from the guys for once. Lockers: When Ned's new locker neighbor gives him a bad rep, he searches for a new locker. Moze tries to use her locker to make new friends that are girls, but ends up competing with Suzie Crabgrass.

    Director:David Kendall
    Writer:Scott Fellows

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 1 - Guide to: The New Semester and Electives
    7.9/10(90 votes)

    #12 - Guide to: The New Semester and Electives

    S2:E1

    New Semester: Ned seeks his first kiss from Suzie Crabgrass which is on his "new semester list", but first he enlists Moze's help to break up Suzie and Loomer. By breaking them up Ned would have Suzie. Meanwhile, Cookie starts the new semester with a new super cool look and becomes a bully. Electives: Ned, Moze and Cookie try out different electives so they can finally get a class together and score an easy "A."

    Director:Paul Hoen
    Writer:Scott Fellows

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 15 - Guide to: Spirit Week & Clothes
    7.9/10(82 votes)

    #13 - Guide to: Spirit Week & Clothes

    S2:E15

    Spirit Week: The King and Queen of Spirit are destined to go out; always! And Suzie wins the girls side with ease, to continue the family tradition of being spirit week queen. Knowing this, Ned gets in a battle with Martin Qwerly for Spirit Week King. Cookie and Moze get stuck with the spirit stick and can't let it touch the ground or cause the school to have bad luck. Clothes: Ned and Moze get tickets from Missy’s newly formed fashion police. Cookie creates a school uniform.

    Director:Adam Weissman
    Writer:Eddie Guzelian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 8 - Guide to: Dares and Bad Habits
    7.8/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Guide to: Dares and Bad Habits

    S2:E8

    Classmates dare Ned to ask out Missy; Moze must wear a dress as part of a dare and meets three girls she suspects are robots; Cookie competes with Loomer to be the "King of Dares". Ned tries to fix his bad habit of saying yes to everyone; Moze tries to fix her habit of trash-talking; Cookie tries to replace his technology hoarding habit with something else.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Lazar Saric, Rick Groel

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 12 - Guide to: Asking Someone Out and Recycling
    7.8/10(77 votes)

    #15 - Guide to: Asking Someone Out and Recycling

    S2:E12

    Asking Someone Out: Ned hires some people to find out if Suzie will go on a date with him. Recycling: Ned, Cookie, and Moze compete to win a mountain bike in a recycling contest. Everything they collect is stolen, but Cookies idea of glueing bottles together ends up in him having it bought by an art collecter. Ned loses the guide in the recycling madness, and Moze sneaks into the teacher's lounge to collect recycling.

    Director:Joe Menendez
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Frank Berin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 16 - Guide to: Yearbook & Career Week
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    #16 - Guide to: Yearbook & Career Week

    S2:E16

    Yearbook: Ned tries to win “Best Smile” in order to be next to Suzie Crabgrass in the yearbook forever. Cookie tries hacks into the yearbook and makes some changes. Career Week: Vice Principal Crubbs wants Ned to pursue a career in education, but Ned isn't interested. Cookie decides he wants to be a sports agent and signs Moze as his client.

    Director:Dan Coffie
    Writer:Gene Grillo

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 6 - Guide to: Art Class & Lost and Found
    7.8/10(83 votes)

    #17 - Guide to: Art Class & Lost and Found

    S3:E6

    Ned draws an abstract piece of art, which everyone else sees as a 'naked lady', leading to a cause célèbre; Moze tries photography and creates photos of other people's personal moments; Cookie gets 6th graders to make him keybowls. Ned finds a pair of Carmelo Anthony signed sneakers that he wants to claim, but Moze tries to find the shoes' real owner; Moze tries to find her stuffed animal that she lost in sixth grade; Cookie tries to find his MP3 player which has an embarrassing song he recorded on it.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Ben Montanio, Frank Berin, Vince Cheung

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 11 - Guide to: Hallways & Friends Moving
    7.8/10(85 votes)

    #18 - Guide to: Hallways & Friends Moving

    S3:E11

    Hallway: Ned becomes the hall monitor and lets people in violation get off the hook, which leads the students believing that they can get away with anything in the halls; Moze tries to use hallway time to talk to Faymen; Cookie becomes the hallway traffic reporter. Friends Moving: Ned becomes concerned for his safety after the events of the previous episode, so he starts carrying around a pillow, or a "cushion protector" as he calls it; Moze tries to stop Faymen from leaving; Cookie tells Evelyn Kwong he is leaving for Hawaii, so everyone becomes convinced he is leaving; Suzie moves away, much to Ned's surprise and disappointment.

    Director:Dan Coffie
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Adam Beechen

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 8 - Guide to: The Bus & Bad Hair Days
    7.7/10(83 votes)

    #19 - Guide to: The Bus & Bad Hair Days

    S3:E8

    Ned tries to get to school early so he can get rid of a note he wrote to Suzie that says "I love you", but the bus driver is distressed over his own recent break-up; Moze tries to get a seat next to Faymen on the bus; Cookie must try to get to school after he misses the bus, or rather, the bus misses him. Ned tries to break out of school to get a free haircut; Moze tries to please Faymen with her hair, and ultimately seeks out Missy's help; Cookie tries to get Lisa Zemo to notice his mustache hair.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Rick Groel, Cynthia True

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 10 - Guide to: Volunteering & The Library
    7.7/10(78 votes)

    #20 - Guide to: Volunteering & The Library

    S3:E10

    Volunteering: Ned volunteers at a nursing home and shows an old lady around Polk; Moze volunteers to clean up the school back entrance with the help of Loomer, Crony and Buzz; Cookie competes with Evelyn Kwong in the school store. The Library: Ned and Cookie must solve the mystery of their missing library books; Moze "befriends" a girl in order to get a book she needs for a book report.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Lazar Saric, Frank Berin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 3 Episode 18 - Guide to: Spring Fever & School Newspaper
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #21 - Guide to: Spring Fever & School Newspaper

    S3:E18

    Guide to: Spring Fever and School Newspaper is an episode of the Nickelodeon television series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

    Director:David Kendall
    Writers:Lazar Saric, Ron Holsey

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 9 - Guide to: Substitute Teachers and The New Kid
    7.6/10(90 votes)

    #22 - Guide to: Substitute Teachers and The New Kid

    S2:E9

    Substitute Teachers:Ned helps Mr. Weiner, a favorite substitute from Elementary School get in touch with his middle school side. Cookie poses as a substitute teacher. Moze becomes bad-girl material and misbehaves to the new science substitutes. The New Kid: Ned tries to help a new kid, Bernice, at James K. Polk. Gordy compete against a new janitor that could take over his spot.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Mike Preister

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 11 - Guide to: Shyness & Nicknames
    7.6/10(84 votes)

    #23 - Guide to: Shyness & Nicknames

    S2:E11

    Nicknames: Ned tries to create a new, cool nickname for himself by doing wild stunts but ends up injuring himself in the end, while Moze decides she no longer likes her nickname (Moze) and tries to have her friends simply call her "Jennifer." Cookie invents a nicknaming machine that Loomer quickly steals for his bullying advantage. Cookie sets out to fix what he messed up, while Ned has trouble calling Moze Jennifer. Shyness: Ned finds the Obo twins to be a perfect match for his girlfriend needs and Moze's best-girlfriend need. The only problem is that they're too shy. So Ned and Moze try to make over the twins. Cookie starts up his own shyness seminar.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Rick Groel, Gene Grillo

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 13 - Guide to: April Fools Day & Excuses
    7.6/10(75 votes)

    #24 - Guide to: April Fools Day & Excuses

    S2:E13

    April Fools Day: Ned, Cookie, and Gordy team up to fool the king of April Fooling: Vice Principal Crubbs. Moze tries to break up with Seth, but he thinks it's a prank. Excuses: When a dog actually eats Ned's homework, nobody believes his excuse.

    Director:Savage Steve Holland
    Writers:Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Season 2 Episode 14 - Guide to: Secrets & School Car Wash
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #25 - Guide to: Secrets & School Car Wash

    S2:E14

    School Car Wash: The boys and the girls compete in the school fundraiser to see who can wash more cars. The boys team wants a hot tub, but the girls want to use the money more wisely. The boys, mainly Loomer, have bigger concerns than winning, while the girls band together to win. Secrets: Ned and Cookie see Loomer kissing Missy. So they have to keep this a secret or else.... Meanwhile, Loomer's friend tries to tell everyone that he is in the sewing club. Moze learns Seth can't read or write well, and really feels she should tell someone.

    Director:David Kendall
    Writers:Lazar Saric, Cynthia True

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Best Episodes Summary

"Guide to: Making New Friends & Positives & Negatives" is the best rated episode of "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide". It scored 8.7/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Savage Steve Holland and written by Scott Fellows, Rick Groel, it aired on 3/24/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Guide to: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels".