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The Best Episodes of Over the Garden Wall Season 1

Every episode of Over the Garden Wall Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Over the Garden Wall Season 1!

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Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 1 - The Old Grist Mill
    7.9/10(3443 votes)

    #1 - The Old Grist Mill

    S1:E1

    Lost in the mysterious woods of the Unknown, two brothers named Wirt and Gregory run into a jaded old woodsman who warns them to beware the terrifying Beast that roams the dark forest.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Natasha Allegri, Steve Wolfhard, Zac Gorman

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  2. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 2 - Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee
    8.4/10(3333 votes)

    #2 - Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee

    S1:E2

    A bluebird named Beatrice offers to guide Wirt and Greg to Adelaide of the Pasture (the good woman of the woods) and help them get home.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Aaron Renier, Bert Youn, Patrick McHale

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  3. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 3 - Schooltown Follies
    7.7/10(3201 votes)

    #3 - Schooltown Follies

    S1:E3

    Wirt, Greg, and Beatrice get all mixed up in the musical antics of a schoolhouse of animals, a lovelorn teacher, a grouchy old benefactor, and an escaped gorilla.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Jim Campbell, Laura Park

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  4. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 4 - Songs of the Dark Lantern
    8.2/10(3072 votes)

    #4 - Songs of the Dark Lantern

    S1:E4

    Beatrice is left out in the rain with a brainless horse while Wirt and Greg must ask for directions in a lively colonial tavern called "The Dark Lantern" where some surprising secrets are revealed about the Unknown.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Bert Youn, Pendleton Ward, Steven A. MacLeod

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  5. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 5 - Mad Love
    7.9/10(2996 votes)

    #5 - Mad Love

    S1:E5

    Is millionaire Quincy Endicott's sprawling mansion haunted by a beautiful ghost, or is the tea baron going mad? Greg and Fred the Horse are on the case! Meanwhile, Wirt and Beatrice get trapped in an armoire while searching for loose change.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Natasha Allegri, Zac Gorman

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  6. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 6 - Lullaby in Frogland
    8.5/10(3020 votes)

    #6 - Lullaby in Frogland

    S1:E6

    We join Wirt and Greg on a lighthearted romp aboard the Frogland Ferry as they approach Adelaide of the Pasture. But why is Beatrice acting so glum? Things turn emotional for Greg as well when he realizes that his own frog may be better off living with his amphibian compatriots.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Bert Youn, Nick Edwards

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  7. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 7 - The Ringing of the Bell
    8.8/10(3111 votes)

    #7 - The Ringing of the Bell

    S1:E7

    After unexpected darkness tears the gang apart, Wirt takes charge and meets Loma, a young woman forced to do housework by an odious witch with a magic bell. Can Wirt and Greg save Lorna, and themselves, from the wicked witch?

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Tom Herpich, Bert Youn, Patrick McHale

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  8. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 8 - Babes in the Wood
    8.0/10(2961 votes)

    #8 - Babes in the Wood

    S1:E8

    While Wirt and Greg lay down to rest, they're drawn into a dreamworld of cherubs, flowers, and clouds where Greg must battle the North Wind.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Mark Bodnar, Bert Youn, Jim Campbell

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  9. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 9 - Into the Unknown
    9.1/10(3280 votes)

    #9 - Into the Unknown

    S1:E9

    The origin of Wirt and Greg’s descent into the Unknown reveals itself.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Zac Gorman, Vi-Dieu Nguyen, Cole Sanchez

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  10. Over the Garden Wall Season 1 Episode 10 - The Unknown
    9.4/10(3693 votes)

    #10 - The Unknown

    S1:E10

    The Beast has come. The final chapter begins.

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Tom Herpich, Natasha Allegri, Jim Campbell

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Old Grist Mill" is the best rated episode of "Over the Garden Wall" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 3443 votes. Directed by Nate Cash and written by Natasha Allegri, Steve Wolfhard, Zac Gorman, it aired on 11/3/2014. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee".