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The Best Episodes of Swamp Thing

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Swamp Thing: The Series, is a science fiction, action/adventure television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. It debuted on USA Network on July 27, 1990 and lasted three seasons for a total

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 1 - The Emerald Heart
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Emerald Heart

    S1:E1

    11-year-old Jim Kipp and his mother, Tressa are spending some time at her mom's house in the swamps of Houma. Jim is introduced to the mysteries and the danger of the swamp while Tressa struggles to bond with Jim.

    Director:Fritz Kiersch
    Writer:Joseph Stefano

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  2. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 2 - The Living Image
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Living Image

    S1:E2

    Dr. Arcane attempts once again to obtain the bio-restorative formula from the Swamp Thing. However, this time Arcane has a helper, and the Swamp Thing knows her as his late wife, Linda Holland.

    Director:John McPherson
    Writers:David Braff, Joseph Stefano

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  3. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 3 - The Death of Dr. Arcane
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Death of Dr. Arcane

    S1:E3

    Arcane has unleashed his latest mutant monster into the swamp to eat everything it sees and if this test trial works, then more will be released. To ensure that the Swamp Thing does not interfere, he takes a hostage and bargains for immunity.

    Director:John McPherson
    Writer:Joseph Stefano

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  4. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 5 - Spirit of the Swamp
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Spirit of the Swamp

    S1:E5

    Veteran actor Roscoe Lee Browne plays an "Ogun", a voodoo priest whom Arcane employs to destroy the Swamp Thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 6 - Blood Wind
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Blood Wind

    S1:E6

    Arcane's protégé, whom he refers to as the "Crown Prince", is experimenting with hatred pheromones and his latest batch, which supposedly failed, is dumped in the swamp. The Swamp Thing has to intervene when Tressa is exposed and is in danger of being murdered - by everyone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marc Scott Zicree

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  6. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 7 - Grotesquery
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Grotesquery

    S1:E7

    The Swamp Thing is overcome by toxic waste and falls unconscious where he is found by two men and is sold to a carnival freak show run by a cruel man in league with Arcane. Jim stumbles upon the carnival and tries to help the Swamp Thing before it is too late.

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 9 - Treasure
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Treasure

    S1:E9

    A thief on the run from his female accomplice chooses the swamp as his hiding place for a fortune in stolen cash - and Jim's house as his final stop.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 10 - New Acquaintance
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - New Acquaintance

    S1:E10

    Jim is feeling lonely and tries to make a new friend when he meets a mysterious young girl in town, named Lily, who invites herself into Jim and Tressa‘s home, and who carries a dark secret.

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Larry DiTillio

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  9. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 11 - Falco
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Falco

    S1:E11

    One of Arcane's mutants arrives in the swamp to exact revenge on him. The Swamp Thing tries to make him understand how to live with what he is.

    Director:Fritz Kiersch
    Writer:Joseph Stefano

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  10. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 12 - From Beyond the Grave
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - From Beyond the Grave

    S1:E12

    Jim and Tressa may have to leave the swamp after a lawyer delivers a notice of eviction in the form of a will from Tressa's late mother. They are unaware that the lawyer is in league with Dr. Arcane. Meanwhile, Tressa's mother's spirit guides her to the swamp where the real answers lie.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 13 - The Shipment
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Shipment

    S1:E13

    Arcane captures Jim and sells him into slavery after the boy is witness to the evil doctor's hideous transformations of men into monsters and the local sheriff is in on the plans. Jim's 17-year-old half-brother, Will, arrives to investigate Jim’s disappearance and teams up with the Swamp Thing to find him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 14 - Birth Marks
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Birth Marks

    S1:E14

    A runaway teenage synthetic human, named Abigail, escapes from Dr. Woodroe's lab when it explodes and is seen running through the streets by Will, who takes her in. Meanwhile, a baby is swept away by the waters of the swamp from the same explosion - and into the arms of the Swamp Thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 15 - Dark Side of the Mirror
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Dark Side of the Mirror

    S1:E15

    Arcane plots and murders the local district attorney when he swears to bring Arcane down. A high profile murder tied to Arcane would be hard to hide, unless someone nobody would suspect commits the crime. Somebody like...the Swamp Thing.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 16 - Silent Screams
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Silent Screams

    S1:E16

    Tressa and her friends are victims of another one of Arcane's experiments for General Sunderland. Tressa tries to save her friends when they suddenly disappear in the swamp right before her eyes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 18 - The Watchers
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Watchers

    S1:E18

    Tressa accidentally uncovers a pair of robots casing the swamp and the Kipp residence in search of any evidence of Dr. Woodrue's experiments. Abigail is on the run and the Watchers must deal with the Swamp Thing to get to her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 19 - The Hunt
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Hunt

    S1:E19

    Tempers flare when Will's estranged father shows up looking for a rare white orchid that Arcane has paid him to steal. Will's trust is broken, and so is the swamp's when he leads his father to it unwittingly. Meanwhile, Arcane tests his poisonous mutant garden on Abigail.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 20 - Touch of Death
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Touch of Death

    S1:E20

    Arcane experiments on an innocent man by murdering him and trying to revive him with a serum, stolen from Alec Holland years ago. The man comes back to life again with severe side effects for anyone who touches him, even the Swamp Thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 21 - Tremors of the Heart
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Tremors of the Heart

    S1:E21

    Romance and murder are in the air at the Arcane complex when he and his newest associate, Sienna, build a machine to make artificial earthquakes for General Sunderland. The two bicker and kiss back and forth as the earthquakes put Tressa and the Swamp Thing in serious danger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 2 - Love Lost
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Love Lost

    S2:E2

    The Swamp Thing is struggling to remain hopeful that he will be human again. Someone from the past comes to visit him, using Will to guide her to him. Only Will does not believe that she is who she says she is, and he is about to learn who he can and cannot trust.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Blomquist

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  20. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 3 - Mist Demeanor
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Mist Demeanor

    S2:E3

    When a killer mist emerges from the swamp and invades Houma, the Swamp Thing and Arcane must team up to try to stop it before it decimates the whole town. Meanwhile, Will and Abigail race to warn the town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven L. Sears

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  21. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 4 - A Nightmare on Jackson Street
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A Nightmare on Jackson Street

    S2:E4

    Will has a secret from his past that comes back to haunt him. The swamp forces Will to face his inner demons, as well as the visitors that he does not know are waiting for him at the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 5 - Better Angels
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Better Angels

    S2:E5

    Ann Fisk, a scientist and former student of Alec Holland, is in town. Ann's mentor, Carter LaRoche, has designs to build a recycling factory under Arcane's financing in the swamp. Ann must trust a strange voice in the swamp to expose an evil that she is not aware of.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Babs Greyhosky

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  23. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 6 - Children of the Fool
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Children of the Fool

    S2:E6

    Will falls in love with a lovely carnival worker named Amanda. Yet, Will becomes aware that Amanda is being held against her will by the shady carnie owner, Hurley, who has a dark agenda for Will.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 8 - Poisonous
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Poisonous

    S2:E8

    Ian James, an unscrupulous anthropologist, has come to the swamp to create a reputation for himself and the swamp suffers for it. Tressa is quite taken with him and in the process, the Swamp Thing is caught on film.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 10 - This Old House of Mayan
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - This Old House of Mayan

    S2:E10

    Will is taken hostage by two greedy explorers who force him to help them find the location of a mystic Mayan temple in the swamp, housing buried treasure and ghosts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven L. Sears

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Emerald Heart" is the best rated episode of "Swamp Thing". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Fritz Kiersch and written by Joseph Stefano, it aired on 7/27/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Living Image".