The Best Episodes of Swamp Thing Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.9/10(64 votes)

   #1 - The Emerald Heart

   S1:E17/27/1990

   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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   Director:Fritz Kiersch

   Writer:Joseph Stefano
2. 

   6.6/10(50 votes)

   #2 - The Living Image

   S1:E29/7/1990

   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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   Director:John McPherson

   Writers:David Braff, Joseph Stefano
3. 

   6.5/10(41 votes)

   #3 - The Death of Dr. Arcane

   S1:E39/14/1990

   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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   Director:John McPherson

   Writer:Joseph Stefano
4. 

   5.8/10(42 votes)

   #4 - The Legend of the Swamp Maiden

   S1:E49/21/1990

   Jim and Oboe sneak out on a midnight visit to the swamp to find the Swamp Maiden, who appears only once a year. Despite warnings from the Swamp Thing, they, along with a visitor from the newspaper, come to learn the meaning of "looks that kill".

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.6/10(39 votes)

   #5 - Spirit of the Swamp

   S1:E59/28/1990

   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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   6.4/10(41 votes)

   #6 - Blood Wind

   S1:E610/5/1990

   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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   Writer:Marc Scott Zicree
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   6.2/10(40 votes)

   #7 - Grotesquery

   S1:E710/12/1990

   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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   Director:David Jackson

   Writer:Unknown
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   6.1/10(36 votes)

   #8 - Natural Enemy

   S1:E810/19/1990

   A mutant insect is on the loose in the swamp and Jim's curiosity makes him a victim of its deadly bite.

   Director:Tony Dow

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tony Dow

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   6.3/10(38 votes)

   #9 - Treasure

   S1:E910/26/1990

   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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   Director:Tony Dow

   Writer:Unknown
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    6.3/10(42 votes)

    #10 - New Acquaintance

    S1:E1011/2/1990

    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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    Director:David Jackson

    Writer:Larry DiTillio
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    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #11 - Falco

    S1:E1111/9/1990

    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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    Director:Fritz Kiersch

    Writer:Joseph Stefano
12. 

    6.5/10(43 votes)

    #12 - From Beyond the Grave

    S1:E1211/16/1990

    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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    Director:Tony Dow

    Writer:Unknown
13. 

    6.6/10(37 votes)

    #13 - The Shipment

    S1:E1311/23/1990

    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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14. 

    6.3/10(39 votes)

    #14 - Birth Marks

    S1:E142/1/1991

    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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15. 

    6.6/10(34 votes)

    #15 - Dark Side of the Mirror

    S1:E152/8/1991

    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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    Director:Bruce Seth Green

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16. 

    6.5/10(36 votes)

    #16 - Silent Screams

    S1:E162/15/1991

    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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17. 

    6.0/10(42 votes)

    #17 - Walk a Mile in My Shoots

    S1:E172/22/1991

    The Swamp Thing and Arcane switch bodies for a night and find that they are not fit to walk in each other's shoes.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bruce Seth Green

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18. 

    6.5/10(39 votes)

    #18 - The Watchers

    S1:E183/1/1991

    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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    6.6/10(35 votes)

    #19 - The Hunt

    S1:E193/8/1991

    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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    Director:Bruce Seth Green

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    6.4/10(35 votes)

    #20 - Touch of Death

    S1:E203/15/1991

    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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    6.2/10(38 votes)

    #21 - Tremors of the Heart

    S1:E213/22/1991

    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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    6.0/10(36 votes)

    #22 - The Prometheus Parabola

    S1:E224/5/1991

    An old adversary of Arcane is back in town and he has something Arcane wants. Tressa and Abigail are held hostage and the swamp takes a deadly blow as a result.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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