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The Best Episodes of The NeverEnding Story

Every episode of The NeverEnding Story ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The NeverEnding Story!

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The animated adventures of Bastian Balthazar Bux in the enchanted storybook world of Fantasia.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 1 - The Tears of Sadness
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #1 - The Tears of Sadness

    S1:E1

    Xayide poisons the water supply of Fantasia with the tears of the Acharis in which anyone who drinks it or looks at it turns into stone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 26 - The Perfect Gift
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Perfect Gift

    S1:E26

    In search for a gift for Father's Day, Bastian goes to the bottom of the Sea of Mist to search for the Lost Paintings of Moldy Moore, but Shadow Goblin and Vermin are not far behind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 4 - Morla's Wish
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Morla's Wish

    S1:E4

    Bastian and Jacko must deliver a package to Morla the ancient turtle in the Swamp of Sadness, but comes into trouble along the way and that trouble involves Gmork the servant of ""The Nothing,"" Shadow Goblin and his sidekick Vermin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 2 - The Meek and the Mighty
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - The Meek and the Mighty

    S1:E2

    Baby Rockchewer gets lost, Bastian tries to find him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 3 - The Purple Buffalo
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - The Purple Buffalo

    S1:E3

    When Xayide captures the Purple Buffalo it is up to Bastian, Atreyu, and Artax to save them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 5 - Spook City
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Spook City

    S1:E5

    Bastain helps Gaya rescue her brother Meek from Spook City with the help of a monkey creature named Argax. Pretty soon, Bastian, Gaya, Meek, and Argax are chased all over Spook City by Gmork and the only way out is to get over their fears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 6 - To Save Falcor
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - To Save Falcor

    S1:E6

    Bastian comes to Fantasia with a cold and accidentally infects Falkor who becomes deadly sick. The Blue Djinn tells Bastian that he must find a Tarkus flower found on the Dead Mountains, where no one has returned from, that might help him before the Luck Dragon dies, but has an encounterment with a spider creature called Ygramul, the horror of horrors along the way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 7 - Missing Memories
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Missing Memories

    S1:E7

    Xayide has emptied Yor's mine on memory pictures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 8 - Perilin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Perilin

    S1:E8

    Bastian travels through Perilin the Night Forest and Goab the Desert of Color, and he meets Grograman the Fire Lion. When Grograman is captured by Xayide, Perilin starts to grow all over Fantasia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 9 - The Sea Of Mist
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Sea Of Mist

    S1:E9

    Engywook's treasure is stolen. Bastian, Engywook and Urgl chase Blondycat and his 3-headed assistant Troll over the Sea of Mist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 10 - Promises
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Promises

    S1:E10

    Bastian, Atreyu and Atreyu's sister Saiya must destroy the evil shaman's staff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 11 - Through The Misty Mountains
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Through The Misty Mountains

    S1:E11

    Bastian and Large Head must check out stories about a monster in the Misty Mountains.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 12 - A Friendship That Flames
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - A Friendship That Flames

    S1:E12

    Bastian and Barktroll are deceived by Xayide's ally Axin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 13 - The Three Feeling Stones
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Three Feeling Stones

    S1:E13

    The three magic stones are stolen by Xayide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 14 - The Belt Of Invisibility
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - The Belt Of Invisibility

    S1:E14

    Shadow Goblin and Vermin find the lost Belt of Invisibility and they use it to steal stuff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 15 - Good Deeds
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Good Deeds

    S1:E15

    Barktroll expects rewards for his good deeds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 16 - Barktroll's Blame
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Barktroll's Blame

    S1:E16

    Barktroll is suspected of arson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 17 - The Searcher
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - The Searcher

    S1:E17

    Engywook takes the egg of Llorp to the Land of Cold Fire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 18 - End Of Time
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - End Of Time

    S1:E18

    Bastian must retrieve the Silver Clock of Amarganth from Lake of Tears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 19 - Thunder And Lightning
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Thunder And Lightning

    S1:E19

    Engywook tries to build a rainmaking machine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 20 - The Everlasting Night
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Everlasting Night

    S1:E20

    Xayide uses a stolen recipe to concoct a spell that cloaks the land in darkness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 21 - After The Falls
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - After The Falls

    S1:E21

    Ash challenges Barktroll to a log-roll on Splinter Falls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 22 - Mirror, Mirror
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Mirror, Mirror

    S1:E22

    Xayide's mirror creates an evil-twin image of Bastian and accidentally creates a good-twin image of herself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 23 - The Dreaming Fields
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Dreaming Fields

    S1:E23

    Fantasians dreams come true.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The NeverEnding Story Season 1 Episode 24 - The Atonal Trolls
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Atonal Trolls

    S1:E24

    The Atonal Trolls abandon the Mountains of Harmony.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Tears of Sadness" is the best rated episode of "The NeverEnding Story". It scored 7.1/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/2/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Perfect Gift".