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The Best Episodes of The Puzzle Place

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

The Puzzle Place is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California and Lancit Media in New York City, New York. It premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service on January 16,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 1 - Tippy Woo
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    #1 - Tippy Woo

    S1:E1

    Julie obtains a teddy bear, and names it after herself "Tippy Wu". She also remarks on some unflattering nicknames other kids have given her, per her last name "Wu".

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  2. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 2 - Train Driving Kids
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    #2 - Train Driving Kids

    S1:E2

    The boys have a model train but refuse to share with the girls, insisting it’s a boys’ activity. Gradually everyone takes to other suggested activities, leaving only Leon and Kiki still wanting to play with the model train. Nuzzle struggles to play a toy xylophone.

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  3. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 3 - Rip Van Wrinkle
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    #3 - Rip Van Wrinkle

    S1:E3

    Leon, Kiki, Julie and Skye host a slumber party, but have to work together to help each other's bedtime routines/needs be met, or else the “slumber” part will be difficult. Sizzle and Nuzzle try to be nocturnal, but it’s harder than it seems. Ben and Jody only make cameo appearances.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 4 - Accentuate the Positive
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    #4 - Accentuate the Positive

    S1:E4

    Kiki dresses as a space alien, distressed that other kids at school laughed at her Hispanic accent.

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  5. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 5 - Gotta Dance
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    #5 - Gotta Dance

    S1:E5

    The kids obtain a sheet of dance steps and learn of various cultural dances while trying to decipher it. Sizzle recalls the time Nuzzle criticized her for carrying her tail wrong and refuses to dance with him again.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 6 - Rudy One
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    #6 - Rudy One

    S1:E6

    A robot shows up at the Puzzle Place and befriends Leon, while insulting everyone else, in an attempt to sabotage everyone’s friendship. Sizzle turns to Nuzzle for advice after a new cat calls her a “snooty patootie.”

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 7 - Butterfingers
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    #7 - Butterfingers

    S1:E7

    The kids hold a relay race, but Ben drops his baton, prompting the nickname “Butterfingers” from everyone else. Nuzzle tries to show off his bravado by wanting to be called “Professor Muscles.”

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  8. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 8 - Rock Dreams
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    #8 - Rock Dreams

    S1:E8

    Skye aspires to perform music, but is discouraged by the fact that he doesn't know very many Native American performers. Eventually he makes contact with Native American Robby Romero and his band, Red Thunder, who reassure him. Nuzzle gets so tired of watching Sizzle listen to Swiss yodeling music that he tries to make her yodel herself.

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  9. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 9 - Roamantics
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    #9 - Roamantics

    S1:E9

    Ben brings in an ant farm to show everyone, but Leon unwittingly wreaks havoc in an attempt to give the ants fresh air, and has to make some sacrifices to restore order to The Puzzle Place. Nuzzle gets carried away with a roll of paper towel.

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  10. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 10 - Spud Buds
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    #10 - Spud Buds

    S1:E10

    Skye finds a party box in the kitchen, but everyone else is too distracted watching TV to take interest. Nuzzle wishes he hadn’t let Sizzle use a flying machine all she wants.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 11 - Different Drummer
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    #11 - Different Drummer

    S1:E11

    Julie plays referee to Skye and Leon’s dispute over whose cultural drum is more significant. The two eventually agree that both drugs are significant in their own way, and neither's is necessarily better. Sizzle takes up skateboarding.

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  12. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 12 - I Love Kiki
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    #12 - I Love Kiki

    S1:E12

    Kiki is at a loss as to what to do when she unwittingly “breaks” Julie’s toy horse, and can't bring herself to tell her. Sizzle looks after the sneaker that Nuzzle likes to chew on, but when the Piece Police throw it out as she naps, she panics. Ben does not appear in this episode.

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  13. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 13 - True Colors
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    #13 - True Colors

    S1:E13

    The kids all partner up to paint one another, but initially can’t find a suitable paint color for everyone. Their second attempt, using chalk of different colors, is much more successful. Sizzle wants to paint a self-portrait, but it’s too hard for her.

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  14. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 14 - Cute Is as Cute Does
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    #14 - Cute Is as Cute Does

    S1:E14

    Julie wants to emulate her favorite singer, Penny Candy, but sees her true colors when a crisis in the greenhouse hits. Nuzzle bores Sizzle to sleep when he tries to show her a photo album of when he was a puppy. Leon and Ben only make cameo appearances.

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  15. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 15 - Leon's Pizza
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    #15 - Leon's Pizza

    S1:E15

    Leon wants to make a pizza for everyone, but he needs a creative solution to satisfy everyone’s different topping preferences. Sizzle and Nuzzle fight over which toy is better.

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  16. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 16 - Real Heroes
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    #16 - Real Heroes

    S1:E16

    The kids compare their favorite superheroes but need to band together when the pets get caught in a dangerous situation.

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  17. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 17 - Going By the Book
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    #17 - Going By the Book

    S1:E17

    The kids want to play Sleeping Beauty, but as four of them don’t fit the description of the protagonists, they research other princes and princesses that reflect their individual heritages.

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  18. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 18 - Mad Music Magic
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    #18 - Mad Music Magic

    S1:E18

    Kiki leads the kids in a makeshift band, but her authority seems to do more harm than good when she won’t allow them to play their preferred instruments. Sizzle attends her cousin’s birthday party, so Nuzzle tries to be the dog and the cat at the same time.

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  19. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 19 - Party of One
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    #19 - Party of One

    S1:E19

    Leon learns a hard lesson in racism when he’s barred from attending a friend’s birthday party simply because he’s African-American. Nuzzle refuses to fetch a stick for Kiki because she didn’t say “the magic word” (which Sizzle tries in vain to guess).

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  20. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 20 - Dancing Dragon
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    #20 - Dancing Dragon

    S1:E20

    Skye and Kiki unwittingly invade Julie’s privacy by opening a package meant for her. Nuzzle and Sizzle cause some mischief with it.

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  21. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 21 - Picture Perfect
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    #21 - Picture Perfect

    S1:E21

    Ben is unwilling to wear his glasses for a group picture because of some teasing, but unwittingly wreaks havoc when he spends a day without them. Nuzzle goes for a “hip cat” approach, which fails to impress Sizzle.

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  22. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 22 - Maiden Voyages
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    #22 - Maiden Voyages

    S1:E22

    While the others turn the basement into a moonwalk with many balloons, Kiki and Julie enjoy moon cakes, but a humorous misunderstanding may mean Julie will marry Leon.

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  23. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 23 - Donuts and Dithering
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    #23 - Donuts and Dithering

    S1:E23

    The kids receive six assorted donuts, and Jody gets first dibs, but she struggles to decide which one she wants. Leon attempts to manipulate her choice to keep her from picking the one he wants, but it backfires. Sizzle and Nuzzle so badly want to take a donut themselves.

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  24. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 24 - Bully for Jody
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    #24 - Bully for Jody

    S1:E24

    Jody is a victim of bullying when a bigger student keeps stealing her lunch. Sizzle also tries to keep away a bigger cat.

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  25. The Puzzle Place Season 1 Episode 25 - Ben's Bad Hair Day
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    #25 - Ben's Bad Hair Day

    S1:E25

    Ben attempts to change his “boring” hairstyle with disastrous results, before learning that his hair was fine the way it was.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tippy Woo" is the best rated episode of "The Puzzle Place". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/16/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Train Driving Kids".