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The Best Episodes of The Bullwinkle Show Season 1

Every episode of The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bullwinkle Show Season 1!

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A variety show, with the main feature being the serialized adventures of the two title characters, the anthropomorphic moose Bullwinkle and flying squirrel Rocky. The main adversaries in most of their adventures are the Russian-like

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 26 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (11) - A Creep in the Deep or Will Success Spoil Boris Badenov?
    8.4/10(56 votes)

    S1:E26

    Boris has plenty of medals—for burning down orphanages, for kicking small dogs, for taking candy from babies—so why isn't he happier? He's forgotten something, he's certain, but can't remember what it is until he gets his orders: KILL MOOSE! So, of course, he and Natasha put the sub on autopilot, slip into breathing apparatus, and swim straight back to the U. S. of A. Meanwhile, our heroes are finding it tough to get to Frostbite Falls, so they head off to the nearest airfield to rent a cut-rate private plane, where they immediately find Ace Ricken-Boris, whose motto is *Fly Now, Pray Later.* Rocky wants to do some square business, but all Ace Ricken-Boris is offering are round trips for eighty-five cents per, which just happens to be all the money Rocky and Bullwinkle have. Is Ace really wild about flying them to Frostbite Falls, dollink, or is that vaguely familiar, vampy stewardess strapping our heroes into a flying casket?

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  2. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 21 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (9) - Bars and Stripes Forever
    8.2/10(64 votes)

    S1:E21

    Yes, the government agents who've arrested our heroes are waiting for two spies. If it's not Rocky and Bullwinkle, it must be those two funny-looking green guys, reasons Special Agent Iris T. Upthecreek, but when he tries to take the moon men into custody, he's scrooched...for a full fifty years, which creates a tiny problem until Rocket J. hits upon the idea of putting the scrooched agent on a pedestal, right in front of the National Security Building, while he slowly thaws. Meanwhile, the moon men have become media darlings, with pointed heads all the rage, and they're even given the keys to the city (they're delicious). Cloyd and Gidney respond to all this flattering attention by heading back to their spaceship for a little peace and quiet, but ensuring that same peace and quiet on the moon means keeping Grandma Moose's recipe out of earthling hands, so it looks as if our heroes are going to be forced to go lunar themselves.

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  3. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 24 - Peabody's Improbable History - King Arthur
    8.2/10(57 votes)

    S1:E24

    Peabody and Sherman arrive in King Arthur's kingdom to find things in disarray, as a dragon is terrorizing the land and the knights are too weak to fight. With no traditional solution in sight, Peabody devises a clever new strategy using Sherman's bubble gum to outwit the dragon and restore peace to the kingdom.

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  4. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 25 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (10) - Hello Out There! or There's No Place Like Space
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    S1:E25

    Up and up they go, and then down and down: Cloyd and Gidney are out of fuel, or is that fudge cake? Because Boris and Natasha have absconded with their last fuel tank, the moon men have no choice but to tell Rocky the recipe, and they're just one ingredient short: mooseberry juice, which grows in only one place in the entire nation, and that hard-to-find spot just happens to be Rocky and Bullwinkle's hometown, *Frostbite Falls, Minnesota* (population twenty-three). Meanwhile, Boris and Natasha, those two creeps in the deep, board a midget submarine.

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  5. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 16 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (7) - Rocky’s Dilemma or Squirrel in a Stew
    8.1/10(59 votes)

    S1:E16

    Rocky's blown away all right, out to sea in a leaky hot air balloon courtesy of Boris Badenov. Meanwhile, an anxious nation and two anxious moon men are searching for the missing moose, who's still baking away in Boris's secret laboratory. By going door-to-door to every house in the country, Gidney and Cloyd eventually turn up there, so Boris and Natasha quickly throw them a surprise party complete with knockout punch, while back out over the stormy seas, lightning strikes Rocky's balloon, sending it plunging.

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  6. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 17 - Fractured Fairy Tales - Goldilocks and the Three Bears
    8.1/10(56 votes)

    S1:E17

    In this amusing version, Goldilocks learns the hard way about the consequences of misusing other people's property. As she tries out the bears' porridge, chairs, and beds, things quickly go awry, leading to a comical series of events that ultimately teach her a valuable lesson about respecting others' belongings.

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  7. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 20 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (8) - The Submarine Squirrel or 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    S1:E20

    Fortunately, Bullwinkle offers the wrong toast—"To crime!"—and Boris and Natasha, official bad guys that they are, are obliged to drink up, gulping down their own knockout punch; meanwhile, the flying squirrel is being used for target practice by the U. S. Navy, until quick-witted Rocky uses the smoke from the aircraft fire to spell out the phrase "U. S. Taxpayer" and, of course, the Navy needs every one of those that it can get. Soon Rocky finds Bullwinkle, and just as our heroes are about to leave with the moon men, a grateful U. S. government responds by arresting them!

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  8. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 4 - Peabody's Improbable History - Ben Franklin
    8.0/10(75 votes)

    S1:E4

    The origins of Mr. Peabody and the WABAC machine: Mr. Peabody finds Sherman in the street being beaten up by some bigger boys. At first, he doesn't think that he's the right sort of boy- but when he sees how he is treated in the orphanage, Peabody decides to adopt him. At first, there's a problem when they won't let a dog adopt a boy- but he goes to court, and the judge decides that if a boy can have a dog, then a dog can have a boy! Sherman comes to live with Mr. Peabody, who builds him the Wayback Machine in order to keep him busy. They go back in time to Rome, and then to see Ben Franklin.

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  9. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 6 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (3) - Bullseye Bullwinkle or Destination Moose
    8.0/10(66 votes)

    S1:E6

    Those little green men holding extremely ominous-looking weapons aren't congressmen, as Bullwinkle first surmises--they're Gidney and Cloyd, reluctant visitors from the moon, here to keep an invasion of earth tourists from cluttering up their homeland. Indeed, just to prepare for their visit, the two have had to practice dodging traffic, listening to jukeboxes, filling out forms, and breathing smog! Meanwhile, Boris and Natasha, twelve stories up, with a heavy safe as our heroes stroll by below, finally receive orders from headquarters: KILL MOOSE!

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  10. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 7 - Fractured Fairy Tales - Puss and Boots
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    S1:E7

    In this humorous retelling, Puss uses his wits and charm to turn his master, a poor miller’s son, into a wealthy noble. However, in this version, Puss faces a series of unexpected obstacles as his clever plans begin to unravel, leading to a series of comical misadventures. The story playfully explores how even the best-laid schemes can go awry, with Puss still managing to come out on top—just not quite as smoothly as planned.

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  11. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 8 - Bullwinkle's Corner - Little Miss Muffett
    8.0/10(66 votes)

    S1:E8

    Bullwinkle reads and performs the classic nursery rhyme Little Miss Muffett, with Rocky taking on the role of the spider. As Bullwinkle portrays Miss Muffett sitting on her tuffet, the scene quickly turns into a comical back-and-forth between him and Rocky, with the spider causing far more chaos than fright.

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  12. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 9 - Peabody's Improbable History - Napoleon
    8.0/10(65 votes)

    S1:E9

    Peabody and Sherman travel to 1810 and meet a frustrated Napoleon, who is missing his royal suspenders, causing chaos in his court. Peabody and Sherman must recover the suspenders from pirates, but upon returning, they find that everyone is secretly pleased with Napoleon being distracted. The episode humorously plays with Napoleon’s famed ego and the unexpected relief of his court when he's preoccupied.

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  13. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 14 - Peabody's Improbable History - Lord Nelson
    8.0/10(58 votes)

    S1:E14

    Peabody and Sherman travel back in time to meet Lord Nelson, who is preparing to battle the Spanish fleet but faces an unexpected problem: his crew has left port without a crucial supply. With the battle looming, Peabody steps in to help Lord Nelson solve the dilemma and get his fleet ready for action, ensuring that history stays on course.

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  14. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 15 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (6) - Monitored Moose or The Carbon Copy Cats
    8.0/10(59 votes)

    S1:E15

    Every move the moose makes is duplicated in the faraway spy lab. Bullwinkle cooks up some tasty chocolate pan dowdy that blows up when the spies try it, and when Rocky smells the delicious aroma, it leads him right to Bullwinkle, but Boris is ready with a helpful trapdoor that sends the plucky squirrel falling into another stew!

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  15. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 18 - Bullwinkle's Corner - Where Go the Boats
    8.0/10(59 votes)

    S1:E18

    Bullwinkle recites the classic poem about boats, but adds his own spin by telling a humorous story about his experience riding on a boat. His version, filled with whimsical mishaps and unexpected turns, turns the serene journey into a comical adventure on the water.

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  16. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 22 - Fractured Fairy Tales - Jack and the Beanstalk
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    S1:E22

    In this comical version, the forgetful Giant can’t remember his famous saying, which allows Jack to outsmart him and make his escape. The Giant's constant memory lapses lead to a series of humorous situations, turning the classic tale into a lighthearted and amusing adventure.

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  17. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 2 - Fractured Fairy Tales - Rapunzel
    7.9/10(98 votes)

    S1:E2

    In this comical retelling, the long-haired Rapunzel lets her hair down, but things don’t go quite as planned. As suitors attempt to climb the tower, Rapunzel’s long locks lead to a series of humorous entanglements, giving a playful twist to the classic fairy tale.

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  18. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 5 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (2) - Bullwinkle's Ride or Goodbye, Dollink
    7.9/10(71 votes)

    S1:E5

    Because the rocket fuel recipe had been torn apart in the explosion, Bullwinkle knows how much but not what of, so he and Rocky set to work in their government laboratory, while at universities all over the country, cake baking is being added to the scientific curriculum. Meanwhile, after failing in an attempt to time-bomb the Moose, Boris and Natasha do what any intelligent, self-sufficient spy with real initiative would do: They wait for instructions!

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  19. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 10 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (4) - Squeeze Play or Invitation to the Trance
    7.9/10(65 votes)

    S1:E10

    Whoops. The actual orders said, “*DON'T* KILL MOOSE," so Boris races the safe to keep Bullwinkle safe, and it's safe to say that he *almost* makes it. It's back to the laboratory for our heroes, where they turn out acres of cinnamon pizzas and hot fudge strudels, but none of it’s explosive. Just as Rocky's thinking hypnotism might be something to try, Swami Ben Boris and his assistant appear, putting Bullwinkle into a trance and, forthwith, the moose tells *everything* he knows—all about his early years in the Minnesota woods, his days at the Philpott School for Exceptional Children (he was the only student with antlers), his experiences in the army, where for three years, he served as a hat rack in the Officers’ Club—going on for a full twelve hours and boring everyone within hearing distance into dreamland, so that when he finally gets to the part about the recipe, the only ones awake to hear it are the two moon men. Forthwith, Cloyd raises his weapon and scrooches the big moose!

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  20. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 11 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (5) - The Scrooched Moose
    7.9/10(64 votes)

    S1:E11

    The scrooch gun has frozen Bullwinkle solid, and Cloyd and Gidney start off with their moosesicle as a trophy of their visit to a small planet, but Boris comes to in time to con them into leaving Moose for him, while they get Squirrel, the brains of the operation. While the moon men are telling Rocky they can't remember if they've scrooched Bullwinkle for eight hours or eight years...WHISK! Eight hours later, Bullwinkle thaws out in Boris's laboratory, where every word he says is monitored in another country by a faraway band of ominous spies.

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  21. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 12 - Fractured Fairy Tales - The Fisherman's Wishes
    7.9/10(62 votes)

    S1:E12

    A little fisherman goes out to fish and nets a mermaid. After the man gives in to her pleas to be let go, the mermaid is willing to grant him wishes for his kindness. After she mends his net, he tells his wife about it all. The fisherman's wife asks him to ask the mermaid for a new apron. This then snowballs into grander wishes till his wife attains Queen-like status. Overcome with power, she demands that her husband wish her to be a goddess. Upon meeting the mermaid again, she asks if he himself has any wish of his own. His one wish is that his wife be happy. His last wish spent, he returns to his ordinary little home and lives happily ever after.

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  22. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 13 - Bullwinkle's Corner - The Horn
    7.9/10(63 votes)

    S1:E13

    Bullwinkle recites the poem about the little boy who blew his horn, but his telling is filled with humorous misinterpretations and unexpected mishaps. As Bullwinkle narrates, the simple act of blowing a horn turns into a series of comical adventures, showcasing his unique take on the classic rhyme.

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  23. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 19 - Peabody's Improbable History - Wyatt Earp
    7.9/10(55 votes)

    S1:E19

    Peabody and Sherman travel to Dodge City, where famed sheriff Wyatt Earp is unable to face the outlaw "Aces Wilde" in a gun showdown due to a string of bad luck and a leg injury. With Earp out of commission, Peabody steps in to take on the outlaw, using his intelligence and quick thinking to settle the showdown and restore order in the Wild West.

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  24. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (1) - Jet Fuel Formula
    7.8/10(142 votes)

    S1:E1

    Rocky and Bullwinkle accidentally discover a new and amazing rocket fuel while baking Grandma Bullwinkle’s recipe for mooseberry-flavored fudge cake—an explosive discovery which propels them on a round-trip adventure to the Moon. Bullwinkle is immediately appointed "Director of Guided Moosles.”

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  25. The Bullwinkle Show Season 1 Episode 3 - Bullwinkle's Corner - The Swing
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    S1:E3

    Bullwinkle recites Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem The Swing, capturing the joy and thrill of swinging through the air. As Bullwinkle shares the poem, his attempt to demonstrate the fun of swinging leads to a series of amusing mishaps, turning the serene imagery of the poem into a lighthearted adventure.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (11) - A Creep in the Deep or Will Success Spoil Boris Badenov?" is the best rated episode of "The Bullwinkle Show" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/24/1959. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Rocky & Bullwinkle - Jet Fuel (9) - Bars and Stripes Forever".