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The Best Episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Season 2

Every episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Season 2!

At the dawn of the 20th century, Indiana Jones discovered the world. From globetrotting family expeditions as a 9-year-old to the battlefields of World War I as a teenager, Indy’s experiences shaped the heroic, whip-cracking archaeologist he would become. At every turn, Indy encounters history in the making, meeting true-life activists, soldiers, writers, artists, and thinkers who helped influence the world we live in today.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" season 2 is "Austria, March 1927", rated 7.5/10 from 139 user votes. It was directed by Vic Armstrong and written by Frank Darabont. "Austria, March 1927" aired on 9/21/1992 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Somme, Early August 1916 - Part 1".

  • Austria, March 1927
    7.5/10 139 votes

    #1 - Austria, March 1927

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1992

    Indy, in an attempt to end the war, enlists the aid of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the palace of the Emperor of Austria.

    Director: Vic Armstrong

    Writer: Frank Darabont

  • Somme, Early August 1916 - Part 1
    8.2/10 160 votes

    #2 - Somme, Early August 1916 - Part 1

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1992

    As a young soldier in the Belgian Army, Indy learns the savagery of warfare while participating in the Battle of the Somme and amongst all the turmoil, Indy wonders if he won't live to see the war end.

    Director: Simon Wincer

    Writer: Jonathan Hensleigh

  • Germany, Mid-August 1916 - Part 2
    7.9/10 149 votes

    #3 - Germany, Mid-August 1916 - Part 2

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1992

    Indy is captured by the Germans and confined to a POW camp where he and fellow prisoner Charles de Gaulle hatch a daring scheme to escape.

    Director: Simon Wincer

    Writer: Jonathan Hensleigh

  • Barcelona, May 1917
    7.5/10 152 votes

    #4 - Barcelona, May 1917

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1992

    Indy goes undercover as a dancer for the Ballet Russes in Spain, where he runs into an old friend, Pablo Picasso.

    Director: Terry Jones

    Writer: Gavin Scott

  • The Mystery of the Blues, Chicago, April 1920 (1)
    7.4/10 468 votes

    #5 - The Mystery of the Blues, Chicago, April 1920 (1)

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/1993

    While going to college and working in a speakeasy, Indy meets up jazz great Sidney Bechet who teaches him how to play the blues. Unfortunately, Indy also crosses paths with Al Capone and it's only with the assistance of his dorm roommate, Eliot Ness, that Indy is able to solve a vicious murder and prevent himself from ending up dead.

    Director: Carl Schultz

    Writer: Jule Selbo

  • The Mystery of the Blues, Chicago, May 1920 (2)
    7.2/10 173 votes

    #6 - The Mystery of the Blues, Chicago, May 1920 (2)

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/13/1993

    While going to college and working in a speakeasy, Indy meets up jazz great Sidney Bechet who teaches him how to play the blues. Unfortunately, Indy also crosses paths with Al Capone and it's only with the assistance of his dorm roommate, Eliot Ness, that Indy is able to solve a vicious murder and prevent himself from ending up dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Princeton, February 1916
    7.4/10 129 votes

    #7 - Princeton, February 1916

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/20/1993

    Indy and his girlfriend, Nancy Stratemeyer (whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series) visit the fascinating laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison and they must contend with dangerous German spies, as they try to keep Edison's top-secret invention safe.

    Director: Joe Johnston

    Writer: Matthew Jacobs

  • Petrograd, July 1917
    7.4/10 316 votes

    #8 - Petrograd, July 1917

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/27/1993

    In Russia, Indy's espionage work threatens more lives when he infiltrates a group of young Bolsheviks and begins to sympathize with their plight, and causes Indy to question his loyalty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Scandal of 1920, New York, June 1920 (1)
    7.1/10 166 votes

    #9 - The Scandal of 1920, New York, June 1920 (1)

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/3/1993

    In New York City, Indy stretches himself thin when he stage-manages a Broadway musical, dates three beautiful women, attends high society parties, reads poetry with Greenwich Village bohemians and trades barbs with the literary wits of the Algonquin Round Table, all accompanied by composer George Gershwin.

    Director: Sydney Macartney

    Writer: Jonathan Hales

  • The Scandal of 1920, New York, July 1920 (2)
    7.9/10 120 votes

    #10 - The Scandal of 1920, New York, July 1920 (2)

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/3/1993

    In New York City, Indy stretches himself thin when he stage-manages a Broadway musical, dates three beautiful women, attends high society parties, reads poetry with Greenwich Village bohemians and trades barbs with the literary wits of the Algonquin Round Table, all accompanied by composer George Gershwin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Perils of Cupid, Vienna, November 1908
    8.1/10 201 votes

    #11 - The Perils of Cupid, Vienna, November 1908

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/1993

    On a visit to Vienna, young Indy and his family stay with the American Ambassador in Austria where Indy meets Princess Sophie, the daughter of the heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and is given some advice on the meaning of love from Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Alfred Adler.

    Director: Mike Newell

    Writer: Matthew Jacobs

  • Northern Italy, June 1918
    7.4/10 147 votes

    #12 - Northern Italy, June 1918

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/17/1993

    No description available

    Director: Bille August, Michael Schultz

    Writer: Jonathan Hales

  • The Phantom Train of Doom, German East Africa, November 1916 (1)
    7.2/10 163 votes

    #13 - The Phantom Train of Doom, German East Africa, November 1916 (1)

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/5/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Phantom Train of Doom, German East Africa, November 1916 (2)
    7.0/10 134 votes

    #14 - The Phantom Train of Doom, German East Africa, November 1916 (2)

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 6/5/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ireland, April 1916
    6.8/10 142 votes

    #15 - Ireland, April 1916

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 6/12/1993

    In Ireland right before the Easter Rebellion, Indy falls for a beautiful young Colleen, whose brother is mixed up in the Irish resistance movement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paris, September 1908
    7.1/10 141 votes

    #16 - Paris, September 1908

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 6/19/1993

    Young Indy meets the iconic artists Norman Rockwell, Pablo Picasso, George Braque, Edgar Degas and Henri Rousseau in Paris.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Journey of Radiance, Peking, March 1910 - Part 1
    7.3/10 133 votes

    #17 - Journey of Radiance, Peking, March 1910 - Part 1

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 6/26/1993

    During a Thanksgiving dinner, professor Indiana Jones entertains his great-grandchildren by recalling a visit to China he made as a boy. While his father was working with the Chinese translator Yen Fu, young Indy, his mother and his tutor went sightseeing with their guide, Mr Li. After visiting the Great Wall of China, Indy fell ill during a rain storm and the travelers were taken in by a poor Chinese family. Dispite his mother's misgivings, she consented to have a local doctor treat her boy using acupuncture. English Deutsch Italiano Français

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Journey of Radiance, Benares, January 1910 - Part 1
    8.1/10 126 votes

    #18 - Journey of Radiance, Benares, January 1910 - Part 1

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 7/3/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paris, October 1916
    6.8/10 144 votes

    #19 - Paris, October 1916

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 7/10/1993

    When Indy goes on leave in Paris and engages in a torrid affair with infamous spy Mata Hari and she shows him that love isn't always grand.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Istanbul, September 1918
    7.3/10 135 votes

    #20 - Istanbul, September 1918

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 7/17/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paris, May 1919
    7.7/10 160 votes

    #21 - Paris, May 1919

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 7/24/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Prague, August 1917
    7.1/10 143 votes

    #22 - Prague, August 1917

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 7/31/1993

    Indy is shipped off to Prague for another mission, this time a very mysterious mission, where Indy is thwarted continuously and Franz Kafka offers him assistance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Florence, May 1908
    5.0/10 1 votes

    #23 - Florence, May 1908

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 8/6/1993

    Young Indy travels to Florence, Italy with his parents and Helen Seymour, his tutor, where Helen gives him lessons in physics, with examples from Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci. Meanwhile, when Indy's father is temporarily away, the family, notably Indy's mother is charmed by the Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Palestine, October 1917 - Part 1
    5.0/10 1 votes

    #24 - Palestine, October 1917 - Part 1

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 8/15/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Transylvania, January 1918
    5.0/10 1 votes

    #25 - Transylvania, January 1918

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 8/22/1993

    No description available

    Director: Dick Maas

    Writer: Jonathan Hensleigh