- 7.6/1011 votes
#1 - C-3PO's Origins, HP Lovecraft, the Food Album (with Weird Al Yankovic)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2018
Caldwell Tanner, Siobhan Thompson, and Nate Dern inspect guns and review the Diagon Alley bar scene.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Mike Trapp
- 7.1/109 votes
#2 - Cyborg Cops, Shai'Hulud, Sci-Fi Substance Abuse
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2018
Can Jared Logan, Daniel O’Brien, and Haley Mancini identify droids by sight and monsters by sound?
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Mike Trapp
- 7.2/109 votes
#3 - Incantations, Immortans, Vulcans in Heat
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2018
Ally Beardsley, Adam Conover, and Alice Wetterlund arrange Sailor Scouts and dethrone stewards.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Mike Trapp
- 7.9/109 votes
#4 - Ganondorf, Gremlins, Geography of Westeros
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2018
Sorting swords proves an arduous task for contestants Ally Beardsley, Ify Nwadiwe, and Becca Scott.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 8.5/1012 votes
#5 - Animalities, Maple Street Monsters, Mutagen Ooze
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/2018
Brennan Lee Mulligan, Siobhan Thompson, and Adam Conover name dragons and parse nonlinear timelines.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/109 votes
#6 - Pevensie Reign, Foreign Mutants, Kanto Clones
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2018
Zac Oyama, Becca Scott, and Thomas Middleditch scrutinize anime jazz and interplanetary linguistics.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 7.8/109 votes
#7 - Mouth of Sauron, Saiyan Tails, Bothan Spies
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2018
Power-ups and sibling rivalries beleaguer Ify Nwadiwe, DC Pierson, and Emily Axford.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 8.9/108 votes
#8 - Jump Man, Folklore, Hounds of Tindalos
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2018
Middle-earthian bards regale Brian Murphy, Amy Vorpahl, and Matt Mercer, plus a lesson in THAC0.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 6.7/1010 votes
#9 - Bilquis, Black Panther, Battlestar Galactica
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2018
Adam Lustick, Dan Black, and Jackie Kashian appraise MTG cards and scream for superhuman ice cream.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 8.2/107 votes
#10 - Nothlits, Dust Bunnies, His Dark Materials
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2018
Ally Beardsley, Zach Sherwin, and Siobhan Thompson assess Pokémon's missteps and Merlin's real age.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 7.8/107 votes
#11 - Skaven, Watchmen, The Neverending Story
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/2018
Spellcasters hex Nick Marini, Emily Heller, and Edgar Momplaisir into forgetting the game's rules.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 8.6/106 votes
#12 - Mako, Mudbloods, Mephisto (with Jonathan Coulton)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/2018
Juggernaut and Filch have much in common according to Natalie Palamides, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Murph.
Director: Michael Schaubach
Writer: Brennan Lee Mulligan
- 8.0/106 votes
#13 - Father Figures, Frog Thor, Fusion Gems
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/7/2018
Hector Navarro, Ryan Martin, and Zach Kornfeld delve into Darth Vader and deleted scenes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/108 votes
#14 - Robots, Rhydon, Staff of Ra
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/14/2018
Shane Crown, Zeke Nicholson, and Ally Beardsley sample space appetizers and make sense of mwahahas.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/107 votes
#15 - Charybdis, Kill Lists, and Cookie Crisp
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/2018
Matt Kirshen, Becca Scott, and Amy Vorpahl earn heart points and liken dragons to Spice Girls.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/107 votes
#16 - Diablo, Diddy Kong, Dora Milaje
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/28/2018
Shane Crown, Jordan Doll, and Ify Nwadiwe beef up like Goku and consider going alt-Sith.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1012 votes
#17 - Wario, Winnie the Pooh, A Wrinkle in Time
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/4/2019
Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ryan Martin, and Jackie Kashian ponder pink kryptonite and missing mages.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1011 votes
#18 - Monty Python, Shōnen Manga, Mr. Burns
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/11/2019
Nathan Yaffe, Haley Mancini, and Kirk Damato question Xena's powers and make bribes for Pokémon.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/107 votes
#19 - Sonic, Shredder, the Sword in the Stone
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/18/2019
Shane Crown, Jenny Lorenzo, and Erika Ishii shudder over underwater levels and moving to Florida.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/107 votes
#20 - Cyclops, Skeletor, the Dark Crystal
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/25/2019
Jordan Doll, Jon Gutierrez, and Maggie Mae Fish admire Gelflings' wings and Ser Mandon Moore's bops.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/106 votes
#21 - Ms. Pac-Man, Mick Foley, Marvel Apes
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/1/2019
Hector Navarro, Danielle Radford, and Nick Mundy play name-that-robot and learn ALF's real name.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/106 votes
#22 - Hodor, Portable Holes, Philip K. Dick (with Kristian Nairn)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/8/2019
Matt Mercer, Becca Scott, and Jon Gabrus identify with Tingle and fixate on New Zealand.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/106 votes
#23 - Mortal Kombat, Element Stones, The Matrix: Reloaded
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/2019
Zac Oyama, Kirk Damato, Sam Bashor fear for their gamer cred and admire Crash Bandicoot's style.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/105 votes
#24 - Jabberwocky, Gelatinous Cubes, Magic: the Gathering
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/2019
Amy Vorpahl, Emma Fyffe, and Stef Woodburn defend Petunia Dursley and Pluto's planethood.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/105 votes
#25 - Tournament of Champions (1)
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/2019
Ally Beardsley, Jon Gutierrez, and Shane Crown slam sexist Smurfs and ponder Planets of the Apes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Um, Actually... Season 1
Every episode of Um, Actually... Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Um, Actually... Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"C-3PO's Origins, HP Lovecraft, the Food Album (with Weird Al Yankovic)" is the best rated episode of "Um, Actually..." season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Michael Schaubach and written by Brennan Lee Mulligan, Mike Trapp, it aired on 9/28/2018. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Cyborg Cops, Shai'Hulud, Sci-Fi Substance Abuse".