The Best Episodes Written By Patrick Mchale

Every TV Episode Written by Patrick Mchale Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Unknown
    9.0/10(27 votes)

    #1 - The Unknown

    S1:E10

    The Beast has come. The final chapter begins.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Into the Unknown
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #2 - Into the Unknown

    S1:E9

    The origin of Wirt and Greg’s descent into the Unknown reveals itself.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - The Ringing of the Bell
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #3 - The Ringing of the Bell

    S1:E7

    After unexpected darkness tears the gang apart, Wirt takes charge and meets Loma, a young woman forced to do housework by an odious witch with a magic bell. Can Wirt and Greg save Lorna, and themselves, from the wicked witch?

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Lullaby in Frogland
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Lullaby in Frogland

    S1:E6

    We join Wirt and Greg on a lighthearted romp aboard the Frogland Ferry as they approach Adelaide of the Pasture. But why is Beatrice acting so glum? Things turn emotional for Greg as well when he realizes that his own frog may be better off living with his amphibian compatriots.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee

    S1:E2

    A bluebird named Beatrice offers to guide Wirt and Greg to Adelaide of the Pasture (the good woman of the woods) and help them get home.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - It Came from the Nightosphere
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #6 - It Came from the Nightosphere

    S2:E1

    Marceline's evil father goes on a soul-sucking rampage after Finn and Marceline accidentally release him from the Nightosphere.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Songs of the Dark Lantern
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Songs of the Dark Lantern

    S1:E4

    Beatrice is left out in the rain with a brainless horse while Wirt and Greg must ask for directions in a lively colonial tavern called "The Dark Lantern" where some surprising secrets are revealed about the Unknown.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Mad Love
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #8 - Mad Love

    S1:E5

    Is millionaire Quincy Endicott's sprawling mansion haunted by a beautiful ghost, or is the tea baron going mad? Greg and Fred the Horse are on the case! Meanwhile, Wirt and Beatrice get trapped in an armoire while searching for loose change.

    Director:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Old Grist Mill
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #9 - The Old Grist Mill

    S1:E1

    Lost in the mysterious woods of the Unknown, two brothers named Wirt and Gregory run into a jaded old woodsman who warns them to beware the terrifying Beast that roams the dark forest.

    Director:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Babes in the Wood
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Babes in the Wood

    S1:E8

    While Wirt and Greg lay down to rest, they're drawn into a dreamworld of cherubs, flowers, and clouds where Greg must battle the North Wind.

    Director:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Schooltown Follies
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Schooltown Follies

    S1:E3

    Wirt, Greg, and Beatrice get all mixed up in the musical antics of a schoolhouse of animals, a lovelorn teacher, a grouchy old benefactor, and an escaped gorilla.

    Director:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 9 Episode 11 - Ketchup
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Ketchup

    S9:E11

    BMO and Marceline play catch up on recent events.

    Director:N/A

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Patrick McHale Ratings Summary

"The Unknown" is the best rated episode written by Patrick McHale. It scored 9/10 based on 27 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/7/2014 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Into the Unknown".