Samurai Jack

10 Worst Episodes of Samurai Jack

A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".

Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 10, 2022.

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#10 - XXVII: Chicken Jack (Season 3 - Episode 1)

Jack bumps into an old wizard who transforms him into a chicken - a rather goofy-looking master of the martial arts that nobody can understand. He gets captured and taken to a animal fight where he must defeat a robot beetle and snake. Jack wins but must then fight a spider-like creature, a giant worm, and the ratlike mechanical "Finisher". Jack's series of wins make his new owner a wealthy man but when he goes out to buy some decent clothing he bumps into the same wizard who hits them both with a spell - causing Jack to become human and the owner to become a chicken. Jack departs with a new found appreciation for the virtues of not eating chicken.

The episode was rated 7.98 from 169 votes.

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#9 - II: The Samurai Called Jack (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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Jack befriends some talking archeologist dogs and learns of his location: In the future shaped by years of Aku's evil reign. He vows to help the dogs gain their freedom from a life of enslaved jewel mining.

The episode was rated 7.97 from 515 votes.

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#8 - IV: Jack, the Woolies, and the Chritchellites (Season 1 - Episode 4)

Jack comes into contact with a tribe of creatures who utilize their technology to subdue a group of supposedly savage beasts called "Woolies." Little does Jack know, there is more to the situation than meets the eye.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 327 votes.

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#7 - IX: Jack Under the Sea (Season 1 - Episode 9)

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Jack hears tales about a race of amphibians living in an underwater city who have a time machine. He searches them out, and they agree to let him use the machine, but the creatures have not been entirely truthful.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 236 votes.

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#6 - XIII: Aku's Fairy Tales (Season 1 - Episode 13)

The tales of Jack's adventures have spread far and wide, and children are having fun acting out the stories. Aku, in an attempt to keep the children in line, decides to spread a few stories of his own.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 212 votes.

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#5 - XLI: Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo Bot (Season 4 - Episode 2)

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Jack enters the abandoned city of Andromeda and finds himself under attack by a monstrous giant robot, the Mondo-Bot. Jack is initially defeated and rescued by local robots who believe he is the Chosen One. The city is built on a magical city of giants and Jack goes underwater to seek them out and finds a giant samurai robot which pulls Jack into it. Jack's bot is resistant to everything the Mondo-Bot shoots at it so the two engage in an enormous close combat battle and Jack proves triumphant.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 147 votes.

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#4 - LII: Jack and the Baby (Season 4 - Episode 13)

While peacefully enjoying a snack of peaches, Jack hears a baby cry and races to find out what's the matter. He rescues Baby from a crew of hungry (baby-eating) monsters. The two then set off to find the baby's mother. Jack makes a great temporary parent, finding food, shelter, dealing with diapers. He tells Baby a bedtime story of Momotaro (Peach-boy, an archetypal Japanese folk-tale). When sick, Baby wants peaches; when they return to the peach orchard, the monsters find them again. After the final defeat of the monsters, Baby's mother is found. When she notices a surprising change in her child, Jack explains the baby has achieved sakai, the spirit of the samurai.

The episode was rated 7.84 from 123 votes.

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#3 - XXIV: Jack Is Naked (Season 2 - Episode 11)

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Jack's clothes are stolen and he must get them back while being chased by an angry mob who think he's indecent.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 165 votes.

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#2 - XLVII: Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess (Season 4 - Episode 8)

A prince and princess flee invaders of their planet and go for help, but ended up stranded on Earth and captured by Aku's forces - only Jack can rescue them.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 116 votes.

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#1 - XXI: Jack and the Farting Dragon (Season 2 - Episode 8)

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Jack discovers a village of panicky medieval serfs, overwhelmed and unable to earn their livelihood because of a horrible stench coming from a nearby mountain. After getting some more information from a demented scissorsmith, Jack heads to "The Spire" to deal with the source of this stink: a fire-breathing dragon who needs Jack's help in dealing with some serious indigestion!

The episode was rated 7.52 from 167 votes.

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