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The Worst Episodes of Swamp Thing

Every episode of Swamp Thing ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Swamp Thing!

Worst episode
S3E34 Yo Ho Ho
5.425 votes
Best episode
S3E1 Dead and Married
7.430 votes
Top season
Season 1
6.4avg
Binge time
1d 12h
72 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 34 - Yo Ho Ho
    5.4/10(25 votes)

    S3:E34

    A little boy dreams of being a pirate. When the boy accidentally stumbles on a plot from Arcane, it could cost him and his mother their lives. The Swamp Thing and Will help the boy's dream come true.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 15 - Hide in the Night
    5.5/10(24 votes)

    S3:E15

    Arcane's experiment to bring out the inner beast in a human being works a little too well. He goes on a rampage and his assistants will suffer the cost as they, along with the Swamp Thing, search the swamp to stop him.

    Director:Andrew Stevens
    Writer:Steven L. Sears

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  3. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 7 - A Jury of His Fears
    5.6/10(31 votes)

    S2:E7

    Arcane is judged by the victims of his evil when he is killed by a laboratory accident. In this mock trial, he finds out who hates him and why, while he unsuccessfully tries to defend himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Blomquist

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  4. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 14 - Future Tense
    5.6/10(25 votes)

    S3:E14

    A chemical plant causing toxic damage to the swamp is the key to a darker future. The owner of the chemical plant and an obsessed journalist are teleported to the future to see first hand what the damage is causing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 24 - Vendetta
    5.6/10(24 votes)

    S3:E24

    Arcane wines and dines a pretty reporter, but she is not who she claims to be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 36 - Romancing Arcane
    5.7/10(22 votes)

    S3:E36

    Arcane falls in love with a model, but his counterfeit emeralds can possibly doom their romance.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 16 - Pay Day
    5.8/10(27 votes)

    S3:E16

    Three convicts escape from prison in search of loot from a heist buried in the swamp. They soon discover they are not only being followed by the cops, but the Swamp Thing as well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Blomquist

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  8. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 10 - Lesser of Two Evils
    5.8/10(26 votes)

    S3:E10

    Arcane's rival, Carla Jeffries (Tyne Daly) takes over his business, putting Arcane in the streets and stealing his "loyal assistant", Graham. The Swamp Thing discovers that she is a much more formidable enemy than Arcane ever was.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tom Blomquist, Steven L. Sears

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  9. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 17 - The Return of LaRoche
    5.8/10(26 votes)

    S3:E17

    Arcane is convinced that Carter LaRoche is attacking him in the night, but LaRoche is locked up in an insane asylum, and he is getting pretty friendly with Will.

    Director:Andrew Stevens
    Writer:Babs Greyhosky

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  10. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 35 - Heart of Stone
    5.8/10(25 votes)

    S3:E35

    The gods make a bet and the swamp is the playground.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 21 - The Curse
    5.8/10(24 votes)

    S3:E21

    Arcane and a scheming hack journalist unearth a cursed mummy.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 27 - The Specter of Death
    5.8/10(23 votes)

    S3:E27

    Arcane and Graham are haunted by a poltergeist...a familiar one.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Tom Blomquist

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  13. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 4 - The Legend of the Swamp Maiden
    5.9/10(45 votes)

    S1:E4

    Jim and Oboe sneak out on a midnight visit to the swamp to find the Swamp Maiden, who appears only once a year. Despite warnings from the Swamp Thing, they, along with a visitor from the newspaper, come to learn the meaning of "looks that kill".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 9 - Smoke and Mirrors
    5.9/10(33 votes)

    S2:E9

    Nathan Stone is a heavy metal musician staying alone in the Kipp boarding house where the Swamp Thing terrorizes him with a series of mind games as he seeks to teach the shallow and egotistical rock star to take responsibility for his wicked lyrics that have led to the suicide of two teenage fans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Blomquist

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  15. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 13 - The Handyman
    5.9/10(27 votes)

    S3:E13

    Arcane hosts a science conference, but it is crashed by a professional hit man who used to work for Sunderland and now has a score to settle. The Swamp Thing discovers the identity of the hit man and has a score to settle of his own.

    Director:Andrew Stevens
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 18 - Rites of Passage
    5.9/10(27 votes)

    S3:E18

    Will leads two spoiled girls on a journey through the swamp that tests their character.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 9 - Mirador's Brain
    5.9/10(26 votes)

    S3:E9

    Arcane's genius mentor, Carl Mirador, has died. Using an experimental brain cell transfer, Arcane transfers all of Mirador's knowledge into his own brain. He also transfers Mirador's mental illnesses. Meanwhile, Will meets, and falls for, Mirador’s granddaughter, Dana.

    Director:Tom DeSimone
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 38 - Heart of the Mantis
    5.9/10(24 votes)

    S3:E38

    One of Arcane's mentors, Oliver Duncan, has died, taking his secret research with him. Arcane is determined to get at what is left of his research by seducing Oliver's daughter Louise, but she has plans of her own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven L. Sears

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  19. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 39 - That's a Wrap
    5.9/10(24 votes)

    S3:E39

    A film crew comes to the swamp for a TV movie about Arcane. Things quickly go awry when the lead actor is murdered and mysterious script pages appear detailing the truth about Alec's transformation and Arcane's crimes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tom Blomquist, Steven L. Sears

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  20. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 1 - The Emerald Heart
    6.0/10(70 votes)

    S1:E1

    11-year-old Jim Kipp and his mother, Tressa are spending some time at her mom's house in the swamps of Houma. Jim is introduced to the mysteries and the danger of the swamp while Tressa struggles to bond with Jim.

    Director:Fritz Kiersch
    Writer:Joseph Stefano

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  21. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 32 - Brotherly Love
    5.9/10(23 votes)

    S3:E32

    Brad is dating Tressa, but his brother is a killer who is looking for him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Swamp Thing Season 2 Episode 1 - Night of the Dying
    6.0/10(34 votes)

    S2:E1

    Arcane is possessed by evil spirits when he tries to practice voodoo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Blomquist

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  23. Swamp Thing Season 3 Episode 28 - Cross-Fired
    6.0/10(24 votes)

    S3:E28

    An experiment gone awry turns Arcane into a kind-hearted good guy and renders the Swamp Thing helpless and insane.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 17 - Walk a Mile in My Shoots
    6.1/10(44 votes)

    S1:E17

    The Swamp Thing and Arcane switch bodies for a night and find that they are not fit to walk in each other's shoes.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 8 - Natural Enemy
    6.1/10(38 votes)

    S1:E8

    A mutant insect is on the loose in the swamp and Jim's curiosity makes him a victim of its deadly bite.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Yo Ho Ho" is the worst rated episode of Swamp Thing. It scored 5.4/10 from 25 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on March 27, 1993. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hide in the Night".

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