The BEST episodes of Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

Every episode of Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom!

Somewhere hidden amongst thorny brambles is a little kingdom of elves and fairies. Everyone who lives here is very, very small. The Little Kingdom is home to Princess Holly and her best friend Ben Elf. Holly is a young fairy who is still learning how to do magic properly. Ben is an elf and elves don't do magic, but they are very good at making things. Along with their friends, Ben and Holly have lots of magical fun and exciting adventures playing together in the Little Kingdom.

Last Updated: 9/12/2023Network: Nick Jr.Status: Ended

8.89

45 votes

#1 - Daisy and Poppy's Pet

Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 5/4/2009

Nanny Plum conjures up a hamster for the twins, but the naughty new pet causes chaos in the castle.

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8.69

51 votes

#2 - The North Pole

Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 5/4/2009

The elf plane is forced to make an emergency landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents.

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8.46

48 votes

#3 - Mrs Fig's Magic School

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/3/2012

Holly goes to school for the first time, to learn something other than how to make magic jelly. Ben comes along, despite protests from the Wise Old Elf. Everybody learns a lesson.

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8.33

70 votes

#4 - Daisy and Poppy's Playgroup

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/4/2012

After the disappearance of Mrs Fotheringill, the twins have had no playgroup to attend. With no willing substitute available, Queen Thistle becomes their new teacher.

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8.14

7 votes

#5 - Lucy's Sleepover

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 8/1/2012

After Holly makes her small enough to play in the Little Kingdom, Lucy flies on Gaston the Ladybird and is invited to a sleepover at the Little Castle. But the next morning the spell wears off and she and Rex become big again.

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8.13

78 votes

#6 - Giants in the Meadow

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/2/2012

Lucy's dad is digging up the meadow and the Little Kingdom is in danger. How can they stop him without being discovered?

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7.93

54 votes

#7 - Lucy's School

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/12/2012

Holly and Ben spend a day at Lucy's school, but they must avoid being spotted by the teacher, Miss Cookie. Will they make it to the end of the lesson?

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7.89

9 votes

#8 - Uncle Gaston

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/26/2012

Gaston's brother Tony and his family comes to visit, and Ben, Holly and Strawberry help him look after Tony's kids, Amber, Emerald and Keith.

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7.89

9 votes

#9 - Ben and Holly's Christmas (2)

Season 2 - Episode 52 - Aired 1/25/2013

Ben and Holly set out on a Christmas rescue mission to save the 3 trapped grown-ups from Part 1, but they all end up in Lucy's house for a Merry Christmas with Lucy and her family!

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7.87

125 votes

#10 - King Thistle Is Not Well

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2009

King Thistle gets a cold, so Holly and the gang work together to collect the ingredients for a magic potion to make him better

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7.86

43 votes

#11 - The Woodpecker

Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 5/4/2009

King Thistle is confused when his magic bird-spotting book fails to identify a new creature that has made a nest in the castle.

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7.83

58 votes

#12 - Betty Caterpillar

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/7/2009

Ben and Holly make a new caterpillar friend, but she is sad that she cannot fly. King Thistle says that feeding Betty will do the trick, and before long she turns from chubby caterpillar to beautiful butterfly!

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7.82

11 votes

#13 - Ben and Holly's Christmas (1)

Season 2 - Episode 51 - Aired 1/24/2013

Father Christmas pays a surprise visit to The Little Kingdom to check on the Christmas preparations. The Elves are busy making all of the toys and Nanny Plum is in control of the crackers. Everything is going according to plan until King Thistle gets trapped in a cracker, Queen Thistle gets trapped in a toy fairy castle and the Wise Old Elf gets trapped in a Christmas tree.

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7.80

10 votes

#14 - Bunty II

Season 2 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/18/2012

Mr Elf sails his new boat 'Bunty II', but Big Bad Barry has other ideas.

7.77

13 votes

#15 - The Fruit Harvest

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/25/2012

Rosie, Ben and Holly help out on the day of the fruit harvest, but Mr Gnome has eaten all the fruit. The elves and fairies should find various ways to stop Mr Gnome from eating the blackberries.

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7.77

47 votes

#16 - Nature Class

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/4/2009

Nanny Plum takes the children for a lesson in the woods and uses magic to transform herself into a frog.

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7.75

12 votes

#17 - Daisy and Poppy Go Bananas

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/29/2012

Madness, mayhem, and devastation is caused in the Little Kingdom when Daisy and Poppy use King Thistle's mother's wand to learn how to do magic, escape the castle, and... go bananas!

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7.69

138 votes

#18 - Daisy and Poppy

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2009

Holly and her friends must stay in the courtyard and play with Daisy and Poppy. All is fine until the twins borrow a magic wand, escape from the castle and turn the whole kingdom into rabbits, frogs and birds.

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7.69

13 votes

#19 - Miss Jolly's Riding Club

Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/2/2012

The children go on a snail trek with Miss Jolly. All goes well until the snails head straight toward the elf farm and Mr Elf's cabbages...

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7.69

16 votes

#20 - Big Bad Barry

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/4/2009

King Thistle goes fishing with Mr Elf, Ben and Holly, and decides they should catch the meanest fish ever - Big Bad Barry - for their supper.

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7.69

16 votes

#21 - Honey Bees

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/31/2012

Ben and Holly visit the beehive to learn how honey is made. The Wise Old Elf is the bee keeper and proceeds to show the children his own special way of collecting honey.

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7.67

15 votes

#22 - Hard Times

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/9/2012

The fairy kingdom is left without food because there is nothing left in the treasure chest to pay the elves. As money doesn't grow on trees, King Thistle has to find a job.

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7.65

26 votes

#23 - The Shooting Star

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/18/2012

The Wise Old Elf fears an alien invasion after a spaceship crash-lands in the Little Kingdom and can't make its way back home.

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7.65

17 votes

#24 - Gaston is Lost

Season 2 - Episode 50 - Aired 8/24/2012

Ben and Holly must find Gaston, who is lost.

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7.64

11 votes

#25 - Big Ben and Holly

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/28/2012

When a spell goes wrong, Ben and Holly grow to human size! Now they are able to play with Lucy and her friends and want to stay big forever! But they soon discover that being big isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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