The BEST episodes of Dave the Barbarian season 1

Every episode of Dave the Barbarian season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dave the Barbarian season 1!

This animated comedy series is set in the Middle Ages and follows the title character, Dave, in his comedic adventures with his family (his sisters, Candy and Fang) as they protect themselves and their family from a world of oddball foes. Dave himself combines strength with an appreciation of the finer things in life, including origami, bird watching, and even gourmet cooking.

Last Updated: 12/24/2024Network: Disney ChannelStatus: Ended
Girlfriend
star
9.74
31 votes

#1 - Girlfriend

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2004

Dave begins dating Princess Irmaplotz, but breaks up with her when he learns that she is evil. Irmaplotz is upset about the break up and sends an army of filthy pixies to attack Udrogoth.

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Lula's First Barbarian
star
8.82
61 votes

#2 - Lula's First Barbarian

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2004

Lula's old owner, Argoth The Ageless, comes to town and Lula wants to find some way of getting him to come back to her.

Directors: Howy Parkins
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Shrink Rap
star
8.77
61 votes

#3 - Shrink Rap

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2004

Dave believes helping others is his whole purpose in life and starts giving out advice as a "psychofloobicologist."

Directors: Howy Parkins
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Web
star
8.75
32 votes

#4 - Web

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/2004

Candy has difficulty paying off an expensive spending spree.

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Sweep Dreams
star
8.68
31 votes

#5 - Sweep Dreams

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/2004

Well, its the beginning of spring and that means only 1 thing for Dave...SPRING CLEANING!! The rest of the family run away from the castle to avoid cleaning. Dave uses Dusty, the magical cleaning broom and sweeps the castle. After months of cleaning, Dave is in need of one more thing, Castle Polish. Oswidge finds a coupon for Castle Polish at 1/2 price, so they go to the Fortress of Cleanliness, only to find that the Fortress of Cleanliness is the Fortress of Uncleanliness and is a trap set by The Dark Lord Chuckles The Silly Piggy and are forced to clean for him. The family wants to leave, but Dave is too obsessed about cleaning and doesn't want to leave...

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Slay What?
star
8.63
32 votes

#6 - Slay What?

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2004

Fang's barbarian idol arrives in town to settle a grudge against an unsuspecting Faffy.

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Civilization
star
8.61
33 votes

#7 - Civilization

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2004

Candy sets her sights on making Fang presentable in high society.

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The Maddening Sprite of the Stump
star
8.57
68 votes

#8 - The Maddening Sprite of the Stump

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/2004

Lula gets stuck in a tree stump during Dave's attempt to guard the Enchanted Forest against a giant man-eating muffin. When the royal family is unable to free Lula, a tiny, winged sprite establishes himself as the ruler of Udrogoth

Directors: Howy Parkins
Writer: Mark Drop
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Pet Threat
star
7.95
63 votes

#9 - Pet Threat

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2004

Faffy is sad because the family forgot to get him anything during Dragon Appreciation Week, so Dave buys Faffy a diseased weasel for a pet. The diseased weasel gets all of Dave's attention, so Faffy runs away. The weasel turns out to be Chuckles The Silly Piggy, who wants to steal a magical fruit hidden in Faffy's room

Directors: Howy Parkins
Writer: Tom Minton
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Rite of Pillage
star
7.85
33 votes

#10 - Rite of Pillage

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/23/2004

Dave faces losing his barbarian title if he cannot pass a pillaging test.

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King for a Day or Two
star
7.85
33 votes

#11 - King for a Day or Two

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/23/2004

Dave in his capacity as temporary ruler of Udrogoth forces the citizenry to attend his musical production, "Oh, Pastry!"

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Beef!
star
7.79
33 votes

#12 - Beef!

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/23/2004

Candy seeks instant muscle gratification

Directors: Howy Parkins
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Band
star
7.79
33 votes

#13 - Band

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2004

The teen protectors of Udrogoth spend their downtime jamming in a popular rock band.

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Beauty and the Zit
star
7.77
31 votes

#14 - Beauty and the Zit

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2004

The princess demands Oswidge come up with a magic spell to remove a pimple from her face on the night of the Barbarian Ball.

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The Way of The Dave
star
7.70
33 votes

#15 - The Way of The Dave

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2004

Candy's quest for an ultra-trendy antler hat takes her outside of the kingdom and in direct conflict with Chuckles the Silly Piggy.

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Lederhosen of Doom
star
7.67
3 votes

#16 - Lederhosen of Doom

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/21/2005

Fang gets some pants sent by her parents and doesn't bother to read the note that came with them. This is problematic, because the note explains that the pants are the evil trouser beast and will take control of anyone who wears them. Fang loves the pants at first because they give her fantastic strength – at last she's as strong as Dave! But soon the pants take her over, using her as a tool to get revenge on their hated foe... Oswidge.

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Not a Monkey
star
7.67
3 votes

#17 - Not a Monkey

Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 1/22/2005

Fang gets a illness, so Uncle Oswich and Dave take her to the doctor. The doctor says that Fang gets the illness that only monkeys get. Fang can only get the cure from the island far far away. The cure is berries. After a long cruise, they reached the island. Fang sets out to find the berries but she is taken away by a pack of monkeys. They accept her at first but when eats the berries and she isn't cured, Fang realizes she is not a monkey. But she is in trouble when she gets chasen by monkeys and Dave is chasen by gorillas.

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Floral Derangement
star
7.50
2 votes

#18 - Floral Derangement

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/21/2005

After promising never to mess with Dave's life again... Fang does it again. She swipes some of Oswidge's magic and makes some of Dave's flowers – his prized Purple Winkies – grow huge. Surprisingly, gigantic ravenous flowers cause a few minor problems, which Fang struggles to conceal from Dave

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The Cow Says Moon
star
7.50
4 votes

#19 - The Cow Says Moon

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/2/2004

Evil Princess Irmaplotz summons fourth a cow like something milky to bite dave after he swims in the milk, thus in a month later when the moon is full, making dave a Were-Cow. After terrorizing the villagers, dave is bitten by a cat. He is bitten by an array of other things, including an Egg Beater and the Gym instructor. In the end the gang make dave bite his tongue with a sheet of paper, causing him to become a Wear-Dave. But Fang thought that he's a non-weary Dave so Dave is back to normal before Irmaplotz was surprised that the gang breaks the code making Dave back to Normal. In the next morning, Dave accidently bite Faffy thus Faffy becomes Faffy-Dave singing "Funny Bunny."

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Red Sweater of Courage
star
7.33
3 votes

#20 - Red Sweater of Courage

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/29/2004

To make Dave brave, Fang makes him wear the Red Sweat of Courage. Unfortunately, Dave becomes so brave that he insults Chuckles The Silly Piggy, Malsquando, and Quasmire, so the three villains team up to destroy Udragoth.

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Bad Food
star
7.33
3 votes

#21 - Bad Food

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/28/2004

Dave gets an ingrown toenail, so he quits being a barbarian and starts a restaurant. When the rest of family tries to ruin Dave's restaurant by stealing his cookbook, Dave starts making recipes from an evil cookbook, causing all of his cooking to come to life and attack.

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Happy Glasses
star
7.25
4 votes

#22 - Happy Glasses

Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/22/2005

When Chuckles the silly piggy sets to defeat Dave the barbarian once again, he invents glasses that make whoever is wearing it what they really want to world to be like. Chaos is started when the glasses is worn by Fang, Uncle Oswich, Candy and Dave wears it and they fight only to destroy themselves. Chuckles destorys the world...maybe not!

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Horders & Sorcery
star
7.20
5 votes

#23 - Horders & Sorcery

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/26/2004

Fang tricks Dave into thinking he's going to a hat show, only to realize that he's really in warrior boot camp! Fang wants to be a warrior, but she's too small. She fails tests like sword fights and amoeba wrestling?

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Sorcerer Material
star
7.03
32 votes

#24 - Sorcerer Material

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/2004

Uncle Oswidge has the "Hicats" and need to go to Malsquando's, only to realize that Malsquando knew Oswidge back in the past and tells Dave and Fang that Uncle Oswidge worked in a cafeteria and never went to sorcery school.

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Pipe Down!
star
7.00
31 votes

#25 - Pipe Down!

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/2004

Dave's horrendous playing of a bagpipe-like instrument is enough to stir an angry god from his subterranean resting place.

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