The BEST episodes of Dragon Tales season 1
Every episode of Dragon Tales season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragon Tales season 1!
Two Hispanic children, Max and Emmy, move into a new home. Like any young children, they're not quite happy at first about moving. Then, Emmy finds a secret drawer and inside is box containing a magical, shimmering dragon scale. Hmmm... there's some words on the box. What do they say? "I wish, I wish, with all my heart, to fly with dragons, in a land apart." The magical decorations fly around them, transporting them (and us) to Dragon Land. Brought to you by Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop), the company that brings you Sesame Street it's Dragon Tales! Join Cassie, Ord, Zak & Wheezie, Quetzal, and their human friends, Max and Emmy in two daily adventures, each separated by a musical interstitial, "Dragon Tunes." Dragon Tales has enjoyed two seasons and many years of success on PBS Kids. The show's popularity has spawned book, video, DVD and CD releases and even a live stage show. Now, the show's popularity has prompted its return. The third season is no
#1 - Four Little Pigs
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/4/1999
Max, Emmy, and the dragons decide to put on a production of "The Three Little Pigs." Trouble arises when Zak & Wheezie announce that they want to play the wolf, and Emmy won't let them.
#2 - No Hitter
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 10/22/1999
Max is getting mad at everyone because he isn't getting his way during a game of a Dragon Land version of kickball, so he expresses his feelings through phyisical means. However, this is against the rules of the game. Can Quetzel teach Max a lesson in using his words?
#3 - Stormy Weather
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/21/1999
It's Ord's birthday and the gang goes to a playground in the clouds for part of the celebration. However, a storm occurs and Ord, being scared of it, hides in a cave. Can his friends show him that he doesn't have to be afraid of a storm?
#4 - Wheezie's Hairball
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/20/1999
Emmy and Max are greeted in Dragon Land by a strange orange fur ball, Zak and Wheezie's new pet, Slurpy. They're learning how to take care of him, and it isn't easy! Since he can't talk, Slurpy tries to communicate by bouncing twice and spinning around.
#5 - A Smashing Success
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/19/1999
While Zak and Wheezie aren't looking, Emmy accidentally breaks Wheezie's trumpet. Since this trumpet is the one Wheezie is using for hers and the other dragons' band, the situation is only worse. Emmy is afraid to tell Wheezie that she broke it, thinking she'll be mad at her. What will Emmy do?
#6 - Staying Within the Lines
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/18/1999
The rain washed all of the color away in Dragon Land, so everyone has to color everything back in with crayons. Max is eager to help, but his scribbling keeps messing everything up. Can everyone find the right coloring job for Max?
#7 - Max's Comic Adventure
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/8/1999
In this adventure in Dragon Land, Max shows the dragons his 3-D Mondo Mouse comic book. But while Wheezie is wearing the glasses, she notices a sign that only someone wearing the 3-D glasses can see. Pretty soon, everyone is trying to figure out the meanings of what turns out to be a whole series of signs. Could these lead to something big?
#8 - Cassie Loves a Parade
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/7/1999
Cassie is abslutely beside herself when she's not chosen to be in the big Dragon Land parade. She soon finds a friend who's upset over exactly the same thing.
#9 - A Kite For Quetzal
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/6/1999
Proper planning is an issue when our friends want to create a kite for Quetzal. They know they need certain types of materials, but find themselves all getting the same materials when nobody decides who should get what.
#10 - A Feat on Her Feet
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/5/1999
Cassie has some Jingle Flowers in need of a special type of water. Rollerskating will help to get them to it fast, but unfortunately Cassie doesn't know how to skate.
#11 - Treasure Hunt
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 1/17/2000
The gang goes on a treasure hunt in Dragon Land. However, when they get to the treasure trove, they get trapped inside, and the door won't open. What are they going to do now?
#12 - A Liking to Biking
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/24/1999
On a rainy day, Max and Emmy visit Dragon Land for some fun biking. There, they teach Ord and Cassie how to do it too.
#13 - Dragon Sails
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/23/1999
Ord finds himself too big for a sailing adventure in Dragon Land. Max, Emmy and the other dragons work on a fix to the problem.
#14 - The Talent Pool
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/22/1999
The dragons are having a talent show, and Cassie desperately wants to be in it. The thing is, though, she doesn't feel that she has any special talents. She talks to Quetzal, who tells her about an amazing device called the "Talent Pool," but when she visits it, it's less than cooperative.
#15 - The Big Sleep Over
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/21/1999
Zak and Wheezie are having a sleepover, but Emmy has trouble convincing Cassie to go. After she finally comes, Cassie finds her own unique way to enjoy the sleepover.
#16 - The Fury Is Out On This One
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/20/1999
When Max gets hot and bothered over the outcome of a game of Dragon Tag, he finds he has a new annoying partner --- a gremlin called a Fury who feeds off his angry. He eggs Max on until finally Emmy and the dragons convince Max that it was just a game and his anger doesn't serve any useful purpose.
#17 - Zak's Song
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/10/1999
The dragon scale is glowing. It's late at night though and Max and Emmy are in their pajamas and have a serious case of bedhead. Neverthless, they can't ignore their dragon friends, can they? They recite the growingly familiar rhyme and when they get to Dragon Land, Max is a bit loud, but is quickly quieted down. The dragons are listening to beautiful music, which they've been hearing every morning and don't know where it's coming from. Max and Emmy help and they find the Do-Re-Mi birds, "the sweetest singing birds in all of Dragon Land." Wheezie wants to join in singing with them, but Zak's afraid Wheezie will scare them with her loud racket. She indeed does and the Do-Re-Mis fly away. Zak wants to lure them back with a soft lullaby, but nobody pays attention to him and against Zak's warnings, they hatch more and more outrageous plans and the Do-Re-Mis fly further and further away.
#18 - Calling Dr. Zak
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/1999
Max and Emmy go to Dragon Land and bring musical instruments with them. Today's the day for Zak and Wheezie to be in the two-headed dragon contest. They're singing a dragon version of "Knick-Knack-Patty-Whack." Just then, a spiny-pine appears, attracted by some fruit that spilled from Wheezie's decorative hat and Zak accidentally steps on it. Wheezie recommends going to see the doctor, but Zak's scared. But without getting out, they can't do the contest.
#19 - Ord's Unhappy Birthday
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/1999
Emmy and Max are preparing presents for Ord. We see Max is still having a bit of trouble tying knots. Max's finger ends up getting tied to his present. When they reach Dragon Land and see Ord, he's eager to tell them about his birthday, but they're very skiddish and tell him that they're going to a picnic with Cassie. As his friends continue to avoid him, Ord begins to wonder if they don't like him anymore.
#20 - Goodbye Little Caterpoozle
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1999
Emmy helps Max to get his shoes on. They then go to Dragon Land. There, they find the dragons bouncing on mushrooms in Mushroom Meadows. Cassie's not bouncing though. She's taking care of Poozie, a pet caterpillar who can do tricks. Cassie eventually joins them in mushroom bouncing. When Cassie returns to her caterpoozle, she can't find it. Then Max finds Poozie wrapped in some white stuff. Is she dead? Her friends try to find her a new pet. Cassie's not convinced. None will ever be as good as Poozie.
#21 - Max and the Magic Carpet
Season 1 - Episode 62 - Aired 4/17/2000
Max and Emmy are going to Dragon Land for Ord's picnic at Rainbow Canyon. When they get there, they find that Quetzal's been doing some spring cleaning and one of the things he found is an old magic carpet. He thought that it didn't work anymore but when Max commands it to fly, it does. Quetzal agrees to let him fly it, but Max soon becomes so fascinated with the magic carpet that he starts ignoring Ord. Ord gets upset, as he used to do everything with Max, but now Max thinks the magic carpet is "the best."
#22 - Wild Time
Season 1 - Episode 68 - Aired 4/20/2000
When Emmy is annoyed by Max's silliness, they both seek a respite in Dragon Land, but Max finds nobody there is in the mood for games either. He just wants to play and goof off, but ends up ruining his dragon friends' craft creations for the Dragon Scale Festival.
#23 - Over and Over
Season 1 - Episode 80 - Aired 4/28/2000
Once, Max practiced school at Dragon Land when he was scared to go, and now he's trying something else. After having problems swinging on monkey bars, he gets help from Emmy and the dragons to learn how.
#24 - Much Ado About Nodlings
Season 1 - Episode 78 - Aired 4/27/2000
Max ruins the wagon of a group of a tiny nodlings and incurs the wrath of the Giant of Nod. He wants Max to set the situation right, but can Max do it?
#25 - The Great White Cloud Whale
Season 1 - Episode 76 - Aired 4/26/2000
Max and Emmy meet up with their dragon friends to go fishing. It's the dragons' first time. Before they can start, their old friend, Captain Scaliwag, appears. He's searching for the great white cloud whale who swallowed his ship. The gang agrees to help them and they go hunting. But the cloud whale is one strong and elusive beast.