The BEST episodes of Dragons season 1

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

Taking place between How to Train Your Dragon and HTTYD 2, DreamWorks Dragons follows Hiccup as he tries to keep balance within the new cohabitation of Dragons and Vikings. Alongside keeping up with Berk's newest installment—A Dragon Training Academy—Hiccup, Toothless, and the rest of the Viking Teens are put to the test when they are faced with new worlds harsher than Berk, new dragons that can't all be trained, and new enemies who are looking for every reason to destroy the harmony between Vikings and Dragons altogether.

Last Updated: 12/21/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
We Are Family (2)
star
8.71
428 votes

#1 - We Are Family (2)

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/2013

Mildew has betrayed the Vikings of Berk and allowed Alvin the Treacherous to kidnap Hiccup and Toothless. Stoick and Hiccup's crew must rescue them before it's too late.

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When Lightning Strikes
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8.55
536 votes

#2 - When Lightning Strikes

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2012

Sudden lightning storms are endangering the residents of Berk and it is believed Thor is angry at the island. Mildew leads the superstitious villagers into blaming Toothless, "the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself", for the lightning, leaving Hiccup to find the true answers for Thor's sudden destructive anger.

Directors: John Sanford
Writer: Justin Hook
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We Are Family (1)
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8.43
365 votes

#3 - We Are Family (1)

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/2013

During Berk's annual Bork week celebrations, Hiccup is granted access to Bork the Bold's private and personal archives. When he finds information and a map about an island inhabited by Night Furies within Bork's notes, Hiccup is determined to bring Toothless to his family.

Directors: John Sanford
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Twinsanity
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8.33
612 votes

#4 - Twinsanity

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2013

Dagur the Deranged visits Berk to renew a peace treaty between the Berserkers and Berk, and the dragons are put into hiding to dispel rumours that Berk is training a dragon army. But when Ruffnut and Tuffnut begin to fight, their dragon, Barf and Belch, is left out of control. The Viking youths must bring the twins back together to control their dragon and avoid provoking Dagur to war.

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What Flies Beneath
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8.33
514 votes

#5 - What Flies Beneath

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2013

A rogue dragon: a Whispering Death, shows up in Berk, tearing up the village. He's on a mission to find Toothless and settle a score. Despite Hiccup's efforts to help, Toothless insists on facing the dragon alone. But unlike their past battle, Toothless's inability to fly may prove to be his undoing.

Directors: Louie del Carmen
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Thawfest
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8.31
527 votes

#6 - Thawfest

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2012

Berk's annual festive sporting competition, the Thawfest games, is underway and all the teens are participating with the dragons for the first time in Viking history. Hiccup is determined to finally best Snotlout, who constantly gloats about being the reigning Thawfest champion, but Hiccup's successes begin to make him arrogant and boastful, much to Astrid's displeasure and disappointment.

Directors: John Eng
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Viking for Hire
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8.30
828 votes

#7 - Viking for Hire

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/7/2012

The peace with the dragons has put Gobber out of business, since his job was making weapons to fight dragons. Stoick asks Hiccup to help find a new job for him ... but unfortunately a change of profession does not seem to go well with Gobber.

Directors: John Sanford
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Alvin and the Outcasts
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8.27
693 votes

#8 - Alvin and the Outcasts

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/25/2012

Hiccup had discovered Mildew framed the dragons but has destroyed all evidence of it, therefore he must prove of their innocence in order to get them back. Meanwhile, Alvin the Treacherous of the Outcast Tribe are on the mission to raid the Isle of Berk in order to find and capture the "Dragon Conqueror".

Directors: John Eng
Writer: Jim Cooper
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Gem of a Different Color
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8.25
455 votes

#9 - Gem of a Different Color

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/2013

When Snotlout and the villagers mistake dragon eggs for gems that bring good fortune, Fishlegs, who is responsible for the eggs' discovery, must take a stand against Snotlout and reunite the eggs with their Changewing mothers before they destroy Berk.

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Defiant One
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8.24
559 votes

#10 - Defiant One

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2013

Caught in a waterspout, Toothless' prosthetic tail is damaged, rendering him unable to fly and thus leaving him, Hiccup and Snotlout stranded on Outcast Island. The three must work together to repair the damage, overcome the rivalry between Hiccup and Snotlout and return home to Berk before they are captured by Alvin and the Outcasts.

Directors: John Eng
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Breakneck Bog
star
8.23
491 votes

#11 - Breakneck Bog

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2013

When Hiccup discovers Trader Johann's ship was shipwrecked in a rumored haunted bog with a gift made for him by his mother, he will stop at nothing to retrieve it.

Directors: John Sanford
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Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man
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8.17
756 votes

#12 - Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/10/2012

After getting his picture painted with his father, Hiccup begins to fear that he is not Stoick's ideal son, so to prove himself, he and his friends set out on a treasure hunt that even Stoick had not been able to complete.

Directors: John Sanford
Writer: Jim Cooper
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Dragon Flower
star
8.13
561 votes

#13 - Dragon Flower

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/2012

After Mildew poisons all the dragons on the island, he is forced to help Hiccup, Stoick, and Gobber find and capture the ferocious Scauldron in order to get the antidote.

Directors: John Eng
Writer: Jim Cooper
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Heather Report (1)
star
8.11
524 votes

#14 - Heather Report (1)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/2012

The teens of Berk find a mysterious girl named Heather on Thor's Beach. While Hiccup and the other teens openly welcome the newcomer, Astrid's jealousy turns to suspicion when she notices Heather is taking an unusual interest in the Book of Dragons.

Directors: Louie del Carmen
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How to Pick Your Dragon
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8.10
676 votes

#15 - How to Pick Your Dragon

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/3/2012

Stoick is in need of learning how to ride a dragon, and he quickly insists on riding Toothless all the time. Meanwhile, a mysterious dragon has been attacking fishing ships.

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Heather Report (2)
star
8.09
542 votes

#16 - Heather Report (2)

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2012

Heather's betrayal to Berk caused the Book of Dragons to fall into Alvin the Treacherous' hands, and Heather's imprisonment on Berk. In order to get the book back from Alvin, Astrid disguises herself as Heather and goes into Outcast Territory. Towards the end of her mission, Astrid learns and confirms Heather's true motives for helping the Outcasts.

Directors: John Sanford
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In Dragons We Trust
star
8.06
771 votes

#17 - In Dragons We Trust

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2012

The Dragons are blamed for vandalism, and Hiccup tries to prove their innocence by forming a night patrol called the "Dragon United Monitoring Brigade" (DUMB), but not in time to prevent the dragons' banishment from the island. Hiccup begins to suspect that Mildew is responsible for the scapegoat.

Directors: John Sanford
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Animal House
star
8.04
768 votes

#18 - Animal House

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2012

The dragons unintentionally reduce Berk's food productivity by still scaring the living daylights out of the local livestock, and with the first winter storm coming, the dragon-riding Viking youths of Berk must try and familiarize the local animals with their Dragon companions.

Directors: John Eng
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The Terrible Twos
star
7.91
778 votes

#19 - The Terrible Twos

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/11/2012

Hiccup finds an injured baby dragon. Toothless does not warm up to the energetic newcomer and the baby's angry mother arrives looking for her lost son.

Writer: Jim Cooper
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How to Start a Dragon Academy
star
7.74
1314 votes

#20 - How to Start a Dragon Academy

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2012

Dragons are still dragons, and as a result, they are causing mayhem in the Isle of Berk. Stoick is reconsidering allowing the dragons to roam freely on Berk. It is up to Hiccup and his friends to convince Stoick otherwise.

Directors: Anthony Bell
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