The WORST episodes of Drake & Josh

Every episode of Drake & Josh ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Drake & Josh!

15-year-old Drake and Josh are schoolmates, but not close friends. Drake views Josh as weird and a bit of a goof. So, imagine Drake's shock when he finds out that this "goof" is about to become his new step-brother and roommate when his mother marries Josh's father. A spin off of The Amanda Show.

Last Updated: 2/12/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
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The Wedding
star
6.84
152 votes

#1 - The Wedding

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2006

Drake and Josh are on their way to a family wedding in their car. Unexpectedly and in the middle of nowhere, the car breaks down. This wouldn't be much of a problem, if it weren't for the fact that they're the ones bringing the cake to the reception.

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Two Idiots and a Baby
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7.23
113 votes

#2 - Two Idiots and a Baby

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2004

Drake and Josh have to babysit their Dad's boss's son. The baby disappears and Josh panics while Drake leaves to play in a concert. Drake comes back to help Josh, and finds out that Megan has had the baby the whole time.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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Grammy
star
7.36
117 votes

#3 - Grammy

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2004

Drake and Josh's parents are going away for the weekend and Drake and Josh are excited because they think they can do what they want. But when Josh's Grammy comes to babysit Josh is enjoying it, but not so much Drake. Grammy won't let Drake out of the house to see a concert, so he sneaks out.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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First Crush
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7.48
102 votes

#4 - First Crush

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2004

Josh tries to impress his first crush Kathy, but gets so nervous he accidentally says he can play the guitar. Drake, meanwhile, gets kicked out of the restaurant his band played in (due to Megan's new snake.) Kathy asks Josh to play the guitar for her at her birthday party (which, coincidentally, happens to be at the same restaurant Drake got kicked out of), Drake and Josh work out a plan so that Josh can impress Kathy and Drake can get back into the restaurant, called the Brew Note. The guy who taught Josh karate owns the restaurant.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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My Dinner With Bobo
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7.49
93 votes

#5 - My Dinner With Bobo

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/2007

The boys are tired of sharing a ride and get money to buy a car, but all goes bananas when Drake buys an orangutan named Bobo instead. Soon they think they can make some money off their new friend, but things get hairy when they find out the man who purchased him may be an evil Doctor with unique.

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Playing the Field
star
7.52
97 votes

#6 - Playing the Field

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/4/2005

Drake's "friend" Tori, who he has been dating for a while, calls him her boyfriend. Drake breaks up with her, because he thinks they both should see new people. Meanwhile, Josh grows a mustache and is determined to make Mindy kiss him again.

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Megan's Revenge
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7.52
119 votes

#7 - Megan's Revenge

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/4/2007

Drake and Josh accidentally kill Megan's hamster and they think she is planning revenge.

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Mindy's Back
star
7.57
72 votes

#8 - Mindy's Back

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2005

It's the time for the Science Fair. Josh is confident that he'll win first prize, until Mindy Crenshaw returns! Josh comes in second like every year, but he turns out to have a change of heart. After the Science Fair, he develops a liking of Mindy who also has a liking of him. Right before they know it, they're boyfriend and girlfriend!

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The Battle of Panthatar
star
7.67
84 votes

#9 - The Battle of Panthatar

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/15/2007

The most popular kid in school is throwing what may be the greatest sixteenth party ever, but Drake and Josh may be having cake for two after they get banned from the party.

Directors: Josh Peck
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Little Sibling
star
7.73
95 votes

#10 - Little Sibling

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2006

To keep from being sent to remedial English, Drake agrees to mentor a little kid named Sammy. Unfortunately, Sammy would rather hang out with Josh.

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The Gary Grill
star
7.79
76 votes

#11 - The Gary Grill

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/17/2004

Drake & Josh are approached by two salesmen who offer them a one-time deal, Gary Grills. Drake and Josh quickly become attached to them and sell them acceptionally. But they don't realize that these Grills come with a price.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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Theater Thug
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7.84
100 votes

#12 - Theater Thug

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2006

Josh gets a part on a TV crime show where he plays the infamous "Theater Thug." Following his TV debut he becomes a public enemy as a case of mistaken identity gets out of hand.

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Believe Me, Brother
star
7.84
120 votes

#13 - Believe Me, Brother

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2004

Susan, Drake's girlfriend flirts with Josh, constantly kissing him, but Susan is such a good liar that when Drake is around she makes Drake think Josh is hitting on her.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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Dune Buggy
star
7.86
184 votes

#14 - Dune Buggy

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

Josh gets grounded because of something Drake did. The boys later receive a broken dune buggy from Trevor, a friend of Drake's. In Josh's free time, he fixes the dune buggy. One day, Drake drives the dune buggy (against his parent's wishes, and without their knowledge), but he runs into a tree, getting several injuries. He hides his injuries from his family using makeup, but Josh soon finds out what had happened and blackmails him until he tells the truth.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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Football
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7.88
85 votes

#15 - Football

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/4/2004

Drake tries to make Josh cool by telling him to try out for the football team. Instead, Josh gets "murdered" and he ends up being equipment manager, which isn't cool. Later, when the one of the player gets sick by Josh's brownies, the coach depends on Josh to play center. So now Drake must help Josh become cool and at the same time not actually play.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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The Drake and Josh Inn
star
7.88
85 votes

#16 - The Drake and Josh Inn

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2005

When Audrey and Walter go out of town for spring break they leave Drake, Josh, and Megan at home by themselves. When they are at the Premiere they overhear a couple saying that they don't have a place to stay. Drake and Josh take advantage of this opportunity and say that their vacant house is a hotel. Meanwhile, Megan is attempting to get Drake and Josh to treat her like a guest.

Directors: Adam Weissman
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Peruvian Puff Pepper
star
7.89
117 votes

#17 - Peruvian Puff Pepper

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2005

Drake and Josh enter a salsa contest so they can win a 45 inch high depth Yatzubishi plasma screen TV. But they won't let Megan join their team, so she decides to play dirty. After she gets the boys in trouble twice and she makes her own salsa, she buys the ultimate target for Drake and Josh. The Peruvian Puff Pepper.

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Helen's Surgery
star
7.95
96 votes

#18 - Helen's Surgery

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/11/2005

After Helen has eye surgery she asks Drake and Josh to help her around her house. When Drake sees that she has a hot tub, a plasma screen TV, and a dancing machine, he takes advantage of Helen's blindness to use all her cool stuff.

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Alien Invasion
star
7.95
59 votes

#19 - Alien Invasion

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2006

Drake and Josh decide to turn the tables and prank little Megan. She actually believes that aliens are coming down to Earth and they are going to kidnap her. But at the end, Drake and Josh find that this may not go as they hoped.

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Guitar
star
7.99
85 votes

#20 - Guitar

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/21/2004

Drake is so excited when Megan wins a radio contest, and the prize is tickets to the Zero Gravity concert and a guitar signed by Devan Malone, the head guitarist of Zero Gravity. The best part is, Megan lets Drake have the prize! Drake is so obsessed with this guitar. When Josh accidentally sets the guitar on fire, he must come up with a way to replace it before Drake becomes insane forever. Meanwhile, Walter tries to spend quality time with Drake, but everytime Walter tries to go for it, Drake is doing something important.

Directors: Virgil L. Fabian
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Sheep Thrills
star
8.01
69 votes

#21 - Sheep Thrills

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/22/2005

Megan buys a pregnant sheep and makes Drake and Josh take care of it, if Megan Promises to not pull any pranks on Drake and Josh for awhile. But when they see what a pregnant sheep can do, they don't want it much anymore.

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We're Married
star
8.03
74 votes

#22 - We're Married

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2005

Josh's e-pal, Yooka, is coming from Yudonia to visit Josh. Drake doesn't care about her at first, but then he sees how hot she is. Josh overhears Yooka telling her parents she is homesick, so he arranges what he thinks is a friendship ceremony but is really a marriage ceremony.

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Really Big Shrimp (2)
star
8.04
52 votes

#23 - Really Big Shrimp (2)

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/3/2007

Drake finally lands a record deal with Spin City Records with Josh as his manager. Everything seems to be going well, until Josh is convinced to sign an unread contract, for which he calls Drake's song an unwanted pop song, so Drake fires Josh. Josh gives the news girl the disc of the original song (the one that wasn't the pop mix). Also, Mindy gets a job at The Premiere to be closer to Josh, which doesn't work. Helen's wedding is coming up and Helen wants Craig and Eric to videotape their wedding. Helen's grandmother is staying at the Parker-Nichols family home for the day of their wedding, so Megan sleeps in Drake and Josh's room.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
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Who's Got Game?
star
8.08
61 votes

#24 - Who's Got Game?

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2006

Drake teases Josh that he can't get girls. So, Drake and Josh make a bet to see how many girls each of them can date in just one week. The rules are, every date must last at least one hour, you can't date someone you already know, and you can't date the same person twice.

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Pool Shark
star
8.09
90 votes

#25 - Pool Shark

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2004

Drake finds out Josh is great at pool or billiards as Josh calls it. Drake bets some kids, and takes advantage of Josh's pool skills and starts hustling people, by taking their money, shoes and other clothing/personal items. Now Josh has made the ultimate bet, and Drake's stuffed in the corner pocket.

Directors: Steve Hoefer
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