The WORST episodes of Gremlins

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

Tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met the young Mogwai called Gizmo. Along with a teenage street thief named Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside, encountering, and sometimes battling, colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.

Last Updated: 1/19/2026Network: HBO MaxStatus: Continuing

6.75

16 votes

#1 - Never Get Out of the Truck

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2025

Our heroes journey west to free Elle's mother, but first must free themselves from a haunted old mansion.

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6.76

21 votes

#2 - Never Take the Tour

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2024

Magic has dropped our heroes short of their San Francisco destination, so now they must escape a notorious prison and its unusual guards.

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6.76

17 votes

#3 - Always or Never Make Wishes

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/10/2025

As they make a treacherous journey into a mysterious desert tomb, Sam and Elle must choose between saving Elle's mother or heeding Grandpa's warning, all while Gizmo's gone missing.

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6.81

16 votes

#4 - Never Try the Cider

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/10/2025

To reach their destination, our heroes pass through the resting place for all of the west's wildest tall tales and legends. However, its temptations might finally unleash Gizmo's inner Evil Mogwai.

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7.00

17 votes

#5 - Always Make the Hard Choice

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/10/2025

Our heroes must find a way to reunite if they want any hope of defeating a massive, monstrous force before it destroys America.

7.00

17 votes

#6 - Always Ask for Backstory

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2025

Still on their western quest, our heroes are recruited to help an unusual town with their own supernatural problem: nightly hauntings by a legendary ghost.

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7.03

40 votes

#7 - Always Stab or Run

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/8/2023

Sam, Elle and Gizmo's nerves are tested as they follow Grandpa's map through the scariest woods they've ever encountered; soul-sucking, undead bureaucrats lurk in the darkness.

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7.08

52 votes

#8 - Never Feed Them After Midnight

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2023

With Gizmo’s newest batch on the loose, Sam is torn between his promise of keeping the Mogwai safe or returning to his normal life a choice that is complicated further by an alliance with street thief Elle.

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7.12

41 votes

#9 - Don't Drink the Tea

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/1/2023

When a raging storm forces her, Sam, and Gizmo to seek shelter, Elle struggles to hide her past from her friends and a too-friendly innkeeper.

7.16

64 votes

#10 - Never Get Them Wet

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/23/2023

As Gizmo is torn from his home and captured by a miserable circus, sheltered ten-year-old Sam Wing’s retired treasure-hunting grandpa introduces him to a whole new world of magic.

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7.16

19 votes

#11 - Always Bring a Toothpick

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2024

Sam and Chang recruit help to rescue Gizmo from Noggin's Evil Mogwai gang. Elle discovers that her mother is alive but facing her own magical problem.

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7.28

39 votes

#12 - Always Buy a God a Drink First

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/8/2023

Upon arriving at the vibrant and bizarre Spirit Market, Sam and Elle must convince Gizmo.

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7.29

21 votes

#13 - Always be Ready for Adventure

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2024

The Wing family is back in adventure mode after Sam discovers new evidence of Mogwai related problems, and Gizmo starts to act ... different.

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There's Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory

7.30

20 votes

#14 - There's Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2024

It's the battle for Chinatown! But will Chang and Chinatown's residents ultimately choose to side with our heroes?

7.33

45 votes

#15 - Always Buy a Ticket

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/1/2023

The trust between Sam, Elle, and Gizmo is tested by a hungry supernatural stranger on a train.

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7.37

35 votes

#16 - Never Give Up

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/22/2023

Shanghai is ravaged by the Gremlins, who keep Gizmo captive; Elle and Sam are determined to do everything possible to save him.

7.38

21 votes

#17 - Never Use Double Negatives

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2024

Upon reaching San Francisco's Chinatown, our heroes discover its criminal underworld has been taken over by an old acquaintance.

7.63

32 votes

#18 - Never Hug a Mogwai

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/15/2023

The friends celebrate their arrival at the Valley of Jade, but will Sam finally gain the confidence he desperately needs?

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7.64

36 votes

#19 - Never Ever Expose Them to Bright Light

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/22/2023

With our heroes reunited, their bond is put to a final test as enemies from all sides converge.

7.73

37 votes

#20 - Never Squeeze a Fox

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/15/2023

It’s a race against the clock as Sam, Elle, and Gizmo battle fearsome yet adorable monsters on their way to the Valley of Jade as long as Greene and the Gremlins don’t catch up with them first!

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