The BEST episodes of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 1

Every episode of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 1!

In modern-day Paris, there's a teen junior high school girl named Marinette Dupain-Cheng and her classmate, Adrien. When evil arises, Marinette transforms into Ladybug while Adrien transforms into Cat Noir. However, neither know each other's secret identities. Together, they fight to protect Paris against the mysterious villain Hawk Moth.

Last Updated: 12/24/2024Network: TF1Status: Continuing
Volpina
star
8.66
146 votes

#1 - Volpina

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/24/2016

Humiliated in front of Adrien by Marinette, Lila -- a rival who pretends to be Ladybug's friend -- akumatizes into Volpina, a villain of illusions.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Princess Fragrance
star
8.33
113 votes

#2 - Princess Fragrance

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/2016

Marinette can't transform into Ladybug when classmate Rose is akumatized into a villain whose perfume lets her control Cat Noir and a visiting prince.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins - Part 1)
star
8.30
152 votes

#3 - Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins - Part 1)

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2016

In a flashback, Ladybug and Cat Noir's origins are revealed, as Marinette befriends Alya and meets Adrien, a famous model with an overprotective dad.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Dark Cupid
star
8.27
172 votes

#4 - Dark Cupid

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/3/2015

Marinette considers declaring her feelings to Adrien for Valentine's Day, but first they must stop Dark Cupid, a villain bent on eradicating love.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Stoneheart (Origins - Part 2)
star
8.25
130 votes

#5 - Stoneheart (Origins - Part 2)

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/2016

In a continuing flashback to Ladybug and Cat Noir's origins, Marinette mistakes Adrien for a bully and hesitates to embrace her Ladybug persona.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
The Evillustrator
star
8.21
159 votes

#6 - The Evillustrator

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/2015

A fellow student with a crush on Marinette is akumatized into the Evillustrator, a villain that Cat Noir must face without Ladybug.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Animan
star
8.18
121 votes

#7 - Animan

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/22/2016

A humiliated zookeeper is akumatized into a villainous shapeshifting animal on a day when Marinette, Adrien and friends are visiting the zoo in Paris.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Gamer
star
8.18
111 votes

#8 - Gamer

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/19/2016

Marinette beats Adrien's video game tournament partner, Max, so she can replace him and spend time with her crush, but Max akumatizes into a villain.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Simon Says
star
8.07
123 votes

#9 - Simon Says

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/2016

A hypnotist akumatizes into Simon Says, a villain who can make anyone obey him with his deck of cards, and seeks revenge on Adrien's father.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
The Pharaoh
star
8.02
199 votes

#10 - The Pharaoh

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2015

When a villain with the power of the ancient Egyptian gods wants to sacrifice Alya, Ladybug and Cat Noir must fight an army of mummies to rescue her.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Darkblade
star
7.99
163 votes

#11 - Darkblade

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/17/2015

While Marinette tries to retrieve her diary from Chloé, Adrien's fencing teacher is akumatized into Darkblade, a villain who storms city hall.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Lady Wifi
star
7.98
218 votes

#12 - Lady Wifi

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2015

Mistakenly believing that Chloé is Ladybug, Alya gets expelled from school for her nosiness and becomes akumatized into the villain Lady Wifi.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Timebreaker
star
7.95
229 votes

#13 - Timebreaker

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2015

When anger over a broken watch turns Alix into a time-traveling villain, it's up to Ladybug to return to the past and thwart her plans.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Kung Food
star
7.92
123 votes

#14 - Kung Food

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/2016

When his dish at a competition is sabotaged, Marinette's great-uncle chef Wang Cheng becomes Kung Food, who recruits henchmen with his cooking.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Watch Now:Amazon
Copycat
star
7.90
261 votes

#15 - Copycat

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2015

A jealous sculptor in love with Ladybug akumatizes into Copycat, a duplicate of Cat Noir who tries to take his rival's place by Ladybug's side.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
The Puppeteer
star
7.87
119 votes

#16 - The Puppeteer

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/12/2016

Marinette babysits little Manon, who becomes akumatized into the Puppeteer while playing with dolls of Ladybug, Cat Noir and some infamous villains.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Reflekta
star
7.86
131 votes

#17 - Reflekta

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/29/2016

Excluded from a class photo, dejected Juleka akumatizes into the villain Reflekta, who turns everyone, including Cat Noir, into copies of herself.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Horrificator
star
7.86
160 votes

#18 - Horrificator

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/10/2015

During the filming of a short horror movie for Marinette's class, scared star Mylène is akumatized into a slimy monster that feeds on others' fears.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
The Mime
star
7.77
141 votes

#19 - The Mime

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/24/2015

When Mylène's father loses a part in a play to his scheming understudy, he akumatizes into the Mime, a villain whose pantomimes become real.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Rogercop
star
7.76
190 votes

#20 - Rogercop

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/20/2015

When he's fired by the mayor, police officer Roger becomes Rogercop, a villain who thinks he's enforcing the law by ruling Paris as a dictator.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Antibug
star
7.73
130 votes

#21 - Antibug

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2016

Crestfallen when her hero Ladybug refuses to heed her advice, Chloé akumatizes into Antibug, an evil twin of Ladybug with identical powers.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Mr. Pigeon
star
7.62
203 votes

#22 - Mr. Pigeon

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2015

The akuma fighters try to apprehend Mr. Pigeon, a bird lover who has kidnapped all the park keepers in Paris, but Cat Noir's allergies interfere.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Pixelator
star
7.61
120 votes

#23 - Pixelator

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/26/2016

Rejected by a rock star, an angry fan becomes Pixelator, who traps Parisians in his camera's memory until Cat Noir and Ladybug halt his photo spree.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Guitar Villain
star
7.52
120 votes

#24 - Guitar Villain

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/2016

Rock star Jagged Stone is akumatized into a supervillain who tries to transform all Parisians into fans and undermine his musical rival, Mr. XY.

Directors: Thomas Astruc
Stormy Weather
star
7.50
368 votes

#25 - Stormy Weather

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2015

After losing a contest for TV weather girl, bitter Aurore is akumatized into the villain Stormy Weather, who traps Marinette's friend Alya in ice.

Directors: Thomas Astruc