The BEST episodes of Nailed It!

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

Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It’s part reality contest, part hot mess.

Last Updated: 9/13/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

8.14

50 votes

#1 - Howdy, Failure!

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2020

A Western-themed round inspires deep-fried cowboy-duck doughnuts, a root beer-infused rodeo cake ... and really bad flavors.

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7.73

37 votes

#2 - I've Failed and I Can't Get Up!

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/2021

Candy-jeweled brooch cookies? Inviting cookie-jar cakes? These sugary sweets are just like the ones Grandma used to make — if Grandma couldn't bake.

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7.68

38 votes

#3 - Can't Believe It's Cake!

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/2021

From splashy cereal-bowl cakes to towering hamburgers with fries, these attempts at hyperrealistic treats are so bad, you won't believe your eyes.

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7.66

41 votes

#4 - Im-Paw-sible Cakes

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2021

A funny, furry pet theme finds the cooks concocting giant exotic-animal cookies, then re-creating Nicole’s adorable dog, Clyde, in cake form.

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7.66

35 votes

#5 - C’est Jacques!

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2021

Treats inspired by "Mr. Chocolate" Jacques Torres include lollipop portraits and a cake spiced with cocoa and cayenne. Mais oui laugh? But of course!

7.64

42 votes

#6 - An Ungodly Mess

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2021

Stacked Greek god statue cupcakes and snake-headed Medusa makeover cakes take Herculean effort and skill — and these awkward results are epic.

7.63

80 votes

#7 - Fictitious and Delicious

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2018

It's "happily ever after" or bust when the bakers try to make fairy tale cupcake pops, then stack cakes in the form of a majestic unicorn.

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7.58

64 votes

#8 - Cake-O-Phobia

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/17/2019

What's scarier than a cook who can't read a recipe? A trio of creepy-crawly bug cookies and a terrifying clown cake that tastes like cotton candy.

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7.58

40 votes

#9 - The Burbank State Fair

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2021

It's a Ferris wheel of fails as the teams make treats with a state-fair theme — from caramel corn knockdown-doll clowns to roller-coaster cakes.

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7.57

42 votes

#10 - The Big Bake Theory

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/1/2020

From self-frosting bubbling beakers to record-breaking rockets, these science-inspired sweets ask the impossible — and invite kids into the kitchen.

7.56

79 votes

#11 - Tailgate, Failgate

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2018

The cooks divide and conquer to fill sections of a savory snack stadium before building a cake that looks like a barbecue grill.

7.55

74 votes

#12 - The Marvel Episode!

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/17/2019

The bakers summon their not-so-super powers to make Marvel-themed cupcakes with detailed cookie toppers and a daunting "Black Panther" cake.

7.54

61 votes

#13 - Let’s Get Lit

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2020

Two bookish treats inspired by literature set the bakers up for epic fails: Shakespearean stained-glass window cookies and a pop-up "Moby Dick" cake.

7.53

34 votes

#14 - Cobra Kai

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2022

Bake first. Bake hard. Have mercy! The hapless contestants dig deep to make colorful "Cobra Kai" soft pretzels and a Halloween dance fight cake.

7.51

41 votes

#15 - Jungle Bungle

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2020

Jam-filled animal pastries and a coffeecake shaped like a sloth push the contestants out of their comfort zones — and the results are wild.

7.50

32 votes

#16 - Slime Time

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2022

The going gets gross — really gross — when the bakers tackle ooey, gooey carved pumpkins and an alien autopsy cake leaking edible slime.

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7.48

46 votes

#17 - Chariots of Failure

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2020

The bakers go for the gold — and miss masterfully — with sports-medal cookies and an elaborate swim cake that's topped with a waffle cone torch.

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7.47

57 votes

#18 - Ready to Wear, Ready to Eat

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2019

Two high-fashion challenges put the bakers' hopeless skills to the test: fondant-covered doll cakes and an edible headdress heaped with fruit.

7.47

36 votes

#19 - Travel Dos and Donuts

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2021

Putting their own spin on travel, the bakers make terrible spiced-doughnut tourists and deflated hot-air balloon cakes. It's destination disaster.

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7.45

33 votes

#20 - Everyone Romaine Calm

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/15/2021

A gardening theme gives life to doughy gnomes atop miniature pies and a healthy-ish veggie-patch cake packed with carrots and zucchini.

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7.45

74 votes

#21 - Out of This World

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/29/2018

Space-themed challenges throw the hapless bakers for a loop when they're asked to make cosmic cupcakes and a supersized solar system cake.

7.43

152 votes

#22 - Fantasyland

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2018

The bakers do their best to make jelly-filled doughnuts fit for a pirate before tackling an edible tower with a princess on top.

7.42

55 votes

#23 - The One with the ‘90s Theme

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2020

Edible ice cream boom boxes made with liquid nitrogen and a fresh and fly fondant-covered cake? Oh, snap — that sounds like a '90s challenge.

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7.39

41 votes

#24 - I Do … Hope I Don’t Fail

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/2020

The bakers commit to re-creating wedding day desserts, including wedding band mini-cakes and a Vegas-themed masterpiece with moving parts.

7.37

115 votes

#25 - Head Under Water

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/2018

Two daunting desserts -- a chocolate-filled hot tub and an open-mouthed shark cake -- have the hapless home cooks struggling to stay afloat.