The WORST episodes of Nostalgia Critic
Every episode of Nostalgia Critic ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Nostalgia Critic!
Nostalgia Critic is a popular video series created by Chicago comedian Doug Walker. In the show, he plays the titular Nostalgia Critic, a grumpy and easily aggravated character who mostly reviews entertainment from the 1980s and 1990s. His catch-phrase, "I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it, so you don't have to," usually opens and ends each video.
#1 - Last Action Hero
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 7/29/2009
The Nostalgia Critic reviews the movie Last Action Hero. With Arnold Schwarzenegger's accent and how the movie pokes fun at itself, the Nostalgia Critic finds it hard to comment on the movie. However, with so many random star appearances and lack of realism, he still gives it a try.
#2 - Full House
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/26/2009
The Nostalgia Critic reviews the show Full House. Despite it being a popular television show, he can't understand how it lasted so long with bland characters and unfunny jokes.
#3 - North
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/3/2009
With the movie North being so widely known as being terrible, even by Siskel and Ebert, the Nostalgia Critic can't help but review it. With unfunny jokes and extremely stereotypical and racist ethnicities being portrayed, perhaps he should have passed this one up.
#4 - Critic and Nerd: TMNT Making of Coming Out of Their Shells
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/10/2009
Deciding to put aside their differences and review something together, the Nostalgia Critic and The Angry Video Game Nerd decide to review a documentary about a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles band. However, this movie may be so bad that not even the two of them can handle it.
#5 - Sidekicks
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/17/2009
The Nostalgia Critic reviews the movie Sidekicks. With a kid constantly dreaming about Chuck Norris, the film becomes even more self-indulgent than Moonwalker. Can Chuck Norris save the movie from the wrath of the Nostalgia Critic?
#6 - Gargoyles
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/24/2009
The Nostalgia Critic salutes the Walt Disney show, Gargoyles.
#7 - Transformers 2
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/27/2009
In honor of his first review, the Nostalgia Critic goes back to his original formula for reviewing the latest Transformers movie, Transformers 2.
#8 - Steel
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/1/2009
The Nostalgia Critic reviews Steel. With Shaquille O'Neal's wooden acting when trying to portray a super hero, this movie is going to be easy for the Nostalgia Critic to bash.
#9 - Top 11 Cereal Mascots
Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 7/7/2009
If there is one thing that kids know best, it is cereal. So, the Nostalgia Critic counts down the Top 11 cereal mascots.
#10 - Barb Wire
Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/14/2009
The Nostalgia Critic reviews the movie Barb Wire, a movie that he thinks was made solely to show off Pamela Anderson's body.
#11 - Old VS New: LOTR Animated (1978) vs Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 7/22/2009
The Nostalgia Critic compares the 1978 animated The Lord of the Rings movie and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Which one will be considered the best Lord of the Rings movie?
#12 - Old VS. New: Batman (1989) vs Dark Knight (2008)
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/2009
The Nostalgia Critic introduces a new way to review and compare similar movies. This time he compares the original 1989 Batman to the 2008 Dark Knight movie. Which one will emerge as the better Batman movie?
#13 - Captain N: The Game Master
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 8/4/2009
The Nostalgia Critic reviews the show Captain N: The Game Master. Even though he likes Nintendo, it still doesn't make up for the show's undeveloped characters that barely resemble their video game designs, as well as the fact that it constantly plugs Nintendo characters and products.
#14 - We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story
Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 8/12/2009
The Nostalgia Critic decides to review We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story in the style of Hunter S. Thompson.
#15 - Top 11 F*ck Ups
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 9/1/2009
Everyone makes mistakes, and the Nostalgia Critic is no exception. So, he counts down the Top 11 mistakes he's made so far.
#16 - Old vs New - Willy Wonka (1971) vs Willy Wonka (2005)
Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 9/22/2009
The Nostalgia Critic compares the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder to the 2005 remake, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. Which one will win?
#17 - The FREAKIEST Raggedy Ann Movie
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2021
She may look like an innocent doll, but in the 70s the strangest version of Raggedy Ann made tons of people ask what the Hell they just watched. Nostalgia Critic takes a look at the freakiest Raggedy Ann Movie.
#18 - Dolittle
Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/2020
The classic storybook character comes to the big screen again, we think, we're not sure what this is. It's crazy, we definitely know that, and impossible to look away when you start watching. Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Dolittle.
#19 - Frozen 2
Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/22/2020
Frozen 2 won a ton of people over, but the Nostalgia Critic seems to be missing the boat. What is he missing? Take a look to figure out.
#20 - Independence Day: Resurgence
Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/29/2020
The old crew is back, well, some of them, to bring us a sequel nobody asked for. Nostalgia Critic checks out the messy explosion of the no doubt expanding franchise. Is Independence Day: Resurgence worth a watch? Find out now!
#21 - CG vs Hand Drawn Animation
Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/6/2020
Though 3D animation has dominated the market for awhile, is there anything we're missing by not giving 2D another chance? Nostalgia Critic breaks down his thoughts on CG vs Hand Drawn Animations on a new editorial.
#22 - Garbage Pail Kids
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/11/2009
The Nostalgia Critic reviews The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. With disgusting characters, no plot, and exceptionally poor animatronics, the Nostalgia Critic finds that this movie is something else that belongs in a garbage pail.
#23 - Nicktoons
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2009
January is Nickelodeon month, so the Nostalgia Critic decides to first take a look back at the popular nicktoon shows. He takes a look back at Ren and Stimpy, Rugrats, Doug, Rocko's Modern Life, AAAHH!!! Real Monsters, and Hey Arnold.
#24 - A Look Back At Nickcoms
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2009
Continuing with his Nickelodeon month reviews, the Nostalgia Critic looks back at the sitcoms of Nickelodeon, or as he calls them, the Nickoms. He looks back at You Can't Do That on Television, Clarissa Explains it All, Hey Dude, Salute your Shorts, and The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
#25 - SNICK
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2009
In honor of Nickelodeon month, the Nostalgia Critic takes a look back at the shows from the SNICK lineup. Among the shows that he reviews are Roundhouse, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, All That, Prometheus and Bob, Action League Now!, and Kenan & Kel.