The WORST episodes of PB&J Otter
Every episode of PB&J Otter ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of PB&J Otter!
Welcome to the PB&J Otter guide at TV Tome. 1997 must have been a good year for New York-based animation studio Jumbo Pictures, Inc. The company was enjoying the success of its recently renewed "Doug", and was also working on producing "101 Dalmations: The Series" - which premiered later that year. 1997 was also the year that the company's founder, Jim Jinkins, created the upbeat, musical animated series "PB&J Otter" for the Disney Channel. Developed with the cooperation of Harvard Cognitive Skills Group, Project Zero, the show premiered in March of 1998. "PB&J Otter" tells the continuing story of the day-to-day adventures of three young Otter siblings - older brother Peanut, younger sister Jelly, and baby sister Butter - and their friends and family, living life in a small community known as Lake Hoohaw. Other characters include PB&J's friends: sarcastic Flick Duck; slightly paranoid Munchy Beaver; and Pinch Raccoon, a lover of anything dainty. Pinch's r
#1 - Chez Otter / Hooray for Peanut
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/4/2000
A.) PB&J try to set up a fancy wedding anniversary dinner for their parents, but they forget to include one thing: The Food! B.) Peanut is congratulated by the whole town for being a big hero, when he singlehandedly saved Wanda Raccoon from certain disaster (when her mailboat nearly crashed into the dock). But is he the REAL hero, here?
#2 - Whistling Up The Wrong Munchy / Billy the Duck
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2000
A.) After they ""discover"" Munchy whistling fantastically in the woods, Peanut and Jelly pressure him into performing a whistling concert for the whole town. B.) ""He uses kids as a trampoline!"", Flick tells his friends of his vicious cousin, Billy. As if just hearing about him weren't terrifying enough, Flick and the gang are in for a real shock when they learn that Billy will soon be coming to Lake Hoohaw for a visit!
#3 - The Mystery Crate / It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's an Elephant?
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/2000
A.) Aunt Nanner sends PB&J a gigantic package, but they have to wait until she gets there to open it. Ultimately, though, the kids' curiousity gets the better of them, and they realize that it would've been a lot less trouble just to wait. B.) A hot-air balloon, piloted by expert navigator Merriwether von Weasel, accidentally manages to get stuck in a tree near Lake Hoohaw. Unaware that it's just a balloon, the kids begin to think that it's actually some kind of...flying elephant?
#4 - Aunt Nanner's Special Place / Munchy's Sinking Feeling
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2000
A.) Aunt Nanner takes the kids on a trip to her childhood swimming hole, and the group encounters a series of adventures along the way. B.) Munchy's favorite toy boat gets broken, accidentally. His friends try very hard to cheer him up afterwards, but nothing seems to work (not even Flick's bad jokes). Eventually, the gang realizes that it may be better for Munchy to just let his sad feelings out.
#5 - The Johnny Pompalope Story / The Soapbox Boat Race
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/2000
A.) Aunt Nanner begins to tell the kids the story of that brave pompalope-planting pioneer, Johnny Pompalope. When she has to leave unexpectedly, and being unable to finish the story, the kids try to think up their own ways of how the tale might've ended. B.) The kids compete in a soapbox boat race. As usual, Ootsie and Bootsie have the most powerful and sleek equipment available, while the others make due with simple homemade contraptions.
#6 - The Funky Band / The Singin' Kid
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/2000
A.) PB&J bring the neighborhood kids together in their front yard, to form the Lake Hoohaw Funky Band. Jealous because they weren't invited to join, Ootsie and Bootsie decide to sneakily try and break the band up, by luring the other kids away from PB&J's house. B.) Jelly wins a singing contest, and develops a big ego as a result. Can her friends help bring her back down to earth?
#7 - No Hands, No Feet, No Wings / Let's Help Dad
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2000
A.) On a day when the kids aren't exactly agreeing on anything with each other, Mayor Jeff introduces an especially tough relay game that requires both thinking AND teamwork. B.) PB&J go to work with their dad for the day, hoping to help him finish his deliveries faster (so they can have a cookout when they get home). But it turns out that PB&J try a little bit too hard to help out.
#8 - Kid Court / A Frog Named Measles
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/2000
A.) Pinch acts as Judge, in a trial that will decide which one of the Otter kids gets to watch their favorite TV show. B.) Munchy is shocked when he comes to believe that PB&J want to infect him with the Measles.
#9 - The Great Water Race / Be Nice to Beavers
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/6/2000
A.) Flick challenges Peanut and Jelly to an innertube race on the Lake. Flick is positively sure that he can beat the slow Otters, but it turns out he may be TOO sure of himself. B.) During a particularly bad day for Munchy, he begins to believe that his friends are all picking on him for no reason.
#10 - Hoohaw is Where the Heart is / Everything in its Place
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/21/2000
A.) When Aunt Nanner comes to visit, telling the family all about her most recent globe-hopping adventures, PB&J start thinking that life on Lake Hoohaw may seem too dull to her. They come up with a plan, to try and make everything they do seem more exciting. B.) When Mayor Jeff promises to take all the kids on a boat ride, PB&J must clean up their messy room, in order to find their life jackets.
#11 - This Little Light of Mine / Look Ma, No Hands
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 1/30/2000
A.) Peanut and Jelly capture a lightning bug, one evening. When Butter notices how sad the bug appears to be, stuck in a small jar on the window sill, she decides to set him free. B.) PB&J try to learn proper Poodle Manners in time for an upcoming fancy dinner at the Snooties.
#12 - A Tree Grows in Hoohaw / Flick's Big Fakeout
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/22/2000
A.) When an old Pine Tree that has been in Mayor Jeff's family for years, begins to get very sick, PB&J try their best to nurse it back to health. B.) When the kids begin to shower bed-ridden Pinch (who broke her leg in a sledding accident) with gifts and attention, Flick starts to feel left out. Desperate, he then decides to fake some serious injuries, just to get his friends to pay some attention to him.
#13 - Gotcha! / The Mysterious Mirror
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/2/2000
A.) The neighborhood kids are a little jumpy, after watching a scary movie on TV. Flick takes advantage of this, and goes around playing mean practical jokes on each and every one of his friends. B.) Jelly finds an old mirror on the beach, and begins to think that the artifact is actually lucky.
#14 - Butter's First Check-Up / The Legend of Ponce de L'Otter
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/1/2000
A.) Butter is afraid of going to the dentist for her very first check-up, so Peanut and Jelly try to show her that when it comes to dental visits, there's nothing to worry about. B.) Mayor Jeff tells PB&J the story of the famous explorer Ponce de L'Otter, and his golden telescope which was lost in the lake many years ago. Determined, PB&J set out to search for that lost telescope.
#15 - Baby Butter's Bankie / Three Super Otters
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/19/1999
A.) Butter finds her long-lost baby blanket in the basement, and the family recalls how it was lost there in the first place. B.) While pretending to be mighty superheroes, the ""Super Otters"" (and the ""Amazing Super Beaver"") try to rescue Pinch's favorite doll, after it falls into the quickly-moving stream.
#16 - The Ice Moose
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/6/1999
The holidays have officially hit Lake Hoohaw. Lights are strung around the houseboats, snow blankets the ground, and a visit from gift-bearing Old Tim (The Ice Moose) is due any night, now. Everyone is happily taking in the holiday cheer; all except Flick, who says he doesn't give one hoot about this holiday. Will a poor fieldmouse boy be able to change Flick's outlook on this day?
#17 - Follow Your Nose
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/23/1999
When PB&J go off for a picnic, they encounter a family of underground-dwelling Moles. Since the family lives down beneath the ground, they can't see too well in bright sunlight - so they wear dark glasses and use long white canes to move around. But despite the differences between the Moles and Otters, they come to realize that they really do have alot in common with each other.
#18 - Lemon-itis / Duckbird Alert
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/26/1999
A.) PB&J open up a lemonade stand, hoping to earn enough money to buy an expensive toy. B.) Flick is depressed, when he comes to believe that he'll never learn how to fly.
#19 - On the Right Track / Itchy Situation
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/28/2000
A.) The Lake Hoohaw Junior Track Games are held, and confidence-lacking Munchy is teamed up with high-spirited Peanut and Jelly. B.) The Otters and the Snooties use their own different methods to hike up to the top of Mount Hoohaw. Always ones to take the shortcut, however, the Snooties unknowingly hike through (and get stuck in) a field of...Itchy Grass!
#20 - The Big Surprise / Bazania Mania
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/4/2000
A.) Mayor Jeff asks his friend, Woodrow Woodchuck, to build a 12-inch tall statue of Lake Hoohaw founder, Captain Gazpacho (in honor of Founder's Day). But due to a slight mix-up, Chuck mistakenly builds a 20-foot-tall statue, instead! Now, the big question is, ""How will they get the massive thing all the way down the river, to Lake Hoohaw?"" B.) Opal asks PB&J to take care of a rare Bazania flower, while also keeping an eye on the family yard sale. When Ootsie and Bootsie stop by and purchase everything from the yard sale, PB&J accidentally sell them the Bazania flower, too.
#21 - Watchbird Alert / Flick's Hat Trick
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/18/2000
A.) After their treehouse collapses, Cap'n and Connie Crane come to stay with the Otters. At first, PB&J are excited to have the Cranes stay; but they soon realize that the Cap'n is starting to drive them up a wall! B.) Flick refuses to take off his new hat, but, due to uniform regulations, he'll have to if he wants to play in the upcoming soccer competition.
#22 - A Very Surprising Party / Easy Pickings
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/25/2000
A.) The Poodles have to throw a huge, mega-expensive party in order to impress Mr. Snooty's boss, Mr. Bigdog. No problem for the Snooties, right? But there is a problem: the Snooties have just discovered that they're flat broke! Not only that, but if Bigdog isn't impressed by the party, he'll force the Snooties to move away from Lake Hoohaw, to the town of Outer Poochovia (which is probably in New Jersey). B.) The Otter and Snooty kids open up a babbleberry turnover stand, hoping to strike it rich. Trouble is, they aren't selling a single turnover.
#23 - Collector's Edition / Trading Places
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/2/2000
A.) Flick receives a rare collector's edition of a ""Mallard Man"" comic book. When the Snooties offer to buy it from him, willing to give him anything he wants, Flick must choose between his favorite superhero comic, or a free (but very fancy) toy from the Snooties. B.) When the Snooties go off on a vacation, they ask the Otters to take care of Snooty Mansion, while they're gone. This turns out to be a nightmare for our heroes, as they try to navigate through the labyrinth of hallways and living rooms, just to find the kitchen!
#24 - Munchy's No Big Deal / Bubbles' Beginnings
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/9/2000
A.) When all the kids attend a sleepover, they discover that Munchy talks in his sleep. Unbelieveably embarrassed, Munchy vows never to fall asleep at a sleepover ever again - which is going to be tough to do, since the kids have planned a whole week of them! B.) Munchy wants a pet, but doesn't know how to prove to his mom that he's responsible enough. He goes to PB&J for advice, and they tell him about the time they got their pet bass, Bubbles.
#25 - Soccer Surprise / Baking Blues
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/16/2000
A.) Mayor Jeff's friend, former soccer player Otto the Bear, comes to stay with the Otters - since there's no room for him on Jeff's boat, which is overloaded with sinks (don't ask). At first, PB&J are a bit scared of the aged Otto, since he growls alot, and doesn't say much. But eventually, they come to enjoy his company, and even admire him. B.) Opal prepares to bake some pompalope bread. Always eager to assist, PB&J add several cups of yeast to the mix while Opal isn't looking, and the result is one big BAKING DISASTER.