The WORST episodes of Samurai Pizza Cats

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

The Samurai Pizza Cats are a trio of crime-fighting super-heroes in the town of Little Tokyo, Japan. Wearing Samurai costumes, they burst through the air to the rescue from a humongous cannon connected to their headquarters - A fast food restaurant. Little Tokyo is populated by all kinds of animals. The official governor of the town is the Emperor, but since he became insane, a council takes care of the well-being of the village. One of the members of this council is called Seymour "Big" Cheese, who secretly wishes to take over control of the village.

Last Updated: 1/26/2026Network: TV TokyoStatus: Ended
Candid Kitty
star
4.50
4 votes

#1 - Candid Kitty

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/17/1990

Jerry Attric has assembled a movie of their past encounters with the Pizza Cats, using a tiny, bug-mounted camera. He plans to find the Cats' weaknesses, and use this information to destroy them. The first clip shows when the Big Cheese's robotic dragon attacked the city of Little Tokyo, the a narrator analyzes their fight techniques - Guido and his umbrella, Polly with her claws, and Speedy using his Magical Ginzu Sword. Next, the clips analyze the Cats' unique method of transportation. The bad guys discover that the Pizza Parlour is their base of operations. The movie begins to explain about the Rescue Team. During the viewing, Bad Bird realizes what the Pizza Cats'cannot fly under their own power. They decide to launch and attack on them from the air. The bad guys continue to watch clips of their previous battles with the Pizza cats while the Cats are playing video games at the Pizza Parlour.

Bad Bird Uncaged (2)
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4.67
3 votes

#2 - Bad Bird Uncaged (2)

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 10/16/1990

No! So he travels to Guru Lou for help.

Pizza Delivery of Doom!
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5.00
4 votes

#3 - Pizza Delivery of Doom!

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 9/25/1990

Spritz delivers a pizza to a town and is never seen again. Also, Princess Vi tries to calm the townsfolk's fears about monsters that have been seen around the town.

Big Cheese's High Definition TV
star
5.00
3 votes

#4 - Big Cheese's High Definition TV

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 9/18/1990

After reviewing their previous encounters with the Pizza Cats, the Big Cheese decides to combine the features from his previous robots into one super robot.

Hot and Kold Kitties
star
5.20
5 votes

#5 - Hot and Kold Kitties

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/10/1990

A dark cloud fires a ray that freezes a bunch of kids solid in ice. Seconds later, it melts them, and then flies off, unnoticed. At the Pizza Parlour, a bunch of kids are pushing Professor Ohm's son. A fight commences between Speedy and the kids but are interrupted by Francine. The boy explains that his father is out late and that his dad invented a device that can increase the power of any machine. Inside a cloud that Speedy sees, Bad Bird is holding Professor Ohm hostage. He is trying to force the professor to apply his invention to Big Cheese's weather machine. When Ohm refuses, Bad Bird has his robot, a mechanical flower, freeze him and then fry him. Ohm still won't give in, so Big Cheese threatens to do something to his son. When the Ninja Crows capture Speedy and Ohm's son, the professor is forced to give up his invention. When the invention is added to the robot, it unleashes its powers to turn the sunny day into a dreadful day. When the Pizza Cats and Meowzma is sent to the res

star
5.33
3 votes

#6 - The Cats Cop Cartoon Careers

Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 2/12/1991

A look back at some of the character's best moments in the series.

Pizza Bird Delivers!
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5.50
4 votes

#7 - Pizza Bird Delivers!

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/26/1990

The Big Cheese hasn't paid his minions in three weeks, so Bad Bird gets a job at the Samurai Pizza Parlour, failing to recognize the Cats in their civilian clothes. For the first time in his life Bad Bird knows real job satisfaction, and is torn between his duty to live up to the evil legacy of his father, and his desire to seek his own path to personal happiness. Bad Bird and Speedy form a bond of friendship, which shows up in later episodes.

The Big Cheese's I.Q. Corral
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5.50
4 votes

#8 - The Big Cheese's I.Q. Corral

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/22/1990

The Big Cheese captures a bunch of scientists and forces them to build him a machine which will inflict the entire population with their boring personalities.

Cold and Crabby in Little Tokyo
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5.50
4 votes

#9 - Cold and Crabby in Little Tokyo

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/24/1990

Emperor Fred comes down with a bad cold. Big Al Dente summons the Pizza Cats to go to Mount Coochie to bring back the CooCoo bird which will restore Emperor Fred's insanity and cure his cold. But the Big Cheese also has a cold and he sends Bad Bird to get the CooCoo bird first.

All You Need Is Love
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5.50
4 votes

#10 - All You Need Is Love

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 8/28/1990

The Big Cheese tried to take over by making Princess Vi fall in love with him, but accidentally gets Al Dente. Meanwhile, Bad Bird meets his long-lost love, Carla.

Youth Is for Exploding
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5.50
4 votes

#11 - Youth Is for Exploding

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/2/1990

The Big Cheese hires a group of Pillsbury Doughboys, who explode when emotions get high.

A Mission in Manhattan
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5.50
4 votes

#12 - A Mission in Manhattan

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/23/1990

The Pizza Cats travel to the Big Apple to meet the New York Pizza Cats. The Big Cheese also goes to New York for a crime conference.

Phoney Baloney Cat
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5.50
4 votes

#13 - Phoney Baloney Cat

Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 12/18/1990

The Big Cheese, Jerry Atric, and Bad Bird try to ruin the reputation the Cats by posing as them.

The Cheese Who Stole Christmas
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5.50
4 votes

#14 - The Cheese Who Stole Christmas

Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 12/25/1990

The Cheese dresses up as Santa Clause as gives a the children masks that won't come off, in order to ruin Santa's reputation.

Emperor Fred Does Hard Time
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5.60
5 votes

#15 - Emperor Fred Does Hard Time

Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 1/8/1991

Speedy and the Emperor get exiled and shipwrecked after ruining the Princess's pizza.

A Wet and Wild Weekend
star
5.60
5 votes

#16 - A Wet and Wild Weekend

Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 11/13/1990

All the Pizza Cats and the bad guys travel to the same spa for a vacation. Instead of fighting, they have a truce, but will it last?

The Pizza Cats Are Only Human (1)
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5.60
5 votes

#17 - The Pizza Cats Are Only Human (1)

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/24/1990

Big Cheese just gained access to secret government records by disguising himself, and has discovered that the Pizza Cats are powered by solar energy. He sets to work building a robot that will block the sun's rays. While Jerry Attric creates a new band that destroys all of the people's hearings in order to sell hearing aids. When looking at some posters announcing the Rude Noise concert, Speedy suspects Big Cheese is involved. Al Dente reveals Big Cheese's plan and the Pizza Cats arrive just as Bad Bird is about to blast off but are busy fighting when the robot deploys a huge pair of fans, and have them cast a giant shadow over the Pizza Cats. Bat Cat is sent to rescue the Pizza Cats but he failed. The Rude Noise continue their attack, and summon a giant robot. The giant robot attacks and when Speedy uses his sword, it's useless as the robot combines himself together again. But when Big Cheese gets jammed into it by the last piece, the robot explodes. The bad guys become mad at each ot

Quake, Rattle, and Roll
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5.67
3 votes

#18 - Quake, Rattle, and Roll

Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 1/15/1991

Speedy and Big Cheese have a fear of earthquakes. The robot Jerry Attric and Bad Bird are building only makes things worse.

A Little Bit 'O Luck
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5.75
4 votes

#19 - A Little Bit 'O Luck

Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 12/4/1990

Jerry and Bad Bird build two robots, one which will make you money, which Speedy gets, and one which will lose you money, which the Big Cheese gets.

The Terror of Prisoner Island
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5.75
4 votes

#20 - The Terror of Prisoner Island

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/31/1990

There is a flaw in the palace. The Pizza Cats are sent to find the architech, who has been banished to an island by Princess Vi, but the Ninja Crows are after him too.

Gone with the Ginzu
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5.75
4 votes

#21 - Gone with the Ginzu

Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 11/27/1990

The bad guys steal the Magical Ginzu Sword and make a copy of it.

Polly's Magical Flute
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5.75
4 votes

#22 - Polly's Magical Flute

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/4/1990

The Big Cheese discovers an old legend about a flute that will call out forest pixies who will give you a treasure, so he collects all the flutes in Little Tokyo.

Gender Bender Butterflies!
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5.75
4 votes

#23 - Gender Bender Butterflies!

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/17/1990

Francine is in love with a deer named Bucky, but her responsibilities with the Pizza Cats cause problems with the relationship.

Princess Vi's Hippy-Dippy Mom
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5.80
5 votes

#24 - Princess Vi's Hippy-Dippy Mom

Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/6/1990

We discover why Princess Vi is so spoiled, as her mom comes back for a visit.

Field of Screwballs
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5.80
5 votes

#25 - Field of Screwballs

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/29/1990

The Big Cheese kidnaps a famous baseball player, whom Princess Vi is a big fan of. He uses him in a baseball battle of the good guys vs. the bad guys.