The WORST episodes of Steven Universe

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

The Crystal Gems are a team of magical beings who are the self-appointed guardians of the universe. Half-human, half-Gem hero Steven is the "little brother" of the group. The goofball is learning to save the world using the magical powers that come from his bellybutton and he goes on magical adventures with the rest of the Crystal Gems, even though he's not as powerful -- or smart -- as fellow group members Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl. Despite his shortcomings, Steven usually finds a surprising way to save the day.

Last Updated: 4/2/2025Network: Cartoon NetworkStatus: Ended
Say Uncle
star
6.19
439 votes

#1 - Say Uncle

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2015

Steven meets Uncle Grandpa

Rocknaldo
star
6.52
400 votes

#2 - Rocknaldo

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/2017

Ronaldo sets out to find all the rock people living in Beach City!

Onion Gang
star
6.70
497 votes

#3 - Onion Gang

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/15/2016

Steven discovers Onion's secret group of friends.

Rising Tides/Crashing Skies
star
7.19
371 votes

#4 - Rising Tides/Crashing Skies

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2015

Ronaldo investigates the Crystal Gems for a web documentary for his "Keep Beach City Weird" blog.

Dewey Wins
star
7.26
276 votes

#5 - Dewey Wins

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2017

Steven helps Mayor Dewey run a difficult campaign.

Tiger Philanthropist
star
7.27
380 votes

#6 - Tiger Philanthropist

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/2017

When Amethyst quits wrestling at the abandoned warehouse, Steven continues doing so himself as Tiger Philanthropist. However, Steven soon begins to doubt the point of wrestling when the audience doesn't take to his new persona.

Keep Beach City Weird!
star
7.29
407 votes

#7 - Keep Beach City Weird!

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/30/2014

Steven is taken in by Ronaldo's conspiracy theories about paranormal occurrences in Beach City.

Together Breakfast
star
7.30
562 votes

#8 - Together Breakfast

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2013

Steven’s attempt to get the Crystal Gems to share his special breakfast tradition lands him in the Crystal Gems’ Temple.

Onion Trade
star
7.32
469 votes

#9 - Onion Trade

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/17/2014

A toy trade between Steven and Onion escalates into epic proportions.

Writer: Lamar Abrams
Future Boy Zoltron
star
7.36
441 votes

#10 - Future Boy Zoltron

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2016

Steven tells people's fortunes at Funland.

Love Letters
star
7.40
370 votes

#11 - Love Letters

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2015

Steven and Connie help Jamie the mailman with love

Restaurant Wars
star
7.40
421 votes

#12 - Restaurant Wars

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/25/2016

When Steven accidentally re-ignites an old feud between restaurant owners Fryman and Kofi, it is up to himself, along with the restaurant owners' kids, to try and stop the feud.

Cat Fingers
star
7.41
545 votes

#13 - Cat Fingers

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2013

Steven attempts to master the power of shape shifting, but can only shape shift his fingers into tiny cat heads.

Buddy's Book
star
7.43
495 votes

#14 - Buddy's Book

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2016

Steven visits the library with Connie and uncovers a long lost book.

Shirt Club
star
7.43
423 votes

#15 - Shirt Club

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2015

Steven and Buck Dewey make t-shirts together.

Frybo
star
7.43
607 votes

#16 - Frybo

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2013

Steven helps Peedee Fryman with his grueling job by using a magical gem shard that can bring clothing to life.

Arcade Mania
star
7.55
530 votes

#17 - Arcade Mania

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/17/2014

Steven takes the Crystal Gems to Funland Arcade where Garnet learns the allure of video games.

Gem Glow
star
7.56
988 votes

#18 - Gem Glow

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2013

Steven becomes depressed when his favorite brand of ice-cream sandwich, Cookie Cat, has been taken off the market. He soon cheers up when the Crystal Gems manage to get a hold of some of the last remaining Cookie Cats, which Steven believes may hold the key to activating his gem.

Watermelon Steven
star
7.57
390 votes

#19 - Watermelon Steven

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/20/2014

Steven discovers the power to grow a patch of watermelons shaped like himself.

Drop Beat Dad
star
7.57
402 votes

#20 - Drop Beat Dad

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2016

A familiar face comes back to Beach City.

House Guest
star
7.58
412 votes

#21 - House Guest

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/2/2014

After injuring his leg, Greg comes to live with Steven and unintentionally interferes with Steven's powers.

Historical Friction
star
7.61
406 votes

#22 - Historical Friction

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/16/2015

Steven is asked by Jamie to participate in a play funded by Mayor Dewey about his ancestor, with Pearl stepping in to provide a more historically accurate script.

The New Crystal Gems
star
7.61
415 votes

#23 - The New Crystal Gems

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2017

Connie helps look after Beach City while Steven is busy.

Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service
star
7.63
460 votes

#24 - Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/26/2016

Kiki has been having nightmares due to being overworked at Fish Stew Pizza, so Steven helps by using his astral projection to go into Kiki's nightmares.

Fusion Cuisine
star
7.63
424 votes

#25 - Fusion Cuisine

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/6/2014

To impress Connie's parents, Steven asks the Gems to fuse together to pretend to be his mother.