The WORST episodes of The Cuphead Show!

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

Follow the misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but persuadable brother Mugman in this animated series based on the hit video game.

Last Updated: 1/29/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

6.77

244 votes

#1 - Baby Bottle

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2022

The brothers take care of a baby left at their front door. But with Elder Kettle gone and a strict warning to be good, it's harder than they imagined.

Directors: Clay Morrow

Writer: Adam Paloian, Clay Morrow, Cosmo Segurson, Dave Wasson, Deeki Deke

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6.86

99 votes

#2 - Lost in the Woods

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/19/2022

Winter's coming and there's lots of work to do, but Cuphead doesn't want to do any of it. Forget chopping wood — he'd rather launch rockets into the sky!

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6.97

76 votes

#3 - Holiday Tree-dition

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2022

With Christmas fast approaching, Elder Kettle sends the boys on an important errand: to pick out the perfect tree.

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7.00

83 votes

#4 - Don't Answer the Door

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2022

Knock, knock! Danger's at the door when Elder Kettle goes out to get his mustache waxed, leaving a bumbling Cuphead and Mugman home alone.

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7.07

194 votes

#5 - Handle with Care

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/2022

After Mugman's handle breaks off, the brothers visit a greedy shopkeeper and get creative while on the hunt for glue.

Directors: Clay Morrow

Writer: Adam Paloian, Clay Morrow, Cosmo Segurson, Dave Wasson, Deeki Deke

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7.09

210 votes

#6 - Ribby & Croaks

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2022

A squabbling Mugman and Cuphead sneak into a club to grab some ice cream after the boxing champs who own it steal their money.

Directors: Adam Paloian

Writer: Adam Paloian, Clay Morrow, Cosmo Segurson, Dave Wasson, Deeki Deke

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7.21

112 votes

#7 - Charmed & Dangerous

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2022

Trouble comes a-knockin' when Ms. Chalice turns up on Elder Kettle's doorstep and turns on the charm. The question is: Can she be trusted?

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7.22

99 votes

#8 - Say Cheese

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/19/2022

Elder Kettle wants to snap a family portrait of him and his boys — and, boy, does he get it! Just not in the picture-perfect setting he was expecting.

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7.22

80 votes

#9 - Roadkill

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2022

After hitting the Devil with his car, Elder Kettle takes him in, mistaking him for a humble house cat he affectionately calls "Mrs. Meow Meow."

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7.25

162 votes

#10 - Root Packed

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2022

Cuphead and Mugman have to defend Elder Kettle's precious vegetable garden after a rotten gang turns their yard into a party.

Directors: Clay Morrow

Writer: Adam Paloian, Clay Morrow, Cosmo Segurson, Dave Wasson, Deeki Deke

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7.25

109 votes

#11 - Another Brother

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/19/2022

After an argument with Mugman, Cuphead goes looking for another brother. But his reckless new sibling isn't all he's cracked up to be.

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7.26

81 votes

#12 - Cupstaged

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2022

Sally Stageplay's holding auditions for an exciting new space opera. But Cuphead, Mugman and the Devil all want the same role: the lead.

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7.27

93 votes

#13 - Piano Lesson

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2022

Mugman gets dangerously jealous when his snooty piano teacher taps Cuphead to compete for a $10,000 musical prize instead of him.

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7.28

78 votes

#14 - Special Delivery

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2022

After breaking Porkrind's window, Cuphead, Mugman and Ms. Chalice must work off the debt by delivering a mysterious package to Ribby and Croaks.

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7.31

77 votes

#15 - Joyride

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2022

It's time for a day of fun with Elder Kettle... or is it? With an assist from Ms. Chalice, Cuphead and Mugman are scaring up shenanigans all over town!

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7.32

125 votes

#16 - Jailbroken

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/19/2022

Cuphead and Mugman are in the slammer after breaking into the cookie factory. Prison's scary — but now they can't decide whether to bust out or stay in!

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7.33

155 votes

#17 - Dirt Nap

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/18/2022

Elder Kettle overhears strange conversations between Cuphead and Mugman, then worries that the boys have menacing plans for him.

Directors: Clay Morrow

Writer: Adam Paloian, Clay Morrow, Cosmo Segurson, Dave Wasson, Deeki Deke

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7.35

94 votes

#18 - The I Scream Man

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/19/2022

All Mugman wants is a little peace and quiet while Cuphead and Elder Kettle are away. Enter the ice cream man — and his jaunty truck's maddening jingle.

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