Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (season 1)

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (season 1)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	52
Release
Original network	Disney XD
Original release	August 13, 2012 – February 8, 2014
Season chronology

The first season of the American animated television series Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja aired from August 13, 2012 to February 8, 2014 and consisted of 52 episodes. The series follows series protagonist Randy Cunningham (voiced by Ben Schwartz) a ninth-grader who is chosen to become the next ninja. The show also features the voices of Andrew Caldwell as Randy's best friend Howard Weinerman, Dave Wittenberg as school bully Bashford "Bash" Johnson, Megan Mullally as Randy's science teacher Marlene Driscoll, John Oliver as gym teacher Coach Green, and villains The Sorcerer, Hannibal McFist and Willem Viceroy III are voiced by Tim Curry, John DiMaggio and Kevin Michael Richardson, respectively.

The series was created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas and the series is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Boulder Media Limited. Also, the creator of Nickelodeon's Invader Zim, Jhonen Vasquez supplied many of the character designs.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [1]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1a	"Last Stall On the Left"	Shaun Cashman	Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	August 13, 2012	0.60[2]
Randy Cunningham, a 9th grade kid, becomes a ninja and is to protect Norisville High School when Hannibal McFist and Willem Viceroy III unleash Krakenstein to further the goals of the Sorcerer. But how long can he keep the secret from his best friend Howard Wienerman? Especially since Howard wants them to meet the ninja together. Ninjanomicon: Believe in the weapon that is in the suit
2	1b	"Got Stank"	Shaun Cashman	Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	September 17, 2012	N/A
Randy and Howard try to get into a cool zone in the bleachers when watching their school play basketball. When Bucky is fired, The Sorcerer turns him into a ferocious monster. Ninjanomicon: The evil funk possesses the vulnerable using that which he holds most dear
3	2a	"So U Think U Can Stank"	Joshua Taback	Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	September 18, 2012	N/A
Randy and Howard become judges for their school's talent show and Randy tells Howard that he should be "the mean judge." But the Sorcerer takes this chance and makes all the failing acts monsters. Ninjanomicon: The Story of the Sorcerer
4	2b	"McFists of Fury"	Mike Milo	Hugh Webber	September 19, 2012	N/A
When Randy discovers that the Norrisville philanthropist Hannibal McFist is his enemy, he has a hard time trying to convince Howard that the one they believed to be their hero is actually an evil villain working with the Sorcerer. Ninjanomicon: Beware the enemy who wears a hero's mask
5	3a	"Gossip Boy"	Joshua Taback	Hugh Webber	September 20, 2012	N/A
Howard tells everyone on a web show that he knows who the ninja is because he is under pressure and he is captured by McFist, who demands that he tell him who the ninja is. Ninjanomicon: The way to forget is to remember
6	3b	"House of 1,000 Boogers"	Joshua Taback	Hugh Webber	September 24, 2012	N/A
The Ninja fights a lizard, which copies a sample of his snot. Later Randy and Howard attend a party Bash is throwing, but it's a scheme so McFist can find the ninja by sampling everyone's snot and matching it to the ninja. Ninjanomicon: A Ninja must master the art of stealth: Reveal- Conceal; Conceal- Reveal
7	4a	"Monster Dump"	Mike Milo	Mitch Larson	September 25, 2012	N/A
Randy's class takes a field trip to the town's volcano, but it's probably not going to be a nice stop-by. Ninjanomicon: A Ninja must never endanger the innocent, but he must always defend the defenseless
8	4b	"Attack of the Killer Potatoes"	Mike Milo	Hugh Webber, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	September 26, 2012	N/A
Randy and Howard want to win the Science Fair, but they go too far. Ninjanomicon: When faced with a mighty enemy, counter with a mightier force
9	5a	"The Tale of the Golden Doctor's Note"	Mike Milo	David Shayne	September 27, 2012	N/A
Howard and Randy take a trip with Julian under their school and go through the scary old gym in an effort to find a mythical golden doctor's note that can help them skip gym, but it is not as easy as they hoped it would be as the Sorcerer plans to take advantage of this. Ninjanomicon: The best way to avoid an attack is to avoid an attack
10	5b	"Dawn of the Driscoll"	Mike Milo	David Shayne	October 15, 2012	N/A
Randy accidentally brings the skeleton of a mad scientist named Jerry Driscoll (voiced by Andy Dick) to life. Ninjanomicon: Hidden knowledge of the shadow warrior; The art of healing
11	6a	"Night of the Living McFizzles"	Joshua Taback	David Shayne	October 15, 2012	N/A
Randy and Howard wonder why everyone in town is turning into zombies. Meanwhile, Hannibal McFist and Willem Viceroy discover that their McFizzles product is turning people into zombies.
12	6b	"Viva El Nomicon"	Mike Milo	Mitch Larson, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	October 16, 2012	N/A
A Mexican death bear threatens the school. Guest star: Judy Reyes as Señora Jorge Ninjanomicon: The only knowledge the ninja can possess is the knowledge that he possesses no knowledge
13	7a	"30 Seconds to Math"	Mike Milo	David Shayne, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	October 17, 2012	N/A
Randy must find a way to juggle his life as a ninja and his friendship with Howard during the battle of the bands, while McFist tries to use a truth device that will reveal the ninja's identity during the show. Ninjanomicon: Friendship is a weight the ninja can't carry
14	7b	"Monster Drill"	Josh Taback	David Shayne	October 18, 2012	N/A
After a fight between Randy and Howard, a monster attacks during the school's annual routine "monster drill" where Howard is pretending to be the ninja. Randy must find a way to get to his mask and to apologize to his friend. Ninjanomicon: Respect is a key that opens all doors
15	8a	"Silent Punch, Deadly Punch"	Chuckles Austen	Russ McGarry, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	December 3, 2012	TBA
Randy travels to the forest to retrieve a sap from a sacred tree in order to restock his ninja gadgets, but McFist beats him there and snags the tree for his holiday party. Randy poses a Ninja Santa to get in to the party and winds up defending himself against a robot snowman and his team of elves. Ninjanomicon: Smokebomb is a tool of strategy not a toy for a show and "Only from the sap of the Skunk Pine can a ninja craft a bombs of smoke
16	8b	"Ninja Camp"	Mike Milo	Hugh Webber	July 27, 2013	TBA
Randy must stop a former Norrisville Ninja-turned-nemesis (voiced by David Koechner) from recruiting an army intended to destroy the Ninja. Ninjanomicon: The questions of the present can be answered by the past
17	9a	"Stank'd to the Future"	Joshua Taback	Dean Batali, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	March 4, 2013	TBA
After a power outage at school, a Stankified Monster frozen in ice is freed. When Randy de-stanks him, he and Howard learn that his name is Dickie and his monster form was frozen in ice by the Ninja of 1985. When Dickie (voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait) is saddened by this and how he missed his chance with Tawny (voiced by Annie Potts), The Sorcerer takes the opportunity to re-stank him and find out what is the object of his stank. Ninjanomicon: The knot not tied unravels
18	9b	"Wave Slayers"	Joshua Taback	David Shayne	March 4, 2013	TBA
The Wave Slayer relays are occurring in Norrisville as Randy and Howard accidentally wrecks the Wave Slayer where an accident injures Buttermaker and causes Howard to take his place. The Sorcerer takes the opportunity to Stankify Buttermaker (voiced by Sterling Knight) into an aquatic monster that attacks the opposing team. Ninjanomicon: When a ninja does wrong, he must own up to his mistakes
19	10a	"Sword Quest"	Mike Milo	Darrick Bachman, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	March 11, 2013	TBA
Randy must learn a valuable new lesson about respect and humility when after accidentally breaking his sword. He enlists the help of the blind metal shop teacher S. Ward Smith (voiced by John Witherspoon) to get a custom-made sword. Meanwhile, S. Ward Smith's protege Brent believes he was replaced by Howard and the Sorcerer to Stankify Brent (voiced by Jason Earles) into a monster that goes after Howard. Ninjanomicon: In the realm of the Ninja, a swordsmith crafts blades in a cauldron of fire
20	10b	"Nukid on the Block"	Joshua Taback	Dan Danko, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	March 11, 2013	TBA
Franz Nukid (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui), a strange new exchange student, threatens to destroy the Ninja as well as Randy and Howard's friendship which Hannibal McFist takes advantage of. Ninjanomicon: The most dangerous enemy often wears the mask of an ally
21	11a	"Weinerman Up"	Joshua Taback	Tom Martin	March 18, 2013	TBA
When Randy and Howard's video game battle gets out of hand, the Ninja must save the town from a giant robot. Ninjanomicon: A Ninja must know when winning is losing and losing is winning
22	11b	"Evil Spirit Week"	Mike Milo	Mitch Larson, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	March 18, 2013	TBA
School Spirit Week turns into a disaster after Howard is possessed by a mythical demon bird called the Tengu which Randy releases. Ninjanomicon: —The battle between the tengu and the ninja. —The ninja and the tengu are forever linked, their strengths are shared
23	12a	"Der Monster Klub"	Joshua Taback	Ryan Raddatz, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	March 25, 2013	TBA
When Randy and Howard are forced to share a lunch table with the outcast group "Der Monster Klub", Randy accidentally tells them how to get people stank'd, and they realize these oddballs are playing a dangerous game that could destroy the whole school even when the Sorcerer gets involved when some of the members get depressed.
24	12b	"Grave Puncher: the Movie!"	Joshua Taback	Hugh Webber	March 25, 2013	TBA
During the premiere a new 6D film, the movie's title character comes to life and threatens to destroy Norrisville. Ninjanomicon: The Art of Escape: Deceit often comes at a price
25	13a	"Escape from Detention Island"	Mike Milo	Kevin Pederson, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	June 29, 2013	TBA
Randy helps students escape from Detention Island while fighting the Disciplinarian (voiced by Andy Richter). Ninjanomicon: Let the warrior who holds the weapon fight the battle
26	13b	"Bash Johnson: 11th Grade Ninja"	Joshua Taback	Ryan Raddatz, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	June 29, 2013	TBA
After Bash unknowingly destakified Beeb, he is mistaken for the Ninja. The Sorcerer even mistakes Bash for the Ninja and orders Hannibal McFist to have the Robo-Apes capture Bash. Ninjanomicon: Once the ninja is known, he can never be unknown
27	14a	"Shoob Tube"	Mike Milo	Tom Martin, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	July 6, 2013	TBA
Randy and Howard seek revenge on a French exchange student named Jacques (voiced by Rob Paulsen) who stole their Internet video fame only for the Sorcerer to transform Jacques into a monkey-like monster and create a scene they weren't expecting.
28	14b	"Stanks Like Teen Spirit"	Mike Milo	Melissa Wong, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	July 6, 2013	TBA
When one of Willem Viceroy's robots disguised as Flackville's chess team member named Steve Riley (the real one was replaced by Hannibal McFist), it crushes Norrisville High's record....and their spirit as part of Hannibal McFist's plot. This causes the Sorcerer to invoke a mass stanking upon the entire school. Ninjanomicon: The use of other ninja balls. To underestimate your enemy is to invite your defeat. The apocalypse of the Sorcerer's escape
29	15a	"Raiders of the Last Nomicon"	Joshua Taback	Tom Martin	July 13, 2013	TBA
When Randy loses the NinjaNomicon, he must save it before hundreds of years of Ninja wisdom is revealed to his enemies. Ninjanomicon: The tiger who refuses to get his paws wet catches no fish
30	15b	"Rise of the Planet of the Robo-Apes"	Mike Milo	David Shayne	July 13, 2013	TBA
Randy and Howard are eager to ride a new roller coaster but first, the Ninja must stop a Robo-Ape uprising.
31	16a	"Secret Stache"	Joshua Taback	Tom Martin	July 20, 2013	TBA
A feud breaks out when Howard is accepted into a school club and Randy isn't. But when Howard is in danger, the Ninja must put aside his grudge and come to the rescue. Ninjanomicon: The Art of Disguise: A master can alter his physical appearance by focusing on his ninja energy , but be warned, lose focus and the energy will master you
32	16b	"Hip Hopocalypse Now"	Mike Milo	Russ McGarry	July 20, 2013	TBA
The Ninja accidentally summons a giant monster when he uses an ancient ninja lesson during a rap battle. Guest stars: David Alan Grier as Rudd Rhymez, and Biz Markie as Tiny Timmy Scratch-It Ninjanomicon: Stay grounded, do not waver. The earth itself will pay you a favor. To stop your foes and hold them back, harness the soil for an earth attack. —Words can be more powerful than the sword
33	17a	"McFear Factor"	Joshua Taback	Russ McGarry	August 26, 2013	0.28[3]
Randy must go with Howard to CluckFest under the threat of Bash Johnson. This won't be easy for Randy since he is afraid of chickens. Meanwhile, Hannibal McFist and Willem Viceroy III unleash a fear-pooping robotic rhinoceros called the Rhinosaurus that forces everyone to confront their worst fear as part of their plot to find the Ninja's greatest fear and take advantage of it. Ninjanomicon: To control your fear, you must embrace your fear
34	17b	"Randy Cunningham and the Sorcerer's Key"	Mike Milo	Hugh Webber	October 5, 2013	0.42[4]
Randy and Howard must sacrifice everything to prevent the Ninja's ultimate enemy from running amuck. Ninjanomicon: The Sorcerer's Key
35	18a	"The Ninja Identity"	Chuckles Austen	David Shayne	October 12, 2013	0.30[5]
When Randy inadvertently mind-wipes himself and develops amnesia, Howard must fill in as the Ninja until Randy can get his memory back. Ninjanomicon: The Ultimate Lesson
36	18b	"The Ninja Supremacy"	Joshua Taback	David Shayne	October 12, 2013	0.30[5]
When Randy inadvertently mind-wipes himself and develops amnesia, Howard must fill in as the Ninja until Randy can get his memory back. Ninjanomicon: Previous Ninja Lessons
37	19a	"Enter The Nomicon"	Mike Milo	Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	October 19, 2013	0.34[6]
Mac Antfee (voiced by David Koechner) returns to Norrisville as a motivational speaker, only to have Randy reignite his burning desire to destroy the Ninja and take his place.
38	19b	"Swampy Seconds"	Mike Milo	Hugh Webber	October 19, 2013	0.34[6]
Randy misuses his Ninja powers, and the Nomicon refuses to let him Ninja out and rescue Howard from a psychotic Cajun trapper named Catfish Booray. Ninjanomicon: If you abuse the power, you lose the power
39	20a	"McSatchlé"	Chuckles Austen	Russ McGarry, Jim Martin, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	October 26, 2013	0.44[7]
When Randy and Howard do not have enough money to buy a McSatchle, they get jobs at McFist-O-Plex and Howard becomes Randy's manager. Guest star: Billy Idol as Punk-Bot Ninjanomicon: The gain is rarely worth the loss
40	20b	"Fart-Topia"	Joshua Taback	Ryan Harris, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	October 26, 2013	0.44[7]
When Randy helps Hannibal McFist's hippie brother Terry (voiced by Steve Zahn) take control of McFist Industries, Whoopee World is turned into a fart-powered nightmare. Ninjanomicon: The unknown ally can be more dangerous than the known enemy
41	21a	"McHugger Games"	Mike Milo	Russ McGarry, David Shayne, Hugh Webber, Jim Martin, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	November 2, 2013	0.44[8]
In order to score a limousine ride with soccer super star Pitch Kickham (voiced by Simon Pegg), the Ninja swipes a pair of shorts to help him win a shoot-out competition. When McFist sends an I.D. Bot to find the shorts, Randy's identity is compromised and Howard must take Randy's place in the competition. Ninjanomicon: A ninja's hand is to give, not to take
42	21b	"McFreaks"	Chuckles Austen	Jim Martin	November 2, 2013	0.44[8]
The McFreak Show arrives in town and Randy is convinced that he wants a McFreak as a pet. But when the McFreaks go on a rampage, he realizes that wild animals don't really make the best pets. Ninjanomicon: What is wild, should not be caged
43	22a	"Sorcerer in Love"	Joshua Taback	David Shayne	November 9, 2013	0.45[9]
Randy, Howard, and all the boys at Norrisville High are entranced by the new girl in school named Amanda Levay. Little do they know that she's the Sorceress (voiced by Jennifer Tilly), the Sorcerer's long lost love in disguise where she has plans to free the Sorcerer. Ninjanomicon: The eyes can be deceived but the nose always knows
44	22b	"Pranks for Nothing"	Chuckles Austen	Jed Elinoff, Scott Thomas, Tom Martin, Hugh Webber, David Shayne & Ryan Harris	November 18, 2013	0.44[10]
Bash Johnson pranks the whole school on his annual "Pranks Day". Randy and Howard have enough of it, so Randy decides to prank Bash back. However, Randy's prank backfires and Bash ends up bringing in a deadly weapon made by Willem Viceroy to get even. Ninjanomicon: He who crosses the line must prepare for the fall that follows
45	23a	"Lucious O'Thunderpunch"	Mike Milo	Jed Elinoff, Scott Thomas, Tom Martin, Hugh Webber, David Shayne, Jim Martin & Ryan Harris	January 18, 2014	0.30[11]
During "Ninja Day" McFist schemes to steal the spotlight by introducing a new hero - Himself. Ninjanomicon: When the ninja is no longer needed, the ninja shall lay down his sword
46	23b	"Bring me the Head of Ranginald Bagel"	Joshua Taback	Hugh Webber	January 18, 2014	0.30[11]
When Randy lies that his name is Ranginald Bagel (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried), he puts the real Ranginald Bagel in danger of McFist's fury. Ninjanomicon: The ninja who looks the other way, fails to see the attack
47	24a	"Weinerman Tested, Cunningham Approved"	Chuckles Austen	David Shayne	January 25, 2014	0.34[12]
Due to their ability to break McFist products, the boys become product testers at McFist Industries and inadvertently help Viceroy an indestructible ninja-seeking robot. Ninjanomicon: A problem at a distance may be a solution up close
48	24b	"Sorcerer in Love 2: Sorceress's Revenge"	Mike Milo	Russ McGarry	January 25, 2014	0.34[12]
Randy and Howard follow Theresa Fowler (voiced by Sarah Hyland) and the rest of their classmates to a cool new club downtown only to discover that the Sorceress (voiced by Jennifer Tilly) has returned to seek revenge on the Ninja. Ninjanomicon: A hero sacrifices all to save the day
49	25a	"McOne Armed and Dangerous"	Shaun Cashman & Joshua Taback	Jim Martin & Hugh Webber	February 1, 2014	0.44[13]
During the 50th Anniversary Celebration of McFist Industries, the Ninja outs McFist as a villain to the entire town. But with his cover blown, McFist is finally able to focus all of his power on destroying the Ninja. Ninjanomicon: Provoke your enemy and he will fight back
50	25b	"Shloomp! There It Is!"	Chuckles Austen	David Shayne, Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	February 1, 2014	0.44[13]
Randy becomes so dependent on the Nomicon's wisdom that he goes to it for advice on everything. To teach him a lesson, the Nomicon traps him inside and puts an alternate consciousness in Randy's body, forcing Randy to try to find a way out of this mess. Ninjanomicon: A ninja without balance will fall
51	26	"Randy Cunningham: 13th Century Ninja"	Shaun Cashman	Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas	February 8, 2014	0.38[14]
Randy and Howard accidentally stumble back in time and must help the original Ninja (voiced by Joel McHale) battle the Sorcerer. Adam Pally guest stars as Plop Plop. Ninjanomicon: You cannot right the future, until you write the past

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