document_title: List of Steven Universe episodes

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text: List of Steven Universe episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

Pilot
May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)

1
52
November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)

2
26
March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)

3
25
May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)
August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10)

4
25
August 11, 2016 (2016-08-11)
May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)

5
26
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
TBA

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text: Episodes[edit]

text: This article needs improved plot summaries. (June 2016)

text: The following lists are ordered according to the list on the official website of the series,[3] which reflects the intended watching order of the creators.[4] While similar to the original broadcast order, three episodes from the first season were not broadcast until the second season.

text: Pilot (2013)[edit]

text:
Title
Directed by
Written and storyboarded by
Original release date
Prod.
code

"The Time Thing"[5]
Phil Rynda (creative), Sue Mondt (art), and Genndy Tartakovsky (timing)
Rebecca Sugar
May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21) (online)
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Upon returning from an intergalactic mission, the Crystal Gems—Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl—have brought a mysterious magical hourglass. Steven Universe, the youngest member of the Crystal Gems, gets his hands on the device and discovers that it has the ability to let him travel back in time in order to make snappy comebacks. However, his actions soon bring about a deadly adversary, with everyone's lives dependent on Steven being able to make a worthwhile comeback.

text: Season 1 (2013–15)[edit]

text: The supervising director for this season is Ian Jones-Quartey.

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Art direction by
Written and storyboarded by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Gem Glow"
Kevin Dart
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
1020-003
1.86[6]

Steven is disappointed that his favorite ice-cream sandwich brand, Cookie Cat, gets taken off the market. He soon cheers up upon discovering that the Gems managed to get hold of some of the last remaining Cookie Cats, which he comes to believe may be the key to activating his gem.

2
2
"Laser Light Cannon"
Kevin Dart
Kat Morris and Rebecca Sugar
November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
1020-001
1.86[6]

When a menacing "Red Eye" is about to hit Beach City, the only thing that can destroy it is a Laser Light Cannon that once belonged to Steven's mother, Rose Quartz. Steven and his father, Greg, search through Greg's storage for the cannon.

3
3
"Cheeseburger backpack"
Kevin Dart
Ian Jones-Quartey and Rebecca Sugar
November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)
1020-002
1.68[7]

The Crystal Gems go on a mission to place a Moon Goddess statue on top of the ruined Lunar Sea Spire, and Steven tries to prove he can be useful with the help of his new novelty Cheeseburger Backpack.

4
4
"Together Breakfast"
Kevin Dart
Ian Jones-Quartey, Rebecca Sugar, and Paul Villeco
November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)
1020-004
1.68[7]

Steven's attempt to get the Gems to share his special breakfast sends him on a journey through their ancient Crystal Temple.

5
5
"Frybo"
Kevin Dart
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
November 18, 2013 (2013-11-18)
1020-008
1.29[8]

Steven brings a mascot costume to life with a magical gem shard in order help his friend Peedee, but it backfires when the mascot goes rogue.

6
6
"Cat Fingers"
Kevin Dart
Kat Morris, Hilary Florido, Ian Jones-Quartey, and Rebecca Sugar
November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25)
1020-005
1.71[9]

Trying to master his shapeshifting abilities, Steven turns his fingers into cats, which get out of control.

7
7
"Bubble Buddies"
Kevin Dart
Kat Morris and Aleth Romanillos
December 2, 2013 (2013-12-02)
1020-006
1.61[10]

Steven forms a magic bubble around himself and a girl named Connie to save her from a falling rock, but he has no idea how to make it disappear.

8
8
"Serious Steven"
Kevin Dart
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)
1020-007
1.35[11]

While navigating through an ancient Gem maze, Steven tries to prove to the Gems that he can take the mission seriously.

9
9
"Tiger Millionaire"
Kevin Dart
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)
1020-011
1.57[12]

Steven joins an underground wrestling league with Amethyst, who's tired of Garnet and Pearl bringing her down.

10
10
"Steven's Lion"
Kevin Dart and Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Aleth Romanillos
January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)
1020-012
1.51[13]

Steven befriends a magical lion he finds in the desert during a mission.

11
11
"Arcade Mania"
Kevin Dart
Lamar Abrams, Aleth Romanillos, and Luke Weber
February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
1020-009
1.17[14]

Steven takes the Gems to the Funland Arcade, where Garnet becomes enchanted by a rhythm game.

12
12
"Giant Woman"
Kevin Dart
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)
1020-010
1.89[15]

Steven encourages Amethyst and Pearl to fuse together into a four-armed "giant woman" named Opal (Aimee Mann), but Amethyst and Pearl keep quarrelling.

13
13
"So Many Birthdays"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)
1020-014
1.17[16]

After learning that the Gems are thousands of years old, Steven throws a party to make up for all the birthdays they've missed, and he begins to worry about what it means to grow up himself.

14
14
"Lars and the Cool Kids"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Matt Braly
March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)
1020-015
1.50[17]

Steven and Lars hang out with the cool kids (Jenny Pizza, Buck Dewey, and Sour Cream), but their teenage shenanigans get them into magical trouble.

15
15
"Onion Trade"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams
March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
1020-018
1.79[18]

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

16
16
"Steven the Sword Fighter"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)
1020-013
1.10[19]

Pearl's attempt to teach Steven the art of sword-fighting using a holographic version of herself goes awry when she gets injured and has to retreat into her gem to heal.

17
17
"Lion 2: The Movie"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23)
1020-017
1.57[20]

Steven and Connie try to ride Lion to the movie theater, but Lion instead takes them to a mysterious Gem armory.

18
18
"Beach Party"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams
April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)
1020-020
1.44[21]

After a battle damages the Fish Stew Pizza sign, the Gems are banned from the restaurant, so Steven throws a cookout on the beachside to mend the relationship between the Pizza family and the Gems.

19
19
"Rose's Room"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)
1020-019
1.55[22]

Steven's desire for some alone time unlocks a room in the temple that answers his every wish.

20
20
"Coach Steven"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21)
1020-016
1.85[23]

Against Pearl's advice, Steven becomes determined to get stronger after watching Garnet and Amethyst fuse into the mighty (and destructive) Sugilite (Nicki Minaj).

21
21
"Joking Victim"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
August 28, 2014 (2014-08-28)
1020-024
1.63[24]

When Lars fakes an injury to take a sick day from work, Steven helps Sadie out at the Big Donut, and they pull a prank on Lars to get back at him.

22
22
"Steven and the Stevens"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
September 4, 2014 (2014-09-04)
1020-021
2.14[25]

Steven needs a musical partner for an upcoming show, so he uses a time travel device to recruit himself as the perfect bandmate. This episode re-uses the time-travel device from the non-canonical pilot episode.

23
23
"Monster Buddies"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
September 11, 2014 (2014-09-11)
1020-022
2.07[26]

Steven accidentally releases a captured Gem monster from her bubble and attempts to tame her wild form.

24
24
"An Indirect Kiss"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
September 18, 2014 (2014-09-18)
1020-023
1.73[27]

Steven tells Connie about his mission with the Gems to heal Amethyst when she cracked her gem.

25
25
"Mirror Gem" (Part 1)
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)
1020-025
2.34[28]

Steven befriends a magical mirror that can mysteriously communicate with him, and ends up freeing its prisoner: Lapis Lazuli, another mysterious Gem.

26
26
"Ocean Gem" (Part 2)
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)
1020-026
2.34[28]

Lapis Lazuli disappears after reigniting a past conflict with the three Crystal Gems and takes the ocean with her, leaving Beach City in a panic on the first day of summer. Steven, Connie, Greg, Lion and the Gems go on a mission to confront Lapis and set things right.

27
27
"House Guest"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)
1026-027
2.00[29]

Left temporarily homeless and with a broken leg after the events of the previous episode, Greg stays in Steven's house while his leg heals and unintentionally interferes with Steven's healing powers.

28
28
"Space Race"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09)
1026-028
1.99[30]

Steven, Pearl, and Greg visit Greg's family's barn and work together to build a spaceship so that Pearl can revisit the wonders of the cosmos, but Pearl gets a little carried away.

29
29
"Secret Team"
Elle Michalka
Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff
October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)
1026-030
2.46[31]

When they accidentally pop a bubble containing gem shards, Steven forms a secret team with Amethyst and Pearl to retrieve the shards before Garnet finds out. After doing so, Steven wants to keep the secret team going.

30
30
"Island Adventure"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23)
1026-033
1.53[32]

Steven tries to mend Lars and Sadie's friendship by taking them on vacation to the mysterious Mask Island; but they become stranded there for several days.

31
31
"Keep Beach City Weird"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)
1026-029
1.45[33]

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

32
32
"Fusion Cuisine"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)
1026-031
1.46[34]

Steven asks the Gems to fuse together into Alexandrite (Rita Rani Ahuja) and pretend to be his mother at a dinner with Connie's family.

33
33
"Garnet's Universe"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)
1026-036
1.64[35]

When Garnet returns from a mission, Steven imagines a story about what she did all day.

34
34
"Watermelon Steven"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)
1026-035
1.83[36]

Steven grows a patch of watermelons shaped like himself, but they soon come to life and attack the people of Beach City and the Crystal Gems.

35
35
"Lion 3: Straight to Video"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu, and Rebecca Sugar
December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)
1026-032
1.92[37]

Lion keeps lying on Steven's face while he's sleeping, leading Steven to discover a pocket dimension in Lion's mane.

36
36
"Warp Tour"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)
1026-037
1.94[38]

Steven becomes uneasy after seeing an unknown object traversing a warp stream, despite the Gems' attempts to disprove his claims. They learn that the source of the mysterious objects is Peridot, a Gem from the Gem Homeworld checking up on Earth.

37
37
"Alone Together"
Elle Michalka
Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff, and Rebecca Sugar
January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
1026-034
1.67[39]

While practicing how to fuse with the Gems, Steven accidentally fuses with Connie, forming an unprecedented Gem/human fusion named Stevonnie (AJ Michalka).

38
38
"The Test"
Elle Michalka
Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff
January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)
1026-038
1.94[40]

Steven finds out that the Lunar Sea Spire mission from the third episode was meant to be a test of his ability to join the Gems on missions, so he demands a new test.

39
39
"Future Vision"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)
1026-039
2.03[41]

Steven learns that Garnet can see into the future and becomes paranoid about the possible dangers around him.

40
40
"On the Run"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05)
1026-040
2.08[42]

Steven and Amethyst try out life on the road, and Amethyst reveals her origin to Steven: she was created on Earth as part of the original Gem colonization of the planet.

41
41
"Horror Club"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12)
1026-041
1.67[43]

Steven goes to the lighthouse to watch scary movies with Ronaldo, Lars, and Sadie.

42
42
"Winter Forecast"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
1026-043
2.05[44]

Steven has to take Connie back to her home before a blizzard hits Beach City, and Garnet shows him some future outcomes of this before they leave.

43
43
"Maximum Capacity"
Elle Michalka
Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff, and Rebecca Sugar
February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
1026-042
1.97[45]

While cleaning out Greg's storage unit, he and Amethyst are distracted by watching old episodes of their favorite sitcom Li'l Butler.

44
44
"Marble Madness"
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)
1026-044
1.92[46]

When droids from space descend towards warp pad zones, Steven and the Gems attempt to find out their purpose.

45
45
"Rose's Scabbard"
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco, and Rebecca Sugar
March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
1026-045
1.22[47]

Pearl takes Steven to a special place that belonged to Rose Quartz after Lion finds the scabbard for Rose's sword.

46
46
"Open Book"[nb 1]
Elle Michalka
Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff
March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19)
1026-046
1.73[49]

When Connie is upset by the ending of her favorite book series, Steven takes her to Rose's room to attempt to remake the ending.

47
47
"Shirt Club"[nb 1]
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)
1026-047
1.42[50]

Steven and Buck make T-shirts featuring Steven's crudely drawn advertisement for Greg's guitar lessons.

48
48
"Story for Steven"[nb 1]
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
April 9, 2015 (2015-04-09)
1026-048
2.00[51]

Greg tells Steven the story of how he met Rose Quartz.

49
49
"The Message"
Elle Michalka
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
March 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)
1026-049
1.30[52]

Steven and the Gems need Greg's help to retrieve a message being transmitted through a Gem artifact called a Wailing Stone.

50
50
"Political Power"
Elle Michalka
Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff
March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)
1026-050
1.42[53]

After the Gems cause a power outage in Beach City, Steven helps Mayor Dewey control the situation.

51
51
"The Return" (Part 1)
Elle Michalka
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
1026-051
1.70[54]

Steven helps evacuate Beach City in the face of an invasion from the Gem Homeworld by Peridot and the warrior Gem Jasper.

52
52
"Jail Break" (Part 2)
Elle Michalka
Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu, and Rebecca Sugar
March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
1026-052
1.70[54]

Trapped on the Gem Warship, Steven attempts to rescue the Gems, including two mysterious Gems named Ruby and Sapphire, from Peridot and Jasper's clutches.

text: Season 2 (2015–16)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written and storyboarded by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

53
1
"Full Disclosure"
Elle Michalka and Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
1031-053
1.52[55]

Steven tries to avoid Connie so he doesn't have to tell her about his ordeal with the Homeworld Gems from the previous episodes.

54
2
"Joy Ride"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff
March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)
1031-054
1.34[56]

The cool kids take Steven out on a late-night joyride to lift his spirits, and end up discovering Peridot's escape pod.

55
3
"Say Uncle"
Elle Michalka and Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
1031-056
1.93[57]

In this non-canon crossover episode, Uncle Grandpa arrives to aid Steven in unlocking the power of his gem.

56
4
"Love Letters"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)
1031-055
1.67[58]

When Jamie the mailman falls in love with Garnet, Steven and Connie must help turn him down gently.

57
5
"Reformed"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)
1031-057
1.39[59]

Amethyst keeps trying to find a new form to regenerate into while she, Steven and Garnet chase after a Gem monster loose in the temple.

58
6
"Sworn to the Sword"[nb 2]
Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
June 15, 2015 (2015-06-15)
1031-060
1.98[60]

Connie, wanting to protect Steven, takes swordfighting lessons with Pearl.

59
7
"Rising Tides, Crashing Skies"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo
June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)
1031-059
1.82[61]

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

60
8
"Keeping It Together"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
June 17, 2015 (2015-06-17)
1031-061
1.80[62]

While the Crystal Gems chase after Peridot in the Kindergarten, Steven and Garnet discover a dark secret while exploring its inner workings.

61
9
"We Need to Talk"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff, and Rebecca Sugar
June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18)
1031-062
1.73[63]

After witnessing Steven and Connie fuse again, Greg explains to them how he learned about fusion from his time with Rose Quartz, hoping to pull it off himself in order to grow closer to her.

62
10
"Chille Tid"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Lauren Zuke
June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19)
1031-063
1.90[64]

Steven is exhausted from searching the ocean for Jasper and Lapis Lazuli's fusion, Malachite, so Garnet has Pearl and Amethyst stay with him for a slumber party. Steven, discovering that he has the power of astral projection, is rattled by recurring dreams of Lapis.

63
11
"Cry for Help"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)
1031-064
1.71[65]

When TV broadcasts are disrupted by a video signal emitted by Peridot from the Gem communication tower, Garnet chooses to fuse with Pearl into Sardonyx to destroy it, which dismays Amethyst. As the tower keeps being fixed, however, Steven and Amethyst are shocked to discover who's really behind it.
Guest star: Alexia Khadime as Sardonyx

64
12
"Keystone Motel"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco, and Rebecca Sugar
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)
1031-065
1.73[66]

While she accompanies Greg and Steven on a road trip to another state and a visit to a motel, Garnet's anger over what Pearl did in the previous episode causes her to split into Ruby and Sapphire.

65
13
"Onion Friend"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)
1031-067
1.83[67]

During a visit to Onion's house, Amethyst rekindles her friendship with his mother, Vidalia, while Onion shows Steven around his room.

66
14
"Historical Friction"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)
1031-066
1.88[68]

Steven is asked by Jamie to participate in a play funded by Mayor Dewey about Beach City's founding, with Pearl stepping in to provide a more historically accurate script.

67
15
"Friend Ship"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)
1031-068
1.65[69]

After the recent events, Pearl wants to redeem herself by capturing Peridot, who then traps the Crystal Gems in an old, abandoned Gem spaceship.

68
16
"Nightmare Hospital"
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
1031-069
1.39[70]

After Connie's mother confiscates Rose's sword, Steven and Connie sneak into the hospital where she works to retrieve it from her.

69
17
"Sadie's Song"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)
1031-073
1.50[71]

Steven helps Sadie with an act for the annual Beach-a-Palooza talent show.

70
18
"Catch and Release"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
1031-070
1.39[72]

The Crystal Gems finally capture Peridot, but Steven suspects that she has information that the Crystal Gems need to know and attempts to learn what it is, allowing her to live in his bathroom.

71
19
"When It Rains"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)
1031-071
1.36[73]

After Steven explains life on Earth to Peridot, and she experiences her first rainstorm, she decides to tell him about her mission: to locate an experimental Gem creation called the Cluster.

72
20
"Back to the Barn"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)
1031-072
1.59[74]

At the barn, when Peridot and Pearl fight over who will lead the construction of a drill that will take the group to the Cluster's location, Steven suggests they build robots and compete with each other.

73
21
"Too Far"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)[nb 3]
1031-074
1.39[75]

Peridot gets carried away with Gem gossip and reveals something about Amethyst, unintentionally offending her.

74
22
"The Answer"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04)
1031-075
1.38[76]

Garnet tells Steven the story of how Ruby and Sapphire first met and joined the Crystal Gems.

75
23
"Steven's Birthday"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)
1031-079
1.35[77]

While celebrating his fourteenth birthday with the Gems, Greg, and Connie, Steven takes on a more adult form using his shapeshifting powers. However, this proves harmful to his human half.

76
24
"It Could've Been Great"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)
1031-076
1.45[78]

Steven and the Gems travel to an information archive on the Moon to discover the Cluster's exact location.

77
25
"Message Received"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)
1031-077
1.39[79]

Steven becomes devastated and mistrustful of Peridot after she steals a communication device from the Moon Base, which she uses to contact her leader, Yellow Diamond.
Guest star: Patti LuPone as Yellow Diamond

78
26
"Log Date 7 15 2"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)
1031-078
1.34[80]

While Peridot is in turmoil over what she did in the previous episode, Steven listens to her audio diary and learns how she and Garnet learned to get along during their time at the barn, despite their radical differences.

text: Season 3 (2016)[edit]

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(millions)

79
1
"Super Watermelon Island"
"In Too Deep: Part 1"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)
1031-080
1.69[81]

Using his astral projection ability, Steven discovers that the Watermelon Stevens have formed their own civilization on Mask Island. However, when he sees Malachite on the island as well, the Gems head into action to fight Malachite as Alexandrite, with the Watermelon Stevens helping them.

80
2
"Gem Drill"
"In Too Deep: Part 2"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)
1031-081
1.69[81]

With the other Gems stranded on Mask Island and the Cluster beginning to show signs of forming, Steven and Peridot drill deep underground alone in order to stop the Cluster and save Earth.

81
3
"Same Old World"
"In Too Deep: Part 3"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19)
1031-083
1.40[82]

Lapis Lazuli has nowhere left to go after being freed from her fusion with Jasper, so Steven shows her the locations Earth has to offer to find her a new home.

82
4
"Barn Mates"
"In Too Deep: Part 4"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)[nb 4]
1031-082
1.37[83]

Steven tries to help Peridot and Lapis Lazuli resolve their past conflicts and get along at the barn.

83
5
"Hit the Diamond"
"In Too Deep: Part 5"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02)[nb 4]
1031-084
1.55[84]

A dispatch team of five Ruby soldiers arrive from Homeworld in search of the missing Earth mission leader. To protect Peridot, the Crystal Gems (with Garnet splitting into Ruby and Sapphire again) attempt to get rid of the gullible Rubies by challenging them to a game of baseball.

84
6
"Steven Floats"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Paul Villeco
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)[nb 5]
1031-085
1.55[85]

Upon returning home with the Gems, Steven discovers he has the ability to float in the air. However, after jumping too high, he becomes stuck in the sky; the Gems spend all night attempting to get him back on the ground.

85
7
"Drop Beat Dad"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)
1031-087
1.55[85]

Sour Cream's estranged biological father Marty returns to Beach City and aids him in hosting a concert, much to the dismay of his stepdad, Yellowtail.

86
8
"Mr. Greg"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)
1031-088[86]
1.55[87]

In this special musical episode, after Greg suddenly comes into a great deal of money, he takes Steven and Pearl on a vacation to Empire City. However, Pearl is having trouble letting go of her resentment of Greg's relationship with Rose Quartz.

87
9
"Too Short to Ride"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)
1031-086
1.41[88]

Steven, Amethyst and Peridot visit Funland for the day, but Peridot becomes resentful when using shapeshifting powers she doesn't have seems to be the only way to have fun.

88
10
"The New Lars"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)
1031-089
1.53[89]

Steven attempts to improve Lars' life when he accidentally ends up in Lars's body due to his astral projection ability.

89
11
"Beach City Drift"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
1031-090
1.29[90]

When Steven and Connie run into Kevin, an obnoxious teenager who had harassed Stevonnie in an earlier episode, they fuse again to try to humiliate him by beating him in a car race.

90
12
"Restaurant Wars"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)
1031-091
1.51[91]

When Steven accidentally re-ignites an old feud between restaurant owners Mr. Fryman and Kofi Pizza, it is up to Steven and the restaurant owners' children to try to stop the feud.

91
13
"Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Colin Howard and Jeff Liu
July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)
1031-092
1.31[92]

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

92
14
"Monster Reunion"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
1031-093
1.38[93]

When Steven's healing powers suddenly return, he re-releases the Centipeetle and attempts to heal her. He can't fully cure her corruption, but he learns from her about her history as a Homeworld officer abandoned on Earth at the end of the war.

93
15
"Alone at Sea"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido, Kat Morris, and Rebecca Sugar
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)
1031-094[86]
1.32[94]

Steven and Greg take Lapis Lazuli on a boat ride to help her recover from her trauma. However, Jasper follows them and confronts Lapis, seeking to fuse into Malachite again.

94
16
"Greg the Babysitter"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
1031-095
1.31[95]

When Steven asks Greg how he started working at the car wash, Greg tells Steven about a day he and Rose spent babysitting Sour Cream for Vidalia.

95
17
"Gem Hunt"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Colin Howard and Jeff Liu
August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)
1031-096
1.64[96]

Connie goes on her first mission with Steven and Pearl to find a loose Gem monster in the Great North.

96
18
"Crack the Whip"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02)
1031-097
1.90[97]

When Garnet and Pearl return to the Great North to look for Jasper, Amethyst is put in charge of Steven and Connie. They continue their battle training together and try to have a fun day in Beach City, but are interrupted by the reappearance of Jasper.

97
19
"Steven vs. Amethyst"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)
1031-098
1.74[98]

Following the events of the previous episode, Amethyst's self-esteem has hit rock bottom. With Steven's rising power, Amethyst begins to suspect that she is now the weakest Gem on the team. This leads Steven and Amethyst to engage in a duel to see who really is the weakest Gem.

98

99[nb 6]
20

21
"Bismuth"[nb 7]
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Jasmin Lai (art)
Lamar Abrams, Colin Howard, Jeff Liu, and Katie Mitroff
August 4, 2016 (2016-08-04)
1031-099

1031-100
2.15[99]

Bismuth, one of the original Crystal Gems, is accidentally freed by Steven from a bubble inside Lion's mane. She is welcomed back with open arms by Pearl and Garnet, while Amethyst quickly warms up to her company. However, Steven soon notices that Bismuth's outlook on the rebellion is radically different from the other Gems' when she shows eagerness to re-ignite the Gem War with an unethical secret weapon.
Guest star: Uzo Aduba as Bismuth

100
22
"Beta" (Part 1)
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)[nb 8]
1031-101
1.99[100]

When Amethyst cannot stop thinking about losing to Jasper the last time they fought, Steven takes her to visit Peridot and Lapis Lazuli at the barn. Peridot and Lapis show off their attempts at creating art (which they call "meepmorp"); when that fails to cheer Amethyst up, Peridot tries showing her Jasper's birthplace: a heavily rushed and poorly made Kindergarten in the middle of a desert.

101
23
"Earthlings" (Part 2)
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
1031-102
1.99[100]

When Steven, Amethyst and Peridot encounter Jasper at the Beta Kindergarten, Amethyst and Steven fuse into Smoky Quartz for a showdown with Jasper. In the heat of battle, Jasper makes a rash decision that results in her meeting a nasty fate.
Guest star: Natasha Lyonne as Smoky Quartz

102
24
"Back to the Moon"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
August 9, 2016 (2016-08-09)
1031-103
1.45[101]

The dispatch team of Rubies have returned to the barn still searching for Jasper. To try to get rid of them once again, Amethyst impersonates Jasper, but things get awry when the Rubies take her and the other Crystal Gems to contact Yellow Diamond at the Moon Base. Along the way, Steven learns a shocking fact about his mother.

103
25
"Bubbled"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Colin Howard and Jeff Liu
August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10)
1031-104
1.57[102]

After being sucked out of the Moon Base's airlock, Steven, to stay safe, puts himself in a bubble and floats through space. Along the way, Steven runs into a murderous Ruby.

text: Season 4 (2016–17)[edit]

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(millions)

104
1
"Kindergarten Kid"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
August 11, 2016 (2016-08-11)
1040-105
1.32[104]

In an episode described as a homage to Warner Bros.' Road Runner cartoons,[103] Steven and Peridot are determined to catch a fast, elusive Gem monster.

105
2
"Know Your Fusion"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
1040-106
1.35[105]

When Steven and Amethyst introduce Smoky Quartz to Garnet and Pearl, they fuse into Sardonyx and interview Smoky Quartz about what makes them special.
Guest stars: Alexia Khadime as Sardonyx and Natasha Lyonne as Smoky Quartz

106
3
"Buddy's Book"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18)
1040-107
1.37[106]

When Connie takes Steven to the Public Library, he discovers an old journal by William Dewey's first mate Buddy, which chronicles his visits to various Gem locations.

107
4
"Mindful Education"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Colin Howard, Jeff Liu, and Takafumi Hori
August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)
1040-108
1.33[107]

Steven and Connie continue their combat training, and practice fighting while fused as Stevonnie. However, when overwhelming guilt from both Steven and Connie over past events gets in their way, Garnet helps them find inner peace.

108
5
"Future Boy Zoltron"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)
1040-109
1.36[108]

After accidentally breaking an old fortune telling machine at Funland, Steven decides to take its place and tell people's futures. While initially fun, he eventually meets a mysterious man (voiced by Brian George) who seems to only have depressing futures.

109
6
"Last One Out of Beach City"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08)
1040-110[86]
1.31[109]

Pearl offers to go with Steven and Amethyst to a rock show, deciding to get in touch with her rebellious side whilst trying to impress a woman who looks similar to Rose.
Guest star: Mike Krol as himself

110
7
"Onion Gang"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)
1040-111
1.26[110]

Onion brings Steven into the woods to introduce him to his friends and have a fun day.

111

112
8

9
"Gem Harvest"[nb 7]
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco, Hilary Florido, and Lauren Zuke
November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)
1040-113

1040-114
1.39[111]

When Steven visits Lapis and Peridot at the barn, they get an unexpected visit from Greg's grumpy cousin Andy. To get to know his uncle and make him feel at home, Steven attempts to host a family dinner with Andy, Greg, and the Gems.
Guest star: Dave Willis as Andy

113
10
"Three Gems and a Baby"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
1040-115
1.29[112]

Greg tells Steven about his first winter as a baby: when Steven was only a few months old, the Gems were still struggling to understand that Rose Quartz had given up her form to allow Steven to be born and wasn't coming back.

114
11
"Steven's Dream"
"Out Of This World: Part 1"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Jeff Liu and Colin Howard
January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)[nb 9]
1040-116
1.36[113]

Steven begins to have a strange dream that causes him to cry, which he quickly realizes is related to Pink Diamond. When he asks the Gems to give him information about Pink Diamond, they refuse to give any, so Steven and Greg travel to Korea to find the truth themselves.
Guest stars: Dave Willis as Andy and Lisa Hannigan as Blue Diamond

115
12
"Adventures in Light Distortion"
"Out Of This World: Part 2"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco[nb 10]
January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)[nb 9]
1040-117
1.36[113]

After Greg is abducted by Blue Diamond, Steven and the Gems rush off into space with the Rubies' ship to rescue him. Faster-than-light travel has unexpected effects on the Gems' bodies, and in Steven's haste, he puts himself and the Gems in danger.

116
13
"Gem Heist"
"Out Of This World: Part 3"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)[nb 9]
1040-118
1.25[114]

The Gems reach a space station that once belonged to Pink Diamond, and sneak in to rescue Greg, but in order to do so, they must play the roles they were made for, so as not to arouse suspicion.

117
14
"The Zoo"
"Out Of This World: Part 4"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa and Elle Michalka (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)[nb 9]
1040-119
1.23[115]

Steven finds Greg in Pink Diamond's "Human Zoo", and tries to look for a way out. This proves easier said than done as the humans there are guided through a strictly scheduled and regimented life.

118
15
"That Will Be All"
"Out Of This World: Part 5"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa and Elle Michalka (art)
Colin Howard, Joe Johnston, and Rebecca Sugar
February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02)[nb 9]
1040-120
1.15[116]

While Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond argue over their diverging ways of coping with Pink Diamond's death, Steven, Greg and the Crystal Gems attempt to escape the space station before they are discovered.
Guest stars: Patti LuPone as Yellow Diamond and Lisa Hannigan as Blue Diamond

119
16
"The New Crystal Gems"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
1040-121
1.06[117]

Connie tells Steven the story of how she, Peridot, and Lapis attempted to take the Crystal Gems' places as the protectors of Beach City while he was in space.

120
17
"Storm in the Room"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Colin Howard and Jeff Liu
February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
1040-124
1.02[118]

Steven uses his room in the temple to create a simulated image of Rose Quartz in order to try to experience what it would be like to know his mother. He ends up confronting her with his troubled feelings about her complex legacy and her choice to create him.

121
18
"Rocknaldo"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
1040-122
1.10[119]

Ronaldo decides to join the Crystal Gems. However, once Steven lets him join the team, Ronaldo's self-centered attitude begins to try Steven's patience.

122
19
"Tiger Philanthropist"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03)
1040-123
0.90[120]

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.

123
20
"Room for Ruby"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Lauren Zuke
March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)
1040-125
0.95[121]

"Navy", one of the Rubies who came to Earth to find Jasper, crashes on Earth and is welcomed in by Steven to be a Crystal Gem. However, Lapis Lazuli does not trust Navy's overly optimistic nature, knowing of Navy's previous encounters with the Crystal Gems.

124
21
"Lion 4: Alternate Ending"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Elle Michalka (art)
Hilary Florido and Paul Villeco
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)[nb 11]
1040-126
1.01[122]

Steven tries to search for secret messages Rose may have left him about his "magical destiny". Lion eventually leads him to a tape—but it's just an alternate version of the message from Rose he's already seen.

125
22
"Doug Out"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Elle Michalka (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)[nb 12]
1040-127
0.96[123]

Connie's father, Doug, comes to Beach City to investigate a break-in at Funland. He invites Steven and Connie to join him to stake out the amusement park.

126
23
"The Good Lars"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Elle Michalka (art)
Colin Howard and Jeff Liu
May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)[nb 12]
1040-128[86]
0.95[124]

The Cool Kids invite Steven, Lars and Sadie to a potluck. Steven and Sadie encourage Lars to bake a cake for the party, but Lars is insecure about revealing his baking skills.

127
24
"Are You My Dad?" (Part 1)
Kat Morris (supervising),
Elle Michalka (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Lauren Zuke
May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)[nb 12]
1040-129
1.14[125]

Lars, Sadie, Onion and Jamie have mysteriously disappeared. While investigating the mystery, Steven comes across a new Gem, who keeps asking "Are you my dad?".

128
25
"I Am My Mom" (Part 2)
Kat Morris (supervising),
Elle Michalka (art)
Hilary Florido and Paul Villeco
May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)[nb 12]
1040-130
1.14[125]

Steven and the Gems race to rescue all of Steven's friends from Aquamarine and Topaz, and find out the horrifying truth behind their actions, but as the stakes keep rising, Steven must make the most difficult decision of his life.

text: Season 5 (2017–present)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
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season
Title
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Original air date
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code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

129
1
"Stuck Together"
"Wanted: Part 1"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lauren Zuke
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)[nb 13]
10??-133
1.53[126]

Steven and Lars, stuck inside Topaz, try to look for a way to escape the Homeworld-bound ship. Their heartfelt conversation commiserating over their plight earns them Topaz's sympathy.

130
2
"The Trial"
"Wanted: Part 2"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Katie Mitroff and Paul Villeco
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
10??-134
1.53[126]

Steven is put on trial before Blue and Yellow Diamond for Rose Quartz's assassination of Pink Diamond. During the trial, Steven's attorney (a Zircon) analyses the evidence and argues that the public account of Pink Diamond's death doesn't make sense, and suggests that the true facts of the case have been covered up.
Guest stars: Amy Sedaris as the Zircons, Lisa Hannigan as Blue Diamond, and Patti LuPone as Yellow Diamond

131
3
"Off Colors"
"Wanted: Part 3"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lamar Abrams and Jeff Liu
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
10??-131
1.52[126]

After escaping from the Diamonds, Steven and Lars encounter and befriend the "off-colors", a group of "defective" Gems who live in hiding from Gem society.

132
4
"Lars' Head"
"Wanted: Part 4"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Jeff Liu and Madeline Queripel
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
10??-132
1.52[126]

After Steven brings Lars back to life with his healing powers, he discovers that Lars now shares the same powers as Lion. When Steven realizes that he can use Lars's hair to teleport him back to Earth (via Lion's mane), he and Lars must make a difficult choice.

133
5
"Dewey Wins"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lamar Abrams and Jeff Liu
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)[nb 14]
10??-135
0.85[127]

Connie becomes upset with Steven following his return from Homeworld and refuses to talk to him. Feeling dejected, he decides to help Bill Dewey with his rather hopeless re-election campaign for mayor against Nanefua Pizza.

134
6
"Gemcation"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Madeline Queripel and Lauren Zuke
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)[nb 14]
10??-137
0.85[127]

As Steven remains depressed over Connie's silence, Greg and the Gems misinterpret his sadness and take him to a ranch house for a vacation to cheer him up. The vacation just puts Steven more on edge, until he eventually tells Greg what it is he's upset about.

135
7
"Raising the Barn"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Amber Cragg and Hilary Florido
December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)[nb 14]
10??-136
0.89[128]

When Lapis and Peridot learn what happened to Steven on Homeworld, Lapis wants to flee Earth to avoid getting caught up in another Gem war. However, Peridot wants to stay on Earth to protect it, and has a hard time telling Lapis.

136
8
"Back to the Kindergarten"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Katie Mitroff and Paul Villeco
December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)[nb 14]
10??-138
0.89[128]

With Peridot upset over Lapis leaving Earth, Steven and Amethyst decide to help her cheer up by planting flowers at the Kindergarten.

137
9
"Sadie Killer"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lamar Abrams and Jeff Liu
December 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)[nb 14]
10??-139
0.77[129]

Steven and the Cool Kids start a band, but they have trouble finding their sound. They decide to recruit Sadie, who writes a dark song about her frustrating job at the Big Donut; but that same job keeps her from actually participating in the band.

138
10
"Kevin Party"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Amber Cragg and Hilary Florido
December 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)[nb 14]
10??-140
0.77[129]

Kevin is throwing a party, and invites Steven only so he can show up as Stevonnie. Steven doesn't want to go at first, but changes his mind when Kevin reveals that Connie will be there. When they see each other, Kevin decides to help Steven get his "ex" back so they can fuse.

139
11
"Lars of the Stars"
"Stranded: Part 1"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lamar Abrams and Lauren Zuke
January 5, 2018 (2018-01-05)
10??-141
1.11[130]

Steven and Connie travel through Lion's mane to visit Lars. When they reach the other side, they discover that Lars and the Off-Color Gems have stolen a spaceship from Emerald (voiced by Jinkx Monsoon) and are now on the run from their pursuers.

140
12
"Jungle Moon"
"Stranded: Part 2"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Miki Brewster and Jeff Liu
January 5, 2018 (2018-01-05)
10??-143
1.11[130]

Stevonnie crash-lands in a jungle on an alien moon and, unable to contact Lars, must fend for themself. They discover that the moon houses an abandoned Gem base and orbits a former Gem colony, and have a strange dream involving the Diamonds.

141
13
"Your Mother and Mine"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Katie Mitroff and Paul Villeco
April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)[nb 15]
10??-142
0.77[131]

Steven brings Garnet to meet Lars and his off-color crew. The Off-Colors' beliefs about Rose Quartz have been skewed by Homeworld propaganda, so Garnet tells them the history of Rose's rebellion from the Crystal Gems' perspective.

142
14
"The Big Show"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Hilary Florido and Amber Cragg
April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)[nb 15]
10??-144
0.56[132]

In this documentary-style episode, Steven records the rise of Sadie's new band, Sadie Killer and the Suspects. The band hires Greg as their manager, who hooks them up with producer Sunshine Justice (voiced by Joan Jett). Complications arise, however, when Sadie worries about her mother getting in the way.

143
15
"Pool Hopping"[133]
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Katie Mitroff, Paul Villeco, and Joe Johnston
April 23, 2018 (2018-04-23)[134][nb 15]
TBA
TBD

Garnet spends a day trying to behave unpredictably, attempting to train her future vision to account for the unexpected. When she and Steven eventually discover some homeless kittens, Garnet admits how lost and stressed she feels when she doesn't know what the future holds.

144
16
"Letters to Lars"[135]
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lamar Abrams and Colin Howard
April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)[136][nb 15]
TBA
TBD

Lars receives a letter from Steven updating him about the current goings-on in Beach City. While the town and its population are changing, the now-former mayor Bill Dewey is having trouble trying to find his place in the new status quo.

145

146
17

18
"TBA"[nb 7]
TBA
TBA
May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)[137]
TBA
TBD

text: Internet shorts[edit]

text: Season 2 shorts[edit]

text: All six digital shorts combined make up one full production code of season 2 (1031-058).[138]

text:
No.
Title
Written and storyboarded by
Original release date

1
"We Are the Crystal Gems"
Hilary Florido, Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu, and Katie Mitroff

July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) (San Diego Comic-Con)
September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04) (Cartoon Network's website)

Young Steven moves in with the three Crystal Gems, as the extended version of the title theme and second opening sequence shows.

2
"What Are Gems?"
Hilary Florido
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)

Pearl teaches Steven about Gems, with some demonstrations from Garnet and Amethyst.

3
"How Are Gems Made?"
Hilary Florido
October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)

Amethyst tells Steven how Gems are made.

4
"Fusion"
Katie Mitroff
November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)

Garnet takes over a dance studio to demonstrate to Steven how fusion works.

5
"Unboxing"
Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff
October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)

Steven creates a video where he receives and unboxes a new Hot Dog duffel bag from the Wacky Sack company.

6
"Lion Loves to Fit in a Box"
Katie Mitroff
November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)
(Nordic Cartoon Network YouTube channels)[139][140][141]

Lion unsuccessfully attempts to get into various boxes.

text: Season 4 shorts[edit]

text: All five of these shorts combined make up one full production code of season 4 (1040-112).[142]

text:
No.
Title
Written and storyboarded by
Original release date

1
"Cooking with Lion"
Colin Howard
October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)

Steven and Lion make cheese puff snack sushi for their online cooking show. Lion eats the dish at the end of the episode.

2
"Gem Karaoke"
Colin Howard
October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)

Connie records Steven and the Gems singing karaoke. Connie is reluctant to participate, but Steven convinces her to join in for the final verse.

3
"Steven Reacts"
Jeff Liu
October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)

Steven films a reaction video to the new episode of Crying Breakfast Friends. The events of the Crying Breakfast Friends episode and Steven's reactions humorously draw parallels to events in Steven Universe itself and fan reactions.

4
"Video Chat"
Colin Howard
October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)

On Connie's laptop, Steven video chats with Peridot on her tablet. Lapis, however, believes him to be trapped in the tablet. Steven rushes to the barn to explain.

5
"Steven's Song Time"
Jeff Liu
October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)

Steven makes a guitar tutorial for a song he composed. He explains that the song is his way of expressing feelings he has been having trouble talking about.

text: Home media[edit]

text: Video on demand[edit]

text: Depending on the customer's region, Steven Universe is available through various video on demand services such as Hulu, Google Play, iTunes, Amazon Video, and Microsoft Movies & TV.

text: DVD & Blu-ray[edit]

text: Episodes on the Steven Universe DVDs are not always presented in original broadcast order. In the table below, the episodes are listed in the order they appear on the DVD, and are numbered according to the intended watching order.

text: In North America, Warner Home Video initially released single-disc compilation DVDs featuring select episodes from the first season, followed by a 'complete season' release years later. In Australia, Madman Entertainment followed a similar pattern, and released their 'season' sets on both Blu-ray and DVD format; The series has yet to see any Blu-ray releases in the North American market.[143]

text: While the Australian Season DVDs use the intended broadcast order, the American "Season One" is re-ordered, omitting 'Shirt Club' and 'Story For Steven' but including the Season Two episodes 'Full Disclosure' and 'Joy Ride'. The American Season One DVD also includes special features not available in the previous Australian release.

text:
American release by Warner Brothers – DVD Region 1

DVD title
Season(s)
Aspect ratio
Episode count
Total running time
Release date
Episodes

Gem Glow
1
16:9
12 + Pilot
132 minutes
January 13, 2015
2 ("Laser Light Cannon"), 1 ("Gem Glow"), 6 ("Cat Fingers"), 7 ("Bubble Buddies"), 9 ("Tiger Millionaire"), 10 ("Steven's Lion"), 15 ("Onion Trade"), 12 ("Giant Woman"), 14 ("Lars and the Cool Kids"), 19 ("Rose's Room"), 18 ("Beach Party") & 22 ("Steven and the Stevens")
Extra: Pilot episode ("The Time Thing")

The Return
1
16:9
12
132 minutes
June 7, 2016[144]
25 ("Mirror Gem"), 26 ("Ocean Gem"), 28 ("Space Race"), 35 ("Lion 3: Straight to Video"), 36 ("Warp Tour"), 37 ("Alone Together"), 40 ("On the Run"), 44 ("Marble Madness"), 45 ("Rose's Scabbard"), 49 ("The Message"), 51 ("The Return") and 52 ("Jail Break")

The Complete First Season
1 & 2
16:9
52
572 minutes
January 30, 2018[145]
1 ("Gem Glow") - 46 ("Open Book") & 49 ("The Message") - 54 ("Joy Ride").
Extras: 'Behind the Music', 'Listening Party', Music Video Performances ('Something Entirely New', 'It’s Over, Isn’t It?', 'Love Like You', 'Here Comes a Thought' & 'What’s the Use of Feeling (Blue)?'), Song Demos ('Be Wherever You Are' & 'Full Disclosure') & Animatics ('Gem Glow', 'Full Disclosure', 'Steven the Sword Fighter', 'Steven and the Stevens' & 'Island Adventure')

text:
Australian release by Madman Entertainment – DVD Region 4, Blu-ray region B

DVD/BD title
Season(s)
Aspect ratio
Episode count
Total running time
Release date
Episodes

Gem Glow
(DVD-only)

1
16:9
12
132 minutes
June 5, 2015[146]
2 ("Laser Light Cannon"), 1 ("Gem Glow"), 6 ("Cat Fingers"), 7 ("Bubble Buddies"), 9 ("Tiger Millionaire"), 10 ("Steven's Lion"), 15 ("Onion Trade"), 12 ("Giant Woman"), 14 ("Lars and the Cool Kids"), 19 ("Rose's Room"), 18 ("Beach Party") and 22 ("Steven and the Stevens")

Arcade Mania
(DVD-Only)

1
16:9
12
132 minutes
June 7, 2016[147]
3 ("Cheeseburger Backpack"), 4 ("Together Breakfast"), 5 ("Frybo"), 8 ("Serious Steven"), 11 ("Arcade Mania"), 16 ("Steven The Sword Fighter"), 13 ("So Many Birthdays"), 20 ("Coach Steven"), 17 ("Lion 2: The Movie"), 35 ("Lion 3: Straight To Video"), 25 ("Mirror Gem") and 26 ("Ocean Gem")

Season 1
1
16:9
52 + Pilot
572 minutes
May 4, 2016[143]
1 ("Gem Glow") - 52 ("Jail Break").
Extra: Pilot episode ("The Time Thing")

Season 2
2
16:9
26
286 minutes
May 24, 2017[148]
53 ("Full Disclosure") - 78 ("Log Date 7 15 2")

Season 3
3
16:9
25 + Shorts
275 minutes
September 6, 2017[149]
79 ("Super Watermelon Island") - 103 ("Bubbled") [nb 16]
Extras: Online Shorts.

Season 4
4
16:9
25 + Shorts
275 minutes
July 6, 2018[150]
104 ("The Kindergarten Kid") - 118 ("I Am My Mom").
Extras: Online shorts

text: Notes[edit]

text:
^ Jump up to: a b c These episodes were bumped to air during season 2 in order to facilitate the airing of the final "arc" of season 1 as the first uninterrupted week-long "Stevenbomb." Consequently, some sources treat them as part of season 2, while Cartoon Network's website lists them as part of Season 1, as intended.[48] "Open Book" aired after "Full Disclosure" and both "Story for Steven" and "Shirt Club" aired after "Say Uncle".
Jump up ^ Starting with this episode, a new title sequence is used.
Jump up ^ This episode was first shown during the Steven Universe panel at New York Comic Con on October 10, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b This episode first aired on May 21, 2016 in France.
Jump up ^ This episode first aired on May 22, 2016 in France.
Jump up ^ This episode was advertised as the show's 100th episode, as the Season 2 shorts take up a production code.
^ Jump up to: a b c This episode is double-length.
Jump up ^ This episode first aired on August 5, 2016 in Canada.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e This episode was first released online on January 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ The initial app release of the episode misattributed the writing and storyboards to Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke.
Jump up ^ This episode was first released online on March 23, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d This episode was first released online on May 5, 2017.
Jump up ^ This episode was first released online on May 10, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f This episode was first released on the Cartoon Network App on November 10, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d This episode was first released on the Cartoon Network App on March 26, 2018.
Jump up ^ Madman counts each double-episode with a single number each, causing the episode count to diverge after 'Bismuth'. This list uses Cartoon Network's count for consistency.

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document_title: Saturday Night Live cast members

question_text: who's been on saturday night live the longest

question_tokens: who 's been on saturday night live the longest

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text: Saturday Night Live cast members

text: List of all cast members[edit]

text: As of September 2017, the show has featured 148 cast members. The list below includes both repertory and featured players, but omits SNL writers and others who were not listed as cast members during the show's credits. The dates given are those of the years they were part of the cast. The chart also shows whether the cast member has served as a guest host, appeared as the anchorperson of the "Weekend Update" segment (by any of its titles), or has been the subject of their own "Best of" home video collection. Many of the cast members were writers as well.

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text:
Performer
Years active
No. of seasons
Repertory player
Featured player only
"Weekend Update" anchor
Hosted
Best of...
Writer

Fred Armisen
2002–2013
11
Y

Y

Dan Aykroyd
1975–1979
4
Y

Y
Y
Y
Y

Peter Aykroyd
1979–1980
1

Y

Y

Morwenna Banks
1995
1
Y

Vanessa Bayer
2010–2017
7
Y

Jim Belushi
1983–1985
2
Y

Y

John Belushi
1975–1979
4
Y

Y
Y

Beck Bennett
2013–present
5
Y

Jim Breuer
1995–1998
3
Y

Paul Brittain
2010–2012
2

Y

A. Whitney Brown
1986–1991
6

Y

Y

Aidy Bryant
2012–present
6
Y

Beth Cahill
1991–1992
1

Y

Dana Carvey
1986–1993
7
Y

Y
Y

Chevy Chase
1975–1976
2
Y

Y
Y
Y
Y

Michael Che
2014–present
4
Y

Y

Y

Ellen Cleghorne
1991–1995
4
Y

George Coe
1975
1
Y

Billy Crystal
1984–1985
1
Y

Y
Y

Y

Jane Curtin
1975–1980
5
Y

Y

Joan Cusack
1985–1986
1
Y

Pete Davidson
2014–present
4
Y

Tom Davis
1977–1980
4

Y

Y

Mikey Day
2016–present
2

Y

Denny Dillon
1980–1981
1
Y

Jim Downey
1979–1980
1

Y

Y

Robert Downey, Jr.
1985–1986
1
Y

Y

Brian Doyle-Murray
1979–1980
1981–1982
2
Y

Y

Y

Rachel Dratch
1999–2006
7
Y

Robin Duke
1981–1984
4
Y

Y

Nora Dunn
1985–1990
5
Y

Christine Ebersole
1981–1982
1
Y

Y

Dean Edwards
2001–2003
2

Y

Abby Elliott
2008–2012
4
Y

Chris Elliott
1994–1995
1
Y

Jimmy Fallon
1998–2004
6
Y

Y
Y
Y

Siobhan Fallon
1991–1992
1

Y

Chris Farley
1990–1995
5
Y

Y
Y

Will Ferrell
1995–2002
7
Y

Y
Y

Tina Fey
2000–2006
6
Y

Y
Y

Y

Will Forte
2002–2010
8
Y

Al Franken
1977–1980
1986
1988–1995
11

Y

Y

Heidi Gardner
2017–present
1

Y

Janeane Garofalo
1994–1995
1
Y

Ana Gasteyer
1996–2002
6
Y

Gilbert Gottfried
1980–1981
1
Y

Mary Gross
1981–1985
4
Y

Y

Y

Christopher Guest
1984–1985
1
Y

Y

Y

Bill Hader
2005–2013
8
Y

Y

Anthony Michael Hall
1985–1986
1
Y

Brad Hall
1982–1984
2
Y

Y

Rich Hall
1984–1985
1
Y

Y

Darrell Hammond
1995–2009
14
Y

Y

Phil Hartman
1986–1994
8
Y

Y
Y
Y

Jan Hooks
1986–1991
5
Y

Yvonne Hudson
1980–1981
1

Y

Melanie Hutsell
1991–1994
3
Y

Victoria Jackson
1986–1992
6
Y

Leslie Jones
2014–present
4
Y

Y

Colin Jost
2014–present
5
Y

Y

Y

Chris Kattan
1996–2003
8
Y

Y

Tim Kazurinsky
1981–1984
4
Y

Y

Laura Kightlinger
1994–1995
1

Y

Y

Taran Killam
2010–2016
6
Y

David Koechner
1995–1996
1
Y

Gary Kroeger
1982–1985
3
Y

Matthew Laurance
1980–1981
1

Y

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
1982–1985
3
Y

Y

Jon Lovitz
1985–1990
5
Y

Y
Y

Norm Macdonald
1993–1998
5
Y

Y
Y

Y

Gail Matthius
1980–1981
1
Y

Y

Michael McKean
1994–1995
2
Y

Y

Mark McKinney
1995–1997
3
Y

Kate McKinnon
2012–present
7
Y

Tim Meadows
1991–2000
10
Y

Y
Y

Laurie Metcalf
1981
1

Y

Seth Meyers
2001–2014
13
Y

Y

Y

John Milhiser
2013–2014
1

Y

Dennis Miller
1985–1991
6
Y

Y

Y

Jerry Minor
2000–2001
1

Y

Y

Finesse Mitchell
2003–2006
3
Y

Alex Moffat
2016–present
2

Y

Jay Mohr
1993–1995
2

Y

Y

Kyle Mooney
2013–present
5
Y

Tracy Morgan
1996–2003
7
Y

Y
Y

Garrett Morris
1975–1980
5
Y

Y

Bobby Moynihan
2008–2017
9
Y

Eddie Murphy
1980–1984
4
Y

Y
Y
Y

Bill Murray
1977–1980
4
Y

Y
Y

Y

Mike Myers
1989–1995
7
Y

Y
Y
Y

Kevin Nealon
1986–1995
9
Y

Y

Y

Laraine Newman
1975–1980
5
Y

Don Novello
1979–1980
1985–1986
2

Y

Y

Y

Luke Null
2017–present
1

Y

Mike O'Brien
2013–2014
1

Y

Y

Michael O'Donoghue
1975–1978
3
Y

Y

Cheri Oteri
1995–2000
5
Y

Y

Chris Parnell
1998–2001
2002–2006
8
Y

Nasim Pedrad
2009–2014
5
Y

Jay Pharoah
2010–2016
6
Y

Joe Piscopo
1980–1984
4
Y

Y

Amy Poehler
2001–2008
8
Y

Y
Y
Y

Emily Prager
1981
1

Y

Randy Quaid
1985–1986
1
Y

Colin Quinn
1996–2000
5
Y

Y

Y

Gilda Radner
1975–1980
5
Y

Y

Chris Redd
2017–present
1

Y

Jeff Richards
2001–2004
3
Y

Rob Riggle
2004–2005
1

Y

Ann Risley
1980–1981
1
Y

Tim Robinson
2012–2013
1

Y

Y

Chris Rock
1990–1993
3
Y

Y
Y

Charles Rocket
1980–1981
1
Y

Y

Tony Rosato
1981–1982
2
Y

Y

Jon Rudnitsky
2015–2016
1

Y

Maya Rudolph
2000–2007
9
Y

Y

Andy Samberg
2005–2012
7
Y

Y

Y

Adam Sandler
1991–1995
5
Y

Y
Y

Horatio Sanz
1998–2006
8
Y

Y

Tom Schiller
1979–1980
1

Y

Y

Rob Schneider
1990–1994
4
Y

Y

Paul Shaffer
1979–1980
1

Y

Y

Molly Shannon
1995–2001
7
Y

Y
Y

Harry Shearer
1979–1980
1984–1985
2
Y

Y

Martin Short
1984–1985
1
Y

Y

Y

Sarah Silverman
1993–1994
1

Y

Y

Y

Jenny Slate
2009–2010
1

Y

Robert Smigel
1991–1993
2

Y

Y

David Spade
1990–1996
6
Y

Y
Y
Y

Pamela Stephenson
1984–1985
1
Y

Ben Stiller
1989
1

Y

Y

Cecily Strong
2012–present
6
Y

Y

Jason Sudeikis
2005–2013
9
Y

Y

Julia Sweeney
1990–1994
4
Y

Terry Sweeney
1985–1986
1
Y

Y

Kenan Thompson
2003–present
15
Y

Danitra Vance
1985–1986
1
Y

Melissa Villaseñor
2016–present
2

Y

Dan Vitale
1985–1986
1

Y

Nancy Walls
1995–1996
1
Y

Michaela Watkins
2008–2009
1

Y

Damon Wayans
1985–1986
1

Y

Y

Patrick Weathers
1980–1981
1

Y

Noël Wells
2013–2014
1

Y

Brooks Wheelan
2013–2014
1

Y

Kristen Wiig
2005–2012
7
Y

Y

Casey Wilson
2008–2009
2

Y

Fred Wolf
1996–1996
2

Y

Y

Sasheer Zamata
2014–2017
4
Y

Alan Zweibel
1979–1980
1

Y

Y

text: Timeline of cast members[edit]

text: Lighter colors denote "featured players" versus repertory cast members.

text: Notable tenures[edit]

text: The following is a list of the cast members with the longest tenures, who have spent at least eight seasons on the show.

text:
Performer
No. of seasons
Notes

Kenan Thompson
15
Thompson holds the records of being the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history, the first cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975, and the longest-active African-American cast member. He first joined the show in 2003.

Darrell Hammond
14
Hired after a cast overhaul in 1995, he is the last cast member hired in the 1990s to leave the show, and the oldest cast member to leave the show (age 53 when he left the show in 2009). In 2014, Hammond returned to the show where he replaced Don Pardo as the show's announcer after Pardo's death, and often appears in sketches, reprising old roles such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.

Seth Meyers
13
He joined the show in 2001, and in 2013, his tenure on Weekend Update reached its eighth year, making him the longest-serving Weekend Update anchor (breaking the records held by Dennis Miller and Tina Fey). He left the show in early 2014 to take over hosting duties for Late Night.

Fred Armisen
11
Armisen joined the show in 2002, and left at the end of season 38 in 2013. He is the show's longest-running Hispanic cast member (beating out the Chilean-born Horatio Sanz), as well as the longest-running Asian cast member (part Korean).

Al Franken
Hired as a writer in the beginning of the series, as the show progressed, he and Tom Davis were allowed to perform material on-air sporadically. He left the show in 1980, but returned to the show when Lorne Michaels came back in 1985, regaining his writing and on-air featured status until 1995. Later elected the junior United States Senator from Minnesota.

Tim Meadows
10
Meadows joined the show in early 1991. He left the show at the end of the season 25, which ended in 2000, after ten seasons on the show.

Kevin Nealon
9
Nealon joined the show as a featured player in 1986 following a major cast overhaul, and was promoted to contract status the following year. He served as Weekend Update anchor for his sixth through eighth seasons, then gave up the position in his ninth. After nine seasons on the show, Nealon left in 1995.

Bobby Moynihan
He joined the show during season 34, and departed after season 42.

Maya Rudolph
She joined the show in early 2000 towards the end of season 25. She was absent for most of season 31 following the birth of her child. Her last season was the first half of season 33. She did not return to the show in 2008 after the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike ended. Although, she only stayed 7 of those years, she appeared in 6 more episodes than Amy Poehler, making Rudolph the longest-running female cast member.

Jason Sudeikis
He joined towards the end of season 30, after having been a writer for the show in the previous season. He left at the end of season 38.

Will Forte
8
Forte joined the cast in 2002, and left in 2010 after the release of MacGruber.

Bill Hader
Hader joined the cast in 2005 left at the end of season 38 in 2013, alongside Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis.

Phil Hartman
Hartman was brought onto the cast for the show's twelfth season following a major cast overhaul, and left following the finale of the nineteenth season. He also returned to host the show twice in 1996.

Chris Kattan
Kattan moved to New York to work on the show as a featured player in 1996, later becoming a full-time member along with Tracy Morgan and Ana Gasteyer. Most notably, he played alongside Will Ferrell as one of the Butabi Brothers, who also featured in the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury. He left the show in 2003.

Chris Parnell
Parnell joined the cast in 1998, and was later fired in 2001 to make way for new talent. About a year later, he was rehired and remained on the show until he was let go again due to budget cuts in 2006.[1]

Amy Poehler
She served as co-anchor of Weekend Update with Tina Fey (2004–06) and with Meyers (2006–08). She left the series in late-2008 to begin production on Parks and Recreation.

Horatio Sanz
Sanz joined the cast in 1998, and later briefly served as co-anchor of Weekend Update, in season 31 with Poehler, for two episodes, after Fey gave birth to her first child (making him the show's only Hispanic Weekend Update anchor). He was also let go due to budget cuts in 2006.[1]

text: The following is a list of the former cast members who have had the shortest tenures, spending less than a full 20-episode season on the show.[2]

text:
Performer
No. of episodes
Notes

Catherine O'Hara
0
In the early 1980s, when SCTV was in between network deals, she was hired to replace Ann Risley when SNL was being retooled in 1981. However, she quit the show without ever appearing on air, choosing to go back to SCTV when the show signed on with NBC. Her SNL position was then given to fellow Canadian Robin Duke. Despite never appearing on the show as a cast member, she did return to host in 1991.

Emily Prager
1
Hired by Dick Ebersol to be a featured player, she appeared in a few sketches at dress rehearsal in what would be the final episode of season six, due to the Writers' Guild of America going on strike in 1981. She did not return to the SNL cast in season seven. Although she did not appear in the single episode for which she was credited as a featured player, she had appeared uncredited in five previous episodes.[3]

Laurie Metcalf
1
She also was hired as part of Ebersol's temporary season six cast following the termination of Jean Doumanian, and appeared on-camera in a Weekend Update piece. When the show was put on hiatus for retooling, she was not chosen to return to the show for the season seven cast.

Dan Vitale
3
Hired as an on-and-off featured player for season 11, he was only credited with appearing in three episodes throughout the season.

Morwenna Banks
4
She was hired as a repertory player for the last four episodes of season 20, but was let out of her contract as part of a major cast overhaul Lorne Michaels had planned for season 21.

Ben Stiller
4
Before becoming a cast member, he submitted a short film – a parody of the movie The Color of Money – that was shown on the season 12 episode hosted by Charlton Heston. He was hired during season 14, but quit after four episodes due to creative differences. Despite this, he returned to host in 1998 and 2011.

Fred Wolf
4
He's been a writer since 1992. However, he became a featured player in near the end season 21 for the last four episodes, however, he only appeared and was credited for episodes 17, 18, and 20. His last episode was in the 3rd episode of the 22nd season. After that episode, he decided to leave the show for good.

Tom Schiller
7
One of the show writers who was upgraded to cast member status during season five, he left the show at the end of the season.

Patrick Weathers
7
Hired as a featured cast member for season six, he was fired along with many of Doumanian's cast.

George Coe
8
He was one of the original "Not-Ready-for-Primetime Players", because NBC wanted someone older in the cast. He was credited for only the first three episodes, though he continued to make several uncredited appearances throughout the first season.

Yvonne Hudson
8
She was a recurring extra during season five, and became the first black female cast member in season six. Like many of Doumanian's cast, she was fired mid-season.

Jim Downey
9
He was hired as one of many writers-turned-feature players in season five, and though he left the cast after the season, he returned to the show as a writer in the mid-1980s and has remained with it.

Matthew Laurance
10
Hired as a feature player during season six, he was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.

Alan Zweibel
11
A writer for the show before joining the cast in season five, he left after the season finale.

Gilbert Gottfried
12
He joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.

Michael O'Donoghue
12
One of the original "Not Ready for Primetime Players", he was dropped after a few episodes. He remained with the show as a writer and occasional on-screen performer.

Ann Risley
12
She joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.

Charles Rocket
12
He joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul, after having dropped an f-bomb one episode prior.

Damon Wayans
12
Hired for season 11 as a featured player, he was fired mid-season for improvising on the air. He returned as a guest to perform stand-up comedy on season 11's last episode and hosted SNL in 1995.

Beth Cahill
13
She joined the show during season 17 as an off-and-on featured player. She did not return the following season, as she was fired along with castmate Siobhan Fallon.

Denny Dillon
13
She joined the cast for season six and was let go after the finale as part of the cast overhaul. She auditioned for the show's first season, but did not make the cut.

Gail Matthius
13
She joined the cast for season six and was let go after the season ended.

Paul Shaffer
13
After being the band's pianist for the first five seasons, he joined the cast during season five, but left after the finale. He hosted SNL in 1987, making him the only member of the house band to do so.

Janeane Garofalo
14
She joined the cast during season 20, but quit mid-season due to creative differences.

Michaela Watkins
15
She joined the show on the first episode after the 2008 United States presidential election, then was let go before the start of season 35.

Peter Aykroyd
16
He joined the show midway through season five, but left at the end of the season, after only 16 episodes.

text: Youngest cast members[edit]

text: The following is a list of the youngest people to join the show.

text:
Performer
Age when joined show
Tenure

Anthony Michael Hall
17 years old
1985–1986

Eddie Murphy
19 years old
1980–1984

Robert Downey Jr.
20 years, 5 months
1985–1986

Pete Davidson
20 years, 10 months
2014–present

Abby Elliott
21 years, 5 months
2008–2012

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
21 years, 8 months
1982–1985

Sarah Silverman
22 years, 9 months
1993–1994

Jay Pharoah
22 years, 11 months
2010–2016

text: Oldest cast members[edit]

text: The following is a list of the oldest people to join the show.

text:
Performer
Age when joined show
Tenure

Leslie Jones
47 years old
2014–present

George Coe
46 years, 155 days
1975

Michael McKean
46 years, 147 days
1994–1995

Darrell Hammond
39 years old
1995–2009

Garrett Morris
38 years, 8 months
1975–1980

Phil Hartman
38 years, 1 month
1986–1994

Mike O'Brien
37 years old
2013–2014

Michaela Watkins
36 years, 11 months
2008–2009

Colin Quinn
36 years, 9 months
1996–2000

Christopher Guest
36 years, 8 months
1984–1985

Billy Crystal
36 years, 7 months
1984–1985

Mikey Day
36 years, 7 months
2016–present

text: After 14 seasons, Darrell Hammond left as the show's oldest active cast member, ending his tenure at 53 years old during his final season in 2009.

text: Both cast and hosts[edit]

text: As of May 2016, there are 33 SNL hosts who, at one point in their careers, were either a repertory or featured member of the SNL cast. The following performers have hosted SNL either before, during, or after their tenure as a member of the SNL cast.

text:
Host
Number of
episodes
First hosted
Last hosted

Fred Armisen
1
May 21, 2016

Dan Aykroyd
1
May 17, 2003

Dana Carvey
4
October 22, 1994
February 5, 2011

Chevy Chase
8[4]
February 18, 1978
February 15, 1997

Billy Crystal
2
March 17, 1984
May 12, 1984

Robert Downey Jr.
1
November 16, 1996

Jimmy Fallon
3
December 17, 2011
April 15, 2017

Chris Farley
1
October 25, 1997

Will Ferrell
3
May 14, 2005
May 12, 2012

Tina Fey
5
February 23, 2008
December 19, 2015

Bill Hader
1
October 11, 2014

Phil Hartman
2
March 23, 1996
November 23, 1996

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
3
May 13, 2006
April 16, 2016

Jon Lovitz
1
November 8, 1997

Norm Macdonald
1
October 23, 1999

Michael McKean
1
November 3, 1984

Tracy Morgan
2
March 14, 2009
October 17, 2015

Eddie Murphy
2
December 11, 1982
December 15, 1984

Bill Murray
5
March 7, 1981
February 20, 1999

Mike Myers
1
March 22, 1997

Don Novello
2
January 14, 1984
May 12, 1984

Amy Poehler
2
September 25, 2010
December 19, 2015

Chris Rock
2
November 2, 1996
November 1, 2014

Maya Rudolph
1
February 18, 2012

Andy Samberg
1
May 17, 2014

Paul Shaffer
1
January 31, 1987

Molly Shannon
1
May 12, 2007

Martin Short
3
December 6, 1986
December 15, 2012

Sarah Silverman
1
October 4, 2014

David Spade
2
November 7, 1998
March 12, 2005

Ben Stiller
2
October 24, 1998
October 8, 2011

Damon Wayans
1
April 8, 1995

Kristen Wiig
2
May 11, 2013
November 19, 2016

text: President of the United States impressionists[edit]

text: Portraying the sitting President of the United States is considered "about as high [...] an honor that can be bestowed upon a cast member."[5] The following is a list of people who have portrayed the sitting President.

text:
President
Performer (years)

Gerald Ford
Chevy Chase (1975–76)

Jimmy Carter
Dan Aykroyd (1977–79)
Joe Piscopo (1980–81)

Ronald Reagan
Charles Rocket (1981)
Joe Piscopo (1981–84)
Harry Shearer (1984)
Randy Quaid (1985–86)
Phil Hartman (1986–89)

George H. W. Bush
Dana Carvey (1989–93)

President
Performer (years)

Bill Clinton
Phil Hartman (1993–94)
Michael McKean (1994–95)
Darrell Hammond (1995–2001)

George W. Bush
Will Ferrell (2001–2002)
Chris Parnell (2002–2003)
Darrell Hammond (2003)
Will Forte (2004–2006)
Jason Sudeikis (2006–2008)

Barack Obama
Fred Armisen (2009–12)
Jay Pharoah (2012–16)

Donald Trump
Alec Baldwin[n 1] (2017–present)

text: Darrell Hammond had the longest tenure portraying a U.S. president, with Bill Clinton from 1995–2001, and George W. Bush during 2003. Hammond also portrayed Richard Nixon in season 34, episode 12.

text: Michael McKean portrayed Bill Clinton during a brief period after Phil Hartman's departure. There was also a sketch featuring Chris Farley, David Spade, Chris Elliott, Adam Sandler, and Tim Meadows auditioning for the role of Clinton. There was also a gag in a 2001 sketch with Tracy Morgan filling in for Will Ferrell as George W. Bush.

text: Another noteworthy presidential portrayal was that of Dan Aykroyd as former president Richard Nixon from 1975–79.

text: Jim Carrey, while never having been an SNL cast member, portrayed Ronald Reagan in Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion of SNL Presidents (which reunited Chase as Ford, Aykroyd as Carter, Carvey as George H. W. Bush, Hammond as Clinton, Ferrell as George W. Bush, and Armisen as Obama), because two of the actors who previously portrayed Reagan had died since and the other three had declined to appear in the reunion. Carrey did, however, audition to be a cast member for the 1980–81 season; he hosted the show in May 1996, January 2011, and October 2014.

text: Donald Trump, having been a public figure before being president, was portrayed by several cast members over the years. He was portrayed by Phil Hartman (1988–90), Darrell Hammond (1999–11, 2015–16), Jason Sudeikis (2012) and Taran Killam (2015).

text: "SNL Curse"[edit]

text: Although SNL is best known as the launchpad for many successful careers, nine former cast members have died before the age of 60. This has given rise to a superstition known as the "Saturday Night Live Curse".[6][7][8]

text:
Cast member
Age
Date of death
Cause of death

Belushi, JohnJohn Belushi
33
March 5, 1982
Belushi died of a drug overdose from a speedball injection (cocaine and heroin). His death led to the conviction of Cathy Smith for administering the fatal injection.

Radner, GildaGilda Radner
42
May 20, 1989
Radner died from ovarian cancer. She was originally scheduled to host the season 13 finale, a first for a former female cast member. However, SNL was canceled due to a Writer's Guild of America (WGA) strike. Radner's health worsened the following year. Moments before the season 14 finale, news broke of Radner's death. Steve Martin delivered his visibly shaken monologue by replaying the sketch "Dancing in the Dark" that he and Radner had performed on an episode he hosted in 1978,[9] and a musical tribute to Radner performed by her ex-husband, G. E. Smith, and the SNL Band.

Vance, DanitraDanitra Vance
40
August 21, 1994
Vance died from breast cancer; although it had been put in remission three years earlier.

Michael O'Donoghue
54
November 8, 1994
O'Donoghue died from cerebral hemorrhage after suffering from severe chronic migraine headaches for most of his life. Bill Murray honored O'Donoghue's memory in an appearance on the season 20 episode[10] (hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker with musical guest R.E.M.) by replaying his sketch "Mr. Mike's Least Loved Bedtime Stories: The Soiled Kimono" from 1977.[11]

Farley, ChrisChris Farley
33
December 18, 1997
Similar to Belushi, Farley died of a drug overdose from a speedball. His death occurred nearly two months after he came back to host SNL, which turned out to be his final television appearance.

Hartman, PhilPhil Hartman
49
May 28, 1998
Hartman was murdered by his wife Brynn Omdahl while he slept in his Encino, California home. Before committing the act, Brynn had allegedly consumed a combination of cocaine, alcohol, and the antidepressant drug Zoloft, and later killed herself. During SNL's 25th anniversary special in 1999, several of Hartman's peers honored his memory by replaying his sketch "Love is a Dream" from 1988.

Rocket, CharlesCharles Rocket
56
October 7, 2005
Rocket was found dead in his Canterbury, Connecticut backyard. Local police concluded his death a suicide; Rocket had allegedly taken his own life by slashing his throat with a box cutter.

Davis, TomTom Davis
59
July 19, 2012
Davis died from head and neck cancer.

Hooks, JanJan Hooks
57
October 9, 2014
Hooks died after a long illness; she was said to have suffered from cancer.


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question_text: who plays alex at the end of jumanji

question_tokens: who plays alex at the end of jumanji

text: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

text: Plot[edit]

text: In 1996 in Brantford, New Hampshire, teenager Alex Vreeke receives the Jumanji board game which was found by his father on a beach. Alex sets the game aside. That night, it transforms into a video game cartridge which catches Alex's attention when he is awakened by the Jumanji drums and he is transported into the game.

text: Twenty years later, in 2016, four Brantford High School students serve detention: Spencer Gilpin, caught writing an essay for former friend Anthony "Fridge" Johnson (also in detention); Bethany Walker, who answered a video call during an English-class quiz and Martha Kaply, who refused to participate in gym class. They are sent to the school basement to prepare magazines for recycling and to think about their future. Fridge discovers Alex's discarded video-game system when he explores the basement, and he and Spencer set up the game. Although it has five playable characters, the first one cannot be selected. Spencer and Fridge choose two characters, and the girls choose their own. When Spencer presses "Start", they are transported into the game.

text: They are in a jungle, in the forms of their game avatars. Spencer is tough, muscular explorer and archaeologist Smolder Bravestone; Fridge is diminutive zoologist Franklin "Mouse" Finbar, whom he chose after misreading "Mouse" as "Moose"; Bethany is a chubby male cartographer and intellectual Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon (whose nickname she mistook for a woman's), and Martha is beautiful commando and martial arts expert Ruby Roundhouse. They each have three lives; Spencer deduces that if they lose all three, they die in real life.

text: They learn the game's story from NPC Nigel: corrupt archeologist Russel Van Pelt stole the Jaguar's Eye (a magic jewel) from its shrine, cursing Jumanji. Nigel escaped Van Pelt with the jewel, and the players must return it to a jaguar statue and call "Jumanji" to lift the curse. Nigel warns them that Van Pelt will stop at nothing to retrieve the jewel, which gives him control of Jumanji's animals. They begin tackling the game's increasingly-difficult "levels", losing lives as they do so. The four are rescued by Alex (the missing fifth player, whose avatar is pilot Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough). Taking shelter in a jungle house built by the game's previous player Alan Parrish, Alex believes that he has been in the game for a few months and is distressed to learn that it is really twenty years. The newcomers vow to help him return home. They break into a transportation shed, commandeering a helicopter to fly to the jaguar statue and return the jewel, but Fridge drops the jewel into a herd of white rhinoceros. Spencer uses one of Fridge's lives, pushing him out of the helicopter as a distraction, and retrieves the jewel. Alex loses his last life when a mosquito bites him, but Bethany performs CPR and transfers one of her lives to him.

text: At the statue, the players are surrounded by a pack of jaguars and Van Pelt's forces. They outmaneuver their opposition while Spencer and Martha race to the statue. Van Pelt confronts Martha (trapped in a pit of mambas) and demands the jewel, but she sacrifices one of her lives to re-spawn and get it to Spencer. With the players on their last lives, they end the game with Van Pelt disintegrating into a bunch of rats and return to the real world, but Alex does not appear with them. They find the formerly-dilapidated Vreeke home restored and decorated for a Christmas family gathering. An adult Alex arrives, having had returned to where he left off in 1996. Now married with children, he named his eldest daughter after Bethany out of gratitude for saving his life and introduces them to his infant son, Andy.

text: Spencer and Fridge reconcile, Bethany begins caring for others more than herself and plans a summer backpacking adventure, Martha and Spencer become romantically involved and the four are now friends after their experiences in the game. When they hear Jumanji's drumbeats, they bring the game behind the school and Fridge destroys it with a bowling ball (also found in detention) to prevent anyone from playing it again.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Players[edit]

text:
Dwayne Johnson as Smolder Bravestone, an Indiana Jones-like archaeologist and explorer who is Spencer's avatar; he is the leader of his team.
Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin, a nerdy gamer at Brantford High School. Panphobic; his experience as Smolder Bravestone helps him cope with his anxiety and develop assertiveness.
Jack Black as Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon, a cartographer, cryptographer, archaeologist, and paleontologist who is Bethany's male avatar.
Madison Iseman as Bethany Walker, a pretty, popular, self-centered teenage girl at Brantford High School.
Kevin Hart as Franklin "Mouse" Finbar, a zoologist and weapons specialist who is Fridge's avatar.
Ser'Darius Blain as Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, a Brantford High School football jock coasting on his athletic prowess who cares more about dating than studying.
Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, a Lara Croft-like martial artist, and dance fighter who is Martha's avatar.
Morgan Turner as Martha Kaply, a shy and cynical intellectual at Brantford High School who believes that physical education is needless and who dislikes popular peers like Bethany and Fridge.
Nick Jonas as Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough, a young aircraft pilot in Jumanji who is Alex Vreeke's avatar.[9]
Mason Guccione as Alex Vreeke, a teenage gamer who was trapped inside the Jumanji video game for two decades.
Colin Hanks plays the adult Alex when he appears two decades later.

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text: Game[edit]

text:
Bobby Cannavale as Russel Van Pelt, an archeologist-turned-mercenary and an enemy of Smolder Bravestone. He tries to retrieve the Jaguar's Eye, whose power possesses him.
Rhys Darby as Nigel Billingsley, the main guide.
William Tokarsky as a food vendor.
Rohan Chand as a young guide at the bazaar.

text: Reality[edit]

text:
Marc Evan Jackson as Principal Bentley, who makes Spencer, Bethany, Fridge, and Martha clean up the basement as part of their detention.
Carlease Burke as Miss Mathers, Spencer and Fridge's U.S. History teacher.
Sean Buxton as Mr. Vreeke, Alex's father who discovered the Jumanji game.
Tim Matheson (uncredited) as Old Man Vreeke. His narration at the beginning of the film implies that seeing his son teleported into the game had traumatized him. After Alex's return to him, he is a happy family man and close to his son and grandchildren.
Maribeth Monroe as Bethany's English teacher.
Missi Pyle as Coach Webb; Martha, Spencer and Bethany's gym teacher.
Kat Altman as Lucinda, Bethany's friend.
Marin Hinkle as Mrs. Gilpin, Spencer's mother.
Tracey Bonner as Mrs. Johnson, Fridge's mother.
Natasha Charles Parker as Mrs. Walker, Bethany's mother.
Michael Shacket as Fussfeld, a friend of Spencer at Brantford High School who is infatuated with Bethany.

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: In July 2012, rumors circulated that a remake of Jumanji was in development. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad said: "We're going to try and reimagine Jumanji and update it for the present."[10] On August 1, 2012, it was confirmed that Matthew Tolmach would produce the new version with William Teitler (who produced the original film).[11]

text: In August 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that the film was scheduled for release on December 25, 2016.[12] Online reception to the news was negative, with some saying that the announcement came too soon after the August 2014 death of Robin Williams (who played Alan Parrish in the original film).[13][14] The announcement was criticized by Bradley Pierce (who played Peter Shepherd in Jumanji) and by E! News, which called the remake "unnecessary and kind of insulting".[15][16] On October 23, 2015, Scott Rosenberg was hired to rewrite the script for the film, whose production was a high priority for the studio.[17] On January 14, 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Jake Kasdan had been hired to direct the film from a script by Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner based on a draft by original writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.[18]

text:
On April 15, Variety reported that Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart were in early talks to star in the film (although both actors had other projects).[19] Later in the month, Johnson confirmed his casting on Instagram.[20] In July, it was reported that Nick Jonas had joined the film's cast with Johnson, Hart, and Jack Black.[21] The following month, Johnson said that the film would not be a reboot but a continuation of the 1995 film;[22] Karen Gillan was announced as part of the cast.[23] On September 20, Ser'Darius Blain was cast as Anthony "Fridge" Johnson and Madison Iseman as Bethany Walker. Two days later, Rhys Darby was cast as Nigel Billingsley, Morgan Turner as Martha Kaply, and Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin.[24][25][26] In November 2016, Bobby Cannavale announced his casting in the film,[27] and in December 2016, Tim Matheson joined the cast as Old Man Vreeke.[28]
Although James Newton Howard was originally signed to compose the film's score,[29] he was replaced by Henry Jackman when the film's release date was postponed six months.[1]

text: In March 2017, during CinemaCon, it was announced that the film's complete title was Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Its plot involved teenagers cleaning out a school's basement who find a vintage video-game version of Jumanji and are sucked into the first film's jungle setting. Although fans debated whether the film was a sequel or a reboot, the second trailer (released on September 20, 2017) indicated that the sequel is set 21 years after the first.

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography began on September 19, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii,[19][30] primarily at the Kualoa Ranch nature reserve.[31] The film wrapped on December 8 in Atlanta, Georgia.[32]

text: Release[edit]

text: In August 2015, Sony gave the film a release date of December 25, 2016.[33] Since filming did not begin until September 2016, the release was pushed back to July 28 and then to December 20, 2017.[2]

text: On November 29, 2017, it was announced that Amazon Prime members in the United States would have early access to tickets for a December 8 screening of the film at select Regal, National Amusements, ArcLight Cinemas and AMC theaters.[34] The screenings sold out at 1,200 theaters and earned $1.9 million.[35] The film was released on IMAX 2D on January 12, 2018.

text: Home media[edit]

text: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released on Digital HD on March 6, 2018 and on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 20, although the film was still in theatres. The Blu-ray and digital versions include two additional featurettes: "Surviving the Jungle: Spectacular Stunts!" and "Book to Board Game to Big Screen & Beyond! Celebrating The Legacy of Jumanji."[36]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle grossed $404.5 million in the United States and Canada and $557.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $962.2 million.[6] On April 10, 2018, the film passed Spider-Man ($403.7 million) to become Sony's highest-grossing film domestically. Deadline Hollywood calculated its net profit as $305.7 million when factoring all expenses and revenues, making it 2017's fourth-most-profitable release.[37]

text: In the U.S. and Canada, the film was released on December 20, 2017 with The Greatest Showman and was projected to gross about $60 million from 3,765 theaters in its six-day opening weekend; the studio predicted a $45 million debut.[38][39] It earned $7.2 million on its first day and $7.6 million on its second day. Over the three-day weekend, the film grossed $36.2 million (for a six-day total of $71.9 million), finishing second at the box office behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[4] Its weekend-only earnings increased to $50.1 million during its second weekend, again finishing in second place at the box office.[40] The 38.4-percent weekend-to-weekend increase was the fourth-largest for a film playing in over 3,000 theaters; The Greatest Showman set the record for best hold the same weekend.[41][42] The film passed Star Wars: The Last Jedi for the top spot the following weekend, declining 28.1 percent to $36 million,[43] and finished first again the following week with $28.1 million (and a total of $35.2 million over the four-day MLK weekend).[44] Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle remained atop the box office for its third weekend, earning $19.5 million.[45]

text: It again topped the box office for a fourth consecutive week (its sixth week overall in theatres) with $20 million, easily surpassing new releases 12 Strong and Den of Thieves (both films finished their entire run with box office lower than Jumanji: Welcome...  grossed in its first 10 days).[46] The film continued to do well the following week, dropping 16 percent (to $16.4 million) and finishing second to Maze Runner: The Death Cure,[47] before regaining the top spot for a fifth time the following weekend with $11.1 million.[48]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76% based on 189 reviews (143 fresh and 46 rotten), and an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle uses a charming cast and a humorous twist to offer an undemanding yet solidly entertaining update on its source material."[49] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average, the film has a normalized score of 58 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[50] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 84% overall positive score.[4]

text: Dave White of TheWrap praised the cast and called the film a pleasant surprise: "Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle is the Christmas tentpole release that aims to please and succeeds, a funny family entertainment product that subverts more expectations than it was obligated to contractually".[51] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a C grade, calling it unnecessary but mildly amusing: "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is further proof that even the stalest whiff of brand recognition has become preferable to originality. Only part of the blame for that belongs to the studios but after cannibalizing themselves for much of the last 20 years, Hollywood has clearly eaten their way down to the crumbs".[52] For Variety, Owen Gleiberman wrote: "Excitement! Suspense! Childlike innocence! Ingeniously staged action set pieces! These are a few of the things you will not find, anywhere, in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ... It's supposed to be a board game come to life but really, it's just a bored game."[53]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award

Date of ceremony

Category

Recipient(s) and nominee(s)

Result

Ref.

Kids Choice Awards

March 2018

Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Won

[54]

Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Actor

Dwayne Johnson

Won

Kevin Hart

Nominated

MTV Movie & TV Awards

June 16, 2018

Best Comedic Performance

Jack Black

Nominated

Best On-Screen Team

Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas

Nominated

Saturn Awards

June 27, 2018

Best Fantasy Film

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Nominated

[55]

Teen Choice Awards

August 12, 2018

Choice Comedy Movie

Pending

[citation needed]

Choice Comedy Movie Actress

Karen Gillan

Choice Comedy Movie Actor

Dwayne Johnson

Jack Black

Kevin Hart

text: Sequel[edit]

text: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black and Nick Jonas discussed Jumanji 3's plot in interviews, including the possibility of the film's exploring the origins of the game. According to Karen Gillan, the alternate ending of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle would have left the door open for another installment.[56][57][58][59] In February 2018, it was announced that Kasdan would direct the sequel, with Rosenberg and Pinkner again writing the script and Johnson, Hart, Black and Gillan reprising their roles.[60] The film is slated to be released December 13, 2019.[61]