document_title: Southern American English

question_text: what is the origin of the southern accent

text: Southern American English

text: Geography[edit]

text: The dialects collectively known as Southern American English stretch across the south-eastern and south-central United States, but exclude the southernmost areas of Florida and the extreme western and south-western parts of Texas as well as the Rio Grande Valley (Laredo to Brownsville). This linguistic region includes Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Arkansas, as well as most of Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and northern and central Florida. Southern American English dialects can also be found in extreme southern parts of Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, and Illinois.[11][12]

text: Southern dialects originated in large part from a mix of immigrants from the British Isles, who moved to the American South in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the creole or post-creole speech of African slaves. Upheavals such as the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and World War II caused mass migrations of those and other settlers throughout the United States.

text: Modern phonology[edit]

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A list of typical Southern vowels[15][16]
show

English diaphoneme

Southern phoneme

Example words

Pure vowels (Monophthongs)

/æ/

[æ~æjə~æ̠ɛæ̠]

act, pal, trap

[eə~æjə]

ham, land, yeah

/ɑː/

[ɑ]

blah, bother, father, lot, top, wasp

/ɒ/

[ɑɒ~ɑ] (older: [ɔo~ɑɒ])

all, dog, bought, loss, saw, taught

/ɔː/

/ɛ/

[ɛ~ɛjə] preceding a nasal consonant: [ɪ~ɪ(ʲ)ə]

dress, met, bread

/ə/

[ə]

about, syrup, arena

[ɪ~ɪ̈~ə]

island, gamut, wasted

/ɪ/

[ɪ~ɪjə~iə]

hit, skim, tip

/iː/

[i̞i~ɪi]

beam, chic, fleet

/ʌ/

[ɜ]

bus, flood, what

/ʊ/

[ʊ̈~ʏ]

book, put, should

/uː/

[ʊu~ɵu~ʊ̈y~y̞y~ʉ̞u̟]

food, glue, new

Diphthongs

/aɪ/

[äː~äɛ]

ride, shine, try

([ɐi~äɪ~äɛ])

bright, dice, psych

/aʊ/

[æɒ~ɛjɔ]

now, ouch, scout

/eɪ/

[ɛi~æ̠i]

lake, paid, rein

/ɔɪ/

[oi]

boy, choice, moist

/oʊ/

[ɜʊ~ɜʊ̈~ɜʏ] preceding /l/ or a hiatus: [ɔu]

goat, oh, show

R-colored vowels

/ɑːr/

rhotic Southern dialects: [ɒɚˠ~ɑɚˠ] non-rhotic Southern dialects: [ɒː~ɑː]

barn, car, park

/ɛər/

rhotic: [e̞ɚˠ~ɛ(ʲ)ɚˠ] non-rhotic: [ɛ(ʲ)ə]

bare, bear, there

/ɜːr/

[ɚˠ~ɐɚˠ] (older: [ɜ~ə])

burn, first, herd

/ər/

rhotic:[ɚˠ]non-rhotic:[ə]

better, martyr, doctor

/ɪər/

rhotic: [iɚˠ] non-rhotic: [iə]

fear, peer, tier

/ɔːr/

rhotic: [o(u)ɚˠ] non-rhotic: [o(u)ə]

hoarse, horse, poor  score, tour, war

/ʊər/

/jʊər/

rhotic: [juɚˠ~jɚˠ] non-rhotic: [juə]

cure, Europe, pure

text: Most of the Southern United States underwent several major sound changes from the beginning to the middle of the twentieth century, during which a more unified, region-wide sound system developed, markedly different from the sound systems of the nineteenth-century Southern dialects.

text: The South as a present-day dialect region generally includes all of these pronunciation features below, which are popularly recognized in the United States as a "Southern accent". However, there is still variation in Southern speech regarding potential differences based on factors like a speaker's exact sub-region, age, ethnicity, etc. The following phonological phenomena focus on the developing sound system of the twentieth-century Southern dialects of the United States that altogether largely (though certainly not entirely) superseded the older Southern regional patterns:

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Southern Vowel Shift (or Southern Shift): A chain shift regarding vowels is fully completed, or occurring, in most Southern dialects, especially younger ones, and at the most advanced stage in the "Inland South" (i.e. away from the coastline) and "Texas South" (i.e. most of central and northern Texas). This 3-stage chain movement of vowels, called the Southern Shift, is first triggered by Stage 1 that dominates the entire Southern region, followed by Stage 2 that covers almost all of that area, and Stage 3 that is concentrated only in speakers of certain core sub-regions. Stage 1 (defined below) may have begun in some Southern dialects as early as the first half of the 1800s with a glide weakening of /aɪ/ to [aɛ] or [aə]; however, it was still largely incomplete or absent in the mid-1800s, before expanding rapidly from the last quarter of the 1800s into the middle 1900s;[17] today, this glide weakening or even total glide deletion is the pronunciation norm throughout all of the Southern United States.
Stage 1 (/aɪ/ → [aː] and /æ/ → [ɛ(j)ə]):
The starting point, or first stage, of the Southern Shift is the transition of the gliding vowel (diphthong) /aɪ/ ( listen) towards a "glideless" long vowel [aː] ( listen), so that, for example, the word ride commonly approaches a sound that most other American English speakers would hear as rod or rad. Stage 1 is now complete for a majority of Southern dialects.[18] Southern speakers particularly exhibit the Stage 1 shift at the ends of words and before voiced consonants, but often not before voiceless consonants, where the diphthong instead retains its glide, so that ride is [ɹäːd], but right is [ɹäɪt]. Inland (i.e. non-coastal) Southern speakers, however, indeed delete the glide of /aɪ/ in all contexts, as in the stereotyped pronunciation "nahs whaht rahss" for nice white rice; these most shift-advanced speakers are largely found today in an Appalachian area that comprises eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and northern Alabama, as well as in central Texas.[19] Some traditional East Coast Southern accents do not exhibit this Stage 1 glide deletion,[20] particularly in Charleston, SC and possibly Atlanta and Savannah, GA (cities that are, at best, considered marginal to the modern Southern dialect region).
This new glideless [aː~äː] vowel encroaches on the territory of the "short a" vowel, /æ/ (as in rat or bad), thus pushing /æ/ generally higher and fronter in the mouth (and also possibly giving it a complex gliding quality, often starting higher and then gliding lower); thus /æ/ can range variously away from its original position: [æ(j)ə~æɛæ~ɛ(j)ə>ɛ]. An example is that, to other English speakers, the Southern pronunciation of yap sounds something like yeah-up.
Stage 2 (/eɪ/ → [ɛɪ] and /ɛ/ → [e(j)ə]):
By removing the existence of [aɪ], Stage 1 leaves open a lower space for /eɪ/ (as in name and day) to occupy, causing Stage 2: the pulling of the diphthong /eɪ/ into a lower starting position, towards [ɛɪ] ( listen) or to an even lower and/or more retracted sound.
At the same time, the pushing of /æ/ into the vicinity of /ɛ/ (as in red or belt), forces /ɛ/ itself into a higher and fronter position, occupying the [e] area (previously the vicinity of /eɪ/). /ɛ/ also often acquires an in-glide: thus, [e(j)ə]. An example is that, to other English speakers, the Southern pronunciation of yep sounds something like yay-up. Stage 2 is most common in heavily stressed syllables. Southern accents originating from cities that formerly had the greatest influence and wealth in the South (Richmond, VA; Charleston, SC; Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah, GA; and all of Florida) do not traditionally participate in Stage 2.[21]
Stage 3 (/i/ → [ɪi] and /ɪ/ → [iə]): By the same pushing and pulling domino effects described above, /ɪ/ (as in hit or lick) and /i/ (as in beam or meet) follow suit by both possibly becoming diphthongs whose nuclei switch positions. /ɪ/ may be pushed into a diphthong with a raised beginning, [iə], while /i/ may be pulled into a diphthong with a lowered beginning, [ɪi]. An example is that, to other English speakers, the Southern pronunciation of fin sounds something like fee-in, while meal sounds something like mih-eel. Like the other stages of the Southern shift, Stage 3 is most common in heavily stressed syllables and particularly among Inland Southern speakers.[21]
Southern vowel breaking ("Southern drawl"): All three stages of the Southern Shift often result in the short front pure vowels being "broken" into gliding vowels, making one-syllable words like pet and pit sound as if they might have two syllables (as something like pay-it and pee-it respectively). This short front vowel gliding phenomenon is popularly recognized as the "Southern drawl". The "short a", "short e", and "short i" vowels are all affected, developing a glide up from their original starting position to [j], and then often back down to a schwa vowel: /æ/ → [æjə~ɛjə]; /ɛ/ → [ɛjə~ejə]; and /ɪ/ → [ɪjə~ijə], respectively. This phenomenon is on the decline, being most typical of Southern speakers born before 1960,[22] though mostly after the mid-1800s.
Unstressed, word-final /ŋ/ → [n]: The phoneme /ŋ/ in an unstressed syllable at the end of a word fronts to [n], so that singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ is sometimes written phonetically as singin [ˈsɪŋɪn].[23] This is common in vernacular English dialects around the world.
Lacking or transitioning cot–caught merger: The historical distinction between the two vowels sounds /ɔː/ and /ɒ/, in words like caught and cot or stalk and stock is mainly preserved.[24] In much of the South during the 1900s, there was a trend to lower the vowel found in words like stalk and caught, often with an upglide, so that the most common result today is the gliding vowel [ɑɒ]. However, the cot–caught merger is becoming increasingly common throughout the United States, thus affecting Southeastern and even some Southern dialects, towards a merged vowel [ɑ].[25] In the South, this merger, or a transition towards this merger, is especially documented in central, northern, and (particularly) western Texas.[26]

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Pin-pen merger: the vowels [ɛ] and [ɪ] now merge when before nasal consonants, so that pen and pin, for instance, or hem and him, are pronounced the same, as pin or him, respectively.[24] The merger, towards the sound [ɪ], is still unreported among some vestigial varieties of the older South, and other geographically Southern U.S. varieties that have eluded the Southern Vowel Shift, such as the Yat dialect of New Orleans or the anomalous dialect of Savannah, Georgia.
Rhoticity: The "dropping" of the r sound after vowels was historically widespread in the South, particularly in former plantation area. This phenomenon, non-rhoticity, was considered prestigious before World War II, after which the social perception in the South reversed. Now, rhoticity (sometimes called r-fulness), in which all r sounds are pronounced, is dominant throughout the entire South, and even more so among younger and female white Southerners; the only major exception is among African American Southerners, whose modern vernacular dialect continues to be mostly non-rhotic.[27] The sound quality of the Southern r is the distinctive "bunch-tongued r", produced by strongly constricting the root and/or midsection of the tongue.[28]
Lax and tense vowels often neutralize before /l/, making pairs like feel/fill and fail/fell homophones for speakers in some areas of the South.  Some speakers may distinguish between the two sets of words by reversing the normal vowel sound, e.g., feel in Southern may sound like fill, and vice versa.[29]
The back vowel /u/ (in goose or true) is fronted in the mouth to the vicinity of /ʉ/ or even farther forward, which is then followed by a slight gliding quality; different gliding qualities have been reported, including both backward and (especially in the eastern half of the South) forward glides.[30]
Back Upglide (Chain) Shift: In Southern regional dialects, /aʊ/ shifts forward and upward to [æʊ] (also possibly realized, variously, as [æjə~æo~ɛɔ~eo]); thus allowing the back vowel /ɔː/ to fill an area similar to the former position of /aʊ/ in the mouth, becoming lowered and developing an upglide [ɑɒ]; this, in turn, allows (though only for the most advanced Southern speakers) the upgliding /ɔɪ/, before /l/, to lose its glide [ɔː] (for instance, causing the word boils to sound something like the British or New York City pronunciations of  balls).[31]
The vowel /ʌ/, as in bug, luck, strut, etc., is realized as [ɜ], occasionally fronted to [ɛ̈] or raised in the mouth to [ə]. In former plantation areas, a more backed form, [ʌ], is common among older speakers.[32]
/z/ becomes [d] before /n/, for example [ˈwʌdn̩t] wasn't, [ˈbɪdnɪs] business,[33] but hasn't may keep the [z] to avoid merging with hadn't.
Many nouns are stressed on the first syllable that are stressed on the second syllable in most other American accents.[22] These may include police, cement, Detroit, Thanksgiving, insurance, behind, display, hotel, motel, recycle, TV, guitar, July, and umbrella. Today, younger Southerners tend to keep this initial stress for a more reduced set of words, perhaps including only insurance, defense, Thanksgiving, and umbrella.[34][35]
Phonemic incidence is sometimes unique in the South, so that:[35]
Florida is typically pronounced /ˈflɑrɪdə/ rather than General American /ˈflɔrɪdə/, and lawyer is /ˈlɒ.jər/ rather than General American /ˈlɔɪ.(j)ər/ (i.e., the first syllable of lawyer sounds like law, not loy).
The /deɪ/ in words like Monday and Sunday is commonly /di/.
Spigot (a water tap) is often pronounced /ˈspɪkət/, as if spelled spicket.
Lacking or incomplete happy tensing: The tensing of unstressed, word-final /ɪ/ (the second vowel sound in words like happy, money, Chelsea, etc.) to a higher and fronter vowel like [i] is typical throughout the United States, except in the South. The South maintains a sound not obviously tensed: [ɪ] or [ɪ~i].[36]
Words ending in unstressed /oʊ/ (especially with the spelling ⟨ow⟩) may be pronounced as /ə/ or /ʊ/,[37] making yellow sound like yella or tomorrow like tomorra.

text: Inland South and Texas[edit]

text: William Labov et al. identify the "Inland South" as a large linguistic sub-region of the South located mostly in southern Appalachia (specifically naming the cities of Greenville SC, Asheville NC, Knoxville and Chattanooga TN, and Birmingham and Linden AL), inland from both the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, and the originating region of the Southern Vowel Shift. The Inland South, along with the "Texas South" (an urban core of central Texas: Dallas, Lubbock, Odessa, and San Antonio)[10] are considered the two major locations in which the Southern regional sound system is the most highly developed, and therefore the core areas of the current-day South as a dialect region.[38]

text: The accents of Texas are actually diverse, for example with important Spanish influences on its vocabulary;[39] however, much of the state is still an unambiguous region of modern rhotic Southern speech, strongest in the cities of Dallas, Lubbock, Odessa, and San Antonio,[10] which all firmly demonstrate the first stage of the Southern Shift, if not also further stages of the shift.[40] Texan cities that are noticeably "non-Southern" dialectally are Abilene and Austin; only marginally Southern are Houston, El Paso, and Corpus Christi.[41] In western and northern Texas, the cot–caught merger is very close to completed.[42]

text: Distinct phonologies[edit]

text: Some sub-regions of the South, and perhaps even a majority of the biggest cities, are showing a gradual shift away from the Southern accent since the second half of the twentieth century to the present. Such well-studied cities include Houston, Texas, and Raleigh, North Carolina; in Raleigh, for example, this retreat from the accent appears to have begun around 1950.[43] Other sub-regions are unique in that their inhabitants have never spoken with the Southern regional accent, instead having their own distinct accents.

text: Atlanta, Charleston, and Savannah[edit]

text: The Atlas of North American English identified Atlanta, Georgia as a dialectal "island of non-Southern speech",[44] Charleston, South Carolina likewise as "not markedly Southern in character", and the traditional local accent of Savannah, Georgia as "giving way to regional [Midland] patterns",[45] despite these being three prominent Southern cities. The dialect features of Atlanta are best described today as sporadic from speaker to speaker, with such variation increased due to a huge movement of non-Southerners into the area during the 1990s.[46] Modern-day Charleston speakers have leveled in the direction of a more generalized Midland accent, away from the city's now-defunct, traditional Charleston accent, whose features were "diametrically opposed to the Southern Shift... and differ in many other respects from the main body of Southern dialects".[47] The Savannah accent is also becoming more Midland-like. The following vowel sounds of Atlanta, Charleston, and Savannah have been unaffected by typical Southern phenomena like the Southern drawl and Southern Vowel Shift:[46]

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/æ/ as in bad (the "default" General American nasal short-a system is in use, in which /æ/ is tensed only before /n/ or /m/).[47]
/aɪ/ as in bide (however, some Atlanta and Savannah speakers do variably show Southern /aɪ/ glide weakening).
/eɪ/ as in bait.
/ɛ/ as in bed.
/ɪ/ as in bid.
/iː/ as in bead.
/ɔː/ as in bought (which is lowered, as in most of the U.S., and approaches [ɒ~ɑ]; the cot–caught merger is mostly at a transitional stage in these cities).

text: Today, the accents of Atlanta, Charleston, and Savannah are most similar to Midland regional accents or at least Southeastern super-regional accents.[46][48] In all three cities, some speakers (though most consistently documented in Charleston and least consistently in Savannah) demonstrate the Southeastern fronting of /oʊ/ and the status of the pin–pen merger is highly variable.[48] Non-rhoticity (r-dropping) is now rare in these cities, yet still documented in some speakers.[49]

text: Southern Louisiana[edit]

text: Most of southern Louisiana constitutes Acadiana, a cultural region dominated for hundreds of years by monolingual speakers of Cajun French,[50] which combines elements of Acadian French with other French and Spanish words. Today, this French dialect is spoken by many oolder Cajun ethnic group and is said to be dying out. A related language, Louisiana Creole French, also exists. Since the early 1900s, Cajuns additionally began to develop their own vernacular dialect of English, which retains some influences and words from French, such as "cher" (dear) or "nonc" (uncle). This dialect fell out of fashion after World War II, but experienced a renewal in primarily male speakers born since the 1970s, who have been the most attracted by, and the biggest attractors for, a successful Cajun cultural renaissance.[50] The accent includes:[51] variable non-rhoticity (or r-dropping), high nasalization (including in vowels before nasal consonants), deletion of any word's final consonant(s) (hand becomes [hæ̃], food becomes [fuː], rent becomes [ɹɪ̃], New York becomes [nuˈjɔə], etc.),[51] a potential for glide weakening in all gliding vowels (e.g. /oʊ/ (as in Joe), /eɪ/ as in jay, and /ɔɪ/ as in joy, have reduced glides: [oː], [eː], and [ɔː], respectively),[51] and the cot–caught merger towards [ä].[51]

text: One historical English dialect spoken only by those raised in the Greater New Orleans area is traditionally non-rhotic and noticeably shares more pronunciation commonalities with the New York accent than with other Southern accents. Since at least the 1980s, this local New Orleans dialect has popularly been called "Yat", from the common local greeting "Where you at?". The New York accent features shared with the Yat accent include:[46] non-rhoticity, a short-a split system (so that bad and back, for example, have different vowels), /ɔː/ as high gliding [ɔə], /ɑːr/ as rounded [ɒː~ɔː], and the coil–curl merger (traditionally, though now in decline). Yat also lacks the typical vowel changes of the Southern Shift and the pin–pen merger that are commonly heard elsewhere throughout the South. Yat is associated with the working and lower-middle classes, though a spectrum with fewer notable Yat features is often heard the higher one's socioeconomic status; such New Orleans affluence is associated with the New Orleans Uptown and the Garden District, whose speech patterns are sometimes considered distinct from the lower-class Yat dialect.[52]

text: Older phonologies[edit]

text: Prior to becoming a phonologically unified dialect region, the South was once home to an array of much more diverse accents at the local level. Features of the deeper interior Appalachian South largely became the basis for the newer Southern regional dialect; thus, older Southern American English primarily refers to the English spoken outside of Appalachia: the coastal and former plantation areas of the South, best documented before the Civil War, on the decline during the early 1900s, and basically non-existent in speakers born since the Civil Rights Movement.[53]

text: Little unified these older Southern dialects, since they never formed a single homogeneous dialect region to begin with. Some older Southern accents were rhotic (most strongly in Appalachia and west of the Mississippi), while the majority were non-rhotic (most strongly in plantation areas); however, wide variation existed. Some older Southern accents showed (or approximated) Stage 1 of the Southern Vowel Shift—namely, the glide weakening of /aɪ/—however, it is virtually unreported before the very late 1800s.[54] In general, the older Southern dialects clearly lacked the Mary–marry–merry, cot–caught, horse–hoarse, wine–whine, full–fool, fill–feel, and do–dew mergers, all of which are now common to, or encroaching on, all varieties of present-day Southern American English. Older Southern sound systems included those local to:[5]

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Plantation South (the Black Belt excluding the Lowcountry): phonologically characterized by /aɪ/ glide weakening, non-rhoticity (for some accents, including a coil–curl merger), and the Southern trap–bath split (a version of the trap–bath split unique to older Southern U.S. speech that causes words like lass [ɫæs~ɫæɛæs] not to rhyme with words like pass [pʰæes]).
Eastern and central Virginia (often identified as the "Tidewater accent"): further characterized by Canadian raising and some vestigial resistance to the vein–vain merger.
Lowcountry (of South Carolina and Georgia; often identified as the traditional "Charleston accent"): characterized by no /aɪ/ glide weakening, non-rhoticity (including the coil-curl merger), the Southern trap–bath split, Canadian raising, the cheer–chair merger, /eɪ/ pronounced as [e(ə)], and /oʊ/ pronounced as [o(ə)].
Outer Banks and Chesapeake Bay (often identified as the "Hoi Toider accent"): characterized by no /aɪ/ glide weakening (with the on-glide strongly backed, unlike any other U.S. dialect), the card–cord merger, /aʊ/ pronounced as [aʊ~äɪ], and up-gliding of pure vowels especially before /ʃ/ (making fish sound almost like feesh and ash like aysh). It is the only dialect of the older South still extant on the East Coast, due to being passed on through generations of geographically isolated islanders.
Appalachian and Ozark Mountains: characterized by strong rhoticity and a tor–tore–tour merger (which still exist in that region), the Southern trap–bath split, plus the original and most advanced instances of the Southern Vowel Shift now defining the whole South.

text: Grammar[edit]

text: These grammatical features are characteristic of both older and newer Southern American English.

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Use of done as an auxiliary verb between the subject and verb in sentences conveying the past tense.
I done told you before.
Use of done (instead of did) as the past simple form of do, and similar uses of the past participle in place of the past simple, such as seen replacing saw as past simple form of see.
I only done what you done told me.
I seen her first.
Use of other non-standard preterites, Such as drownded as the past tense of drown, knowed as past tense of know, choosed as the past tense of choose, degradated as the past tense of degrade.
I knowed you for a fool soon as I seen you.
Use of was in place of were, or other words regularizing the past tense of be to was.[citation needed]
You was sittin' on that chair.
Use of been instead of have been in perfect constructions.
I been livin' here darn near my whole life.
Use of double modals (might could, might should, might would, used to could, etc.--also called "modal stacking") and sometimes even triple modals that involve oughta (like might should oughta)
I might could climb to the top.
I used to could do that.
Use of (a-)fixin' to, or just "fixing to" in more modern Southern, to indicate immediate future action in place of intending to,  preparing to, or about to.
He's fixin' to eat.
They're fixing to go for a hike.
Preservation of older English me, him, etc. as reflexive datives.
I'm fixin' to paint me a picture.
He's gonna catch him a big one.
Saying this here in place of this or this one, and that there in place of that or that one.
This here's mine and that there is yours.
Existential It, a feature dating from Middle English which can be explained as substituting it for there when there refers to no physical location, but only to the existence of something.
It's one lady that lives in town.
Use of ever in place of every.
Ever'where's the same these days.
Use of "over yonder" in place of "over there" or "in or at that indicated place", especially to refer to a particularly different spot, such as in "the house over yonder". Additionally, "yonder" tends to refer to a third, larger degree of distance beyond both "here" and "there", indicating that something is a longer way away, and to a lesser extent, in a wide or loosely defined expanse, as in the church hymn "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder".[55]

text: Vocabulary[edit]

text: In the United States, the following vocabulary is mostly unique to, or best associated with, Southern U.S. English:[35]

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Ain't to mean am not, is not, are not, have not, has not, etc.[56]
Buggy to mean shopping cart
Carry to additionally mean escort or accompany[57]
Catty-corner to mean located or placed diagonally
Chill bumps as a synonym for goose bumps
Coke to mean any sweet, carbonated soft drink
Crawfish to mean crayfish
Devil is beating his wife to describe the weather phenomenon of a sunshower
Icing (preferred over frosting, in the confectionary sense)
Liketa to mean almost or nearly (particularly in Alabama and Appalachian English)[58]
Ordinary to mean disreputable[59]
Ornery to mean bad-tempered or surly (derived from ordinary)[60]
Powerful to mean great in number or amount (used as an adverb)[59]
Right to mean very or extremely (used as an adverb)[61]
Reckon to mean think, guess, or conclude[62]
Rolling to mean the prank of toilet papering
Slaw as a synonym for coleslaw
Toboggan to mean knit cap
Tote to mean carry[56]
Veranda to mean large, roofed porch[59]
Yonder to mean over there[56]

text: Unique words can occur as Southern nonstandard past-tense forms of verbs, particularly in the Southern highlands and Piney Woods, as in yesterday they riz up, come outside, drawed, and drownded, as well as participle forms like they have took it, rode it, blowed it up, and swimmed away.[56] Drug is traditionally both the past tense and participle form of the verb drag.[56]

text: Y'all[edit]

text: Y'all is a second person plural pronoun and the usual Southern plural form of the word you.[64] It is originally a contraction – you all – which is used less frequently.[65] This term originated with the modern Southern dialect region and is not found in older Southern dialects.

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When addressing a group, y'all is general (I know y'all)  and is used to address the group as a whole, whereas all y'all is used to emphasize specificity of each and every member of the group ("I know all y'all.") The possessive form of Y'all is created by adding the standard "-'s".
"I've got y'all's assignments here."  /jɔːlz/
Y'all is distinctly separate from the singular you.  The statement "I gave y'all my truck payment last week," is more precise than "I gave you my truck payment last week."   You (if interpreted as singular) could imply the payment was given directly to the person being spoken to – when that may not be the case.
"All y'all" is used to specify that all members of the second person plural (i.e., all persons currently being addressed and/or all members of a group represented by an addressee) are included; that is, it operates in contradistinction to "some of y'all", thereby functioning similarly to "all of you" in standard English.
In rural southern Appalachia an "n" is added to pronouns indicating "one" "his'n" "his one" "her'n" "her one" "Yor'n" "your one" i.e. "his, hers and yours". Another example is yernses. It may be substituted for the 2nd person plural possessive yours.
"That book is yernses." /ˈjɜːrnzəz/

text: Southern Louisiana[edit]

text: Southern Louisiana English especially is known for some unique vocabulary: long sandwiches are often called poor boys or po' boys, woodlice/roly-polies called doodle bugs, the end of a bread loaf called a nose, pedestrian islands and median strips alike called neutral ground,[35] and sidewalks called banquettes.[66]

text: Relationship to African-American English[edit]

text: Discussion of "Southern dialect" in the United States popularly refers to those English varieties spoken by white Southerners;[6] however, as a geographic term, it may also encompass the dialects developed among other social or ethnic groups in the South, most prominently including African Americans. Today, African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) is a fairly unified variety of English spoken by working- and middle-class African Americans throughout the United States. AAE exhibits an evident relationship with both older and newer Southern dialects, though the exact nature of this relationship is poorly understood.[67] It is clear that AAE was influenced by older speech patterns of the Southern United States, where Africans and African Americans were held as slaves until the American Civil War. These slaves originally spoke a diversity of indigenous African languages but picked up English to communicate with one another, their white masters, and the white servants and laborers they often closely worked alongside. Many features of AAE suggest that it largely developed from nonstandard dialects of colonial English (with some features of AAE absent from other modern American dialects, yet still existing in certain modern British dialects). However, there is also evidence of the influence of West African languages on AAE vocabulary and grammar.

text: It is uncertain to what extent early white Southern English borrowed elements from early African American English versus the other way around. Like many white accents of English once spoken in Southern plantation areas—namely, the Lowcountry, Virginia Piedmont and Tidewater, lower Mississippi Valley, and western Black Belt—the modern-day AAE accent is mostly non-rhotic (or "r-dropping" ). The presence of non-rhoticity in both black English and older white Southern English is not merely coincidence, though, again, which dialect influenced which is unknown. It is better documented, however, that white Southerners borrowed some morphological processes from black Southerners.

text: Many grammatical features were used alike by older speakers of white Southern English and African American English more so than by contemporary speakers of the same two varieties. Even so, contemporary speakers of both continue to share these unique grammatical features: "existential it", the word y'all, double negatives, was to mean were, deletion of had and have, them to mean those, the term fixin' to, stressing the first syllable of words like hotel or guitar, and many others.[68] Both dialects also continue to share these same pronunciation features: /ɪ/ tensing, /ʌ/ raising, upgliding /ɔː/, the pin–pen merger, and the most defining sound of the current Southern accent (though rarely documented in older Southern accents): the glide weakening of /aɪ/. However, while this glide weakening has triggered among white Southerners a complicated "Southern Vowel Shift", black speakers in the South and elsewhere on the other hand are "not participating or barely participating" in much of this shift.[69] AAE speakers also do not front the vowel starting positions of /oʊ/ and /uː/, thus aligning these characteristics more with the speech of nineteenth-century white Southerners than twentieth-century white Southerners.[70]

text: One strong possibility for the divergence of black American English and white Southern American English (i.e., the disappearance of older Southern American English) is that the civil rights struggles caused these two racial groups "to stigmatize linguistic variables associated with the other group".[70] This may explain some of the differences outlined above, including why all traditionally non-rhotic white Southern accents have shifted to now becoming intensely rhotic.[citation needed]


document_title: List of Steven Universe episodes

question_text: when is season 5 of steven universe coming out

root

text: List of Steven Universe episodes

text: Series overview

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

Pilot
May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)

1
52
November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)

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

tag: table

text: Episodes

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.

tag: p

text: Pilot (2013)

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)
501-???

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)

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)

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)
1020-063
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)
1020-065
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)

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79
1
"Super Watermelon Island" (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" (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"
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"
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"
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]
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)[nb 8]
TBA
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"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)

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104
1
"Kindergarten Kid"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
August 11, 2016 (2016-08-11)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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 with learning 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"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Jeff Liu and Colin Howard
January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)[nb 9]
TBA
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, however, 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"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco[nb 10]
January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)[nb 9]
TBA
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"
Kat Morris (supervising),
Ricky Cometa (art)
Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke
January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)[nb 9]
TBA
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"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa and Elle Michalka (art)
Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)[nb 9]
TBA
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"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Ricky Cometa and Elle Michalka (art)
Colin Howard, Joe Johnston, and Rebecca Sugar
February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02)[nb 9]
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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]
TBA
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)
TBA
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)
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)
TBA
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)
TBA
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)

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129
1
"Stuck Together" (Part 1)
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lauren Zuke
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
TBA
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" (Part 2)
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Katie Mitroff and Paul Villeco
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
TBA
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" (Part 3)
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lamar Abrams and Jeff Liu
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
TBA
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" (Part 4)
Kat Morris (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Jeff Liu and Madeline Queripel
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
TBA
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[127]"
Joe Johnston (supervising),
Liz Artinian (art)
Lamar Abrams and Jeff Liu
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)[128]
TBA
TBD

134
6
TBA
TBA
TBA
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)[128]
TBA
TBD

135
7
TBA
TBA
TBA
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)[128]
TBA
TBD

136
8
TBA
TBA
TBA
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)[128]
TBA
TBD

137
9
TBA
TBA
TBA
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)[128]
TBA
TBD

138
10
TBA
TBA
TBA
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)[128]
TBA
TBD

text: Internet shorts

text: Season 2 shorts

text: All six digital shorts combined make up one full production code of season 2 (1031-058).[129]

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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)[130][131][132]

Lion unsuccessfully attempts to get into various boxes.

text: Season 4 shorts

text: All five of these shorts combined make up one full production code of season 4.[133]

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

text: Video on demand

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

text: Episodes on the Steven Universe DVDs are not 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 order in which they were originally broadcast. A new Steven Universe DVD titled "The Return" was announced to be released on June 7, 2016, as well as having cover art shown. The Australian company, Madman Entertainment, has released both a Blu-ray and DVD collection of Season 1 in Region 4, however, the series has yet to see any Blu-ray releases in the North American market.[134]

text:
Region 1

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

Gem Glow
1
16:9
12
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") and 22 ("Steven and the Stevens")

The Return
1
16:9
12
132 minutes
June 7, 2016[135]
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")

text:
Region 4

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

Gem Glow
1
16:9
12
132 minutes
June 5, 2015[136]
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
1
16:9
12
132 minutes
June 7, 2016[137]
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")

Steven Universe: Season 1
1
16:9
52
572 minutes
May 4, 2016[134][138]
Season 1

text: Blu-ray

text:
Australian release by Madman Entertainment – region B

Blu-ray title
Season(s)
Aspect ratio
Episode count
Total running time
Release date(s)
Episodes

Steven Universe: Season 1
1
16:9
52
572 minutes
May 4, 2016[134][138]
Season 1

Steven Universe: Season 2
1
16:9
26
286 minutes
May 24, 2017[139]
Season 2

Steven Universe: Season 3
1
16:9
TBA
275 minutes
September 6, 2017[140]
Season 3

text: Notes

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 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 episode misattributes the writing and storyboards to Hilary Florido and Lauren Zuke.
Jump up ^ This episode was first released online on March 23, 2017.

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