Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Season 1
The series functions as a prequel featuring the high school years of Flint Lockwood, an eccentric young scientist and teenager with a knack for invention. Flint is joined by his pal and best friend Sam Sparks, a new girl in town and the school's wannabe reporter. Together, with help from Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, and Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual department, Flint might even change the world
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Flint Lockwood is a teenager and eccentric young scientist with a knack for invention.
- Sam Sparks is a new girl in town and the school's wannabe reporter who becomes Flint's best friend.
- The series is a prequel that features the high school years of Flint and Sam.
- The main characters are joined by Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, and Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual department.
Season overview
The series functions as a prequel featuring the high school years of Flint Lockwood, an eccentric young scientist and teenager with a knack for invention. Flint is joined by his pal and best friend Sam Sparks, a new girl in town and the school's wannabe reporter. Together, with help from Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, and Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual department, Flint might even change the world if he doesn't break it first. Developed by Mark Evestaff and Alex Galatis, the animated science fiction sitcom is based on the film series of the same name, which in turn is based on the children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett. The Canadian-American television series aired on networks including Cartoon Network in the United States and YTV in Canada, capturing the early adventures and inventions of the characters before the events of the films.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
And the Winner Is...
Feb 20, 2017 · 12 min
Flint and Sam reminisce about the first time they met when they went head-to-head at the school science fair and nearly destroyed the town.
Princess KittyMittens
Mar 6, 2017 · 12 min
Flint begs Sam to let him see her most treasured possession, but when Sam relents Flint damages it and has to find a way to make it up to her.
Invent This!
Mar 6, 2017 · 12 min
When Tim is celebrated for accidentally inventing a pencil holder, Flint gets jealous and starts to doubt his own skills as an inventor.
Bacon Girl
Mar 6, 2017 · 12 min
Flint invents a way to make sardines taste like bacon so Sam can eat one without gagging, but Flint's invention has a few bacon-related side-effects.
Who You Calling Garbage?
Mar 7, 2017 · 12 min
Flint creates an invention to take out the garbage, but it soon starts deciding for itself what, and who, counts as garbage.
The Ballad of Johnny Sardine
Mar 8, 2017 · 12 min
Swallow Falls prepares to celebrate the birthday of its oldest sardine, a wish-granting fish named Johnny, but Flint and Sam put the entire event in jeopardy.
Millionaire Monkey
Mar 9, 2017 · 12 min
When Steve wins the Swallow Falls lottery, townspeople line up claiming that they are Steve's best friend causing Flint to question Steve's true affections.
Baby Brent Sitter
Mar 13, 2017 · 12 min
Flint and Sam babysit so they can buy a new board game, but when Brent hires them as his babysitter they have to decide whether the humiliation is worth the reward.
Spoiler Orb
Mar 14, 2017 · 12 min
Flint modifies Sam's weather-predicting orb to predict the future, but knowing their future isn't as fun as they thought it would be.
The Pandas Are Coming
Mar 15, 2017 · 12 min
Mayor Shelbourne brings a panda to Swallow Falls, but when the town falls under the panda's spell it's up to Flint and Sam to find out what's really going on.
Inventors Only
Mar 16, 2017 · 12 min
Flint is excited to discover there's another inventor in town, but Sam suspects the inventor has an ulterior motive for befriending Flint.
Clock-a-Doodle-Doo
Mar 20, 2017 · 12 min
To stop himself from being late for school, getting into more trouble, and missing all the fun, Flint decides to create a robo-rooster alarm from getting late for school.
The Sardemon
Mar 21, 2017 · 12 min
Tim drags Flint out into the wilderness to participate in a Lockwood father-son tradition: catching the legendary Sardemon, the largest sardine in existence.
Earl or Pearl?
Mar 22, 2017 · 12 min
Earl goes undercover as a female student named "Pearl" in order to befriend Sam and find out what Flint's planning to invent next.
Sardinefest
Mar 23, 2017 · 12 min
Sam is determined to stop Swallow Falls' annual sardine race, which she firmly believes is animal cruelty.
Total Samesies
Mar 27, 2017 · 12 min
When they are teased for being too similar, Flint and Sam try to prove that they are totally different.
Monkey Me, Monkey You
Mar 28, 2017 · 12 min
When Flint accidentally combines himself with Steve, he must learn to live with the monkey inside him.
Best Invention Ever!
Mar 29, 2017 · 12 min
After hearing Flint brag about sleep-inventing the best invention ever, the Mayor sees it as a money-making opportunity.
That's Sal, Folks!
Mar 30, 2017 · 12 min
In trying to keep Sam from moving away, Flint accidentally animates the town's sardine statue, and it begins spilling the town's secrets.
Cloudy With a Chance of Clouds
Apr 3, 2017 · 12 min
Flint gives Sam a Cloud-Maker for the anniversary of their friendship, but Sam's new cloud friend will not leave her side.
The Science of the Toot
Apr 4, 2017 · 12 min
In a bid to make his classmates consider his idea for a science mural, Flint creates a toot-inducing bean.
Mr. Stressup
Apr 5, 2017 · 12 min
After being inured by one of Flint's inventions, Tim's doctor wants him to relax, and Flint has just the thing to help.
Virtu-Earl Reality
Apr 6, 2017 · 12 min
After encouraging Mr. Earl to have a day off, Sam and Flint learn he is too bored, and try to make things better for him.
Hair We Go Again
Jan 11, 2018 · 12 min
Flint invents the hair unbalder when he realises he'll go bald one day, but Tim offers him another point of view by showing him the perks of being bald.
It's About Time
Jan 11, 2018 · 12 min
Sam and Flint accidentally cryogenically freeze themselves in the town's time capsule, and emerge into a post-apocalyptic future.
Self-Helpie
Jan 11, 2018 · 12 min
Flint invents a device that will put a good picture of him into the yearbook, but it also puts him in every picture that has ever existed.
Happy Clappy Monkey
Apr 27, 2017 · 12 min
Steve falls in love with the cymbal-smashing electric monkey Flint brought in to replace Steve while he was on vacation.
Robot Rumble
Apr 27, 2017 · 12 min
Flint enters his fearsome robot into a robot boxing competition, and when it comes face to face with Mayor Shelbourne's robot, the results are explosive.
My Pop Is Tops
Aug 5, 2017 · 12 min
Flint and Gil argue over who has a better dad, setting off a secret competition pitting Tim and Mayor Shelbourne against each other, in a battle of parental prowess.
Clone Alone
Aug 5, 2017 · 12 min
Flint accidentally makes a clone of himself, and is shocked to discover his clone is more popular than he is.
Coat of Harms
Aug 5, 2017 · 12 min
Sam makes Flint a new tricked-out labcoat to replace his old smelly one, not realising it was a gift from his mom.
Earl of My Dreams
Aug 6, 2017 · 12 min
When Flint gets Earl in trouble with his wife, Earl demands Flint help him get back into her good graces.
Spacy Race
Aug 12, 2017 · 12 min
Flint builds a spaceship for an Australian businessman, Mr. Zorbleck, who may or may not actually be Australian.
Mayornormal Activity
Aug 13, 2017 · 12 min
Mayor Shelbourne buys up all the town's candy at Halloween and promises to give it all to the kid who makes it through his super scary haunted house.
Flintenstein
Aug 13, 2017 · 12 min
While attempting to debunk Hollywood pseudoscience, Flint accidentally creates his own Frankenstein-like monster.
Ratbirds and Cheesyworms
Aug 19, 2017 · 12 min
Flint shares his tale of how he invented Ratbirds.
Junk in the Trunk
Aug 19, 2017 · 12 min
Flint is made a tempting offer when he sells his inventions at a yard sale.
The Inventor's Code
Aug 20, 2017 · 12 min
Flint feels obligated to help out another inventor in town.
Baby-Baby Brent
Aug 20, 2017 · 12 min
Brent is furious when Flint and Sam expose that he is no longer a baby.
The Talented Mr. Buttons
Aug 26, 2017 · 12 min
Flint and Sam find a lost cat, and Sam sabotages efforts to find the owner so she can keep it.
The Girl Who Cried Meteor
Aug 26, 2017 · 12 min
When Sam predicts that a meteoroid will crash into Swallow Falls, she and Flint have to find a way to move the island out of its way.
I Gotta Piñata
Aug 27, 2017 · 12 min
Flint decides to have some fun when he is in charge of a birthday piñata.
Your Fish Is My Command
Aug 27, 2017 · 12 min
Flint is fooled into creating a fish-cyborg army for Mayor Shelbourne.
So I Married a Watermelon
Sep 19, 2017 · 12 min
Flint tries to get his father to eat healthier by inventing a spray to make Tim love fruits and vegetables.
The Shelbourne Identity
Sep 19, 2017 · 12 min
Sam discovers and spills the beans that the Mayor's first name is Tootsie.
Appreciate This!
Sep 20, 2017 · 12 min
Frustrated that the town doesn't appreciate the beauty around them, Sam makes Flint invent something to force them to do so.
She's a Shoe-In
Sep 20, 2017 · 12 min
Flint asks Sam to train him for the annual father/son horseshoe contest, which uncovers Sam's troubled past with the sport.
Lobster Claus Is Coming to Town
Sep 21, 2017 · 12 min
Flint introduces Sam to Swallow Falls' unique Christmas traditions, centered around the mythical Lobster Claus.
When I Was Your Age
Sep 22, 2017 · 12 min
Flint invents a time machine to make his father like desserts.
Flint's Biggest Flup
Sep 22, 2017 · 12 min
Flint and Sam move to the other side of the island to take up an inventing-free life.