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Slugterra: Season 1

39 episodes Premiered Oct 15, 2012 Updated Jul 27, 2026

Slugterra is an animated television series that follows the adventures of Eli and his team of friends as they explore the caverns and engage in duels. The series takes place in the underground world of Slugterra, where characters can collect and train slugs for combat. A threat to this world is posed by Dr. Blakk, who seeks to transform the slugs into mindless weapons. The series is aimed at a young audience and feat

Season overview

Slugterra is an animated television series that follows the adventures of Eli and his team of friends as they explore the caverns and engage in duels. The series takes place in the underground world of Slugterra, where characters can collect and train slugs for combat. A threat to this world is posed by Dr. Blakk, who seeks to transform the slugs into mindless weapons. The series is aimed at a young audience and features a mix of action, adventure, comedy, science fiction, and fantasy elements.

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S1·E1 Mytharc

The World Beneath Our Feet (1)

Oct 15, 2012 · 22 min

15-year-old Eli Shane is just a regular kid from the suburbs, except for one thing: he comes from a long line of Shanes, each of whom has made the journey from the surface to prote

S1·E2 Core

The World Beneath Our Feet (2)

Oct 17, 2012 · 22 min

Eli Shane wins his battles and gets a new slug. It's time for the finals, but Eli is beaten with a dark slug given to his opponent by Dr Thaddius Blakk.

S1·E3 Core

The Trade

Sep 16, 2012 · 22 min

The gang has to trade one of Eli's prized his slugs for some new gear, but when Eli has second thoughts and goes back to get his slug, they learn its been sold to Dr. Blakk!

S1·E4 Core

The Slugout

Sep 23, 2012 · 22 min

When the hooligang enters the Quiet Lawn Cavern and think no one is tough enough to stand up to them, they get proven wrong by Eli and his gang.

S1·E5 Core

Club Slug

Oct 20, 2012 · 22 min

When Eli and the gang enter the Deadweed cavern, they discover a huge amount of El Diablus Nacho, the Dark Water Dr Blakk uses to brainwash innocent slugs.

S1·E6 Core

The Slug Run

Oct 23, 2012 · 22 min

Eli wants to enter the Slug Run, despite being told he isn't experienced enough. He finds himself up against some tough opponents, including Vance Volt, who works for Blakk.

S1·E7 Mytharc

Mecha Mutiny

Oct 24, 2012 · 22 min

When even Kord can't find a way to fix what's wrong with the new upgrades to the Shane Gang's Mecha Beasts, it's time to go to the source: the wondrous Mecha Forge! Hoping to find

S1·E8 Core

Deadweed

Oct 25, 2012 · 22 min

Eli doesn't believe in ghosts -- until he enters Deadweed cavern! But it turns out Eli's first instinct was right. What lurks inside Deadweed is far more evil than ghosts, its El D

S1·E9 Core

Shadows and Light

Oct 26, 2012 · 22 min

A short cut takes the Shane Gang through the territory of the Shadow Clan -- and try as they might not to, they are discovered and captured by the mysterious creatures. Just when i

S1·E10 Core

Mario Bravado

Oct 27, 2012 · 22 min

Pronto is thrown in jail on trumped-up charges by a corrupt judge, and the only chance to break him out is Eli making a one-in-a-million trick shot. Only one slinger in all of Slug

S1·E11 Core

Endangered Species

Oct 29, 2012 · 22 min

Long thought to be merely a legend, an Enigmo Slug has finally been spotted. The bidding is high for this, the rarest of all slugs, and so is the competition to be the first grab i

S1·E12 Core

Undertow

Oct 30, 2012 · 22 min

After a wild ride on the mysterious Flumes, the Underriver that runs beneath all the Slugterra, the Shane gang find themselves dropped into a sea cavern, where they are promptly sh

S1·E13 Core

Dawn of the Slug

Nov 1, 2012 · 22 min

A fun trip to the mall cavern turns un-deadly when the place is over run by the zombie-like victims of the Zombus slug. With Pronto zombified (not entirely a bad thing, the others

S1·E14 Core

The New Kid (1)

Feb 12, 2013 · 22 min

The four members of the Shane Gang think they've found the fifth in Twist, a street-smart kid who volunteers his help when the gang needs it most on a mission gone wrong. However,

S1·E15 Core

The New Kid (2)

Feb 13, 2013 · 22 min

Along with Twist, the Shane Gang plan to rob a train carrying the last of Dr. Blakk's Dark Water. They work out the plan and are trapped by Diablos Nacho. Kord realises that Twist

S1·E16 Core

Snowdance

Feb 14, 2013 · 22 min

Avalanched inside a frozen cavern, the Shane Gang can't figure out which is worse: being trapped with a vicious Ice Ogre that only gets bigger the more you shoot it? Or needing to

S1·E17 Core

Inheritance

Feb 15, 2013 · 22 min

A thief breaks into the Shane Gang HQ looking for the fabled "Shane Treasure" — a portion of which she believes belongs to her. The thief escapes with nothing, but Eli does manage

S1·E18 Mytharc

A Distant Shore

Feb 16, 2013 · 22 min

Notorious con man Gar Revelle has many convinced he has discovered the way to a secret land... a land that seems to be the surface! Eli uncovers the truth—Gar is getting his inform

S1·E19 Core

The Journey Home

Feb 20, 2013 · 22 min

Chiller causes trouble on the Slugs journey; such as sneeze-freezing the tunnel home, angering a Slughound, and getting Burpy caught by Locke and Lode.

S1·E20 Core

Roboslugs

Feb 21, 2013 · 22 min

Driven by his intense slug phobia, scientist Quentin Kozinski has invented mechanical slugs. Armed with this fearsome arsenal, he sets out to prove that science can beat any slug -

S1·E21 Core

The Unbeatable Master

Feb 22, 2013 · 22 min

A mysterious slugslinging master appears for the first time in 20 years. Though old, this slinger is an amazing battler—incredibly fast and the master of an unstoppable slinging te

S1·E22 Core

Dark Water, Deep Water

Feb 23, 2013 · 22 min

Blakk has hired Brutale to build a Deep Water Rig to drill for Dark Water at the bottom of the Cavern Sea. Needing some water-breathing labor for the job, Brutale steals Marvolio D

S1·E23 Core

The Gentleman and the Thief

Mar 26, 2013 · 22 min

Using some stolen Shadow Clan tech, Dana Por is able slip in and out of any cavern in Slugterra—and rob them blind! But when she makes the mistake of stealing from Dr. Blakk, Eli i

S1·E24 Core

No Exit

Mar 27, 2013 · 22 min

Lumino cavern is under attack! A swarm of Neurotox ghoul slugs have created a massive toxic cloud that's attacking the residents. The Shane Gang must brave an inescapable maze call

S1·E25 Core

The Hard Part

Mar 28, 2013 · 22 min

Eli and Kord have been trying to create a fusion shot which consists of two slugs being shot at the same time using both of their powers. In order to make it work, they’ll need to

S1·E26 Core

What Lies Beneath

Jul 2, 2013 · 22 min

Eli and the Shane Gang become trapped in caverns underneath SlugTerra and discover a new type of danger that is threatening to escape.

S1·E27 Core

The Return

Jul 3, 2013 · 22 min

Armed with his powerful new weapon the Gatling Blaster, Blakk's unstoppable battle train threatens to run roughshod over all of Slugterra - unless Eli can master his new Double Bar

S1·E28 Core

Slugball

Jul 4, 2013 · 22 min

Kords' troll friends compete in the Slugball but when they are injured, it's up to the Shane gang to find out why the battle field is infested with high-tech traps, and come out vi

S1·E29 Core

King of Sling

Jul 6, 2013 · 22 min

It's up to the Shane gang to help The King duel with Dr. Blakk to save his home cavern.

S1·E30 Core

Mission: Improbable

Aug 18, 2013 · 22 min

The Shane Gang's been captured by the zombifying Mr. Saturday. Locked up in Stalagmite 17, they are helpless as Dr. Blakk begins the trip there to collect them. Only one hope remai

S1·E31 Core

Keys to the Kingdom

Aug 25, 2013 · 22 min

The Shane Gang follow Diablos Nacho to Molemound - the Molenoid home cavern. Pronto doesn't want to go - and not because he's in trouble. It turns out Pronto is the rightful KING o

S1·E32 Core

The Thrill of the Game

Sep 1, 2013 · 22 min

The Shane Gang must use every bit of skill they have when they are lured into an elaborate game by a Twisted villain calling himself the Game Master.

S1·E33 Core

Lightwell

Sep 8, 2013 · 22 min

Burpy is sick, and the only thing that will cure him is a trip to the Lightwell - a mysterious, hidden power source only slugs (and the Shadow Clan) know the way to. Burpy can't ma

S1·E34 Core

It Comes by Night

Sep 15, 2013 · 22 min

When a mysterious creature begins draining the energy from all the slugs in a distant cavern, the residents offer a rich reward to whoever can stop it.

S1·E35 Core

Upgrade

Sep 22, 2013 · 22 min

Dr. Blakk has been captured! Now it's up to the Shane Gang to transport him to Stalagmite 17, the only prison that can hold him. To do so, they're going to need some serious speed.

S1·E36 Core

Back to Blakk

Sep 29, 2013 · 22 min

While his henchmen attempt to spring him from prison, Dr. Blakk tells Eli his life story and describes his rivalry with Will Shane.

S1·E37 Core

Bandoleer of Brothers

Oct 6, 2013 · 22 min

Seen through the eyes of the slugs, the Shang Gang must liberate a cavern with the help of a new member of Eli's team a Blastipede slug named Rookie.

S1·E38 Mytharc

Dark as Night

Oct 13, 2013 · 22 min

Dr. Blakk and his Darkbane minions have discovered a way to make their ghouls faster and stronger - giving them an edge over the Shane Gang. In order to even the odds, Eli is going

S1·E39 Mytharc

Light as Day

Oct 20, 2013 · 22 min

Dr. Blakk has succeeded in creating a gap in the magical slug-energy barrier that protects Slugterra, opening the way for the evil Darkbane to tunnel their way up from the Dark Cav