Recap / Lilo & Stitch: The Series

This is the list of episodes for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, a Spin-Off of the 42nd Disney animated film Lilo & Stitch that ran for 65 episodes from September 20, 2003, to July 29, 2006, over two seasons. Each episode recap also contains a list of experiments that appeared or were mentioned in each episode (other than the latter title character, since he is in every episode).

The episodes are listed in their airing order. Air dates and production numbers are taken from the United States Copyright Office.

Spoilers Off for episode recaps. You Have Been Warned.

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Direct-to-Video Film Pilot (2003)

• Stitch! The Movie: While Stitch has difficulty fitting in with the locals on Kauaʻi, ex-Captain Gantu kidnaps Jumba for the scientist's former partner Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel, who wants the experiments he funded the creation of back from Jumba. Lilo and Stitch activate one of them to save Jumba and prevent Stitch's "cousins" from falling into Hämsterviel's clutches.

Season One (2003–2004)

1. "Richter":^note Episode 6 in production order. Earthquakes erupt around Kauaʻi when a purple Ankylosaurus-like experiment designed to cause them activates. Lilo and Stitch must tame this experiment before the earthquakes split the Earth into two, while Stitch must also learn to take care of an orange ball.
2. "Phantasmo":^note Episode 10 in production order. A green ghostly experiment causes destruction at the Pelekai residence, framing Stitch for it all, and Lilo must prove Stitch's innocence to Nani as a result.
3. "Clip":^note Episode 12 in production order. Lilo and Stitch capture a hair-eating experiment, and Mertle mocks Lilo's supposedly "unruly" hair. Lilo tries to get revenge on her rival by using the newly-captured experiment, but the experiment flees and starts eating hair all around Kokaua Town.
4. "Mr. Stenchy":^note Episode 7 in production order. A cute stinkbomb of an experiment helps Lilo to be accepted by the hula girls, causing Stitch to become jealous of all the attention the experiment gets. When he lets Gantu have the experiment, however, he soon becomes guilty for his actions and goes out to take Mr. Stenchy back.
5. "Spooky":^note Episode 2 in production order. A green blob-like experiment activates on Halloween night and scares Stitch. He and Lilo must face their fears in order to capture the experiment, who leads them to an abandoned house.
6. "Holio":^note Episode 16 in production order. IMDb and TV.com claim that this is the fifth episode, but Disney+, Wikipedia and Lilo & Stitch Wiki claim that it's actually the sixth. Mertle gets a new charm bracelet for her birthday, but Lilo and Stitch find out that one of the charms is the pod of an experiment that can create black holes. Lilo gets into trouble with a local police officer as she tries to take the pod before Mertle gets it wet. Meanwhile, Nani is cleaning up her rental hut for an upcoming inspection.
7. "Cannonball":^note Episode 4 in production order and 8 on DisneyNow. An experiment that can create massive tidal waves threatens to flood the Earth should he jump into the Pacific Ocean. As Lilo and Stitch try to prevent him from washing away the planet, she must also make a sand sculpture for a competition on Lahui Beach.
8. "Yapper":^note Episode 7 on DisneyNow. Mertle gets a new pet dog she names "Gigi" and enters her in a dog show in Honolulu. Lilo enters Stitch in the same dog show to prove Mertle that she's not "riff-raff". During the dog show, Jumba and Pleakley find Gantu looking for an experiment in the Hawaiian capital city.
9. "Yin-Yang":^note Episode 5 in production order; listed as "Yinyang" on Disney+. Two experiments, one that shoots water and one that shoots lava, threaten to cause devastation should they meet. Lilo and Stitch argue over who's better at catching experiments and try to catch one of the two experiments first to prove who is the better experiment hunter.
10. "Kixx":^note Episode 3 in production order. A muscular, four-armed experiment begins to beat up people around Kauaʻi just as Stitch loses his fighting ability from eating macadamia nuts and a tennis shoe. Lilo must re-train Stitch so he can defeat the experiment.
11. "Splodyhead":^note Episode 17 in production order. Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley get stranded on the "Forbidden Isle" of Niʻihau with Gantu and 625 thanks to a fiery experiment that's on the loose. Lilo and the other five aliens (especially Stitch and Gantu) must work together to capture the experiment so they can head back to Kauaʻi.
12. "Amnesio":^note Episode 18 in production order. An experiment causes Lilo, Stitch, and Gantu to lose their memories. Lilo and Gantu become friends under the names Martha and Lenny while believing Stitch to be a criminal.
13. "Swirly":^note Episode 29 in production order and 14 on DisneyNow. Hämsterviel plans to use an experiment with the power of hypnosis to turn humans into his slaves via a popular TV show.
14. "Fibber":^note Episode 13 in production order and 15 on DisneyNow. Pleakley tries to lie his way out of an Arranged Marriage by saying that he is already engaged, but it backfires when his family shows up. Making it more difficult is that Lilo and Stitch find a Living Lie Detector experiment.
15. "Tank":^note Episode 20 in production order and 16 on DisneyNow. When unable to go to a Renaissance festival with Lilo (who has taken Yuki, Teresa, and Elena with her), Stitch winds up teaming up with Mertle against an experiment that eats metal and grows bigger with each bite.
16. "Sprout":^note Episode 11 in production order and 17 on DisneyNow. Also, this episode aired in the United Kingdom first on October 26, 2003. Lilo ignores Jumba's warning not to activate a plant like experiment for a competition, which wreaks havoc at the fair as a result. Meanwhile, Stitch participates in a rodeo.
17. "Elastico":^note Episode 32 in production order and 18 on DisneyNow. After feeling ignored by Lilo, Stitch joins a circus and discovers another experiment who also found his "one true place" on his own.
18. "Yaarp":^note Episode 22 in production order and 19 on DisneyNow. Stitch is temporarily left deaf by an experiment that emits loud blasts of sound, leaving Pleakley (who has no visible ears) to attempt to retrieve said experiment.
19. "627":^note Episode 23 in production order and 20 on DisneyNow. Stitch develops an ego when he breaks his experiment catching record, so Jumba activates his newest, strongest, and most evil experiment to knock Stitch down a peg. However, the new experiment joins Gantu and captures several experiments for him so easily that he's unbeatable... or so it seems.
20. "The Asteroid":^note Episode 9 in production order and 21 on DisneyNow. Also, this episode aired in the United Kingdom first on October 28, 2003. Lilo and Stitch hear from Cobra Bubbles about an asteroid that is about to hit and devastate Earth, so they go out into space using Jumba's ship to destroy it. They then find an alien living on the rock, forcing the duo to decide which home they need to sacrifice to save the other.
21. "Topper":^note Episode 14 in production order and 22 on DisneyNow. Stitch searches for an experiment pod that got wrapped into a present during Christmastime, causing everyone else to mistakenly think he's being greedy.
22. "Melty":^note Episode 34 in production order and 23 on DisneyNow. Lilo invokes Time Travel in order to keep herself from humiliating herself in front of Keoni.
23. "Houdini":^note Episode 19 in production order and 24 on DisneyNow. An experiment who can make people and objects disappear accidentally turns Stitch invisible.
24. "Sinker":^note Same episode number in production order and episode 25 on DisneyNow. A shark-like experiment that can capsize ships wreaks havoc.
25. "Nosy":^note Episode 28 in production order and 26 on DisneyNow. Lilo and the others help Nani make a good impression for her boss, but that proves difficult with an experiment that spills secrets in the way.
26. "Finder":^note Episode 30 in production order and 27 on DisneyNow. Stitch is jealous of an experiment that can locate missing persons and things.
27. "Slushy":^note Episode 28 on DisneyNow. During a heat wave, an experiment freezes over Kauaʻi.
28. "Dupe":^note Episode 26 in production order and 29 on DisneyNow. Lilo tries to use a duplicating experiment to clone herself but Stitch and Pleakley get cloned instead. Then Gantu gets his hands on this experiment and decides to duplicate four other experiments he recently activated after capturing them in pod form.
29. "Short Stuff":^note Episode 33 in production order and 30 on DisneyNow; it should be noted that the experiment's name is officially rendered "Shortstuff". While trying to get big enough to go on a ride, Stitch has to deal with an experiment that cuts wires to short them out.
30. "Angel":^note Episode 25 in production order and 31 on DisneyNow. Stitch runs into a beautiful female experiment and falls in love with her, but Lilo is suspicious of this one. It turns out that Angel is actually designed to turn good experiments back to evil by singing a siren song and is working for Gantu and Hämsterviel. However, Stitch's dedication to her wins her heart, causing her to regret working for his enemies.
31. "Felix":^note Episode 32 on DisneyNow. A neat freak experiment sterilizes everything in sight and an attempt to make him less like that makes everything worse.
32. "Poxy":^note The first episode in production order. On DisneyNow, it's episode 13. Also, this episode aired in the United Kingdom first on October 20, 2003. Pleakley accidentally swallows an experiment that causes illness and Lilo and Stitch are shrunk down to go inside of him and retrieve it.
33. "Hunkahunka":^note Episode 21 in production order and 39 on DisneyNow. Lilo catches the titular experiment, who can cause an individual to fall in love with the next person they see, to get her crush Keoni to fall for her. It results in random characters falling in love with the unlikeliest of partners.
34. "Sample":^note Episode 39 in production order and 37 on DisneyNow. An experiment that can record sounds and play them back is chased by a pair of friends who want to prove that aliens are real.
35. "Baby-Fier":^note Episode 36 in production order and 33 on DisneyNow; it should be noted that the experiment's name is officially rendered "Babyfier". Stitch, Nani, Jumba, Pleakley, and Gantu are turned into babies by an experiment and Lilo must find a way to return them to their rightful ages.
36. "Bonnie & Clyde":^note Episode 35 in production order and 34 on DisneyNow. Lilo and Stitch run away from home after Nani unfairly punishes them for minor things. The duo comes across two experiments that badly influence them. Meanwhile, Pleakley is inspired by a TV crime drama to become a detective himself.
37. "Slugger":^note Episode 38 in production order and 35 on DisneyNow. An experiment that can bat projectiles with its tail is recruited to help Lilo play a baseball game against Mertle.
38. "Bad Stitch":^note Episode 15 in production order and 36 on DisneyNow. Dr. Hämsterviel masquerades as a behavioral correction doctor in an attempt to capture Stitch, who is learning to make up for causing a lot of destruction.
39. "Drowsy":^note Episode 37 in production order and 38 on DisneyNow. Stitch uses a sleep inducing experiment to help Lilo get a good night's sleep but can't wake her up the next morning.

Season Two (2004–2006)

1. "Spike": Lilo and Mertle are set to compete against each other in a family trivia contest, but the former's chances of winning are threatened when Stitch gets spiked by an goofiness-inducing porcupine-like experiment. Meanwhile, Pleakley holds a therapy session to tame that and other experiments.
2. "Frenchfry": Nani has been implementing a strict healthy diet for the house, so when she is away, Lilo, Stitch, and Pleakley activate Frenchfry, an experiment meant to serve as Jumba's personal chef, to cook them delicious unhealthy food. However, when the three begin getting extremely fat, it becomes clear that Frenchfry is fattening them up to eat them.
3. "Swapper":^note Season 2, Episode 4 in production order. A new girl named Victoria moves into Kokaua Town and joins Lilo's hula class, but Mertle tries to befriend her to prevent Lilo from gaining a new friend. Lilo tries to throw a party to prove she's "normal" and win Victoria over, but this gets complicated when a two-headed experiment swaps her and Stitch's bodies.
4. "Shoe":^note Season 2, Episode 3 in production order. An experiment designed to cause bad luck threatens the success of Jumba and Pleakley's new "bed and not breakfast".
5. "Slick": Lilo uses an experiment designed to sell anyone anything to try to sell the most candy for a fundraiser for her hula school.
6. "Skip": Tired of being a kid with restrictions, Lilo uses an experiment meant to skip time by 10 years to become a teenager then an adult but finds out doing so was not a good idea.
7. "Checkers": The titular experiment puts himself on Lilo's head, causing everyone to treat her like a queen. When she decides to stop being one though, Gantu gets a hold of the experiment and becomes a king and it's up to Stitch and several other experiments to overthrow him.
8. "PJ":^note Season 2, Episode 9 in production order; episode title rendered "P.J." on Disney+. Lilo befriends an experiment that plays practical jokes to prank various people, including the strict substitute hula teacher.
9. "Ploot":^note Season 2, Episode 17 in production order. While cleaning Pudge's grotto, Lilo and Stitch discover an experiment that eats trash. The problem? Said trash gets converted to sludge.
10. "Snooty":^note Season 2, Episode 13 in production order; Season 2, Episode 11 on DisneyNow. Lilo goes after a vampiric experiment that feeds on mucus while her friend Victoria tries to overcome her fear of vampires.
11. "Retro":^note Season 2, Episode 14 in production order and on DisneyNow. While Nani tries to impress two friends of hers who mistakenly assume she is vice president of the Birds of Paradise hotel, an experiment that "de-evolves" living things is on the loose.
12. "Belle":^note Season 2, Episode 16 in production order and on DisneyNow. When Lilo and Mertle go camping on a whim and tell scary stories, an experiment with a haunting scream roams around.
13. "Morpholomew":^note Season 2, Episode 25 in production order; Season 2, Episode 17 on DisneyNow, which misspelled the title as "Morpholemew". Crossover episode with American Dragon: Jake Long. Lilo tries to use an experiment designed to morph someone into another person to win a skateboarding competition.
14. "Spats":^note Season 2, Episode 10 (according to Wikipedia) or 11 (according to Disney Wiki) in production order; Season 2, Episode 22 on DisneyNow. Crossover episode with The Proud Family. An experiment causes people to squabble with each other while the Proud family visits Kauai for vacation.
15. "Heckler":^note Season 2, Episode 18 in production order; Season 2, Episode 19 on DisneyNow. An experiment that specializes in insult comedy could jeopardize a charity event and Pleakley's stand-up comedy career.
16. "Wishy-Washy":^note Season 2, Episode 21 in production order and on DisneyNow. Desiring a perfect family photo, Lilo uses the powers of a wish-granting experiment. However, she learns to Be Careful What You Wish For.
17. "Phoon":^note Season 2, Episode 10 (according to Disney Wiki) or 11 (according to Wikipedia) in production order; Season 2, Episode 10 on DisneyNow. When Lilo decides to enroll herself in a preppy school to impress would-be friends, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley hunt for an experiment that creates typhoon force winds.
18. "Bugby":^note Season 2, Episode 23 in production order; Season 2, Episode 12 on DisneyNow. An experiment turns Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley into bugs.
19. "Rufus":^note Season 2, Episode 8 in production order; Season 2, Episode 13 on DisneyNow. Wikipedia, IMDb, and TV.com claim that this is Season 2, Episode 20, while Disney+ and Lilo & Stitch Wiki consider this to be Season 2, Episode 19. Crossover episode with Kim Possible. When Stitch gets kidnapped by Dr. Hämsterviel and Dr. Drakken, Kim and Ron help to save him. Jumba also mistakes Rufus for an experiment.
20. "Shush":^note Season 2, Episode 22 in production order; Season 2, Episode 23 on DisneyNow. Wikipedia, IMDb, and TV.com claim that this is Season 2, Episode 19, while Disney+ and Lilo & Stitch Wiki consider this to be Season 2, Episode 20. Lilo uses an eavesdropping experiment to listen in on private conversations.
21. "Lax":^note Season 2, Episode 19 in production order; Season 2, Episode 20 on DisneyNow. Crossover episode with Recess. T.J. and his friends come to visit Kauai just as an experiment that can turn a person or machine into a Lazy Bum is activated.
22. "Remmy":^note Season 2, Episode 15 in production order; Season 2, Episode 18 on DisneyNow. On the anniversary of her parents' deaths, Lilo decides to take a nap to try to feel better. However, an experiment that causes nightmares gets into her mind, so Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley have to retrieve it before she wakes up.
23. "Mrs. Hasagawa's Cats / Ace":^note Season 2, Episode 20 in production order; the final episode on DisneyNow. Two Shorts episode.
    1. Lilo and Stitch find that local elderly fruit seller Mrs. Hasagawa has a bunch of experiments living with her and attempt to round them up, only to realize that she actually takes good care of them.
    2. A Clip Show episode where an "Evil Genius Organization" threatens to kick Jumba out of the group after hearing reports of his experiments becoming good, so Lilo and Stitch set up an illusion to "prove" otherwise. However, a failed good experiment threatens to ruin their trickery.
24. "Glitch / Woops": Two Shorts episode.
    1. An experiment that causes technology to go haywire messes with the recent upgrades Jumba made to the house.
    2. Lilo and Stitch try to find the one true place of an experiment who is a klutz.
25. "Snafu":^note The last episode in production order. The Series Finale before Leroy & Stitch, but not the last broadcast. Upon learning from Nosy that Angel is on Gantu's ship with several other experiments, Lilo and Stitch plan to rescue them.
26. "Link":^note Season 2, Episode 12 in production order; Season 2, Episode 15 on DisneyNow. The episode was also included as a bonus feature on the Leroy & Stitch DVD about a month before it aired on Disney Channel. Last broadcast episode; broadcasted a month after Leroy & Stitch. An experiment causes Lilo and Mertle to get stuck together and they have to find a way to get themselves and others (such as Stitch and Nani) unstuck.

TV Film Finale (2006)

• Leroy & Stitch: Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley finish their mission of rehabilitating all of Jumba's experiments, but they go their separate ways after the aliens get new jobs from the United Galactic Federation.^note Called the Galactic Alliance in this film as with the show. However, Gantu leaves Earth (and his partner 625 behind) and breaks Hämsterviel out of prison, and they force Jumba to create and clone a new experiment named "Leroy" so that Hämsterviel can take over the galaxy. Lilo and 625, now named "Reuben", must rescue Jumba, Stitch, and Pleakley to fight back against Hämsterviel before he and his Leroy army destroy the other 624 "cousins".