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#1
S4E13 9.3
Remembrance of Courage Past/Perfect

"Remembrance of Courage Past" Courage sees a "Missing Dog" ad on the side of a milk container, which causes him to have flashbacks of himself as a puppy going to the veterinarian -- where his parents were kidnapped, and Courage failed to rescue them. The flashbacks cause Courage to get depressed, so Muriel takes him to Doctor Teenytodd, a veterinarian who turns out to be the kidnapper from Courage's flashbacks. He kidnaps dogs and sends them into space. Courage is kidnapped and headed for the same fate as his parents, unless he can overcome his past, destroy the factory and the spaceship. "Perfect" The Farmer gets fed up with Courage's incompetence, and begins looking for a professional to make Courage better. The Perfectionist appears, an old Victorian schoolteacher who carries a large wooden ruler and speaks in a commanding tone. The Perfectionist begins showing Courage how to be perfect, but he fails at all the assignments. Courage must find a way to be "perfect" or get rid of The Perfectionist.

#2
S2E13 9.0
The Tower of Dr. Zalost

Strange cannonballs fly from a huge walking tower of mad and miserable Dr. Zalost and rain down on the people of Nowhere, turning them gray and depressed.

#3
S1E4 8.9
The Demon in the Mattress/Freaky Fred

"The Demon in the Mattress" Muriel needs a new mattress. The one she orders comes with a bonus: a demon, which takes over her body. Courage must find a way to get rid of the demon and the new mattress.

#4 The Mask S4E7 8.9
#5 King Ramses' Curse/The Clutching Foot S1E7 8.7
#6 Last of the Starmakers/Son of the Chicken from Outer Space S4E10 8.7
#7 Queen of the Black Puddle/Everyone Wants to Direct S1E9 8.5
#8 The Hunchback of Nowhere/The Gods Must Be Goosey S1E8 8.3
#9 The Curse of Shirley/Courage in the Big, Stinkin' City S2E2 8.3
#10 Little Muriel/The Great Fusilli S1E13 8.1

Lowlights

#52 S4E9 Aqua-Farmer/Food of the Dragon 7.5

"Aqua-Farmer" When the Family visits an aqua-park, The Farmer boasts loudly that he can swim better than the dolphin in the water show. The Farmer is challenged to a swimming contest with the dolphin and loses. The humiliation the Farmer experiences causes him to confront his failure. He becomes obsessively determined to win. The Farmer challenges the dolphin to a re-match, offering Muriel as the prize if he loses. He begins training and Courage must help him win, or they will lose Muriel. "Food of the Dragon" A large dragon arrives at the Farmhouse looking for food -- it eats humans. It attacks the house and occupies it, eats the Farmer as a snack, and sets aside Muriel and Courage for dinner. Courage learns of the dragon's personal anguish over having wings but being unable to fly. Raised by dragons who fed on humans and could fly, the dragon is puzzled: it can not fly, nor does it truly enjoy the taste of humans. Courage bravely cuts a deal with the dragon: he'll find out why, in exchange for his family's freedom.

#51 Bride of Swamp Monster/Goat Pain S4E5 7.5
#50 Rumpledkiltskin/Housecalls S4E2 7.5
#49 Feast of the Bullfrogs/Tulip's Worm S3E7 7.5
#48 Courage the Fly/Katz Kandy S2E6 7.5

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