The essential episodes of Animals.
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Animals. — each pick states its reason.
- 01
An uninitiated rat gets mating tips from his friend at a subterranean party. A pair of police horses complains about an old acquaintance who's made it big. A bed bug has a midlife crisis.
- 02
A naive male pigeon prepares himself for motherhood, while another is challenged by a New Jersey rival. One caterpillar's metamorphosis is another's lament.
- 03
Two privileged feline siblings find their perfect day interrupted by a crafty alley cat. Bored with the monotony of his life, a goose sets off on his own, and attempts to bond with a flock of Central Park swans.
- 04
A papillon is thrust into an unwelcoming dog park. A dog-walking group deals with an unexpected secret. Two dogs dissect their owners' first date.
- 05
A rat invents pants. A moth tries neon light for the first time. Two fish couples have a tense dinner.
- 06
Pigeon Phil runs into trouble after he's reunited with the dad who abandoned him, while pigeon Mike struggles to encourage his son to be a seagull scout. Two turtles come to blows over the love of a mechanical frog, while a skunk learns the unfortunate truth about his date's past.
- 07
A pair of flies experience the highs and lows of life - finding success, failure, love and loss over the course of just a few hours. A self-conscious carriage horse is encouraged to "let it out" by a peer. Bodega-dwelling cats rap.
- 08
Episode Eight: Squirrels, Part I.
After their home collapses, two young squirrel brothers find their survival skills tested on a journey through a tree trunk towards freedom, meeting rodent friends and foes along the way. A snake and her mouse prey face off; puppies at a pet store settle a turf war.
- 09
Episode Nine: Squirrels, Part II.
The thrilling conclusion of squirrels Phil, Mike and April's treacherous journey out of their collapsed tree home. A queen ant reunites with an old friend and learns what her colony really thinks of her.
- 10
After his wife is taken from him, a turkey seeks revenge on the mayor during the Thanksgiving parade. Two rat teens venture out of the sewer and discover the joys and horrors of life above ground. Season One Finale.
- 11
Three years after the green bomb wiped out humans in New York, rats Phil and Mike traverse the city following a wild, drunken night, searching for a missing car and encountering multiple species and terrors along the way.
- 12
Struggling to adapt in a post-owner world, dog Phil fights to maintain his independence and his longtime addiction to human dependence.
- 13
Episode Twenty-Three: Pigeons.
A look at the heroic saga of Wallet, a diminutive, but fiercely heroic bird who leaves his home after tragedy strikes and makes his way to Pigeon Heights. There, he becomes the right-hand man to recently crowned Pigeon King Phil, and is tasked with saving the day when terrorists take over a bar mitzvah.
- 14
Episode Twenty-Eight: The Democratic People's Republic of Kitty City.
Estranged rat friends are forced back together on a trip into hostile feline territory.
- 15
With the fate of New York’s animal population at stake, rats Phil and Mike work to pull off “Roachella,” the animal kingdom’s biggest musical festival.
