List of Steven Universe episodes
Season 1 (2013–15)
Episode premieres initially occurred weekly on Monday nights. Episode premieres switched to Wednesday nights beginning with the episode "Steven the Sword Fighter".

List of Steven Universe episodes

Section Title: Season 1 (2013–15)
Table Section Text: Episode premieres initially occurred weekly on Monday nights. Episode premieres switched to Wednesday nights beginning with the episode "Steven the Sword Fighter".

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written and storyboarded by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

1	1	"Gem Glow"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	November 4, 2013	1020-003	1.86

Steven is disappointed that his favorite ice-cream sandwich brand, Cookie Cat, gets taken off the market. He soon cheers up upon discovering that the Gems managed to get hold of some of the last remaining Cookie Cats, which he comes to believe may be the key to activating his gem.

2	2	"Laser Light Cannon"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Kat Morris and Rebecca Sugar	November 4, 2013	1020-001	1.86

When a menacing "Red Eye" is about to hit Beach City, the only thing that can destroy it is a Laser Light Cannon that once belonged to Steven's mother, Rose Quartz.

3	3	"Cheeseburger Backpack"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Ian Jones-Quartey and Rebecca Sugar	November 11, 2013	1020-002	1.68

The Crystal Gems take Steven on his first mission: to place a Moon Goddess statue on top of the ruined Lunar Sea Spire.

4	4	"Together Breakfast"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Ian Jones-Quartey, Rebecca Sugar, and Paul Villeco	November 11, 2013	1020-004	1.68

Steven's attempt to get the Gems to share his special breakfast sends him on a journey through their ancient Crystal Temple; but when the breakfast absorbs a dangerous artifact, it comes to life and must be defeated.

5	5	"Frybo"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	November 18, 2013	1020-008	1.29

Steven brings a mascot costume to life with a magical gem shard in order help his friend Peedee, but it backfires when the mascot goes rogue.

6	6	"Cat Fingers"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Kat Morris, Hilary Florido, Ian Jones-Quartey, and Rebecca Sugar	November 25, 2013	1020-005	1.71

Trying to master his shapeshifting abilities, Steven turns his fingers into cats, which get out of control.

7	7	"Bubble Buddies"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Kat Morris and Aleth Romanillos	December 2, 2013	1020-006	1.61

Steven forms a magic bubble around himself and a girl named Connie to save her from a falling rock, but he has no idea how to make it disappear.

8	8	"Serious Steven"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	January 13, 2014	1020-007	1.35

While navigating through an ancient Gem maze, Steven tries to prove to the Gems that he can take the mission seriously.

9	9	"Tiger Millionaire"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	January 20, 2014	1020-011	1.57

Steven joins an underground wrestling league with Amethyst, who's tired of Garnet and Pearl bringing her down.

10	10	"Steven's Lion"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart and Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Aleth Romanillos	January 27, 2014	1020-012	1.51

Steven befriends a magical lion he finds in the desert during a mission.

11	11	"Arcade Mania"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Lamar Abrams, Aleth Romanillos, and Luke Weber	February 17, 2014	1020-009	1.17

Steven takes the Gems to the Funland Arcade, where Garnet becomes enchanted by a rhythm game.

12	12	"Giant Woman"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Kevin Dart (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	February 24, 2014	1020-010	1.89

Steven encourages Amethyst and Pearl to fuse together into a four-armed "giant woman" named Opal, but Amethyst and Pearl keep quarrelling.

13	13	"So Many Birthdays"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	March 3, 2014	1020-014	1.17

After learning that the Gems are thousands of years old, Steven throws a party to make up for all the birthdays they've missed, and he begins to worry about what it means to grow up himself.

14	14	"Lars and the Cool Kids"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Matt Braly	March 10, 2014	1020-015	1.50

Steven and Lars hang out with the cool kids—Jenny Pizza, Buck Dewey, and Sour Cream—but their teenage shenanigans get them into magical trouble.

15	15	"Onion Trade"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams	March 17, 2014	1020-018	1.79

A toy trade between Steven and Onion escalates into epic proportions.

16	16	"Steven the Sword Fighter"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	April 9, 2014	1020-013	1.10

Pearl's attempt to teach Steven the art of sword-fighting using a holographic version of herself goes awry when she gets injured and has to retreat into her gem to heal.

17	17	"Lion 2: The Movie"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	April 23, 2014	1020-017	1.57

Steven and Connie try to ride Lion to the movie theater, but Lion instead takes them to a mysterious Gem armory.

18	18	"Beach Party"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams	April 30, 2014	1020-020	1.44

After a battle damages the Fish Stew Pizza sign, the Gems are banned from the restaurant, so Steven throws a cookout on the beachside to mend the relationship between the Pizza family and the Gems.

19	19	"Rose's Room"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	May 14, 2014	1020-019	1.55

Steven's desire for some alone time unlocks a room in the temple that answers his every wish.

20	20	"Coach Steven"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	August 21, 2014	1020-016	1.85

Against Pearl's advice, Steven becomes determined to get stronger after watching Garnet and Amethyst fuse into the mighty (and destructive) Sugilite.

21	21	"Joking Victim"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	August 28, 2014	1020-024	1.63

When Lars fakes an injury to take a sick day from work, Steven helps Sadie out at the Big Donut, and they pull a prank on Lars to get back at him.

22	22	"Steven and the Stevens"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	September 4, 2014	1020-021	2.14

Steven needs a musical partner for an upcoming show, so he uses a time travel device to recruit himself as the perfect bandmate.

23	23	"Monster Buddies"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	September 11, 2014	1020-022	2.07

Steven accidentally releases a captured Gem monster from her bubble and attempts to tame her wild form.

24	24	"An Indirect Kiss"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	September 18, 2014	1020-023	1.73

Steven tells Connie about his mission with the Gems to heal Amethyst when she cracked her gem.

25	25	"Mirror Gem" (Part 1)	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	September 25, 2014	1020-025	2.34

Steven befriends a magical mirror that can mysteriously communicate with him, and ends up freeing its prisoner: Lapis Lazuli, another mysterious Gem.

26	26	"Ocean Gem" (Part 2)	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	September 25, 2014	1020-026	2.34

Lapis Lazuli disappears after reigniting a past conflict with the three Crystal Gems and takes the ocean with her, leaving Beach City in a panic on the first day of summer.

27	27	"House Guest"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	October 2, 2014	1026-027	2.00

Left temporarily homeless and with a broken leg after the events of the previous episode, Greg stays in Steven's house while his leg heals and unintentionally interferes with Steven's healing powers.

28	28	"Space Race"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	October 9, 2014	1026-028	1.99

Steven, Pearl, and Greg visit Greg's family's barn and work together to build a spaceship so that Pearl can revisit the wonders of the cosmos, but Pearl gets a little carried away.

29	29	"Secret Team"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff	October 16, 2014	1026-030	2.46

When they accidentally pop a bubble containing gem shards, Steven forms a secret team with Amethyst and Pearl to retrieve the shards before Garnet finds out.

30	30	"Island Adventure"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	October 23, 2014	1026-033	1.53

Steven tries to mend Lars and Sadie's friendship by taking them on vacation to the mysterious Mask Island; but they become stranded there for several days.

31	31	"Keep Beach City Weird"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	October 30, 2014	1026-029	1.45

Steven is taken in by Ronaldo's conspiracy theories about the paranormal occurrences in Beach City.

32	32	"Fusion Cuisine"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	November 6, 2014	1026-031	1.46

Steven asks the Gems to fuse together into Alexandrite and pretend to be his mother at a dinner with Connie's family.

33	33	"Garnet's Universe"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	November 13, 2014	1026-036	1.64

When Garnet returns from a mission, Steven imagines a story about what she did all day.

34	34	"Watermelon Steven"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	November 20, 2014	1026-035	1.83

Steven grows a patch of watermelons shaped like himself, but they soon come to life and attack the people of Beach City and the Crystal Gems.

35	35	"Lion 3: Straight to Video"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu, and Rebecca Sugar	December 4, 2014	1026-032	1.92

Lion keeps lying on Steven's face while he's sleeping, leading Steven to discover a pocket dimension in Lion's mane. This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Form Animation.

36	36	"Alone Together"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff, and Rebecca Sugar	January 15, 2015	1026-034	1.67

While practicing how to fuse with the Gems, Steven accidentally fuses with Connie, forming an unprecedented Gem/human fusion named Stevonnie.

37	37	"Warp Tour"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	January 8, 2015	1026-037	1.94

Steven becomes uneasy after seeing an unknown object traversing a warp stream, despite the Gems' attempts to disprove his claims. They learn that the source of the mysterious objects is Peridot, a Gem from the Gem Homeworld checking up on Earth.

38	38	"The Test"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff	January 22, 2015	1026-038	1.94

Steven finds out that the Lunar Sea Spire mission from the third episode was meant to be a test of his ability to join the Gems on missions, so he demands a new test.

39	39	"Future Vision"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	January 29, 2015	1026-039	2.03

Steven learns that Garnet can see into the future and becomes paranoid about the possible dangers around him.

40	40	"On the Run"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	February 5, 2015	1026-040	2.08

Steven and Amethyst try out life on the road, and Amethyst reveals her origin to Steven: she was created on Earth as part of the original Gem colonization of the planet.

41	41	"Horror Club"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	February 12, 2015	1026-041	1.67

Steven goes to the lighthouse to watch scary movies with Ronaldo, Lars, and Sadie.

42	42	"Winter Forecast"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	February 19, 2015	1026-043	2.05

Steven has to take Connie back to her home before a blizzard hits Beach City, and Garnet shows him some future outcomes of this before they leave.

43	43	"Maximum Capacity"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff, and Rebecca Sugar	February 26, 2015	1026-042	1.97

While cleaning out Greg's storage unit, he and Amethyst are distracted by watching old episodes of their favorite sitcom Li'l Butler.

44	44	"Marble Madness"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	March 5, 2015	1026-044	1.92

When droids from space descend towards warp pad zones, Steven and the Gems attempt to find out their purpose.

45	45	"Rose's Scabbard"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco, and Rebecca Sugar	March 9, 2015	1026-045	1.22

Pearl takes Steven to a special place that belonged to Rose Quartz after Lion finds the scabbard for Rose's sword.

46	46	"Open Book"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff	March 19, 2015	1026-046	1.73

When Connie is upset by the ending of her favorite book series, Steven takes her to Rose's room to attempt to remake the ending.

47	47	"Shirt Club"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	April 16, 2015	1026-047	1.42

Steven and Buck make T-shirts featuring Steven's crudely drawn advertisement for Greg's guitar lessons.

48	48	"Say Uncle"	Elle Michalka and Jasmin Lai (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	April 2, 2015	1031-056	1.93

In this non-canon crossover episode, Uncle Grandpa arrives to aid Steven in unlocking the power of his gem.

49	49	"Story for Steven"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu	April 9, 2015	1026-048	2.00

Greg tells Steven the story of how he met Rose Quartz.

50	50	"The Message"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo	March 10, 2015	1026-049	1.30

Steven and the Gems need Greg's help to retrieve a message being transmitted through a Gem artifact called a Wailing Stone.

51	51	"Political Power"	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Hilary Florido and Katie Mitroff	March 11, 2015	1026-050	1.42

After the Gems cause a power outage in Beach City, Steven helps Mayor Dewey control the situation.

52	52	"The Return" (Part 1)	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco	March 12, 2015	1026-051	1.70

Steven helps evacuate Beach City in the face of an invasion from the Gem Homeworld by Peridot and the warrior Gem Jasper.

53	53	"Jail Break" (Part 2)	Ian Jones-Quartey (supervising) Elle Michalka (art)	Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu, and Rebecca Sugar	March 12, 2015	1026-052	1.70

Trapped on the Gem Warship, Steven attempts to rescue the Gems, including two unfamiliar Gems named Ruby and Sapphire, from Peridot and Jasper's clutches.

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"Gem Glow" is the first episode of the first season of the series Steven Universe.

final_sentence: "Gem Glow" is the first episode of the first season of the series Steven Universe.