The Blind Bandit

"" is the 26th episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and notably the first appearance of Toph Beifong.
==Summary==
Aang is searching for an earthbending teacher, but with little success. While at Xin Fu's earthbending tournament Aang finds a talented blind earthbending girl named Toph and realizes she was the one in his vision. But she cannot become Aang's teacher due to her wealthy and overprotective parents. Xin Fu kidnaps Aang and Toph thinking he was cheated. Toph reveals her power by defeating Fu's gang, but her parents become even more restrictive. She runs away from home and joins Aang. Toph's parents, believing Aang had kidnapped her, promise Xin Fu and Master Yu a chest of gold if they bring her back.
==Home video releases==
;DVD
* Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 2: Earth - Volume 2
* Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Complete Book 2: Earth Collection
;Blu-ray
* Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Series
==Notes==
* This episode was ranked #12 in The 100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes countdown.
==External links==
* Avatar Wiki: