Avatar: The Last Airbender: Season 1
2005 · 20 episodes · ★ 8.0
Book One: Water
What Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Katara and Sokka (a brother and sister from the Southern Water Tribe) discover the Avatar (a 12-year-old Airbender boy named Aang) frozen in an iceberg. Together the three begin their journey to the North Pole to find a master waterbender so Aang can begin his Avatar training!
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 The Boy in the Iceberg
Two teenage siblings (Sokka and Katara) living in the South Pole discover a very strange boy (Aang), along with his pet flying bison Appa, in an iceberg. But can they trust him when he accidentally draws the war to their village's doorstep?
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writers: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino · Starring: Melendy Britt, Luke Zampas, Madeline Lovejoy
1x02 The Avatar Returns
Katara and Sokka discover that Aang is the long-lost Avatar and must rescue him when a firebending prince named Zuko kidnaps him.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Melendy Britt, Luke Zampas, Madeline Lovejoy
1x03 The Southern Air Temple
Aang is excited about going home for the first time in one hundred years, but he is shocked to find out that the temple is deserted. Aang tells Sokka and Katara about his childhood as they explore the temple, but they soon discover something that Aang never expected. Meanwhile, Zuko must make repairs to his ship and the only way he can do it is to dock his ship at his rival's naval base.
Directing: Lauren MacMullan · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino · Starring: Jason Isaacs, Sab Shimono, Bruce Locke
1x04 The Warriors of Kyoshi
The gang arrives at Kyoshi Island and are captured by some Kyoshi warriors. When Aang reveals that he is the avatar, news quickly spreads out, eventually reaching Zuko, who then goes to Kyoshi Island to capture him.
Directing: Giancarlo Volpe · Writing: Nick Malis, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Jillian Henry, Jennie Kwan, S. Marc Jordan, James Sie
1x05 The King of Omashu
Aang's abilities as an airbender are challenged by a strange king.
Directing: Anthony Lioi · Writers: John O'Bryan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: James Sie, André Sogliuzzo, Kevin Ng, Daran Norris
1x06 Imprisoned
In a nearby Earth Village, the gang meets a teenage earthbender named Haru. This village lives in fear of the Fire Nation, for soldiers there capture any earthbenders they can find. After Haru is captured for earthbending, Katara is compelled to rescue him.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writing: Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino · Starring: George Takei, Kevin Michael Richardson, Michael Dow, Pat Musick
1x07 The Spirit World: Winter Solstice (1)
Aang and friends visit a village being terrorized by an angry spirit. Iroh is captured by Earth Kingdom soldiers.
Directing: Lauren MacMullan · Writing: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: James Shigeta, James Garrett, André Sogliuzzo, Michael Hagiwara
1x08 Avatar Roku: Winter Solstice (2)
To contact the spirit of the previous Avatar, Aang must reach a temple in the Fire Nation before the sun sets on the following day. There he will learn what he must do to restore balance to the world. Zuko must defy his banishment to follow Aang.
Directing: Giancarlo Volpe · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Jason Isaacs, Clyde Kusatsu, James Garrett, Michael Hagiwara
1x09 The Waterbending Scroll
After Katara attempts to teach Aang waterbending, but realizes that he is learning it much faster than she is, she is desperate to improve her abilities. When Katara inadvertently stumbles across a waterbending scroll that can help improve her abilities at a pirate’s store, she decides to steal it, realizing that she couldn’t hope to afford it.
Directing: Anthony Lioi · Writers: John O'Bryan, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino · Starring: Jim Meskimen, James Sie, Bryan Konietzko, Jack Angel
1x10 Jet
While traveling towards the North Pole, the group almost gets captured by the Fire Nation. However, when a charismatic young man and his band of rebels attack the Fire Nation camp and rescue them, they learn that they are trying to resist the Fire Nation’s motives to expand their territory. Katara and Aang really enjoy their time with the band of rebels, but Sokka soon discovers that they aren’t as noble as meets the eye.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writing: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, James Eagan · Starring: Julianna Rose, Mitch Holleman, Crawford Wilson, Nika Futterman
1x11 The Great Divide
While on their way to the North Pole, Aang and his friends arrive at a giant canyon where two groups of refugees are bickering over who should get to go across. Aang decides to walk across with the two groups to ensure they don’t fight one another. However, he soon learns that the two tribes have been feuding for one hundred years and they both believe their actions are justified. But when the predators inside the canyon start to come out, Aang is stuck trying to defend both tribes from each other and the vicious wildlife.
Directing: Giancarlo Volpe · Writing: John O'Bryan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Scott Menville, Roberta Farkas, René Auberjonois, Leonard Stone
1x12 The Storm
Sokka accepts a job for a fisherman who is looking for someone to help him out with his fishing. After the fisherman finds out Aang is the Avatar, Aang runs away in response to the fisherman's hostile reaction. When Katara finds Aang, he begins to reveal his life before he was frozen in the iceberg. Meanwhile, after Zuko gets into a fight with his crew, Iroh tells them about Zuko's complicated past, attempting to make both sides understand each other.
Directing: Lauren MacMullan · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Robert Pine, Susan Silo, James Hong, Clyde Kusatsu
1x13 The Blue Spirit
While Aang, Katara and Sokka are traveling, Sokka gets a fever. Katara and Aang try to help Sokka, when Katara also catches the fever. It's up to Aang to go up on his own to save his two friends. But before he can get the medicine he is captured by the newly promoted Admiral Zhao and put in Zhao's fortress.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Jodi Carlisle, Jason Isaacs, Jim Meskimen, Jamie Alcroft
1x14 The Fortuneteller
When the group tries to help a man who is being attacked by a platypus-bear, they discover that the local town has a fortuneteller named Aunt Wu in it, who has been forecasting the town's fate for years. But when Sokka and Aang discover one of the fortuneteller's most vital predictions is dead wrong, they have to develop a plan to convince the stubborn townspeople that their beloved Aunt Wu was wrong.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Michaela Jill Murphy, Cameron Monaghan, Clyde Kusatsu, Tsai Chin
1x15 Bato of the Water Tribe
Aang feels neglected as Katara and Sokka reunite with Bato, an old friend of their father’s from the South Pole. They begin to reminisce on their times in the past while they wait for a message to arrive from their father. Aang believes Katara and Sokka will abandon him and go out to find their father should the message arrive. However, when the messenger gives Aang the message to give to Bato, Aang betrays his friends in a way Katara or Sokka could never imagine. However, when Zuko recruits a bounty hunter named June to track Aang down, his friendship is put to the test as he must deal with the fact that he betrayed his friends while defending himself from yet another fight.
Directing: Giancarlo Volpe · Writing: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Ian Wilcox · Starring: André Sogliuzzo, Jodi Carlisle, Richard McGonagle, Tsai Chin
1x16 The Deserter
Aang and his friends go to a Fire Nation town so that Aang can witness some firebending, but their plan soon goes awry when it’s discovered that he is the Avatar. Fortunately, he's rescued by an individual who serves a firebending master named Jeong Jeong who has abandoned the Fire Nation, so Aang decides to use this time to attempt to learn firebending. The firebending master, however, seems reluctant to teach Aang.
Directing: Lauren MacMullan · Writers: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Tim Hedrick · Starring: John Kassir, Scott Menville, Keone Young, Jason Isaacs
1x17 The Northern Air Temple
When Aang and his friends hear rumors about surviving airbenders, they decide to stop by the Northern Air Temple on their way to the North Pole to see for themselves. What they find is a bunch of people who are not airbenders, but have mastered the art of gliding; though this upsets Aang because they have been defacing the temple. However, there was one part of the temple where nobody has been able to enter, and what Aang and his friends discover inside spells oncoming conflict.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writers: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz · Starring: René Auberjonois, Clyde Kusatsu, Daniel Samonas, Kristoffer Tabori
1x18 The Waterbending Master
When Aang tries to find the north pole, he is found by the north pole instead. As they are taken there, Aang and Katara are eager to find a waterbending master, only to discover that girls are not allowed to learn waterbending.
Directing: Giancarlo Volpe · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino · Starring: Lucille Bliss, Jason Isaacs, Jon Polito, Johanna Braddy
1x19 The Siege of the North (1)
Zhao begins to launch his attack against the Northern Water Tribe. As the walls of the prestiged city begin to fall, the Avatar taps into the spirit world and seeks the help of one of the oldest spirits, in hopes of saving one of the most prominent areas of the world.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writing: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Jason Isaacs, Jon Polito, Johanna Braddy, Victor Brandt
1x20 The Siege of the North (2) Season Finale
Aang returns from the spirit world to a big surprise. Meanwhile, Zhao and his forces continue to press deeper into the Northern Water Tribe. Iroh makes a powerful stand and Zuko struggles to keep his plan intact.
Directing: Dave Filoni · Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · Starring: Jason Isaacs, Jon Polito, James Garrett, Johanna Braddy
Season 1 Cast
Zach Tyler EisenAang (voice)20 episodes
Jack De SenaSokka (voice)20 episodes
Jason IsaacsZhao (voice)7 episodes
James GarrettAvatar Roku (voice)4 episodes
Clyde KusatsuCalm Man (voice)4 episodes
Jim MeskimenAdditional Voices (voice)4 episodes
James SieOyaji (voice)4 episodes
Jon PolitoChief Arnook (voice)3 episodes
Johanna BraddyPrincess Yue (voice)3 episodes
Keone YoungCaptain Li (voice)3 episodes
Victor BrandtMaster Pakku (voice)3 episodes
Jodi CarlisleHerbalist (voice)2 episodes
Melendy BrittGran Gran (voice)2 episodes
Sab ShimonoGyatso (voice)2 episodes
Michael HagiwaraLeader (voice)2 episodesAll Seasons
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender have?
Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender has 20 episodes.
When did Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender premiere?
It premiered on February 21, 2005.
Where to Watch Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender
In Spain, on Netflix, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total, SkyShowtime and Netflix Standard with Ads.
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to TMDB user ratings, episode 1x20, “The Siege of the North (2),” with a 8.9.