Steven Universe: Season 1
2013 · 49 episodes · ★ 7.2
What Season 1 of Steven Universe
Steven lives in Beach City, a fictional seaside town, with the Crystal Gems, three alien warriors who live in an ancient temple. Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl protect humanity from monsters and other threats. Steven is half human and half Gem, and he has inherited the gem of his mother, Rose Quartz, the group's former leader. Almost all the enemies are other Gems who pose a danger to the universe. Steven wants to help on missions while learning to control the powers within him. He also hangs out with his friends Connie, Peedee and Lars, and his everyday life mixes with battles against extraterrestrial creatures.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 Gem Glow
Steven gets depressed when his favorite ice-cream sandwich brand, Cookie Cat, has been taken off the market. He soon cheers up when the Gems manage to get a hold of some of the last remaining Cookie Cats, which Steven believes may hold the key to activating his gem.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Dee Bradley Baker
1x02 Laser Light Cannon
When a menacing red eye is about to hit Beach City, the only thing that can destroy it is a Laser Light Cannon which once belonged to Steven's mother, Rose Quartz. Thus, Steven enlists the help of his father, Greg, and they search through his storage for the cannon.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Kat Morris, Rebecca Sugar · Starring: Billy Merritt, Tom Scharpling
1x03 Cheeseburger Backpack
The Gems go on a mission to place a Moon Goddess statue on top of the ruined Lunar Sea Spire, and Steven tries to prove he can be useful with the help of his new novelty cheeseburger backpack.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Ian Jones-Quartey, Rebecca Sugar · Starring: Ian Jones-Quartey, Eugene Cordero
1x04 Together Breakfast
Steven's attempt to get the Gems to share his special breakfast tradition lands him on a journey through their ancient Gem temple.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Ian Jones-Quartey, Rebecca Sugar, Paul Villeco
1x05 Frybo
Steven brings a mascot costume to life with a magic shard owned by Pearl to help his friend Peedee with his job, but it backfires when the mascot goes rogue.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Billy Merritt, Matthew Moy, Dee Bradley Baker, Atticus Shaffer
1x06 Cat Fingers
Steven tries to master his shapeshifting abilities from Amethyst, but turns his fingers into cats, making it harder to do things.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Ian Jones-Quartey, Kat Morris, Rebecca Sugar · Starring: Billy Merritt, Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Zachary Steel
1x07 Bubble Buddies
Steven creates a magic bubble around himself and a girl he likes, Connie, to save her from a falling rock, but has no idea how to make it disappear.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Kat Morris, Aleth Romanillos · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Grace Rolek, Dee Bradley Baker
1x08 Serious Steven
While navigating out of an ancient Gem maze, Steven tries to prove himself worthy to Garnet by being serious.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston · Starring: Sinbad
1x09 Tiger Millionaire
Steven joins an underground wrestling league with Amethyst, who is tired of Pearl and Garnet bringing her down.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Sinbad, Zachary Steel
1x10 Steven's Lion
Steven befriends a magical lion he finds in the desert during a mission with the Gems.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Lamar Abrams, Aleth Romanillos · Starring: Zachary Steel, Dee Bradley Baker, Reagan Gomez-Preston
1x11 Arcade Mania
Steven takes the Gems on his own kind of adventure by bringing them to the Fun Land Arcade, where Garnet soon becomes enchanted by a dancing game.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Lamar Abrams, Luke Weber, Aleth Romanillos · Starring: Sinbad, Chris Jai Alex
1x12 Giant Woman
Steven urges Amethyst and Pearl to fuse together into a four-armed "giant woman" named Opal (Aimee Mann). Amethyst and Pearl, however, keep on quarrelling.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston · Starring: Aimee Mann
1x13 So Many Birthdays
After learning that the Gems are thousands of years old, Steven decides to make up for all the birthdays they've missed.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy
1x14 Lars and the Cool Kids
Steven and Lars get to hang out with the cool kids (Jenny Pizza, Buck Dewey and Sour Cream) in town, but their teenage shenanigans get them into magical trouble.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Lamar Abrams, Matt Braly · Starring: Matthew Moy, Lamar Abrams, Brian Posehn, Reagan Gomez-Preston
1x15 Onion Trade
A toy trade between Steven and Onion escalates into epic proportions.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Lamar Abrams · Starring: Tom Scharpling
1x16 Steven the Sword Fighter
Pearl gets injured and retreats into her gem to heal and make a new body to project after she tries to teach Steven the art of sword-fighting using a holographic version of herself.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston · Starring: Chris Jai Alex
1x17 Lion 2: The Movie
Steven and Connie try to ride Lion to the movie theater, but Lion has other plans.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston · Starring: Grace Rolek, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Jai Alex
1x18 Beach Party
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.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Lamar Abrams · Starring: Reagan Gomez-Preston, Toks Olagundoye, Godfrey
1x19 Rose's Room Mid-Season Finale
Steven's desire for some alone time unlocks a new room in the Temple that answers his every wish.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Tom Scharpling, Susan Egan
1x20 Coach Steven
Against Pearl's wishes, Steven becomes determined to get stronger after watching Garnet and Amethyst fuse into the mighty Sugilite.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Tom Scharpling, Nicki Minaj
1x21 Joking Victim
Steven works at the Big Donut when Lars leaves Sadie with all the work.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Sinbad
1x22 Steven and the Stevens
Steven needs a musical partner for an upcoming show, so he uses a time travel device to recruit himself as the perfect bandmate.
Starring: Tom Scharpling
1x23 Monster Buddies
Steven attempts to tame a monster's wild form when he accidentally releases it from its gem bubble.
Writing: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker
1x24 An Indirect Kiss
Steven tells Connie about his mission with the Gems to heal Amethyst after she cracks her gemstone.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Grace Rolek
1x25 Mirror Gem
Steven befriends a magical mirror that can mysteriously communicate with only him and ends up setting free its trapped inhabitant, a Gem named Lapis Lazuli.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Grace Rolek, Jennifer Paz
1x26 Ocean Gem
Lapis Lazuli disappears after reigniting a past conflict with Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, and takes the ocean along with her, leaving Beach City in a panic on the first day of summer. Steven, Connie, Greg, Lion and the Gems go on a mission to confront Lapis and set things back to normal.
Starring: Billy Merritt, Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Grace Rolek
1x27 House Guest
Left homeless and with a broken leg after the events of the previous episode, Greg stays with Steven and the Gems as a temporary house guest and unintentionally interferes with Steven's healing powers.
Written by: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo · Starring: Tom Scharpling
1x28 Space Race
Steven, Pearl and Greg work together to build a spaceship so that Pearl can revisit the wonders of the cosmos, but Pearl gets a little carried away.
Writing: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston · Starring: Tom Scharpling, Chris Jai Alex
1x29 Secret Team
After they accidentally pop a bubble containing gem shards, Steven, Amethyst and Pearl form a secret team to retrieve the shards before Garnet finds out.
Writing: Katie Mitroff, Hilary Florido · Starring: Zachary Steel, Billy Merritt
1x30 Island Adventure
Steven tries to mend Lars' and Sadie's friendship by taking them on vacation to a magical beach.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Dee Bradley Baker
1x31 Keep Beach City Weird!
Steven is taken in by Ronaldo's conspiracy theories about paranormal occurrences in Beach City.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Zachary Steel, Atticus Shaffer
1x32 Fusion Cuisine
Steven asks the Gems to fuse together and pretend to be his mother at dinner with Connie's family.
Writing: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo · Starring: Grace Rolek, Tom Scharpling, Rita Rani Ahuja, Susan Egan
1x33 Garnet's Universe
Steven interprets what Garnet did during the day after a recent mission.
Starring: Matthew Moy, Zachary Steel
1x34 Watermelon Steven
Steven grows a patch of watermelons shaped like himself, but they soon come to life and attack people.
Written by: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo · Starring: Kate Micucci, Zachary Steel, Tom Scharpling, Sinbad
1x35 Lion 3: Straight to Video
Lion keeps lying on Steven's face while he's sleeping. This leads to Steven discovering a pocket dimension in Lion's mane.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Jeff Liu, Rebecca Sugar, Joe Johnston · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Tom Scharpling, Dee Bradley Baker
1x36 Warp Tour
Steven becomes uneasy after seeing an unknown object traversing through a warp stream, despite the Gems' attempts to disprove his claims.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Shelby Rabara
1x37 Alone Together
While practicing how to fuse with Gems, Steven accidentally fuses with Connie, forming a half-human and half-Gem, human fusion called Stevonnie.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Katie Mitroff, Rebecca Sugar, Hilary Florido · Starring: AJ Michalka, Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Grace Rolek
1x38 The Test
Steven finds out that the Lunar Sea Spire mission from the third episode was a test and demands a new one.
Writing: Katie Mitroff, Hilary Florido
1x39 Future Vision
Steven learns that Garnet can see into the future and becomes paranoid about the possible dangers around him.
Written by: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo · Starring: Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy
1x40 On the Run
Steven and Amethyst try life out on the road. During so, Amethyst reveals a dark secret about herself and the Gems to Steven.
Writing: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston
1x41 Horror Club
Steven goes to the lighthouse to watch scary movies with Ronaldo, Lars and Sadie.
Written by: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Braden Fitzgerald, Mason Cook, Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy
1x42 Winter Forecast
Steven has to take Connie back to her home before a blizzard hits Beach City, and Garnet shows him some outcomes before they leave.
Writing: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo · Starring: Grace Rolek, Tom Scharpling, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Crispin Freeman
1x43 Maximum Capacity
While cleaning out Greg's storage unit, Greg and Amethyst are reunited with their favorite sitcom Li'l Butler.
Directing: Ian Jones-Quartey · Writing: Katie Mitroff, Rebecca Sugar, Hilary Florido · Starring: Eric Bell Jr., Tom Scharpling, Atticus Shaffer, Billy Merritt
1x44 Marble Madness
When several droids from space descend towards warp pad zones, Steven and the Gems attempt to track down their purposes.
Starring: Shelby Rabara, Grace Rolek, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
1x45 Rose's Scabbard
Pearl takes Steven to a special place that belonged to Rose Quartz after Lion finds the scabbard for Rose's sword.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Rebecca Sugar, Paul Villeco, Raven M. Molisee · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker
1x46 The Message
Steven and the Gems need Greg's help to retrieve a message from the Wailing Stone.
Writing: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo · Starring: Tom Scharpling, Jennifer Paz
1x47 Political Power
The Gems cause a power outage in Beach City, and Steven helps Mayor Dewey with damage control.
Writing: Katie Mitroff, Hilary Florido · Starring: Billy Merritt, Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Tom Scharpling
1x48 The Return
Peridot and her new partner, Jasper, arrive on Earth.
Writing: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco · Starring: Kimberly Brooks, Billy Merritt, Shelby Rabara, Tom Scharpling
1x49 Jail Break Season Finale
Trapped on Peridot's ship, Steven attempts to rescue the Gems from the Homeworld's clutches, including two Gems named Ruby and Sapphire.
Directed by: Ian Jones-Quartey · Written by: Jeff Liu, Rebecca Sugar, Joe Johnston · Starring: Kimberly Brooks, Jennifer Paz, Erica Luttrell, Shelby Rabara
Season 1 Cast
Zach CallisonSteven Universe (voice)49 episodes
EstelleGarnet (voice)49 episodes
Michaela DietzAmethyst (voice)49 episodes
Deedee Magno HallPearl (voice)49 episodes
Matthew MoyLars (voice)19 episodes
Tom ScharplingGreg / Yellow Tail (voice)17 episodes
Grace RolekConnie (voice)10 episodes
Zachary SteelRonaldo (voice)8 episodes
Billy MerrittMr. Richington (voice)8 episodes
Joel HodgsonMayor Dewey (voice)7 episodes
Chris Jai AlexLi'l Butler Dad (voice)6 episodes
Jennifer PazLapis Lazuli (voice)5 episodes
Reagan Gomez-PrestonKiki / Jenny (voice)5 episodes
Shelby RabaraPeridot (voice)4 episodes
Mary Elizabeth McGlynnDr. Maheswaran / Doctor (voice)4 episodes
Ian Jones-QuarteyActor (voice)3 episodes
Susan EganTiny Whale (voice)3 episodes
Lamar AbramsBuck Dewey (voice)2 episodes
GodfreyKofi (voice)2 episodesAll Seasons
Season 22015 · 29 ep. · ★ 7.7
Season 32016 · 24 ep. · ★ 7.3
Season 42016 · 24 ep. · ★ 7.0
Season 52017 · 28 ep. · ★ 8.0Where to Watch Season 1 of Steven Universe
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in Season 1 of Steven Universe?
Season 1 of Steven Universe has 49 episodes.
When did Steven Universe Season 1 premiere?
Aired on November 4, 2013.
Where to watch Steven Universe Season 1
Available by subscription on Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to the TMDB audience score, episode 1x35, «Lion 3: Straight to Video», with a 9.3.