List of Men in Black: The Series episodes

The following is a list of episodes of Men in Black: The Series, an American television series that ran on Kids' WB from October 11, 1997 to June 30, 2001.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	13	October 11, 1997	May 16, 1998
	2	13	September 19, 1998	February 6, 1999
	3	14	October 2, 1999	May 20, 2000
	4	13	September 16, 2000	June 30, 2001

Episodes

Season 1: 1997–1998

#	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	Code
01	"The Long Goodbye Syndrome"	Duane Capizzi	Frank Paur	October 11, 1997	01
J makes himself a target of the Skraaldians when during a mission to stop one of their kind multiplying in the sewers, he accidentally destroys it rather than freeze it when it attacks K. Learning he is not safe because they can disguise themselves easily, have a hive mentality, and can lock onto his DNA, K is forced to find a solution to save his partner, before J is put into the "soup".
02	"The Buzzard Syndrome"	Steve Roberts	Nathan Chew	October 18, 1997	02
A crash landing in the woods, leads K and J encountering Treblor, an alien cop seeking a fugitive named Z-Ron, the downed ship's occupant. But nothing is what it seems for the two MIB agents, when they discover certain facts about their two new arrivals.
03	"The Irritable Bow-Wow Syndrome"	Mark Amato	Frank Paur	October 25, 1997	03
When a Charnock lands on Earth and aggressively attempts to take a Void Density Core from Jeebs' shop, K and J quickly discover that Frank had been there and accidentally swallowed it. Now the pair find themselves seeking to protect him, whilst trying to get it out and deactivate it before it can start sucking everything into itself, including New York City.
04	"The Alpha Syndrome"	Alexx Van Dyne	Michael Goguen	November 1, 1997	04
K discovers that the theft of a Sintillian heart was the work of Alpha, his former mentor and MIB agent, who stole a Cosmic Integrator to make himself stronger. While K is eager to go it alone, J refuse to let his partner do so, and so is in a race against time to find out where he and Alpha are.
05	"The Undercover Syndrome"	Steve Roberts	Dennis Woodyard	November 8, 1997	05
When Dirndl, a Tarkan Trade Minister from Tarka, arrives on Earth for an alien conference, J accidentally incapacitates his Tarkan bodyguard. Z quickly assign him to work undercover as his replacement during the conference, in order to route out an assassin seeking to eliminate him, but with so many aliens attending, it's a tall order for the MIB agent.
06	"The Neuralyzer Syndrome"	Mark Amato	Dennis Woodyard	November 15, 1997	06
J has always wanted to know more about K, and gets more than he bargains for when he accidentally neuralyzes him back to when he was sixteen years old. While J finds himself trying to get K to return to MIB HQ, matters are complicated when a group of Chop-Shoppers, black market starship thieves, kidnap him, leading J to call for help from L. Note: Due to the events of 9/11, the episode is no longer shown in America.
07	"The Symbiote Syndrome"	Alexx Van Dyne	Nathan Chew	November 22, 1997	07
J offers to replace K for an assignment, when a microbe alien species, the Millicrons, unintentionally infect his partner. His assignment turns out to the safe transportation of a teenage symbiote named Troy, who needs to be brought back to New York City within twenty hours before he absords J, but matters are complicated when Buzzard is hired by a mysterious employer to grab the symbiote.
08	"The Inanimate Syndrome"	Thomas Pugsley, Greg Klein	Michael Goguen	December 6, 1997	08
MIB finds themselves dealing with an alien called n Inanimate - a shapeshifter capable of disguising itself as inanimate objects. To assist the organisation, an intergalactic cop named Eileen arrives, and is soon partnered with K, leaving J jealous and eager to keep a close eye on him, despite being partnered with U.
09	"The Psychic Link Syndrome"	Steve Roberts	Nathan Chew	December 13, 1997	09
After a human is drained of their bodily fluids, K and J discover it to be the work of an Alcidian named Forbus. They quickly discover that he is both mentally unstable and targeting anyone who films or photographs him, but matters are complicated when Forbus creates a mental link with K that causes him to experience anything the Alcidian does, and is slowly making him as unbalanced as he is.
10	"The Head Trip Syndrome"	Thomas Pugsley, Greg Klein	Michael Goguen	December 20, 1997	12
J suddenly becomes the smartest man on the planet when he mistakes a Cerebro-Accelerator for a pair of head phones. But the new intelligence comes at a price - in twenty-two hours, his brain will explode. Matters aren't helped when an alien-hating bigot uses a time travel device to begin erasing the five founders of MIB from existence, leaving J the only person to stop him.
11	"The Elle of My Dreams Syndrome"	Greg Weisman	Frank Paur	January 10, 1998	10
Investigations into the sudden coma states of the crew of a returning NASA space shuttle, leads K, J and L uncovering it as the work of the Vermax, an alien species that feeds on the chemical formed from dreams. When bringing down more at the shuttle's landing site, J prevents L being the latest target of one and is soon put into a deep sleep. To save him by getting him to wake up, L risks her life with restricted technology, in order to enter his dreams and convince him to wake up, despite the Vermax doing everything to stop her.
12	"The I Married an Alien Syndrome"	Steve Roberts	Dennis Woodyard	February 14, 1998	13
MIB finds itself attempting to stop an alien race known as the Blastula from increasing Earth's temperature, as part of a plot to colonize the planet, but J has suspicions that his partner K is acting odd, and that he might be working for them.
13	"The Take No Prisoners Syndrome"	Dean Stefan	Dennis Woodyard	May 16, 1998	11
A break-out in MIB's prison ward, incapacitates most of the building and leaves Z and K as prisoners of the mastermind - Dr. Lupo. Because J and the worms were sealed in a vault getting coffee and thus not put out of action, they become the only ones capable of rescuing Z and K, and stopping the breakout of Lupo and two equally dangerous criminal inmates.

Season 2: 1998–1999

#	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	Code
14	"The Little Big Man Syndrome"	Thomas Pugsley, Greg Klein	Nathan Chew	September 19, 1998	15
A spate of human suit thefts and the abduction of their owners, the Arquillians, is uncovered to be the work of their enemies, the Fmeks. To learn what they are planning, MIB shrinks J to their size and tasks him and K to investigate. It soon becomes clear that the thefts are part of a much bigger plan.
15	"The Quick Clone Syndrome"	Duane Capizzi	Mike Goguen	September 26, 1998	14
Working long hours finally becomes too much for J, so when he spots that L is using a quick clone to help her get rest, he quickly jumps at the chance of doing the same. But matters become complicated when Alpha uses the remains of one of his quick clones to create a J-lookalike, in order to kidnap Z's brain for information he needs.
16	"The Heads You Lose Syndrome"	Alexx Van Dyne	Chris Dozois	October 3, 1998	16
With his alien attachments slowly falling apart, Alpha coerces Jeebs to steal new parts. That is, until he learns that Troy the symbiote is at MIB on an internship, and decides to go after him. K, L and J soon find themselves attempting to stop this, with the help of Troy's mother.
17	"The Dog Eat Dog Syndrome"	Steve Roberts	Nathan Chew	October 10, 1998	17
Frank's former cellmate, Drekk, an alien who can generate flames and intense heat from his hands, has escaped and is on the loose on Earth. MIB quickly finds itself trying to locate and capture him through Frank, but when Drekk escapes, he forces Frank to lead K and J into a trap.
18	"The Big Bad Bug Syndrome"	Greg Weisman	Christopher Dozois	October 24, 1998	18
MIB learns that a bounty has been placed on L by the Queen of the Bugs, for her part in Edgar's demise. With several bugs, including Edgar's own brother Edwin, arriving on Earth to claim it, and L out in the field, K and J find themselves racing to find and protect her before one the bugs carts her off the planet. Note: The flashback where K remembers Edgar getting killed by L is based on the scene from the first live-action film.
19	"The Jack O'Lantern Syndrome"	Robin Jill Burger	Michael Goguen	October 31, 1998	19
J finds himself escorting the worms as they head out trick-or-treating on Halloween night, only to discover, along with K and U, that there's an alien who just arrived, who seeks to kidnap children for slavery. Meanwhile, MIB's Headquarters suddenly experiences a power cut and weird things slowly begin happening, leading to Z and L trying to find a scientific reason for the situation.
20	"The Sonic Boom Syndrome"	Steve Roberts	Nathan Chew	November 7, 1998	20
Eileen returns to Earth, refuelling her ship alongside her new partner, Eidi, while they are transporting a sonic-powered alien fugitive named Aldoosi. But when he escapes, MIB coordinates a joint operation to capture him before he can leave the planet. While K is partnered with Eileen, J finds himself working Eidi and discovers that the two are quite similar with their jobs.
21	"The Bad Seed Syndrome"	Alexx Van Dyne	Christopher Dozois	November 14, 1998	21
Contraband goods that recently arrived, turn out to be an alien parasitic species that spread through the use of seeder plants and spores. With much of MIB incapacitated and the world threatened, K and L find themselves seeking the species nucleus in order to inject it with an antibody, though the matter is not helped by J, who is accidentally given a truth serum and can't keep quiet.
22	"The Fmall, Fmall World Syndrome"	Duane Capizzi	Michael Goguen	November 21, 1998	22
Seeking revenge for the loss of their world, the Fmeks attempt to get a growth formula by capturing the alien scientist that created it while they are at MIB. A group of Fmeks assigned to this task mistakenly believe one of the worms is their target and capture them. When one of the group is left behind and discovers their error, L finds herself a prisoner upon walking in on them after they use the growth serum on themselves.
23	"The Black Christmas Syndrome"	Duane Capizzi	Michael Goguen	December 12, 1998	25
Christmas is on hold at MIB, as K and J find themselves on the hunt for Santa Claus, soon after Drekk and a group of alien yetis kidnap him from his workshop and steal all of the toys his "elves" were working on. Aided by one of Santa's elves, the pair soon discover that Drekk's employers are not what were expected.
24	"The Supermen in Black Syndrome"	Steve Roberts	Nathan Chew	January 16, 1999	23
An alien ship in Earth's orbit is breached by three alien criminal, seeking to steal a Tomassitron Matter Amplifier. Although the device is activated in the attempted theft, MIB prevents it being stolen by bringing the ship to Earth. While K, J and L deactivate the Amplifier, all three discover that they have gained super powers from the device's rays, and quickly find themselves the only ones to stop the criminals when they too also develop powers of their own.
25	"The Star System Syndrome"	Greg Weisman	Christopher Dozois	January 23, 1999	24
A spate of alien actor abductions in Hollywood, leads K and J meeting with MIB's "Agency" division in Los Angeles, to uncover the culprit behind the crime. While J believes the suspect is a former alien actor, K reviews the films of the missing actors to uncover the truth behind their disappearances.
26	"The Blackguard Syndrome"	Jon Weisman, Greg Weisman	Nathan Chew	February 6, 1999	26
Alpha returns, and with the aid of Jeebs' brother Dax takes control of MIB's new Blackguard satellite weapon system, which can destroy incoming asteroids or specific targets on Earth. When MIB learns that L thwarted their initial attempt to destroy the organisation, and that Jeebs has been contacted for a replacement part to repair the weapon system, K and J are assigned to head out into outer space and stop him before he can get another chance to fire the weapon.

Season 3: 1999–2000

#	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	Code
27	"The Worm-Guy Guy Syndrome"	Duane Capizzi	Jane Wu Soriano	October 2, 1999	302
Two Kalifadik law enforcement officials begin punishing the guilty on Earth, using teleportation guns to send them to an alien prison. As MIB tries to stop them, Jay and one of the worms pass through each in mid-teleportation and slowly turn into each other.
28	"The Cold Sweat Syndrome"	Steve Melching	Bryan Andrews	October 9, 1999	303
Merged together, Alpha and Dak find themselves in Antarctica where a powerful alien spaceship lies buried. It's up to Kay, Jay, Jeebs and the worms to stop them from using it.
29	"The Puppy Love Syndrome"	Tom Pugsley & Greg Klein	Christopher Berkeley	October 23, 1999	301
Frank the Pug meets an alien named Veronica and falls in love. But what he doesn't know is that Veronica works for Javkor, who is out to steal MIB's most powerful weapons.
30	"The Lost Continent Syndrome"	Dean Stefan	Christopher Berkeley	November 6, 1999	307
Kay and Jay have to stop alien terrorist Quintoon's plans to raise the legendary Atlantis continent.
31	"The Way Out West Syndrome"	Tony Schilacci	Nathan Chew	November 13, 1999	305
When MIB fails to stop a Metaphite that threatens Phoenix, Jay and Kay have to travel back in time to the wild west to find the Metaphite's then vulnerable cocoon. Unfortunately, a Vexron living in that time is determined to make sure that they don't succeed.
32	"The Mine, Mine, Mine Syndrome"	Tony Reitano	Darwyn Cooke	November 20, 1999	306
The Bug Queen herself has come to Earth and is hiding in hotel, waiting for her eggs to be able to hatch and take over. Making things more difficult for MIB is the presence of the Emperor Worm, who happens to be staying in the exact same hotel as the Bugs.
33	"The Bye-Bye Worm Syndrome"	Alexx Van Dyne	Vincenzo Trippetti	December 4, 1999	310
When Zed orders the worms to be sent back to their home after another mishap, Jay does whatever he can to prove their innocence.
34	"The Lights Out Syndrome"	Nick DuBois	Bryan Andrews	January 15, 2000	304
Kay is blinded by a Darkon ray and will need Jay's help to stop the Darkons from creating a permanent eclipse.
35	"The Out to Pasture Syndrome"	Dean Stefan	Darwyn Cooke	January 22, 2000	308
Zed surprises everyone when he decides it's time to retire. Jay gets partnered with Elle since Kay is chosen to be the new head of MIB. As Zed is neuralyzed and embarks on a life of fishing in Long Island, Alpha returns more powerful than ever.
36	"The Sardines and Ice Cream Syndrome"	Tony Sommo	Christopher Berkeley	February 5, 2000	309
Jay accidentally swallows an alien egg and becomes pregnant. Meanwhile, the Fmeks are shrinking everything in sight.
37	"The I Want My Mummy Syndrome"	Steve Melching	Bryan Andrews	March 4, 2000	312
Kay and Jay have to contend with a recently awakened Hyperian, which is dressed like an ancient Egyptian Mummy.
38	"The Baby Kay Syndrome"	Barry Hawkins	Vincenzo Trippetti	March 25, 2000	313
The Stellairian leader comes to Earth for peace talks and Kay and Jay have to watch over his daughter, Kima. When she is kidnapped by Frostifarians, her age regressing hypo-spray breaks loose. Now as Kima grows older, Kay begins turning into a baby.
39	"The Bad Doggie Syndrome"	Marsha Griffin	Darwyn Cooke	April 8, 2000	311
Kay and Jay are moving fast to stop the take over of Earth by the Tunstons, whose king is hiding out in Frank the Pug's body.
40	"The "J" is for James Syndrome"	Dean Stefan	Jane Wu Soriano	May 20, 2000	314
After Jay goes for a joyride using the LTD he ends up getting terminated from the MIB. He is then neuralyzed and sent back to the NYPD... just as the Bugs attack again.

Season 4: 2000–2001

#	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	Code
41	"The Musical Chairs Syndrome"	Dean Steffan	Curt Walstead	September 16, 2000	405
Changes abound at MIB as Dr. Zeeltor takes over in the lab for Elle, who has become a field agent and gotten partnered with an alien named Agent X. As these new changes set in, MIB has to stop New York from being devoured by a Barooga.
42	"The Spectacle Syndrome"	Marsha Griffin	Chuck Drost	September 23, 2000	403
Kay and Jay have to rescue the worms from an alien world similar to Ancient Rome.
43	"The Back to School Syndrome"	Len Uhley	Michael Goguen	September 30, 2000	404
Jay poses as a high school student to protect an alien prince from alien terrorists.
44	"The Opening Gambit Syndrome"	Steven Melching	Chris Dozois	October 7, 2000	406
Thirty years ago, an Ixion named Vangus came to Earth and was stopped by an MIB agent. Now when Vangus returns, MIB seeks answers from the agent that stopped him: Alpha.
45	"The Future's So Bright Syndrome"	Tom Pugsley & Greg Klein	Chris Dozois	October 21, 2000	401
During pursuit of a large criminal Worm, Jay gets sent to the future and finds that the Worms rule all of Earth.
46	"The Loose Ball Foul Syndrome"	Alexx Van Dyne	Chris Berkeley	April 14, 2001	407
The Fmeks are back and trying to take over a tiny planet that resembles a baseball. To make matters worse, Kay is on the tiny planet and things are getting very hot.
47	"The Hots for Jay Syndrome"	Muchael Edens	Chuck Drost	April 21, 2001	410
After eating some alien food, Jay gains the ability to throw fire. But this new power will have serious consequences if he keeps using it.
48	"The Circus Parade Syndrome"	Julia Lewald	Curt Walstead	April 28, 2001	409
A member of a witness protection program for aliens is on the run from an intergalactic gang called The Association when they discover he's on Earth. J's lead on The Association leads him to an alien circus, which brings back terrible memories of a clown that terrified him when he was a kid.
49	"The Virtual Crossfire Syndrome"	Dean Stefan	Chuck Drost	May 5, 2001	408
Jay gets a low score on MIB's new virtual reality training test and the embarrassment eventually forces him to try again. But this time the game goes haywire and the dangers Jay faces become deadly.
50	"The Breaking News Syndrome"	Marsha Griffin	Curt Walstead	May 12, 2001	411
An alien TV crew comes to Earth to film MIB agents on the job, just as Drekk returns to cause trouble.
51	"The Zero to Superhero Syndrome"	Baz Hawkins	Curt Walstead	May 26, 2001	402
A super-hero calling himself Cosmosis emerges to defend the city from evil, but he is really an alien looking to put his powers to good use. However, MIB feels his new profession could attract trouble for Earth, so they try to lure him out using Jay as bait.
52	"The Endgame Syndrome: Episode 1"	Dean Stefan	Chris Berkeley	June 23, 2001	412
Alpha, Vangus and the Ixions return to Earth, working together to threaten all life on the planet. With invasion imminent, Zed decides to reveal MIB's existence to the world.
53	"The Endgame Syndrome: Episode 2"	Dean Stefan	Chuck Drost	June 30, 2001	413
With MIB having success in coordinating resistance against the invasion, the Ixions plan to unleash a weapon that will kill everyone on Earth. Kay and Jay will fight Alpha and Vangus in the final battle for humanity.

External links

• Episodes via IMDb
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