Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is the perfect chapter book series to hook your tween readers and I’ve got the ultimate guide that gives you all the Captain Underpants books in order PLUS all the extra books and activities that go along with this series.
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A book series about two boys and a man who runs around in his underwear and cape? Sign me up!
I still look fondly on the days that my kids discovered this series and devoured every book. The laughs that would come from them were truly epic. 😊
Leave it to a man who was repeatedly thrown out of his elementary classroom for disruptions to craft a book series about two friends and their principal who turns into an epic super hero – who flies in his underwear.
What are the Captain Underpants Books About?
The Captain Underpants books focus on two best friends George and Harold. The boys are constantly getting in trouble and pulling pranks in their elementary school, much to the displeasure of their principal Mr. Krupp.
They also love to create comics!
But when they figure out how to turn their principal into an underwear and cape-flying superhero, Captain Underpants, that’s when the real adventures begin.
Are the Captain Underpants Books Graphic Novels?
The Captain Underpants books are not graphic novels.
With the new color editions, they are more like hybrid chapter books with fun drawings mixed in with pages of text.
Plus you’ll find awesome flip-o-ramas in each book which give a bit of live action to George and Harold.
And yet, there are Captain Underpants graphic novels!
Episodes of the Captain Underpants TV series have been created into graphic novels which you’ll see below but they are not part of the main Captain Underpants series or written by Dav Pilkey.
Who Would Like Reading the Captain Underpants Books?
Any readers who enjoy watching two friends get into mischief will enjoy the Captain Underpants books.
If your reader is into practical jokes, creating comics, potty humor, superheroes, time travel and crazy adventures then they will want to binge-read all of the Captain Underpants books!
Who Wrote the Captain Underpants Books?
The Captain Underpants series is the brainchild of author Dav Pilkey (pronounced “Dave”).
He has captured not only my tween readers but so many young readers across the globe with this series, his Dog Man graphic novel series and his new Cat Kid Comic Club series.
I won’t hold it against him to use potty humor and the like to engage readers because it hooks readers from book one and inspire a LOVE of reading as it did for my children.
Dav Pilkey’s story is an inspiration to young readers as well. He was often removed from his classroom and sent into the hallway for disrupting class just like George and Harold.
His books about kids with ADHD and how they thrive because of it is wonderful for all to hear and read.
Captain Underpants Reading Level:
Recommended Reading Ages: 6-8
Recommended Reading Grades: 2-5
Join Dav Pilkey’s Epic Comic Club
The fun doesn’t stop after reading all the Captain Underpants books!
Stop by Dav Pilkey’s Epic Comic Club to join in all the fun where you can:
- Download your very own membership card
- Create the “comic of the month” (free printable with prompt and comic blocks)
- Submit your own comics
- Collect the comic club’s badge of the month
- View others’ comics
- Learn how to draw
Captain Underpants Movie & TV Series
Who doesn’t love to see their favorite books come to life on the big and small screen?!
The Captain Underpants book series became such a hit that it was made into a movie and TV series.
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie released in 2017 and became an instant hit.
Supposedly a second Captain Underpants movie, Captain Underpants: The Ultimate Continuation, is in the works with Dreamworks Animation and Universal Pictures but there is no news on its development or release at this time.
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants is the TV series based on the Captain Underpants book series which released in 2018 on Netflix. There are currently three seasons to watch!
What You’ll Find on this List:
Below you’ll find all the Captain Underpants books in order but there is so much more to the 12 books of the series.
You’ll also find all the following extras that accompany this book series:
- Extra Captain Underpants Books
- Captain Underpants Activity Books
- Captain Underpants Graphic Novels Based on the TV Show
- Captain Underpants Movie
- Captain Underpants TV Show
Ready to join in the laughs, the potty humor and adventures of George and Harold?
Discover all the Captain Underpants books now:
Captain Underpants Books in Order:
- Book 1: The Adventures of Captain Underpants (1997)
- Book 2: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (1999)
- Book 3: Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds) (1999)
- Book 4: Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants (2000)
- Book 5: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman (2001)
- Book 6: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (2003)
- Book 7: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (2003)
- Book 8: Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (2006)
- Book 9: Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (2012)
- Book 10: Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers (2013)
- Book 11: Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 (2014)
- Book 12: Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-Lot (2015)
Extra Captain Underpants Books:
Captain Underpants Activity Books in Order:
- The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book O’Fun (2001)
- The All-New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book O’Fun 2 (2002)
- The Captain Underpants Super Silly Sticker Studio (2005)
- The Extra Big ‘N’ Extra Crunchy Captain Underpants Book O’Fun (2008)
- Wacky Word Wedgies and Flushable Fill-Ins (2017)
- 3D Guide to Creating Heroes and Villains (2019)
- Captain Underpants: Let’s Roll Sticker Activity Book (2020)
- The Captain Underpants Double-Crunchy Book o’ Fun (2022)
Captain Underpants Graphic Novels Based on the TV Show:
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: The Maniacal Mischief of the Marauding Monsters
- The Spooky Tales of Captain Underpants: The Horrifyingly Haunted Hack-A-Ween
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: The Xtreme Xploits of the Xplosive Xmas
- George and Harold’s Epic Comix Collection Vol. 1
- George and Harold’s Epic Comix Collection Vol. 2
Captain Underpants Books in Order With Publisher Descriptions:
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books.
And together they’ve created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school: Captain Underpants! His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn’t know who he is!
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold are usually responsible kids — whenever anything bad happens, George and Harold are usually responsible!
This time, they accidentally invent an army of terrifying talking toilets. Luckily, they know a superhero with enough snap in his waistband to save the day!
This looks like another job for the amazing Captain Underpants!
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold have played a trick or two on nearly everyone at Jerome Horwitz Elementary.
When their latest prank causes the school’s cranky cafeteria ladies to quit, Mr. Krupp hires a trio of unusual replacements — who happen to look an awful lot like aliens!
Will that curtain-caped crusader, Captain Underpants, save the day once more? Or will those outer-space cafeteria ladies have him for lunch?
Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poppypants
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold are fourth-grade buddies with a penchant for practical jokes.
When the boys’ latest prank drives their science teacher over the edge, their clueless principal, Mr. Krupp, quickly hires a replacement: Professor Pippy P. Poopypants.
Of course, George and Harold can’t resist making fun of the Professor’s silly name. But then the Professor retaliates by forcing everyone in town to change their own names to be equally silly, with colossal consequences!
Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold are always good at using their imaginations, and that drives their mean homeroom teacher, Ms. Ribble, crazy!
But this time, they’ve come up with much more than a silly prank… With her horrendous hairdo and two rabid robots, Wedgie Woman is well on her way to world domination, and only the Waistband Warrior can stop her!
Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy: Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold are up to their old tricks again, and when their latest prank makes a direct hit on school brainiac Melvin, he decides to get even!
But in the blink of an eye — and the sneeze of a nose — the Bionic Booger Boy is born! Can Captain Underpants clean up this catastrophe, or will the mucous monster make a mess of things?
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold thought they were beyond boogers. Their new pet, Sulu the Bionic Hamster, had defeated the Bionic Booger Boy, and through the wonders of science, Melvin Sneedly had been brought back to normal (well, almost normal).
It looked like their last adventure was actually going to have a happy ending… except for one thing (well, three things) — the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers.
Now George, Harold, and their buddies are on the run — with the Robo-Boogers in hot, gooey pursuit! Will the boys get away from these gross globs, or will Sulu have to save the day again?
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
The teachers are nice, the cafeteria serves delicious food, and the school principal, Mr. Krupp, thinks George and Harold are hilarious.
Something is very, very wrong — and it gets even wronger when the boys’ pet pterodactyl, Crackers, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster are captured by George and Harold’s evil-twin look-alikes.
Now George and Harold must face their greatest foes yet: THEMSELVES! Can they handle this mess on their own, or will they need Captain Underpants to swoop in and save the day?
Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold are behind bars for a crime they didn’t commit! But just as they are settling into their new life, they are pulled from prison by a time-traveling tyrant named Tippy Tinkletrousers!
Now the boys are taking a trip back in time to the carefree days of kindergarten, when the scariest thing they had to face was not evil mad scientists or alien cafeteria ladies but a sixth-grade bully named Kipper Krupp, the nephew of their clueless school principal.
And because George and Harold don’t invent Captain Underpants until they’re in fourth grade, the clever kindergartners are on their own. Can they beat the bullies with brainpower instead of Wedgie Power?
Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold have been turned into evil zombie nerds doomed to roam a devastated, postapocalyptic planet for all eternity!
Unfortunately, the boys can’t count on Captain Underpants for help because Tippy Tinkletrousers and his time-traveling hijinks prevented George and Harold from creating him in the first place!
With Tippy having changed the course of human history forever, George and Harold will have to figure out a way to change it back!
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
Just when you thought it was safe to flush, the Turbo Toilet 2000 strikes back! The carnivorous commode known for devouring everything in its path has built up a real appetite… for REVENGE!
Luckily, the fate of humanity is once again in the hands of George and Harold and their annoying nemesis Melvin Sneedly.
Will Wedgie Power prevail? Or will the amazing Captain Underpants be flushed away forever?
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold, and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have a good thing going.
Two of them go to school, while the other two hide in the tree house and play video games all day — then they switch!
But it turns out there’s something rotten in the state of Ohio, and it’s smellier than a pile of putrid gym socks. The boys’ malicious gym teacher, Mr. Meaner, has created a method of mind control that transforms their fellow students into attentive, obedient, perfect children.
Now it’s all in George and Harold and Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold’s hands!
Captain Underpants Extra Books:
The Adventures of Captain Underpants: 25½ Anniversary Edition
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
Celebrate the 25th and a half anniversary of THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS with a special edition featuring a BRAND NEW 32-page DOG MAN comic!
George and Harold are best friends who enjoy making their own comic books. Together they’ve created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school: Captain Underpants!
His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn’t know who he is! Tra-la-laaaaa! It’s can’t-miss fun!
After the Captain Underpants adventure, join George and Harold as they share their never-before-seen 32-page bonus comics: Captain Underpants Meets Dog Man and Dog Man and the League of Misfits.
Captain Underpants Activity Books and Extras:
3D Guide to Creating Heroes and Villains
Publishers Description:
George Beard and Harold Hutchins have created TONS of awesome Captain Underpants comics.
Want to know how George and Harold come up with such hilarious heroes and wretched villains? Now’s your chance to find out!
In this hilarious guide, the boys give step-by-step instructions on how you can make cool comics, too! Learn how to draw some of their coolest villains and get advice on how to bring your own funny comic-book characters to life on the page — and in 3-D!
This book is packed with a 3-D drawing board, a write-on / wipe-off pen, 3-D glasses, a drawing pad, and over 30 stickers from the hit Netflix TV show!
The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
They defeated Dr. Diaper! They trampled the terrible Talking Toilets! They crushed the crazy Cafeteria Ladies from outer space! And they prevented preposterous Professor Poopypants from pulverizing the planet!
Now George and Harold are back for more fun and games with their wedgie-powered superhero, Captain Underpants!
Join George and Harold as they play hilarious pranks on clueless Mr. Krupp and get caught in some very puzzle-ing situations. And they’ll show you how to make your very own comic books — complete with that world-famous cheesy animation technique, Flip-O-Rama!
The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun 2
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll wet your pants with joy when you join George and Harold for more fun ‘n’ games with the amazing Captain Underpants and the world’s smallest superhero, Super Diaper Baby.
Learn how to draw your favorite characters, tell cheesy jokes, and even make your own silly Captain Underpants story.
Best of all, this book includes a brand-new comic-book adventure starring Captain Underpants, Super Diaper Baby, and the amazing Diaper Dog!
The Captain Underpants Double-Crunchy Book o’ Fun: Color Edition
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
The Captain Underpants Double-Crunchy Book o’ Fun is a selection of stories, comics, puzzles, jokes, Flip-O-Ramas, and other fun stuff from The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun and The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun 2, now in full color!
Come join George and Harold and their wedgie-powered superhero, Captain Underpants, as they show you how to make your very own comic books.
Draw your favorite characters, tell cheesy jokes, solve Professor Poopypants’s Preposterous Puzzles, race to the finish line in crazy mazes, create your own Captain Underpants stories, read “Hairy Potty and the Underwear of Justice,” watch action-packed Flip-O-Ramas, and so much more — all in full color!
Tra-la-laaaaa! It’s laugh-out-loud-fun!
The Extra Big ‘N’ Extra Crunchy Captain Underpants Book O’ Fun
by Dav Pilkey
Publisher’s Description:
A bumper activity book bursting with the most disgusting jokes, perilous puzzles, and the all-time silliest things to do EVER!
Find out how to draw your favorite characters and make your very own comic books, complete with world-famous cheesy animation technique, FLIP-O-RAMA!
Bind-up features: The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun, The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun 2 and The Adventures of Captain Underpants.
Wacky Word Wedgies and Flushable Fill-ins
Publisher’s Description:
Want to create your own Captain Underpants adventures, just like George and Harold? Then pick up a pencil and get ready for some actions, thrills, and laffs!
This book has over a dozen wacky fill-in stories starring George, Harold, the Amazing Captain Underpants, Professor Poopypants, Cafeteria Lady Edith, the Turbo Toilet 2000, and all your other favorites from the new movie. Plus tra-la-la-riffic stickers!
Th Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: Let’s Roll! Sticker Activity Book
Publisher’s Description:
Nobody loves potty humor more than Captain Underpants! This laff-out-loud book includes 80 pages of hilarious activities for fans of the book series, the movie, and the hit Netflix show!
The cover includes a roll of 40 giant stickers, designed to look just like a real roll of toilet paper! Kids can use these stickers to complete creative activities and games throughout the book.
From George and Harold’s creative signs to filling in the blanks of your own Captain Underpants comics, this sticker activity book is sure to make kids roll with laughter!
The Captain Underpants Super-Silly Sticker Studio
Graphic Novels Related to the Captain Underpants TV Series:
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV: The Maniacal Mischief of the Marauding Monsters
Publisher’s Description:
No one loves Halloween more than George Beard and Harold Hutchins. Join the two best friends and their superhero pal, Captain Underpants, in this terrifying and totally funny two-story collection!
First, George and Harold go teeth-to-teeth against a ghost dentist when their spooky campfire story comes to life!
Then, George and Harold have to face a terrifying T.P. mummy after their most epic prank ever goes down the drain. Can Captain Underpants flush away these vile villains so George and Harold can live to prank another day?
This two-story collection features retellings of two of the Netflix series’ funniest and spookiest episodes, “Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Perilous Misfortune of the T.P. Mummy” and “Captain Underpants and the Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist.” Both stories include George and Harold’s original comics.
The Spooky Tales of Captain Underpants: The Horrifyingly Haunted Hack-A-Ween
by Meredith Rusu
Publisher’s Description:
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are back in a new Halloween adventure! Piqua’s biggest pranksters are getting ready for the best holiday ever – Halloween, of course.
But their dreams of costumes, candy, and haunted houses go down the drain when Mr. Krupp and Melvin start a campaign to make Halloween illegal!
That’s when George and Harold come up with HACK-A-WEEN, a totally legal spin-off of Halloween.
But will disguises, hack-o’-lanterns, and sneak or snacking fill the pumpkin-shaped holes in their lives? Find out in this young graphic novel based on the “Hack-A-Ween” episode of the hit Netflix show.
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: The Xtreme Xploits of the Xplosive Xmas
by Meredith Rusu
Publisher’s Description:
George and Harold love Christmas, but they’ve decided that the old traditions could use an upgrade. Their solution? Blissmas — a cooler, more modern version of Christmas, including a Mechalition Derby, holi-DJs instead of Christmas carols, lasers instead of twinkle lights, and a totally jacked Santa Claus.
But as with all of George and Harold’s genius ideas, Blissmas has some unexpected consequences. If they don’t act fast, Christmas could be gone forever! Can Captain Underpants defeat Mechanaclaus and save the holidays?
This hilarious young graphic novel is based on the “Mega Blissmas” holiday special of The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV show, now streaming on Netflix.
George and Harold’s Epic Comix Collection Vol. 1
by Meredith Rusu
Publisher’s Description:
Laff along with Captain Underpants and practical pranksters George and Harold in this collection of original comix from the hit Netflix TV series.
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are back with original new comic adventures starring the world-famous Waistband Warrior, Captain Underpants!
This collection features George and Harold’s hilarious comix from the first two seasons of the TV show — over 20 comic stories total!
Each epic adventure features a brand-new villain from the hit Netflix TV series.
George and Harold’s Epic Comix Collection Vol. 2
by Meredith Rusu
Publisher’s Description:
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are back with original new comic adventures starring the world-famous Waistband Warrior, Captain Underpants!
This second collection features even more of George and Harold’s hilarious comix from the first three seasons of the TV show — nearly 200 pages of comics total!
Each epic adventure features a brand-new villain from the hit Netflix TV series.
Captain Underpants the Epic First Movie
Check out the Captain Underpants movie to laugh out loud with George, Harold and Captain Underpants on screen!
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV series
The Captain Underpants books have become so popular that Netflix developed a TV series based on the beloved characters.
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