Best Cartoon Episodes Ever
Here are my personal top cartoon (not counting anime) episodes of all time.
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- DirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonCyborg's real strength comes not from his robot parts, but from his favorite song.
- 2013– 11mTV-PG7.9 (129)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonThe elderly Titans decide to take one last trip to the world of Night Begins to Shine, only to encounter a new villain ruling the land, Ultralak.All chapters count together.
- DirectorBong Hee HanNate CashStarsJeremy ShadaHynden WalchJustin RoilandLemonhope meets an adventurer who teaches him true freedom. But even with his new life of freedom he is plagued with dreams of his lemon kingdom and his family being imprisoned.That goes for both parts.
- DirectorButch HartmanKen BruceGary ConradStarsTara StrongDaran NorrisSusanne Blakeslee10 year old Timmy Turner gets punished for destroying Dimmsdale with a machine known as "The Kid Crusher" from his favorite T.V. show, "Maho Mushi". After being humiliated by his dim-witted parents one final time for not believing that his babysitter, Vicki is evil, Timmy wishes for a magical T.V. remote control that will transport him into the world of Television and decides to "run-away" from his family and friends. In spite of this, Timmy also starts to deal with the coming-of-age issue that when he is grown-up, that his fairy god parents will be sent back to Fairy World and that he will forget all about them by that point in his life. However, Vicki has also gotten hold of a remote and wants to use it to destroy all of mankind! Now its up to Timmy and an adult version of his former self to save the day! Will Timmy be able to gain his trust back from his parents? Will Vicki get fired from her job forever? Watch this movie and find out!
- DirectorJansen YeeRon HughartBrent WoodsStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesRoger helps Stan enter Francine's dreams.
- DirectorPam CookeValerie FletcherRon HughartStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesStan suspects he's not really Hayley's father.
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioHynden WalchFinn has an unclear premonition involving The Lich and sets out to stop the undead creature.
- DirectorKen BruceMichelle BryanGary ConradStarsTara StrongSusanne BlakesleeDaran NorrisCosmo and Wanda are going to have a baby! And, in typical fairy fashion, it's Cosmo having the baby, not Wanda!
- 2005–200821mTV-Y79.9 (17K)TV EpisodeDirectorJoaquim Dos SantosStarsZach Tyler EisenMae WhitmanJack De SenaAang's moment of truth arrives. Can he defeat Ozai, the Phoenix King? Will he be forced to take a human life? All the characters face their greatest challenges.
- DirectorOh Seung-hyunStarsDaryl SabaraGrey GriffinJohn DiMaggioRex and Circe go to Abysus to get a Metananite before Providence can obtain it.
- DirectorOh Seung-hyunStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinVan Kleiss attach's a device to Breach which makes her more dangerous. Rex attempts to get her to switch sides.
- DirectorRick MoralesOh Seung-hyunStarsDaryl SabaraJohn DiMaggioWally KurthProvidence has changed during Rex's time jump. Black Knight is now in charge. Rex does not like the new direction Providence is taking.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraGrey GriffinJohn DiMaggioVan Kleiss ended up in the past and is being pursued. He struggles to find a way back to his own time.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthFred SavageRex must risk everything on his ultimate build in the final battle with the Consortium.
- DirectorJohn FangStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinProvidence makes its move against Rex and company to get all the Metananites.
- DirectorWilliam RuzickaJeff AllenStarsSteven YeunSandra OhJ.K. SimmonsMark must prove he's become the hero he's always wanted to be by stopping an unstoppable force.
- DirectorWalt DohrnAaron SpringerPaul TibbittStarsTom KennyBill FagerbakkeRodger BumpassCuriosity is killing Spongebob as he tries to invite out what is in the box that Patrick keeps with him: Squidward wants to form a marching band.Mainly: Band Geeks
- 2007–200912mTV-MA8.2 (161)TV EpisodeDirectorMarco BertoldoVernon ChatmanJohn LeeStarsVernon ChatmanJohn LeeAlyson LevyWhen a troubled woman loses her babies, Xavier has to insert himself into his own inner child to help him locate the lostlings. Unfortunately for all, Xavier finds himself on the wrong side of the law. But which side is that?
- 1999– 23mTV-Y79.5 (2.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorStephen HillenburgPaul TibbittStarsTom KennyBill FagerbakkeRodger BumpassSpongebob and Patrick sell chocolate bars to make money. / Barnacleboy turns evil to protest Mermaidman treating him like a child.All the Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy episodes fall here.
- 2000–202312mTV-MA8.7 (141)TV EpisodeDirectorMatt MaiellaroDave WillisStarsLavell CrawfordGeorge LoweMatt MaiellaroFrylock and Carl use shampoo to become immortal, while Shake becomes religious.
- DirectorPeter AvanzinoStarsAdam CarollaJess HarnellAbbey McBrideCaptain Hero takes on his imagined nemesis, Super Nanny, while Ling-Ling undergoes a radical transformation to get his driver's license.
- DirectorKen McIntyreLuke CormicanStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonBatman is more interested in watching TV than participating in his birthday party.
- DirectorVictor CookStarsLacey ChabertJesse McCartneyStephanie LemelinOn his birthday, Kid Flash must deliver a transplant heart in a race against time, artificial extreme weather conditions and supervillain opposition.
- DirectorJosue CervantesRon HughartBrent WoodsStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesDespite poor communication between the two, can Stan and Hayley team up to foil a terrorist plot at the Bazooka Sharks game?
- DirectorMajella MilneKris SherwoodEddy HouchinsStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzTara StrongMung tells Chowder that one day he'll have to grow up and run the kitchen on his own once he becomes old enough. Chowder didn't want to grow up and sings a song explaining why, but he sings the same song for twenty years and grows up naturally. He then sees what all of his friends grew up to be, and he finally realizes that he should stop acting like a kid and grow up.
- 2013– 10mTV-PG6.7 (127)TV EpisodeDirectorDave StoneLuke CormicanStarsGreg CipesWingman CipesAaron HorvathThis week an all new episode of Teen Titans Go!.That goes for both parts.
- DirectorBong Hee HanElizabeth ItoStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioHynden WalchFinn, Jake, and Orgalorg converge with the comet and meet their destiny.
- DirectorMichael ChangStarsNolan NorthKhary PaytonJason SpisakWhen the team investigates the disappearance of Kent Nelson (formerly Doctor Fate), the scientific-minded Wally West is forced to confront his disbelief in magic while battling Abra Kadabra and Klarion the Witch Boy for the ultra-powerful helmet of fate.
- DirectorJennifer Yuh NelsonEric RadomskiStarsKeith DavidRichard DysartMichael NicolosiIn the Season Two premiere, Spawn's nightmares reveal that Al Simmons' killer was his mercenary ex-partner, Chapel. CIA chief Jason Wynn tells Chapel to find a cache of stolen guns before they are uncovered and traced back to him.
- 2004–200722mTV-MA7.5 (156)TV EpisodeDirectorRay ClaffeyStarsAdam CarollaJess HarnellAbbey McBrideSecond half of "Lost in Parking Space, Part One." Toot drinks saltwater and goes insane, prompting the others to kill and eat Ling-Ling. Foxxy is kidnapped by the manager at Hot Topic, who reveals the truth behind the store's success. And a sinful Clara shows up to torture Foxxy. Meanwhile, Xandir befriends two homeless men and learns an important lesson about leadership.That goes for both parts.
- DirectorRobert AlvarezGenndy TartakovskyStarsPhil LaMarrJeff BennettBob JolesSamurai Jack accidentally bumps into an easily irritated wizard, who turns him into a chicken. Before he can catch up with the wicked sorcerer, Chicken Jack is captured and forced to fight for his life in Creature Combat Club.
- DirectorMichael ChangStarsLacey ChabertJesse McCartneyStephanie LemelinWhen Earth's 5 most powerful sorcerers make all the adults on the planet disappear, it's up to the Team, Zatanna, and Billy Batson to stop them.
- DirectorJohn AoshimaRon HughartAnthony LioiStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesStan's efforts to get Hayley to become a gun-lover backfire on him when she accidentally shoots him and turns him into a quadriplegic.
- DirectorScott O'BrienStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonRobin gets called to the Batcave, but it is only to be a house sitter while Batman is away. The other Titans show up and tease Robin about his sidekick status.
- StarsDiedrich BaderDee Bradley BakerJeff BennettZak's cryptid-influencing powers are put to their final test as Argost unleashes an army of cryptids on the entire world.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsDanica McKellarNolan NorthKhary PaytonBatman assigns Superboy and Miss Martian to go undercover inside Belle Reve, a federal prison designed to house the world's worst super-villains.
- 2005–200822mTV-Y79.8 (10K)TV EpisodeDirectorJoaquim Dos SantosStarsZach Tyler EisenMae WhitmanJack De SenaZuko battles his sister with Katara's help for the right to be named Fire Lord. Elsewhere, Aang meets Ozai just as the comet arrives.
- DirectorIra SherakStarsDaniel ToshRoger BlackDavid HermanPresident of the United States Barack Obama visits Brickleberry and a clause hidden deep within Obamacare results in Steve and Woody being sewn together sharing a liver after Woody gets shot.
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioTom KennyThe Ice King asks Marceline to help him write a song.
- DirectorPeter Rida MichailNoel BelknapLuke CormicanStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonRobin gets obsessed with creating a double episodeThat goes for both parts.
- 2013– 12mTV-PG6.1 (194)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonRaven just wants some peace and quiet for once, and accidentally makes a magical deal that eliminates all sounds.
- DirectorBong Hee HanAdam MutoStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioPolly Lou LivingstonFinn finds his long-lost father after following the Lich to the Citadel. As it turns out, maybe this wasn't such a good idea?
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterAdam MutoStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioTom KennyFollowing the unexpected consequences of Finn's cosmic wish it's up to the Jake -- and his short attention span -- to set things right.
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterNate CashStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioTom KennyFinn's wish to stop the evil Lich has massive cosmic consequences.
- DirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsEric BauzaGreg CipesScott MenvilleCyborg and Beast Boy are in perfect sync, except when it comes to their taste in food. What's the best food ever created, burgers or burritos? The two friends have an all-out competition to settle things once and for all.
- DirectorWincat AlcalaButch HartmanKevin PetrilakStarsDavid KaufmanRob PaulsenColleen O'ShaughnesseyDanny debates whether or not to cheat on a career-aptitude test. Then a bleak glimpse into the future reveals his 24-year old self to be the most evil ghost on the planet.
- DirectorVinton HeuckJeff AllenStarsSteven YeunSandra OhJ.K. SimmonsFeeling lost and confused, Mark looks for advice from Eve. At the same time, everyone's looking for him.
- 2013– 10m6.3 (82)TV EpisodeDirectorKen McIntyreStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonAfter receiving a galactic crime alert, the Titans take off for an epic space adventure.That goes for both parts.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinTrapped in cave, Rex and Van Kleiss form an uneasy alliance to find the source of a storm that's destroying nanites.
- DirectorKenji OnoStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinCirce escapes Providence and is rescued by Rex. She joins them in their fight, but not all is as it seems.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinWhite Knight and his team break into Providence to keep Providence from restarting the Nanite Project that caused the Event. Secrets are revealed, and White Knight tells the team what is at stake.
- DirectorJames KrenzkePeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonBeast Boy finds a box of cool stuff collected from missions over the years, including the prism that separated Raven into five parts. Robin decides to split each Titan with the prism so he can choose only the best parts for his ideal crime fighting team.
- DirectorJennifer GravesTim ParsonsRon HughartStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesStan gets obsessed with a mysterious 1960s television show after picking up a secondhand TV. Roger decides to live as a baby and the family cares for him.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneApril StewartRandy is desperate to help Sharon get her emotions under control and Cartman unexpectedly fails his math test. Meanwhile a series of school shootings occur at South Park
- DirectorScott JeraldsStarsDiedrich BaderJeff BennettCorey BurtonDoc, Zak and Fiskerton strike a bargain with the Secret Scientists.
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioHynden WalchIn part two of the holiday special, The Ice King tries to get his video diary back from Finn and Jake.
- DirectorBong Hee HanAndres SalaffStarsTom KennyPamela AdlonAlan TudykSet in the Prehistoric Era, Evergreen and his apprentice Gunter have to stop a comet heading towards Earth.
- 2002–200322mTV-148.5 (240)TV EpisodeDirectorTed CollyerHarold HarrisPhil LordStarsWill FortePhil LordMichael McDonaldIn the shocking prom night conclusion to the season, one of the clones loses their virginity, and guest star John Stamos selflessly sacrifices his own life to save the students.
- 2007–201021mTV-Y7-FV7.3 (73)TV EpisodeDirectorEddy HouchinsShaun CashmanStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzTara StrongChowder helps Gazpacho prepare for his comedy debut; Mung and Ms. Endive unveil the same dish at Marzipan City's biggest food fair.Mainly: A Taste of Marzipan
- DirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonCyborg's birthday is coming up, and Beast Boy takes a job at their favorite pie shop so he can afford an expensive gift. But when he has to work during Cyborg's party, his job threatens to come between the two pie bros.
- DirectorLuke CormicanStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonAfter the Titans take away her cloak as a joke, Raven finds it fun to use her legs. Meanwhile, Cyborg becomes dark and sarcastic after Raven's cloak gets stuck on his head.
- DirectorSebastian MontesStarsTara StrongMeagan MoorePaul EidingGwen and Ben find themselves abducted into the future in order to help their future selves with a problem, but Dr. Animo keeps them busy by reanimating Vilgax.
- DirectorEddy HouchinsStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzTara StrongChowder has to make a delivery to an old haunted house across the street.
- DirectorScott JeraldsStarsDiedrich BaderYousef ErakatSam LernerAfter Zak touches the mystic Smoke Mirror of Tezcatlipoca, he discovers he's unleashed an evil doppelganger: Zak Monday.
- DirectorJansen YeeRon HughartBrent WoodsStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesStan journeys through a post apocalyptic world in search for his family.
- DirectorJoseph DanielloRon HughartBrent WoodsStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesStan is excommunicated from the church, but he finds a way to get back in when he discovers that Haley and Jeff's newly adopted son is actually the Antichrist.
- DirectorBong Hee HanAndres SalaffStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioHynden WalchThe Sky Witch attacks the Candy Kingdom.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinWhile trying to recover Rex's memories, Six loses his memories, and reverts to his old personality, and his old life.
- Episode: (2006)2004–200722mTV-MA7.8 (189)TV EpisodeDirectorDwayne Carey-HillPeter AvanzinoStarsAdam CarollaJess HarnellAbbey McBrideA Terminator tries to stop Wooldoor's new children's show from turning the world gay. Toot pursues the mythical Wienermobile.
- DirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonA mysterious prism creates five Ravens, each of a different color and with a different aspect of her personality, disrupting life in the Tower.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraGrey GriffinJohn DiMaggioAn Evo plague is spreading. People are falling asleep. Rex and White Knight are the only one left to stop the plague. They must work together to find the source of the plague.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsJesse McCartneyDanica McKellarNolan NorthRobin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad are captured and only Superboy, the telepathically controlled clone of Superman, can free them. As they struggle to reach the surface, they must do battle with the transformed scientist known as Blockbuster.
- DirectorMonte YoungPeter ShinRoy Allen SmithStarsSeth MacFarlaneAlex BorsteinSeth GreenLois becomes the director of the Quahog Player's Theatre, until Peter becomes producer and changes everything.
- DirectorEddy HouchinsShaun CashmanKris SherwoodStarsNicky JonesTara StrongJohn DiMaggioChowder makes the big mistake of not sharing his gum with Truffles, and soon all of Marzipan City ends up in a huge wad of gum.Mainly: The Cinnamini Monster
- DirectorAaron HorvathStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonRobin dresses up as Red X to infiltrate the Hive Five and blow up their headquarters, but the plan changes once Robin discovers how awesome it is there. Soon all the Titans want in the HIVE.
- DirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonThe Titans are having a terrible time on their camping trip, so Robin suggests that they each tell a scary campfire story.
- DirectorPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonStarfire turns evil so she can become Robin's arch enemy and make him eligible as the greatest superhero ever.
- DirectorSamuel MontesStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinRex encounters a group of Evos, and discovers a link to his past. He goes undercover to take down the leader of the group, and learns more about his past, and how it could affect his current life.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraFred SavageGrey GriffinRex is pursed by a killer EVO bunny. And his life is further endangered as he attempts to go to Prom.
- 2001–201723mTV-Y78.9 (663)TV EpisodeDirectorRandy MyersGenndy TartakovskyStarsPhil LaMarrGrey GriffinRichard McGonagleSeveral creatures help Samurai Jack to travel to an island where a time passage is located. However it is protected by an unbeatable warrior. Only the one to defeat this guardian may enter the passage.
- DirectorMike MiloEddy HouchinsStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzTara StrongA chicken ghost named Florentine takes over Chowder's body, causing problems for the gang.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinRex vanishes, and Breach is the only person who knows where he is. As Rex explores his surroundings, Holiday tries to figure out where Breach has him hidden.
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioHynden WalchPrincess Bubblegum uses her own DNA to create an intelligent and immortal sphinx which is planned to one day succeed her to the throne, except that Finn and Jake accidentally affect those plans.
- DirectorEddy HouchinsMajella MilneKris SherwoodStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzTara StrongBig Hat Biddies: It's Truffles big day to impress the members of The Big Hat Biddies, Marzipan City's most exclusive ladies' club. But Chowder, Mung, and Shnitzel's best efforts may hurt her chances more than help. The Deadly Maze:As part of an elaborate revenge scheme, Mung's old apprentice, Gumbo, traps Chowder in a deadly maze!Mainly: The Deadly Maze
- 2007–201021mTV-Y7-FV6.6 (66)TV EpisodeDirectorEddy HouchinsJuli MurphyKris SherwoodStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzTara StrongWhen a powerfully sour berry sends Chowder on a strange journey into his own mouth, he finds himself on a mission to save his beloved taste buds from some very tart invaders./When Truffles' short temper causes Mung's fruit creatures to stop producing juice, he locks her in the garden with an ultimatum: Either she makes friends with them or she never gets out.
- DirectorBong Hee HanElizabeth ItoStarsJeremy ShadaHynden WalchRainn WilsonFinn meets an old robot in the junkyard who promises to make Finn into a master swordsman.
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioTom KennyMagic Man switches bodies with Jake so that he can escape his trial on Mars, leaving it up to Finn to reveal the truth and save his friend.
- DirectorChristofer GrahamStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthGrey GriffinRex absorbs too many nanites requiring an emergency visit to a secret Providence base to store the excess nanites.
- 2010–201324mTV-PG8.4 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorSamuel MontesStarsDaryl SabaraWally KurthFred SavageRex is a regular teenager, except he has nanites that he can control. He works for Providence to help contain people who have been infected by nanites and are raging out of control.
- Episode: (2009)2004–200923mTV-Y77.4 (57)TV EpisodeDirectorCraig McCrackenRob RenzettiStarsKeith FergusonSean MarquetteGrey GriffinBloo imagines he is engaged in another hair-raising adventure.
- DirectorEric RadomskiStarsKeith DavidRichard DysartMichael NicolosiThe Season One finale of this adults-only animated series about a superhero who battles the forces of evil on Earth--and in himself--to uncover the truth about his identity and fulfill his destiny.
- DirectorBong Hee HanLarry LeichliterStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioTom KennyThe would-be usurper to the throne, Lemongrab, returns to the Candy Kingdom, demanding volunteer subjects for his own kingdom.
- DirectorRob RenzettiPete MichelsPeter ShinStarsSeth MacFarlaneAlex BorsteinSeth GreenA zoning malfunction committed by the city planners gives Peter the opportunity to convert the Griffin household in the sovereign nation of Petirua.
- DirectorBong Hee HanNate CashStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioHynden WalchFinn and Jake get lost in the badlands and are saved by Xergiok, ex-Goblin King who now lives in a cave. A look at what Ice King and Marceline were like 996 years ago.
- DirectorBong Hee HanAndres SalaffStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioHynden WalchA crusader against the dark arts seeks to banish Peppermint Butler.
- DirectorBong Hee HanAndres SalaffStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioNiki YangJake meets his brother Jermaine in a dream and decides to visit him in the real world.
- DirectorBong Hee HanElizabeth ItoStarsJeremy ShadaJohn DiMaggioPolly Lou LivingstonFinn gets a new sword.
- DirectorChristopher BerkeleyStarsJesse McCartneyDanica McKellarNolan NorthBatman sends the team on its first official mission - to observe and report on a Venom Factory. The team chooses its leader.
- 2001–201725mNot Rated7.8 (191)TV EpisodeDirectorWincat AlcalaGary ConradSarah FrostStarsTara StrongDaran NorrisSusanne BlakesleeEvery year on the same day, Mr. Crocker is meaner and crazier than ever. Timmy decides that if he changes Crocker's past, maybe he will be a happier person in the present.
- DirectorJennifer GravesTim ParsonsRon HughartStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesStan is afraid that Hayley is drifting aimlessly through life, so he tries to teach her the value of a good plan. Stan takes Hayley on a CIA mission, but the mission backfires when Bullock fails to develop a good plan. Hayley discovers that Bullock is sleep-deprived which is leading him to plan dangerous missions. In order to save Stan, Hayley must teach him how to improvise. Meanwhile, Jeff tries to recreate a musical instrument he saw in a dream.