Captain Underpants Books in Order
Part ofDav Pilkey Books in OrderFind all the Captain Underpants books by Dav Pilkey in order, with quick summaries, series background, and simple where-to-start and reading-order tips.
Last updated: December 27, 2025
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Publication Order
12 books
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot
by Dav Pilkey
2015
A mysterious troublemaker called Sir Stinks-A-Lot stirs up fresh chaos in George and Harold’s world. Captain Underpants swoops in, but the boys quickly learn that even the funniest pranks can have consequences when the stakes get real.
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000
by Dav Pilkey
2014
The Turbo Toilet 2000 returns with a grudge, and the battle is even more outrageous than last time. With toilets going full tyrant, George and Harold need Captain Underpants for one more heroic, high-flush rescue mission.
Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers
by Dav Pilkey
2013
Radioactive Robo-Boxers start pounding everything in sight, and Captain Underpants is back in action. George and Harold have to outsmart a villainous plan built on junk science and bad attitude before the town becomes a demolition zone.
Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers
by Dav Pilkey
2012
An old grudge returns when Tippy Tinkletrousers resurfaces with a plan that messes with time itself. George and Harold’s friendship gets tested as Captain Underpants takes on a villain who wants to rewrite history for revenge.
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People
by Dav Pilkey
2006
A tiny new menace arrives with big ambitions: the Purple Potty People. As weird science and sillier pranks collide, George and Harold call on Captain Underpants to stop the chaos from spreading beyond the school hallways.
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1
by Dav Pilkey
2003
A classmate’s gross new invention turns him into the Bionic Booger Boy, and he’s ready to take over the school. George and Harold unleash Captain Underpants, but the battle gets slimy fast, and it’s only the beginning of the mess.
Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2
by Dav Pilkey
2003
The booger chaos isn’t over. Robo-Boogers swarm the area and the Bionic Booger Boy is back for payback, forcing George, Harold, and Captain Underpants to come up with a plan that can stop the snotty army once and for all.
Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman
by Dav Pilkey
2001
George and Harold face a terrifying new foe: the Wicked Wedgie Woman, a villain obsessed with underwear-based revenge. As their pranks spiral, they need Captain Underpants to help save the school and keep their own butts out of trouble.
Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants
by Dav Pilkey
2000
A genius with a grudge, Professor Poopypants, decides everyone needs a brand-new name, whether they want one or not. George, Harold, and Captain Underpants race to stop his ridiculous scheme before the whole world gets renamed.
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space
by Dav Pilkey
1999
The lunch ladies are acting suspicious, and for good reason. When the cafeteria staff turns out to be aliens with big plans, George and Harold call on Captain Underpants to save the school, and maybe their stomachs too.
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
by Dav Pilkey
1999
George and Harold’s latest ideas backfire when the school toilets revolt, led by the Turbo Toilet 2000. Captain Underpants charges into a very stinky showdown, while the boys scramble to undo the mess before it takes over the town.
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
1997
Fourth-graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins pull one prank too many, then accidentally hypnotize their grumpy principal into Captain Underpants. Suddenly their joke hero has to stop real trouble, and the boys have to keep the secret from blowing up their whole school.
Series background & context
The Captain Underpants books are framed as the wildest comics ever made by two best friends, George Beard and Harold Hutchins. They’re creative, impulsive, and constantly in trouble, usually because they’d rather draw and tell jokes than follow the rules. After one prank too many, their grumpy principal, Mr. Krupp, ends up hypnotized into a cape-wearing superhero who fights crime in his underwear.
The setup gives Pilkey a perfect excuse to mix formats. You get a chapter-book story with lots of illustrations, comic panels, handwritten-style notes, and short bursts of George and Harold’s “in-universe” comics. The pages are full of sound effects, silly names, and little visual jokes that reward a quick reread. Many books also play with flipbook action, so the reading experience feels active and a little bit like messing around with a notebook during class.
Each installment usually starts with something small, a prank, a bad idea, a weird invention, and then explodes into a larger problem. The villains are proudly ridiculous: talking toilets, over-the-top mad scientists, alien lunch ladies, and other threats that belong to kid imagination more than grown-up logic. Under the silliness, the tension stays simple and clear: save the school, save the town, keep the secret, and try not to get grounded.
It’s goofy on purpose.
And it never apologizes for being silly. But the series has a real soft center. George and Harold are good kids who make bad choices, and the books take their creativity seriously even when adults don’t. There are running jokes about school rules and authority, but there’s also a steady belief that kids can learn, change, and do the right thing, especially when they’re looking out for a friend.
If you read in order, you’ll catch more callbacks, recurring side characters, and escalating in-jokes, and you’ll see how George and Harold’s homemade comics evolve. That said, most volumes work as stand-alone adventures, so you can also jump in wherever the cover or the villain name makes you laugh. Either way, the tone stays consistent: fast, silly, and surprisingly kind.
For many readers, Captain Underpants is a gateway. The chapters move quickly, the drawings give your brain a breather, and the humor takes the pressure off “getting it perfect.” It’s the kind of series that makes kids feel like reading is something they get to do, not something they have to do. It’s loud, but it’s welcoming. And kids usually finish one more.
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