Reading order
Captain Underpants reading order
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants1997
- Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets1999
- Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants2000
- Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot2015
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4- 4 volumes
- Volumes
- 1997–2015
- Published
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Children’s books#16
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
4 volumes1997–2015Completed
- Dav Pilkey’s comic chapter books about George and Harold, two fourth-graders who accidentally hypnotise their mean headteacher into believing he is a superhero in underpants.
- Gross-out jokes, flip-book action scenes and lots of pictures make them a favourite with young and reluctant readers.
- Start with The Adventures of Captain Underpants; the books rate about the same.
A plan for the whole series
4 volumes, 624 pages, about 11 hours. At 45 min a day that is 15 days.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: medium
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 13, 2026.
- The end of the series
We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.
Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: The Adventures of Captain Underpants (7.8, 137 ratings). Weakest: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (7.7). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.7) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Captain Underpants books ranked, best to worst
- 1.The Adventures of Captain UnderpantsBook 1 · 19977.8
- 2.Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor PoopypantsBook 4 · 20007.7
- 2.Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking ToiletsBook 2 · 19997.7
Extras, short stories and spin-offs
Not needed to follow the main story — read them after the series or skip them.
- The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby2002
- Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People2006
- The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future2010
- Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Re-Turn of Tippy Tinkletrousers2012
- Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers2013
- Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 20002014
Frequently asked questions
Which Captain Underpants book is the best?
By reader score, The Adventures of Captain Underpants (7.8/10). The lowest-rated is Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (7.7/10).
Which Captain Underpants book is the longest?
“Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot” is the longest at 208 pages; the shortest is “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” with 128 pages.
What should I read after Captain Underpants?
After the main series: The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People, The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future, Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Re-Turn of Tippy Tinkletrousers.
