| Episode | Title | Plot Highlight | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | "Controversy" | Alex’s girlfriend becomes a sports reporter. Awkward. | | 2 | "The Fingering" | Thad tries to teach the team how to… satisfy women. | | 3 | "The God Particle" | The team experiments with a mysterious new steroid. | | 4 | "The Hockey Player" | A hockey player transfers to the football team. Chaos ensues. | | 5 | "The Peak of Performance" | Thad faces his one true fear: a drug test. | | 6 | "Thad's Back" | Thad suffers a back injury and becomes a conspiracy theorist. | | 7 | "The Captain" | A power struggle for the team captaincy. | | 8 | "The Tailgate" | A legendary tailgate party becomes a psychological war. | | 9 | "One Week" | The team is quarantined after a contagious rash. | | 10 | "The Corn Field" | The most iconic episode: Thad and Alex fight a farmer. | | 11 | "The Bowl Game" | The Goats go to a bowl game in a cheap motel. | | 12 | "The Super Bowl" | Season finale: The championship game. |
If you are looking for the absolute best content, viewers and critics frequently point to these specific episodes: The Corn Field (Part 2)
(Season 1, Episode 6): To build team camaraderie, the players split into teams for a "Lock-In Party" featuring drug-fueled competitions. Series Overview Original Air Date Main Themes blue mountain state episode list
| Episode | Title | Plot Highlight | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | "The Funeral" | The team deals with the "death" of a beloved party spot. | | 2 | "The Thad Cycle" | Thad goes through a manic-depressive cycle. | | 3 | "The Dip" | A chewing tobacco addiction gets weird. | | 4 | "The Ice Storm" | A storm traps the team inside the stadium. | | 5 | "The Most Powerful Man in the World" | Alex gets a taste of real power. | | 6 | "The Badger" | A ferocious animal gets loose in the locker room. | | 7 | "The Butterfly Effect" | Small changes lead to huge consequences (a clip show with a twist). | | 8 | "The New Guy" | Sammy (from The Walking Dead ) joins the team. | | 9 | "The Audition" | The NFL comes calling for Alex. | | 10 | "The Pancake" | A legendary full-contact drill returns. | | 11 | "The Credit Buildup" | Thad tries to build credit to buy a jet ski. | | 12 | "The Movie" | The series finale: A movie is made about the Goats. | | 13 | "The Dictionary" | The team must define its own legacy. |
(Season 3, Episode 6): A campus-wide power outage leads to high-stakes poker games and personal vendettas being settled in the dark. | Episode | Title | Plot Highlight |
| Ep # | Title | Air Date | Synopsis | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | | Oct 16, 2010 | Alex deals with the aftermath of last season's end. A new quarterback, Radon Randell, arrives to challenge for the starting spot. | | 2 | The Fingering | Oct 23, 2010 | Alex and Thad compete to see who can get the most attention from a visiting reporter, while Sammy deals with a lawsuit from the mascot union. | | 3 | Ovary Diver | Oct 30, 2010 | Thad is suspended for hitting a referee. Alex takes over as captain but finds the responsibility overwhelming. | | 4 | Pay for Play | Nov 6, 2010 | The team is offered money by boosters. Alex tries to use his money to impress a girl, while Thad invests his in a "victory mattress." | | 5 | Pregnant Pause | Nov 13, 2010 | A pregnancy scare rocks the team. Alex tries to prove he is mature enough to handle a pregnancy scare, while Thad deals with his own paternal issues. | | 6 | Nerds | Nov 20, 2010 | The Dean threatens to cut funding unless the team's GPA improves. The players are forced to tutor nerds, leading to a culture clash. | | 7 | Debra | Nov 27, 2010 | Thad falls in love with a deaf girl, but his intense personality threatens the relationship. Alex tries to sabotage the offensive line's chemistry. | | 8 | Vision Quest | Dec 4, 2010 | Thad goes on a vision quest in the woods to find his spirit animal after a slump. Sammy and Alex accompany him. | | 9 | The Badger | Dec 11, 2010 | During a blackout, the team tells ghost stories about "The Badger," a mythical creature rumored to stalk the campus. | | 10 | Hockey | Dec 18, 2010 | The football team challenges the hockey team to a game of basketball. Tensions rise between the two most popular sports teams on campus. | | 11 | Dr. Tommy | Jan 1, 2011 | Alex visits a therapist (Tommy) to deal with his lack of ambition. Thad attempts to blackmail the therapist. | | 12 | Trap Game | Jan 8, 2011 | The team is heavily favored against a weak opponent and struggles to stay motivated, leading to a series of bizarre distractions. | | 13 | Death Sentence | Jan 15, 2011 | Radon is injured, forcing Alex to start in the championship game. Meanwhile, Sammy is sentenced to death (metaphorically) by a sorority court. |
The final season is shorter but just as insane. New characters arrive, old rivalries explode, and the show goes out with a bang (literally, an oiled-up, gladiator-style bang). | | 3 | "The God Particle" |
Season Two turns the dial past eleven. Coach Daniels gets even weirder, Thad becomes a "mentor," and Alex finally gets his wish to start at QB—much to his own dismay. The episode titles alone are a work of art.
