1. One Fateful Day  

First aired: 6/23/2001

US Version: During Sakura's capture of the Sand Card, Sakura has a flashback on how she became a Cardcaptor when, as an average 4th grade girl, she opened a magical book of cards.

Other English Countries Version: Sakura recalls how the quest of the Cardcaptors began, when an average 4th grade girl opened a magical book of cards.

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2. Partners In Crime  

Sakura goes to class the next day and finds out that her best friend, Madison, taped Sakura's first card battle and wants to tape Sakura's other adventures as well. And on top of that a mysterious shadowy presence is haunting Sakura's school. Kero tells Sakura it it is Clow Card and when she faces it she finds it will take the full power of her two clow cards and the quick thinking of Madison to seal it.

3. Allies  

First aired: 11/18/2000

Trouble at the aquarium when something is attacking the animals, trainers, and guests. Sakura learns of using her cards in combination but could this be one test she can't pass? More in Recap section

4. An Unexpected Find  

Sakura's plans to go to the amusement park with Madison are dashed when Tori reminds her that it's her day to do the housework. Sakura rolls up her sleeves and starts cleaning, but dirt and dust-bunnies aren't all she finds.. And when two incorrectly captured Clow Cards start to wreak havoc on the house, it's definitely Sakura's exhausting Sunday. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan

5. Trouble At Twin Bells  

A new toy shop is opening in town and the girls stop by to see the new stuff. Chelsea buys a stuffed panda, but as soon as she gets it home, it disappears! The girls fear that there's a burglar afoot, but Sakura has a hunch that a Clow Card may be behind the disappearence. Even though Kero insists that there are no Clow Cards interested in stealing stuffed animals, he joins Sakura and Madison on a mission to find out what's going on.

6. Seeing Is Believing  

Nikki comes to school one day and tells everyone that she saw a ghost in the woods. The girls waste no time hiking into the woods where Nikki saw the "ghost with one eye," hoping to catch a glimpse. The "ghost" returns and the girls turn tail and run... but after comparing notes, it seems that everyone saw something different. And what Sakura sees could be a dangerous surprise.

7. The Mysterious Painting  

First aired: 7/7/2001

Sakura and Madison join a sketching class at the Museum, but it doesn't take Sakura long to sense that all's not quiet in the Reedington Museum of Modern Art. Sakura is shocked when a painting moves before her eyes, and suddenly everything goes silent! Madison and Sakura think that a Clow Card might be responsible, so they grab Kero and sneak back into the museum at night to check it out.

8. Sakura's Rival  

First aired: 6/17/2000

When visiting student Li Showron joins Sakura's grade four class, she immediately senses something strange about him. Her suspicions are confirmed when he rudely demands the Clow Cards from her in the schoolyard. Things get even stranger when, on the way home from school, Sakura and Madison are caught in a storm, which turns out to be the escaped Thunder Card announcing its presence. Soon, wearing one of Madison's technologically correct battle costumes, Sakura tries to capture the card, but success only comes with the help of the new kid, Li Showron, and the Shadow Card. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan. Can be viewed on Clowbook.com. More in Recap section

9. Double Edged Sword  

First aired: 7/15/2000

Rita becomes a victim of the Sword Card. Now posessed, Sakura must find a way to break the spell Rita is facing and seal the Sword Card.

10. An Unexpected Reunion  

It's Reedington Elementary's annual Sports Day and, as usual, Sakura is leading the pack in all the events! The day turns into an unexpected reunion when Sakura's Dad and Madison's Mom are introduced and realise that they knew one another growing up. After sharing some memories of Sakur's late mother Natasha, they re-ignite their old athletic rivalry in the parents' 400-metre race. But the day - and the race - is interrupted by a strange shower of flower petals blanketing the schoolyard! Sakura and Madison discover the flower card is behind it and have got to stop her - before everyone is buried in flowers! Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan

11. The Special Box  

Sakura is invited to Madison's for tea. She goes and has tea with Madison and her mother. Whilst there, she finds out all about her mother because Madison's mother knew her as a child. Madison later shows Sakura a box that belonged to Natasha Avalon. It won't come open though. Sakura wants to open it because it belonged to her mother. She can't though, so gets out her staff. She soon finds out it's the Shield card and seals it. The box comes open and inside is a bouquit of cherry blossom and a dress. Contributor: zimisthegr8est, edited by MirrorCard

12. Time And Again  

First aired: 6/24/2000

Sakura doesn't practice hard enough and blows her music test. She goes to school the next day and finds herself repeating the test with better results, but she realises that Time is in a repeating loop. Because of their special powers, Li and Sakura alone realise what's going on and that the Time Card is to blame. Convinced she can capture the escaped Card without Li's help, Sakura faces the spirit of Time without him. But she hasn't counted on all of Time's tricks and is grateful when Li literally leaps in to back her up. She is surprised, however, when the captured card goes to Li. Reluctantly, she accepts Kero's explanation that Clow Cards return to those who succeed in subduing their power. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan. Can be viewed on Clowbook.com Sakura's father, Aiden Avalon, starts out this episode by giving a speech about the pyramids of Egypt. Li is really interested in these pyramids but finds out that Aiden is Sakura's dad and is really annoyed by this fact. That night, after Kero talks about the video he was playing, the bells of the clock is ringing for no reason, but they fall asleep. The next morning, Sakura goes to school and takes a recorder test. It seems that she failed because she didn't play well. At home, she practices her recorder and Kero beats the video game he was playing. That night, time started to go backwards and in the morning she took the test again. The next morning, she wonders why she has to take the test again, everyone else doesn't remember yesterday and only she and Kero remembers yesterday. She takes the test and played it perfectly. Li comes later at recess and tells her that a Clow Card is around because he also remembers yesterday. He tells her that the Clow Card is in the clock tower and he expects it's The Time. She goes to the tower that night in a awesome battle suit(I love it) and she senses that there really is a problem. She goes, but time stops her from entering the tower and she freezes completely because time stopped. Then she starts to go back in time again. Sakura goes and tries again to capture The Time because she only had till midnight. The Card can only turn back one day only once at midnight. The Card starts to speed everything up and is able to turn back time again. Sakura is trying for the third night, which is really the same night because The Time turned it back to the same night. Li has an idea and leaves, Sakura tries again, but The Time stops her. Li comes and kinda confused The Time, so Sakura had time to use The Shield. Li was able to capture The Time. Contributor: Angel-wannabe, edited by MirrorCard

13. Power's Ploy  

First aired: 7/29/2000

Something has flipped the penguin slide upside down! That does not stop her class from going on a field trip to the zoo though. Now, Sakura must challenge the force to a contest of strength before it distorys the zoo. More in Recap section

14. Play Misty For Tori  

Tori is the lead in his class play, but the Mist Card tries to steal the show. Contributor: Maerilmen

15. Sakura and Kero's Big Fight  

When Sakura and Kero argue with each other because Kero didn't respond her question and for screaming his ears, they argue for a bit. Now Sakura even madder at Kero because he trashed her drawer, Sakura gets upset at school. Now missing the next day, Sakura looks for him.

16. The Summer House  

from japanese sub When Sakura and friends go to a summer cottage, Sakura meets an old man. He seems to know Sakura...but maybe someone else? (Contributor: king ding) More in Recap section

17. The Cave  

First aired: 7/8/2000

Sakura and Li's rivalry includes everything from swimming to food preparation when their class attends an environmental education camp at the ocean. Refusing to acknowledge both their rivalry and their need for each other, the two Cardcaptors find a history walk inside a cave changes everything. Sakura has to face her irrational fear of ghosts as she captures the Erase Card; Li has to acknowledge that this outsider may deserve to be a Cardcaptor after all; and they are both forced to see that they need each other's skills. But a final round of intense one-on-one volleyball suggests that their mutual appreciation may be short-lived. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan. Can be viewed on Clowbook.com More in Recap section

18. A Fair To Remember  

A trip to the fair gives Sakura and Julian a chance to get to know each other better, but it seems Li and Tori are more concerned at beating each other at the attractions. And as an uneventful evening comes to a close, Sakura meets the Glow card which agress to let her seal it without any trouble. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan

19. Nothing To Report  

Sakura is almost finished her summer homework. There is just one book that seems to elude her.

20. The New Rival  

First aired: 8/5/2000

When Sakura meets Li Showron's cousin who is willing to be a Cardcaptor, she considers her a rival when she spotted Sakura talking to Li.

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21. The Long Marathon  

Sakura is running a marathon. It seems normal but Kero notices Sakura goes past over and over again. He realises the Loop is at work and Sakura sets out to capture it. Contributor: zimisthegr8est

22. No Time For Sleep  

Sakura and Madison visit Aiden at the University, but find that everyone is falling asleep! It can only be the work of the sleep card, so Sakura has to seal the card before it ruins her father's chance of finishing an important paper on time. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan

23. Practice Makes Perfect  

Rumors of a ghost in the music room leads Sakura and Li thinknig it's a Clow Card. Later that night, they investigate and find out it's the Song Card. With the help of Madison, Sakura captures the card. (Contributor: Kinetix.EXE)

24. No Problem Too Small  

An brush with the Little Card causes big problems for Sakura when she's transformed into a mini version of herself! While Madison and Kero search for her, Sakura navigates her way around the backyard where everything wants her for their afternoon snack! Sakura quickly learns that everything is ten times harder to do when you're only three inches high! But in the end, Kero finds a good use for the card. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan

25. Double Take  

First aired: 8/19/2000

Sakura's reputation is jeopardized when her doble mysteriously turns up in Reedington, doing nasty, mean-spirited things. Kero realizes that it's time to add to her education about the Cloe Cards, demonstrating their Tarot-like powers. They learn that the Windy card has allowed the other cards to identify Sakura as a Cardcaptor. But what is worse, Tori has been targeted, causing him to fall over a cliff. It turns out that this is a lost card that can only be captured if the Cardcaptor identitifies it first. Enraged by what has happened to Tori, akura pulls out all the stops, identifies it as the Mirror Card, and finally captures it. Despite her success, Sakura is left troubled by her new responsibilities and the dangers it poses to her loved ones. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan, edited from Clowbook.com More in Recap section

26. No Way Out  

First aired: 9/16/2000

When Nikki tells Sakura and Meilin about a memorial garden that sells good luck amulets, the two girls simultaneously decide they have to have one. But once there, the garden turns into a maze and they seem to be hopelessly trapped. Every time they come up with a strategy to get out the crafty Maze Card makes things more complicated. It is their new subsitute teacher, the lovely Layla Mackenzie, who helps them find their way out. Alone amoung all the kids, Li is distrustful of the beautiful stranger, despite her assistance. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan, can be viewed on Clowbook.com More in Recap section

27. Return To The Future  

While trying to capture the Return Card, Sakura is pulled through a hidden portal in a nearby tree and transported to the past by Return's power, and she discovers that Tori and Miss Mackenzie used to know each other. But while suprised by this, she is saved by Li and the Time Card and ripped back through the portal where she seals the card but it goes to Li...

28. Buyer Beware  

First aired: 11/4/2000

Try as she might, Sakura can't seem to get the knack of cooking her dad's special family recipe. When some of Sakura's classmates buy some "magical" cards that seem to help them achieve the impossible, Sakura is tempted to buy a Cooking Card for herself. When she discovers that an unknown classmate had mistakenly bought a volatile Clow Card (the Shot Card) she joins up with Li to find the classmate and the card before disaster ensues. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan, can be viewed on Clowbook.com Sakura's dad is helping Sakura make dumplings. Sakura gets burnt and her dad says they will try again later. At school, Nikki wishes that she didn't have to jump the box vault, her friends say she can make it because she made a wish on the Jump card. Nikki's turn comes and she makes it. Sakura wonders what they meant by The Jump card. Nikki says they are magic cards they bought at Maggie's. Madison asks Sakura if it is the real Jump Card and Sakura says no because she remembers that card well, that Nikki's is definitely not it. Meilin gets curious about the cards as well. On their way home from school, Madison and Sakura pass by Maggie's store and they see Meilin walk out. They ask her if she was going to buy a card and Meilin says she was just looking. Later, Sakura and Madison go to the store and Sakura senses that there was a real Clow Card there, the Shot Card. Then they go looking for it during the day using the Fly Card. They ask Nikki and Chelsea if they have the Shot Card and they say no. They realize Meilin must have bought the Shot Card. Sakura calls Kero and he tells her that whoever calls the Shot Card's name out loud activates it, and that the first person it sees becomes the target. Madison and Sakura split up to look for Meilin. Sakura finds Li and they fly around town, using the Lasen Board, they finally spot Meilin on the roof of the school. Meilin bought the card not knowing it was a real one, thinking it looked real enough to be a real Clow Card. Li and Sakura warn Meilin the card is real and tell Meilin to give them the card, but she refuses, saying that she can capture Clow Cards. Li tries to take the card by force but just then Meilin says "No, Li, The Shot Card is mine!" activating the card and Li becomes the target. It starts to attack Li. Chasing Li, the Shot Card's attack gets more accurate and hits Li in the arm. Then the sun goes in Sakura's eyes and she gets an idea. She shows Li the Mirror Card and he knows what Sakura's plan is. He runs at her and then Sakura uses the Mirror Card. Li gets out of the way of the Shot Card's attack and it reflects off the Mirror Card and hits the Shot. Sakura then goes over and captures it. We then find out that Madison was there the whole time and got the whole thing on tape. The scene then shifts to Sakura's home where she is cooking dumplings. Sakura tells Kero that it is weird that those cards had no magical powers but the people bought them thinking the cards could make their wishes come true. Kero says wishes can come true, but not because of a card, that you can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it. And then he says that the dumplings for instance taste delicious. Contributor: Angel-wannabe, edited by MirrorCard

29. How Sweet It Is  

Sakura and Li's Home Economics class is making cakes but each day they all come out too sweet. Both Sakura and Li wait till nobody's around then they the flush out the Sweet card and capture it with its exact opposite.

30. The Race  

First aired: 8/26/2000

The speedy Dash Card manages to elude Sakura's pursuit, but injuured, is taken in as a pet by Sakura's schoolmate, Jessie. Appreciative of Jessie's kindness, the Dash Card helps Jessie's running improve and she ends up qualifying for the big inter-school track meet. Sakura's cohorts urge her to capture the Dash Card before its strength returns, but Sakura doesn't want her friend to lose the big race. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan More in Recap section

31. Dragon Slayer  

First aired: 9/15/2000

Meilin and Kero create a competitive atmosphere for Li and Sakura as they capture the Big Card. But it's the Create Card that causes them real problems when Nikki discovers and old book in a used bookstore. As Nikki writes a story in the book, the characters come alive. Sakura then must take on the dragon that, although a figment of Nikki's imagination, is very real. contributor: Yami Bakura Fan. Can be viewed on Clowbook.com. After school, Sakura, Madison, Rita, Chelsea, and Nikki, browse through a bookstore, but Sakura senses a Clow Card along the way. She is forced to wait to capture it, returning later that day. Nikki buys a very old book, one she believes you write your own ending in. Later that night, Li, Meilin, Sakura, and Kero, along with Madison, while searching for the Clow Card, encounter a very large cat, which keeps Li and Meilin at occupied. Kero identifies The Big Card's magic and Sakura is able to capture it. The same night, they're all returning from the card capture, arguing. Nikki is reading over her new book and begins to write. Down on the bridge where the cardcaptors and friends are, a lot of winged animals begin interrupting Meilin's and Kero's argument, amazing everyone. Kero informs it must be The Create Card. It seems rather harmless until a dragon appears and heads for Downtown. Sakura uses The Big to become bigger and confront the dragon. Unfortunately, Sakura is unable to handle the dragon and is on the losing side of the battle. Sakura falls to the mercy of the dragon and a second before becoming scorched by it, it halts its attack. Nikki stopped writing and went to bed. The Dragon begins to disappear, but Sakura captures it. The book dissolves off Nikki's desk and into its card form. More in Recap section

32. The Switch  

First aired: 9/23/2000

When Kero and Li both try to catch the Change Card at the same time, they are transformed into each other's bodies. Although they simply have to return to the same place at the same time the next day in order to reverse the change, both characters find being the other person is harder than they thought. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan. Can be viewed on Clowbook.com. Sakura, Li, and Kero are in a battle with The Change. Li and Kero both struggle to hold the card down and Sakura captures it. By accident however, Li and Kero get trapped in each other's bodies. Both thinking the other's life is simpler than the other's; they approach the situation with ego-inflated attitudes. Both find it difficult though, as Kero, while in Li's body, has to make soup for Meilin and attend school. Li, while in Kero's body, is unable to fly and gets himself hurt and has to feel what it is like to be a stuffed animal in "The claw game". Then Li, in Kero's body, comes to school with Sakura and watches Kero, in Li's body, humiliate Li at school. While everyone is outside, Li, in Kero's body, is in the classroom but he is picked up by a teacher and is placed in a bag to be taken to the lost-and-found. Unfortunately, Mr. Terada has an identical bag with a teddy bear that looks like Kero, and the two bags get switched. Mr. Terada takes the one with Li, in Kero's body, and Sakura, Meilin, and Kero, in Li's body, find the stuffed animal. They all contemplate The Change's power when they realize the teddy bear is a real stuffed animal, not Kero's body. They find out that Mr. Terada returned Li, in Kero's body, to the toy shop. They end up having to play that "claw game", which he's been placed in, to retrieve him. Finally, the 24 hours are up and Sakura uses The Change to undo the switch. More in Recap section

33. Ice Breaker  

First aired: 9/30/2000

A class ice skating trip becomes a card capture adventure, when Li and Sakura both meet the Freeze Card. Both Li and Sakura have to learn to ice skate in a hurry when they have to capture the card in order to free their frozen classmates. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan. Can be viewed on Clowbook.com. The day is cold, ice is everywhere. Sakura and her class have a fieldtrip to go ice skating. During the night, Sakura has another dream. Realizing she knows the person in the dream and they might be watching her. The next morning, she tells Kero and after she leaves, Kero wonders if the person is Yue and he talks to himself, saying there's much more for her to learn about the cards. On the way to the rink, Meilin wines about the cold and Li tries to tolerate it. Madison and Sakura look forward to it and Sakura is over optimistic about her skills, of which she has none. At the rink, Miss Mackenzie teaches Meilin and Sakura to ice skate. Li refuses her help though. The temperature lowers however and the staff tells that the furnace must be broken. Most of the class leaves the ice rink to go to the heater. Meilin is trapped on the ice however, unable to move. The temperature continues to drop. Meilin still trapped on the ice, falls asleep and becomes engulfed in ice! followed my Mr. Terada, Madison, and the others, except, Miss Mackenzie, who remains in hiding, Li and Sakura. Next, The Freeze Card engages Li and Sakura in a battle, but Sakura falls and begins to become the next victim. Fortunately Li is there to break the ice and wake her up. They make a plan, Li lures Freeze and Sakura will seal it. Li skates around, being attacked by The Freeze. Sakura stands ready and seals it, causing the ice to thaw and the others to be released, along with the temperature to become warmer. More in Recap section

34. By the Light of the Full Moon  

Sakura and Julian enter a quiz tornament but so has Li and Meilin. The tournament contestants have to solve riddles to find the location that can win them a prize. Meanwhile, Kero seems to have lost his powers. (Contributor: Kinetix.EXE)

35. The Third Element  

First aired: 10/14/2000

Sakura's dream returns with a new twist, which leaves her troubled by what it means. A trip to the winter carnival requires the trickiest card capture yet, when one of the four elements, Firey, presents itself. But the capture also provides some inkling to the future. Contributor: Yami Bakura Fan Sakura is troubled by her dream again, the radio tower, the figure in shadows, the Clow cards and the cards disappearing. Waking up, Sakura is in Math class, and she recognizes Miss Mackenzie's figure as the one in the dream. Talking to Madison, Sakura resolves to deal with it as a test and to complete it on her own. Sakura also worries about what will happen to Kero once all the cards are captured. At home, Sakura wonders how to ask Li about her situation but when Kero dials the number on the phone, it calls Julian, but Sakura doesn't realize this until after she's said she needs to talk to him, not knowing she wasn't talking to Li. Sakura and Julian end up going to the winter carnival together, where they encounter Meilin and Li. Madison and Kero also sneak along, unnoticed by Kero, a reef burst into flames. While eating lunch together (Madison and Kero not present at the table but in the bushes by the table), a string of Christmas lights, then some tree branches begin to catch fire and Tori tells them it's no trick; the thing is really on fire! Kero and Li both recognize it as a Clow card, Li runs off and activates the Time Card, allowing Sakura to activate the Sleep Card undetected. Li is weakened by the Time Card and has no strength to help Sakura battle the attacking card. Sakura decides to use Windy but it only assists the flames. Kero tells Sakura the card is Firey, another elemental card. Its visible form appears and awaits Sakura's move, but Sakura is indecisive on another card. The Firey proceeds in attacking her by launching fire balls at her. Li, Sakura, and Kero argue over the usage of two cards at once, the Windy and Watery. Since Windy and Watery are not allies, the outcome of using the two together is unpredictable. Sakura decides to use them anyway, thinking this might be the test she is to pass. Releasing the two together, they successfully weaken the Firey card and Sakura is able to capture it. Up on a bridge overlooking the woody area where Sakura and Li are, Miss Mackenzie watches them, unaffected by the Sleep Card. After the capture of the Firey Card, Kero regains some of his power and Sakura tells him she is worried he will leave her. Kero informs her that that is not true. More in Recap section