best episodes of Bella and the Bulldogs poster

A head cheerleader's life takes an unexpected twist when her rifle-like throwing arm takes her from the sidelines to becoming her middle school’s starting quarterback. Bella Dawson is a confident, caring and talented teenager, who suddenly finds herself fulfilling a lifelong dream but also having to navigate the world of her teammates Troy, Sawyer and Newt, without losing her two best friends, Pepper and Sophie from the cheer squad.

2 Seasons
40 Episodes
Canceled
Family Comedy
Cast & Characters
episode image Girls' Night
7.9/10 (34 votes)

#1 Girls' Night

S2:E2

Bella, Sophie and Pepper plot the perfect revenge when a boy who wronged Bella winds up delivering their pizza during a sleepover; Newt and Sawyer help Troy move in to his new dorm.

episode image I Love You, Hunter Hayes!
7.9/10 (29 votes)

#2 I Love You, Hunter Hayes!

S2:E13

The Bulldogs blackmail Bella after she skips a team activity to go to a Hunter Hyaes concert; Pepper tries to get an interview with Hunter for the school news station.

episode image Bella in the Spotlight
7.9/10 (24 votes)

#3 Bella in the Spotlight

S2:E16

When Bella notices that all of the attention on the Bulldogs is focused on her, she tries to get the rest of the team the credit they deserve; Sophie helps Newt in a robot battle competition.

episode image Tex Fest
7.8/10 (54 votes)

#4 Tex Fest

S1:E5

Bella volunteers to act in Pepper's video project for a town festival; Troy and Newt join the choir, where they experience a role reversal.

episode image That's My Tri-Five!
7.6/10 (42 votes)

#5 That's My Tri-Five!

S1:E7

When a new cheerleader, Nickie, replaces Bella's spot on the cheerleading squad, Bella suspects that she is stealing Sophie and Pepper from her. Meanwhile, Troy, Newt, and Sawyer become obsessed with their new spy gear kit.

episode image Personal Foul
7.5/10 (31 votes)

#6 Personal Foul

S2:E3

Troy helps his new team prank the Bulldogs before their big game; Troy must decide where his loyalties lie when his new team plays dirty.

episode image Wide Deceiver
7.4/10 (32 votes)

#7 Wide Deceiver

S2:E1

Bella introduces Troy to an NFL legend, and she learns an explosive secret. Pepper and Newt must attempt some wild dares if they want to spend time with Sophie and Sawyer.

episode image No Girls Allowed
7.3/10 (41 votes)

#8 No Girls Allowed

S1:E20

Bella is prevented from playing football right before the Bulldogs' first playoff game.

episode image Pretty in Stink
7.2/10 (62 votes)

#9 Pretty in Stink

S1:E4

Bella is expected to follow a Bulldog superstition to not shower, but doing so might ruin her chance for her crush Kyle to take her to the school dance.

episode image Traitor Dater
7.2/10 (39 votes)

#10 Traitor Dater

S1:E13

When a boy from a rival team asks Bella to the homecoming dance, the team worries that she may not be able to keep her head in the game.

episode image Root for Newt
7.2/10 (34 votes)

#11 Root for Newt

S1:E16

After Coach shuts down Newt's request to be a starter, Bella tries to help him find his place on the team; Troy becomes interested in an older girl and tries to ask her on a date using Sophie's advice.

episode image Kicking and Scheming
7.2/10 (35 votes)

#12 Kicking and Scheming

S1:E18

Bella recruits a kicker from the soccer team, unaware of the problems this would cause because of the rivalry between football and soccer players.

episode image Who Killed Tex Fest?
7.2/10 (31 votes)

#13 Who Killed Tex Fest?

S2:E6

The Bulldogs are outraged when Tex Fest gets canceled for the first time ever; Sophie trains Pepper to prepare for a change at home.

episode image Dancing in the End Zone
7.1/10 (41 votes)

#14 Dancing in the End Zone

S1:E6

Bella and Troy pretend to date, in order to keep Troy's secret.

episode image A Good Bye Week
7.1/10 (35 votes)

#15 A Good Bye Week

S1:E8

Bella and Kyle go on their first date; Bella seeks help from the boys when a twist of fate threatens her relationship with Kyle.

episode image Bulldog Buddies
7.1/10 (38 votes)

#16 Bulldog Buddies

S1:E14

Troy is hurt when his younger brother chooses Bella as his football mentor; Pepper's parents forbid her from having a boyfriend.

episode image Incomplete Pass
7.0/10 (36 votes)

#17 Incomplete Pass

S1:E11

Bella seeks Sophie's help to prepare for an oral exam in Spanish class; the boys find a mysterious list that fell out of Pepper's locker.

episode image Third Degree Ba-Burn
7.0/10 (34 votes)

#18 Third Degree Ba-Burn

S1:E19

Bella makes jokes at a roast for the Bulldogs, but her quips cause problems for Sawyer and Pepper. Meanwhile, Newt does his best to ruin a new guy's chances with Sophie.

episode image That's Some Gossip, Girl
6.9/10 (61 votes)

#19 That's Some Gossip, Girl

S1:E3

The boys grow suspicious of Bella when they believe that she is leaking team secrets.

episode image Bromantically Challenged
6.9/10 (36 votes)

#20 Bromantically Challenged

S1:E9

Bella must navigate a difficult situation when Troy and Sawyer fight over who will be her top receiver; Sophie and Pepper have trouble with their bake sale in Bella's absence.

episode image Tornado Afraido
6.9/10 (42 votes)

#21 Tornado Afraido

S1:E10

When the gang is locked down at school during a tornado warning, Bella gets everyone to help throw Pepper a party using supplies at school.

episode image Backseat Quarterback
6.9/10 (36 votes)

#22 Backseat Quarterback

S1:E12

Bella is injured during practice and helps Troy prepare as the quarterback for an upcoming game, but when Troy scores the winning touchdown Bella worries about being replaced

episode image Player Hater
6.8/10 (40 votes)

#23 Player Hater

S1:E15

When Troy begins dating Charlotte, Bella decides to put her differences with Charlotte aside; Bella struggles to break difficult news to her friend.

episode image Bulldog Blues
6.8/10 (35 votes)

#24 Bulldog Blues

S1:E17

Bella's confidence dips when the team lose a game, and she fears not fulfilling a promise she made about reaching the play-offs.

episode image Newbie QB, Part 1
6.7/10 (84 votes)

#25 Newbie QB, Part 1

S1:E1

Cheerleader Bella Dawson earns a chance to try out for quarterback of her school's football team.

episode image Newbie QB, Part 2
6.2/10 (64 votes)

#26 Newbie QB, Part 2

S1:E2

Part II - Cheerleader Bella Dawson earns a chance to try out for quarterback of her school's football team.

episode image Rally Week
0.0/10

#27 Rally Week

S2:E4

Bella accidentally gives away Pepper's scarf when the Bulldogs were asked to switch their gifts with another teammate. Meanwhile, a girl named Vera treats Newt the way he treats Sophie.

episode image Sha-Boo! Ya
0.0/10

#28 Sha-Boo! Ya

S2:E5

During Halloween, Troy and Sawyer try to scare the girls at the annual football and cheerleader camp out; an urban legend about the school's old grounds keeper becomes real.

episode image Dudes & Chicks
0.0/10

#29 Dudes & Chicks

S2:E7

Bella takes an interest in Sawyer's cousin, but an incident from her past threatens the budding friendship; Sophie, Troy and Newt try to save baby chicks from an awful fate.

episode image Two Many Dates
0.0/10

#30 Two Many Dates

S2:E8

Bella is stuck in the middle when she somehow ends up with two dates to the homecoming dance.

episode image The Outlaw Bella Dawson
0.0/10

#31 The Outlaw Bella Dawson

S2:E9

Bella gets a long-awaited message from Charlie, but before she can answer she is forced to spend the day with Zach Barnes.

episode image Parents & Pigskins
0.0/10

#32 Parents & Pigskins

S2:E10

Bella worries that her mother is going to be embarrassed at the annual parents and students flag football game; Newt and Sawyer believe that Troy has a secret weapon.

episode image Glitz & Grit
0.0/10

#33 Glitz & Grit

S2:E11

Bella competes in a beauty pageant, determined to show that girls can be pretty and tough. Pepper and Sophie bet Troy and Sawyer that being a cheerleader is harder than it looks.

episode image Accept No Substitutes
0.0/10

#34 Accept No Substitutes

S2:E12

When their coach gets sick, the Bulldogs take advantage of the substitute by not working hard and find themselves unprepared for their upcoming game.

episode image Party of Three
0.0/10

#35 Party of Three

S2:E14

Bella works up the nerve to ask Zach on a date, only to have him arrive with a surprise in tow; Troy and Sawyer's favorite movie series leaves Newt unimpressed.

episode image Bad Grandma
0.0/10

#36 Bad Grandma

S2:E15

Bella meets her idol while doing volunteer work at a nursing home, but she begins to wonder if the woman has been living a lie. Elsewhere, Pepper and Newt clash over decor ideas.

episode image Doggone Record Breaker
0.0/10

#37 Doggone Record Breaker

S2:E17

After the team realizes that Bella is close to breaking Troy's father's passing record, Troy asks her to do something unthinkable.

episode image Tailgating
0.0/10

#38 Tailgating

S2:E18

Bella tries to hide the feelings she still has for Zach when Troy invites them to their tailgate. Troy and Sophie challenge Newt and Pepper to some tailgate games.

episode image Oh Baby, It's the Playoffs
0.0/10

#39 Oh Baby, It's the Playoffs

S2:E19

Bella must make a tough decision when the Bulldogs' playoff game is moved to the same day as Pepper's mother's baby shower.

episode image Biggest. Game. Ever.
0.0/10

#40 Biggest. Game. Ever.

S2:E20

The team has a shocking realization when their new game plan for the state championship against their rivals does not work.

Cast & Chracters

character image Bella Dawson

Bella Dawson

Actor: Brec Bassinger
character image Newt Van Der Rohe

Newt Van Der Rohe

Actor: Buddy Handleson
character image Sophie

Sophie

Actor: Lilimar
character image Sawyer Higgins

Sawyer Higgins

Actor: Jackie Radinsky
character image Pepper Silverstein

Pepper Silverstein

Actor: Haley Tju
character image Troy Dixon

Troy Dixon

Actor: Coy Stewart

The highest rated episode of Bella and the Bulldogs is "Girls' Night" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 34 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Newbie QB, Part 2" (S1E2) with a rating of 6.20.

This episode received 64 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Tex Fest" (S1E5) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 54 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Newbie QB, Part 2" (S1E2) with a rating of 6.20.

This episode received 64 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Girls' Night" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 34 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Who Killed Tex Fest?" (S2E6) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 31 votes.

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