The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants, #1)

The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)

3.74 of 5 stars 3.74  ·  rating details  ·  9,690 ratings  ·  762 reviews
Pilkey plays with words and pictures, providing great entertainment. The story is immediately engaging - two fourth-grade boys who write comic books and who love to pull pranks find themselves in big trouble. Mean Mr. Krupp, their principal, videotapes George and Harold setting up their stunts and threatens to expose them. The boys' luck changes when they send for a 3-D Hy...more
Paperback, 125 pages
Published 2000 by Scholastic Children's Books (first published 1997)
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Sita Sargeant
Oct 01, 2011 Sita Sargeant rated it 4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Sita by: My friend Brianna (god it was in year 4), I can't believe I remembered the name. What is it with kids and remembering names when we're little? Or is that just me?
I read this when I was in Year 4, I read it over the holidays and I think I gave it to my little sister (it is now sitting in her bookshelf), but I don't know, there is just something about Captain Underpants and his ridiculous adventures that has me laughing (a lot). I also like the fact that it is basically two storys in one and the author wrote the comic into the story, in the end equals a funny/enjoyable read.
Indah Threez Lestari
Andaikan saja kamar kosku tidak sebegitu sempitnya, barangkali aku benar-benar sudah tertawa terbahak-bahak sambil berguling-guling di lantai (LOLROTF, literally!). Buku ini kocak banget, cocok untuk melepas stres!

Tapi tentu saja, buat anak-anak rasanya perlu mendapat Bimbingan Orangtua, karena George dan Harold, dua tokoh utama di buku ini, adalah anak-anak yang bertanggung jawab (baca: setiap kali terjadi sesuatu, merekalah yang biasanya bertanggung jawab!). Jangan sampai tingkah laku mereka,...more
Kaffa
Jan 05, 2013 Kaffa added it
This entire series is a cancerous tumor leaching on every thing considered printed word. That this monstrosity is even considered a novel is a direct insult. I ask all of you, "Shouldn't children read something more dynamic? Would you rather have your children reading the Shannara series, or this book series? Would you rather have your children learn of new worlds and cultures, or just of few potty jokes?" That's what I ask you.
Heidi
Well, I can see why boys that this is aimed at love these books. I only read it because it was for banned/challenged/controversial lesson in children's lit class. I avoided them when my little brother read them. The bathroom humor--literally--was never to my taste. But it's a comic book feel and draws in reluctant boy readers. Still, it has so much bad grammar and few if any redeeming qualities...I cringe when I have to recommend them.

Class review: Silly story, appealing to kids who wouldn't wan...more
Dolly
Jun 19, 2010 Dolly rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: children in elementary school
I've read this before, mostly to check out why it was listed as a banned book. I thought it was hilarious and although our girls weren't too eager at first for me to read it to them, they loved it once we got started. It was a fast read, with lots of cartoonish illustrations and it had lots of tongue in cheek humor that I appreciated. It had "potty talk" in there, but not nearly as much as you'd think.

Jan 2012 - Our youngest is in love with these books now. She borrowed the first book from her e...more
Kelly Maybedog Hawkins
This was a book I didnt' want to like. I wanted to find it offensive (because the initial premise is just that: the boys make their principal into the main character which is very disrespectful and embarrassing) but I have to admit: the book is funny. Kids love it and if it gets kids to read, then I'm all for it. This book appealed to kids that I take care of that normally either don't read or only read low-level comic books (I am aware that comic books can be art forms in and of themselves but...more
Laura
I came upon this book when working at a Daycare/Kindergarten program. One of the students had decided to read it for Quiet Time. He asked me to read it. I was unaware as to the content of Captain Underpants book. This is a book that should not be on the shelves for Kindergartners. It is inappropriate and vulgar. It is one thing if your the parent and want your kid to read it. I don't have too much problem with that, but I don't believe that it's appropriate for a kindergarten shelf. The language...more
Bobby S.
it was a good book but i gave it a good five.
Colleen
Unless you have a 5 or 6 year old boy, it's hard to appreciate the pure genius of Captain Underpants. And, seriously, I can't believe I'm reviewing these books, but I'm counting them on my quest to read 100 in a year (because they are big kids' books), so there ya go. I never got the appeal of Captain Underpants, especially after seeing the covers. I just didn't "get" them. Until my son wanted to read them, and then I gave them, all 8 of his first CU books, a shot. This is the first book in the...more
Blair
Genre: Graphic Novel

Summary: George and Harold are two 4th grade class clowns that created a comic strip company called "Treehouse Comix Inc." where they would produce comics and sell them on the playground at school. The mean principle Mr. Krupp is hypnotized by the boys after being mean to them and turns into Captain Underpants, the super-hero from George and Harold's comic books.

Critique: A. Ability to relate to students
B. The Adventures of Captain Underpants is a very funny and visually app...more
Sami Frank
Dav Pilkey has a great series of books including the very first one,The Adventures of Captain Underpants. This beginning chapter book/graphic novel is about two students, George and Harold, who are in fourth grade, and their complete love for their comic book hero Captain Underpants. The two boys love to write comic books about Captain Underpants, who only wears underwear, whenever they can. The fun begins when they get hypnotized into thinking that their very own principle is Captain Underpants...more
I Heart Corgis
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Melissa Foley
Its a bird; its a plane; no, its Superman!; wait, no, that is not it either, its CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS! In this hilarious part chapter book, part graphic novel, Dav Pilkey tells a story that is to have every child shocked and roaring with laughter. Written in black and white, with bathroom humor and obscene gestures, "Captain Underpants," takes the imagination to a whole new level of inappropriate fun.
The story begins with two trouble-makers George and Harold who delight in causing trouble at both...more
Valerie
A fun super silly super hero adventure
George and Harold are two fourth graders who enjoy pulling silly pranks at their local elementary school. Everything from putting bubbles into the bands instruments to sprinkling pepper into the cheerleaders pom-poms. But when their angry principal, Mr. Krupp catches them on video, after their biggest prank of the year, they are blackmailed into punishment.
Desperate to be free, and return to their hobby of writing and illustrating their comics that they sel...more
Anna
Read with my great nephews (4 and 6)

This book features 2 silly boys named Harold and George and tells the beginning of Capt. Underpants. The boys make a comic book by hand and sell it on the playground at school.

Harold and George pull a series of pranks at their school's football game and get severely disciplined by their principal. In order to retaliate on Principal Krupp, they order a hypnotizing ring. Soon they have their principal under their control and Principal Krupp becomes Capt. Underpa...more
Sam
The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the first epic novel in the Captain Underpants series written by Dav Pilkey. The book is about two fourth-grade students, George and Harold, and their comic book hero Captain Underpants. George and Harold are two responsible kids; whenever anything bad happens, they are responsible. In their spare time, they like to write comic books about Captain Underpants; a superhero who dresses only in his underpants and a cape. One day they hypnotize their principle...more
Books Ring Mah Bell
I heard these Captain Underpants (HAHAHAH! UNDERPANTS!) books have been banned in places.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Foolishness. I can totally understand that some people can NOT handle potty humor. That's cool. But do people really think that kids will read this and be influenced to become "rebels" like George and Harold, the main characters in these books?

Yes, people DO think that because people are dumb.

* sigh *

The boys in the book make comic books that involve their principal, aka CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS...more
Ashley Barna
I remember reading The Adventures of Captain Underpants whenever I was in elementary school. Later, they came out with more adventures with Captain Underpants. George and Harold are two little boys who represent just about every other young boy in school. They like playing jokes on people, get caught getting into mischief, and go on adventures together. These two boys are upset with their principal and turn him into Captain Underpants who is the hero in their comic book they created. They are up...more
Madison
The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the first book in the Captain Underpants series. The series as a whole capitalizes on the key elements of elementary school humor: underpants, potties, boogers and poop. While basing stories around these may seem juvenile, they engage children in the story. The books each have three basic components: the chapter book, George and Harold’s comics, and flip-o-rama. The chapter book explains what is actually happening and moves the plot along. These portions o...more
Renee
This review consists of 2 parts: 1. My son's review (he's 5) and 2. My review (I'm the Mom). The 3 stars represents the average score between us. He gave it 5 and I gave it 1. For the full review, please visit us at www.motherdaughterbookreviews.com

SON SAYS:

What I liked and disliked about it:
I like the part where they bring Dr. Diaper to the police station and tie him to the pole with underwear on his head and put a sign on him that says “Arrest me!” I think that George and Harold are funny and...more
Megan Bernhard
I remember when the Captain Underpants series was just becoming popular and my younger brother brought home a new adventurer for his collection from all the book fairs. The Adventures of Captain Underpants is a children’s graphic novel about two pranksters, George and Harold. Soon enough they find themselves in some trouble with the principal but then the boys hypnotize Mr. Krupp and he becomes Captain Underpants.
I think this story can be very compelling for young readers in a real world becaus...more
Kacie
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey was one of my favorite book series in elementary school. I owned at least the first four books.

Captain Underpants is about two boys that love to write their own comics. The two of them are always getting into trouble. The boys hypnotize their principal and he turns into the caped crusader, Captain Underpants. Captain Underpants immediately tries to fight crime, but is incapable and the boys must save him and help save the day.

This book is an excellent graphic n...more
Jane Woodside
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is a great graphic novel. The book contains a lot of children humor and adventures. Two fourth grade boys, George and Harold, are writing these comics and have adventures and pull pranks in the school and get in a lot of trouble. They get in a lot of trouble by their principal, and then everything changes when they hypnotize him and turn him into Captain Underpants.

This book is well written I thought. It shows how a child thinks and their perspective. The theme...more
Shana Martin
The graphic novel The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is about two boys named Harold and George who hypnotize there principal Mr. Krupp in order to get the a tape that shows that both of the boys were the cause of their football team losing. The boys decide to hypnotize Mr. Krupp into their comic book character Captain Underpants who actually believes he can fight crime. Throughout the novel, Captain Underpants fights multiple crimes with Harold and George’s help. However, they l...more
Kimber Carnahan
George and Harold are two responsible boys - responsible for everything bad that happens in the school! The talented pranksters constantly terrorize the school, as well as selling their homemade comic, "Captain Underpants." Their principal unwittingly falls into their trap and, tra-la-la! becomes Captain Underpants - faster than a speeding waistband, more powerful than boxer shorts, and able to leap tall buildings without getting a wedgie. With George and Harold's help, the new Captain Underpant...more
Patrick Coman
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the first in a series of books by Dav Pilkey. It is a humorous, imaginative and well illustrated book that tells the story of two boys and their teacher in school who they hypnotise into becoming a superhero by the name of Captain Underpants.
We meet, George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two school pranksters. They cause a series of practical jokes that make their school lose a football game. Mr. Krupp the...more
Marita
Publisher: Blue Sky Press, p2005, c1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-439-75668-6

Genre: Fiction
Subjects: Humorous Stories, Heroes, Science Fiction
Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 4.2

George and Harold are "trouble-makers." The are also very bored at school and have wicked funny senses of humor, as well as good artistic talent. The write a fictional comic "Captain Underpants" and then hypnotize their principal into believing that he is Capt. Underpants. First of several books that brings Capt Underpants into act...more
The Rusty Key
Reviewed by Rusty Key Writer: Jordan B. Nielsen

Recommended for: Mainly boys, ages 7 to 10, but it could appeal to certain rough and tumble girls as well.

One Word Summary: Impressive.

A fine example of the reason to never judge a book by its cover, (or its illustration-packed pages) if parents withhold Captain Underpants from their kids for fear that it’s not ‘educational enough’, they’ll be depriving them of a witty, loveable, well developed series that could be the one that gets your non-read...more
Ronyell
Here comes that valiant hero, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS! “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children’s book from the creative mind of Dav Pilkey and it is about the hilarious adventures of George and Harold as they try to trick their strict principal Mr. Krupp, but their trick ends up backfiring on them! “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is absolutely one of the funniest books ever created!!!


“Tra-la-laaa!”

Man, I am going to be saying that throughout this review! Dav Pilkey has don...more
Richardk
The book I chose is captain underpants. The author is Dav Pilkey. The genre is fiction. I chose this book because I thougt it would be fun to read. The characters are George, Harold and Mr. Krupp. The setting is Jerome Horwitz Elementary.

The main plot is that George and Harold are making pranks on kids of the school. Mr.Krupp catched them. Mr. Krupp told them that they would get expelled. But Mr. Krupp got an idea he made the kids do jobs for him.They hipnotized him and turned him into captain u...more
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David "Dav" Pilkey (b. March 4, 1966), is a popular children's author and artist. Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, Sayuri.

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