TV series
What happens when a child outgrows his trusty Imaginary Friend, the pal that stuck with him through all of the highs and lows of growing up? Well, these creations pack up and head for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends! Foster's is a one-of-a-kind Victorian mansion filled with hundreds of unique characters from all over the world, thought up by completely different children for completely different reasons. These creatures all live together in this vast, sprawling home with more rooms than you could ever dream possible! Mac, a clever but somewhat shy 8-year-old boy, discovers Foster's when his mom tells him he's too old for his Imaginary Friend Blooregard. Not ready to part with his trouble making best buddy, Mac takes Bloo to Foster's with the hope of giving him a safe place to live, while still being able to visit every day.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand and Tubi in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play, Amazon, and Apple TV. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
What happens when a child outgrows his trusty Imaginary Friend, the pal that stuck with him through all of the highs and lows of growing up? Well, these creations pack up and head for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends! Foster's is a one-of-a-kind Victorian mansion filled with hundreds of unique characters from all over the world, thought up by completely different children for completely different reasons. These creatures all live together in this vast, sprawling home with more rooms than you could ever dream possible! Mac, a clever but somewhat shy 8-year-old boy, discovers Foster's when his mom tells him he's too old for his Imaginary Friend Blooregard. Not ready to part with his trouble making best buddy, Mac takes Bloo to Foster's with the hope of giving him a safe place to live, while still being able to visit every day.
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Episode 1
Bloo is convinced that Cheese is an alien after watching a sci-fi movie about brain-eating spacemen and reading a tabloid newspaper with a picture that has an alien that resembles him and attempts to send a message to outer space.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Lauren Faust, Darrick BachmanGuest stars Jeff Bennett
Episode 2
The gang goes to a swap meet where a pick-pocketer is stealing money. He accidentally loses a $100 bill that Eduardo finds. Eduardo takes his money around the swap meet, looking for something to buy. But even the most sensible of the gang are tempted by the bill, and with the thief also trying to catch his bill, craziness ensues.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Craig McCracken, Charlie Bean
Episode 3
When the whole house goes to a fair, Mac and Bloo compete to see who will throw up last on a ride called the Vomit Comet. Bloo ditches Mac to ride in Madame Foster's Firebird, but a "quick" stop at the fabric store that is just across the street from the fair suddenly turns into a nightmare for Bloo that doesn't seem to end, causing him to take big measures to try to get out of it.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Shannon Tindle, Darrick Bachman
Episode 4
Bloo visits a retirement home and inadvertently disguises himself as a senior, getting to live there and being pampered all day long. When Mac finds out about it, Madame Foster teams up with him in order to get Bloo out of there.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Lauren Faust, Kirk R. Thatcher
Episode 5
Bloo entertains Mac with an action-packed story about a crystal "potato" of power. A little boy (Eduardo), an alien (Coco), a hermit (Wilt), a magical fairy (Frankie), and the Superdude (Bloo) attempt to protect the crystal potato from the evil Lord Snooty (Mr. Herriman), who is taking away all the fun in the land ruled by the Queen (Madame Foster).
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Craig McCracken
Episode 6
Bloo learns about a garage band known as Pizza Party. After realizing that he cannot be in the band, he starts his own musical act and inadvertently causes the creation of a concert.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Darrick BachmanGuest stars Jeff Bennett
Episode 7
Bloo is convinced Mac is going to be married, so he tries to act mature in order to impress Mac.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Lauren Faust, Chris Savino
Episode 8
A rich kid named Barry Bling comes to Foster's looking for a friend. He has a mansion filled with toys, which tempts Bloo so much that he starts cheating on Mac. But there's something strangely familiar about Barry...
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Lauren Faust, Cindy Morrow
Episode 9
Bloo tries the old peanut brittle can filled with snakes trick, thinking it as the ultimate Halloween prank after strapping Mac to his bed so as to not allow him to go trick-or-treating because of his sugar rushes. However, when Mr. Herriman tries his trick, Bloo thinks it has gone awry, and Mr. Herriman becomes a zombie, much to the shock of the other residents.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Darrick Bachman
Episode 10
Bloo, Mac, Frankie and others are tangled up in a chaotic series of events when Frankie wins tickets to the premiere of a new action movie starring Rod Tango.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Darrick Bachman
Episode 11
Eduardo tells some little white lies to the nursery residents of Foster's, and now has to cover his tracks so they can't catch up to him.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Darrick Bachman
Episode 12
This episode tells the story of "The Big Cheese" through the eyes of a pea-sized imaginary friend named Peas, detailing how he helped Frankie turn a negative into a positive.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Lauren Faust, Darrick Bachman
Episode 13
A plan to mellow out Mr. Herriman backfires when conditions at the house quickly deteriorate.
Directed by Craig McCrackenWritten by Rob Renzetti
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Keith FergusonBloo (voice)
Sean MarquetteMac (voice)
Grey DeLisleFrankie / Duchess / Mac's mother / Goo (voice)
Phil LaMarrWilt / Jackie Khones (voice)
Tom KennyEduardo (voice)
Candi MiloCoco / Madame Foster / Cheese (voice)
Tom KaneMr. Herriman (voice)
Daran Norris
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