| #075 - Hallyu Idol Special 2012-01-01 18.9% Ahn So-hee (Wonder Girls) Choi Min-ho (Shinee) Choi Si-won (Super Junior) Hyolyn (Sistar) Sulli (f(x)) carry dancing food idols math mustwatch scavenger Running Man welcome guests at the airport and 4 teams are formed. Right away they must race to pick two numbers. Following challenges include a manual airplane trip with each team, dance post-its off their bodies, and then find mathematical operators. In the end, they must use the numbers and math operators to create an answer of 11. | 811 | 139 | 17.14% |
| #080 - Charlie's Angels 2012-02-05 17.1% Go Ara Hyomin (T-ara) Im Soo-hyang acejihyo couplerace dancing easybrothers fddongwan idol idols jongkookloveline maposiblings myeokpd ripnametag secretidentity secretmission spy vjkwonreol yooneunhyeteasing | 787 | 166 | 21.09% |
| #084 - Running Man vs. Big Bang, Part 1 2012-03-04 17.7% Daesung (Big Bang) G-Dragon (Big Bang) Seungri (Big Bang) T.O.P (Big Bang) Taeyang (Big Bang) hideandseek idols ripnametag runningmanvs | 800 | 165 | 20.63% |
| #085 - Running Man vs. Big Bang, Part 2 2012-03-11 17.4% Daesung (Big Bang) G-Dragon (Big Bang) Seungri (Big Bang) T.O.P (Big Bang) Taeyang (Big Bang) dice idols powers ripnametag runningmanvs superpowers | 767 | 151 | 19.69% |
| #093 - Non-Stop Survival Race 2012-05-06 18.0% Bae Suzy (miss A) Han Seung-yeon (Kara) Hyuna Krystal Jung (f(x)) Park Gyu-ri (Kara) easybrothers idols kjkbeastmode mustwatch nonstopfilming poorkwangsoo ripnametag rounds secondnametag sparta survivalseries ugliestmemberdebate vjbloopers vjkwonreol vjkwonryeol vote voting yooneunhyeteasing | 836 | 219 | 26.20% |
| #094 - Wedding Race 2012-05-13 17.1% Bae Suzy (miss A) Han Seung-yeon (Kara) Hyuna Krystal Jung (f(x)) Park Gyu-ri (Kara) couplerace idols ripnametag wedding | 824 | 204 | 24.76% |
| #095 - Running Man Mission: Impossible 2012-05-20 18.8% G.O (MBLAQ) Hyolyn (Sistar) Kim Da-som (Sistar) Lee Joon (MBLAQ) Park Ji-sung Soyou (Sistar) Yang Seung-ho (MBLAQ) Yoon Bo-ra (Sistar) disguise idols soccer spy undercover watergun | 785 | 134 | 17.07% |
| #104 - Running Olympics 2012-07-22 19.9% Eunhyuk (Super Junior) Hahm Eun-jung (T-ara) Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE) Lee Joon (MBLAQ) Nichkhun (2PM) Yim Si-wan (ZE:A) Yoon Doo-joon (Beast) athleticgames badjihyo bells coachkook competitiveguests fddongwan flowerboys gangsterjihyo hideandseek idols jail kjkbeastmode kwangsooannoyingjongkook meepmeep olympics pool poorkwangsoo prettyboys race relay ripnametag runningmanvs schemerharoro suspense teamwork trampoline vjkwonreol volleyball A multilingual and talented MC announces the Running Man team and Idols team. They first compete against each other in a relay race, trampoline volleyball match, water high jump match, and a back-and-forth nametag elimination match. | 848 | 305 | 35.97% |
| #115 - Incheon Landing 2012-10-14 19.1% Changmin (TVXQ) Moon Geun-young Yunho (TVXQ) chickenfight couples dbsk dodgeball gaze hideandseek idols jongkookloveline loveline mondaycouple mud mudflat photo ripnametag scavenger Running Man receive a morning wake-up performance, form couple teams and take part in a bell race. In the first challenge they must stand on a platform on a mud field and pose for a picture. Afterwards there is a dodgeball match against the VJs and a chicken fight. The winning and losing teams form an attacking and defending team respectively, and a nametag elimination and Running Ball elimination begins. | 716 | 153 | 21.37% |
| #117 - Riddle Race 2012-10-28 20.2% Bae Suzy (miss A) Ji Jin-hee Ji Sung Kim Yu-bin (Wonder Girls) Song Chang-eui athleticgames children eating eunhye fansparticipate hotel idols jumping mondaycouple pedometer piggyback playboyhaha randommrcapable rockpaperscissors school spartace teams teamwork themepark | 725 | 123 | 16.97% |
| #122 - Back To The 1980's (Time Machine) 2012-12-02 19.2% Goo Hara (Kara) Jung Won-gwan Kang Susie Kim Tae-hyung Kim Wan-sun Lee Sang-won (Sobangcha) Park Nam-jung dancing fddongwan funguests idols jongkookloveline meepmeep nostalgia obstaclecourse relay rollypolly runningmanvs teams teamwork timetravel | 715 | 137 | 19.16% |
| #127 - War of the Zodiac Gods 2013-01-06 20.1% Choi Ji-woo Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE) Lee Gi-kwang (Beast) Lee Jong-hyun (CNBLUE) Simon Dominic (Supreme Team) acejihyo beach dodgeball flowerboys hideandseek idols man mustwatch piggyback prettyboys ripnametag spartace teams tossing Two teams are formed in the morning and each member draws a zodiac animal card. Both teams compete in a beach piggyback challenge, tossing and hide and seek challenge, and dodgeball match. The winning team in each challenge receives a hint as to who received the Snake card. A nametag elimination starts to try to find the Snake person. | 794 | 201 | 25.31% |
| #129 - Running Winter Olympics 2013-01-20 18.8% Choi Min-ho (Shinee) Hwang Kwanghee (ZE:A) Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE) L (Infinite) Lee Jong-hyun (CNBLUE) Lee Joon (MBLAQ) Sulli (f(x)) acejihyo competitiveguests easybrothers fddongwan flowerboys hideandseek icehockey idols kjkbeastmode meepmeep mondaycouple olympics prettyboys ripnametag sonyejin teams virus winter | 768 | 195 | 25.39% |
| #141 - Animal Kingdom 2013-04-14 17.7% Eun Ji-won (Sechs Kies) Jessica Jung (Girls' Generation) animals costumes guess idols kwangsooshines masks missions mustwatch photo quiz ripnametag swimmingpool themepark water zoo | 804 | 265 | 32.96% |
| #150 - The Avengers 2013-06-16 11.1% Choo Sung-hoon Hwang Chan-sung (2PM) Jung Doo-hong Kim Dong-hyun Ok Taec-yeon (2PM) acejihyo athleteguests bestofgary bestofseokjin betrayal fddongwan idols mall meepmeep mondaycouple mustwatch paintball powers ripnametag roleplay singing superpowers | 796 | 283 | 35.55% |