Episodes

A wild boy with a monkey tail meets a teenage girl from the city, and together they set off on a journey to collect seven mystical orbs that can grant any wish. Meanwhile, a small blue emperor begins his own sinister hunt for the same treasures.

Goku and Bulma camp near the wolf-infested Skull Valley, where modern conveniences bewilder the jungle boy. Emperor Pilaf dispatches spies to track a mysterious glow, and a lost sea turtle appears seeking help.

Goku returns the lost Turtle to the sea and meets his grateful master, the legendary Turtle Hermit. Master Roshi rewards Goku with the magical Flying Nimbus cloud and, through a dubious bargain, gives Bulma a Dragon Ball.

A shape-shifting pig named Oolong has been terrorizing Aru Village, kidnapping daughters one by one. Goku dresses as a village girl to lure him out, and the resulting confrontation reveals a villain far less fearsome than his reputation suggests.

Deep in the scorching Diablo Desert, Goku faces his first real martial arts opponent: Yamcha, a feared bandit with a devastating technique called the Wolf Fang Fist. But the desert warrior has a crippling secret weakness.

As night falls in the desert, multiple parties converge on the Dragon Balls. Yamcha learns of their wish-granting power and hatches a plan. Pilaf's minions plant a bomb. And Oolong drugs his own teammates for a scheme of his own.

The group arrives at Fire Mountain, a castle engulfed in endless flames guarded by the fearsome Ox-King. When the giant recognizes Goku's Flying Nimbus, an unexpected connection to the past changes everything.

Master Roshi travels to Fire Mountain to extinguish the eternal flames with a technique that took him fifty years to master. Goku watches once, then replicates it in seconds. The Kamehameha Wave enters the story.

Bulma's bunny ears attract the wrong kind of attention in a town ruled by the Rabbit Mob. Their boss, Monster Carrot, can turn anyone he touches into a carrot, and Bulma becomes his latest victim.

Emperor Pilaf's minions ambush the group in the desert and steal all six Dragon Balls. With only Goku's four-star ball remaining, the heroes have no choice but to storm Pilaf's Castle directly, walking straight into a trap.

Trapped inside Pilaf's castle, Goku and friends endure gas attacks and a giant pinball machine while the emperor collects the final Dragon Ball. Outside the walls, the eternal dragon Shenron rises into the sky for the first time.

Shenron hovers above Pilaf's castle, waiting for a wish. The emperor hesitates. A pig in bat form races to beat him. And under the full moon, Goku undergoes a terrifying transformation that none of his friends can explain.

Great Ape Goku demolishes Pilaf's castle in a blind rampage. His friends must find a way to stop the monster without killing the boy inside. By morning, the Emperor Pilaf Saga concludes, and every character heads toward a new chapter.

Goku arrives at Kame House to begin training under Master Roshi, but the old hermit has one condition: bring him a pretty girl. While Goku fumbles the assignment, a small bald boy crosses an ocean to request the same training.

Goku and Krillin search for a girl to satisfy Master Roshi's condition. They rescue a sweet, innocent woman from the police, unaware that a single sneeze transforms her into a violent, gun-toting criminal named Launch.

Master Roshi evaluates his new students with a 100-meter sprint and a stone hunt in the jungle. Krillin's cunning clashes with Goku's raw talent as the two boys compete for dinner and the old master's approval.

Roshi's training method is not what anyone expected. Before sunrise, Goku and Krillin must deliver bottles of milk across the entire island on foot, sprinting up mountains and zigzagging through forests. It is grueling, unglamorous, and exactly what they need.

Goku and Krillin endure Master Roshi's grueling training regimen, from plowing fields to dodging bees, all while wearing heavy Turtle Shells to prepare for the World Martial Arts Tournament.

Months of training come to a close as Goku and Krillin shed their Turtle Shells, receive their signature uniforms, and travel to Papaya Island for the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament.

The World Martial Arts Tournament preliminaries begin as 137 fighters compete for just eight spots. Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha tear through the competition and advance to the finals.

The tournament quarterfinals kick off with Krillin facing the foul Bacterian, a fighter who weaponizes his lifelong refusal to bathe. Goku's timely reminder helps Krillin turn the tide.

Jackie Chun dismantles Yamcha with a single invisible burst of energy, and Nam overcomes Ranfan's seductive tactics by closing his eyes and fighting for his village's survival.

Goku faces the terrifying Giran in the final quarterfinal match. Trapped in Merry-Go-Round Gum and hurled from the ring, Goku's tail grows back just in time to turn the fight around.

Krillin takes on the mysterious Jackie Chun in a semifinal bout full of comedy, cunning, and lightning-fast exchanges. Despite a clever panty trick, Krillin falls to Jackie Chun's superior speed.

Goku battles Nam in the semifinals as the noble warrior unleashes his devastating Cross Arm Dive. After surviving the aerial assault, Goku advances to the finals against Jackie Chun.

The championship match begins as Goku and Jackie Chun trade Kamehameha waves, Afterimage techniques, and unorthodox fighting styles in a battle that pushes both fighters to their creative limits.

The finals escalate when Goku transforms into a Great Ape under the full moon. Jackie Chun is forced to unleash his MAX Power Kamehameha, and the outcome leaves everyone fearing the worst.

Goku survives the MAX Power Kamehameha and the finals resume. After an exhausting exchange of blows, a simultaneous flying kick determines the champion by the slimmest of margins.

With the tournament behind him, Goku sets off to find the Four-Star Dragon Ball. Along the way, he reunites with Nam and helps free his village from a drought caused by a dam of Merry-Go-Round Gum.

Goku's belongings are stolen and sold at a pawn shop, leading to a chaotic three-way collision between Goku, Emperor Pilaf, and the Red Ribbon Army as all three chase Dragon Balls and fake ones.

Chi-Chi prepares for her wedding to Goku while the Pilaf Gang infiltrates Fire Mountain in disguise. The Red Ribbon Army attacks the village, capturing the Ox-King and throwing the celebration into chaos.

Goku and Chi-Chi rescue the Ox-King from the Red Ribbon Army while Colonel Silver chases Pilaf's Flying Fortress through the clouds. The aerial battle ends with the fortress destroyed and the Dragon Ball changing hands.

Goku befriends a troupe of monkeys while Colonel Silver hunts for a Dragon Ball in their forest. At Kame House, Master Roshi tells the ancient legend of how the Dragon Balls were created.

Goku finds the Five-Star Dragon Ball and clashes with Colonel Silver, who destroys the Flying Nimbus with a rocket launcher. After defeating Silver, Goku flies north and crash-lands near the frozen Muscle Tower.

Goku crash-lands in the frozen north and is rescued by a girl named Suno. After learning the Red Ribbon Army has enslaved Jingle Village, he sets out through the snow to storm Muscle Tower and save the captured village chief.

Goku enters Muscle Tower and quickly dispatches the ground-floor guards before facing Major Metallitron on the third floor. The towering android proves nearly indestructible until his battery runs out mid-fight, letting Goku advance.

Goku reaches the fourth floor of Muscle Tower and faces the cunning Ninja Murasaki. What begins as a stealth encounter quickly devolves into a slapstick game of hide-and-seek, ending with Murasaki's boomerang shuriken catching Goku off guard.

Goku survives the boomerang shuriken and battles Ninja Murasaki through a piranha pond and into a dramatic reveal: there are five Murasakis. Goku defeats the brothers and chases the original to the fifth floor, where the ominous Android 8 is unleashed.

Android 8 refuses to fight Goku, revealing a gentle heart that rejects violence. Goku destroys the remote that could detonate the android and together they navigate General White's shifting maze, only to fall through a trapdoor on the sixth floor.

Goku and Android 8 land in a pit beneath General White's floor and face Buyon, a massive rubbery monster immune to physical attacks and even the Kamehameha. Goku cleverly freezes the beast by punching a hole in the wall, then shatters him with a single kick.

Goku confronts General White in the control room, but when White takes the village chief hostage at gunpoint, Android 8's rage erupts. Eighter punches White clear out of the tower, rescues the chief, and demolishes Muscle Tower on his way out.

Goku, Suno, and Android 8 trek through the snow to visit Dr. Flappe, who can remove the bomb inside Eighter. Ninja Murasaki, having survived Muscle Tower's collapse, stalks them the entire way and causes trouble at the doctor's house.

Goku leaves Jingle Village for West City to find Bulma and fix his Dragon Radar. After reuniting with the Flying Nimbus, he navigates the big city for the first time, winning prize money in a street fight and discovering that Bulma is the daughter of Capsule Corporation's president.

Goku reunites with Bulma at Capsule Corporation, where she fixes his Dragon Radar and shows off the Micro Band. Meanwhile, the Red Ribbon Army hires master thief Hasky to steal Goku's Dragon Balls. The gang heads to Dream Land amusement park, unaware they are being watched.

At Dream Land, Hasky poses as a fortune teller to get close to Goku's Dragon Balls. After her disguise is blown, she steals the balls, ties up Yamcha, and plants a bomb in the park. Goku catches her just in time and reclaims the Dragon Balls before the bomb detonates.

Goku and Bulma discover the next Dragon Ball is underwater. When Bulma's capsule case turns out to be her father's, yielding dirty magazines instead of vehicles, the two are stranded on an island. After Goku fails to dive deep enough, Red Ribbon soldiers harass Bulma until Goku saves her. They decide to visit Master Roshi for help.

Goku and Bulma arrive at Kame House seeking a submarine. While they wait for Krillin and Launch to return with supplies, the Red Ribbon Army tracks them to the island. General Blue splits his forces, sending one squad to raid Kame House while he personally pursues Goku's group underwater.

General Blue splits his forces: Company A pursues Goku's submarine into an underwater cave while Company B, led by Captain Dark, heads to raid Kame House. As torpedoes fly and the cave narrows, Goku's group barely escapes into a passage too small for Blue's main sub.

Captain Dark's Red Ribbon squad attacks Kame House, but Master Roshi effortlessly defeats them. When a soldier holds Launch at gunpoint, Turtle triggers her sneeze transformation, and Bad Launch finishes the job. Meanwhile, Goku's group enters the Pirate Cave with General Blue close behind.

Goku, Krillin, and Bulma navigate deadly pirate traps inside the cave, dodging arrow-filled hallways and a lava pit. General Blue's soldiers are wiped out by the same traps, leaving him to continue alone. The trio finally reaches a port with a giant pirate ship, only to awaken a massive Pirate Robot guarding the treasure.