| Ep# | Title | Original Airdate | English Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | "Lost and Found" | August 17, 1988 | October 7, 2003 |
| Tien retrieves Goku's power pole as Bulma, Yamcha and sweet Launch scan the place. Yajirobe takes Goku back to Korin's tower. News of King Piccolo's defeat spreads with much celebration. Even as the eternal dragon is dead, Bulma procured all the stones anyway. An old lady spots King Piccolo's egg and she and her husband bring to their house and Piccolo Junior is about to hatch. Korin is shocked to hear that the eternal dragon is dead, and reveals that those killed by King Piccolo and his sons do not go to the afterlife, instead spending eternity trapped in Limbo. Korin knows the creator of the dragon balls is Kami. To get to him Goku must use the Power Pole. Goku returns to the scene to search for the power pole. While there he meets King Furry and a news crew. Fortuneteller Baba tells Goku the power pole is at Master Roshi's. She does so for free, since Goku did just save the world. Goku gets the power pole, which Launch was accidentally using as a broom, and flies back to Korin's tower. A young Piccolo Junior destroys the couple's house and vows for revenge. | |||
| 124 | "Temple Above the Clouds" | August 24, 1988 | October 8, 2003 |
| Goku and Korin go to the roof of the temple to get up to Kami's residence. Korin gives Goku a special bell so he can meet Kami. Only a person with the special bell can meet Kami. Goku extends the Power Pole from the very top of Korin's Tower to reach the temple above. At Kame House, Launch is helping Tien with his bandages. The reporters have found Kame House and storm it, looking for Goku. Oolong transforms into Goku for the schmoozing of the reporters. But he is so earnest that he spoils his own disguise. As Goku continues to rise,he runs into a thunderstorm and is struck by lightning. Piccolo Jr. runs into a family celebrating their little girl's birthday. Piccolo Jr. becomes angry at the sight of them and throws a rock through their window. While they are distracted, he enters their house and approaches them from behind. He ransacks their house and runs off into the woods. He blasts the dog that the family sics on him, thereby discovering some of his power. Back on the power pole, Goku finally emerges from the clouds and arrives at the temple. Once there he must battle Mr. Popo in order to obtain an audience with Kami. The placid Mr. Popo proves to be a lot stronger than he appears. He is able to hit Goku even while he is running too fast to be seen. Mr. Popo taunts Goku, enraging him and making him loose his focus. He knocks down Goku as a figure, presumably Kami, watches. Goku tries a Kamehameha wave, but Mr. Popo eats it. Goku uses the power punch that he beat Piccolo with, but Mr. Popo easily dodges it. Mr. Popo informs Goku that he lacks in the focus department and that he will never get to see Kami. | |||
| 125 | "Earth's Guardian Emerges" | August 31, 1988 | October 9, 2003 |
| Mr. Popo again tells Goku that he lacks the discipline to ever beat him. Goku decides that he will stay and train with Mr. Popo until he is able to defeat Mr. Popo. At the same time, Tien vows to train hard to beat Goku in the next Martial Arts Tournament. Mr. Popo teaches Goku about discipline. Goku is informed that Kami is much stronger than Mr. Popo and decides he wants to train with them until he is stronger than both of them. Meanwhile, in a forest, park rangers come across a dead bear. They find Piccolo who destroys one of the rangers' guns and stops the other rangers' bullets. The rangers run in fear. Mr. Popo then teaches Goku about redundant moves. Realizing Goku's determination, Kami reveals himself to Goku, who is shocked by his appearance. He mistakenly attacks Kami, thinking he is Piccolo. Kami explains that he and Piccolo used to be one being, but in order to be the guardian of earth, he had to cast the evil from his body, which became Piccolo. Kami agrees to revive the Eternal Dragon if Goku will stay and train with Mr. Popo for a while, terms which Goku gladly accepts. Meanwhile, out on the ocean, two sailors come across Piccolo who is standing atop the water catching a fish. He then destroys the boat and the fishermen. | |||
| 126 | "Eternal Dragon Resurrected" | September 14, 1988 | October 13, 2003 |
| Mr. Popo puts the model of the Eternal Dragon back together. Kami explains that he had planned not to revive the Dragon, as he had seen only evil acts follow in their wake. But Goku had given him hope, so he had decided that it was ok to bring the dragon back. Kami revives Shenron, the Eternal Dragon. Meanwhile, on the ground, the day passes by as usual until the dragon balls turn back into dragon balls. Goku's friends call Shenron, and after a particularly dramatic entrance, he tells them that Goku is training at Kami's Lookout and will meet them at the next Martial Arts Tournament. They wish for everyone who was killed by Piccolo to be revived. Krillin, Master Roshi, and Chiaotzu wake up on the island and then Shenron disappears. The news that Goku is training under the guardian of the Earth spurs Tienshinhan, Yamcha, and Krillin to train hard as well for the competition. Goku and the others commence their training for the tournament. | |||
| 127 | "Quicker than Lightning" | September 21, 1988 | October 14, 2003 |
| Goku learns to stop wasting his motions with Mr. Popo. Simultaneously, Tien, Krillin, and Yamcha continue to train at Kame House. Goku practices meditation with Mr. Popo. Then he needs to learn about seeing without seeing. Then Goku asks for the training the Mr. Popo received under Kami. So Kami and Mr. Popo send Goku on a special training mission to fetch a crown. Goku gets directions and slowly makes his way to the top. Goku finds the crown and puts it on his head, but the crown sticks and becomes a target for lightning. He tries to dodge it, but isn't quite fast enough and falls off the top of the mountain. The young girl who gave him directions finds Goku in the river. She and her mother revive him. Goku promises to help the little girl find her lost bird once he finishes his mission. The next morning, the girl finds her lost bird. She feels her bird chirping as opposed to hearing it. This makes Goku realize how he must acquire the crown: he must be faster than lightning by feeling the lightning. Goku tries again, and is quick enough to avoid the first bolt, but becomes overconfident and is hit by the next. | |||
| 128 | "Secret of the Woods" | September 28, 1988 | October 15, 2003 |
| Goku finds himself back at the Lookout after being unconscious for three days. Mr. Popo sends Goku to a forest in search of someone who can train his mind. Goku searches for something to eat. He is fooled by a trap set by a woodsman. He takes him home and introduces his family who are all named after sweets. Their grandfather returns with his day's catch and a feast is prepared. As is the norm, no one believes how much Goku eats. The family tells him about Yau-chun, the strongest man around. Tien, Krillin, and Yamcha ask Master Roshi why he is not teaching them anymore and he explains to them that he has nothing more to teach and that they should seek training on their own. The grandfather leads Goku to Yau-chun and he asks him for a fight. Turns out the Yau-chun is not the man Goku wants to meet, as he is beaten by Goku easily. Goku meets up with the grandpa again who teaches Goku how to fish by feeling the river, sharpening his concentration skills. It would appear that this is the man that Goku was supposed to meet in the first place. | |||
| 129 | "The Time Room" | October 12, 1988 | October 16, 2003 |
| Goku is fighting with Mr. Popo. Goku loses once again. Mr. Popo sends Goku back in time to train more. Tien, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu are training by hauling boulders. Tien is upset by the thought that he will never beat Goku again. In the past he meets the young Master Roshi and his rival, the young Crane Hermit. Goku battles Roshi's master and learns about the concept of spirit energy. Goku learns from their master Mutaito how to harness his spirit energy. Back in the present, Tien contemplates visiting Korin's Tower in order to train as Goku once had. During an incident where the Crane Hermit steals Roshi's love interest, Goku gets angry and manages to use his spirit energy successfully. After that though, he cannot reproduce the energy. | |||
| 130 | "Goku's Doll" | October 19, 1988 | October 20, 2003 |
| Mr. Popo finally agrees to give Goku an opponent to train with. Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu all are heading towards Korin's Tower, and are training their speed on the way. Goku's sparing partner turns out to be a clay version of Goku, except that his eyes are the same as Mr. Popo's. Their skills are exactly the same, the only difference is that the clay Goku has no interference in his mind, and can concentrate completely on fighting. Goku has an extremely difficult time concentrating his mind. Finally he seems to understand how the doll is disturbing the energy around him and defeats the doll. Well, he thinks he defeats the doll. Truthfully, the doll's energy simply runs out. Goku falls asleep, exhausted. Meanwhile, the boys continue toward Korin's tower. | |||
| 131 | "Walking Their Own Ways" | October 26, 1988 | October 21, 2003 |
| Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chaozu continue their search for Korin's Tower. As they camp, Tien hears drums in the distance. Mr. Popo plays hide and seek with Goku to teach him about concentration and finding people's ki. The two run around the Lookout as Popo chases Goku by following his spiritual energy. Goku tries running faster, but that doesn't work and Popo catches him and throws Goku to the ground. The boys are ambushed by people in devil masks. The people are friendly and invite them to their festival. They live in a small village at the base of a large mountain that the townsfolk consider to be their protecting god. Suddenly, crows fly up, a bad omen to the people. Goku continues his training with Popo. Goku just can't evade Popo. Goku has his turn to chase Popo. He fails. Goku is again having a very difficult time concentrating his mind. The festival continues. Chiaotzu senses something wrong, but can't pinpoint it. It has something to do with the mountain. A stranger gives Krillin alcohol and he quickly gets drunk. Tien is challenged by the largest man in town. Krillin however, being drunk, wants to fight the man first, something he wouldn't do sober. Krillin defeats him with a headbutt. The animals of the town start to panic. Chiaotzu exclaims that the mountain is going to explode. Turns out the mountain is actually a volcano. It erupts and the villagers panic. The boys go to the volcano to change the course of the lava. | |||
| 132 | "Hotter than Lava" | November 2, 1988 | October 22, 2003 |
| Still training with Mr. Popo, Goku can not yet harness his ki. Back on the ground, the villagers flee the volcano. Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu each try individually to stop the flow of lava towards the defenseless village. Goku is still having a very hard time doing anything with spiritual energy. Just as it looks like the threat has passed, the volcano erupts again with even more power. Krillin falls down a crack in the earth and Chiaotzu saves him using the flying technique. Tien suggests that Krillin learn the flying technique. The elder of the village refuses to leave and Mint and her brother can't make him move. Tien manages to divert the lava flow, but it doesn't leave the village safe. Krillin runs off to try to stop the lava himself. He is still drunk, so he thinks he can do this. Krillin runs to save Mint from the lava flow, but still, she will not leave without the elder. Krillin then tries to block the village with a big rock. Yamcha blasts a hole for water to flow though and continues comparing himself to Goku. Goku, meanwhile, is still failing at spiritual energy. Yamcha manages to flood the entire forest, but somehow, not the village. Everything is fine until the volcano erupts again. Together, Yamcha and Tien blast a rock wall that diverts the lava and protects the village. Training continues for everyone as the next Martial Arts Tournament is only three years away. | |||
| 133 | "Changes" | November 9, 1988 | October 23, 2003 |
| Three years have passed and all of the warriors reunite for the 23rd Martial Arts Tournament. Everyone that Master Roshi is waiting for is late. The boys, the Kame House group, and Goku all seem to be late. Oolong, Puar, and Bulma arrive first. Bulma's look has changed again. When Goku comes he is not recognised by anybody, as he has his hair wrapped in a turban, but when he shows his unique hair, everybody finally recognizes him for sure. Goku has grown up quite considerably. When there is just 1 minute left for the end of registration Tien, Krillin, Yamcha and Chiatzou appear. Yamcha has unexplained scars. Krillin revels in the fact that he is tall, but only for a moment, because Goku walks up to him and is at least two heads taller than him. The two best friends embrace and Krillin finally gets to thank Goku for bringing him back to life. While talking with Master Roshi, Tien asks him whether he was going to be Jackie Chun again. But Master Roshi says he won't be participating this year. Bulma shows renewed interest in Yamcha. Outside, lightning strikes the town clock tower. Piccolo mysteriously saves a mother and her child from the falling debris. At the preliminaries begin, Goku explains that he got rid of his tail so Kami could restore the moon. Also, Goku notices Piccolo show up, and his arrival is much to the distress of Tien. | |||
| 134 | "Preliminary Peril" | November 16, 1988 | October 27, 2003 |
| Goku and Tienshinhan agree to keep it a secret that Piccolo's spawn is at the tournament. Chi-chi has also entered the tournament. Goku doesn't recognize her at first, enraging her. Chi-chi walks away without telling Goku who she is. Her appearance also distresses Krillin, who is now under the impression that Goku did no training in the past three years and was instead hanging around with women. Yajirobe is also at the tournament, sneaking around, trying to avoid Goku. Chiaotzu rigs the numbers so that no one has to fight each other in the preliminaries. Goku is up first. He is fighting King Choppa again, just like the last tournament. Choppa prepares to fight, but Goku simply stands, seemingly unprepared. This intimidates Choppa. The boys notice that Goku's mind is completely cleared. Goku moves so fast that Choppa can't see him and defeats Choppa with only one tiny chop. Chi-chi is a very strong fighter, as in Yajirobe. All of the protagonists win their fights except Chiaotzu. He appears to have been beaten by Mercenary Tao. Over the years Tao has become a cyborg in order to live. He seeks vengeance against Goku and Tien. | |||
| 135 | "Battle of the eight" | November 23, 1988 | October 28, 2003 |
| Through the course of the preliminaries, the protagonists (beside Chiaotzu) and Piccolo and Tao progress though their matches.Yajirobe's opponent is a sore looser and throws a fire extinguisher at him. Goku, Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, Piccolo, and Tao are all announced to move on to the semifinals. Yajirobe faces a weak-looking opponent. The man embarrasses himself repeatedly. He seems to win by accident, and knocks Yajirobe out of the semifinals. Chi-chi has also made the semifinals. Yajirobe embarrassedly leaves the tournament. The announcer panics because he saw Krillin die, yet Krillin stands in front of him. The semifinal match-ups are: Tao/Tien, Goku/Annonymous(Chi-chi), Krillin/Junior(Piccolo), and Yamcha/Hero(The Clumsy Guy). Tao threatens the protagonists. Mean Launch clears out a spot in the front row for the group. Turns out Yajirobe didn't leave the tournament yet, and is watching Goku. Before Tien enters the ring, he and Yamcha pass an understanding of some kind. Tao informs Tien that he will not kill Tien, only wound, and the match begins. | |||
| 136 | "Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao" | November 30, 1988 | October 29, 2003 |
| Chi-chi, who still hasn't told anyone who she is, warms up by Hero, the clumsy man. Tien and Tao's match begins. Neither moves for ten minutes, as Tao can't find a weak spot to start on Tien with. Shin tries to throw Tien's focus by reminding Tien that Tao taught him defensive strategy, even though Tao had just revealed that Tien was too skilled for him to begin with. Tien moves and Tao takes his opening. Tien hits him down with one hit. Tao attacks again and Tien again hits him down with one hit. Tao attacks again but Tien tries to tell his old master that he doesn't want to fight him, and offers to let him back down. Tao attacks furiously, but Tien avoids all of them. Tao continues to fight although Tien encourages him to back down. Tien almost pushes Tao out of the ring, but Tao detaches his hand and unleashes a knife and cuts Tien, thus disqualifying him. Tao doesn't care though, and continues to attack Tien. He appears to have gone insane with his vows of revenge. His brother seems to have fared no better. Tien will finish the match even though technically it is over, because he has lost all respect for his old master and sees that he must be stopped. Tien breaks Tao's sword-hand and Tao reveals his super-Dodon Ray. Tien is not afraid. Though Tao fires, Tien takes the ray full-on and survives. Tien knocks out Tao with one last punch. Tien takes Tao's body to Shin and tells the two brothers to never show themselves around Tien again. Next, Goku has to fight Chi-chi, who still hasn't told anyone who she is. Piccolo comes to watch the match. | |||
| 137 | "Anonymous Proposal" | December 7, 1988 | October 30, 2003 |
| Chi-chi is very angry that Goku has forgeten who she is. She starts the match, furiously attacking Goku. Goku is still sure that he doesn't know Chi-chi. She still can't land a punch. Goku begs for her to just tell her who she is. Chi-chi reveals that Goku promised to marry her. Goku, however, doesn't even know what a bride is, and Krillin and Yamcha have to tell him what it is. Oolong is the only one who knows who Chi-chi is. Goku hits Chi-chi with an energy punch, throwing her out of bounds. Chi-chi finally tells Goku that she is Chi-chi. A childhood montage commences. Goku thought bride was food. But now that Goku knows what it means, Goku proposes to Chi-chi. It seems though that Goku still doesn't understand love or the implications of what he's doing. Chi-chi reveals that Yamcha once lied to her about loving her and Bulma becomes enraged. Chi-chi leaves to prepare for the wedding. Goku immediately switches to fighting mode and tells Krillin to be careful in his next match against Junior, who Krillin couldn't know is Piccolo as he was never actually able to see Piccolo senior. The two prepare to start after some banter. Krillin launches an energy beam of sorts at Piccolo, but Piccolo blows them up with beams from his eyes. With him distracted, Krillin lands a punch on Piccolo. After a jump, Piccolo slams Krillin toward the ground, but Krillin stops himself, revealing that he has mastered the Hovering Space Trick. Piccolo sees that he has misjudged Krillin and decides to use his full power. | |||
| 138 | "The Mysterious Hero" | December 14, 1988 | November 3, 2003 |
| Goku doesn't know exactly how powerful Piccolo will be. Surprisingly, those of the Kame group who have seen Piccolo do not recognize him. Piccolo offers to allow Krillin to withdraw, but Krillin refuses. Piccolo taunts Krillin with laughter and Krillin launches into a furious attack on Piccolo. Piccolo assures Krillin he won't kill him, only that pain is on the way. The wind picks up and dark clouds roll in as Piccolo charges his attack. Piccolo's arm extends and he plucks Krillin from across the stage and Punches him toward the wall. He then throws Krillin in the air. Krillin fires a Kamehameha wave. But it hits an after-image and Piccolo slams Krillin back to the ring. The clouds disperse. Krillin is still conscious though exhausted, he can't even stand. Krillin forfeits the match, and Goku helps him out of the ring. Another childhood flashback ensues. Piccolo notes that he may have overestimated the ease of taking over the world. Yamcha nextprepares to fight the lucky nerd, Hero. Everyone assumes Yamcha will win, no problems. Yajirobe watches the match, apparently the only one who thinks Hero will win. Goku sees that there is something stranger than everyone else thinks about Hero. Yamcha lets Hero attack first and Hero accidentally lands a kidney shot. Yamcha goes to kick Hero out of the ring, but Hero ducks and Yamcha lands on his back, slamming his crotch into Hero. He is infinitely embarrassed, his pride is shot. Roshi sees that Hero is not being clumsy on accident. Hero tries to educate Yamcha but Yamcha will not listen. Suddenly, Hero reveals he has extreme speed and skill, just as Roshi thought, and Yajirobe knew. Yamcha uses his Wolf Fang Fist, but Hero blocks it and kicks Yamcha's feet from under him. Hero continues to educate Yamcha in the ring. | |||
| 139 | "Rematch" | December 21, 1988 | November 4, 2003 |
| Yamcha launches a furious attack and has his feet are kicked out from under him again. Hero continues to beat on Yamcha for some time and Yamcha can't land a single hit. Hero reveals that he is an alien, sounding slightly insane. Yamcha simply wants this battle over at this point and starts to gather his raw spirit energy to throw at Hero. It just misses him, but comes back around multiple times, always missing Hero. Hero shows that he is a bit worried by the spirit ball. He is hit once and retaliates quickly, knocking Yamcha out of bounds. Hero wins. Goku realizes suddenly that Hero is actually Kami. No one else sees this, understandably. Everyone agrees that Yamcha fought very, very well, even Hero. Goku and Tien prepare for their battle. Neither can wait for their rematch to start. They enter with a bang, and start with furious assaults. They quickly take to the air where Tien launches energy at Goku, but Goku swats it back, hitting Tien. They enter a punching bout in midair. They land and speed up to where they are invisible to the normal eye. Finally, after a very long invisible battle, they slow down enough to be seen and lock in a test of strength. Goku pulls Tien back and kicks him in the air. Tien attacks from behind but Goku dodges, as many times as Tien hits, Goku evades. Piccolo seems somewhat impressed with the speedy people. Goku has obviously learned to truly control his energy, as he isn't even winded yet. | |||
| 140 | "Goku Gains Speed" | January 11, 1989 | November 5, 2003 |
| Tien finally lands a hit on Goku, he headbutts him into a wall. They struggle, evenly matched as it would seem for a little while, but then Tien starts to glow and blasts Goku off of him. After mutual congratulations, Tien suddenly takes off with extreme speed. Goku follows him to miles above the surface. Tien elbows Goku in the back of the neck and when they land, kicks him in the face. A fast and furious struggle then progresses. Tien kicks Goku in the stomach, almost kicking him out of the ring, but Goku spins himself back in the ring. Tien assures Goku that he is going to win. Goku simply agrees that Tien is a challenge. Before they continue, Goku requests a second to take off some of his clothing. Goku struggles to take off his shirt, which turns out to be very, very heavy, as are his wristbands and his boots. Goku reveals that the weighted clothing is all a part of his training. A training montage ensues. Goku is enthralled at the speed he attains without the weight. The match begins again. Tien can't land a shot on Goku, and the two he does are blocked. What more, Goku has stolen Tien's belt. His pants repeatedly fall down. Goku gives Tien his belt back and Tien prepares a fantastic attack. He plans to use 12 eyes so that he can properly see Goku. | |||
| 141 | "The Four Faces of Tien" | January 18, 1989 | November 6, 2003 |
| Tien charges his latest technique. He glows as if on fire. Suddenly there are two Tiens. Then the two split again and there are four Tiens. It is now a four-on-one battle and Goku struggles against the assault. He wonders how Tien did it. The four then proceed to beat Goku to the ground. Goku speeds away from them and kicks them all at once. The Tiens run to the corners of the ring and prepare to fire simultaneous attacks on Goku. It looks like a direct hit in the middle of the ring, and there is a crater in the ring once the cloud clears. Goku had jumped high above the surface, and the Tiens fire energy beams from their third eyes at Goku. Goku lands hard on the stage, right on his head. He looks knocked out, but recovers as if nothing happened. Roshi notices that Goku defies even the laws of physics and has remarkable endurance. Goku says that he sees two flaws in his technique, and Piccolo says he's found Goku's weakness. The Tiens repeat their last move so as to prove Goku wrong. Goku uses a Solar Flare on Tien's many eyes. He is disoriented. Goku shows off his training by telling Tien the positions of his copies. Goku then annihilates the Tiens and throws them out of the ring. Goku wins. Here the show claims that next is the battle between Goku and Piccolo, for some reason skipping over the battle between Kami and Piccolo. This is ignored in the next episode. | |||
| 142 | "Kami vs. Piccolo" | January 25, 1989 | November 10, 2003 |
| Finally Kami battles his evil half. He tells Goku that he must be the one to kill Piccolo because Goku cannot and won't allow himself to kill Piccolo. Goku agrees and says that he can defeat Piccolo without killing him. But Kami knows that he must die. He must kill Piccolo, killing himself in the process. Kami/Hero walks out to the ring and puts on his act, but only for a minute. Immediately he tells Piccolo he knows everything about him. Piccolo doesn't see that he is his other half. The battle starts ferociously. There is a lull in the fighting and everyone notes how powerful Hero/Kami is. Kami attacks, taking Piccolo off guard. Piccolo shoots an energy ball at Kami, but Kami deflects it. Piccolo reads Kami's mind and realizes that he is Kami. They begin to speak in their native language, much to the crowd's confusion. Kami tells Piccolo that he is going to kill Piccolo. Piccolo doesn't believe him. Kami reveals a bottle which he is going to put Piccolo into. He launches the evil containment wave, but Piccolo reverses it and instead imprisons Kami. He releases the human he possessed and screams that Goku is the only one left and he must kill Piccolo. | |||
| 143 | "Battle for the Future" | February 1, 1989 | November 11, 2003 |
| The human named Hero runs away from the ring and finds is son in the crowd. Roshi goes to talk to Goku. A thunderstorm rolls in. Piccolo swallows the bottle containing Kami, so that Goku can't open the bottle. Goku explains to Master Roshi, Tien, Krillin Chi-chi, and Yamcha that Junior is King Piccolo, that Hero was actually Kami in a human body, and about Kami and Piccolo splitting into two separate entities, good and evil. Goku realizes that it is up to him to stop Piccolo now, as Kami said, he is the only one left. The sun comes out as their match begins. Their strength appears to be equal. Then Piccolo turns the tables with an explosion of energy attacks that leaves Goku in a crater in the stage, seemingly unconscious. | |||
| 144 | "Super Kamehameha" | February 8, 1989 | November 12, 2003 |
| Goku lies in the hole, and for some reason the count stops. He gets up, seemingly unaffected. His uniform is fried, so Goku takes off the top half of his uniform. Goku notes that Piccolo's ego is very large, and that he will be able to defeat him because of it. A long lull precedes what turns out to be a charging time for both. The wind picks up as both of their aura's spark with electricity. The two slam into each other, fighting with their auras. After an arm lock, Piccolo tries to push Goku from the ring with his extending arms, but Goku hits him and escapes with his speed. Piccolo waits to find Goku and then strikes out when Goku runs a little too close. Goku is thrown into a wall, but he disappears with his speed and lands a hard hit behind Piccolo. Piccolo thrusts himself into the air, very angry that he isn't outright winning. Piccolo prepares to launch an attack that will kill all of the spectators. Piccolo launches the attack, and it flies into the mountains, creating an earthquake. When the dist settles, there is a gigantic crater in the mountain range where a few mountains used to be. Goku announces that he is launching a Super Kamehameha wave. But Roshi warns that using it will also kill Kami, and Goku doesn't want to do that. Launch thinks that Piccolo is actually afraid of Goku and that is why he is being so pompous. Goku continues to desperately try to keep Piccolo's focus only on himself and to keep the spectators safe, but Piccolo doesn't seem to care about that anymore. Many people flee seeing that Piccolo doesn't care of only Goku anymore. Piccolo charges an energy attack, but then Krillin reminds Goku that they can use the dragon balls to bring Kami back. Goku launches his Super Kamehameha wave against Piccolo's energy. The Kamehameha wave blasts Piccolo's energy, the surrounding buildings, and Piccolo himself. | |||
| 145 | "Junior No More" | February 15, 1989 | November 13, 2003 |
| The blast destroyed much of the fighting complex, and for a while, Piccolo is nowhere to be seen. Then as the smoke clears, his figure is found still above the earth. His much of his clothing and his turban have been scorched away, and he doesn't look happy in the slightest. Piccolo returns from the air to continue the exchange with Goku. Launch guesses that Piccolo looks like Old King Piccolo, which Piccolo takes as his cue to truly reveal to everyone that he is, in fact, the reincarnation of King Piccolo. Upon hearing this, all of the spectators rush from the arena leaving only Goku and his friends, though this works to Goku's advantage, as he no longer has to worry about innocent bystanders getting hurt. All of the world is quickly notified of Piccolo's return. The announcer is stunned, for he is now alone with Piccolo, Goku, and all of Goku's friends. Goku tells him and his non-fighting friends to leave, quickly. Piccolo then concentrates his energy to turn into a giant form of himself. He is at least fifty feet tall. Goku's nonfighting friends and the announcer did not leave, they just went to stand by the fighting friends. Seems that even though he is considerably larger, Goku still has no problem battling him. He is smacked to the ground and almost stepped on, but Tien distracts Piccolo by offering his help. Goku is still under the impression that the match is still going on, that the recent development hasn't changed anything and he is still following the rules. Goku continues to beat on giant Piccolo until he shoots his left knee, causing Goku to fall. Piccolo tries to step on Goku, but Goku throws him off. Goku says that Piccolo being so large is onlu a disadvantage, and to prove him wrong, Piccolo grows even larger. He is as tall as a skyscraper now. Goku's friends and the announcer finally flee a small distance, but Goku won't leave. | |||
| 146 | "Goku's Trap" | February 22, 1989 | November 17, 2003 |
| As soon as Piccolo increases his size again Goku jumps down his throat to retrieve the swallowed Denshi jar, saving Kami, and beats Piccolo from the inside out before he is spit up. Goku throws the bottle to Tien who frees Kami. Realizing he was tricked, Piccolo returns to his normal size. The two take off again, and disappear in their speed. They are so fast that Kami can't see them. They take to the sky to engage in a spectacular punching match. To rebound from falling, Goku blasts his Kamehameha wave using his feet and knocks Piccolo toward the ground. As he falls, Piccolo shocks Goku with energy, knocking him to the ground. As they continue battling, Kami jumps in to protect Goku from a punch. Goku refuses his help and says he wants to fight alone and allows Piccolo to redo the punch. After a lot of discussion, Kami finally leaves the ring to Goku.Outside the ring, Kami sees that Goku is even stronger than he and must be left alone to face Piccolo alone. Piccolo blasts Goku with a small energy ball, which he easily dodges. But the ball continues to rebound and wont even be put off by a Kamehameha wave. Goku slyly leads it right to Piccolo, who is too shocked to evade and is blasted. Piccolo is injured, bleeding, but he rips off his own injured arm, which he quickly grows back, perfectly intact. Piccolo begins to charge his greatest attack. He appears to be on fire with energy. | |||
| 147 | "Goku Hangs On" | March 1, 1989 | November 18, 2003 |
| Goku takes a while to pursuade his friends to leave, as they don't want to go without him, but as Piccolo continues to charge, Tien sees that they need cover and blasts a hole for everyone to hide in. As his friends run for cover, Goku prepares to take Piccolo's final attack. Piccolo unleashes a giant wave of energy comparable to a nuclear explosion, leveling the entire island. As the dust settles Goku is still standing. He takes advantage of Piccolo's weakened state after his huge energy expenditure and knocks him into the ground with a volley of punches and hits him with a Kamehameha. Just as the count reaches nine, Piccolo lifts his head and emits an energy beam impaling Goku right through the chest, but he refuses to give up, despite having a hole in him. Piccolo gets up from the crater he was buried in and kicks the hole in Goku's chest. Tien and Krillin attempt to storm them. Goku gets up, somehow alive since Piccolo missed his vital organs and though vital bones and muscles were most assuredly blasted. | |||
| 148 | "The Victor" | March 8, 1989 | November 19, 2003 |
| After Piccolo weakens Goku to where he can't lift any of his broken appendages (including the one arm his father made the mistake of leaving Goku), Piccolo flies to the sky as his dad did in the previous fight to finish off his nemesis. Kami asks Tien to kill him, but Goku shouts that he truly can defeat Piccolo without killing him. Goku can't even move, so no one believes him. Piccolo slams an energy blast with the energy of an atomic bomb into Goku and he appears to be vaporized. However unknown to Piccolo and the others Goku can fly and escapes that way. He uses the opportunity to headbutt Piccolo in mid-air for what the announcer sees is a ring out victory. Yajirobe shows up most conveniently with Sensu beans and fully heals Goku. Kami is about to kill Piccolo, but Goku stops him. Goku sees that the dragon balls will stop working if Kami dies, and so their plan will not work. Kami had seen that. Roshi convinces Kami that he is still useful to the earth. Kami graciously gives Goku new clothes. Goku suddenly uses a sensu bean to revive Piccolo, not wanting to jeopardize Kami's health and wanting to keeep a strong sparing partner around. Everyone panics. Piccolo shows complete contempt for this, thinking Goku to be soft, and departs after vowing to defeat Goku. Chiaotzu suddenly shows up to meet Tien. Kami then suddenly offers Goku his job, and Goku flees on the nimbus with Chi-chi. | |||
| 149 | "Dress in Flames" | March 15, 1989 | November 20, 2003 |
| Everyone starts heading home after the tournament. Goku and Chichi head towards Chi-chi's new home. Upon arrival Goku eats many meals (which surprises all the maids and chefs). Goku is nervous about askingfor Chi-chi's hand even though technically they have already been engaged. The Ox King, who has abandoned the helmet for a more normal" look, shows Chi-chi a wedding dress which belonged to her mother and her grandmother. Preparations begin for the wedding. Suddenly an earthquake begins and blasts of fire envelope the entire castle. It almost appears that their castle was built on a volcano. Everyone heads out except the Ox King, who stays to retrieve the wedding dress. Goku tries to put out the fan with Kamehameha, but the flames are not put out. The Ox King becomes trapped in the castle. Goku tries to use the flying nimbus to pull the Ox King from the castle, but the flames are too hot. The Ox King says that the Bansho fan is the only thing that will help the flames. Goku and Chichi go to Baba for help. Baba has a cold. Baba sees an octagon in the easterly direction. Goku takes Chi-chi and Baba in that direction. The Ox King is still in the castle trapped someplace away from the flames. The fan is in a little village. In the village Goku finds a Pig named Jasmine that looks like Oolong. Another pig comes out and they confirm that they are not Oolong, in fact, Oolong is a disgrace and they are insulted that Goku thinks he is Oolong. The village is called Octagon Village, where the Bansho Spa is located that can cure any sickness. Baba and Chi-chi go to the spa to cure Baba's cold. Goku leaves to get the fan out of a valley. Goku sees that there is no valley and speeds back toward the village. On the way he runs into an octagonal lake which is the same lake the spa is located on. The pigs collapse the spa shack and Chi-chi kicks them away. The lake suddenly starts to drain away. Goku has pulled up the plug of the lake thinking it was the fan. A pillar in the lake describes how to make another Bansho fan. Baba says Roshi has diagrams just like the pillar at his house, so Goku and Chi-chi head to Roshi's for instructions they can understand. | |||
| 150 | "The Fire-Eater" | March 22, 1989 | November 24, 2003 |
| Mai, and Shu spy a man in a space suit. The flames continue to consume the castle. The people of the Ox King's Kingdom are unable to extinguish the flames consuming the castle. Goku and Chi Chi reach Roshi's island for help to make another Bansho fan, but Roshi isn't even home from the tournament yet. Roshi's turtle searches Roshi's closet for the instructions and after sifting though all the dirty magazines, finds the instructions. Goku and Chi Chi travel south to get one of the materials, a feather from a fire-eater. In the volcano, Goku and Chi-chi maneuver a cave system in search of the bird. Goku calms down an inhabiting beast that could eat Chi-chi and Goku. The creature seems to be a giant lava-salamander. Goku appologizes to it and it simply walks away. Mai and Shu are after the Fire Eater as well, but are attacked by the giant lava creature. They continue to follow Goku and Chi-chi. Chi Chi finds a large egg being warmed by a scientist who explains what became of the Fire Eaters. The Fire Eaters were crushed by a surprise explosion, the egg is all that's left. Pilaf, Mai and Shu burst in to steal the egg, but they flee when Goku smashes their drill vehicle and they recognize that he is, indeed, Goku. A surviving Fire Eater comes out of the crater and hatches the egg. After Goku and Chi Chi escape with the scientist, they are disappointed that they can't catch the feathers of the Fire Eater. At Roshi's house Roshi yells at his turtle that the whole book is a fake, he only wrote it to impress a girl. The scientist tells them where they can find the Bansho fan. | |||
| 151 | "Outrageous Octagon" | April 1, 1989 | November 25, 2003 |
| The flames are getting worse for the Ox King, he is being forced to flee though the castle from the flames. Goku and Chi Chi reach the mountain the scientist told them to travel to, but as they get close, a blizzard starts up. The two fall off the nimbus and land at someone's house. They meet an old woman named Octagon. She tells them that the mountain is disrupted by the presence of females but knows nothing about the Bansho fan. Octagon tells Goku and Chi-chi that the snow will freeze the fire at the Castle. Goku goes to the mountain to gather snow. Meanwhile, Chi-chi gets wife-lessons from Octagon. Also, Pilaf, Shu and Mai are searching after the fan. The mountain starts up another blizzard because of Mai's presence. The cold weather prevents Pilaf from firing missiles and flamethrowers on Goku. Hearing from Goku that the mountain is provoked by women, Pilaf pushes Mai off the mountain. While Goku gathers snow and scares Pilaf away, Chi Chi is cleaning up Octagon's house, but smashes many of her dishes. Chi Chi comes across the Bansho fan as she sweeps the yard, while Goku's snow is melting. Goku returns and is delighted that Chi-chi found the fan, since all of his snow melted. Shu takes the fan but blows away his companions and drops it and flees. Before Goku and Chi Chi leave, Octagon gives them a very special jar of honey. The Ox King is getting desperate as the castle is still being devoured by flames. Goku waves the fan many times, but the flames persist. | |||
| 152 | "Mystery of the Dark World" | April 12, 1989 | November 26, 2003 |
| Goku continues to wave the fan, but it will not work. Baba warns Goku that the fan won't work and he must go to the Magical Furnace in the Dark World and meet Tajoro. Goku and Chi Chi journey and enter the Dark World. Goku tries to summon his flying Nimbus, but the nimbus doesn't want to come anywhere near the mountain. They jump over a large, spear-filled gap on the road and get chased by bats. The bats almost knock Chi-chi into the spears. Then the bats chase them down the path and encounter soilders. As Goku and Chi Chi go further things become more dangerous as they encounter more monsters, but they discover all the dangers are imaginary, so Goku jumps into a dragon-monster's mouth and successfully cross over and proceed. The Ox King gets trapped at the peak of the castle. Goku and Chi-chi arrive at the furnace. They meets Gohan at the furnace. Goku introduces Chi-chi and a mini reunion occurs.Goku assumes that Gohan is Tajoro, but Gohan tells him Tajoro is actually called Amin, and he is stationed at the furnace to guard her. Goku wants to put out the furnace which Gohan and Amin object to. Gohan and Amin won't let him put out the furnace, the plains would be thrown into chaos. | |||
| 153 | "The End, the Beginning" | April 19, 1989 | December 1, 2003 |
| Gohan and Amin won't let Goku turn off the furnace for the simple reason that spirits wouldn't have access to their afterlife or be able to ever return. Evil spirits would also be trapped and will destroy the earth. Suddenly, Amin starts fighting Goku and is no match for him. She grows to a giant and continues fighting Goku as the fire surrounds the Ox King trapped in the castle. He doesn't have much time left, but for now he is ok. The feathers on Amin's head are like swords and she tries to stab Goku and step on him and blow him into a wall. Amin formulates a plan to fix the furnace after seeing Goku has the Bansho fan. They need the shell fragments from a fire eater and the honey from special bees. Luckily, Chi-chi has both vital requirements on her. With aid of the Bansho fan and Amin lifting the pot, Goku descends into the furnace and manages to seal the hole, barely making it out alive. The flames at the castle have died down and the Ox King has survived and kept the wedding dress intact. Goku and Chi Chi proceed with their wedding and finally get married. | |||
