The BEST episodes of Doraemon (1979)
Every episode of Doraemon (1979) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doraemon (1979)!
Doraemon is sent back in time by Nobita Nobi's great-great grandson Sewashi to improve Nobita's circumstances so that his descendants may enjoy a better future. In the original time-line, Nobita experienced nothing but misery and misfortune manifested in the form of poor marks and grades, physical disasters, and bullying throughout his life. This culminates in the burning down of a future business he set up which leaves his family line beset with financial problems. In order to alter history and better the Nobi family's fortunes, Sewashi sent him a robot called Doraemon.
#5 - The Replacement Mirror
Season 25 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2003
Nobita is extremely surprised when Doraemon suddenly randomly swaps places with him. Doraemon tells him he used the Replacement Mirror, and Nobita as usual becomes greedy and runs off with it, causing a lot of trouble for many people.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Nobita's 0-Point Escape Plan
Season 7 - Episode 50 - Aired 12/13/1985
Not wanting to get a 0 on his test again, Nobita uses the Time Machine to travel to the future and cheat so that he can get an A. However he is stopped by his future counterpart. Nobita decides to travel back to the present and study for real in order to pass his test. His plan succeeds and he gets a passing grade much to the joy of Tamako and Doraemon.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - The Day When I Was Born
Season 1 - Episode 81 - Aired 7/4/1979
The episode begins with Nobita getting yelled at by his mom and dad. Their expectations and reality causes Nobita to believe that he was picked up or adopted. Nobita and Doraemon go back to the past to the day that Nobita was born. Nobita realizes the dreams and aspirations that his parents hold for him and it causes him to study.
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#20 - Dinosaur Hunting
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/10/1979
Doraemon and Nobita's first time travel. They get into a drawer which leads to them travelling on a time machine and end up ten billion years in the past. After shrinking one dinosaur, Doraemon cannot find his gun but they manage to escape the second one, with Nobita leaving his glasses behind, which are found in the present time, to the amazement of scientists.
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#22 - N-S Badges
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/1979
The episode starts with Gian playing with two magnets. Nobita then says that he should know about magnetic properties in kindergarten. Gian then gets really angry and chases after Nobita. Nobita runs home and asks Doraemon for help, and he gives Nobita some N and S emblems after successfully testing them on Nobita's parents. Then he puts a S emblem on Nobita and the other S emblem on Gian. Nobita then escapes from Gian, but he instead makes a mistake and ends up being attracted to Gian. The episode ends with Doraemon ignoring Nobita when he pleads for help.
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#23 - Memorization Bread for Testing
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/1979
The episode starts with Nobita running into Doraemon and asking him for a tool to help him study for his examinations that takes place tomorrow. Doraemon gives him some Memory Bread which Nobita eats and understands the work. Later, he relaxed and ate desserts until he became full, but Doraemon forces him to eats extra memory bread. The episode ends with Nobita vomiting and re-eating memory bread from the start the very next day. Later remade as "Copying Toast" in 1992.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - The Snail House Sure is Carefree
Season 1 - Episode 87 - Aired 7/11/1979
Nobita gets called a liar by his mom when she believes him to be hiding his recent exam. Nobita complains to Doraemon and exchanges his snacks for a snail shell that protects him from his surroundings. Shizuka shows up near the end and returns a journal that holds his exam grade. Nobita's mom apologizes, but is met with Nobita's demands... until she asks him for his grade.
#25 - Echo Mountain
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/25/1984
Tamako tells Nobita to complete his homework before he goes out to play. Doraemon helps Nobita with his new echo mountain gadget, but Nobita misuses it on his mother when she falls asleep and steps out to play. Nobita uses the gadget against Gian, as he never sticks to his words. After Nobita and Doraemon return home, Tamako yells at Nobita and makes him complete his homework.