The BEST episodes of Doraemon (1979) season 1
Every episode of Doraemon (1979) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doraemon (1979) season 1!
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.
#1 - Mancutting Machine
Season 1 - Episode 84 - Aired 7/7/1979
#2 - The Weather Box
Season 1 - Episode 69 - Aired 6/20/1979
After Suneo and Nobita argue about the weather of the next day, Doraemon gives him a gadget that controls the weather.
#3 - Let's Set Up the Customer's Face
Season 1 - Episode 73 - Aired 6/25/1979
#4 - The Friendship Capsule
Season 1 - Episode 50 - Aired 5/29/1979
Suneo tries to lure Doraemon from Nobita but he won't go so he gives Suneo a capsule which makes anyone your friend as a consolation. Cunning Suneo uses it to make Doraemon become his friend.
#5 - Advertising in Mirrors
Season 1 - Episode 88 - Aired 7/12/1979
Doraemon and Nobita use a broadcast mirror to advertise a small sweet shop. At first, the advertisement fails to attract customers. But later, a huge crowd gets attracted to the sweet shop.
#6 - We're Gonna Steal Mom's Diamond
Season 1 - Episode 90 - Aired 7/14/1979
Nobita leaves a photo album on the floor. The book brought nostalgia to Nobita's mother and she recalled a story about a precious diamond ring that was passed down in their family, but was stolen by two boys. Nobita and Doraemon go back in time to stop the robbers. The diamond ring turned out to be plastic and was meant for Nobita's mom to be a lesson.
#7 - Let's Be Lightning
Season 1 - Episode 67 - Aired 6/18/1979
Doraemon produces a small thunder cloud to cure Nobita of his fear of thunder. This done, Nobita uses it to shock people.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Find the Culprit with the Time Machine
Season 1 - Episode 54 - Aired 6/2/1979
Nobita is wrongly blamed for breaking a school window. A time machine helps him find out what really happened.
#9 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - The Apartment Tree
Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 5/31/1979
Nobita wants his own apartment so Doraemon gives him a tree which grows rooms underground and the gang move in. Remade in 1989 as "Apartment Pretend."
#11 - The King of Sharpshooting Contest
Season 1 - Episode 55 - Aired 6/4/1979
Doraemon gives Nobita an ointment which when rubbed on the fingers, fires a jet of air powerful enough to knock someone over. Remade as "Air Pistol" in 2001.
#12 - Taking an Arrow to School
Season 1 - Episode 86 - Aired 7/10/1979
With a Moving Arrow and Bow, Doraemon helps Nobita place targets at various locations so going around would be a breeze. Gian and Suneo steal an arrow from Doraemon and Nobita, but a dog moves the destination target to a canal causing them to fall into it.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - The Cursing Camera
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/13/1979
Nobita accidentally makes voodoo dolls of Doraemon and his parents using the camera and they fall into the hands of two rough girls.
#14 - 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.
#15 - The Love-Love Parasol
Season 1 - Episode 94 - Aired 7/19/1979
Doraemon unveils his newest device, the Love Love Parasol.
#17 - A Visitor from the Country of the Future
Season 1 - Episode 68 - Aired 6/19/1979
Nobita tries to get the better of bully Gian using Doraemon's things from the future, but Gian has things from the future too and gets the better of him.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - Submission Ring
Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 5/30/1979
Nobita is too lazy to do his homework without pressure so Doraemon gives him a headband which is painful if anyone says "close", which Doraemon uses to make Nobita do what he should do.
#19 - Let's Go See the Ocean in a Submarine
Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 5/28/1979
Doraemon produces a mini submarine which makes many jumps into all sorts of liquids including a toilet bowl on its way to the sea.
#20 - Swimming Powder
Season 1 - Episode 93 - Aired 7/18/1979
Nobita cannot swim so Doraemon uses a powder on him which makes him able to swim through the ground or anything else solid as though it were water, so he can learn to swim.
#21 - Fining Piggy Bank
Season 1 - Episode 56 - Aired 6/5/1979
Gian busts another football so all the gang say they have no money for another one. Doraemon produces a small robot which takes 100 yen from anyone who does something bad, to get money for a new ball. Bully Gian quickly falls foul of it.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Moving to a Haunted Castle (1)
Season 1 - Episode 91 - Aired 7/16/1979
Nobita's parents consider moving, so he and Doraemon convince them to move to an ancient castle owned by a beautiful woman. When she mysteriously disappears, they must rescue her.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Nobita in the Mirror
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 5/25/1979
Nobita wants many toys but can't afford them. Using Doraemon's magic mirror, what he holds up to it is copied, so he borrows toys and copies them. But Nobita also gets copied himself producing a mischievous Nobita.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Shopping In The Future
Season 1 - Episode 96 - Aired 7/21/1979
Nobita wants a new bike but his parents cannot afford it, then he comes across a catalog from 2087 and orders and gets many things, not realizing that they have to be paid for.
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