The BEST episodes written by Christopher Neel

Lesson Number One
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9.10
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#1 - Lesson Number One

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 29

Locked in the final battle with Earth's Saiyan attackers, Goku begins to demonstrate the skills and training he received from King Kai beginning with a devastating attack on Nappa. But when Nappa concedes defeat under the command of Vegeta, he turns on Gohan and Krillin only to be stopped by Goku's Kaio-Ken attack. Broken and defeated, Nappa is finally vanquished by Vegeta leaving Goku to face him alone.

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A New Friend
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9.00
216 votes

#2 - A New Friend

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 10

Krillin pulls Yamcha away from a rowdy baseball game to begin training at Korin Tower. Meanwhile, Gohan's adventures in the wilderness continue, as he makes a new dinosaur friend! Gohan is happy to finally have some company. That is, until he gets a harsh reminder - not all dinosaurs are friendly!

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Reunions
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8.89
216 votes

#3 - Reunions

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 2

Goku and Gohan attend a reunion on Master Roshi's island, where Goku introduces his son to all of his old friends. The smiles quickly fade, however, as an unexpected visitor lands on the island, and for Goku the day becomes a reunion of a different kind. A powerful alien has arrived. It's Raditz: Goku's evil older brother!

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Global Training
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8.80
216 votes

#4 - Global Training

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 12

Gohan is busy with his survival training and spends his day tormenting a clumsy but delicious T-Rex. Tien and Chiaotzu are training across the planet, but their workout is interrupted by a very demanding Launch. Goku tries to find King Kai on Snake Way while Piccolo's power gets out of control with disastrous results.

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Gohan's Rage
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8.74
162 votes

#5 - Gohan's Rage

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 5

As Goku takes blow after punishing blow from the evil Raditz, Gohan is able to watch no longer! The young boy's rage unlocks an awesome power sleeping within him, and he unleashes a mighty attack that not even Radtiz can resist! But as quickly as Gohan's power appears, it vanishes. And when Raditz prepares to strike back, Goku must make the ultimate sacrifice to save his son! This all only leads to the revelation that two more Saiyans are on their way to Earth.

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Pendulum Room Peril
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8.67
243 votes

#6 - Pendulum Room Peril

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 17

Mr. Popo leads Earth's top warriors to Kami's Pendulum Room where the past, present and future exist at the same time. After an eventful trip back in time they all realize they have to train a lot harder if they are going to stand a chance against the two Saiyans who are speeding ever closer to Earth.

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Plans for Departure
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8.66
162 votes

#7 - Plans for Departure

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 37

As the weak and weary warriors of Planet Earth are bandaged and cared for, Bulma accidentally destroys the Siayan spaceship, leaving no way to get to Planet Namek! But, Mr. Popo reveals that there might be another spacecraft they can use. Can they get to it in time, and will the old and forgotten ship even work if they do?

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Unlikely Alliance
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8.60
216 votes

#8 - Unlikely Alliance

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 3

Raditz has kidnapped Gohan! And unless Goku agrees to forsake his friends and the people of Earth by joining the sinister Saiyan, he may never see his son again! All hope is not lost, however, as a second uninvited guest arrives on the island - and Goku forges an unlikely alliance!

Plight of the Children
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8.46
162 votes

#9 - Plight of the Children

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 16

After surviving a rough night on a stormy sea, Gohan washes up onshore and is nursed back to health by two orphans named Rom and Chiko. It turns out that they are part of a larger gang of orphans who live on their own and are constantly on the run from meddling adults. Pigero, the orphans' leader, hatches a plan to take the orphaned children to a safer hiding place but when the police show up everything goes wrong!

The New Threat
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8.40
296 votes

#10 - The New Threat

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 1

With no new battles to fight, Goku has been living a quiet life in the countryside with his wife Chi-Chi...and their son Gohan! While Goku makes plans to spend a happy day with friends on Master Roshi's island, a powerful new threat is on its way to Earth. And the arrival of this sinister alien could spell disaster for Goku and his friends!

No Time Like the Present
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8.40
135 votes

#11 - No Time Like the Present

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 6

With Raditz defeated and Goku gone from this world, the surviving Z Warriors must begin preparing for the arrival of two more Saiyans who will reach Earth in one year's time. Piccolo takes Gohan into the wild for a severe training program, in the hope that his hidden power will be revealed. Meanwhile, Goku embarks on a new adventure in the next world, as he must travel the endless miles of Snake Way to receive training from the legendary King Kai!

Piccolo's Plan
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8.31
162 votes

#12 - Piccolo's Plan

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 4

The situation looks bleak for Goku and Piccolo, as Raditz easily deflects every attack they send his way. But Piccolo may have a way to stop the sinister Saiyan. He's perfected a powerful new attack, the Special Beam Cannon!There's only one problem: Piccolo needs time to gather the energy for the blast, which means Goku will have to last for five minutes against Raditz alone!

Hero in the Shadows
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8.30
162 votes

#13 - Hero in the Shadows

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 33

With Goku caught in the clutches of the giant ape Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan launch a desperate attempt to save him! All is for naught, however, as Krillin's Destructo Disk fails to sever the Saiyan's tail. But a single hope remains for reversing Vegeta's monstrous transformation, when an unlikely hero steps out of the shadows - Yajirobe!

Picking Up the Pieces
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8.30
161 votes

#14 - Picking Up the Pieces

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 36

The battle with the Saiyans finally won, Goku, Krillin, and the others mourn the loss of Yamcha, Tien, Chiatzu, and Piccolo. With Kami also gone, the Earth's Dragon Balls have disappeared. There is no hope for wishing any of the fallen heroes back to life... Or is there?

Nursing Wounds
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8.20
161 votes

#15 - Nursing Wounds

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 38

Goku, Krillin, and Gohan nurse their wounds and prepare for the return of the Siayan attackers while Bulma follows Mr. Popo to find a spaceship to take her to Planet Namek. There, she plans to find the Dragon Balls in attempt to bring back Piccolo. Can Goku recover before it's too late? Can Bulma get to Planet Namek, and once there, what obstacles await her?

Held Captive
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8.20
242 votes

#16 - Held Captive

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 1

Bulma, Gohan, and Krillin have been taken captive by an army of children! These young soliders believe that Gohan and his friends are allies of Frieza, the evil warlord who destroyed their home planet. Now, with time running out, the Z-gang must find a way to convince the kids of their innocence.

Defying Orders
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8.20
269 votes

#17 - Defying Orders

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 7

Back on Earth, Gokus is sufferning from an illness, but a magic Senzu bean offers a full recover. When Goku hears about the trouble on Namek, he jumps into his old spaceship, rebuilt by Bulma's father Dr. Briefs. On Namek, Krillin and Gohan witness Frieza's power and learn that he has collected four Dragon Balls!

Gohan Goes Bananas!
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8.08
189 votes

#18 - Gohan Goes Bananas!

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 8

Krillin receives a startling message, sent by Yajirobe. Korin wants him to gather Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu and report for special training! And if that weren't enough, he and Roshi still have to find a way to tell Chi-Chi what's happened to Goku and her son. Meanwhile, Gohan's training causes him to undergo a shocking transformation!

Namek's Defense
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8.08
269 votes

#19 - Namek's Defense

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 8

Namekian warriors fall under attack from Frieza's forces as the evil villain continues his earch for the fifth Dragon Ball. Dodoria, Frieza's red-faced henchman, leads the assault. Meanwhile, Goku continues his voyage to Namek in his space pod, where he finds plento of time to train for the coming battle.

Friends or Foes?
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7.90
215 votes

#20 - Friends or Foes?

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 39

Gohan joins Bulma and Krillin as they head to Planet Namek in search of the Dragon Balls. What begins as a mundane trip becomes chaotic when they encounter a bizarre situation in the emptiness of space. Finding themselves on some type of space station, they set out on foot to find their escape.

Frieza Strikes!
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7.90
269 votes

#21 - Frieza Strikes!

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 6

While Bulma, Krillin and Gohan discuss what to do next, Frieza sends two soldiers to inflitrate their ship. But Krillin and Gohan's combined might is too much for them to handle, and they are easily defeated. Meanwhile, on another part of the planet, Vegeta defeats his longtime enemy, Cui.

The Strangest Robot
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7.40
189 votes

#22 - The Strangest Robot

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 9

Gohan awakes in the wilderness to find his tail gone and a new set of clothes on his back. But the puzzled boy has little time to figure out what happened before a group of wild animals try to have him for breakfast! The chase leads Gohan into the depths of an ancient cave, where he meets an old Capsule Corp robot. The robot has lived alone in the cave for over 30 years, and he's not happy to have visitors!

Day 1
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7.27
162 votes

#23 - Day 1

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 7

Gohan begins his first day of Piccolo's training. Alone in the wilderness, he must quickly learn to take care of himself. But that isn't easy when he's tired, hungry - and being chased by hungry dinosaurs! If Gohan's first day is this dangerous, how will he ever survive for the second? Piccolo secretly watches these events.

Terror on Arlia
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5.79
216 votes

#24 - Terror on Arlia

Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 - Episode 11

While Goku runs down Snake Way for a meeting with King Kai, Gohan gets a very important survival lesson from a T-Rex. Meanwhile Vegeta and Nappa head towards Earth but make a quick stop on planet Arlia and become prisoners of the tyrant king who rules the planet. After a brief scuffle with the monster Yeddy, the Arlians realize that the two Saiyans are more for then they can handle as Vegeta and Nappa leave their terrible mark on the planet.

A Friendly Surprise
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5.19
269 votes

#25 - A Friendly Surprise

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 4

As Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan close in on the last of the Dragon Balls, they uncover a shocking secret about their Namekian friends. And while Goku works to build up his strength back on Earth, far across the galaxy, Vegeta has begun making plans of his own. The Saiyan prince's sights are set on one thing - revenge.

The Search Continues
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4.89
296 votes

#26 - The Search Continues

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 3

On Planet Namek, Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma continue their search for the Dragon Balls with the help of their new friend Zaacro. Standing between them and their goal, however, is one mean giant! Meanwhile, back on Earth, Goku has escaped from the hospital to begin training for his upcoming re-match with Vegeta.

Brood of Evil
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4.49
296 votes

#27 - Brood of Evil

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 5

After fleeing from the wicked aliens, Bulma, Krillin and Gohan arrive on the planet Namek. But they are not alone. Vegeta is right behind in his own space pod. To make matters worse, the dreaded Frieza is already on the planet, and he has three of the Dragon Balls!

Look Out Below
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4.39
189 votes

#28 - Look Out Below

Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 - Episode 2

Bulma, Gohan, and Krillin make a rough landing on what they believe to be Planet Namek, but when their ship falls off a liff, it seems their journey will come to an untimely end Luckily for or heroes, two kind Namekians appear in the nick of time and pull them to safety. Offering to help them in their quest, the Namekian named Raiti leads their gang on a search for the Dragon Balls.