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20 August 2001The start of the Emperor Pilaf Saga. The legend of the dragon balls is explained. After doing his chores and fishing, Goku meets Bulma, who is on a quest to find the seven dragon balls, two of which she already has. She goes to Goku's house and sees that he has a dragon ball, which his adoptive grandfather gave him before he died. When she can't convince him to give her his dragon ball, she convinces him to join her on her quest to unite the dragon balls. Meanwhile, Emperor Pilaf finds a dragon ball of his own.
21 August 2001While Son Goku and Bulma continue on their quest, Bulma tries to teach him the finer points in life, like setting up camp and bathing. Goku goes hunting and runs into Mai and Shuu, who were sent by Pilaf to Skull Valley to investigate a light that may be a dragon ball. It turns out to be a wolf pack, which Goku fends off. Goku returns home with dinner, and he meets a turtle who he decides to help by returning him to the ocean.
22 August 2001As Son Goku and Bulma take the turtle to the ocean they are attacked by a bear, who Goku defeats. Meanwhile Shuu and Mai inform Pilaf that there was no dragon ball at Skull Valley. The three of them go to a remote island in the Emerald Sea to get a dragon ball from Roshi, the turtle hermit, but they can't find it. Goku and Bulma meet Roshi, who is the master of the turtle they helped, and in gratitude Roshi gives them the dragon ball and his flying nimbus cloud.
23 August 2001Son Goku and Bulma stumble upon a town, which according to Bulma's bleeper has a dragon ball. They find it in the possession of an old lady, but she will only give it to them if they defeat a shape shifting creature named Oolong, who has been terrorizing the village by stealing its young girls.
24 August 2001After Oolong is defeated by Goku, he is forced to join the quest because his shape shifting powers may come in handy. In order to find the next dragon ball, they must cross through the Diablo Desert. Oolong disposes of Bulma's dino caps and tries to escape, but she has ways of making him stay. As they cross through the desert, they are confronted by Yamcha, the desert bandit, and he and Goku do battle.
27 August 2001Goku, Bulma, and Oolong are still crossing Diablo Desert. Meanwhile, Yamcha is plotting his revenge. Pilaf sends Mai and Shuu after Bulma's dragon balls. Goku tells Oolong about the dragon balls, so now the treacherous Oolong has his own ideas about them. Yamcha overhears the conversation, and he develops a plan for the dragon balls himself. This begins a battle of wits among all parties trying to get their hands on the dragon balls.
28 August 2001Goku, Bulma, and Oolong continue on their quest in a car given to them by Yamcha, who is secretly following them due to a tracking device in the car. He plans to steal the dragon balls from them. The next stop is Fire Mountain, where supposedly the mighty Ox King has the 6th dragon ball. Goku befriends the Ox King, who trained with his grandfather under Master Roshi. In order to get the dragon ball, Goku is sent to find the Ox King's daughter Chi-Chi, and to obtain the Bansho fan from Roshi.
29 August 2001Once they land on Roshi's island, Goku and Chi-Chi explain to him their dilemma--Chi-Chi and the Ox King can't get into their castle until the flames on Fire Mountain are extinguished. Roshi agrees to give them the Bansho fan if Goku can convince Bulma to get him a date with an older woman. Unfortunately he realizes that he used the fan as a place mat, then threw it away when it became sticky. He then accompanies them to Fire Mountain to extinguish the flame himself with his Kamehameha Wave. He succeeds, but he accidentally destroys the castle and the mountain too. Afterward, he agrees to train Goku. Bulma finds the 6th dragon ball, and the group sets out to find the 7th and final one.
30 August 2001Goku, Bulma, and Oolong arrive in a town where everyone is afraid of Bulma because of the rabbit costume she is wearing. They discover that this is because Boss Rabbit, a.k.a. Monster Carrot, and his goons rule the town with an iron fist. It is up to Goku, with help from Yamcha and Puar, to free the town.
31 August 2001Mai is able to fix Pilaf's dragon ball detector, and they see that Goku and his friends, with their six dragon balls, are on their way to Pilaf's castle to retrieve his dragon ball, the only one they don't have. Pilaf sends Mai and Shuu to meet them and steal their dragon balls, and they get all of them except the one Goku holds. Goku and his companions must then storm the castle to retrieve them.
1 September 2001Pilaf steals the last dragon ball from Goku, who, along with his friends, has been trapped in Pilaf's castle. Goku and his friends must find a way to escape before Pilaf can summon the dragon and make his wish for world domination.
4 September 2001Puar and Oolong are able to escape their cell through the hole made by Goku's Kamehameha wave, but they are too late to stop Pilaf from summoning the dragon. Now they must find a way to stop him from making his wish.
5 September 2001Goku, having looked at the full moon, transforms into a monster and breaks out of the cage that Pilaf put him and his friends in after recapturing them. He goes on a rampage, destroying the castle and everything near it. It is up to his friends, with a little help from Pilaf and his minions, to stop him.
6 September 2001The start of the "Tournament Saga". Goku begins his training with Master Roshi. Also, Roshi takes a young boy named Krillin as his student. Meanwhile, Yamcha, Bulma, Puar, and Oolong are on their way to the city, but they crash their vehicle in the jungle, and later get lost in the desert.
7 September 2001Before Roshi will train Goku and Krillin, they must find him a date. While flying over the desert they find and rescue Launch, a girl with a split personality--one a harmless innocent, the other a fugitive robber--and they take her back to the island with them.
10 September 2001Roshi takes Goku, Krillin, and Launch to a large island for their training, which includes lots of running and finding a stone which Roshi throws into the jungle.
11 September 2001Roshi incorporates running across the entire island to deliver milk as part of Goku and Krillin's morning training, thus helping to prepare them for the World Martial Arts Tournament. Meanwhile, Yamcha is training for the tournament as well.
12 September 2001Goku's and Krillin's training continues. They must till land with their bare hands, study, do construction work, move large rocks, swim, and dodge angry bees.
13 September 2001As the World Martial Arts Tournament approaches, Goku's and Krillin's training becomes more intense. Meanwhile, Yamcha increases his own training, causing Bulma to feel neglected.
14 September 2001The first round of the World Martial Arts Tournament begins, and Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha all display their strength.
15 September 2001The quarter-final matches of the World Martial Arts Tournament begin. First up is Krillin vs. Bacterian.
18 September 2001The quarter-final matches of the World Martial Arts Tournament continue with Jackie Chun vs. Yamcha and Nam vs. Ranfan.
19 September 2001After a rain delay and a bar fight involving several tournament participants, the last quarter-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku vs. Giran, gets underway.
20 September 2001After interviews with Goku and Krillin, the semi-final matches of the World Martial Arts Tournament get underway. First up is Krillin vs. Jackie Chun.
21 September 2001The semi-final matches of the World Martial Arts Tournament conclude with Goku vs. Nam.
24 September 2001Goku fights Jackie Chun in the final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament.
25 September 2001The epic fight between Goku and Jackie Chun continues.
26 September 2001The conclusion of the fight between Jackie Chun and Goku, who has now once again turned into a monster after looking at the full moon.
11 February 2002The start of the "Red Ribbon Army Saga". After the end of the tournament, the group of friends splits up. Goku goes to find his grandfather's dragon ball, Krillin leaves with Roshi to continue his training, and Yamcha, Bulma, Oolong, and Puar return to the city. After bringing water to his village, Nam realizes that it won't last long. He goes in search of the legendary "Roaming Lake", but during his journey he runs afoul of a giant bird. It's up to Goku to save him and help him find the lake.
12 February 2002Goku is enjoying traveling the world on the flying nimbus--that is, until his dragon radar is stolen while he is swimming. He must track down the thief and get it back so that he can find his grandfather's dragon ball. Meanwhile, Emperor Pilaf is trying once again to assemble the dragon balls. There is also a mysterious military force that is searching for the dragon balls.
13 February 2002Goku chases after Pilaf to get the dragon ball from him. Pilaf gives it to Goku, knowing that it is a fake. Pilaf then follows the real one to the village of the Ox King. The Ox King and his daughter Chi Chi mistakenly believe Pilaf's ship to belong to Goku, and a wedding for Goku and Chi Chi is prepared. Meanwhile, the Red Ribbon Army follows Pilaf to the village, also in search of the dragon ball.
14 February 2002Pilaf leaves the village with the dragon ball. Colonel Silver follows him, but Pilaf shoots down Silver's plane. Goku returns to the ruined village with Chi Chi, and they learn what happened from the Ox King. Goku leaves to find the dragon ball. He and Silver both track Pilaf to his underground desert fortress, where a battle ensues.
15 February 2002While Goku befriends and defends a wild monkey and her child, Master Roshi recounts to Bulma and Krillin the legend of the Dragon Balls.
18 February 2002Silver and the Red Ribbon Army search desperately for the dragon ball, but it is Goku who finds it. Goku and Silver then battle for it.
19 February 2002Goku, unconscious and frozen, is saved from the plane crash by a girl named Suno. She takes him back to her house, where she and her mother revive him. While the Red Ribbon Army searches the village for Goku, he recounts the dragon ball legend to Suno and her mother. Goku learns from them that the army has enslaved the men from their village, forcing them to help search for the dragon ball. They also tell Goku that the army is holding the village chief prisoner in Muscle Tower, so Goku decides to go to the tower and rescue him.
20 February 2002Goku makes his way through Muscle Tower, battling guards along the way. Once he reaches the 3rd floor he battles Major Metallitron.
21 February 2002Goku continues to make his way through Muscle Tower. On the 4th floor he tests his skills against Ninja Murasaki.
22 February 2002The battle between Goku and Murasaki continues. Murasaki uses a technique allowing him to split himself into five people--or are there actually five Murasaki brothers?
25 February 2002After finishing off Murasaki, Goku befriends Android No. 8, who helps guide him through the rest of Muscle Tower.
26 February 2002After General White uses a trap in the floor to drop Goku and Android No. 8 down to the secret 5th floor, Goku fights the monster Buyon.
27 February 2002Goku battles General White on the top floor of Muscle Tower.
28 February 2002Goku receives the dragon ball from Android 8, who had been hiding it from the Red Ribbon Army to keep the villagers safe. Afterward they go to see Dr. Flappe to get the bomb removed from Android 8's chest. Meanwhile, Murasaki, having survived the destruction of Muscle Tower, is hot on their trail.
1 March 2002Goku gets the flying nimbus back, and he goes to West City in search of Bulma, hoping that she can repair the dragon radar. Once he is in the city Goku discovers how different city life is compared to what he is used to.
4 March 2002Bulma takes Goku on tours of her house and of the city. Meanwhile, Commander Red sends Haski, a master thief, to West City to steal the dragon balls from Goku.
5 March 2002Haski goes undercover as a fortune teller at the fair so that she can steal the dragon balls from Goku.
6 March 2002The start of the "General Blue Saga". Goku and Bulma leave the city in search of the next dragon ball. They locate it in the middle of the ocean and land on a nearby island. This island happens to be occupied by General Blue and his forces, who are also looking for the dragon ball.
7 March 2002After realizing that the dragon ball is too deep to swim to, Goku and Bulma return to Master Roshi's island to borrow a submarine. While there, Krillin and Roshi tell them about hidden pirate treasure that is supposedly located near the dragon ball. Meanwhile, General Blue sends a scout to follow Goku.
8 March 2002Goku, Bulma, and Krillin go to find the dragon ball in their submarine, and General Blue follows them. Blue also sends his soldiers to Roshi's island to retrieve the other two dragon balls.
11 March 2002General Blue continues to follow Goku, Bulma, and Krillin. Meanwhile, Roshi and Launch must prevent the remainder of Blue's forces from stealing the dragon balls.
12 March 2002Goku and his friends continue through the cave, narrowly escaping several booby traps, while General Blue continues to follow them.
13 March 2002Goku and Krillin fight a robot that is guarding the pirates' secret hideout.
14 March 2002Goku fights a giant octopus. Krillin and Bulma look for the pirate treasure, and they have a run-in with General Blue.
15 March 2002Goku must defeat General Blue and find the dragon ball before the cave collapses.
21 October 2002Goku, Krillin, and Bulma narrowly escape the cave before it collapses. They make it back to General Blue's headquarters, where Goku converses with Commander Red over the radio, and then they go back to Roshi's island. Meanwhile, Blue follows them.
22 October 2002General Blue steals the dragon balls, and Goku chases after him on the flying nimbus.
23 October 2002The chase ends in a strange land called Penguin Village. While searching for General Blue, Goku makes friends with a host of odd characters. Meanwhile, Blue meets his share of odd characters as well.
24 October 2002Arale takes Goku to her house so that her father, the famous inventor Senbe Norimaki, can fix his dragon radar. General Blue meets them there, and once again he is able to paralyze Goku with his stare. It is up to Arale to save the day.
28 October 2002The start of the "Commander Red Saga". Goku sets out to find the next dragon ball on his radar. Captain Yellow of the Red Ribbon Army has already found it inside an active volcano. When he tries to retrieve it the volcano erupts, launching the dragon ball into the forest, where it is found by the protector of the land. This puts him at odds with Captain Yellow, who goes to retrieve it.
29 October 2002Mercenary Tao is hired to kill Goku and retrieve the dragon balls. Meanwhile, Bora tells Goku about the legend of Korin Tower.
30 October 2002Mercenary Tao easily defeats Goku and takes the dragon balls. Goku pledges to climb Korin Tower so that he can become stronger and defeat Tao, allowing him to assemble the dragon balls and wish Bora back to life.
4 November 2002Goku reaches the top of Korin Tower. He meets Korin, the mysterious cat who guards the tower, and he attempts to drink the sacred water.
5 November 2002Goku tries time and again to take the sacred water from Korin.
6 November 2002Goku descends Korin Tower and fights Tao, who has returned to kill him and take the other dragon ball.
7 November 2002Having been defeated by Goku, Tao climbs Korin Tower and drinks the sacred water. He then descends the tower to fight Goku yet again.
8 November 2002Colonel Violet finds another dragon ball for the Red Ribbon Army, and Goku flies to the army's headquarters to launch a one-man-assault and take their dragon balls. When Bulma and the others discover Goku's plan they call Yamcha to pick them up, hoping that they can reach the Red Ribbon stronghold in time to help him.
11 November 2002Yamcha and the others pick up Krillin, who is swimming in the sea. Meanwhile, Goku launches his assault on the Red Ribbon Army.
12 November 2002Goku continues his assault on the Red Ribbon Army while Commander Red and Staff Officer Black argue over protocol. Finally, Goku goes head to head with Black and Red. Meanwhile, Yamcha and the others continue toward the Red Ribbon stronghold.
13 November 2002The start of the "Fortune Teller Baba Saga". Goku finishes off Staff Officer Black while Yamcha and the others decide on a plan.
14 November 2002When they can't find the last dragon ball on the radar, Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha go to Fortune Teller Baba's Palace to ask for her services. Along the way, they pick up Upa.
15 November 2002Since Goku and the others do not have enough money to pay for Fortune Teller Baba's services, she agrees to tell them where the seventh dragon ball is only if they can defeat her five fighters in combat. Their first task is to defeat Fang the Vampire.
18 November 2002Goku brings Roshi and Bulma to Baba's palace, because Krillin has a plan that will help Yamcha in his fight against the Invisible Man.
19 November 2002Yamcha battles Baba's third fighter, a mummy who is much quicker than he looks.
20 November 2002Goku faces the mummy who defeated Yamcha. He then faces Baba's fourth fighter, the Devil Man.
21 November 2002The fight between Goku and the Devil Man concludes. Also, Goku meets his final opponent, a mysterious masked man who seems familiar.
22 November 2002Goku fights his fifth and final opponent, the mysterious masked man.
23 November 2002The fight between Goku and the masked man, who has now been revealed as Goku's grandfather Gohan, concludes. Meanwhile, Pilaf uses a satellite to spy on Goku.
26 November 2002Goku searches for the car that contains the last dragon ball. He finds it, and in order to get the dragon ball he must fight against Pilaf, Shuu, and Mai, who have the advantage of the power suits that Pilaf created.
27 November 2002Having taken the final dragon ball, Goku returns to Baba's palace to get Upa. Together, they return to the Land of Korin to call upon the eternal dragon to restore Upa's father to life.
28 November 2002Since Roshi told him that he cannot teach him anything else, Goku travels the world looking for new adventures. He meets a young girl whose village is being terrorized by two thugs, so he goes with her to the village to confront them.
29 November 2002On the advice of an old woman whom he helps, Goku goes to a small town looking to battle Master Chen, the strongest fighter in town. Chen, however, has his own fight with Sky Dragon, a rival martial artist from the same town. In order to win the title of Master of Martial Arts, and save his struggling dojo, Chen must defeat Sky Dragon the next day in the King's Match. Unfortunately, Chen is in poor health and cannot fight, so Goku fights in his stead.
2 December 2002Goku goes to a village whose princess has been captured by demons and taken back to Demon Land. In order to rescue her Goku must venture through the portal of the dead and defeat Shula, the lord of Demon Land. Once he does this he will be able to remove Shula's sword from the portal's entrance, thus closing it and preventing any more demons from coming through.
2 December 2002Goku meets a family who has fled its village, which is being rampaged by a monster called InoShikaCho. Goku goes to the village to fight the beast, but two other mysterious fighters get there first and defeat it, for a fee. Later, Goku learns that they are working together with InoShikaCho to scam villagers out of money, and he confronts them. Meanwhile, Roshi continues to train Krillin and Yamcha, and he tells the story of InoShikaCho.
4 December 2002Goku saves a fox named Konkichi from a group of thugs, and they befriend one another. In gratitude, Konkichi offers to take Goku to the airport so that he can get to Papaya Island for the next World Martial Arts Tournament, which begins the following day. Unfortunately, neither has enough money for a ticket, so they go to the carnival to win some quick cash at the games. Afterward they return to the airport, where they run into Fortune Teller Baba. She sees that Konkichi is a crook, and he realizes it, so he runs away and gets into more trouble. It is up to Goku to bail him out. Meanwhile, Master Roshi and the others leave for Papaya Island themselves.
5 December 2002Start of the "Tien Shinhan Saga". Goku swims to Papaya Island, while everyone else arrives by boat or by plane for the World Martial Arts Tournament. All the competitors sign in, check into the hotel, and meet each other.
6 December 2002The preliminary matches of the World Martial Arts Tournament begin. Yamcha fights an unnamed opponent, Krillin fights Anton the Great, and Tien Shinhan fights a sumo wrestler.
7 December 2002The preliminaries of the World Martial Arts Tournament conclude. Goku fights King Chapa, who won the tournament without even being hit last time he entered; Tien Shinhan fights Nam; and Jackie Chun fights a bear.
10 December 2002The quarter-final matches are decided, and Yamcha faces Tien Shinhan in the first quarter-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament.
11 December 2002The first quarter-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament between Yamcha and Tien Shinhan continues.
12 December 2002Jackie Chun fights Man-Wolf in the second quarter-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament.
13 December 2002Krillin fights Chiaotzu in the third quarter-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament.
16 December 2002The third quarter-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament between Krillin and Chiaotzu continues. Also, Master Shen attempts to assassinate Goku for killing his younger brother, Mercenary Tao.
17 December 2002To impress the ladies Jackie Chun helps Goku and Krillin train for their next match. Also, Pomput's manager attempts to trick Goku into not showing up for his next match, and Launch must save the day. All this leads up to the last quarter-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament between Goku and Pomput.
18 December 2002Tien Shinhan decides to test Jackie Chun's ability before their match. Later, the semi-finals of the World Martial Arts Tournament begin when Jackie and Tien square off.
19 December 2002The first semi-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament between Jackie Chun and Tien Shinhan continues.
20 December 2002Goku fights Krillin in the last semi-final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Tien Shinhan confronts Roshi about quitting during their fight.
23 December 2002The semi-final match between Goku and Krillin continues.
25 December 2002Yamcha leaves the hospital to see the final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Oolong secures front row seats. The final match between Goku and Tien Shinhan begins.
26 December 2002The final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament continues. Tien Shinhan uses the Volleyball Technique and the Solar Flare Technique, and Goku fights at full power when he uses his battle strength and the Mirror Image Technique.
27 December 2002The battle between Goku and Tien Shinhan continues. Chiaotzu interferes on Tien's behalf by using his mental powers to paralyze Goku, and Tien uses his Rapid Velocity Technique.
30 December 2002The battle between Goku and Tien Shinhan continues. Tien uses the Four Witches Technique and the Tri-Beam Cannon.
Season 3, Episode 48: The Fallen
31 December 2002Because Tien Shinhan's Tri-Beam Cannon destroyed the stage, he and Goku must finish their match in the air.
1 September 2003Start of the "King Piccolo Saga". Goku chases after Krillin's killer. Meanwhile, after finding a piece of paper bearing the mark of King Piccolo near Krillin's body, Roshi tells the others of his first encounter with Piccolo.
2 September 2003Goku catches up with Krillin's killer, one of Piccolo's minions named Tambourine. Tambourine defeats Goku easily, and he begins killing the fighters whose names are on the list he stole from the World Martial Arts Tournament.
3 September 2003While Tambourine continues to kill the fighters on his hit list, Piccolo creates a new warrior, named Cymbal, to find more dragon balls. Meanwhile, under Roshi's instructions Bulma makes a new dragon radar so that they can find the dragon balls before Piccolo does, and Goku recovers from his fight with Tambourine.
4 September 2003Goku and Yajirobe fight over the fish that Goku stole from him. Meanwhile, Roshi, Tien, and Chiaotzu leave the still-recovering Yamcha and the others on an island while they go in search of the dragon balls. While on the island, Bulma creates a freezing capsule to preserve Krillin's body. Also, Cymbal fights Yajirobe for the dragon ball he possesses.
5 September 2003Tambourine continues on his mission, paying visits to both Giran and Yamcha. He is then sent by Piccolo to kill those responsible for the death of Cymbal. Meanwhile, Goku continues to argue with Yajirobe, trying to convince him to give up his dragon ball. Also, Roshi, Tien, and Chiaotzu find a dragon ball inside a glacier.
