The Best Episodes Directed By Yoshihiro Ueda

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(10 votes)

   #1 - Piccolo's Plan

   S1:E45/17/1989

   Piccolo may have a way to stop Raditz - the Makankosappo! There’s only one problem. He needs time to gather energy for the blast, which means Goku must fight Raditz alone!

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   8.6/10(10 votes)

   #2 - The Grand Finals

   S1:E268/20/1986

   The finals for the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai have been decided! Goku is knocked out of bounds by Jackie. But he spins his tail like a propeller and comes back! Goku and Jackie at last put forth their best. The two fire a Kamehameha at the same time!! Goku’s Kamehameha evenly matches Jackie’s, and knocks it back!! Demonstrating a back-and-forth display of such attacks as the Zanzouken, the Suiken, and the Saruken, their red-hot battle continues!

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   8.4/10(8 votes)

   #3 - Junior No More

   S1:E1452/15/1989

   Ma Junior reveals a startling secret that shocks the tournament. Goku finds himself facing a huge dilemma, as he fights for the championship becomes the fight for survival!

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   8.3/10(9 votes)

   #4 - Pathos of Frieza

   S3:E298/14/1991

   Time grows short for Goku as each passing second brings Namek closer to ultimate destruction. As the Super Saiyan’s strength increases with every blow, it appears his epic battle with Frieza has at last reached its conclusion!

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   8.3/10(8 votes)

   #5 - Spirit Bomb Away!

   S1:E321/17/1990

   Goku feels the brunt of Vegeta’s fully-realized Saiyan power! Earth’s greatest hero is left with no choice except to use the Spirit Bomb. If his attack fails, he may find himself completely doomed!

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   8.3/10(9 votes)

   #6 - Gohan Goes Bananas!

   S1:E86/21/1989

   Korin wants Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu to report for special training! Meanwhile, Gohan’s grueling training causes him to undergo a shocking transformation!

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   8.3/10(9 votes)

   #7 - The Mysterious Youth

   S4:E1212/4/1991

   The Earth faces its darkest hour as Frieza and his father King Cold rapidly approach! Without Goku to assist them, the Z-Fighters prepare to launch a desperate attack against the most powerful evil the universe has ever known!

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   8.2/10(9 votes)

   #8 - Say Goodbye, 17

   S5:E138/12/1992

   It’s android against android as 16 clashes with Cell. Android 16 is the stronger fighter, but Cell is far too driven to be stopped now! With an underhanded attack, Cell moves one step closer to his gruesome transformation!

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   8.2/10(9 votes)

   #9 - The Monster is Coming

   S5:E97/15/1992

   Behind the closed doors of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Vegeta and Trunks struggle to push past the level of Super Saiyan! Down on Earth, Piccolo challenges Android 17 to a battle!

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    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - From the Sea, a Friend Arrives! The Straw Hats Share the Strongest Bond!

    S9:E3105/20/2007

    With their leader crippled by exhaustion and their escape ship destroyed, the Straw Hats find themselves with only one treacherous option: throwing themselves into the sea!

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    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #11 - A Final Attack

    S3:E247/10/1991

    With only minutes to go before the planet explodes, Frieza reaches his maximum power! Meanwhile, Gohan and Bulma race back to Goku’s spaceship. Can Goku defeat Frieza in time to rejoin his son and fly to safety?

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    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Lesson Number One

    S1:E2912/6/1989

    Locked in battle with the Saiyans, Goku gives Nappa a brutal demonstration of the training he received from King Kai. Broken and defeated, Nappa must now face the ferocious wrath of Vegeta!

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    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Let the Battle Begin

    S2:E2610/31/1990

    With Krillin and Vegeta both out of commission, only Gohan remains to carry on the fight against Recoome! The young Saiyan must summon every ounce of his strength and courage in order to face this powerful foe.

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    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Frieza's Boast

    S3:E155/8/1991

    Frieza vows to beat Goku without using his hands, but the mighty Saiyan soon makes the mosnter eat his words! Elsewhere, Captain Ginyu uses his Body Switch Technique on Bulma, leaving her trapped in the body of a frog!

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    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #15 - People of Earth Unite

    S9:E3211/29/1995

    The foolish Earthlings ignore Goku, but when Mr. Satan asks for help, the humans have a change of heart. Will their outpouring of energy arrive in time? Goku can only wait and watch as Vegeta crumbles under the might of Majin Buu!

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    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Fire-Eater

    S1:E1503/22/1989

    Goku and Chichi's search for the Basho-sen leads them into the heart of a fiery volcano. Once inside, they must face a mighty creature that consumes flames: the Fire-Eater!

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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Spandam Frightened! The Hero on the Tower of Law!

    S9:E3013/18/2007

    Spandam cruely drags Robin ever closer to the gates of justice, but the battle takes a turn for the better when the Sniper King makes a surprise appearance!

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    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Goodbye My Dear Underlings! Franky Departs!

    S9:E3229/2/2007

    A series of flashbacks to his younger days - and some painful persuasion by Robin - help Franky make the difficult decision to leave his friends and go to sea with the Straw Hats!

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    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Goku's Ordeal

    S4:E182/5/1992

    ChiChi wants a car! Goku and Piccolo take a day off from training to enroll in driving school. These two mighty warriors may be the Earth’s only chance for survival, but what are the chances they’ll learn how to parallel park?

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    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #20 - The Kamehameha Wave

    S1:E84/16/1986

    Having thrown away the Basho Fan, Muten Roshi heads to Mt. Frypan to extinguish its flames himself!! Muten Roshi’s grand attack, the Kamehameha, puts out the blazing flames! Goku and the others safely obtain the Dragon Ball, and are about to head off in search of the final one. But Bulma is detained by Muten Roshi, since she promised to let him fondle her breasts if he put out the flames. Bulma gets out of this pinch by asking Oolong to transform into her.

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    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #21 - A Wish to the Eternal Dragon

    S1:E125/14/1986

    Shen Long finally appears! Pilaf tries to say his wish, in order to rule the world!! Because Oolong said his wish of “Give me a girl’s panties” a moment sooner, his wish ended up being granted! With the wish granted, Shen Long returns again to the Dragon Balls, and they scatter to the four winds. Enraged, Pilaf imprisons Goku and the others in a room covered in fortified glass and iron plates, intending to kill them with the sun’s hot rays, but…?!

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Uncontrollable! Chopper's Forbidden Rumble!

    S9:E29012/17/2006

    Determined not to be defeated by the heinous hair of a devious lion, Chopper risks life and limb by summoning the power of his Rumble Ball for a third time!

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Power of the Devil Fruit! Kaku and Jabura Transform

    S9:E28611/19/2006

    While Usopp and Zoro go head-to-head with a couple of animal assassins, Sanji teaches the most beautiful member of CP9 the secrets of making good tea!

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    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Buu's Reincarnation

    S9:E371/24/1996

    A new World Tournament is set to begin! With help from Majin Buu, Goku rigs the drawing so he faces a mysterious fighter in the first round of the finals! Is this timid, little village boy called Uub really as strong as Goku thinks?

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    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Fighting Power: One Million??

    S3:E42/20/1991

    Frieza reveals a dark secret from Vegeta’s past, but the villain has an even more shocking secret in store for the Z-fighters! As the monster’s power level rises to terrifying new heights, all hope for the universe seems lost!

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