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The Best Episodes of Dragon Ball GT

Every episode of Dragon Ball GT ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dragon Ball GT!

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Ten years have passed since Goku left his friends and family to hone his skills. But Goku soon finds himself helpless against the mystical power of the Dragon Balls and an accidental wish made by

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7.3/10(8 votes)
#1 - Pan Blasts Off
S1:E22/14/1996
While Bulma, Videl, and Gohan prepare a ship that will be used to gather the Black Star Dragon Balls from space, Pan becomes upset at how the others view her as a child. In the meantime, Goku is kidnapped by two men seeking to gain a ransom from a not-so-worried Bulma and Vegeta.
Director:Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer:Aya Matsui
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Director:Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer:Aya Matsui
7.2/10(8 votes)
#2 - Terror on Imecka
S1:E32/21/1996
After suffering damage to their spaceship, Goku, Trunks, and Pan are forced to crash land on Planet Imecka. The trio is enamored by the festive atmosphere of the city until they realize that the Imeckians are money-hungry swindlers. At first the travelers from Earth are trying to escape with their wallets, but it soon becomes clear that they'll be lucky to escape with their lives!
Director:Unknown
Writer:Aya Matsui
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Writer:Aya Matsui
7.2/10(8 votes)
#3 - Like Pulling Teeth
S1:E63/13/1996
Barely escaping Imecka with their lives, Goku, Trunks, and Pan land on a planet where everything is larger than life. As they near the dragon ball their good fortune takes a turn for the worse as a giant nearly consumes the ball and dooms Earth forever! Goku must make a quick decision before having to charge into the belly of the beast...literally!
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7.1/10(8 votes)
#4 - A Devastating Wish
S1:E12/7/1996
After decades of persistence, Emperor Pilaf finally steals the dragon balls and summons Shenron! But Pilaf slips up yet again and wishes Goku back to childhood size!. As Goku tries to present his new self to his family, King Kai reveals alarming news. If the dragon balls aren't returned to Earth within one year, the entire planet will explode!
Director:Osamu Kasai
Writer:Aya Matsui
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Director:Osamu Kasai
Writer:Aya Matsui
7.1/10(7 votes)
#5 - The Most Wanted List
S1:E42/28/1996
After finding themselves as public enemy number one on the merchant planet, Imecka, Goku, Pan, and Trunks attempt a daring rescue mission to salvage their ship. Without it they may be stuck on the planet forever! Casting all fear aside, the Saiyans try a direct approach...and find Don Kee's army locked and loaded!
Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer:Masashi Kubota
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Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer:Masashi Kubota
7.1/10(8 votes)
#6 - Goku vs. Ledgic
S1:E53/6/1996
While hiding from the authorities, Goku, Pan, and Trunks become moved by the injustices that the Imeckans suffer under the oppressive Don Kee. They decide to confront The Don, and head straight for a showdown at the Royal Palace. It seems like an easy victory until Ledgic appears from the shadows!
Director:Hiroyuki Kakudou
Writer:Masashi Kubota
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Director:Hiroyuki Kakudou
Writer:Masashi Kubota

The 20 WORST Episodes of Dragon Ball GT

7.0/10(7 votes)
#7 - Trunks, the Bride
S1:E73/20/1996
The Saiyans arrive on a peaceful plant with one very large problem. The monster Zoonama has the incredible ability to produce earthquakes by merely shaking his gigantic whiskers! Now the monster is demanding a bride. If the villagers don't comply their very survival cannot be guaranteed!
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7.0/10(7 votes)
#8 - Whisker Power
S1:E84/17/1996
Not bowing to the demands of the wicked Zoonama, Trunks reluctantly poses as Zoonama's bride in an attempt to sneak deep into the monster's lair under a volcano and free the people of the village forever. But things get hot as Zoonama reveals a secret and the volcano prepares to blow!
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7.0/10(7 votes)
#9 - The Last Oracle of Luud
S1:E125/15/1996
While Pan is under the control of the psychotic Master Dolltaki, Goku and Trunks battle with the vengeful Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy, who can manipulate inanimate objects to attack at will! Meanwhile, Dolltaki has big plans for his faithful believers, as the mighty Lord Luud moves one step closer to being resurrected.
Director:Osamu Kasai
Writer:Masashi Kubota
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Director:Osamu Kasai
Writer:Masashi Kubota
7.0/10(7 votes)
#10 - The Man Behind the Curtain
S1:E135/22/1996
Goku and Trunks have defeated Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy, and now stand before the awakening Luud. When Dolltaki refuses to give up Pan to the ever-growing monster, Dr. Myuu feeds both Pan and Dolltaki to Luud! This sacrifice brings the machine-mutant so close to full operating power that Goku and Trunks alone will be no match for it!
Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer:Aya Matsui
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Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer:Aya Matsui
7.0/10(6 votes)
#11 - Baby Put to Rest
S1:E392/26/1997
A fully-charged Super Saiyan 4 Goku squares off with Baby in the deciding battle for the fate of the Universe! Only one of them can leave the Tuffle Planet alive. But destroying Baby means destroying Vegeta! With the fate of the universe in his hands, Goku makes a split-second decision that could change his life forever!
Director:Kazuhito Kikuchi
Writer:Junki Takegami
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Director:Kazuhito Kikuchi
Writer:Junki Takegami
6.8/10(7 votes)
#12 - Lord Luud
S1:E94/24/1996
After seemingly securing a dragon ball, three mysterious strangers steal what the Saiyans worked so hard to attain. In their haste to track down the thieves, Goku, Pan, and Trunks find themselves tricked into touching down on a dangerous asteroid. Meanwhile the three strangers present the spoils to their bizarre leader! Just who is this mystery man...and what makes him so dangerous?
Director:Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer:Aya Matsui
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Director:Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer:Aya Matsui
6.7/10(6 votes)
#13 - Dance and Attack
S1:E105/1/1996
Finding themselves on the cave-ridden planet of Beehey, Goku, Trunks and Pan have run straight into a pack of Mouma, a giant bug like species with a taste for humans! Hiding in the shadows are the Para Bara Brothers, planning out the perfect time to attack with their unique style of dancing.
Director:Hiroyuki Kakudou
Writer:Aya Matsui
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Director:Hiroyuki Kakudou
Writer:Aya Matsui
6.7/10(5 votes)
#14 - The Attack on Vegeta
S1:E2711/6/1996
As Goku, Trunks, and Pan stand on the brink of finding the last Dragon Ball, Baby uses Goten as a puppet so he can infiltrate Gohan's body. What is the ultimate plan of this formidable creature? And what kind of earth is waiting for our travelers when they return?
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.7/10(6 votes)
#15 - Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta
S1:E599/17/1997
After ingesting the Dragon Balls, the ultimate evil dragon, Omega Shenron was born. With Goku blind and battle weary, is there any way he can stand against the might of all seven dragons?! Or will Vegeta rise to the occasion with a surprise revelation?
Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer:Shinobu Oito
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Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer:Shinobu Oito
6.5/10(5 votes)
#16 - Lord Luud's Curse
S1:E115/8/1996
Pan and Giru are stuck on the Para Para Brothers spaceship heading straight for Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy and his demented regime. Meanwhile, Goku and Trunks pursue Pan to the planet. Can anything prepare them for the shock that is to come?
Director:Unknown
Writer:Masashi Kubota
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6.5/10(6 votes)
#17 - The Battle Within
S1:E146/5/1996
Determined not to just sit around inside the Luud monster, Pan and the Para Para Brothers force Dolltaki to reveal the secret to escaping their mechanical prison. Meanwhile, Goku does his best to fend off the ever growing monster. There just might be a way to free the imprisoned innocents, but is there enough time?
Director:Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer:Shinobu Oito
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Director:Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer:Shinobu Oito
6.5/10(5 votes)
#18 - Giru's Checkered Past
S1:E166/19/1996
Giru convinces the Z warriors to land on Planet M2, his home planet. It is a trap though and Giru is greeted by General Rildo and is told he has done a good job of luring the humans to the planet. At the end of the episode the Z warriors meet up with a group of strong robots who call themselves M2's commandos. After a short fight the robots capture Trunks and Goku and take them away.
Director:Takahiro Imamura
Writer:Aya Matsui
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Director:Takahiro Imamura
Writer:Aya Matsui
6.5/10(6 votes)
#19 - Pan's Gambit
S1:E176/26/1996
Just as he is freed from Dr. Myuu's laboratory by Pan, Goku comes face to face with General Rilldo's top fighting machine the Mega Canon Sigma Force! With the ability to combine their mechanical bodies into many different deadly weapons, these Killer-Bots may make this the shortest rescue attempt ever!
Director:Unknown
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6.5/10(6 votes)
#20 - The Source of Rilldo's Power
S1:E207/31/1996
Still trapped on the planet of the Machine Mutants, Goku and Pan succumb to General Rilldo's tricky tactics and become frozen in metal. The evil Dr. Myuu has them sent to his laboratory to join Trunks so he can drain the trio's Saiyan powers and use them at his will! And the double-crossing Giru shows he has more than one trick up his sleeve!
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6.5/10(5 votes)
#21 - A Secret Revealed
S1:E218/14/1996
After removing all control from Dr. Myuu, Trunks reveals the mystery that drove him to deceive. Behind a door lies the doctor's darkest secret Baby, a creature designed to subjugate the entire galaxy! Are the three Saiyans enough to put this child out of commission?
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6.5/10(5 votes)
#22 - Baby's Arrival
S1:E2510/16/1996
When a roughneck starts wreaking havoc in the city, Goten has to interrupt his big date to teach him a lesson. But as soon as Goten subdues him, another deranged fighter steps out of the crowd to take his place. Who are these strange criminals and where do they get their super strength?
Director:Unknown
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6.5/10(6 votes)
#23 - Saiyan Hunting
S1:E2610/30/1996
As Baby continues to seek out the Saiyans, he makes his way across Earth using the bodies of unsuspecting humans as his vehicle. But he finds resistance in the face of whom he hunts, Goten! Does Goten have what it takes to put this guy to a stop before he finds the other Saiyans?
Director:Unknown
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6.5/10(5 votes)
#24 - The Return of Uub
S1:E321/8/1997
After literally saving Pan from the clutches of Baby, Uub tries his best to pick up where Goku left off. But Baby proves to be a formidable adversary. All the while, Goku is with Old Kai, enduring the strangest training technique anyone has ever seen! Will it give Goku the kind of ability it will take to beat Baby?
Director:Hidehiko Kadota
Writer:Junki Takegami
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Director:Hidehiko Kadota
Writer:Junki Takegami
6.5/10(5 votes)
#25 - The Tail's Tale
S1:E331/15/1997
The fate of Earth dangles by a thin thread, as Uub finds out quickly that he is no match for Baby on his own. Buu steps in to save him, and morphs himself into Uub's body, combining each of their strength's into one brutal force. Meanwhile, the time has come for Goku to attempt to resurrect his long gone powers!
Director:Kazuhito Kikuchi
Writer:Junki Takegami
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Director:Kazuhito Kikuchi
Writer:Junki Takegami

Best Episodes Summary

"Pan Blasts Off" is the best rated episode of "Dragon Ball GT". It scored 7.3/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto and written by Aya Matsui, it aired on 2/14/1996. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Terror on Imecka".