The Best Episodes of Dragon Ball GT Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.8/10(548 votes)

   #1 - 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

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2. 

   6.4/10(495 votes)

   #2 - 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
3. 

   6.6/10(480 votes)

   #3 - 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!

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   Writer:Aya Matsui

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4. 

   6.6/10(473 votes)

   #4 - 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
5. 

   7.1/10(493 votes)

   #5 - 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
6. 

   6.3/10(456 votes)

   #6 - 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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   5.6/10(463 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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   5.7/10(457 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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9. 

   6.3/10(445 votes)

   #9 - 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

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10. 

    6.1/10(442 votes)

    #10 - 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

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11. 

    6.3/10(436 votes)

    #11 - 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?

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    Writer:Masashi Kubota

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12. 

    6.4/10(437 votes)

    #12 - 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

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13. 

    6.6/10(443 votes)

    #13 - 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

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14. 

    6.4/10(429 votes)

    #14 - 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

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15. 

    6.5/10(435 votes)

    #15 - Beginning of the End

    S1:E156/12/1996

    Trunks and Goku consider returning to Earth so that Pan can be placed out of harms way and Goten can continue the journey as originally planned. But Giru discovers a dragon ball and leads the group to a desert planet where they must ward off menacing monsters and scour the vast sand dunes for the hidden dragon ball. Will they succeed, or will they become nothing but scattered feed for giant centipedes?

    Director:Shigeyasu Yamauchi

    Writer:Shinobu Oito

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    Director:Shigeyasu Yamauchi

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16. 

    6.7/10(431 votes)

    #16 - 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

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17. 

    6.6/10(428 votes)

    #17 - 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!

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18. 

    6.6/10(426 votes)

    #18 - Unexpected Power

    S1:E187/10/1996

    With Giru's dark secret out in the open, Goku, Pan, and Trunks are more determined than ever before to complete their dangerous mission. Having barely survived the terrible Mega Canon Sigma Force, do the heroes have enough strength left to fend off the amazing new threat looming on the horizon?

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19. 

    6.8/10(429 votes)

    #19 - A General Uprising

    S1:E197/17/1996

    Goku and Rilldo continue to fight, but Rilldo reveals his secret power.

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20. 

    6.7/10(432 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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    6.9/10(426 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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    7.0/10(440 votes)

    #22 - The Baby Secret

    S1:E228/21/1996

    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(425 votes)

    #23 - Hidden Danger

    S1:E238/28/1996

    Believing Dr. Myuu's evil vision contained, Goku, Pan, and Trunks set out to recover the remaining Dragonballs. Their search leads them to a battered ship soon to be destroyed by the gravity of a nearby star! But a dragon ball is not the only discovery that the tattered craft offers up; something onboard is alive!

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    6.8/10(431 votes)

    #24 - Discovering the Truth

    S1:E249/4/1996

    Goku and the others take a short detour from Dragon Ball hunting and land on Planet Vidal to get medical treatment for the boy that they rescued in outer-space. But who is this mysterious, young survivor and why can't the Doctor assigned to his case be trusted?

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    7.1/10(445 votes)

    #25 - 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?

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