All Episodes of Dragon Ball Z
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Season 1
7.3/101,525 votesLoading...The New Threat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/1989
Goku’s quiet life with his family and friends is about to be interrupted. A new threat - a powerful and sinister alien - is on its way to Earth.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Takao Koyama
7.6/101,473 votesLoading...Reunions
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/3/1989
Goku and Gohan attend a reunion on Roshi’s island, where Goku introduces his son to all of his old friends. The smiles quickly fade, however, as an unexpected visitor - Raditz - lands on the island.
Director: Osamu Kasai
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Takao Koyama
7.6/101,459 votesLoading...Unlikely Alliance
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/1989
Raditz has kidnapped Gohan, and unless Goku agrees to join the sinister Saiyan, he may never see his son again! All hope is not lost, however, as a second visitor arrives, and Goku forges an unlikely alliance!
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
8.0/101,473 votesLoading...Piccolo's Plan
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/17/1989
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!
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
8.1/101,454 votesLoading...Gohan's Rage
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/24/1989
Gohan unleashes a mighty attack that not even Radtiz can resist! But as quickly as his power appears, it vanishes. When Raditz prepares to strike back, Goku must make the ultimate sacrifice to save his son!
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Writer: N/A
7.5/101,420 votesLoading...No Time Like the Present
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/7/1989
Piccolo takes Gohan into the wild for a harsh training program. Meanwhile, Goku embarks on a new adventure in the next world, as he travels the endless Snake Way to reach the legendary King Kai!
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer: N/A
7.2/101,447 votesLoading...Day 1
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/14/1989
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 bloodthirsty dinosaurs!
Director: Minoru Okazaki
Writer: N/A
7.2/101,443 votesLoading...Gohan Goes Bananas!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/21/1989
Korin wants Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu to report for special training! Meanwhile, Gohan’s grueling training causes him to undergo a shocking transformation!
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer: Takao Koyama
7.0/101,445 votesLoading...The Strangest Robot
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/1989
To escape a pack of wild animals, Gohan ventures into 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!
Director: Osamu Kasai
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
6.9/101,427 votesLoading...A New Friend
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/5/1989
Gohan’s wilderness adventure continues, as he makes a new dinosaur friend! He’s happy to finally have some company until he’s harshly reminded that not all dinosaurs are friendly!
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Writer: Keiji Terui
7.1/101,425 votesLoading...Terror on Arlia
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/12/1989
On planet Arlia, Vegeta and Nappa 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 than they can handle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/101,405 votesLoading...Global Training
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/19/1989
Gohan spends his day tormenting a T-Rex. Across the planet, Tien and Chiaotzu find their training interrupted by Launch. Meanwhile, Goku tries to find King Kai on Snake Way.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/101,406 votesLoading...Goz and Mez
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/26/1989
Goku encounters two giant ogres who want nothing more than to use the hero as a play toy! If he can defeat their challenges, the ogres vow to show him the way back to Snake Way.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/101,412 votesLoading...Princess Snake
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/2/1989
Back on Snake Way, Goku comes across a house he believes might belong to King Kai! Unfortunately, the dwelling is inhabited by Princess Snake, and she’ll do anything to keep Goku as her prisoner forever!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/101,400 votesLoading...Dueling Piccolos
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/9/1989
Piccolo flies off the handle during his fight with Raditz and splits in two! Meanwhile, Gohan decides to take a raft across the sea to visit his mother, gets caught in a storm, and suddenly remembers that he can’t swim!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/101,393 votesLoading...Plight of the Children
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/16/1989
Gohan finds shelter with a gang of orphans living on the run from meddling adults. The group’s leader hatches a plan to take the kids to a safer hiding place, but when the police show up everything goes wrong!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/101,397 votesLoading...Pendulum Room Peril
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/30/1989
Earth’s top warriors visit Kami’s Pendulum Room where the past, present, and future co-exist. After a trip back in time, they realize they’ll need to train harder to stand a chance against the approaching Saiyans.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/101,404 votesLoading...The End of Snake Way
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/6/1989
Gohan continues training, but a full moon causes the young Saiyan to rampage out of control! Meanwhile, Goku makes it to the end of Snake Way only to mistake a friendly ape named Bubbles for King Kai!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/101,400 votesLoading...Defying Gravity
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/13/1989
The intense gravity of King Kai’s planet makes Goku’s training difficult, but when he learns that the Saiyans are used to extreme fighting conditions, Goku is inspired to give it his all. Will it be enough?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/101,394 votesLoading...Goku's Ancestors
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/20/1989
After Goku struggles to bash Gregory with a hammer, King Kai inspires him with the story of the Saiyan race - and offers to train him personally! Will it be enough to stop the looming Saiyan invasion?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/101,385 votesLoading...Counting Down
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/27/1989
Goku’s training is complete, so the gang summons the Eternal Dragon to wish him back to life. There’s only one day left before the Saiyans arrive. Unfortunately, it will take Goku two days to return!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/101,398 votesLoading...The Darkest Day
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/11/1989
Vegeta and Nappa mark their arrival with the destruction of an entire city! When the Z-Fighters confront them, the heroes must face an onslaught of Saibamen under the command of the Saiyans.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/101,412 votesLoading...Saibamen Attack!
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/18/1989
Krillin, Piccolo, and Gohan stand face to face with the sinister Saiyans and their diabolical henchmen. The villains have already proven terrifyingly powerful. Can Earth’s heroes hold out until Goku arrives?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/101,414 votesLoading...The Power of Nappa
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/25/1989
Enraged over the loss of Yamcha, Krillin unleashes a powerful attack that destroys the maniacal Saibamen once and for all. Now Earth’s defenders must battle the Saiyans themselves - starting with Nappa.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101,405 votesLoading...Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/1/1989
Chiaotzu sacrifices himself to save his friends from Nappa, but when the smoke clears, the villain still stands! Luckily, Tien has one trick left that could forever silence the Saiyan warrior!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/101,380 votesLoading...Nappa's Rampage
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 11/8/1989
Vegeta has called a halt to the fighting, and Nappa uses the time to go on a rampage! Meanwhile, Goku reaches the end of Snake Way and races to rejoin his friends - but is he already too late?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101,395 votesLoading...Nimbus Speed
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 11/22/1989
Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin do their best to stop the Saiyans from finding the Dragon Balls. Meanwhile, Goku rushes back to Earth on the Flying Nimbus, armed with more power than ever before!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,467 votesLoading...Goku's Arrival
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 11/29/1989
Piccolo makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Gohan from the rampaging Saiyans. Just when all seems lost, Goku returns to Earth with an incredible new level of power and confronts the invaders.
Director: Minoru Okazaki
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
8.2/101,415 votesLoading...Lesson Number One
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 12/6/1989
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!
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
8.2/101,469 votesLoading...Goku vs. Vegeta
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 12/13/1989
Goku decides to take on mighty Vegeta all by himself! The two appear evenly matched, but both are hiding their true strength. The epic battle is underway - which mighty warrior will claim victory?
Director: N/A
Writer: Keiji Terui
8.3/101,472 votesLoading...Saiyan Sized Secret
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 12/20/1989
Vegeta and Goku continue trading brutal blows, but the action intensifies when Vegeta reveals the secret power of the Saiyans: the ability to transform into a giant, planet-destroying ape!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
7.9/101,371 votesLoading...Spirit Bomb Away!
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 1/17/1990
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!
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.8/101,371 votesLoading...Hero in the Shadows
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 1/24/1990
With Goku caught in the clutches of the giant ape Vegeta, Krillin attacks with his Destructo Disk! When his effort falls short, an unlikely hero steps out of the shadows!
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer: Keiji Terui
8.0/101,375 votesLoading...Krillin's Offensive
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 1/31/1990
Goku passes the power of the Spirit Bomb to Krillin, who - with King Kai’s guidance - launches the bomb at Vegeta. The Saiyan is sent flying into the sky, but is the evil warrior really gone for good?
Director: Minoru Okazaki
Writer: N/A
8.2/101,335 votesLoading...Mercy
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 2/7/1990
Vegeta is crushed beneath the full weight of Gohan’s giant ape form! With the Saiyan battered and defeated, Krillin moves to finish the Saiyan with a final blow - but Goku has other plans.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
7.5/101,357 votesLoading...Picking Up The Pieces
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 2/14/1990
The gang mourns the loss of Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo. With Kami gone, Earth’s Dragon Balls have disappeared. Will the surviving heroes find a way to wish their fallen friends back to life?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/101,344 votesLoading...Plans for Departure
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 2/21/1990
Bulma accidentally destroys the Saiyan spaceship! Luckily, Mr. Popo reveals the existence of another ship that may be able to reach Namek. Can they find it in time, and will the old ship still work if they do?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/101,342 votesLoading...Nursing Wounds
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 2/28/1990
Goku, Krillin, and Gohan prepare for the return of the Saiyans. Meanwhile, Bulma and Mr. Popo search for a second spaceship capable of transporting her to Planet Namek.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/101,336 votesLoading...Friends or Foes?
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 3/7/1990
Gohan, Bulma, and Krillin blast off for Planet Namek in search of the magic Dragon Balls, but their journey quickly turns chaotic when they encounter a bizarre situation in the vacuum of space!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A