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Dragon Ball Z S4E14 — Welcome Back Goku
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Dragon Ball Z•Season 4•Episode 14

Welcome Back Goku

8.8/10 · 12 votesDec 18, 199126 min

Ranked #2 of 32 in Season 4•+0.6 vs season avg

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After defeating Frieza and King Cold, the mysterious stranger announces the exact time and place of Goku's arrival on Earth. Can this young Super-Saiyan really predict the future?! Gohan and the others are determined to find out!

Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Written byHiroshi Toda
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Season 4 Episodes32

The Heavens Tremble stillE1 8.3

The Heavens Tremble

Black Fog of Terror stillE2 7.7

Black Fog of Terror

Battle in Kami's Lookout stillE3 8.3

Battle in Kami's Lookout

Fight With Piccolo stillE4 8.4

Fight With Piccolo

Call for Restoration stillE5 8.4

Call for Restoration

Suicidal Course stillE6 8.4

Suicidal Course

Extreme Measures stillE7 8.4

Extreme Measures

The World Awakens stillE8 8.2

The World Awakens

Brief Chance for Victory stillE9 8.3

Brief Chance for Victory

Krillin's Proposal stillE10 7.9

Krillin's Proposal

Frieza's Counterattack stillE11 8.3

Frieza's Counterattack

The Mysterious Youth stillE12 8.3

The Mysterious Youth

Another Super Saiyan? stillE13 8.8

Another Super Saiyan?

Welcome Back Goku stillE14 8.8Now viewing

Welcome Back Goku

Mystery Revealed stillE15 8.8

Mystery Revealed

Goku's Special Technique stillE16 8.3

Goku's Special Technique

Z Warriors Prepare stillE17 8.0

Z Warriors Prepare

Goku's Ordeal stillE18 7.9

Goku's Ordeal

The Androids Appear stillE19 8.2

The Androids Appear

A Handy Trick stillE20 7.9

A Handy Trick

Double Trouble for Goku stillE21 8.1

Double Trouble for Goku

Upgrade to Super Saiyan stillE22 8.4

Upgrade to Super Saiyan

The Secret of Dr. Gero stillE23 8.3

The Secret of Dr. Gero

More Androids?! stillE24 8.2

More Androids?!

Follow Dr. Gero stillE25 8.1

Follow Dr. Gero

Nightmare Comes True stillE26 8.0

Nightmare Comes True

Goku's Assassin stillE27 8.0

Goku's Assassin

Deadly Beauty stillE28 8.5

Deadly Beauty

No Match for the Androids stillE29 8.3

No Match for the Androids

Last Ditch Effort stillE30 8.3

Last Ditch Effort

Closing In stillE31 7.8

Closing In

Unwelcome Discovery stillE32 8.3

Unwelcome Discovery

Cast18

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Vegeta (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Piccolo (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Krillin / Uranai Baba (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Bulma / Bulla

Naoki Tatsuta

Naoki Tatsuta

Oolong / Karin (voice)

Ryusei Nakao

Ryusei Nakao

Freeza (voice)

Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Dr. Briefs (voice)

Naoko Watanabe

Naoko Watanabe

Puar / Chi-Chi (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Tien Shinhan (voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Android 18 (voice)

Hiroko Emori

Hiroko Emori

Mama / Chaozu / Bulma / Bulla (voice)

Crew7

T

Toshiyuki Kanno

Key Animation

Kazuhisa Takenouchi

Kazuhisa Takenouchi

Storyboard Artist

Mitsuo Hashimoto

Mitsuo Hashimoto

Director

Y

Yukio Ebisawa

Key Animation

T

Tomoya Iida

Key Animation

H

Hiroshi Toda

Writer

Y

Yukio Ebisawa

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Welcome Back Goku" is episode 14 of Dragon Ball Z season 4. It scored 8.8/10 from 12 votes, ranking #2 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto and written by Hiroshi Toda, it aired on December 18, 1991.

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