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The Worst Episodes of Dragon Ball Z

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Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Episode 11 - Terror on Arlia
    7.0/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Terror on Arlia

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Episode 10 - A New Friend
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #2 - A New Friend

    S1:E10

    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

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  3. Dragon Ball Z Season 3 Episode 1 - Password Is Porunga
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Password Is Porunga

    S3:E1

    Having acquired all seven Namekian Dragon Balls, Krillin and Gohan are ready to summon the dragon and make their wish. There’s just one problem: they don’t know the password!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 2 - Buu Against Buu
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Buu Against Buu

    S9:E2

    The Battle of the Buus begins as Majin Buu fights his evil counterpart! The good Buu gets a taste of his own medicine when he’s turned into chocolate! Evil Buu gobbles him up, and a horrible transformation takes place! Who is this radical new Buu?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 3 - Empty Planet
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Empty Planet

    S9:E3

    When the new and improved Majin Buu makes a surprise visit to the Lookout to challenge Gotenks, every second becomes a test of survival! And where are Trunks and Goten during the chaos that erupts?... Sound asleep, of course!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 8 - Gotenks Is Awesome!
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Gotenks Is Awesome!

    S9:E8

    Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks continues his fight with Majin Buu, and the Lookout is caught in the crossfire! As Gotenks turns up the power, so does Majin Buu - and by the time it’s over, one of them will be in way over his head!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 18 - Vegito... Downsized
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Vegito... Downsized

    S9:E18

    The battle rages on between Vegito and Majin Buu! The Super Saiyan Combo seems to have the fight well in hand. But is Vegito tempting fate by toying with Buu? What terrible tricks does the wily, pink monster still have up his sleeve?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 19 - The Incredible Fighting Candy
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #8 - The Incredible Fighting Candy

    S9:E19

    Having been reduced to a coffee-flavored candy, it seems nothing can stop Vegito from being consumed by the evil Majin Buu. But when the gumdrop fights back, Buu realizes that the battle is far from over!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Episode 12 - Global Training
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Global Training

    S1:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Episode 15 - Dueling Piccolos
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Dueling Piccolos

    S1:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Episode 16 - Plight of the Children
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Plight of the Children

    S1:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Episode 23 - Saibamen Attack!
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Saibamen Attack!

    S1:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dragon Ball Z Season 3 Episode 4 - Fighting Power: One Million??
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Fighting Power: One Million??

    S3:E4

    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!

    Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  14. Dragon Ball Z Season 8 Episode 1 - The Wizard's Curse
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Wizard's Curse

    S8:E1

    The Z-Fighters race to stop Babidi’s cronies from delivering the pure energy that will be used resurrect the dreaded Majin Buu. Will they find Babidi’s hidden spaceship in time?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 20 - The Innards of Buu
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #15 - The Innards of Buu

    S9:E20

    When Majin Buu absorbs Vegito, the fused Saiyan separates into Goku and Vegeta once again. Deep within the villain, they reveal their plan to rescue Gohan and the others. Can the duo survive the digestive process and carry out their mission?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 21 - Mind Trap
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Mind Trap

    S9:E21

    Dangers abound as Goku and Vegeta continue their search for Gohan and inside of Majin Buu’s body! After meeting some disgusting bedfellows, they finally find what they’re looking for as they enter Majin Buu’s head!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dragon Ball Z Season 7 Episode 8 - Gohan's First Date
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Gohan's First Date

    S7:E8

    Gohan thinks being a super-hero is a snap until a pretty girl named Angela discovers his secret. When Angela threatens to tell all unless he goes on a date with her, Gohan's life suddenly becomes more complicated than ever!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 9 - Unlucky Break
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Unlucky Break

    S9:E9

    Gohan continues his training on the World of the Kais. Meanwhile, Gotenks briefly takes the upper hand in the battle with Majin Buu before his techniques begin to fall apart. Will Gohan be ready in time to step in and finish the fight?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 22 - Deadly Vision
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Deadly Vision

    S9:E22

    Goku and Vegeta reunite the others only to be attacked by Majin Buu! The showdown proves that fighting Buu inside his own head is a mind-bending experience. Can Goku and Vegeta survive in this twisted house of horrors where all is Buu?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Episode 37 - Buu's Reincarnation
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Buu's Reincarnation

    S9:E37

    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?

    Director:Yoshihiro Ueda
    Writer:Masashi Kubota

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  21. Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Episode 9 - The Strangest Robot
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #21 - The Strangest Robot

    S1:E9

    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

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  22. Dragon Ball Z Season 2 Episode 1 - Held Captive
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Held Captive

    S2:E1

    Bulma, Gohan, and Krillin are mistaken for friends of Frieza and taken prisoner by an angry army of children! To regain their freedom and continue on their mission, the gang must convince the kids of their innocence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dragon Ball Z Season 6 Episode 9 - The Puzzle of General Tao
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #23 - The Puzzle of General Tao

    S6:E9

    Goku comes face to face with an old adversary: General Tao! The search for the Dragon Balls led Goku to the aging general, but unless the Super Saiyan can solve the crafty villain’s puzzle, the search may end in vain!

    Director:Daisuke Nishio
    Writer:Hiroshi Toda

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  24. Dragon Ball Z Season 7 Episode 9 - Rescue Videl
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Rescue Videl

    S7:E9

    When the Red Shark Gang kidnaps the mayor and demands a showdown with Mr. Satan, it's Videl who answers the challenge. Gohan knows Videl is in over her head, but he can't leave his classroom to help her without blowing his cover!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dragon Ball Z Season 8 Episode 32 - Gotenks Is Born
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Gotenks Is Born

    S8:E32

    After many comical misfires, Trunks and Goten finally perfect the Fusion technique, and Gotenks is born! Defying Piccolo’s command, the super-kid immediately leaves to go fight Majin Buu! Is Gotenks ready for the fight of his young life?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Terror on Arlia" is the worst rated episode of "Dragon Ball Z". It scored 7/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/12/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A New Friend".