6.5/101,393 votesLoading...#1 - 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
6.6/101,400 votesLoading...#2 - 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
6.8/101,405 votesLoading...#3 - 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
6.8/101,412 votesLoading...#4 - 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
6.8/101,336 votesLoading...#5 - 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
6.9/101,427 votesLoading...#6 - 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
6.9/101,406 votesLoading...#7 - 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
6.9/101,342 votesLoading...#8 - 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
7.0/101,445 votesLoading...#9 - 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
7.1/101,425 votesLoading...#10 - 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
7.1/109 votesLoading...#11 - Password Is Porunga
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/1991
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/101,447 votesLoading...#12 - 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...#13 - 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
7.2/101,397 votesLoading...#14 - 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
7.3/101,525 votesLoading...#15 - 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
7.3/101,400 votesLoading...#16 - 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
7.3/101,344 votesLoading...#17 - 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
7.4/101,404 votesLoading...#18 - 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
7.4/101,385 votesLoading...#19 - 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
7.4/101,380 votesLoading...#20 - 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
7.4/106 votesLoading...#21 - Fighting Power: One Million??
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/1991
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
7.4/106 votesLoading...#22 - Empty Planet
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/1995
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/101,420 votesLoading...#23 - 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
7.5/101,394 votesLoading...#24 - 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
7.5/101,398 votesLoading...#25 - 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
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Plight of the Children" is the worst rated episode of "Dragon Ball Z". It scored 6.5/10 based on 1393 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/16/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dueling Piccolos".