7.9/1019 votes#1 - Goro's Dream and Daddy's Dream
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/2004
Five year old Goro practices baseball every day to be like his dad Shigeharu, a pro ballplayer,until he injures his elbow and decides to retire.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1016 votes#2 - Their Friendship
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/2004
Goro invites a boy named Toshiya to play catch, reluctant at first, Toshiya comes to love it. Shigeharu vows to make a comeback as a hitter.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1015 votes#3 - I Hate You, Daddy!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/2004
A little league coach is dazzled by Goro's raw talent and teaches him to throw breaking balls. But Shigeharu, fearing injury, won't let him play.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1015 votes#4 - A Birthday One Day Late
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/2004
Shigeharu is back on the team as a hitter and, on his best friend and teammate's suggestion, looks to remarry, but he's absent on Goro's birthday.
Director: N/A
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8.8/1019 votes#5 - The Man From the Majors
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/2004
Goro is captivated by Joe Gibson, a major league player now playing in Japan. When Shigeharu homers off of him, Goro is beside himself with delight.
Director: N/A
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9.1/1019 votes#6 - Farewell...
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/2004
Shigeharu gets beaned by Gibson, but the Blue Oceans go on to win. Goro falls asleep enraptured, but the next day brings anything but joy.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1016 votes#7 - Goro Honda, Age Nine!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/2004
Three years after his father's death, Goro joins the Mifune little league team. The coach welcomes him warmly, but the team has no love for the game.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1015 votes#8 - Team Complete!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/2005
Kaoru Shimizu joins the Mifune team, but they're still two players short. Goro then runs into his classmate Komori, who's being forced to shoplift.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1014 votes#9 - Alone on the Mound
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/2005
Komori and Sawamura join the Mifune Dolphins, who now have a full team, but they have to play a game to save the team despite having hardly practiced.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1014 votes#10 - Showdown in the Rain
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2005
Having learned the importance of teamwork, Goro steps up his game and puts down the adult batters, but his own team can't hit the opposing pitcher.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1014 votes#11 - The Team Dad Played On
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/2005
The Mifune Dolphins have been reborn. Urged by Coach Ando, Goro goes to observe the top little league team in Japan and runs into his old pal Toshiya.
Director: N/A
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8.2/1014 votes#12 - An Invitation From Gibson
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2005
Gibson, now back in MLB, invites Goro to see him play in San Francisco. Though put off at first, Goro wants to see top-level baseball, so he accepts.
Director: Jiro Fujimoto
Writer: N/A
8.0/1013 votes#13 - Summer! Baseball! Training Camp!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2005
The Mifune Dolphins join a training camp during summer break with all the best teams in Japan. Goro runs afoul of another team's heavy hitter.
Director: N/A
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8.2/1013 votes#14 - Reckless Practice Match!
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2005
After Mifune loses a practice game to Kuki Little in part because he can't bring himself to pitch inside, Goro asks Yokohama Little for a game.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1013 votes#15 - The Coach's Feelings
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2005
Goro, determined to beat Yokohama Little, helps Sawamura practice pitching. When Coach Ando sees them at it, he realizes he'd given up on his dreams.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1013 votes#16 - I Quit!
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2005
Ryoko, the girl Goro just met, is a pitcher for Yokohama Little. He invites her to play ping-pong, upsetting Shimizu and keeping her up all night.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1013 votes#17 - Tournament Start!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2005
Before the fall tournament, Mifune practices at the batting cages. There, they run into the Okamura triplets, who play for their first-round opponent.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1013 votes#18 - Aim for victory!
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/2005
The Okamura triplets score a run off Goro with their strategy, and their ironclad defense grinds down Mifune's will, but Shimizu gives them new life.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1013 votes#19 - Mother's happiness
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/2/2005
In round two, Mifune faces Totsuka-Nishi Little, led by ace Kyuta Usami. Goro spots Momoko out with Shigeno and is consumed with dread.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1013 votes#20 - Goro's mistake!?
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2005
Mifune is on the ropes; Goro suddenly gives up a home run, and they can't hit Kyuta's pitch. To make matters worse, Komori sprains his wrist.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1012 votes#21 - This is baseball!
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/16/2005
Sawamura's desperation bunt gets him on base, breaks up Kyuta's perfect game, and rattles the ace. Mifune then closes the gap to one run.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1012 votes#22 - The night before the match
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/23/2005
Mifune draws Yokohama Little in the quarters, but Komori's injury is worse than they thought. With the team needing a new catcher, Shimizu volunteers.
Director: Jiro Fujimoto
Writer: N/A
8.2/1012 votes#23 - No Intention of Losing!
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/2005
Coach Ando throws out his back, so Momoko fills in for him against Yokohama Little. Mifune, overwhelmed by the big stage, commits several errors.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1012 votes#24 - Chase it! Overcome it!
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/2005
Toshiya gets Goro to hit into a double play. In the top of the 3rd, as Goro gets shelled again, he uncorks his secret weapon on cleanup hitter Majima.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1012 votes#25 - Everyone together
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/14/2005
The game enters extra innings. Yokohama Little saps Goro's energy with bunts and puts Ryoko in to pitch. Goro's teammates worry about how he'll react.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Goro's Dream and Daddy's Dream" is the best rated episode of "Major" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/13/2004. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Their Friendship".