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Goku's Rival

  • Episode aired Sep 6, 2001
  • TV-PG
  • 24m
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The start of the "Tournament Saga". Goku begins his training with Master Roshi. Also, Roshi takes a young boy named Krillin as his student. Meanwhile, Yamcha, Bulma, Puar, and Oolong are on ... Read allThe start of the "Tournament Saga". Goku begins his training with Master Roshi. Also, Roshi takes a young boy named Krillin as his student. Meanwhile, Yamcha, Bulma, Puar, and Oolong are on their way to the city, but they crash their vehicle in the jungle, and later get lost in t... Read allThe start of the "Tournament Saga". Goku begins his training with Master Roshi. Also, Roshi takes a young boy named Krillin as his student. Meanwhile, Yamcha, Bulma, Puar, and Oolong are on their way to the city, but they crash their vehicle in the jungle, and later get lost in the desert.

  • Director
    • Minoru Okazaki
  • Writers
    • Jared Hedges
    • Akira Toriyama
  • Stars
    • Brice Armstrong
    • Stephanie Nadolny
    • Mike McFarland
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    7.5/10
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    • Director
      • Minoru Okazaki
    • Writers
      • Jared Hedges
      • Akira Toriyama
    • Stars
      • Brice Armstrong
      • Stephanie Nadolny
      • Mike McFarland
    • 2User reviews
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    Brice Armstrong
    Brice Armstrong
    • Narrator
    • (voice: English version)
    Stephanie Nadolny
    Stephanie Nadolny
    • Goku
    • (voice: English version)
    Mike McFarland
    Mike McFarland
    • Master Roshi
    • (voice: English version)
    Tiffany Vollmer
    Tiffany Vollmer
    • Bulma
    • (voice: English version)
    Laurie Steele
    • Krillin
    • (voice: English version)
    Bradford Jackson
    Bradford Jackson
    • Oolong
    • (voice: English version)
    Julie Franklin
    • Mermaid
    • (voice: English version)
    Monika Antonelli
    Monika Antonelli
    • Puar
    • (voice: English version)
    Christopher Sabat
    Christopher Sabat
    • Yamcha
    • (voice: English version)
    Victor Atelevich
    Victor Atelevich
    • Yamcha (Blue Water dub)
    • (voice: English version)
    Leda Davies
    • Bulma (Blue Water dub)
    • (voice: English version)
    Steve Olson
    • Narrator (Blue Water dub)
    • (voice: English version)
    Chris Simms
    • Puar (Blue Water dub)
    • (voice: English version)
    • (as Kris Simms)
    Zoe Slusar
    Zoe Slusar
    • Goku (Blue Water dub)
    • (voice: English version)
    Mike Thiessen
    • Krillin (Blue Water dub)
    • (voice: English version)
    • Director
      • Minoru Okazaki
    • Writers
      • Jared Hedges
      • Akira Toriyama
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    5MeshTheMovieFreak

    Vulgar and Sexist episode

    Loved Dragon Ball when I was a kid and I haven't watch it again for so long. Had some slow time these days and I tried to revisit. Season 1 is awesome but come season 2 with Master Roshi asking for young teenage girl to be his girl friend made me cringe. I know it's a cartoon in the 80s but boy the way they zoomed in some of the girls is quite inappropriate. Have no idea why the creators think this is a good entertainment for little kids :/

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    • Trivia
      Start of the "Tournament Saga".
    • Quotes

      Master Roshi: Do your legs hurt? Cause you've been running all through my dreams!

      Mermaid: Pardon?... I don't have legs.

      [Roshi sees the girl is a mermaid, and collapses]

      Master Roshi: [awkward laugh] So, you're a mermaid, are you?

      Master Roshi: [thinking to himself] I knew there was something fishy about this...

      [looks at the mermaid's skimpy top]

      Master Roshi: [thinking] I guess i can still try with her human half...

      Master Roshi: Well, I'm like a turtle and you're part fish, so what do you say you and me go inside and learn more about our species?

      [smack! the mermaid hits him and dives into the water]

    • Soundtracks
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      by Hiroki Takahashi

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 2001 (United States)
    • Production companies
      • FUNimation Entertainment
      • Toei Animation
      • Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
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      • 24m

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