Cartoon Resource entry #016 - Dragon Ball (1986)

DRAGON BALL

ORIGINAL JAPAN AIRDATES: Feb 26, 1986-Apr 19, 1989 on Fuji TV
ORIGINAL US AIRDATES: Sep 9, 1995-Dec 2, 1995 in syndication (episodes #1-13 original English dub)
Aug 20, 2001-Dec 1, 2003 on Cartoon Network (episodes #1-13 plus #14-153 in new English dub)
EPISODES: 153
ANIMATION BY: Toei Animation
DISTRIBUTED and OWNED BY: Toei Animation and Funimation

SUMMARY

Dragon Ball showcases a much younger Goku, and villainous Piccolo search for the mysterious Dragon Balls. The first English dub of the show never even aired.  Harmony Gold licensed the series in 1989 and produced a preliminary dub of the first 5 episodes and an edited together movie before canceling the project. In 1995, Funimation made their English dub of the first 13 episodes before it was canceled due to low ratings. Dragon Ball Z was chosen to dub for the next season. After Dragon Ball Z ran in syndication and had a more successful airing on Cartoon Network, they decided to go back and dub the original again.  This time they used their in-house voice actors, and even re-dubbed the previous 13 episodes with less edits and cuts.  The entire Dragon Ball series premiered on Cartoon Network and filled in during breaks in airings of the Dragon Ball Z series. So, for the most part, Dragon Ball Z was aired before much of the original Dragon Ball series in the US and English speaking markets.

The first episode is the Japanese translated title.
The second episode is the English dub title.
For the first thirteen episodes, there are two airdates: The original 1995 syndicated run and the re-dub done in 2001 by Funimation.

EPISODE GUIDE
1st Season (1986 / 1995 / 2001)
THE EMPEROR PILAF SAGA

#01 Bulma and Son Goku (02.26.1986)
The Secret of the Dragon Balls (09.09.1995 / 08.20.2001)

#02 What the...?! No Balls! (03.05.1986)
The Emperor's Quest (09.16.1995 / 08.21.2001)

#03 The Turtle Hermit's Kinto Un (03.12.1986)
The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi (09.23.1995 / 08.22.2001)

#04 Oolong, the Kidnapping Monster (03.19.1986)
Oolong the Terrible (09.30.1995 / 08.23.2001)

#05 Yamcha, The Strong Yet Cruel Desert Bandit (03.26.1986)
Yamcha the Desert Bandit (10.07.1995 / 08.24.2001)

#06 Midnight Callers (04.02.1986)
Keep An Eye On the Dragon Balls (10.14.1995 / 08.27.2001)

#07 Mt. Frypan's Gyumao (04.09.1986)
The Ox King On Fire Mountain (10.21.1995 / 08.28.2001)

#08 The Turtle Hermit's Kamehameha (04.16.1986)
The Kamehameha Wave (10.28.1995 / 08.29.2001)

#09 The Rabbit Boss' Special Technique (04.23.1986)
Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch (11.04.1995 / 08.30.2001)

#10 The Dragon Balls Are Stolen!!! (04.30.1986)
The Dragon Balls Are Stolen! (11.11.1995 / 08.31.2001)

#11 At Last the Dragon Appears! (05.07.1986)
The Penalty Is Pinball (11.18.1995 / 09.03.2001)

#12 The Wish To Shen Long (05.14.1986)
A Wish To the Eternal Dragon (11.25.1995 / 09.04.2001)

#13 Goku's Great Transformation (05.21.1986)
The Legend of Goku (12.02.1995 / 09.05.2001)

THE TOURNAMENT SAGA

#14 Goku's Rival? Appears!! (05.28.1986)
Goku's Rival (09.06.2001)

#15 The Peculiar Girl, Lunch (06.04.1986)
Look Out For Launch (09.07.2001)

#16 Training — The Rock Hunt (06.11.1986)
Find That Stone! (09.10.2001)

#17 With Life At Stake! Milk Delivery (06.18.1986)
Milk Delivery (09.11.2001)

#18 The Turtle Hermit's Intense Training (06.25.1986)
The Turtle Hermit Way (09.12.2001)

#19 The Tenkaichi Tournament Begins! (07.02.1986)
The Tournament Begins (09.13.2001)

#20 Will It Appear!? The Power From the Training (07.09.1986)
Elimination Round (09.14.2001)

#21 Watch Out! Kuririn (07.16.1986)
Smells Like Trouble (09.17.2001)

#22 Yamucha Vs. Jackie Chun (07.23.1986)
Quarterfinals Begin (09.18.2001)

#23 He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran (07.30.1986)
Monster Beast Giran (09.19.2001)

#24 Kuririn's Desperate Offensive and Defensive Battle (08.06.1986)
Krillin's Frantic Attack! (09.20.2001)

#25 Get Up, Goku! The Fearsome Tenku Pekeji-ken (08.13.2001)
Danger From Above (09.21.2001)

#26 The Final Round!! Kamehame-Ha (08.20.1986)
The Grand Finals (09.24.2001)

#27 Goku's Greatest Pinch (08.27.1986)
Number One Under the Moon? (09.25.2001)

#28 Clash!! Power Vs. Power (09.03.1986)
The Final Blow (09.26.2001)

2nd Season (1986-1987 / 2002)
THE RED RIBBON ARMY SAGA

#29 Another Adventure-The Wandering Lake (09.10.1986)
The Roaming Lake (02.11.2002)

#30 Pilaf and the Mysterious Army (09.17.1986)
Pilaf and the Mystery Force (02.12.2002)

#31 Yikes! A Fake Goku Appears!! (09.24.1986)
Wedding Plans? (02.13.2002)

#32 Vanished!? The Flying Fortress In the Sky (10.01.1986)
The Flying Fortress-Vanished! (02.14.2002)

#33 Legend of the Dragon (10.08.1986)
The Legend of a Dragon (02.15.2002)

#34 The Heartless Red Ribbon (10.15.1986)
Cruel General Red (02.18.2002)

#35 Suno, Girl of the North (10.22.1986)
Cold Reception (02.19.2002)

#36 The Terror of Muscle Tower (10.29.1986)
Major Metallitron (02.20.2002)

#37 Enter Ninja Murasaki (11.05.1986)
Ninja Murasaki Is Coming! (02.21.2002)

#38 Be Afraid!! The Split-Image Technique (11.12.1986)
Five Murasakis (02.22.2002)

#39 The Mysterious Cyborg No. 8 (11.19.1986)
Mysterious Android No. 8 (02.25.2002)

#40 What Now, Goku!!? The Horrible Buyon (11.26.1986)
Horrifying Buyon (02.26.2002)

#41 The End of Muscle Tower (12.03.1986)
The Fall of Muscle Tower (02.27.2002)

#42 Imminent Danger!! Go For It, Ha-chan (12.10.1986)
The Secret of Dr. Flappe (02.28.2002)

#43 Bulma's House In Metro West (12.17.1986)
A Trip To the City (03.01.2002)

#44 Goku and Friends and Tons of Danger (12.24.1986)
Master Thief, Hasky (03.04.2002)

#45 Watch Out! A Mid-Air Trap (01.07.1987)
Danger In the Air (03.05.2002)

THE GENERAL BLUE SAGA 

#46 Bulma's Big Failure (01.14.1987)
Bulma's Bad Day (03.06.2002)

#47 Kame House Is Discovered!! (01.21.1987)
Kame House-Found! (03.07.2002)

#48 General Blue Begins Attacking!! (01.28.1987)
Deep Blue Sea (03.08.2002)

#49 Lunch-san In Danger (02.04.1987)
Roshi Surprise (03.11.2002)

#50 The Pirates' Traps (02.11.1987)
The Trap Is Sprung! (03.12.2002)

#51 The Security Guard At the Bottom of the Ocean (02.18.1987)
Beware of Robot (03.13.2002)

#52 We Did It! Treasure Discovered (02.25.1987)
The Pirate Treasure (03.14.2002)

#53 The Eyes That Sparkle With Terror (03.04.1987)
Blue, Black and Blue (03.15.2002)

3rd Season (1987-1988 / 2002)

#54 Run! Run! The Great Escape (03.11.1987)
Escape From Pirate Cave (10.21.2002)

#55 Lo! Chased To Penguin Village (03.18.1987)
Penguin Village (10.22.2002)

#56 Woohoo! Arale Rides the Cloud (03.25.1987)
Strange Visitor (10.23.2002)

#57 A Face-off! Arale Vs. Blue ()4.08.1987)
Arale Vs. Blue (10.24.2002)

THE COMMANDER RED SAGA

#58 The Sacred, Yet Ominous Land of Karin (04.15.1987)
The Land of Korin (10.28.2002)

#59 It's Him! The World's Greatest Assassin, Taopaipai (04.22.1987)
The Notorious Mercenary (10.29.2002)

#60 A Battle!! The Kamehameha Vs. the Dodonpa (04.29.1987)
Tao Attacks! (10.30.2002)

#61 Karin-sama of Karin Tower (05.06.1987)
Korin Tower (11.04.2002)

#62 What Will the Effect of the Super Spirit Water Be!? (05.13.1987)
Sacred Water (11.05.2002)

#63 Son Goku's Revenge (05.20.1987)
The Return of Goku (11.06.2002)

#64 The End of Taopaipai (05.27.1987)
The Last of Mercenary Tao (11.07.2002)

#65 Go, Goku! Commence Assault (06.10.1987)
Confront the Red Ribbon Army (11.08.2002)

#66 The Red Ribbon Army Desperately Fights Back (06.17.1987)
A Real Bind (11.11.2002)

#67 Commander Red Perishes!! (06.24.1987)
The End of Commander Red (11.12.2002)

THE FORTUNETELLER BABA SAGA

#68 The Last Dragon Ball (07.01.1987)
The Last Dragon Ball (11.13.2002)

#69 The Possibly Cute Fortuneteller Baba (07.08.1987)
Who Is Fortuneteller Baba? (11.14.2002)

#70 Attack! We Five Fighters (07.15.1987)
We Are the Five Warriors (11.15.2002)

#71 A Bloody and Desperate Battle! (07.22.1987)
Deadly Battle (11.18.2002)

#72 Meet Son Goku! The Demons' Toilet (07.29.1987)
Goku's Turn (11.19.2002)

#73 What Is the Deadly Devil Might Beam!? (08.05.1987)
The Devilmite Beam (11.20.2002)

#74 The Mysterious Fifth Man (08.12.1987)
The Mysterious Fifth Man (11.21.2002)

#75 A Clash!! Powerful Adversaries (08.19.1987)
The Strong Ones (11.22.2002)

#76 The Identity of the Masked Man (08.26.1987)
True Colors of the Masked Man (11.25.2002)

#77 Pilaf's Great Strategy (09.02.1987)
Pilaf's Tactics (11.26.2002)

#78 Shen Long, Again (09.09.1987)
The Eternal Dragon Rises (11.27.2002)

#79 Kinkaku and Ginkaku's Man-Eating Gourd (09.16.1987)
Terror and Plague (11.28.2002)

#80 Imperial Match! Goku Vs. Ten Long (09.23.1987)
Goku Vs. Sky Dragon (11.29.2002)

#81 Goku Goes To the Demon World (09.30.1987)
Goku Goes To Demon Land (12.02.2002)

#82 The Ferocious Beast, Inoshi Kacho (10.07.1987)
The Rampage of InoShikaCho (12.03.2002)

#83 Hurry To the Tenkaichi Martial Arts Tournament, Goku! (10.14.1987)
Which Way To Papaya Island? (12.04.2002)

THE TIEN SHINHAN SAGA

#84 Aim To Be the World's Best Martial Artist!! (10.21.1987)
Rivals and Arrivals (12.05.2002)

#85 Devoted To Victory!! Qualifier Survival (10.28.1987)
Preliminary Peril (12.06.2002)

#86 It's Decided!! Eight Brave Men (11.04.1987)
Then There Were Eight (12.09.2002)

#87 Showdown!! Yamcha Vs. Tenshinhan (11.11.1987)
Yamcha vs. Tien (12.10.2002)

#88 Onwards, Yamcha! The Incredible Tenshinhan (11.18.1987)
Yamcha's Big Break (12.11.2002)

#89 Scary!! The Full Moon's Grudge (11.25.1987)
Full-Moon Vengeance (12.12.2002)

#90 Nanana!! What, a Dodon Wave? (12.02.1987)
The Dodon Wave (12.13.2002)

#91 A Sudden Reversal!! Kuririn's Great Strategy (12.09.1987)
Counting Controversy!! (12.16.2002)

#92 Hang On! Son Goku Is Here!! (12.16.1987)
Goku Enters the Ring (12.17.2002)

#93 Evenly Matched!! Tenshinhan Vs. Jackie (12.23.1987)
Tien Shinhan Vs. Jackie Chun (12.18.2002)

#94 Gegege!! The New Crane Hermit School Technique: Taiyōken (12.30.1987)
Stepping Down (12.19.2002)

#95 Fight!! Goku Vs. Kuririn (01.06.1988)
Goku Vs. Krillin (12.20.2002)

#96 Really, Goku?! Kuririn's Great Strategy (01.13.1988)
Tail's Tale (12.23.2002)

#97 The Finals!! The World's Greatest Martial Artist is...?! (01.20.1988)
Final Match: Goku Vs. Tien (12.25.2002)

#98 The Secret Technique Haikyūken Vs. Fighting Power (01.27.1988)
Victory's Edge/ Battle Power! (12.26.2002)

#99 Tenshinhan In Distress!! (02.03.1988)
Tien's Insurrection (12.27.2002)

#100 Life?! Death?! A Last Resort (02.10.1988)
The Spirit Cannon (12.30.2002)

#101 The Martial Arts Tournament Comes To An End! And Then...!! (02.17.1988)
The Fallen (12.31.2002)

4th Season (1988-1989 / 2003)
THE KING PICCOLO SAGA

#102 The Terrifying Conspiracy of Kuririn's Death!! (02.24.1988)
Enter King Piccolo (09.01.2003)

#103 The Terror of Piccolo-Daimaō! (03.02.1988)
Tambourine Attacks! (09.02.2003)

#104 Come Back To Life, Son Goku!! (03.09.1988)
Mark of the Demon (09.03.2003)

#105 A Mysterious Man: Enter Yajirobe!! (03.16.1988)
Here Comes Yajirobe (09.04.2003)

#106 Demon Beast Tambourine Is Coming!! (03.23.1988)
Terrible Tambourine (09.05.2003)

#107 Son Goku: Explosive Rage!! (04.06.1988)
Tien's Atonement (09.09.2003)

#108 Piccolo-Daimaō Descends!! (04.13.1988)
Goku's Revenge (09.10.2003)

#109 Son Goku Vs. Piccolo-Daimaō (04.20.1988)
Goku vs. King Piccolo (09.11.2003)

#110 Keep At It! Son Goku!! (05.04.1988)
Piccolo Closes In (09.15.2003)

#111 The Turtle Hermit's Last Mafūba (05.11.1988)
Roshi's Gambit (09.16.2003)

#112 Newfound Youth?! Piccolo-Daimaō (05.18.1988)
King Piccolo's Wish (09.17.2003)

#113 King Castle, On Offense and Defense!! (05.25.1988)
Siege On Chow Castle (09.18.2003)

#114 Goku's Wish!! Even Karin-sama Is worried (06.01.1988)
Conquest and Power (09.22.2003)

#115 Go Get It! The Mysterious Super God Water (06.08.1988)
Awaken Darkness (09.23.2003)

#116 The Turtle Hermit Lives?! (06.22.1988)
A Taste of Destiny (09.24.2003)

#117 Son Goku Finally Departs!! (06.29.1988)
The Ultimate Sacrifice (09.25.2003)

#118 Tenshinhan's Determination (07.06.1988)
Prelude To Vengeance (09.29.2003)

#119 Will it Work?! The Legendary Mafūba (07.20.1988)
Battle Cry (09.30.2003)

#120 Goku: Rage At Full Power!! (07.27.1988)
Goku Strikes Back (10.01.2003)

#121 Son Goku's Greatest Crisis (08.03.1988)
The Biggest Crisis (10.02.2003)

#122 The Final Gamble (08.10.1988)
Final Showdown (10.06.2003)

THE PICCOLO JR. SAGA

#123 The Nyoibō's Secret (08.17.1988)
Lost and Found (10.07.2003)

#124 Temple Above the Clouds (08.24.1988)
Temple Above the Clouds (10.08.2003)

#125 Kami-sama Appears!! (08.31.1988)
Earth's Guardian Emerges (10.09.2003)

#126 Shen Long Is Resurrected!! (09.14.1988)
Eternal Dragon Resurrected (10.13.2003)

#127 Faster Than Lightning!! (09.21.1988)
Quicker Than Lightning (10.14.2003)

#128 Quiet As the Sky (09.28.1988)
Secret of the Woods (10.15.2003)

#129 Time Traveler Goku (10.12.1988)
The Time Room (10.16.2003)

#130 Goku's Opponent Is... Goku?! (10.19.1988)
Goku's Doll (10.20.2003)

#131 Each On Their Own Way (10.26.1988)
Walking Their Own Ways (10.21.2003)

#132 Hotter Than Magma (11.02.1988)
Hotter Than Lava (10.22.2003)

#133 Reunion Before the Storm (11.09.1988)
Changes (10.23.2003)

#134 Trouble At the Tenkaichi Tournament (11.16.1988)
Preliminary Peril (10.27.2003)

#135 The Chosen Eight (11.23.1988)
Battle of the Eight (10.28.2003)

#136 The Assassin Taopaipai's Counterattack (11.30.1988)
Tien Shinhan Vs. Mercenary Tao (10.29.2003)

#137 Son Goku's Marriage (12.07.1988)
Anonymous Proposal (10.30.2003)

#138 The Mysterious Man, Shen (12.14.1988)
The Mysterious Hero (11.03.2003)

#139 Another Fierce Fight! Goku Vs. Tenshinhan (12.21.1988)
Rematch (11.04.2003)

#140 True Strength (01.11.1989)
Goku Gains Speed (11.05.2003)

#141 Four Tenshinhans (01.18.1989)
The Four Faces of Tien (11.06.2003)

#142 Who Is Stronger?! Kami Vs. Piccolo-Daimaō (01.25.1988)
Kami Vs. Piccolo (11.10.2003)

#143 A Gamble On the Fate of the Earth! (02.01.1989)
Battle For the Future (11.11.2003)

#144 Let Loose! The Ultimate Super Kamehameha (02.08.1989)
Super Kamehameha (11.12.2003)

#145 Piccolo-Daimaō's Super Giant-Body Technique (02.15.1988)
Junior No More (11.13.2003)

#146 Son Goku's Trap (02.22.1989)
Goku's Trap (11.17.2003)

#147 Nothing More That Can Be Done!! (03.01.1989)
Goku Hangs On (11.18.2003)

#148 Hooray! The Earth's Strongest Man (03.08.1989)
The Victor (11.19.2003)

#149 Wedding Dress In Flames (03.15.1989)
Dress In Flames (11.20.2003)

#150 The Phantom Fire-Eating Bird (03.22.1989)
The Fire-Eater (11.24.2003)

#151 Thanks To Chi Chi's Homemaker Training... (04.05.1989)
Outrageous Octagon (11.25.2003)

#152 Hurry, Goku! The Mysterious Mountain of Five Elements (04.12.1989)
Mystery of the Dark World (11.26.2003)

#153 Mt. Frypan Is Burning! An Instant Do-or-Die Journey (04.19.1989)
The End, the Beginning (12.01.2003)

MOVIES

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
(12.20.1986 Japan / 09.24.1996 US)

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess In Devil’s Castle
(07.18.1987 Japan / 01.18.2000 US)

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
(07.09.1988 Japan / 02.27.2001 US)

Dragon Ball: The Path To Power
(03.04.1996 Japan / 04.29.2003 US)

SPECIALS

Dragon Ball: Goku’s Fire Brigade (06.1988)

Dragon Ball: Goku’s Traffic Safety (06.1988)

OCEAN GROUP ORIGINAL ENGLISH DUB VOICE ACTORS
(1995 US - Episodes #1-13)

Don Brown as Turtle, Emperor Pilaf
Ted Cole (1971) as Yamcha
Jim Conrad as the Narrator
Michael Donovan (1953) as Master Roshi
Saffron Henderson (1965) as Goku
Andrea Libman (1984) as Chi-Chi
Lalainia Lindberg (1974) as Bulma
Kathy Morse as Puar
Doug Parker (1957) as Shu, Shenron
Teryl Rothery (1962) as Mai
Dave Ward as Ox-King
Alec Willows (1952) as Oolong

FUNIMATION ENGLISH DUB VOICE ACTORS
(2001-2003 - Episodes #14-153)

Monika Antonelli (1959) as Chiaotzu, Puar
Brice Armstrong (1936) as the Narrator
Laura Bailey (1981) as Chi-Chi (child)
John Burgmeier (1974) as Tien Shinhan
Chris Cason (1974) as Shu
Cynthia Cranz (1969) as Chi-Chi (teen)
Julie Franklin (1973) as Mai
Kyle Hebert (1969) as Ox-King, Commander Red
Chuck Huber (1971) as Emperor Pilaf, Master Shen
Brad Jackson (1976) as Oolong
Meredith McCoy (1980) as Launch
Mike McFarland (1970) as Master Roshi, Yajirobe
Stephanie Nadolny (1971) as Goku (child)
Christopher Sabat (1973) as Turtle, Yamcha, Korin, Kami, Mr. Popo, Staff Officer Black, King Piccolo, Piccolo Jr., Shenron
Sean Schemmel (1968) as Goku (teen)
Laurie Steele (1954) as Krillin (child)
Sonny Strait (1965) as Krillin (teen), General Blue
Eric Vale (1974) as World Tournament Announcer
Tiffany Vollmer (1973) as Bulma
Kent Williams (1964) as Mercenary Tao
Linda Young (1953) as Baba