A Grand Problem

Goku and Trunks are on the verge of defeat, finding themselves in the sinister grip of a mad scientist who wishes to use their Saiyan bodies in his twisted experiments! But what's this? Goku is a child?! The grandest adventure of all begins now! This is a clip show episode created by Funimation in order to summarize the story of the first 16 episodes of the anime, which were initially skipped in the American broadcast.

Episode 1•24m

Pan's Gambit

Just as he is freed from Dr. Myuu's laboratory by Pan, Goku comes face to face with General Rilldo's top fighting machine the Mega Canon Sigma Force! With the ability to combine their mechanical bodies into many different deadly weapons, these Killer-Bots may make this the shortest rescue attempt ever!

Episode 2•24m

Unexpected Power

With Giru's dark secret out in the open, Goku, Pan, and Trunks are more determined than ever before to complete their dangerous mission. Having barely survived the terrible Mega Canon Sigma Force, do the heroes have enough strength left to fend off the amazing new threat looming on the horizon?

Episode 3•24m

A General Uprising

Goku and Rilldo continue to fight, but Rilldo reveals his secret power.

Episode 4•24m

The Source of Rilldo's Power

Still trapped on the planet of the Machine Mutants, Goku and Pan succumb to General Rilldo's tricky tactics and become frozen in metal. The evil Dr. Myuu has them sent to his laboratory to join Trunks so he can drain the trio's Saiyan powers and use them at his will! And the double-crossing Giru shows he has more than one trick up his sleeve!

Episode 5•24m

A Secret Revealed

After removing all control from Dr. Myuu, Trunks reveals the mystery that drove him to deceive. Behind a door lies the doctor's darkest secret Baby, a creature designed to subjugate the entire galaxy! Are the three Saiyans enough to put this child out of commission?

Episode 6•24m

The Baby Secret

After removing all control from Dr. Myuu, Trunks reveals the mystery that drove him to deceive. Behind a door lies the doctor's darkest secret Baby, a creature designed to subjugate the entire galaxy! Are the three Saiyans enough to put this child out of commission?

Episode 7•24m

Hidden Danger

Believing Dr. Myuu's evil vision contained, Goku, Pan, and Trunks set out to recover the remaining Dragonballs. Their search leads them to a battered ship soon to be destroyed by the gravity of a nearby star! But a dragon ball is not the only discovery that the tattered craft offers up; something onboard is alive!

Episode 8•24m

Discovering the Truth

Goku and the others take a short detour from Dragon Ball hunting and land on Planet Vidal to get medical treatment for the boy that they rescued in outer-space. But who is this mysterious, young survivor and why can't the Doctor assigned to his case be trusted?

Episode 9•24m

Baby's Arrival

When a roughneck starts wreaking havoc in the city, Goten has to interrupt his big date to teach him a lesson. But as soon as Goten subdues him, another deranged fighter steps out of the crowd to take his place. Who are these strange criminals and where do they get their super strength?

Episode 10•24m

Saiyan Hunting

As Baby continues to seek out the Saiyans, he makes his way across Earth using the bodies of unsuspecting humans as his vehicle. But he finds resistance in the face of whom he hunts, Goten! Does Goten have what it takes to put this guy to a stop before he finds the other Saiyans?

Episode 11•24m

The Attack on Vegeta

As Goku, Trunks, and Pan stand on the brink of finding the last Dragon Ball, Baby uses Goten as a puppet so he can infiltrate Gohan's body. What is the ultimate plan of this formidable creature? And what kind of earth is waiting for our travelers when they return?

Episode 12•24m

A Worldwide Problem

With Vegeta's awesome power at his disposal, Baby's plan for world subjugation is nearly complete. And with Goku, Trunks, and Pan returning to Earth with the Dragon Balls his sinister nightmare is mere moments away from becoming reality!

Episode 13•24m

The Fall of the Saiyans

After sealing the Dragon Balls away with Dende, Goku believes Earth is spared from terrible destruction. But his darkest fears soon come to life as Baby comes calling! But how can Goku drive Baby from his friends and family without destroying them in the process?

Episode 14•24m

The Game After Life

After taking the full force of Baby's most powerful attack, Goku appears to have died! Baby begins the next phase of his master plan to use the power of the dragon balls to create a new home world for his followers! With Goku out of the picture, is there anyone left who can stop him?

Episode 15•24m

Collapse from Within

Despite being miraculously saved by Kibito at the last moment, Goku finds himself playing a twisted game of chance in a bizarre world where nothing is at it seems. The only way out is for Goku to win the game. But with Baby moving his followers to the new planet, Goku may be too late!

Episode 16•24m

The Return of Uub

After literally saving Pan from the clutches of Baby, Uub tries his best to pick up where Goku left off. But Baby proves to be a formidable adversary. All the while, Goku is with Old Kai, enduring the strangest training technique anyone has ever seen! Will it give Goku the kind of ability it will take to beat Baby?

Episode 17•24m

The Tail's Tale

The fate of Earth dangles by a thin thread, as Uub finds out quickly that he is no match for Baby on his own. Buu steps in to save him, and morphs himself into Uub's body, combining each of their strength's into one brutal force. Meanwhile, the time has come for Goku to attempt to resurrect his long gone powers!

Episode 18•24m

Back in the Game

After completing his tail stretching, Goku heads back to the Tuffle planet to fight alongside Uub. But he's too late. Having to face Baby alone, Goku must use his new-found abilities. But will they be too much even for the mightiest Saiyan to handle?

Episode 19•24m

Goku's Ascension

After Baby flees from defeat by the claws of the ape, Goku finally transforms into a Super Saiyan 4! With his power increased to its maximum, Goku sets out to find where Baby is hiding and finish him off for good. But with Bulma's help, Baby might just be able to find the strength inside his Saiyan host to bring himself up to, and even, Goku's power level!

Episode 20•24m

The Tuffle Gorilla Attacks!

As Goku settles into his new Super Saiyan 4 abilities, a device is constructed to grand Baby Vegeta the power to crush Goku for good! But when the device is used, Baby Vegeta transforms into a monstrous gorilla. And then even Goku's fiercest attacks won't be enough to stop the blind rage of this beast!

Episode 21•24m

Old Kai's Last Stand

With Goku only moments away form destruction at the hands of Baby, Elder Kai charges Kibito Kai with a top secret mission. But he will have to hurry! Bulma showers Baby with Blutz Waves vastly increasing his strength and causing him to go on a rampage that could destroy his own planet!

Episode 22•24m

Family Bonds

Old Kai's quick thinking has freed Trunks, Goten, and Gohan from Baby's control! But even their combined strengths are not enough to stop Baby. Only Super Saiyan 4 Goku has the power to stop the madness, but the battle with Baby has left Goku totally spent! Does Baby have what it takes to finally achieve his evil plans?

Episode 23•24m

Baby Put to Rest

A fully-charged Super Saiyan 4 Goku squares off with Baby in the deciding battle for the fate of the Universe! Only one of them can leave the Tuffle Planet alive. But destroying Baby means destroying Vegeta! With the fate of the universe in his hands, Goku makes a split-second decision that could change his life forever!

Episode 24•24m

Piccolo's Decision

With Baby destroyed forever, Goku learns the Earth is set to explode in a mere two weeks! Goku organizes a massive relocation to the Tuffle Planet, leaving himself and Piccolo trapped on Earth with no energy to transport them to safety. With the Earth only moments away from destruction, one of the heroes will be forces to stay behind to share the planet's fate!

Episode 25•24m

Curtain Call

Following the final battle with Baby, all of humanity was returned to Earth with a final wish. As things return to normal, it's time once again for the World Martial Ares Tournament. But this contest proves to be a test for all as Goku and Pan fight in the wrong divisions, a plan to fix the figure is unearthed and an old ally returns to battle Goku one last time!

Episode 26•24m

A Dangerous Union

In the depths of Hell, an evil union between Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu takes place. Soon after, Trunks is ambushed by Android 17 as a warning to Goku... Come to Hell or Earth will be attacked! As Goku travels to Hell to meet an uncertain fate, a fleet of ancient enemies flood the earth on a mad rampage!

Episode 27•24m

The Resurrection of Cell and Frieza

Cell and Frieza are back! After getting trapped in Hell, Goku must confront and defeat the villains if he is to return to Earth. But things get sticky when he falls in the deepest, darkest realm of Hell, where he must endure tests that would drive an ordinary person to madness!

Episode 28•24m

17 Times 2

With Goku fighting for his life in Hell, the heroes of Earth are having troubles of their own... the two No. 17s have merged! Super 17 is the ultimate artificial killing machine... something that Goku's closest friend tragically learns first-hand!

Episode 29•24m

Piccolo's Best Bet

Super 17's destructive power reaches new heights as the Z-Fighters are left battered and broken at the android's feet. Vegeta knows he must make a stand or all hope will be lost. But Piccolo has a plan to free Goku from his other worldly prison.

Episode 30•24m

Raising the Stakes

Goku's attacks are useless against Super 17! Knowing Goku's abilities first-hand, Dr. Myuu programmed Super 17 to predict Goku's techniques and attacks.... and the ability to transfer the attacks into fuel for the android killer! As each moment passes, Super 17 gets stronger... and Goku gets closer to his demise!

Episode 31•24m

The Greatest Surprise

While Goku is preparing for the end, help comes from an unlikely source. It is Android 18, and she is mad! Determined to avenge the death of her beloved, No. 18 unleashes her full fury upon her android brother. As everyone watches in disbelief, they are unaware that the most dangerous power of all time is about to be awakened!

Episode 32•24m

The Shadow Dragons

When an evil Dragon emerges from the cracked Dragon Balls, it seems like the world has become cracked as well. After stealing the Dragon Balls, he spawns seven more evil Dragons that disappear across the horizon like wild jackals in the night! What horrors are in store for Mother Earth and her people!

Episode 33•24m

The Two-Star Dragon

Haze Shenron, the dragon of pollution, has begun contaminating everything in his path by emanating a toxic mist that poisons everyone and everything who breathes it. Goku and Pan soon find themselves overcome by the noxious fumes. With the Saiyans chocking on foul air, help must come from an unexpected source.

Episode 34•24m

The Five-Star Dragon

During Goku and Pan's continuing quest for the Dragon Balls, they stumble upon an abandoned city. They are warned away by a couple that blames the mass exodus on an energy-absorbing slime. After resolving to stay and complete their task, they find Rage Shenron, the 5-star dragon! And they quickly realize this electric slime has a bigger and much deadlier purpose!

Episode 35•24m

The Six-Star Dragon

What was once a peaceful seaside village becomes a battleground as Goku and Pan square off against Oceanus Shenron, the 6-star dragon. Goku is soon caught in the fury of the dragon's assault and unable to break the Oceanus Shenron's powerful defense. The situation becomes direr and with every passing moment... until Pan is forced to take action!

Episode 36•24m

The Seven-Star Dragon

After stumbling upon Naturon Shenron as he burrowed through the ground, Goku and Pan have to save and entire city from the earthquakes caused by this dragon's digging. But when the dragon takes a fall a little too soon, all may not be what it seems-and Pan may be in for far more than she bargained for.

Episode 37•24m

Saying Goodbye

Naturon Shenron's secret has come out: The dragon can possess any creature and assume its powers and abilities! When Naturon takes control of Pan, Goku is forced to make a hear wrenching decision! Defeating the dragon and reclaiming the Dragon Ball could cost his granddaughter her life!

Episode 38•24m

The Four-Star Dragon

With the four Dragon Balls safely in their possession, Goku and Pan set off in search of the fifth. But standing in their way is the incredible Nuova Shenron, the Dragon of Fire! With Pan succumbing to Nuova's sweltering power, the battle for the 4-star ball is about to boil over!

Episode 39•24m

The Heart of the Prince

Throughout the years Vegeta, Prince of Saiyans, has been forced to bear the burden of being second best to his greatest adversary, Goku. Battling both on the side of Earth's greatest hero and against him, Vegeta comes to a shocking conclusion... and make an even more shocking admission!

Episode 40•24m

The Three-Star Dragon

With Goku winning his battle against Nuova Shenron, he spares the dragon's life in exchange for not killing Pan when he had the chance. But things get complicated when Eis Shenron shows up to reveal a shocking secret no one saw coming. With the odds stacked against him, Goku fights for his life against the terrible twosome.

Episode 41•24m

The One-Star Dragon

In the wake of intense fighting between Goku and Nuova Shenron, the devious 3-star dragon, Eis steps in and freezes Goku solid. As the sibling rivalry boils over between Eis and Nuova, Goku fights back when Eis uses Pan as a human shield! But there's another fighter luring in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to enter the fray...

Episode 42•24m

Shadow Dragons Unite

After a panicked call for help from Pan, the Z-Fighters descend on the battleground in a frenzy, saving Goku at the last minute! While the brutal Syn Shenron continues his assault, Goku works up a long shot of a plan. It's going to take everyone's cooperation to pull this one off, and even that might not be enough!

Episode 43•24m

Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta

After ingesting the Dragon Balls, the ultimate evil dragon, Omega Shenron was born. With Goku blind and battle weary, is there any way he can stand against the might of all seven dragons?! Or will Vegeta rise to the occasion with a surprise revelation?

Episode 44•24m

Super Saiyan 4 Fusion

Even when pitted against two Super Saiyan 4s, Omega Shenron is still vastly superior in speed and strength. But when Goku and Vegeta perform Fusion, the tables are turned. Gogeta takes total control of the battlefield, but does he have what it takes to finish the job? This mischievous powerhouse seems more interested in having fun that saving the day!

Episode 45•24m

The Limits of Power

Goku and Vegeta try to reclaim the advantage by performing fusion again, while Omega Shenron tries to reclaim the power they stole from him! It's a crazy defensive struggle as each side tries to prevent the other from gaining supremacy and sealing a victory once and for all!

Episode 46•24m

Rescue Goku

Now that Goku and Vegeta are unable to fuse, is there anyone who can stop the evil Omega Shenron? With a new ally appearing from a most unlikely place Goku's forehead. Will the combined forces of Goku, Vegeta, and the revived Nuova Shenron be enough to bring down the ultimate Shadow Dragon?

Episode 47•24m

Universal Allies

It's the final battle for Goku as he continues his struggle with Omega Shenron! This time though, Goku needs more help than his fellow Z-Fighters can offer. He enlists the help of King Kai, who helps coordinate the largest attack of all time!

Episode 48•24m

Until We Meet Again...

The Eternal Dragon appears in the sky without being summoned and explains why the Dragon Balls cracked under the pressure of the Negative Energy. The unfortunate truth about what he must do next is revealed, and a glimpse into the future shows the power behind Shenron's final words.

Episode 49•24m

The Five-Star Dragon

During Goku and Pan's continuing quest for the dragon balls, they stumble upon an abandoned city. They are warned away by a couple that blames the mass exodus on a slime that absorbs electricity. After resolving to stay and complete their task, they find Rage Shenron, the 5-star dragon! And they quickly realize that this electric slime has a bigger and much deadlier purpose!

Episode 50•24m

The Six-Star Dragon

What was once a peaceful seaside village becomes a battleground as Goku and Pan square off against Oceanus Shenron, the 6-star dragon. Goku is soon caught in the fury of the dragon's assault and unable to break through Oceanus Shenron's powerful defense. The situation becomes more dire with every passing moment until Pan is forced to take action!

Episode 51•24m

The Seven-Star Dragon

After stumbling upon Naturon Shenron as he burrowed through the ground, Goku and Pan have to save an entire city from the earthquakes caused by this dragon's digging. But when the dragon takes a fall a little too soon, all may not be what it seems - and Pan may be in for far more than she bargained for.

Episode 52•24m

Saying Goodbye

Naturon Shenron's secret has come out - The dragon can posses another body and take on the powers of whomever he possesses! After the dragon takes control of Pan, Goku is forced to make the most heart wrenching decision of his life! The shot to possess the dragon ball lies directly through his granddaughter!

Episode 53•24m

The Four-Star Dragon

With four dragon balls safely in their possession, Goku and Pan set off in search of the fifth. But standing in their way is the incredible Nuova Shenron, the Dragon of Fire! With Pan succumbing to Nuova's sweltering power, the battle for the 4-star ball is about to boil over!

Episode 54•24m

The Heart of the Prince

Through the years Vegeta, Prince of Saiyans, was forced to bear the burden of being second best to his greatest adversary, Goku Battling both on the side of Earths greatest hero and against him, Vegeta comes to a shocking conclusion and makes an even more shocking admission!

Episode 55•24m

The Three-Star Dragon

With Goku winning his battle against Nuova Shenron, he spares the dragons life in exchange for not killing Pan when he had the chance. But things get complicated when Eis Shenron shows up to reveal a shocking secret that no one saw coming. With the odds stacked against him, Goku fights for his life against the terrible twosome.

Episode 56•24m