Dragon Ball / The Emperor Pilaf Saga / 1x1 The Secret of the Dragon Balls

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Air date: February 26, 1986

In West City, Bulma learns from a book in her home of the existence of the Dragon Balls, said to grant any single wish if all seven are gathered. She builds a Dragon Radar that picks up the electric waves emitted by the Dragon Balls, and sets out on a journey to find them. Midway through her journey, she meets the peculiar tailed boy Son Goku! Bulma recognizes that Goku’s keepsake from his adoptive grandfather is the Four-Star Ball, one of the Dragon Balls. She invites him on her journey to collect the Dragon Balls, and the two set out for an adventure!!

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The Emperor Pilaf Saga Episodes

S1E153

The End, the Beginning

April 19, 1989

S1E152

Mystery of the Dark World

April 12, 1989

S1E151

Outrageous Octagon

April 05, 1989

S1E150

The Fire-Eater

March 22, 1989

S1E149

Dress in Flames

March 15, 1989

S1E148

The Victor

March 08, 1989

S1E147

Goku Hangs On

March 01, 1989

S1E146

Goku's Trap

February 22, 1989

S1E145

Junior No More

February 15, 1989

S1E144

Super Kamehameha

February 08, 1989

S1E143

Battle for the Future

February 01, 1989

S1E142

Kami vs. Piccolo

January 25, 1989

S1E141

The Four Faces of Tien

January 18, 1989

S1E140

Goku Gains Speed

January 11, 1989

S1E139

Rematch

December 21, 1988

S1E138

The Mysterious Hero

December 14, 1988

S1E137

Anonymous Proposal

December 07, 1988

S1E136

Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao

November 30, 1988

S1E135

Battle of the Eight

November 23, 1988

S1E134

Preliminary Peril

November 16, 1988

S1E133

Changes

November 09, 1988

S1E132

Hotter than Lava

November 02, 1988

S1E131

Walking Their Own Ways

October 26, 1988

S1E130

Goku's Doll

October 19, 1988

S1E129

The Time Room

October 12, 1988

S1E128

Secret of the Woods

September 28, 1988

S1E127

Quicker than Lightning

September 21, 1988

S1E126

Eternal Dragon Resurrected

September 14, 1988

S1E125

Earth's Guardian Emerges

August 31, 1988

S1E124

Temple Above the Clouds

August 24, 1988

S1E123

Lost and Found

August 17, 1988

S1E122

Final Showdown

August 10, 1988

S1E121

The Biggest Crisis

August 03, 1988

S1E120

Goku Strikes Back

July 27, 1988

S1E119

Battle Cry

July 20, 1988

S1E118

Prelude to Vengeance

July 06, 1988

S1E117

The Ultimate Sacrifice

June 29, 1988

S1E116

A Taste of Destiny

June 22, 1988

S1E115

Awaken Darkness

June 15, 1988

S1E114

Conquest and Power

June 01, 1988

S1E113

Siege on Chow Castle

May 25, 1988

S1E112

King Piccolo's Wish

May 18, 1988

S1E111

Roshi's Gambit

May 11, 1988

S1E110

Piccolo Closes In

May 04, 1988

S1E109

Goku vs. King Piccolo

April 20, 1988

S1E108

Goku's Revenge

April 13, 1988

S1E107

Tien's Atonement

April 06, 1988

S1E106

Terrible Tambourine

March 23, 1988

S1E105

Here Comes Yajirobe

March 16, 1988

S1E104

Mark of the Demon

March 09, 1988

S1E103

Tambourine Attacks!

March 02, 1988

S1E102

Enter King Piccolo

February 24, 1988

S1E101

The Fallen

February 17, 1988

S1E100

The Spirit Cannon

February 10, 1988

S1E99

Tien's Insurrection

February 03, 1988

S1E98

Victory's Edge

January 27, 1988

S1E97

Final Match: Goku vs. Tien

January 20, 1988

S1E96

Tail's Tale

January 13, 1988

S1E95

Goku vs. Krillin

January 06, 1988

S1E94

Stepping Down

December 30, 1987

S1E93

Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun

December 23, 1987

S1E92

Goku Enters the Ring

December 16, 1987

S1E91

Counting Controversy!!

December 09, 1987

S1E90

The Dodon Wave

December 02, 1987

S1E89

Full-Moon Vengeance

November 25, 1987

S1E88

Yamcha's Big Break

November 18, 1987

S1E87

Yamcha vs. Tien

November 11, 1987

S1E86

Then There Were Eight

November 04, 1987

S1E85

Preliminary Peril

October 28, 1987

S1E84

Rivals and Arrivals

October 21, 1987

S1E83

Which Way to Papaya Island?

October 14, 1987

S1E82

The Rampage of InoShikaCho

October 07, 1987

S1E81

Goku Goes to Demon Land

September 30, 1987

S1E80

Goku vs. Sky Dragon

September 23, 1987

S1E79

Terror and Plague

September 16, 1987

S1E78

The Eternal Dragon Rises

September 09, 1987

S1E77

Pilaf's Tactics

September 02, 1987

S1E76

True Colors of the Masked Man

August 26, 1987

S1E75

The Strong Ones

August 19, 1987

S1E74

The Mysterious Fifth Man

August 12, 1987

S1E73

The Devilmite Beam

August 05, 1987

S1E72

Goku's Turn

July 29, 1987

S1E71

Deadly Battle

July 22, 1987

S1E70

We are the Five Warriors

July 15, 1987

S1E69

Who is Fortuneteller Baba?

July 08, 1987

S1E68

The Last Dragon Ball

July 01, 1987

S1E67

The End of Commander Red

June 24, 1987

S1E66

The Red Ribbon Army Desperately Fights Back

June 17, 1987

S1E65

Go, Goku! Commence Assault

June 10, 1987

S1E64

The End of Taopaipai

May 27, 1987

S1E63

Son Goku's Revenge

May 20, 1987

S1E62

What Will the Effect of the Super Spirit Water Be!?

May 13, 1987

S1E61

Korin Tower

May 06, 1987

S1E60

A Battle!! The Kamehameha vs. the Dodonpa

April 29, 1987

S1E59

It's Him! The World's Greatest Assassin, Taopaipai

April 22, 1987

S1E58

The Land of Korin

April 15, 1987

S1E57

Arale vs. Blue

April 08, 1987

S1E56

Strange Visitor

March 25, 1987

S1E55

Penguin Village

March 18, 1987

S1E54

Escape From Pirate Cave

March 11, 1987

S1E53

Blue, Black and Blue

March 04, 1987

S1E52

The Pirate Treasure

February 25, 1987

S1E51

Beware of Robot

February 11, 1987

S1E50

The Trap is Sprung

February 11, 1987

S1E49

Roshi Surprise

February 04, 1987

S1E48

Deep Blue Sea

January 28, 1987

S1E47

Kame House — Found!

January 21, 1987

S1E46

Bulma's Bad Day

January 14, 1987

S1E45

Danger in the Air

January 07, 1987

S1E44

Master Thief, Hasky

December 24, 1986

S1E43

A Trip to the City

December 17, 1986

S1E42

The Secret of Dr. Flappe

December 10, 1986

S1E41

The Fall of Muscle Tower

December 03, 1986

S1E40

Horrifying Buyon

November 26, 1986

S1E39

Mysterious Android No. 8

November 19, 1986

S1E38

Five Murasakis

November 12, 1986

S1E37

Ninja Murasaki is Coming!

November 05, 1986

S1E36

Major Metallitron

October 29, 1986

S1E35

Cold Reception

October 22, 1986

S1E34

Cruel General Red

October 15, 1986

S1E33

The Legend of a Dragon

October 08, 1986

S1E32

The Flying Fortress — Vanished!

October 01, 1986

S1E31

Wedding Plans?

September 24, 1986

S1E30

Pilaf and the Mystery Force

September 17, 1986

S1E29

The Roaming Lake

September 10, 1986

S1E28

The Final Blow

September 03, 1986

S1E27

Number One Under the Moon?

August 27, 1986

S1E26

The Grand Finals

August 20, 1986

S1E25

Danger From Above

August 13, 1986

S1E24

Krillin's Frantic Attack!

August 06, 1986

S1E23

Monster Beast Giran

July 30, 1986

S1E22

Quarterfinals Begin

July 23, 1986

S1E21

Smells Like Trouble

July 16, 1986

S1E20

Elimination Round

July 09, 1986

S1E19

The Tournament Begins

July 02, 1986

S1E18

The Turtle Hermit Way

June 25, 1986

S1E17

Milk Delivery

June 18, 1986

S1E16

Find That Stone!

June 11, 1986

S1E15

Look Out for Launch

June 04, 1986

S1E14

Goku's Rival

May 28, 1986

S1E13

The Legend of Goku

May 21, 1986

S1E12

A Wish to the Eternal Dragon

May 14, 1986

S1E11

The Penalty is Pinball

May 07, 1986

S1E10

The Dragon Balls are Stolen!

April 30, 1986

S1E9

Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch

April 23, 1986

S1E8

The Kamehameha Wave

April 16, 1986

S1E7

The Ox King on Fire Mountain

April 09, 1986

S1E6

Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls

April 02, 1986

S1E5

Yamcha the Desert Bandit

March 26, 1986

S1E4

Oolong the Terrible

March 19, 1986

S1E3

The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi

March 12, 1986

S1E2

The Emperor's Quest

March 05, 1986

S1E1

The Secret of the Dragon Balls

February 26, 1986

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