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Dr. Slump

Dr. Slump (1981)

April. 08,1981
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Dr. Slump

Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.

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Dr. Slump

1981  / TV-G

Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.

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Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 1981

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243 Episode

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Episode 1 - Arale's Birth / Hey! Friends
April. 08,1981

Senbei creates Arale and takes her on a test-run as a convincing little sister. However, she's not as tuned-up as her creator would have expected. / Arale is enrolled in school, and tries to win over the "tough kids" Akane, Taro, and his little brother Peasuke. Meanwhile, Senbei gets a crush on his creation's homeroom teacher, Midori Yamabuki.
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Episode 2 - Arale Goes to School! / It is! ... not there
April. 15,1981

Arale's superhuman strength gets word around the school, and all the clubs want her to join them. / Arale comes home to tell Senbei that an integral body part is missing on her body, to which the doctor invents x-ray specs for definitely-not-perverted research purposes.
Episode 3 - The Big Time Slipper Adventure / What Egg is This?!
April. 22,1981

Senbei tests out his newest invention: an alarm clock-shaped time machine called the Time Slipper. On its inaugural voyage, Arale gets lost in ancient Japan. / Arale and friends use the Time Slipper to go back to the days of the dinosaurs, and find a mysterious egg.
Episode 4 - Huh?! Is it a Boy? Is it a Girl? / Gatchan the Courier
May. 06,1981

The babylike creature that hatched from the prehistoric egg, Gatchan, is the subject of several discoveries for Arale and Senbei. / A day in the life of Gatchan, as they go about town interacting with the Penguin Village citizens.
Episode 5 - Friends With a Bear!! / New Invention! Dekachibi Ray Gun
May. 13,1981

Arale rescues a bear, but trouble is afoot when her new friend is to be released back into the wild. / Senbei creates a raygun that can make things bigger or smaller than their intended size. Naturally, Arale causes some mischief with it.
Episode 6 - The Teacher is Coming! / Arale Kidnapped!
May. 20,1981

Arale tells Senbei that her teacher is coming for a home visit. Knowing he has to look his best for Miss Yamabuki, he creates a barber robot to spiff him up. / Criminal Joe Dunn holds Arale and Gatchan hostage, but doesn't realize that he's underpowered compared to the two little terrors he's kidnapped.
Episode 7 - Charging Arale-chan
May. 27,1981

A day in the life of Arale, from her police car destructions to her school life, and home again after accidentally eating whiskey bonbons.
Episode 8 - Donbe Story
June. 03,1981

The tricky fox Donbe uses his kitsune powers of transformation to pull pranks on the town. When he runs into trouble, Arale and Senbei must put their differences aside with the critter who caused them too much trouble in one day.
Episode 9 - The Great Strawberry Panties Plot
June. 10,1981

Arale reveals to Senbei that Miss Yamabuki wears strawberry-patterned panties. In a fit of pure horniness, he enlists the help of the animals of Penguin Village to get him a peek.
Episode 10 - Ah! Earth SOS!!
June. 17,1981

The alien King Nikochan and his assistant abduct Arale and Gatchan, with the expressed intent to destroy the world. However, Gatchan's appetite for metal causes their ship to crash, which leaves the two invaders seeking help from the earth people.
Episode 11 - Teketeke Children / Scary Scary Policewoman
June. 24,1981

Arale meets five-year-old Kinoko, a self-professed hip girl who only loves the most in-style of things. / After being accosted by a threatening female police officer, Senbei creates an invisibility potion to evade her.
Episode 12 - Transform Ponpoko Gun / Arale Flies in the Sky!
July. 01,1981

Senbei creates a tanuki-themed raygun that can turn anyone into anything the wielder desires. In Arale's hands, trouble ensues. / Arale wants to fly in the sky like Gatchan, so Senbei creates a flying machine for her. But, in her soaring endeavors, she inadvertently bugs Raijin, the deity who creates storms and thunder with his drum set.
Episode 13 - The Terrifying Good Girl
July. 08,1981

Arale, misinterpreting Miss Yamabuki's lesson on being a good kid, spreads chaos with the intention of goodwill.
Episode 14 - Hero Suppaman
July. 15,1981

Kento Kuraku is no ordinary man. After he eats his favorite pickled plums, he turns into Suppaman, a not-very-helpful superhero who causes more problems than solves. He, in turn, catches the attention of Arale.
Episode 15 - Arale's Errand / Wai-Wai Wildland
July. 22,1981

After seeing Akane's bra in the changing room, Arale wants one for herself, not realizing that she doesn't need it. / Arale and pals take an excursion to safari park Wildland, but get into some trouble when their jeep breaks down.
Episode 16 - Living for Tomorrow! / Arale is Akane!?
July. 29,1981

Senbei invents a camera that can take pictures of the future. When Arale plays with it with her friends, they grow suspicious about the fact that she never seems to age in any of the pictures. / Arale and Akane swap lives for the day.
Episode 17 - The Monsters' Night of Fear
August. 05,1981

Trampire, a buxom bloodsucker, along with her assistant Franken, terrorize Penguin Village in search of her favorite treat. When she gets to Arale's house, however, the tables are turned.
Episode 18 - The Fairy Tale Machine / Bibiruman the Hitman
August. 12,1981

Senbei's newest invention allows the user to enter books and interact with the characters as part of the story. When Arale enters the world of Momotaro, her decisions cause the tale to go wildly off-course. / Joe Dunn hires hitman Bibiruman to take out Arale, but her would-be killer gets sucked into her King Kong book with the Fairy Tale Machine.
Episode 19 - Arale Swims in the Ancient Past
August. 19,1981

Arale uses the Time Slipper to go for a swim "a long time ago". When she takes too long to return, Senbei starts to get worried.
Episode 20 - Kinoko-chan Leaves Home
August. 26,1981

After Kinoko's dad eats the strawberry off her cake, she, in a fit of anger, decides to run away and become a juvenile delinquent.
Episode 21 - The Great Space Date Escapade
September. 09,1981

Senbei, Arale, and Miss Yamabuki take a trip to the stars in Senbei's spacecraft. However, his decision to not install a bathroom ends up getting Yamabuki kidnapped on an alien planet.
Episode 22 - Senbei Dumbfounded
September. 16,1981

On the return back from last episode's space adventure, Senbei discovers that Akane and Taro have grown old. They say it's been 50 years since he left the planet, but could there be more to the story?
Episode 23 - Arale's Hoyoyo Date / Bye-bye Mecchanko Power
September. 23,1981

Arale goes on a date with the tough Banchou. Her definition of a date is just holding hands, though. Very tightly. / Senbei tries to scale back Arale's strength as to not cause any more destructive trouble.
Episode 24 - Arale's Big Change!!
September. 30,1981

After a cricket leaps into Arale's mouth, her personality changes, giving her much more common sense and manners. This starts to freak everybody out.
Episode 25 - Exchange Student from the City
October. 14,1981
Episode 26 - An Arale-Eye Operation!!
October. 21,1981
Episode 27 - Yay! A New Friend
October. 28,1981
Episode 28 - Goodbye Gacchan!!
November. 04,1981
Episode 29 - How Adorable! The Lovely Middle-aged Trio
November. 11,1981
Episode 30 - Heart Pounding Excitement! Piisuke's First Love
November. 18,1981
Episode 31 - The Araletouchables
November. 25,1981
Episode 32 - Arale's Lullaby Dream
December. 02,1981
Episode 33 - A Masterpiece? Nekozukin-chan
December. 09,1981
Episode 34 - Hell's Messenger Chibiru
December. 16,1981
Episode 35 - Sad Sad Santa
December. 23,1981
Episode 36 - Messed-up Devilgirl
December. 30,1981
Episode 37 - Arale's Musical Cinderella
January. 06,1982
Episode 38 - Mysterious Monster Expert?!
January. 13,1982
Episode 39 - Showdown! Musashi VS Arale-chan
January. 20,1982
Episode 40 - Hero Suppaman Part II
January. 27,1982
Episode 41 - The Reality Machine
February. 03,1982
Episode 42 - Jungle King Perzan
February. 10,1982
Episode 43 - Whoa?! Penguin Village Dom-Dom-Dom
February. 17,1982
Episode 44 - Arale-chan Goes to City Island
February. 24,1982
Episode 45 - The Devilish Transformation
March. 03,1982
Episode 46 - Penguin Village in Love
March. 10,1982
Episode 47 - Caveman Hoyoyo in the Dinosaur Age
March. 17,1982
Episode 48 - Chibiru-kun's Part Time Job
March. 24,1982
Episode 49 - Leave it to Akiko
March. 31,1982
Episode 50 - Yay! A Date for Mr. Copy
April. 07,1982
Episode 51 - Thanks! The Kick The Can Celebration Party
April. 14,1982
Episode 52 - Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team
April. 21,1982
Episode 53 - Anko and Nonko Discover the Countryside
April. 28,1982
Episode 54 - The Children's Day Festival Poke Poke Huff Puff
May. 05,1982
Episode 55 - Super Driver
May. 12,1982
Episode 56 - Am I Super Strong?!
May. 19,1982
Episode 57 - The Miniature House of Our Dreams
May. 26,1982
Episode 58 - Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Part II
June. 02,1982
Episode 59 - Heart Pounding Excitement Time Stop
June. 09,1982
Episode 60 - Suppaman Just In Time
June. 16,1982
Episode 61 - Adventure! Inside Mammoth Midori-chan
June. 23,1982
Episode 62 - Scary! Monster Prince
June. 30,1982
Episode 63 - Arale's New Star Festival Story
July. 07,1982
Episode 64 - Goo Goo Ga Ga Senbei
July. 14,1982
Episode 65 - The Twinkling Night Sky Drum and Fife Band
July. 21,1982
Episode 66 - We're Not Angels
July. 28,1982
Episode 67 - Maerchen (Fairy Tale) of Love!! Tricycle Story
August. 04,1982
Episode 68 - The Great Combot Caper of 2013
August. 11,1982
Episode 69 - Invaders from Space
August. 18,1982
Episode 70 - Arale's Arabian Night
August. 25,1982
Episode 71 - Dr. Mashirito's Ambition
September. 01,1982
Episode 72 - Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Part II
September. 08,1982
Episode 73 - Penguin Village Wars
September. 15,1982
Episode 74 - Penguin Village Wars Part II
September. 22,1982
Episode 75 - Arale's Lost Item
September. 29,1982
Episode 76 - Tale of the Penguin Village of Eight Gravestones
October. 06,1982
Episode 77 - Suppaman of Justice VS Senbee of Love
October. 13,1982
Episode 78 - Happy Date in Mystery Land
October. 20,1982
Episode 79 - Energetic Arale
October. 27,1982
Episode 80 - Penguin Village Grand Prix
November. 03,1982
Episode 81 - Penguin Village Grand Prix Part II
November. 10,1982
Episode 82 - Penguin Village Grand Prix Part III
November. 17,1982
Episode 83 - Penguin Village Mystery
November. 24,1982
Episode 84 - The Big Head is Coming
December. 01,1982
Episode 85 - The Fearful Vegetable Man
December. 08,1982
Episode 86 - The Secret of Arale's Birth
December. 15,1982
Episode 87 - Arale the Super Prize Girl
December. 22,1982
Episode 88 - Story of the Red Sandal Strap
December. 29,1982
Episode 89 - Here Comes the Tsuns
January. 05,1983
Episode 90 - Heart Pounding! School Panic
January. 12,1983
Episode 91 - Look, Look, the Lensmen
January. 19,1983
Episode 92 - Shooting Star Wish Star
January. 26,1983
Episode 93 - Luck In, Evil Out in Space
February. 02,1983
Episode 94 - An Angel Lives!
February. 09,1983
Episode 95 - Nikochan Flies
February. 16,1983
Episode 96 - Ghost Date
February. 23,1983
Episode 97 - Love is a Punch to the Heart
March. 02,1983
Episode 98 - Farewell, Tsuns
March. 09,1983
Episode 99 - Mr. Skop Awakes
March. 16,1983
Episode 100 - Official Business! Space Detective Story
March. 23,1983
Episode 101 - The Secret of Mashirito Castle
March. 30,1983
Episode 102 - Adventure, Adventure, Big Adventure!!
April. 06,1983
Episode 103 - The Thief who Loved Books
April. 13,1983
Episode 104 - HareHore Arale's Field Trip
April. 20,1983
Episode 105 - Three Suppamans
April. 27,1983
Episode 106 - The Yellow Carp Banner of Happiness
May. 04,1983
Episode 107 - Transform Konkon Helment
May. 11,1983
Episode 108 - Welcome Mr. Yakuza
May. 18,1983
Episode 109 - Continue! We are the Suppamen
May. 25,1983
Episode 110 - Chibiru and the Devil's Big Dictionary
June. 01,1983
Episode 111 - Kinoko, Teacher for a Day
June. 08,1983
Episode 112 - Four Angry Rogues
June. 15,1983
Episode 113 - Love Excursion SOS!!
June. 22,1983
Episode 114 - Arale's Picture Diary
June. 29,1983
Episode 115 - The Demon of Penguin Village
July. 06,1983
Episode 116 - Super Baseball
July. 13,1983
Episode 117 - Goodbye Great King Nikochan
July. 20,1983
Episode 118 - Space Showdown! Arale VS Komattachan
July. 27,1983
Episode 119 - Runabout Youth
July. 31,1985
Episode 120 - Decision! Penguin Village's Champion
August. 10,1983
Episode 121 - Mystery Beauty Disappeared in the Fog
August. 17,1983
Episode 122 - Lovelove Contact
August. 24,1983
Episode 123 - Hurray! Epic Battle for Proposal
August. 31,1983
Episode 124 - Marriage! Marriage!! Professor and Teacher
September. 07,1983
Episode 125 - Flying in the Sky Honeymoon of Love
September. 14,1983
Episode 126 - Exciting Newlywed Life
September. 21,1983
Episode 127 - Arale Watch Out! The Strongest Rival Appears
September. 28,1983
Episode 128 - Torn Between Justice and Love
October. 05,1983
Episode 129 - Finally Appears! Hit Man Senbee
October. 12,1983
Episode 130 - I'm Obocchaman
October. 19,1983
Episode 131 - Hurry! Telepathy of Love
October. 26,1983
Episode 132 - Heart Pounding Tonight
November. 02,1983
Episode 133 - There is a Placement Test
November. 09,1983
Episode 134 - Gacchan Gacchan
November. 23,1983
Episode 135 - Yay! Bori Bari Bori Bari
November. 30,1983
Episode 136 - Suppaman's Brother Appears!
December. 14,1983
Episode 137 - Nab that Crook!
December. 21,1983
Episode 138 - Christmas Day Hurts
December. 28,1983
Episode 139 - Episode 139
January. 11,1984
Episode 140 - Go For It Arale! Earth's Greatest Crisis!!
January. 18,1984
Episode 141 - Mashirito Achieves His Goal?!
January. 25,1984
Episode 142 - Episode 142
February. 01,1984
Episode 143 - Senbei Died?!
February. 08,1984
Episode 144 - Episode 144
February. 15,1984
Episode 145 - Episode 145
February. 22,1984
Episode 146 - Burn! Suppaman
February. 29,1984
Episode 147 - Your and My Journey
March. 07,1984
Episode 148 - Episode 148
March. 14,1984
Episode 149 - Episode 149
March. 21,1984
Episode 150 - Shape Up Miss Midori
March. 28,1984
Episode 151 - Turbo-kun is Born!!
April. 04,1984
Episode 152 - Father is an Alien?!
April. 11,1984
Episode 153 - Onigokko of Fear
April. 18,1984
Episode 154 - Episode 154
April. 25,1984
Episode 155 - Episode 155
May. 02,1984
Episode 156 - Episode 156
May. 09,1984
Episode 157 - This is a Dream!!
May. 16,1984
Episode 158 - Wanted Restaurant
May. 23,1984
Episode 159 - I'm Sorry at Midnight
May. 30,1984
Episode 160 - Episode 160
June. 06,1984
Episode 161 - Ncha! Great King Enma
June. 13,1984
Episode 162 - Episode 162
June. 20,1984
Episode 163 - Who is the Strongest in the World!!
June. 27,1984
Episode 164 - I Did It! I Did It! World's Number One!!
July. 04,1984
Episode 165 - Episode 165
July. 11,1984
Episode 166 - Episode 166
July. 18,1984
Episode 167 - Episode 167
July. 25,1984
Episode 168 - Episode 168
August. 01,1984
Episode 169 - Episode 169
August. 08,1984
Episode 170 - Episode 170
August. 15,1984
Episode 171 - Episode 171
August. 22,1984
Episode 172 - Episode 172
August. 29,1984
Episode 173 - Episode 173
September. 05,1984
Episode 174 - Episode 174
September. 12,1984
Episode 175 - Episode 175
September. 19,1984
Episode 176 - Episode 176
September. 26,1984
Episode 177 - Episode 177
October. 03,1984
Episode 178 - Episode 178
October. 03,1984
Episode 179 - Episode 179
October. 03,1984
Episode 180 - Episode 180
October. 03,1984
Episode 181 - Episode 181
October. 03,1984
Episode 182 - Episode 182
October. 03,1984
Episode 183 - Episode 183
October. 03,1984
Episode 184 - Episode 184
October. 03,1984
Episode 185 - Episode 185
October. 03,1984
Episode 186 - Episode 186
October. 03,1984
Episode 187 - Episode 187
October. 03,1984
Episode 188 - Episode 188
October. 03,1984
Episode 189 - Episode 189
October. 03,1984
Episode 190 - Episode 190
October. 03,1984
Episode 191 - Episode 191
October. 03,1984
Episode 192 - Episode 192
October. 03,1984
Episode 193 - Episode 193
October. 10,1984
Episode 194 - Episode 194
October. 17,1984
Episode 195 - Episode 195
October. 24,1984
Episode 196 - Episode 196
October. 31,1984
Episode 197 - Episode 197
November. 07,1984
Episode 198 - Episode 198
November. 14,1984
Episode 199 - Episode 199
November. 21,1984
Episode 200 - Episode 200
November. 28,1984
Episode 201 - Episode 201
December. 05,1984
Episode 202 - Episode 202
December. 12,1984
Episode 203 - Episode 203
December. 19,1984
Episode 204 - Episode 204
December. 26,1984
Episode 205 - Episode 205
January. 02,1985
Episode 206 - Episode 206
January. 09,1985
Episode 207 - Episode 207
January. 16,1985
Episode 208 - Episode 208
January. 23,1985
Episode 209 - Episode 209
January. 30,1985
Episode 210 - Episode 210
February. 06,1985
Episode 211 - Episode 211
February. 13,1985
Episode 212 - Episode 212
February. 20,1985
Episode 213 - Episode 213
February. 27,1985
Episode 214 - Episode 214
March. 06,1985
Episode 215 - Episode 215
March. 13,1985
Episode 216 - Episode 216
March. 20,1985
Episode 217 - Episode 217
March. 27,1985
Episode 218 - Episode 218
April. 03,1985
Episode 219 - Episode 219
April. 10,1985
Episode 220 - Episode 220
April. 17,1985
Episode 221 - Episode 221
April. 24,1985
Episode 222 - Episode 222
May. 01,1985
Episode 223 - Episode 223
May. 08,1985
Episode 224 - Episode 224
May. 15,1985
Episode 225 - Episode 225
May. 22,1985
Episode 226 - Episode 226
May. 29,1985
Episode 227 - Episode 227
June. 05,1985
Episode 228 - Episode 228
June. 12,1985
Episode 229 - Episode 229
June. 19,1985
Episode 230 - Episode 230
June. 26,1985
Episode 231 - Episode 231
July. 03,1985
Episode 232 - Episode 232
July. 10,1985
Episode 233 - Episode 233
July. 17,1985
Episode 234 - Episode 234
July. 24,1985
Episode 235 - Episode 235
July. 31,1985
Episode 236 - Episode 236
August. 07,1985
Episode 237 - Episode 237
August. 14,1985
Episode 238 - Episode 238
August. 21,1985
Episode 239 - Episode 239
August. 28,1985
Episode 240 - Episode 240
September. 04,1985
Episode 241 - Episode 241
September. 11,1985
Episode 242 - Episode 242
September. 18,1985
Episode 243 - Episode 243
February. 19,1986

Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.

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