019 : Goku is struggling to move under the gravity of King Kai's planet when King Kai shows up. Goku begins his training by trying to catch a monkey named Bubbles.
Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin do their best to stop the Saiyans from finding the Dragon Balls. Meanwhile, Goku rushes back to Earth on the Flying Nimbus, armed with more power than ever before!
Piccolo makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Gohan from the rampaging Saiyans. Just when all seems lost, Goku returns to Earth with an incredible new level of power and confronts the invaders.
Locked in battle with the Saiyans, Goku gives Nappa a brutal demonstration of the training he received from King Kai. Broken and defeated, Nappa must now face the ferocious wrath of Vegeta!
Goku decides to take on mighty Vegeta all by himself! The two appear evenly matched, but both are hiding their true strength. The epic battle is underway - which mighty warrior will claim victory?
Vegeta and Goku continue trading brutal blows, but the action intensifies when Vegeta reveals the secret power of the Saiyans: the ability to transform into a giant, planet-destroying ape!
The gang mourns the loss of Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo. With Kami gone, Earth's Dragon Balls have disappeared. Will the surviving heroes find a way to wish their fallen friends back to life?
Bulma accidentally destroys the Saiyan spaceship! Luckily, Mr. Popo reveals the existence of another ship that may be able to reach Namek. Can they find it in time, and will the old ship still work if they do?
040 + 041 : As Gohan, Krillin and Bulma travel through space to planet Namek they crash into a strange spaceship. As they encounter traps on the seemingly deserted ship it is beginning to look like they are unwelcome guests.
042 : Krillin, Gohan, Bulma and their Namek friends continue their search for the remaining dragon balls. Meanwhile, Vegeta continues his recovery and Goku gets impatient for release from the hospital.
043 : Gohan, Krillin, Bulma continue their search for the Dragon Balls. Meanwhile, Goku sneaks out of the hospital to train. As Vegeta finishes his recovery, Cui informs him that Frieza is already on Namek in search of the Dragon Balls
044 : Mysterious aliens Zaacro and Raiti reveal their illusion to Krillin, Gohan and Bulma. Vegeta discovers Frieza, Zarbon and Dodoria are already collecting the Namekian Dragon Balls.
045 : Frieza and his henchmen, Zarbon and Dodoria, gather some Dragon Balls. Cui tracks down Vegeta and is surprised by his strength. Two of Frieza's scouts attack Gohan and Krillin while Goku does mental training in the hospital.
046 : Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma hide in a cave when they sense the energy of Frieza, Zarbon, and Dodoria. Yajirobe brings Goku Senzu beans and Goku takes the spaceship that Dr. Brief built so he can get to Namek.
047 : As Goku trains on his ship, Gohan and Krillin watch as Frieza and his henchmen Zarbon and Dodoria, interrogate a group of Namekians about their Dragon Ball, and another group of Namekian Warriors show up to stand against them.
048 : After Dodoria easily defeats the three Namekian warriors, Moori is forced to hand over the Dragon Ball. And when Dodoria begins to execute the remaining Namekians, Gohan intervenes. Meanwhile, Goku continues to train on his ship.
049 : Gohan, Krillin, and Dende escape from Dodoria; Dr. Brief tells his daughter Bulma that Goku is on his way; Vegeta confronts Dodoria and learns the truth behind the destruction of his home planet.
050: Dr. Brief warns Goku that his space ship is heading straight towards a star. Meanwhile on planet Namek, Vegeta brutally massacres an entire Namek village and takes a Dragon Ball. Dende tells Gohan and Krillin about Namek's origins
051 + 052 : King Kai warns Goku to stay away from Frieza. Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu must make King Kai laugh, else he won't train them. Vegeta locates and challenges Frieza's elite henchman, Zarbon.
053 : Zarbon reveals his ferocious transformation to Vegeta; Krillin and Dende continue their journey to the eldest Namek; Goku trains under 50 times normal gravity; Tien, Yamcha, Chiaotzu attempt to catch Bubbles as Piccolo meditates
054 : The Eldest Namek, Guru, unlocks Krillin's hidden potential. Zarbon reports to Frieza and is told to retrieve Vegeta's battered body for interrogation. Gohan goes after the Dragon Ball that had been hidden by Vegeta.
055 : Goku continues his journey as Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu continue their training with King Kai. Vegeta is revived for interrogation but manages to escape with Frieza's Dragon Balls; Zarbon is sent to retrieve Vegeta.
056 : Vegeta is revived and manages to steal Frieza's Dragon Balls. Zarbon is sent to capture Vegeta and retrieve the Dragon Balls. Piccolo spars with Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu.
057 : Goku, still in the magnetic storm, attempts to save himself before he is crushed by the gravity; Vegeta and Zarbon fight a rematch as Krillin and Bulma watch in fear; Gohan flies back with the Dragon Ball he located.
058 : Due to his increased strength, Vegeta is able to defeat Zarbon and takes the Dragon Ball from Krillin; the Ginyu Force is launched; Goku continues training at 100 times normal gravity; Gohan has a run-in with Vegeta.