TV series

Dr. Slump

Name: Dr. Slump
Released: 1997
Cast: Taeko Kawata, Yusaku Yara, Chie Ishibashi, Hiroko Konishi, Yuko Minaguchi

1997–1999· 1 season· 24 min episodesTV-14★ 7.8Ended

On Fuji TV — From Toei Animation

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Synopsis

Senbei Norimaki, an inventor, finally invents his dream robot, the House Keeper Robot -Arale! But somehow the House Keeper Robot becomes a girl robot who has super powers!

Themes

android remake surrealism based on manga scientist reboot scatological humor curious shounen anime robot girl human android relationship lighthearted hilarious

Episodes

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E1 Arale is Born!! - Let's Go to SchoolNext upNov 26, 1997 · 24 min
Synopsis
On a stormy night, Senbei Norimaki is in the middle of creating an attractive teenage maid android to serve him, but lightning hits his house, causing his machines to malfunction and insteads creates a weird, short, near-sighted girl named Arale. / Arale starts her first day of school while Senbei meets her teacher, Miss Yamabuki, whom he falls in love with. At school, the kids find out about Arale's strength and everybody wants her to join their clubs.
E2 Time Slipper! / The Mysterious BabyDec 3, 1997 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei, Arale, and her friends go to the age of the dinosaurs by the Time Slipper which Senbei invented. But once they arrive in the age of the dinosaurs, they land it inside a dinosaur’s mouth!
E3 Arale's Missing Thing... / Dekachibi Ray Gun!Dec 10, 1997 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale Norimaki comes back from school while Senbei is playing with Gatchan. Then she says that other girls in the school were surprised when she went to swimming pool because she had a body part missing that other girls have. Then, Senbei complains about television that does not show 'body part'. So he makes a pair of glasses that has ability to see through peoples clothes. /
E4 The Real Machine / Ori's BearDec 17, 1997 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei invents “the Real Thing Machine”! If Senbei puts a picture of “something” into this machine it will change it into the real thing. So Arale puts in a comic book of “Dragon Ball”… /
E5 School Lunch Banzai! / Arale Flies in the SkyJan 14, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale wants to be bigger so she eats all of her school lunch even though she is a robot! But later, she starts having a stomachache so Senbei checks her body. /
E6 Great King of Fear Niko-chan / Earth SOS!Jan 21, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Two aliens, King Nikochan and his servant come to the Earth for conquest. But before they land it, Arale and Gatchan jump in to their spaceship! / Gatchan eats King Nikochan’s spaceship, so they cannot go back to their planet anymore!
E7 Returning the Lost Items / Invisible ProfessorJan 28, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale finds 500 yen on the street, so she brings it to a police station. Once she hands it to the police, the police tell her she is a good girl! She gets so excited so she starts picking up everything and bringing it to the police! /
E8 Akane's Trick / Arale's MissionFeb 4, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Akane comes up with new prank! She decides to pretend to be Ms. Midori to surprise Senbei… / Arale sees Akane’s bra for the first time, and she starts wanting to have one too!
E9 Our Hero Suppaman / Fairy Tale MachineFeb 11, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Suppaman thinks he is a super hero, but actually he is a troublemaker! Since no one thinks he is a hero, he tries to attack everybody. / Arale and Gatchan go to the world of “the Peach Boy” by the Storybook Machine!
E10 Hip Hip Children / Bye-Bye Mechanko Power!!Feb 18, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Kinoko Salad meets Arale and Gatchan at a park, so she decides to play with them! / Senbei always gets injured by Arale, because she has super wild powers. So, he decides to lower her power level…
E11 Hello! Wonder Island / Big King UnmoFeb 25, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei find out how to make “Love Potion X” from his father’s video tape. He needs King UNMOH’s tear to make the Love Potion X, so he decides to go to the Wonder Island to get the tear! / Senbei find out how to make “Love Potion X” from his father’s video tape. He needs King UNMOH’s tear to make the Love Potion X, so he decides to go to the Wonder Island to get the tear!
E12 When Arale Got Serious / Transform! Ponpoko GunMar 4, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
One night, an cricket leaps into Arale’s mouth! The next morning, she becomes a totally different girl! / Senbei invents a transformation gun. Once Arale learns how to use the gun, she transforms a cockroach and a frog into Senbei!
E13 The Dreadful Hoyoyo Date / Yay Yay WildlandMar 18, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Bancho falls in love with Arale. They decide to have a date together, but it went so bad!! / Arale and her friends go to a safari park called Wild Land. They get on a jeep to see the wild animals, but the jeep breaks in the middle of the jungle!
E14 Penguin Village SOS / Wonder KintamanMar 18, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
All of a sudden a monster shows up in Penguin Village!! Everybody panics because even the police officers cannot defeat him! To save the village, Koita Oujyou transform into Kintaman to attack the monster! / All of a sudden a monster shows up in Penguin Village!! Everybody panics because even the police officers cannot defeat him! To save the village, Koita Oujyou transform into Kintaman to attack the monster!
E15 Arale and Donbe / The Great Arale’s Eyes StrategyApr 15, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
A fox called Donbe love to scare humans. One day, he decides to scare Arale but instead of scaring her he gets scare by her… / Senbei installs a small camera into Arale without telling her. The camera he attaches to her shows whatever she sees!
E16 A Nerve-Wracking Health Examination / The Convenient Machine Ohcha-BoyApr 22, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale is going to have a health examination tomorrow. To hide her real identity, Senbei decides to record a heartbeat. / Senbei is fed up with eating cup noodles everyday, so he invents a robot Ohcha-boy, which will cook and clean the house!
E17 A Visit to Arale’s Classroom / Pisuke’s First LoveApr 29, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Akane decides to pull a trick on her dad, Senbei, and Kurikinton. She gives them a fake invitation for parents’ day to embarrass them / Pisuke falls in love with a girl name Hiyoko-chan who is taller than him.
E18 Let’s Go to Outer Space / Let’s Attack an Outer Space Monster!May 6, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei decides to go to outer space for his date with Midori, but Arale and Gatchan also come with him…. When they land on a planet, a monster takes Midori away! So, he tries to defeat the monster with his Pon poko Gun! / Senbei decides to go to outer space for his date with Midori, but Arale and Gatchan also come with him…. When they land on a planet, a monster takes Midori away! So, he tries to defeat the monster with his Pon poko Gun!
E19 Dr. Senbei’s Weak Point / Good Bye, GatchanMay 13, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale and Gatchan find a cute puppy. They named the puppy “Poo”, and all of a sudden the dog starts talking! / Two aliens arrive on Earth to find their kid. Once they see Gatchan and Poo playing, they finally find their kid!
E20 The Tiny Devil From Hell: ChivilMay 20, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
A tiny devil, Chivil, comes to Penguin Village to take a human soul. He tries to take Gatchan’s soul but he realizes Gatchan is not a human…. Now he decides to take Akane’s soul, but Arale is next to her!!
E21 A Transfer Student Comes! / Two Arales? Miss CopyMay 27, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
A super transfer student, Hashimoto, transfers from City Island. All of his classmates never have seen people from city so they are so excited. / Senbei promises to take Arale and Gatchan to the amusement park...on the same day Midori offers him tickets to a movie. To solve this problem, Senbei invents Copy-kun to duplicate himself. The problem is, Copy-kun duplicated Senbei’s personality as well.
E22 Miss Yamabuki Collapses: Arale’s Micro Exploration TeamJun 10, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
On a rainy day, all of a sudden Midori collapses on the street. She becomes hospitalized for an unknown reason. The Doctor tells Senbei that it is too late to save her, so Senbei decides to become tiny to go into her body to cure her.
E23 Baby Senbei / “I’ll Show You How Bad I Can Be”: Arale Joins a Biker GangJun 17, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Once Senbei hears Midori is coming to his house, he decides to make a rejuvenating drug to make him look young. Once he drinks the drug he becomes way too young!! / Arale and Gatchan join a biker gang, but actually they are milkmen!!
E24 The Vampire Dranpire: The Great Uproar Over Love Blood DonationsJun 24, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
The Vampire Dranpire: The Great Uproar Over Love Blood Donations
E25 The Idiot Who Kidnapped Arale!Jul 8, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
There is a guy named Dr. Monster. He doesn’t have enough money to buy a Monster Dictionary, so he decides to kidnap Arale to get some money from Senbei!!
E26 Is It Really True? : Senbei Is Getting MarriedJul 22, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
To propose to Midori, Senbei invents a miniature house and miniature robot. Whatever happens in this miniature house will happens in the real world too. He tries to use this miniature house and robot to propose to Midori.
E27 Marriage! Going on a Strange Honeymoon?!Jul 29, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Today, Senbei and Midori are going on a honeymoon! Just before they leave the house, a wired group takes Midori away!
E28 He’s Even Stronger Than Arale! the Jungle Boy’s PowerAug 5, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Midori is caught by a very strong boy. To rescue Midori, Arale and the boy start battling!
E29 Has Gatchan Undergone a Great Transformation, Too? the Stealthy HelmetAug 12, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei will get arrested for groping?! To avoid arrest by the police, he invents a helmet which will transform him into different people!
E30 Arale in the Nick of the Time Doctor Mashirito’s Counterattack!Aug 19, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Dr. Mashirito and his new robot arrive at Penguin Village to control the Earth! Now Mashirito and Arale are going to start a battle…!
E31 The Tun Family Has ComeAug 26, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
A spaceship crashes into Penguin Village. While Arale and her friends are looking for the spaceship, a family called the Tun family comes out from the spaceship. Now, they decide to live in Penguin village until they fix the spaceship!!
E32 What a Surprise! Super-Senchan in Urban IslandSep 2, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei gets an invitation from the Urban Island TV station to be on TV, but Midori tells him to not to go so he decides to let his copy robot to go to Urban Island instead.
E33 Please God! Please Don’t Quit, Mrs. NorimakiSep 9, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
There is a rumor going around in Penguin Village. The rumor is about one of the teachers from Penguin junior high school who will be transferred to Urban Island junior high school. Midori thinks she is the one who is going to be transferred….
E34 The Strongest Rival Appears!Oct 14, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Dr. Mashirito decides to create a robot which has same instruction as Arale does. He names the robot “Caramel Man 4th”. Now, he tells Carmel Man 4th to go to Penguin Village to defeat Arale
E35 The Ultimate Love and Righteousness Arale in a Great Pinch!Oct 21, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Carmel Man 4th finally finds Arale at Penguin Village. Even though he starts liking Arale, he still has to defeat her to fallow his orders. So, he goes to her house to attack her!!
E36 From Today I Am Obochaman, the Warrior of Love!Oct 28, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Now, Caramel Man 4th decides to live in Penguin Village as “Obochaman”! However, he forgets to bring his energy drink “Robobitan D”, so he finally stops working!!
E37 Arale and the New TeacherNov 4, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Obochaman decides to go to school in Penguin Village. When he introduces himself to everyone, he tells them he is a robot!
E38 Obochaman Gets Dumped by AraleNov 11, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Obochaman gets dumped by the fake Arale, which Dr. Mashirto creates, but he thinks it is the real Arale so he gets shocked. While Arale is alone, Carmel Man 7th, which Dr. Mashirit creates, tries to attack her!
E39 Hoyoyo! I Took a Licking From Dr. MashritoNov 18, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale becomes pulled away from Carmel Man 7th‘s fight. Obochaman tries to save her from Carmel Man 7th but he is way too strong for him….
E40 Handle With Care?! an Expensive Melon Explodes WildlyNov 25, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei tries to fix Arale and Obochaman, but he cannot fix them right away. So he attaches Arale’s head onto Obochaman’s body for a temporary fix. While Midori and Arale take a bath together, Midori gets surprised because Arale has boy’s body!
E41 Flying Through the Sky to Search for Obochaman!Dec 2, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
While he is fixing Obochaman, gas starts leaking from Arale’s butt! She gets so excited about her fart, so she starts flying by farting! While Senbei follows her, Midori accidentally throws Obochamam’s head in with the recycled parts!!
E42 Hoyo?! Arale Has a New FriendDec 9, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
An alien, Tama, comes to Penguin Village to conquer the Earth. When Tama meets Senbei, Arale, and Pisuke, he starts feeling guilty about conquering the Earth, but his mother ship finally arrives at Earth and they start attacking!
E43 Arale Goes to Planet NikochanDec 16, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei gets a gravity control machine from Tama. He tells Tsuruten that if he attaches this machine to their spaceship then they can go back to China. Tsuruten gets so excited about this but Tsukutsun feels very sad about being apart from Akane….
E44 Saving Planet Nikochan With an Uncha CannonDec 23, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
When King Nikochan goes to outer space, Arale and her friends are also on the spaceship! When they arrive at Planet Nikochan, the planet is being controlled by a demon Komattachan!!
E45 Hoyo? Arale Has Become a MotherDec 23, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
A cute Penzarashi hatches from an egg which falls from sky. Arale decides to go to the Osamu-planet by spaceship to return the baby Penzarashi.
E46 Hey…. Let Me Tell You Arale’s SecretJan 13, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei’s grandpa and his great son come to Senbei’s house from the country side. Senbei gets so worried that his grandpa might find out about Arale’s secret….
E47 Exciting Arale and Barsan of the JungleJan 20, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei’s grandpa gets surprised about everything he sees. When he chokes on cola, Arale lightly hits grandpa’s back, then he flies away to the jungle!!
E48 A Warning to Arale! Cars Don’t Stop SuddenlyJan 27, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
All of a sudden, a car crashes into Senbei’s house!! The driver is Mrs. Tun, who just got her driver license. Arale and Obochaman decide to go to drive with her!
E49 It Will Be Springtime Soon. How About Falling Love, Arale?Feb 3, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale and her friends go to Snow Mountain for snowboarding. At Snow Mountain, she finds a baby bear. The next day, she looks so sad, so Bancho and Obochaman decide to make her happy! –Why is she so down?
E50 Arale Will Absolutely Become a Hero!Feb 10, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Koita Oujyou is patrolling at Penguin Village. He uses a transform light to transform to Kintaman, but he losts his transform light!! While Koita, Arale, and Pisuke are looking for the transform light, a huge monster appears at the village!!
E51 Arale’s Party Takes a Trip to a Hot SpringFeb 17, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale gets a cold…. (Actually, it is overheating) Even though she is sick, she wants to go to the hot springs with her friends so Senbei decides to take her. While she is with Obochaman, she sneezes and her head flies off somewhere!!
E52 From Today Arale Is a Wonderful LadyFeb 24, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale decides to attend a culture school to become a wonderful lady. However, once she enters the school, she starts so many kinds of trouble!! So super professor Sadako decides to teach Arale!!
E53 Arale and an Enjoyable Pirate FamilyMar 3, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Excalibur Kingdom’s Asher prince comes to Penguin Village. He asks Arale and Obochaman to help his princess be rescued from a pirate!
E54 Going to the Dragon King’s Palace With Arale on My BirthdayMar 10, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Today is Senbei’s birthday! Senbei, Arale, and Gatchan rescue a turtle from Suppaman, so the turtle invites them to the dragon king’s palace where a beautiful princess lives.
E55 Ridiculously Wild: Arale as a NurseMar 17, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Sick Boy comes to Penguin Village to spread bacteria!! Because of the Sick Boy, all the people in Penguin Village start getting colds!! Since, Arale and Obochaman are fine, they become temporary nurses!
E56 The Super Secret: I Saw the True Form of the Great MonkeyApr 14, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale finds a Dragon Ball!! She becomes very good friends with Goku, who comes to look for his last Dragon Ball!! One day, when they are playing kick the can together, all of a sudden Goku turns in to a huge monkey!!
Guest stars: Masako Nozawa (Son Goku (voice))
E57 Goku and Arale's Great Pinch at SchoolApr 14, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Ninja Murasaki recruits King Nikochan and his assistant to help him take the Dragon Balls from Goku. Goku currently attends the Penguin Village school.
Guest stars: Masako Nozawa (Son Goku (voice))
E58 Arale and Goku’s Super-Battle Is Beginning!Apr 21, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
While Arale, Goku, and Gatchan are playing, they find a restaurant on the street. So, they decide to go into the restaurant. However, once they go in, all of the people in Penguin Village come to ask Goku to make their wishes come true….
Guest stars: Masako Nozawa (Son Goku (voice))
E59 Bye-Cha to Goku, the Strongest Guy in This World!Apr 28, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
When Goku tries to call the Shenlong to make a wish, suddenly all the people from the village come out from the woods to make their wishes!! At the same time, Mashirito tries to take the Dragon Balls!
Guest stars: Masako Nozawa (Son Goku (voice))
E60 Arale Witnesses Taro’s Death-Defying Love!May 12, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
To choose a perfect man, “Mr. Dandy contest” is just beginning! Taro wants to show something nice about himself to Tsururin, so he decides to attend the contest!
E61 Arale Is Impressed! Penguin Village’s Bomb-Rodders!May 26, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Kinoko’s father accidentally eats Kinoko’s favorite strawberry! She gets so angry, so she leaves home to become a bad girl. Later, she asks Arale to join her. Then, they decide to try a lot of things to become bad girls!
E62 To Be Decided Tonight!? the New Mayor of Penguin VillageJun 2, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
The current Mayor decides to go to a hot spring for his vacation. He asks Arale to become the new mayor of Penguin Village and she accepts!!
E63 Arale’s Hero: Suppaman Who Flies Through the SkyJun 9, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Suppaman’s young brother, Shoppaman arrives on Earth! To earn respect from Shoppaman, Suppaman tells Arale and Shoppaman a lie that he can fly trough the sky! So, he decides to ask Senbei to invent a cloak which will make him fly!
E64 Lots of Senbeis Put Arale in a Panic!?Jun 16, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei and Midori make a promise about something, but Senbei forgets what was the promise is, so he decides to go back to the past to find out what it was!
E65 A Diamond Larger Than a TurdJun 23, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Senbei’s family goes to a jewelry fair to see the blue diamond. While they are looking at the diamond, all of a sudden the lights turn off, and someone steals the diamond! When they get home, Senbei founds out that Gatchan ate the blue diamond!
E66 Arale the Fugitive! Rescue Gatchan!Jul 7, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Gatchan gets kidnapped by the robber Nashibaba! Senbei and Arale try to rescue Gatchan, but they get arrested by the police!! Meanwhile, Nashibaba tries to make Gatchan poop, so he gives a lot of food!!
E67 Has a Gorilla Become a Hanger-on at Arale’s House?Jul 14, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Father Gorilla visits Senbei’s house. He asks Senbei if his son can home stay at Senbei’s house, because he and his wife have to go to City Island to make some money. Now, the Senbei family and a little gorilla are going to live together!!
E68 t’s Summer! Its’s the Sea! It’s Arale! What?Aug 11, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
At the beach, the Senbei family meets a water imp. The water imp takes them to the Dragon King’s Palace. Once they get to the palace, the water imp takes Midori to be Princess Oto to treat an annoying customer….
E69 Penguin Village’s Rescue Team at Work 24 Hours!Aug 18, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Arale and her friends are chosen to be members of the rescue team, so they start rescuing people in Penguin Village! One day, while Arale is rescuing people from the fire, all of a sudden Arale stops, because her energy runs out!!
E70 Midori Explodes at Senbei's FoolhardinessAug 25, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Drampire starts a part time job as a Death. She visits Senbei’s house to take Senbei’s soul, because according to her memo Senbei will die today. After Senbei dies, she takes Senbei, Arale, and Gatchan to hell!!
E71 Midori Explodes at Senbei's Foolhardiness - Part 2Sep 1, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Drampire gets fired from her last job because of Arale, so she decides to get revenge on her! To do so, Drampire invites her to a haunted house to scare her. All the ghosts are trying to scare her but she ends up playing with them!
E72 Arale and Fearsome King in Karaoke BattleSep 8, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
While Senbei and Suppaman are fighting for the Restore Gun, they accidentally break a magic bottle which the Great King of Terror, Ankoromochi lives. Then, Ankoromochi starts to destroy the Earth!!!
E73 Autumn of the Appetite: Gatchan IncreasesSep 15, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Gatchan’s appetite increases and Gatchan starts to sleep a lot more than before!! One day, after Gatchan eats a lot of food, Gatchan sleeps in a cocoon, which Gatchan makes by itself, and doesn’t come out for a while….
E74 Everyone Assembles: Okay, Bye-ChaSep 22, 1999 · 24 min
Synopsis
Midori gains too much weight, so she starts a diet! On the next day, she scales her weight again, and she gets a huge shock because her weight goes up again! So, Senbei takes her to the hospital, and they find out that she is pregnant!!!