Dr. Slump

Arale's Birth / Hey! Friends

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.

Apr 8, 1981

Arale Goes to School! / It is! ... not there

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.

Apr 15, 1981

The Big Time Slipper Adventure / What Egg is This?!

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.

Apr 22, 1981

Huh?! Is it a Boy? Is it a Girl? / Gatchan the Courier

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.

May 6, 1981

Friends With a Bear!! / New Invention! Dekachibi Ray Gun

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.

May 13, 1981

The Teacher is Coming! / Arale Kidnapped!

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.

May 20, 1981

Charging Arale-chan

A day in the life of Arale, from her police car destructions to her school life, and home again after accidentally eating whiskey bonbons.

May 27, 1981

Donbe Story

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.

Jun 3, 1981

The Great Strawberry Panties Plot

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.

Jun 10, 1981

Ah! Earth SOS!!

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.

Jun 17, 1981

Teketeke Children / Scary Scary Policewoman

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.

Jun 24, 1981

Transform Ponpoko Gun / Arale Flies in the Sky!

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.

Jul 1, 1981

The Terrifying Good Girl

Arale, misinterpreting Miss Yamabuki's lesson on being a good kid, spreads chaos with the intention of goodwill.

Jul 8, 1981

Hero Suppaman

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.

Jul 15, 1981

Arale's Errand / Wai-Wai Wildland

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.

Jul 22, 1981

Living for Tomorrow! / Arale is Akane!?

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.

Jul 29, 1981

The Monsters' Night of Fear

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.

Aug 5, 1981

The Fairy Tale Machine / Bibiruman the Hitman

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.

Aug 12, 1981

Arale Swims in the Ancient Past

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.

Aug 19, 1981

Kinoko-chan Leaves Home

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.

Aug 26, 1981

The Great Space Date Escapade

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.

Sep 9, 1981

Senbei Dumbfounded

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?

Sep 16, 1981

Arale's Hoyoyo Date / Bye-bye Mecchanko Power

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.

Sep 23, 1981

Arale's Big Change!!

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.

Sep 30, 1981

Exchange Student from the City

Oct 14, 1981

An Arale-Eye Operation!!

Oct 21, 1981

Yay! A New Friend

Oct 28, 1981

Goodbye Gacchan!!

Nov 4, 1981

How Adorable! The Lovely Middle-aged Trio

Nov 11, 1981

Heart Pounding Excitement! Piisuke's First Love

Nov 18, 1981

The Araletouchables

Nov 25, 1981

Arale's Lullaby Dream

Dec 2, 1981

A Masterpiece? Nekozukin-chan

Dec 9, 1981

Hell's Messenger Chibiru

Dec 16, 1981

Sad Sad Santa

Dec 23, 1981

Messed-up Devilgirl

Dec 30, 1981

Arale's Musical Cinderella

Jan 6, 1982

Mysterious Monster Expert?!

Jan 13, 1982

Showdown! Musashi VS Arale-chan

Jan 20, 1982

Hero Suppaman Part II

Jan 27, 1982

The Reality Machine

Feb 3, 1982

Jungle King Perzan

Feb 10, 1982

Whoa?! Penguin Village Dom-Dom-Dom

Feb 17, 1982

Arale-chan Goes to City Island

Feb 24, 1982

The Devilish Transformation

Mar 3, 1982

Penguin Village in Love

Mar 10, 1982

Caveman Hoyoyo in the Dinosaur Age

Mar 17, 1982

Chibiru-kun's Part Time Job

Mar 24, 1982

Leave it to Akiko

Mar 31, 1982

Yay! A Date for Mr. Copy

Apr 7, 1982

Thanks! The Kick The Can Celebration Party

Apr 14, 1982

Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team

Apr 21, 1982

Anko and Nonko Discover the Countryside

Apr 28, 1982

The Children's Day Festival Poke Poke Huff Puff

May 5, 1982

Super Driver

May 12, 1982

Am I Super Strong?!

May 19, 1982

The Miniature House of Our Dreams

May 26, 1982

Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Part II

Jun 2, 1982

Heart Pounding Excitement Time Stop

Jun 9, 1982

Suppaman Just In Time

Jun 16, 1982

Adventure! Inside Mammoth Midori-chan

Jun 23, 1982

Scary! Monster Prince

Jun 30, 1982

Arale's New Star Festival Story

Jul 7, 1982

Goo Goo Ga Ga Senbei

Jul 14, 1982

The Twinkling Night Sky Drum and Fife Band

Jul 21, 1982

We're Not Angels

Jul 28, 1982

Maerchen (Fairy Tale) of Love!! Tricycle Story

Aug 4, 1982

The Great Combot Caper of 2013

Aug 11, 1982

Invaders from Space

Aug 18, 1982

Arale's Arabian Night

Aug 25, 1982

Dr. Mashirito's Ambition

Sep 1, 1982

Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Part II

Sep 8, 1982

Penguin Village Wars

Sep 15, 1982

Penguin Village Wars Part II

Sep 22, 1982

Arale's Lost Item

Sep 29, 1982

Tale of the Penguin Village of Eight Gravestones

Oct 6, 1982

Suppaman of Justice VS Senbee of Love

Oct 13, 1982

Happy Date in Mystery Land

Oct 20, 1982

Energetic Arale

Oct 27, 1982

Penguin Village Grand Prix

Nov 3, 1982

Penguin Village Grand Prix Part II

Nov 10, 1982

Penguin Village Grand Prix Part III

Nov 17, 1982

Penguin Village Mystery

Nov 24, 1982

The Big Head is Coming

Dec 1, 1982

The Fearful Vegetable Man

Dec 8, 1982

The Secret of Arale's Birth

Dec 15, 1982

Arale the Super Prize Girl

Dec 22, 1982

Story of the Red Sandal Strap

Dec 29, 1982

Here Comes the Tsuns

Jan 5, 1983

Heart Pounding! School Panic

Jan 12, 1983

Look, Look, the Lensmen

Jan 19, 1983

Shooting Star Wish Star

Jan 26, 1983

Luck In, Evil Out in Space

Feb 2, 1983

An Angel Lives!

Feb 9, 1983

Nikochan Flies

Feb 16, 1983

Ghost Date

Feb 23, 1983

Love is a Punch to the Heart

Mar 2, 1983

Farewell, Tsuns

Mar 9, 1983

Mr. Skop Awakes

Mar 16, 1983

Official Business! Space Detective Story

Mar 23, 1983

The Secret of Mashirito Castle

Mar 30, 1983

Adventure, Adventure, Big Adventure!!

Apr 6, 1983

The Thief who Loved Books

Apr 13, 1983

HareHore Arale's Field Trip

Apr 20, 1983

Three Suppamans

Apr 27, 1983

The Yellow Carp Banner of Happiness

May 4, 1983

Transform Konkon Helment

May 11, 1983

Welcome Mr. Yakuza

May 18, 1983

Continue! We are the Suppamen

May 25, 1983

Chibiru and the Devil's Big Dictionary

Jun 1, 1983

Kinoko, Teacher for a Day

Jun 8, 1983

Four Angry Rogues

Jun 15, 1983

Love Excursion SOS!!

Jun 22, 1983

Arale's Picture Diary

Jun 29, 1983

The Demon of Penguin Village

Jul 6, 1983

Super Baseball

Jul 13, 1983

Goodbye Great King Nikochan

Jul 20, 1983

Space Showdown! Arale VS Komattachan

Jul 27, 1983

Runabout Youth

Jul 31, 1985

Decision! Penguin Village's Champion

Aug 10, 1983

Mystery Beauty Disappeared in the Fog

Aug 17, 1983

Lovelove Contact

Aug 24, 1983

Hurray! Epic Battle for Proposal

Aug 31, 1983

Marriage! Marriage!! Professor and Teacher

Sep 7, 1983

Flying in the Sky Honeymoon of Love

Sep 14, 1983

Exciting Newlywed Life

Sep 21, 1983

Arale Watch Out! The Strongest Rival Appears

Sep 28, 1983

Torn Between Justice and Love

Oct 5, 1983

Finally Appears! Hit Man Senbee

Oct 12, 1983

I'm Obocchaman

Oct 19, 1983

Hurry! Telepathy of Love

Oct 26, 1983

Heart Pounding Tonight

Nov 2, 1983

There is a Placement Test

Nov 9, 1983

Gacchan Gacchan

Nov 23, 1983

Yay! Bori Bari Bori Bari

Nov 30, 1983

Suppaman's Brother Appears!

Dec 14, 1983

Nab that Crook!

Dec 21, 1983

Christmas Day Hurts

Dec 28, 1983

Episode 139

Jan 11, 1984

Go For It Arale! Earth's Greatest Crisis!!

Jan 18, 1984

Mashirito Achieves His Goal?!

Jan 25, 1984

Episode 142

Feb 1, 1984

Senbei Died?!

Feb 8, 1984

Episode 144

Feb 15, 1984

Episode 145

Feb 22, 1984

Burn! Suppaman

Feb 29, 1984

Your and My Journey

Mar 7, 1984

Episode 148

Mar 14, 1984

Episode 149

Mar 21, 1984

Shape Up Miss Midori

Mar 28, 1984

Turbo-kun is Born!!

Apr 4, 1984

Father is an Alien?!

Apr 11, 1984

Onigokko of Fear

Apr 18, 1984

Episode 154

Apr 25, 1984

Episode 155

May 2, 1984

Episode 156

May 9, 1984

This is a Dream!!

May 16, 1984

Wanted Restaurant

May 23, 1984

I'm Sorry at Midnight

May 30, 1984

Episode 160

Jun 6, 1984

Ncha! Great King Enma

Jun 13, 1984

Episode 162

Jun 20, 1984

Who is the Strongest in the World!!

Jun 27, 1984

I Did It! I Did It! World's Number One!!

Jul 4, 1984

Episode 165

Jul 11, 1984

Episode 166

Jul 18, 1984

Episode 167

Jul 25, 1984

Episode 168

Aug 1, 1984

Episode 169

Aug 8, 1984

Episode 170

Aug 15, 1984

Episode 171

Aug 22, 1984

Episode 172

Aug 29, 1984

Episode 173

Sep 5, 1984

Episode 174

Sep 12, 1984

Episode 175

Sep 19, 1984

Episode 176

Sep 26, 1984

Episode 177

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 178

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 179

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 180

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 181

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 182

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 183

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 184

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 185

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 186

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 187

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 188

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 189

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 190

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 191

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 192

Oct 3, 1984

Episode 193

Oct 10, 1984

Episode 194

Oct 17, 1984

Episode 195

Oct 24, 1984

Episode 196

Oct 31, 1984

Episode 197

Nov 7, 1984

Episode 198

Nov 14, 1984

Episode 199

Nov 21, 1984

Episode 200

Nov 28, 1984

Episode 201

Dec 5, 1984

Episode 202

Dec 12, 1984

Episode 203

Dec 19, 1984

Episode 204

Dec 26, 1984

Episode 205

Jan 2, 1985

Episode 206

Jan 9, 1985

Episode 207

Jan 16, 1985

Episode 208

Jan 23, 1985

Episode 209

Jan 30, 1985

Episode 210

Feb 6, 1985

Episode 211

Feb 13, 1985

Episode 212

Feb 20, 1985

Episode 213

Feb 27, 1985

Episode 214

Mar 6, 1985

Episode 215

Mar 13, 1985

Episode 216

Mar 20, 1985

Episode 217

Mar 27, 1985

Episode 218

Apr 3, 1985

Episode 219

Apr 10, 1985

Episode 220

Apr 17, 1985

Episode 221

Apr 24, 1985

Episode 222

May 1, 1985

Episode 223

May 8, 1985

Episode 224

May 15, 1985

Episode 225

May 22, 1985

Episode 226

May 29, 1985

Episode 227

Jun 5, 1985

Episode 228

Jun 12, 1985

Episode 229

Jun 19, 1985

Episode 230

Jun 26, 1985

Episode 231

Jul 3, 1985

Episode 232

Jul 10, 1985

Episode 233

Jul 17, 1985

Episode 234

Jul 24, 1985

Episode 235

Jul 31, 1985

Episode 236

Aug 7, 1985

Episode 237

Aug 14, 1985

Episode 238

Aug 21, 1985

Episode 239

Aug 28, 1985

Episode 240

Sep 4, 1985

Episode 241

Sep 11, 1985

Episode 242

Sep 18, 1985

Episode 243

Feb 19, 1986