Dr. Slump
TV-G1981•25m•8.0/10
AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Ratings
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8.0/10(130)
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.
Production
Toei Animation
Language
JA
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 8, 1981
Last Aired
February 19, 1986
Networks
Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, OHK, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, UMK TV Miyazaki, NBS, TSK, Ehime Broadcasting, Yamagata Television System, AKT, Toyama Television
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Arale's Birth / Hey! Friends
Air date: 1981-04-08
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.
E2
Arale Goes to School! / It is! ... not there
Air date: 1981-04-15
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.
E3
The Big Time Slipper Adventure / What Egg is This?!
Air date: 1981-04-22
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.
E4
Huh?! Is it a Boy? Is it a Girl? / Gatchan the Courier
Air date: 1981-05-06
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.
E5
Friends With a Bear!! / New Invention! Dekachibi Ray Gun
Air date: 1981-05-13
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.
E6
The Teacher is Coming! / Arale Kidnapped!
Air date: 1981-05-20
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.
E7
Charging Arale-chan
Air date: 1981-05-27
A day in the life of Arale, from her police car destructions to her school life, and home again after accidentally eating whiskey bonbons.
E8
Donbe Story
Air date: 1981-06-03
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.
E9
The Great Strawberry Panties Plot
Air date: 1981-06-10
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.
E10
Ah! Earth SOS!!
Air date: 1981-06-17
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.
E11
Teketeke Children / Scary Scary Policewoman
Air date: 1981-06-24
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.
E12
Transform Ponpoko Gun / Arale Flies in the Sky!
Air date: 1981-07-01
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.
E13
The Terrifying Good Girl
Air date: 1981-07-08
Arale, misinterpreting Miss Yamabuki's lesson on being a good kid, spreads chaos with the intention of goodwill.
E14
Hero Suppaman
Air date: 1981-07-15
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.
E15
Arale's Errand / Wai-Wai Wildland
Air date: 1981-07-22
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.
E16
Living for Tomorrow! / Arale is Akane!?
Air date: 1981-07-29
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.
E17
The Monsters' Night of Fear
Air date: 1981-08-05
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.
E18
The Fairy Tale Machine / Bibiruman the Hitman
Air date: 1981-08-12
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.
E19
Arale Swims in the Ancient Past
Air date: 1981-08-19
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.
E20
Kinoko-chan Leaves Home
Air date: 1981-08-26
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.
E21
The Great Space Date Escapade
Air date: 1981-09-09
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.
E22
Senbei Dumbfounded
Air date: 1981-09-16
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?
E23
Arale's Hoyoyo Date / Bye-bye Mecchanko Power
Air date: 1981-09-23
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.
E24
Arale's Big Change!!
Air date: 1981-09-30
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.
E25
Exchange Student from the City
Air date: 1981-10-14
E26
An Arale-Eye Operation!!
Air date: 1981-10-21
E27
Yay! A New Friend
Air date: 1981-10-28
E28
Goodbye Gacchan!!
Air date: 1981-11-04
E29
How Adorable! The Lovely Middle-aged Trio
Air date: 1981-11-11
E30
Heart Pounding Excitement! Piisuke's First Love
Air date: 1981-11-18
E31
The Araletouchables
Air date: 1981-11-25
E32
Arale's Lullaby Dream
Air date: 1981-12-02
E33
A Masterpiece? Nekozukin-chan
Air date: 1981-12-09
E34
Hell's Messenger Chibiru
Air date: 1981-12-16
E35
Sad Sad Santa
Air date: 1981-12-23
E36
Messed-up Devilgirl
Air date: 1981-12-30
E37
Arale's Musical Cinderella
Air date: 1982-01-06
E38
Mysterious Monster Expert?!
Air date: 1982-01-13
E39
Showdown! Musashi VS Arale-chan
Air date: 1982-01-20
E40
Hero Suppaman Part II
Air date: 1982-01-27
E41
The Reality Machine
Air date: 1982-02-03
E42
Jungle King Perzan
Air date: 1982-02-10
E43
Whoa?! Penguin Village Dom-Dom-Dom
Air date: 1982-02-17
E44
Arale-chan Goes to City Island
Air date: 1982-02-24
E45
The Devilish Transformation
Air date: 1982-03-03
E46
Penguin Village in Love
Air date: 1982-03-10
E47
Caveman Hoyoyo in the Dinosaur Age
Air date: 1982-03-17
E48
Chibiru-kun's Part Time Job
Air date: 1982-03-24
E49
Leave it to Akiko
Air date: 1982-03-31
E50
Yay! A Date for Mr. Copy
Air date: 1982-04-07
E51
Thanks! The Kick The Can Celebration Party
Air date: 1982-04-14
E52
Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team
Air date: 1982-04-21
E53
Anko and Nonko Discover the Countryside
Air date: 1982-04-28
E54
The Children's Day Festival Poke Poke Huff Puff
Air date: 1982-05-05
E55
Super Driver
Air date: 1982-05-12
E56
Am I Super Strong?!
Air date: 1982-05-19
E57
The Miniature House of Our Dreams
Air date: 1982-05-26
E58
Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Part II
Air date: 1982-06-02
E59
Heart Pounding Excitement Time Stop
Air date: 1982-06-09
E60
Suppaman Just In Time
Air date: 1982-06-16
E61
Adventure! Inside Mammoth Midori-chan
Air date: 1982-06-23
E62
Scary! Monster Prince
Air date: 1982-06-30
E63
Arale's New Star Festival Story
Air date: 1982-07-07
E64
Goo Goo Ga Ga Senbei
Air date: 1982-07-14
E65
The Twinkling Night Sky Drum and Fife Band
Air date: 1982-07-21
E66
We're Not Angels
Air date: 1982-07-28
E67
Maerchen (Fairy Tale) of Love!! Tricycle Story
Air date: 1982-08-04
E68
The Great Combot Caper of 2013
Air date: 1982-08-11
E69
Invaders from Space
Air date: 1982-08-18
E70
Arale's Arabian Night
Air date: 1982-08-25
E71
Dr. Mashirito's Ambition
Air date: 1982-09-01
E72
Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Part II
Air date: 1982-09-08
E73
Penguin Village Wars
Air date: 1982-09-15
E74
Penguin Village Wars Part II
Air date: 1982-09-22
E75
Arale's Lost Item
Air date: 1982-09-29
E76
Tale of the Penguin Village of Eight Gravestones
Air date: 1982-10-06
E77
Suppaman of Justice VS Senbee of Love
Air date: 1982-10-13
E78
Happy Date in Mystery Land
Air date: 1982-10-20
E79
Energetic Arale
Air date: 1982-10-27
E80
Penguin Village Grand Prix
Air date: 1982-11-03
E81
Penguin Village Grand Prix Part II
Air date: 1982-11-10
E82
Penguin Village Grand Prix Part III
Air date: 1982-11-17
E83
Penguin Village Mystery
Air date: 1982-11-24
E84
The Big Head is Coming
Air date: 1982-12-01
E85
The Fearful Vegetable Man
Air date: 1982-12-08
E86
The Secret of Arale's Birth
Air date: 1982-12-15
E87
Arale the Super Prize Girl
Air date: 1982-12-22
E88
Story of the Red Sandal Strap
Air date: 1982-12-29
E89
Here Comes the Tsuns
Air date: 1983-01-05
E90
Heart Pounding! School Panic
Air date: 1983-01-12
E91
Look, Look, the Lensmen
Air date: 1983-01-19
E92
Shooting Star Wish Star
Air date: 1983-01-26
E93
Luck In, Evil Out in Space
Air date: 1983-02-02
E94
An Angel Lives!
Air date: 1983-02-09
E95
Nikochan Flies
Air date: 1983-02-16
E96
Ghost Date
Air date: 1983-02-23
E97
Love is a Punch to the Heart
Air date: 1983-03-02
E98
Farewell, Tsuns
Air date: 1983-03-09
E99
Mr. Skop Awakes
Air date: 1983-03-16
E100
Official Business! Space Detective Story
Air date: 1983-03-23
E101
The Secret of Mashirito Castle
Air date: 1983-03-30
E102
Adventure, Adventure, Big Adventure!!
Air date: 1983-04-06
E103
The Thief who Loved Books
Air date: 1983-04-13
E104
HareHore Arale's Field Trip
Air date: 1983-04-20
E105
Three Suppamans
Air date: 1983-04-27
E106
The Yellow Carp Banner of Happiness
Air date: 1983-05-04
E107
Transform Konkon Helment
Air date: 1983-05-11
E108
Welcome Mr. Yakuza
Air date: 1983-05-18
E109
Continue! We are the Suppamen
Air date: 1983-05-25
E110
Chibiru and the Devil's Big Dictionary
Air date: 1983-06-01
E111
Kinoko, Teacher for a Day
Air date: 1983-06-08
E112
Four Angry Rogues
Air date: 1983-06-15
E113
Love Excursion SOS!!
Air date: 1983-06-22
E114
Arale's Picture Diary
Air date: 1983-06-29
E115
The Demon of Penguin Village
Air date: 1983-07-06
E116
Super Baseball
Air date: 1983-07-13
E117
Goodbye Great King Nikochan
Air date: 1983-07-20
E118
Space Showdown! Arale VS Komattachan
Air date: 1983-07-27
E119
Runabout Youth
Air date: 1985-07-31
E120
Decision! Penguin Village's Champion
Air date: 1983-08-10
E121
Mystery Beauty Disappeared in the Fog
Air date: 1983-08-17
E122
Lovelove Contact
Air date: 1983-08-24
E123
Hurray! Epic Battle for Proposal
Air date: 1983-08-31
E124
Marriage! Marriage!! Professor and Teacher
Air date: 1983-09-07
E125
Flying in the Sky Honeymoon of Love
Air date: 1983-09-14
E126
Exciting Newlywed Life
Air date: 1983-09-21
E127
Arale Watch Out! The Strongest Rival Appears
Air date: 1983-09-28
E128
Torn Between Justice and Love
Air date: 1983-10-05
E129
Finally Appears! Hit Man Senbee
Air date: 1983-10-12
E130
I'm Obocchaman
Air date: 1983-10-19
E131
Hurry! Telepathy of Love
Air date: 1983-10-26
E132
Heart Pounding Tonight
Air date: 1983-11-02
E133
There is a Placement Test
Air date: 1983-11-09
E134
Gacchan Gacchan
Air date: 1983-11-23
E135
Yay! Bori Bari Bori Bari
Air date: 1983-11-30
E136
Suppaman's Brother Appears!
Air date: 1983-12-14
E137
Nab that Crook!
Air date: 1983-12-21
E138
Christmas Day Hurts
Air date: 1983-12-28
E139
Episode 139
Air date: 1984-01-11
E140
Go For It Arale! Earth's Greatest Crisis!!
Air date: 1984-01-18
E141
Mashirito Achieves His Goal?!
Air date: 1984-01-25
E142
Episode 142
Air date: 1984-02-01
E143
Senbei Died?!
Air date: 1984-02-08
E144
Episode 144
Air date: 1984-02-15
E145
Episode 145
Air date: 1984-02-22
E146
Burn! Suppaman
Air date: 1984-02-29
E147
Your and My Journey
Air date: 1984-03-07
E148
Episode 148
Air date: 1984-03-14
E149
Episode 149
Air date: 1984-03-21
E150
Shape Up Miss Midori
Air date: 1984-03-28
E151
Turbo-kun is Born!!
Air date: 1984-04-04
E152
Father is an Alien?!
Air date: 1984-04-11
E153
Onigokko of Fear
Air date: 1984-04-18
E154
Episode 154
Air date: 1984-04-25
E155
Episode 155
Air date: 1984-05-02
E156
Episode 156
Air date: 1984-05-09
E157
This is a Dream!!
Air date: 1984-05-16
E158
Wanted Restaurant
Air date: 1984-05-23
E159
I'm Sorry at Midnight
Air date: 1984-05-30
E160
Episode 160
Air date: 1984-06-06
E161
Ncha! Great King Enma
Air date: 1984-06-13
E162
Episode 162
Air date: 1984-06-20
E163
Who is the Strongest in the World!!
Air date: 1984-06-27
E164
I Did It! I Did It! World's Number One!!
Air date: 1984-07-04
E165
Episode 165
Air date: 1984-07-11
E166
Episode 166
Air date: 1984-07-18
E167
Episode 167
Air date: 1984-07-25
E168
Episode 168
Air date: 1984-08-01
E169
Episode 169
Air date: 1984-08-08
E170
Episode 170
Air date: 1984-08-15
E171
Episode 171
Air date: 1984-08-22
E172
Episode 172
Air date: 1984-08-29
E173
Episode 173
Air date: 1984-09-05
E174
Episode 174
Air date: 1984-09-12
E175
Episode 175
Air date: 1984-09-19
E176
Episode 176
Air date: 1984-09-26
E177
Episode 177
Air date: 1984-10-03
E178
Episode 178
Air date: 1984-10-03
E179
Episode 179
Air date: 1984-10-03
E180
Episode 180
Air date: 1984-10-03
E181
Episode 181
Air date: 1984-10-03
E182
Episode 182
Air date: 1984-10-03
E183
Episode 183
Air date: 1984-10-03
E184
Episode 184
Air date: 1984-10-03
E185
Episode 185
Air date: 1984-10-03
E186
Episode 186
Air date: 1984-10-03
E187
Episode 187
Air date: 1984-10-03
E188
Episode 188
Air date: 1984-10-03
E189
Episode 189
Air date: 1984-10-03
E190
Episode 190
Air date: 1984-10-03
E191
Episode 191
Air date: 1984-10-03
E192
Episode 192
Air date: 1984-10-03
E193
Episode 193
Air date: 1984-10-10
E194
Episode 194
Air date: 1984-10-17
E195
Episode 195
Air date: 1984-10-24
E196
Episode 196
Air date: 1984-10-31
E197
Episode 197
Air date: 1984-11-07
E198
Episode 198
Air date: 1984-11-14
E199
Episode 199
Air date: 1984-11-21
E200
Episode 200
Air date: 1984-11-28
E201
Episode 201
Air date: 1984-12-05
E202
Episode 202
Air date: 1984-12-12
E203
Episode 203
Air date: 1984-12-19
E204
Episode 204
Air date: 1984-12-26
E205
Episode 205
Air date: 1985-01-02
E206
Episode 206
Air date: 1985-01-09
E207
Episode 207
Air date: 1985-01-16
E208
Episode 208
Air date: 1985-01-23
E209
Episode 209
Air date: 1985-01-30
E210
Episode 210
Air date: 1985-02-06
E211
Episode 211
Air date: 1985-02-13
E212
Episode 212
Air date: 1985-02-20
E213
Episode 213
Air date: 1985-02-27
E214
Episode 214
Air date: 1985-03-06
E215
Episode 215
Air date: 1985-03-13
E216
Episode 216
Air date: 1985-03-20
E217
Episode 217
Air date: 1985-03-27
E218
Episode 218
Air date: 1985-04-03
E219
Episode 219
Air date: 1985-04-10
E220
Episode 220
Air date: 1985-04-17
E221
Episode 221
Air date: 1985-04-24
E222
Episode 222
Air date: 1985-05-01
E223
Episode 223
Air date: 1985-05-08
E224
Episode 224
Air date: 1985-05-15
E225
Episode 225
Air date: 1985-05-22
E226
Episode 226
Air date: 1985-05-29
E227
Episode 227
Air date: 1985-06-05
E228
Episode 228
Air date: 1985-06-12
E229
Episode 229
Air date: 1985-06-19
E230
Episode 230
Air date: 1985-06-26
E231
Episode 231
Air date: 1985-07-03
E232
Episode 232
Air date: 1985-07-10
E233
Episode 233
Air date: 1985-07-17
E234
Episode 234
Air date: 1985-07-24
E235
Episode 235
Air date: 1985-07-31
E236
Episode 236
Air date: 1985-08-07
E237
Episode 237
Air date: 1985-08-14
E238
Episode 238
Air date: 1985-08-21
E239
Episode 239
Air date: 1985-08-28
E240
Episode 240
Air date: 1985-09-04
E241
Episode 241
Air date: 1985-09-11
E242
Episode 242
Air date: 1985-09-18
E243
Episode 243
Air date: 1986-02-19
Cast
Mami Koyama
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Mitsuko Horie
Obotchaman (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Akane Kimidori (voice)
Naomi Jinbo
Aoi Kimidori / Piisuke Soramame (voice)
Isamu Tanonaka
Gala (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
King Nikochan (voice)
Mariko Mukai
Midori Yamabuki (voice)
Masaharu Sato
Pagos (voice)
Seiko Nakano
Gatchan (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Nikochan's Servant (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Suppaman (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Tarou Soramame (voice)
Yuko Mita
Turbo-kun (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
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