"âȘI've got a lovely bunch of Dragon Balls, do-do-do-do-doâȘ
âȘHere they are, all sitting in a bunch, doo-doo-dooâȘ
âȘOne star, two starâȘ
âȘAll as big as my head!âȘ
âȘGive them a tossâȘ
âȘA planet acrossâȘ
âȘThat's how Vegeta wins, bye-bye!âȘ" |
"A Lovely Bunch of Dragonballs" is the seventh episode of Season 2 of Team Four Star's DragonBall Z Abridged and the seventeenth episode overall. It was first uploaded on YouTube on August 15, 2010.
Summary[]
Vegeta appears to have somehow gathered all seven Dragon Balls and has his wish for immortality granted by Shenron, much to his delight. However, it soon becomes clear that he is dreaming, and has been found by Zarbon, who takes him back to Freeza's ship.
One of Freeza's soldiers, Appule, is playing video games whilst pretending to monitor Vegeta's health. He just about manages to switch screens as Zarbon comes into the room. Zarbon asks if Vegeta is going to make it, and Appule says that the situation is touch and go. Zarbon wonders why Vegeta isn't naked, believing that you need to be nude in the healing tank in order to "absorb all of the healing juices". This leads to an awkward pause, and Zarbon leaves, with Appule rather disturbed by the conversation.
Appule and Zarbon
Soon, the ghost of Nappa intervenes, managing to communicate with Vegeta. He tells him to imagine what Zarbon might have done to him whilst he was unconscious. Vegeta starts to growl angrily, but this goes undetected by Appule, who is looking forward to Zarbon snapping the Saiyan "like a glow-stick". The dim-witted soldier is then engulfed by a beam of light from the healing tank, and realizes he is finished.
Meanwhile, Freeza has changed his mind about needing the Ginyu Force and is seen ordering Captain Ginyu to be on Namek within 24 hours (and to bring the up-to-date scouters). Ginyu accepts the order. Zarbon asks Freeza if he can use the Space Skype, claiming he needs to call his girlfriend. This somewhat stuns Freeza, who tells Ginyu he'll call him back, and then asks Zarbon to repeat himself. Zarbon claims he wants to know where his girlfriend wants to go for their one-year anniversary, so he can make an early reservation. Freeza almost letâs slip that he thought Zarbon was gay, but before Zarbon can reply properly, a minion interrupts the conversation with news about Vegeta. Freeza promptly blasts the minion, and tries to end the conversation, but Zarbon wonders what the minion said about Vegeta.
A sudden blast rocks the ship, and Freeza asks who Zarbon left guarding Vegeta. When he finds out it is the deceased Appule, he explodes with rage, declaring that the former minion "couldn't handle a shot of raspberry schnapps", let alone Vegeta. He decides to make another call whilst Zarbon heads outside to look for Vegeta. Unbeknownst to the two of them, Vegeta has managed to find the five Dragon Balls, and delights at how well his plan has worked. However, his laughter is overheard by a minion, and he is forced to send a blast of energy into the ship as a distraction.
Deep in space, the Ginyu Force are making their way to Namek, as Freeza orders them to hurry up, adding that Zarbon "really screwed the pooch on this one". Zarbon and Freeza both make unforced double entendres, causing the Ginyu Force to crack up en masse.
"One star, two star, all as big as my head!"
With his plan in full flow, Vegeta sings his own version of "A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts", and hurls the five Dragon Balls through a hole he made in the ship. He then makes his escape, to the consternation of Freeza. Zarbon finds a note, but it just says "Freeza", and then has a picture of a butt. Zarbon asks to see the note, but a furious Freeza orders him to find Vegeta and the Dragon Balls post haste. The henchman tries his best, but Vegeta manages to slip underwater, making him impossible to find.
Back in space, Goku has managed to get his training regime up to 100G and decides to have one of the Senzu Beans. He notices there are only four left, but reasons they won't need that many on Namek, and promptly eats one. At this point, King Kai tries to make contact, grumbling that he keeps getting hold of George Takei by mistake. Goku happily tells King Kai that he's on his way to beat someone up but is warned by King Kai about Freeza. Unfortunately, King Kai's numerous warnings have no effect, and Goku manages to get out of promising not to fight Freeza by pretending to hang up. Baffled, King Kai tries to call him back, but accidentally calls George Takei again.
Elsewhere, Vegeta emerges from the water and collects the five Dragon Balls. He reasons that it would be wise to stay under the radar, but notices Krillin flying past with a Dragon Ball of his own and makes off in pursuit. An extremely unhappy Zarbon is having no luck in his search, and almost gives up, only to see Vegeta pursuing Krillin. He quickly gives chase.
Outside the cave, Bulma is humming to herself, and is caught off guard by Krillin's arrival. Bulma is surprised at the size of the Dragon Ball. When Krillin asks where Gohan is, Bulma says that he went off to find a Dragon Ball that was "all on its own". The action quickly cuts to Gohan, who has indeed found the Dragon Ball that Vegeta hid in the lake. Krillin is displeased at this turn of events, fearing the wrath of Chi-Chi should anything happen to Gohan, but Bulma is apathetic. Things quickly get worse when Vegeta suddenly arrives and asks for the Dragon Ball. Krillin tries to haggle but is unsuccessful. Shortly afterwards, Zarbon arrives and asks for the Dragon Ball, but his attempt is rebuffed by Vegeta. Krillin looks to Bulma for assistance, but she has fallen madly in lust with Zarbon.
Vegeta decides that his one-time defeat to Zarbon was "one time too many", but Zarbon reminds him that the Saiyan was barely alive when he found his body. Noticeably troubled, Vegeta asks if Zarbon did anything to him whilst he was unconscious, which Zarbon vehemently denies. At first Vegeta is relieved, but then takes offence, as this sounds like he wasn't good enough for Zarbon. The henchman decides to be honest with Vegeta and says that the conversation "is sounding really gay... not that there's anything wrong with that". A dumbfounded Vegeta is left speechless, and he angrily tells Zarbon to transform, thus shattering Bulma's first impressions.
"I couldn't hear you over that hole I just made in your STOMACH!"
An enraged Zarbon makes to destroy Vegeta once and for all, but has a huge hole punched in his stomach, leaving him close to death. Zarbon pleads for his life and tries to make an offer, but Vegeta says he's heard that one before. Copying Zarbon's tendency to make unintentional double entendres, the Saiyan tells him that "I'm about to blow my load all over your insides... no homo", and proceeds to kill Zarbon by blasting him into a lake. He concludes by calling him a Freaky Alien Genotype.
In the stinger, Dende asks Super Kami Guru how old he is. Super Kami Guru says, "I am this many". When Dende points out that he never raised his hand, Super Kami Guru yells "That's how old I aaaaam!" A bonus scene has Bulma yelling "Kill it with fire!", accompanied by a picture of Zarbon in his second form.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Takahata101 - Dende, Guru
- Lanipator - Vegeta, Kuririn
- Megami33 - Bulma
- MasakoX - Goku, Gohan
- KaiserNeko - Zarbon, King Kai
- Little Kuriboh - Freeza
- Hbi2k - Nail
- Antfish - Random Soldier
Featuring[]
- xthedarkone as Oran
- Michael "VegettoEX" LaBrie as Appule
Archive footage[]
- Sonny Strait as Bardock (BT3 (Wii BT2?) footage)
Music[]
- Cha-La-Head-Cha-La by Kageyama Hironobu
- Shunsuke Kikuchi - Kaibutsu Furiza Vs. Densetsu no Supa Saiya-jin
Running Gags and Callbacks[]
- Zarbon makes several double entendres.
- Ghost Nappa makes an appearance, managing to enrage Vegeta once more.
- Space is used as a prefix, in this case Space Skype.
- George Takei's camp demeanor is first referred to by King Kai. He will continue to interrupt King Kai's calls in future episodes.
- Goku is his usual dim-witted self, although he does manage to outwit King Kai by pretending to hang up on him.
- Krillin's fear of Chi-Chi castrating him is once again mentioned.
- After killing Zarbon, Vegeta calls him a âFreaky Alien Genotypeâ, the same term Krillin used to describe Freeza in No Country For Old Namekians.
Differences[]
- In the original anime, the minion Oran is killed by Freeza after he reports back from the Namekian village that Vegeta destroyed, mainly because he killed the only survivor who could have told them where Vegeta had hidden the Dragon Ball. This is itself an alteration from the book: it is not Oran who reports back from the village, but Appule, and he is not killed by Freeza, as Appule did not encounter any survivors, and so did not suffer Freeza's wrath.
Cultural References[]
- The title is a parody of the Danny Kaye song: âIâve Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconutsâ. Vegeta even sings the song parody at one point.
- Appule is playing the popular Dragon Ball Z game Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Footage was provided by Innagadadavida, who would later serve as a writer for the Cell Vs. miniseries.
- The phrase "Kill it with fire" a reference to the 1982 John Carpenter classic The Thing.
- In Vegeta's letter to Freeza, you can see he wrote it with an "i" before scratching it out, referencing the frequent spelling switches of Freeza's name in most english localizations (minus the big green and malaysian dub).
- Vegeta showing him an butt, may be an refference to the german dub of father of Goku, where Goku's father called Freeza an "ass" upon firing his Riot Javelin
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the first time in which the disclaimer is read by a character, in this case it's Zarbon.
- This is the first time the Ginyu Force make an appearance.
- Zarbon is revealed to be heterosexual, being a relationship with a woman and taking slight offense towards Vegeta's supposedly "gay" attitude towards him. This implies his homosexual-oriented double entendres are entirely unintentional and oblivious on his part. It is revealed that his girlfriend (later being known as "Chuck") is indeed Princess Snake
- Hbi2k is credited as Nail, even though Nail doesn't have a single line in the entire episode.
- Oran (the minion killed by Freeza) is voiced by xthedarkone, best known for his work on Yugioh: GX The Abridged Series.
- Appule is played by VegettoEX who runs the popular Dragon Ball fansite "Kanzenshuu", who was a big fan of the character.
- Bulma is humming the end theme from Dragon Ball.
- In the scene when Bulma says "I just want to grab him and-", it cuts to Goku doing his 69th push-up, which is a reference to the 69-sex position. To add to this, Goku counts "sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-" and then it cuts to Vegeta stating "-One time you defeated me."
- When Vegeta says "I'm gonna blow my load all over your insides" he is referring to ejaculation (hence the reason why he says "No homo" before killing him).
- In the opening scene, Vegeta mumbles, "My power is maximum..." - which is a reference to a child's drawing of Broly submitted to a newspaper with the description: "Broly from Dragon Ball Z. His power is maximum.". This quote would later be adapted by TFS to make the catchphrase of DBZA's own take on Broly. There is even a t-shirt available from the TFS merch shop featuring Broly and the signature quote, "My power is MAXIMUM!"
Episode Transcription (English)[]
[Disclaimer read by Zarbon]
NARRATOR: Last time on Dragon Ball Z Abridged...
VEGETA: Finally! I've gathered all seven Dragon Balls!
SHENRON: State your wish.
VEGETA: Dragon! Grant me immortality!
SHENRON: Your wish is granted.
VEGETA: Yes! I've done it! I'm finally the strongest in all the Universe! WAH HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!
VEGETA [Mumbling groggily]: I am unstoppable...
ZARBON: Oh, how cute. He's having a little dream.
VEGETA: Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!
ZARBON: Now, let's get you back to Lord Freeza. I need to... probe you for the information.
VEGETA [Mumbling groggily]: My power is maximum...
[ â« "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" â« ]
[Muffled video game noises (Budokai Tenkaichi 3)]
[Normal video game noises]
APOOL: Take that, you bastard. This one's for Ichpe!
ZARBON: Report!
APOOL: Uh, I just.. I'm just checking... his vitals.
ZARBON: Is he going to make it?
APOOL: Well, it's a good thing you got him to me when you did. Even a little later, and we might not have been able to save him.
ZARBON: Why isn't he naked?
APOOL: Luckily, weâ ...*what*?
ZARBON: In the healing tank; I always thought you needed to be nude.
APOOL: Wha--? W-why would you think that?
ZARBON: You know, to... absorb all the healing juices. WELL, looks like you have everything under control here.
APOOL: Freaks me the f*ck out.
GHOST NAPPA: (Whistles) {Tap, tap, tap} Is this thing on? Is it o--
VEGETA: (Moaning)
GHOST NAPPA: OKAY, there we go. (Clears his throat) YOU are now thinking about what Zarbon did to you⊠while you were unconscious. Have fun with that...
VEGETA: (Groaning)
GHOST NAPPA [Echoing]: Have fun with that... that... that...
APOOL: You know, Vegeta, I've gotta admit - it was pretty impressive how you went all man-hunter on us.
VEGETA: (Groaning intensifies)
APOOL: But now, you're all ours.
VEGETA: (Groaning intensifies further) APOOL: And I can't wait to watch Zarbon break you like a glowstiâ Here I come, Ichpe...
FREEZA: And I want you here in twenty-four hours, understood? And make sure to bring the up-to-date Scouters.
GINYU [on screen] Understood, Lord Freeza.
ZARBON: Lord Freeza, I really need to use the space Skype.
FREEZA: Zarbon, what could possibly be so important that you need to interrupt me during my call?
ZARBON: Well, I need to call my girlfriend.
FREEZA: Well, Iâ ...Ginyu, I'll call you back. Come again?
ZARBON: You see, our one-year anniversary is coming up and I want to see where she wants to go so I can make reservations early.
FREEZA: Oh. And all this time I could have sworn you wereâ ...Nevermind.
ZARBON: What, you thought I was single?
FREEZA: Well, no. I just⊠I... thought you were into⊠You know, it really doesn't matter.
ZARBON: Well, it matters to me; because, frankly, it sounds like you thought I was--
ORAN: LORD FREEZA! VEGETA'S BROKEN OUT OF THE HEALING Tâ Aiee!
FREEZA: Oh, no. That minion died. Could you go fix that? We'll continue this conversation never.
ZARBON: ...Did he say something about Vegeta?
FREEZA: What?
{Explosion}
FREEZA: Zarbon... who did you leave guarding him? [Alarm blaring in background] APOOL?! YOU LEFT APOOL HERE?!
ZARBON: Well, I thought he could handle it!
FREEZA: Apool couldn't handle a shot of raspberry Schnapps, much less Vegeta! Oh, where's the damn phone? I need to make another call.
ZARBON: Yes, sir! I'll go look for Vegeta! He won't get far!
VEGETA (Mentally): 'Yes, that's right. Search all over for me, Zarbon. Of course, you'd never think to check inside your own SHIP! You know what they say: "Keep your friends close... and your enemies closer."'
VEGETA: Huhaha! Hahaha! HA, hahahahahahahaha! Ha--
MINION [O-S]: Lord Freeza, I found him!
VEGETA: Ah, f*ck it.
MINION [o-s]: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
FREEZA [over comm.]: Ginyu! Hurry up, double time! Zarbon really screwed the pooch on this one.
ZARBON [over comm.]: Lord Freeza, Vegeta's really giving us a pounding!
FREEZA [over comm.]: I'm coming, Zarbon! Quick, grab my Balls! {Call ended}
{Snickering}
{Laughter}
[ â« A parody of "I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" â« ]
VEGETA: â« I've got a lovely bunch of Dragon Balls â« Do-do-do-do-do â« Here they are, all sitting in a bunch â« Doo-doo-doo â« One star â« Two star â« All as big as my head! â« Give 'em a toss â« A planet across â« That's how Vegeta wins â« Ba-bye! â«
FREEZA: Damn it all to hell, he's gone! And he took off with my Dragon Balls!
ZARBON: Lord Freeza, I found a note!
FREEZA: Let me see that! It just says "Dear Fr ̶i̶eeza", and it's a picture of a butt.
ZARBON: Can I see it, Lord Freeza?
FREEZA: Vegeta! Dragon Balls! NOW!!!!
ZARBON: Yes, sir!
ZARBON (Mentally): 'Dammit! He's up here somewhere! I just need to spot the bastard!'
VEGETA (Mentally): 'Later, bitches.'
{Submarine dive alarm}
GOKU: Whew! It's taken me five whole days! But I'm finally up to 100x gravity! It's a good thing I brought along all these Senzu⊠Aw man, it looks like we only have four left. Aw well, we won't need that many on Namek. Om nom nom! (Gulp) Mmmmm, tastes like healing.
KING KAI [telephatically]: Hello, Goku? Do you hear me? I swear to God, if this is George Takei again I'm gonna shove a brick up the Verizon guy's a--
GOKU [t]: King Kai?
GOKU [t]: Ah, there you are Goku. I see you're on your way to Namek.
GOKU [t]: I'm gonna beat someone up!
KING KAI [t]: Of course, you are. But listen!
There's someone on Namek that you must absolutely stay away from. You hear me? He's even *stronger* than Vegeta, and he--
GOKU [t]: I know!
KING KAI [t]: What?
GOKU [t]: I'm gonna beat him up!
KING KAI [t]: Goku, no. This is nothing like Vegeta. It is much, MUCH worse.
GOKU [t]: Uh huh...!
KING KAI [t]: He is known throughout the galaxy as the most terrifying and evil person there is!
GOKU [t]: Really?!
KING KAI [t]: He's conquered hundreds of planets! And slaughtered *billions* of people!
GOKU [t]: Eeeeeeeeeeee!
KING KAI [t]: Stop it! Stop getting excited! Now promise me you will not fight hi--
GOKU [t]: Ooo, I can see Planet Namek! Naw, wait, naw it's fake.
KING KAI [t]: Goku! Seriously! Promise me that under no circumstance will you go anywhere near Freeza!
GOKU [t]: But, King Kai, I--
KING KAI [t]: PROMISE ME!
GOKU [t]: Aw, alright. I promise I will absolutely notâ Click! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
KING KAI [t]: What theâ
GOKU [t]: rrrrrrrrâ (Inhale) rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
KING KAI [t]: He-- He hung up on me!
GOKU [t]: rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
KING KAI [t]: How the hell did he even do that?!
GOKU [t]: rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrâ {Call ended}
KING KAI [t]: Dammit, I'll call him back!
{Key depressed}
{Phone ringing}
{Click} KING KAI [t]: Goku, I swear to God! I will ride your *ass* on this one!
GEORGE TAKEI [t]: Oh, myyy~
KING KAI [t]: DAMMIT, TAKEI!
VEGETA: (Gasping for air) Alright⊠They should be here somewhere. Aha! They're here! They're all here. Perfect. Now, I have six, counting the one I have hidden near the village. All I have to do now is stay under the radar and not fly around like a jackass, saying
KRILLIN: I've got a Dragon Ball!
VEGETA: I was gonna say, "Come and get me, Freeza" But that works, too!
ZARBON: This is useless! I'm never going to find him like this! I might as well hide under a rock! Maybe Lord Freeza won't find me if I just lay low and don't fly around like a jackass, saying
VEGETA: Come to papa, ya bald bastard!
ZARBON: I was going to say "Come and get me, Freeza" But that works, too!
[Bulma humming "I'll Give You Romance" (original DB ending theme)]
BULMA: Son of a bitch!
KRILLIN: Huh. I thought you'd be back in the cave.
BULMA: Well, I WOULD, if I didn't keep finding puddles of--
KRILLIN: Yeah, yeah, I know, in the cave. Get over it. Besides! I brought us a Dragon Ball!
BULMA: Oh, wow! They're much bigger than the ones on Earth.
KRILLIN: Yeah, Gohan and I were pretty surprised, too when we⊠Wait⊠Where is Gohan?
BULMA: Oh. He took the Dragon Radar. We found a Dragon Ball that was all on it's own.
KRILLIN: Wait, what?!
GOHAN: I've got a Dragon Ball!
KRILLIN: You let Gohan go out on his own?!
BULMA: Yeah. What's the big deal?
KRILLIN: Do you have ANY idea what Chi-Chi will do to me if he gets hurt?! I like my penis where it is, thank you.
BULMA: I still don't see how this is my problem.
KRILLIN: Aw. Well, we'll just have to wait for him here, then. At least we have a Dragon Ball!
VEGETA: Hi, there! I'm taking your Dragon Ball.
KRILLIN: Uh⊠Care to trade for one of yours?
VEGETA: How 'bout "no"?
KRILLIN: You drive a hard bargain.
ZARBON: Who drives it hard, now? Hmm-hmm...
VEGETA: Oh, I thought I smelled body glitter...
ZARBON: You. The short one over there. Give me the Dragon Ball.
KRILLIN: Ummm...
VEGETA: Not so fast! He's handing the Ball over to me! Right, baldy?
KRILLIN: Uhhh⊠Bulma? Little help here?
BULMA: Oh my God, he's so hot! I just wanna grab him and--
GOKU: sixty-nine⊠seventy⊠seventy--
VEGETA: One time, you've defeated me, Zarbon. And that's one time too many.
ZARBON: Nothing's changed, Vegeta. The last time we fought, you were barely alive when I retrieved your body.
VEGETA: That... reminds me⊠Did you DO anything to me while I was unconscious?
ZARBON: Didâ Did I *what*?
VEGETA: Did you do anything to me while I was unconscious?
ZARBON: What?! No! GOD no!
VEGETA: Oh, thank GOD, I juâ Wait, what do you mean by that? Am I not good enough for you?!
ZARBON: Alright, Vegeta - I'm gonna be totally honest with you. This is sounding really gay.
VEGETA: Wha-Iâ What are you--
ZARBON: Not that there's anything wrong with that!
VEGETA: Justâ Just- transform, damn you.
BULMA: We're going to have a penthouse suite, and he'll drive a Corvette, and we'll make love every singleâ KILL IT WITH FIRE!
ZARBON [deep beastly voice] You've made a huge mistake, Vegeta. Now prepare to die! ROOAARRGH! RRAGH...! UUGH...!
VEGETA: What was that? I couldn't hear you over that hole I made in your STOMACH.
ZARBON: But⊠Vegeta⊠Please⊠Just ... give me a chance. We ... could ... work ...... together--
VEGETA: Yeah, yeah, I've heard that bit already. Now, let me put this in a way you'll understand. I'm about to blow my load all over your insides.
ZARBON: ...WHAT, THE--
VEGETA: No homo.
ZARBON: AAAAAAAARRaaaaaaaugh...!
VEGETA: ...Freaky Alien Genotype...
[â« Closing theme (DBZ intermission) â«]
DENDE: Guru, sir. I have a question.
GURU: Ask away.
DENDE: You've been around for so long. Just how old are you?
GURU: I am this many.
DENDE: ...You didn't raise your hand.
GURU: That's how OLD I AAAAAAAMMMMM!
BULMA: KILL IT WITH FIRE!
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