No One Ever Listens to the Magical Dragon is the sixth episode of Team Four Star's DragonBall Z Abridged. It was first uploaded to YouTube on October 25, 2008.
Summary[]
Mr. Popo takes the Z-Fighters to a pendulum room, and teleports them to another dimension. Meanwhile, King Kai promises Goku that he will commence their training. Goku decides his first lesson is to catch Bubbles and begins chasing him. King Kai had another idea in mind, but just allows Goku to continue chasing Bubbles.
Meanwhile, the Z-Fighters are walking through a destroyed area full of dead Saiyans. Krillin makes a comment about being in New Orleans, to which Tenshinhan replies to it being "too soon." Chiaotzu is then attacked by a Saiyan. Yamcha and Tien argue and are interrupted by the evil Saiyans giving a speech of how evil they are. Krillin is pulled underground and destroyed by the Saiyans. When Yamcha and Tenshinhan try avenging Chiaotzu, they are killed by the evil Saiyans as Popo laughs at their defeat. They return to the pendulum room to hear Popo congratulate them on passing the first test, but he sends them back. Kami asks where they sent them, and Popo replies with "I'll tell you where they're not: safe."
Shenron, the magical dragon that is summoned after gathering all of the Dragon Balls.
After Goku catches Bubbles, he decides to attack Gregory and runs around attempting to smash him with a hammer. Goku asks to hear about the Saiyans and King Kai goes to Wikipedia to look up how Planet Vegeta was destroyed and finds they were hit by falling rocks and "P.S. Freeza rules you." Goku wants to continue his training. Meanwhile, the other Z-Fighters have finished their training, and Kami asks Mr. Popo if he has something to say to them. Popo ominously says they are all going to die, and the Z-Fighters leave in a fright.
A year later, the narrator explains that the characters who were useful last season have collected the seven Dragon Balls, because Master Roshiâs sister Baba told him to. They summon Shenron, the magical dragon, on Kame House, but he is frustrated to see that it is them who summon him again, before begrudgingly asking what their wish was. Roshi says he wants to wish Goku back to life in order to stand a chance against the Saiyans. Although Shenron suggests that they instead use the wish to send the Saiyans on a direct course to an asteroid field, Roshi is absolute in his decision. So, Shenron grudgingly grants this wish and Goku comes back to life, to which King Kai exclaims that he learned Kaioken and Spirit Bomb off screen. King Kai orders him to leave and is disappointed to be stuck with Bubbles, Gregory, and Bojack again.
In the Stinger, Piccolo announces to Gohan that his training is complete and says his intention to take over the world before getting cut off by Kami, who telepathically informs them about the arrival of the Saiyans. Upon hearing this, Piccolo informs Gohan that he has a new plan to kick some Saiyan ass with Gohan hesitantly agreeing. After a brief pause, Piccolo realizes that Kami is still in his head and yells at him to get out after Kami whines about being lonely.
Cast[]
- Lanipator â Krillin, Mr. Popo, Shenron, Piccolo
- Ganxingba â Tenshinhan
- KaiserNeko â King Kai, Gregory
- MasakoX â Goku, Master Roshi, Gohan
- Hbi2k â Bubbles
- LittleKuriboh â Narrator
- Vegeta3986 â Yamcha, Kami, Bojack
- Frolegend â Chiaotzu
- Kirbopher15 â Spraut
- Tomamoto â Bruzzel
- Takahata101 â Bardock
- Megami33 â Bulma
Music[]
- Cha-La-Head-Cha-La by Hironobu Kageyama
- Akira Yamaoka - Downtime
- Justice League Theme
Running Gags[]
- Krillin Owned Count 4: After being pulled under the floor by Bruzzel and Spraut, Krillin questions how it could be worse. Shortly after, Mr. Popo says "Hi~." and Krillin screams in terror.
- This is the second time that somebody replies to Krillin that it is "Too soon", after Master Roshi from And They All Lived Happily Ever... Oh....
- This is the first time that Yamcha calls Tien gay when referring to his relationship with Chiaotzu.
Differences from the Original[]
- In the original, Goku gives Gregory a light tap on the head rather than a straight smash to the head.
- Master Roshi asks for the dragon to bring Goku back to life to defeat the Saiyans. The Dragon then suggests that they wish the Saiyans to an asteroid field, or for their ships to be damaged so that the Saiyans end up in the sun. In the original, Oolong had a similar wish, but it wasn't within the Dragons' power.
- In the original, Piccolo knew about the Saiyans upcoming arrival due from Raditz rather than being telepathically informed by Kami one year after Raditz's death.
Trivia[]
- Debut of Shenron, and a brief cameo of Bardock
- This is the only episode where Chiaotzu is voiced by Frolegend. For the rest of the series, Megami33 voices him.
- The quote "You must construct additional pylons." is from the StarCraft video game series.
- Freeza's shown to be a wiki vandal in this episode.
- When Goku leaves King Kai's planet, King Kai claims he's alone now. Even though Bubbles, Gregory and Bojack are with him he doesn't consider them company. This indicates that he hates all three of them.
- The title of this episode is a reference to the 1963 song Puff, the Magic Dragon.
- In a bit of ironic foreshadowing, Piccolo yells at Kami to get out of his head, which would become permanent after Fear and Loathing in Ginger Town.
- In the 10th Anniversary Marathon on Twitch, KaiserNeko revealed that he considers this his least favorite episode, primarily because he did not give proper characterization to Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu
- In the first DBZ game released for the NES, the two Saiyans are named Onion (Or Pumpkin, thought the Saiyan named "pumpkin" has green scouter while the saiyan who fought against Tien & co has an blue scouter, which means he is indeed Onion) and Brocco, however since those names only appear in the video game and no where else, TFS most likely decided to give them new names
- As revealed in the Creator Commentary episode on Four Star Bento, KaiserNeko filled in for Vegeta3986's Kami for the training scene.
Episode Transcription (English)[]
[Disclaimer read by KaiserNeko]
KRILLIN: Um, Mr. Popo? Are you sure this'll make us stron--?
MR. POPO: Pecking orderrr~
KRILLIN: Sorry!
MR. POPO: Damn right you are. Now - stand in this circle here.
TIEN: You mean like this?
MR. POPO: Yeah. Byyee~!
KRILLIN: Wait, what--?
[Pendulum swinging]
[â« "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" â«]
KING KAI: Alright. Today, we will commence your training.
GOKU: Woohoo! Alright!
Now, what's my first lesson?
KING KAI: First, you must--
GOKU: Catch the monkey!
KING KAI: Actually, I was going to--
GOKU: Wheeeee!
KING KAI: OK, have fun with that.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile in... somewhere...
YAMCHA: Wow. This place is a wreck.
TIEN: I know. The desolation, the ruin, the horror.
KRILLIN: Where are we? New Orleans?
[Needle scratch] TIEN: Krillin!
KRILLIN: What?
TIEN: Too soon!
CHIAOTZU: Huh?
HELMET: YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS
CHIAOTZU: (Squeaks)
TIEN: Chiaotzu! Get away from there.
CHIAOTZU: Why?
TIEN: You have no idea where thatâs been; it could give you an infection.
CHIAOTZU: You're not my dad; donât tell me what toâ (Yelling)
TIEN: Chiaotzu! My partner!
YAMCHA: ...Gay.
TIEN: Hey! At least I donât spend all my free time living alone with a cat!
YAMCHA: Hey! At least *I* get some pussâ *Wow*, that did *not* come out right.
SPRAUT: Hey, Bruzzel, look what we got here.
BRUZZEL: Yes; weâve got some tourists, Spraut.
YAMCHA: (Gasp)
SPRAUT: Well, then we should give them the tour.
BRUZZEL: Yes; the tour straight to hell, ...because weâll be killing them. With our own two diabolical hands, which are comprised of many sinister fingers, which we shall use to fiendishly destroy them one by one until--!
SPRAUT Oh, for Christâs sake, yes; they get it; weâre evil. Shut up!
KRILLIN: Oh, God, why?!
[Krillin screams as the Saiyans pummel him]
KRILLIN: Oh, God! This canât possibly get any worse...!
MR. POPO: Hi~~i.
[Krillin screaming]
{DING}
YAMCHA: Itâs up to us! We have to attack together!
TIEN: Right. Back to back. Letâs do it for Chiaotzu!
YAMCHA: And Krillin! [Crickets chirping] Eh, OK, just Chiaotzu.
YAMCHA and TIEN: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
MR. POPO: Alright. Letâs see how theyâre doing inside...
[Screams of agony from Yamcha and Tien] [Mr. Popo laughs]
MR. POPO: So, how was it?
[Heavy breathing and Krillin muttering something about âdarknessâ]
TIEN: It was... *horrible*.
MR. POPO: Good. You survived the first test.
KRILLIN [sobbing]: Oh, thank God!
MR. POPO: But I have some bad news...
KRILLIN: What?
MR. POPO: Youâre going back!
KRILLIN: Wh... What?
MR. POPO: Bye!
KRILLIN: NOOOOO...!!
[Pendulum swinging]
KAMI: Mr. Popo, where did you send them?
MR. POPO: Iâll tell you where theyâre not: [Pause] Safe~
GOKU: Woohoo! Alright! I caught the monâ Ooh, a cricket!
[Thud] [Bubbles screeches]
GREGORY: Yeah, Iâm Gregor--
GOKU: I'ma smash him!
GREGORY: What...? OHMYDEARGOD!
GOKU: Wee-hee!
KING KAI: Shut up, Gregory.
GREGORY: Aagh?! [Hammer impact]
BOJACK: Yarrrgh!
KING KAI: Shut up, Bojack.
KAMI: It seems that your training here is complete.
KRILLIN: But, we--
KAMI: Mr. Popo, do you have any last comments for them?
MR. POPO: Youâre all going to die.
KAMI: Thank you, Mr. Popo. [To Z-Fighters] Now, I believe it is time for you to leave.
KRILLIN: But-- but all we did was--
MR. POPO: Pecking order.
TIEN: Aaaaaaagh...!
KRILLIN: Oh, God, get out of my way!
GOKU: I completed the first two lessons, King Kai.
KING KAI: Yes, congratulations; youâve managed to catch my pet monkey, Bubbles, and give Gregory a concussion.
GREGORY: You psychotic bastard!
KING KAI: Now we can start on your real training and I can teach you theâ
GOKU: Oh, before you do - could you tell me about the Saiyans?
KING KAI: Not much to tell you other than they all died twenty years ago.
GOKU: Uh... Even my Dad?
[Bardock screaming]
KING KAI: (Laughing) Yes.
GOKU: Really? What killed them?
KING KAI: Lemme check. [Dial-up modem sound] Let's see here...
[King Kai reads "Planet destruction" section]
KING KAI: That doesnât seem right--
GOKU: Bored now. Letâs get back to training, King Kai!
KING KAI: (Groans)
NARRATOR: And so, one year has passed. The characters who actually did anything in the last series, but not in this one, have finally found themselves of use, and have summoned the Eternal Dragon to wish back their fallen comrade, Goku!
BULMA: I donât get it. Why are we doing this again?
ROSHI: Because my sister Baba told us to.
SHENRON: (Growling) You have summoned the Eternal Dragon. Make your wish and Iâll⊠God, itâs you guys again⊠Canât anyone else find these damn things? Aaagh, screw it. Whatever. What do you want?
ROSHI: There are two horrible Saiyans coming to our planet, and we need Goku to be brought back to life in order to defeat them.
SHENRON: Really? You know you could, um, just wish me⊠- a magical dragon - ...to send them into an ASTEROID field! One crossed wire, and BOOM! Right in the Sun!
ROSHI: No, you see, as long as we have Goku weâll be fine.
SHENRON: Rrright⊠Yeah, OK, fine, whatever. Iâll grant your wish. Just donât come crying to me when half your stupid asses get killed. Uuugh, who am I kidding, you will...
[Whimsical noise]
[Boop] [Whistle]
GOKU: Hey, King Kai! Iâm alive again!
KING KAI: Yes, and youâve conveniently learned the Kaio-ken and Spirit Bomb off screen. Now get the f*** off my planet!
GOKU: Alright. And thank you, King Kai, for all the training. Itâll be a hard fight when I return to Earth⊠but now, Iâm truly confid--
KING KAI: GO HOME!
GOKU: 'K, bye!
{WHOOSH}
KING KAI: Eh-- Oh, God, what have I done?! Iâm all alone again!
BUBBLES: (Monkey noises)
KING KAI: Shut up, Bubbles!
GREGORY: Well, Iâm still here for you, sir.
KING KAI: Shut up, Gregory!
BOJACK: Yarrgh! Ya still have--
KING KAI: SHUT UP, BOJACK!!
[â« Closing theme (DBZ intermission) â«]
[Birds chirping]
PICCOLO: All right, runt, your training is complete. Now you and I will take over the worl--!
KAMI [telepathically]: Hello? HELLO?
PICCOLO [t]: (Groan) What is it, old man?
KAMI [t]: I just wanted to check in and make sure you were ready for the Saiyans.
PICCOLO [t]: R-Ready for the what now...?
KAMI [t]: Didnât Mr. Popo tell you? There are two Saiyans headed towards the Earth as we speak; both several times more powerful than the last one you faced. They should be landing pretty soon. Within a few days, in fact.
PICCOLO: New plan, Gohan! Weâre going to kick some Saiyan ass!
GOHAN: Um, OK?
PICCOLO [t]: ...Youâre still there, arenât you?
KAMI [t]: Iâm just so lonely...
PICCOLO [t]: GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
This initial transcription was produced by Splendaaa/1plainicecreamcone by taking the original English Captions by (ANONYMOUS) and editing them slightly to have more clarity when read without video accompaniment. (If you edit this transcription, please leave this original credits segment <and add your own name, if you wish> so that my hours of effort aren't all for nothing! - thank you, Splendaaa)
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