"Operation: Dodoria Drop" is the fifth episode of Season 2 of Team Four Star's DragonBall Z Abridged and the fifteenth episode overall. It was first uploaded on YouTube on May 27, 2010.
Dr. Briefs manages to contact Goku, and informs him that he is incredibly lucky that the co-ordinates for Namek had been set when Goku took off. He then notices Goku holding a muffin, and asks him where he got it from, as he never installed the Muffin Button. It is left unclear as to where the muffin has come from. Dr Briefs then tries to warn Goku about the detrimental effects of the gravity control, but Goku is so eager to get stronger that he ignores the warning and decides to start training, ending the transmission. He decides that he likes Dr Briefs' moustache.
Back on Namek, Dodoria is recovering from the beating, as Zarbon puts it, "a hard one to the face". Freeza reminds Dodoria that he might want to go after them as "they're getting away, you fat bastard!" Taking the hint, Dodoria flies off in pursuit.
Krillin is less than pleased with Gohan 's fit of rage, declaring that it wasn't his brightest move. Gohan is confident that they'll escape as they have a 2-mile lead on him, but Dodoria quickly catches up and one of his energy beams glances Krillin on the head, causing him to drop the Namekian. Krillin tries to catch the child, but Dodoria grabs hold of him.
Zarbon is worried that Dodoria may run into trouble, but Freeza disagrees. However, Zarbon is proven correct when Krillin lands a hit on Dodoria, blinds him with Solar Flare and escapes, leaving Dodoria to be ambushed by Vegeta.
Dodoria is less than pleased to see Vegeta.
Emerging from the water, Dodoria angrily declares that Vegeta has some "serious balls" to get the drop on him. Vegeta uses a clever turn of phrase to inform Dodoria that he happens to be looking for a set. Dodoria makes light of Vegeta's attempts to make a name for himself, but Vegeta simply pokes fun at Dodoria's weight in response. Dodoria reminds Vegeta that he wouldn't be making jokes if Freeza were to find him and offers him a deal: if he hands over his scouter, Dodoria won't reveal his location to Freeza.
At first, Vegeta seems inclined to hand it over, but mentions that there's a problem with the scouter. When Dodoria asks what the problem is, Vegeta simply stamps on the scouter and tells him it's broken. Dodoria sees this as foolish, claiming Vegeta will now be as blind "as the rest of us". The Saiyan disagrees, as he learned how to sense energy whilst he was on Earth, although he is not quite sure how he is able to do this, however.
Dodoria then realizes that Krillin and Gohan must be from Earth and accuses Vegeta of using them to lure him away from Freeza. Vegeta shows no interest and continues to make fun of his weaker foe. Dodoria loses his cool completely, sending a huge wave of energy straight at Vegeta. This has no effect, as Vegeta manages to get behind Dodoria and pin both his arms back, causing the henchman immense pain. Vegeta asks if he has any last words before he is ripped apart "like a pink Potato Head". Dodoria hopes to get out of the situation by revealing what happened to Planet Vegeta, but it turns out that Vegeta already knows, as Freeza mentioned it on his Twitter account. Realizing he is out of luck, Dodoria begs for his life. Vegeta mercilessly mocks Dodoria, saying all his pride now counts for nothing as he is left crying like a woman. In considerable pain, Dodoria cries out "I AM A WOMAN!" Vegeta is taken aback by this turn of events.
Meanwhile, Krillin remarks that it was a good thing he was able to get them away from Dodoria. Gohan starts to ask why he didn't use the Kienzan to slice Dodoria in half, but Krillin then remembers that he managed to save the Namekian and asks the little guy if he can fly. The Namekian child reveals his name is Dende, and that they all learn to fly when they are young. Gohan recommends that Dende should probably stay with them, but Dende is unsure. Krillin decides that he likes Dende and declares that he's going to call him "Little Green". Dende tries to correct him, but Krillin is oblivious to his error, and the three set off to find Bulma.
Elsewhere, Dodoria is informing Vegeta that she was considered the most beautiful and fertile woman on her home planet, before Freeza blew it up, which is clearly something of a habit. Vegeta is rather appalled by this revelation, and announces that he's going to start "repressing the truth", mainly by killing Dodoria. In a panicky state, Dodoria tries to make another deal, saying that they could team up against Freeza, and then rule the universe as "husband and wife". This merely makes Vegeta even more eager to start repressing, and despite Dodoria's attempts to flee, she is easily killed. Vegeta is satisfied, declaring the new information to be sufficiently repressed.
Meanwhile, Gohan manages to find the cave where Bulma is hiding. Krillin announces their arrival but is met by an angry roar. Dende is not sure if he wants to go in the cave, and decides that whatever this "Bulma" is, it sounds needy. Eventually, Bulma emerges, and angrily berates Krillin for abandoning her, scaring "Little Green" in the process. Bulma then informs the group that Goku is on his way but will take six days to get to Namek. Krillin is glad he took out a life-insurance policy, clearly believing that he will not be alive by the time Goku arrives. Dende asks Gohan what the things on Bulma's chest are and is told they are breasts. Dende says he wishes to nestle between them, leading to a rather awkward pause.
Back at Freeza's ship, the tyrant is Skyping with Captain Ginyu and informs him that they "won't need any assistance". Zarbon announces his arrival, and Freeza ends his call, asking Zarbon what news he has. Zarbon tells him the scout has reported back, and Freeza takes it to mean that Dodoria has got rid of Krillin and Gohan. However, Zarbon regretfully announces that "it turns out... she's dead". Freeza is far from pleased.
In the stinger, Goku is trying to decide what music to train to. After going through various tunes ("Live to Win" from Paul Stanley, "Gonna Fly Now" from Bill Conti, "Never Surrender" from Stan Bush and "Montage" from Team America), he decides on "Cooking By The Book" from the Lazy Town series.
The Muffin Button appears to work, despite not being installed.
Gohan's nerdiness is referred to when he argues that Dodoria won't catch them up.
Zarbon makes another double-entendre.
This marks the beginning of the infamous Solar Flare gag where a disturbing picture flashes for a second when someone uses the technique. When Krillin uses his Solar Flare, Dodoria appears to see an image of Freeza in a shower. This is a callback on Part 2 of The Punchline, when Vegeta claims that the Solar Flare is like "walking in on Freeza in the shower" (until he realizes that Freeza is always naked).
Kanassa is mentioned as Freeza Planet #419, which it was first called in the Bardock special.
Debut of Krillin not using the Kienzan in dire situations.
The use of Space on items is used again, in this case âSpace Twitterâ.
When told that Goku won't be arriving for another 6 days, Krillin says, "Well... Good thing I took out that Life Insurance policy.", which pays off later when Krillin cashes in on that Life Insurance money under the fake identity of his "twin brother", Juan Sanchez.
Differences[]
In the original anime, Dodoria is male.
Vegeta claims not to know how he is able to sense energy. This differs slightly from the original, where he appears to learn the technique from his encounter with Goku.
Instead of Dodoria telling Vegeta about his planet's destruction, Vegeta has already knew that Freeza blew it up by looking at his Twitter page.
In the original show, Dodoria never offered Vegeta to join his side instead of being killed, only Cui and Zarbon did (Althought they did that, to try to spare their lives)
Trivia[]
The Episode title is a play on the 1995 Danny Glover film Operation Dumbo Drop.
Custom Music is provided by AinSophAur33. This music can be heard during the chase scene, and ends with Dodoria being ambushed by Vegeta. Other music includes Kyoufu no Ginyu Tokusentai.
This is the first time that Twitter is mentioned. It transpires that Freeza has 27,000 followers, but is only following four people, one of which is TeamFourStar itself. Skype also makes its first appearance when Freeza has his conversation with Ginyu.
This episode pokes fun at the lack of explanation as to how exactly Vegeta learned how to sense energy signals without relying on a scouter.
The roar of Bulma in the cave is actually an monster sound effect from RPG Maker 2000/2003, surprisingly by the time of the episode release, many people used RPG Maker to make Dragon Ball games
Episode Transcription (English)[]
[Disclaimer read by KaiserNeko]
[Static]
DR. BRIEFS [on TV]: Goku!
GOKU: Hi, Dr. Briefs!
DR. BRIEFS [on TV]: Goku, what have you done?! You've blasted off into space! You're incredibly lucky I already set the coordinates for Namek, but you⊠you⊠Where did you get that muffin?
GOKU: Muffin Button.
DR. BRIEFS [on TV]: But... I... never installed a Muffin Button!
GOKU: Then where did I get this muffin...?
DR. BRIEFS [on TV]: Listen very close, Goku. Whatever you do, don't fool with the gravity controls. It goes up to 100 times Earth's normal gravity.
GOKU: So what you're saying is: If I turn up the gravity, then I can get stronger!
DR. BRIEFS [on TV]: NO! What I'm saying is it will crush your bones! The detrimental effects could be catastrophic! You may never walk again!
GOKU: Bored now. Gotta train. Bye bye!
DR. BRIEFS [on TV]: GOKU! WAIT!
[Static]
GOKU: I like his mustache.
[â« "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" â«]
[Birds tweeting]
DODORIA: (Grunts)
ZARBON: Are you alright over there?
DODORIA: Yeah. Little bastards just hit me outta nowhere.
ZARBON: Oh, trust me. I know what it's like to take a hard one to the face.
FREEZA: Good to see you're still conscious, Dodoria. Oh, and just so you know, it's not a big deal or anything, you might want to get right onto this one, but THEY'RE GETTING AWAY, YOU FAT BASTARD!
DODORIA: (Growls angrily)
KRILLIN: Not gonna lie, Gohan; not your brightest move.
GOHAN: Oh, come on, Krillin; we have a two mile lead on him. Factoring in our speed and velocity and his mass, there's no way he should be able to catch up--
ZARBON: How do you think Dodoria is doing up there?
FREEZA: We're talking about one of my finest soldiers. There's no way that they'll escape Dodoria's grasp.
KRILLIN: D'YAGH!
DODORIA: OOGH! God dammit.
ZARBON: But what if they have any tricks up their sleeves?
FREEZA: Come now, Zarbon! We both know Dodoria would never let them out of sight.
KRILLIN: SOLAR FLARE!!!
[ ( ͥ° ÍÊ ÍĄÂ°) ]
DODORIA: God, *dammit*!
ZARBON: Still sir, we have to remember that Vegeta is on the planet.
FREEZA: Oh, please! Like Vegeta could even lay a hand on Dodoria!
DODORIA: D'UGH! GOD *DAMMIIIIIIIT*--!!! {SPLASH} (Gasping for air)
VEGETA: 'Sup, Bubblegum?
DODORIA: Vegeta! You got some serious balls to get the drop on me!
VEGETA: Funny you should mention that. I just happen to be looking for a set.
DODORIA: Well, look at you, Veggie. All grown up and out on your own, trying to move up in the world.
VEGETA: And look at you, packing away more bacon than Hormel.
DODORIA: Very funny. But you won't be laughing when Freeza finds your scrawny ass. So how about I make you a deal: You hand over that pretty red Scouter, and maybe I won't point Freeza in the right direction.
VEGETA: Oh! You mean *this* Scouter?
DODORIA: That's right.
VEGETA: Well, I'd be inclined to give it to you; but, you see, there's a problem with it.
DODORIA: And what would that be?
[Scouter crunches and explodes]
VEGETA: It's broken.
DODORIA: Blagh!!! You fool! Now you're as blind as the rest of us!
VEGETA: Not quite. See, while I was on Earth, I learned a new trick. I can sense energy.
DODORIA: How the hell'd you do that?
VEGETA [mumbling]: I dunno.
DODORIA: Wait a minute...! I get it now! Those little bastards I were chasing were Earthlings! You sent them to lure me away from Freeza!
VEGETA: I'm sorry, but at this point, all I hear is: "Hit me, Vegeta!" "Please kill me!" "God, this armor makes me look fat!"
VEGETA: Any last words before I take you apart like a pink Potato Head?
DODORIA: W-W-Wait! I can tell you what really happened to your planet!
VEGETA: You mean that Freeza blew it up?
DODORIA: NO! THATFREEZABLEWITUP!!! ...What?
VEGETA: Really should have told Freeza to keep off the Twitter.
â«
DODORIA: Ple-e-ease, do-hon't kill me, I beg ya, DON'T KILL MEE-EE-EE-ee-ee-eeeee...!
VEGETA: Look at you, Dodoria... you were always so damn proud⊠and now here you are, CRYING like a woman!
DODORIA: I AM A WOMAN!!!!
VEGETA: Whaâ ...*What*?
DODORIA: I SAID I AM A WOMAN!!
VEGETA: ...WHAT?!
KRILLIN: Welp! Good thing I was there to get us out of that one!
GOHAN: Well, yeah, but, why didn't you use your Kienzan--?
KRILLIN: HEY LOOK! I even saved this thing.
KRILLIN [to Young Namekian]: Can you fly, little guy?
YOUNG NAMEKIAN: My name is Dende. And yes; we all learn when we are children.
GOHAN: You know, you should probably stick with us.
DENDE: Considering it is either that, or going back to meet the same fate as my brother and father⊠I am weighing my options.
KRILLIN: I like you! I'm gonna call you Little Green!
DENDE: My name is Dende.
KRILLIN: Come on, Little Green! Let's go introduce you to Bulma!
DODORIA: ...and that's why I was considered the most beautiful, and fertile, woman on my home planet. ...Before Freeza blew it up.
VEGETA: He tends to do that. Also, huuuughhh!
DODORIA: So now you know the truth, Vegeta.
VEGETA: Yes, I do. And now I'm going to start repressing the truth! And the first step... is killing you.
DODORIA: W-W-Wait! You and I, w-we could team up against Freeza! Rule the universe - as husband and wife!
VEGETA: Repressing in 5...
DODORIA: (Panicking)
VEGETA: Repressing in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...!!
DODORIA: (Panicking) (Screaming)
VEGETA: ...aaaaaand repressed.
GOHAN: Krillin, that's the cave!
KRILLIN: Hey Bulma, you clean up in there? We have guests.
[Monster roaring]
DENDE: I do not think I want to go in there.
KRILLIN: Awww, don't worry. That's just Bulma.
DENDE: I do not know what this "Bulma" is, but it sounds needy.
KRILLIN: Hey Bulma, open up!
BULMA: Hmm? Well, if it isn't Mr. Super Soaker himself! What happened? Got tired of abandoning me and found something else to abandon?
KRILLIN [o-s]: BULMA! You're scaring Little Green!
DENDE: I am still weighing my options...
BULMA: Oh, by the way, my Dad called earlier. He says Goku's on his way here!
âȘ KRILLIN: WOOHOO!
BULMA: And he'll be here in six days.
KRILLIN: WOOHOO--oohhhh..... Well....good thing I took out that life insurance policy.
DENDE: Mr. Gohan? Those things on that person's chest... what are they?
GOHAN: Oh, on Bulma? Those are breasts.
DENDE: They look lovely. I wish to nestle between them...
KRILLIN: You are just adorable!
[Ominous music]
FREEZA: Oh-- no, no Ginyu, we don't need any assistance. We have this all under control.
ZARBON [o-s]: Lord Freeza, I wish to enter.
FREEZA: Oh pardon me, I have to take this. Ta ta! What is it, Zarbon?
ZARBON: Well, sir, the Scouters reported back.
FREEZA: Gooooood; so Dodoria has eliminated those pests then?
ZARBON: Well... that's just it⊠It turns out... she's dead.
FREEZA: ...THE F**K?!
[â« Closing theme (DBZ intermission) â«]
GOKU: Now... before I start training, I need the right music to train to! Let's see here...
[â« "Live to Win" â«] [â« "Gonna Fly Now" â«] [â« "Never Surrender" â«] [â« "Montage" â«] [â« "Cooking By the Book" â«]
GOKU: YAAAY!
This 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)
