Dr. Slump

Dr. Slump

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.

AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Seasons

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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?

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. Exchange Student from the City

Air Date: 1981-10-14

26. An Arale-Eye Operation!!

Air Date: 1981-10-21

27. Yay! A New Friend

Air Date: 1981-10-28

28. Goodbye Gacchan!!

Air Date: 1981-11-04

29. How Adorable! The Lovely Middle-aged Trio

Air Date: 1981-11-11

30. Heart Pounding Excitement! Piisuke's First Love

Air Date: 1981-11-18

31. The Araletouchables

Air Date: 1981-11-25

32. Arale's Lullaby Dream

Air Date: 1981-12-02

33. A Masterpiece? Nekozukin-chan

Air Date: 1981-12-09

34. Hell's Messenger Chibiru

Air Date: 1981-12-16

35. Sad Sad Santa

Air Date: 1981-12-23

36. Messed-up Devilgirl

Air Date: 1981-12-30

37. Arale's Musical Cinderella

Air Date: 1982-01-06

38. Mysterious Monster Expert?!

Air Date: 1982-01-13

39. Showdown! Musashi VS Arale-chan

Air Date: 1982-01-20

40. Hero Suppaman Part II

Air Date: 1982-01-27

41. The Reality Machine

Air Date: 1982-02-03

42. Jungle King Perzan

Air Date: 1982-02-10

43. Whoa?! Penguin Village Dom-Dom-Dom

Air Date: 1982-02-17

44. Arale-chan Goes to City Island

Air Date: 1982-02-24

45. The Devilish Transformation

Air Date: 1982-03-03

46. Penguin Village in Love

Air Date: 1982-03-10

47. Caveman Hoyoyo in the Dinosaur Age

Air Date: 1982-03-17

48. Chibiru-kun's Part Time Job

Air Date: 1982-03-24

49. Leave it to Akiko

Air Date: 1982-03-31

50. Yay! A Date for Mr. Copy

Air Date: 1982-04-07

51. Thanks! The Kick The Can Celebration Party

Air Date: 1982-04-14

52. Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team

Air Date: 1982-04-21

53. Anko and Nonko Discover the Countryside

Air Date: 1982-04-28

54. The Children's Day Festival Poke Poke Huff Puff

Air Date: 1982-05-05

55. Super Driver

Air Date: 1982-05-12

56. Am I Super Strong?!

Air Date: 1982-05-19

57. The Miniature House of Our Dreams

Air Date: 1982-05-26

58. Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Part II

Air Date: 1982-06-02

59. Heart Pounding Excitement Time Stop

Air Date: 1982-06-09

60. Suppaman Just In Time

Air Date: 1982-06-16

61. Adventure! Inside Mammoth Midori-chan

Air Date: 1982-06-23

62. Scary! Monster Prince

Air Date: 1982-06-30

63. Arale's New Star Festival Story

Air Date: 1982-07-07

64. Goo Goo Ga Ga Senbei

Air Date: 1982-07-14

65. The Twinkling Night Sky Drum and Fife Band

Air Date: 1982-07-21

66. We're Not Angels

Air Date: 1982-07-28

67. Maerchen (Fairy Tale) of Love!! Tricycle Story

Air Date: 1982-08-04

68. The Great Combot Caper of 2013

Air Date: 1982-08-11

69. Invaders from Space

Air Date: 1982-08-18

70. Arale's Arabian Night

Air Date: 1982-08-25

71. Dr. Mashirito's Ambition

Air Date: 1982-09-01

72. Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Part II

Air Date: 1982-09-08

73. Penguin Village Wars

Air Date: 1982-09-15

74. Penguin Village Wars Part II

Air Date: 1982-09-22

75. Arale's Lost Item

Air Date: 1982-09-29

76. Tale of the Penguin Village of Eight Gravestones

Air Date: 1982-10-06

77. Suppaman of Justice VS Senbee of Love

Air Date: 1982-10-13

78. Happy Date in Mystery Land

Air Date: 1982-10-20

79. Energetic Arale

Air Date: 1982-10-27

80. Penguin Village Grand Prix

Air Date: 1982-11-03

81. Penguin Village Grand Prix Part II

Air Date: 1982-11-10

82. Penguin Village Grand Prix Part III

Air Date: 1982-11-17

83. Penguin Village Mystery

Air Date: 1982-11-24

84. The Big Head is Coming

Air Date: 1982-12-01

85. The Fearful Vegetable Man

Air Date: 1982-12-08

86. The Secret of Arale's Birth

Air Date: 1982-12-15

87. Arale the Super Prize Girl

Air Date: 1982-12-22

88. Story of the Red Sandal Strap

Air Date: 1982-12-29

89. Here Comes the Tsuns

Air Date: 1983-01-05

90. Heart Pounding! School Panic

Air Date: 1983-01-12

91. Look, Look, the Lensmen

Air Date: 1983-01-19

92. Shooting Star Wish Star

Air Date: 1983-01-26

93. Luck In, Evil Out in Space

Air Date: 1983-02-02

94. An Angel Lives!

Air Date: 1983-02-09

95. Nikochan Flies

Air Date: 1983-02-16

96. Ghost Date

Air Date: 1983-02-23

97. Love is a Punch to the Heart

Air Date: 1983-03-02

98. Farewell, Tsuns

Air Date: 1983-03-09

99. Mr. Skop Awakes

Air Date: 1983-03-16

100. Official Business! Space Detective Story

Air Date: 1983-03-23

101. The Secret of Mashirito Castle

Air Date: 1983-03-30

102. Adventure, Adventure, Big Adventure!!

Air Date: 1983-04-06

103. The Thief who Loved Books

Air Date: 1983-04-13

104. HareHore Arale's Field Trip

Air Date: 1983-04-20

105. Three Suppamans

Air Date: 1983-04-27

106. The Yellow Carp Banner of Happiness

Air Date: 1983-05-04

107. Transform Konkon Helment

Air Date: 1983-05-11

108. Welcome Mr. Yakuza

Air Date: 1983-05-18

109. Continue! We are the Suppamen

Air Date: 1983-05-25

110. Chibiru and the Devil's Big Dictionary

Air Date: 1983-06-01

111. Kinoko, Teacher for a Day

Air Date: 1983-06-08

112. Four Angry Rogues

Air Date: 1983-06-15

113. Love Excursion SOS!!

Air Date: 1983-06-22

114. Arale's Picture Diary

Air Date: 1983-06-29

115. The Demon of Penguin Village

Air Date: 1983-07-06

116. Super Baseball

Air Date: 1983-07-13

117. Goodbye Great King Nikochan

Air Date: 1983-07-20

118. Space Showdown! Arale VS Komattachan

Air Date: 1983-07-27

119. Runabout Youth

Air Date: 1985-07-31

120. Decision! Penguin Village's Champion

Air Date: 1983-08-10

121. Mystery Beauty Disappeared in the Fog

Air Date: 1983-08-17

122. Lovelove Contact

Air Date: 1983-08-24

123. Hurray! Epic Battle for Proposal

Air Date: 1983-08-31

124. Marriage! Marriage!! Professor and Teacher

Air Date: 1983-09-07

125. Flying in the Sky Honeymoon of Love

Air Date: 1983-09-14

126. Exciting Newlywed Life

Air Date: 1983-09-21

127. Arale Watch Out! The Strongest Rival Appears

Air Date: 1983-09-28

128. Torn Between Justice and Love

Air Date: 1983-10-05

129. Finally Appears! Hit Man Senbee

Air Date: 1983-10-12

130. I'm Obocchaman

Air Date: 1983-10-19

131. Hurry! Telepathy of Love

Air Date: 1983-10-26

132. Heart Pounding Tonight

Air Date: 1983-11-02

133. There is a Placement Test

Air Date: 1983-11-09

134. Gacchan Gacchan

Air Date: 1983-11-23

135. Yay! Bori Bari Bori Bari

Air Date: 1983-11-30

136. Suppaman's Brother Appears!

Air Date: 1983-12-14

137. Nab that Crook!

Air Date: 1983-12-21

138. Christmas Day Hurts

Air Date: 1983-12-28

139. Episode 139

Air Date: 1984-01-11

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

Air Date: 1984-01-18

141. Mashirito Achieves His Goal?!

Air Date: 1984-01-25

142. Episode 142

Air Date: 1984-02-01

143. Senbei Died?!

Air Date: 1984-02-08

144. Episode 144

Air Date: 1984-02-15

145. Episode 145

Air Date: 1984-02-22

146. Burn! Suppaman

Air Date: 1984-02-29

147. Your and My Journey

Air Date: 1984-03-07

148. Episode 148

Air Date: 1984-03-14

149. Episode 149

Air Date: 1984-03-21

150. Shape Up Miss Midori

Air Date: 1984-03-28

151. Turbo-kun is Born!!

Air Date: 1984-04-04

152. Father is an Alien?!

Air Date: 1984-04-11

153. Onigokko of Fear

Air Date: 1984-04-18

154. Episode 154

Air Date: 1984-04-25

155. Episode 155

Air Date: 1984-05-02

156. Episode 156

Air Date: 1984-05-09

157. This is a Dream!!

Air Date: 1984-05-16

158. Wanted Restaurant

Air Date: 1984-05-23

159. I'm Sorry at Midnight

Air Date: 1984-05-30

160. Episode 160

Air Date: 1984-06-06

161. Ncha! Great King Enma

Air Date: 1984-06-13

162. Episode 162

Air Date: 1984-06-20

163. Who is the Strongest in the World!!

Air Date: 1984-06-27

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

Air Date: 1984-07-04

165. Episode 165

Air Date: 1984-07-11

166. Episode 166

Air Date: 1984-07-18

167. Episode 167

Air Date: 1984-07-25

168. Episode 168

Air Date: 1984-08-01

169. Episode 169

Air Date: 1984-08-08

170. Episode 170

Air Date: 1984-08-15

171. Episode 171

Air Date: 1984-08-22

172. Episode 172

Air Date: 1984-08-29

173. Episode 173

Air Date: 1984-09-05

174. Episode 174

Air Date: 1984-09-12

175. Episode 175

Air Date: 1984-09-19

176. Episode 176

Air Date: 1984-09-26

177. Episode 177

Air Date: 1984-10-03

178. Episode 178

Air Date: 1984-10-03

179. Episode 179

Air Date: 1984-10-03

180. Episode 180

Air Date: 1984-10-03

181. Episode 181

Air Date: 1984-10-03

182. Episode 182

Air Date: 1984-10-03

183. Episode 183

Air Date: 1984-10-03

184. Episode 184

Air Date: 1984-10-03

185. Episode 185

Air Date: 1984-10-03

186. Episode 186

Air Date: 1984-10-03

187. Episode 187

Air Date: 1984-10-03

188. Episode 188

Air Date: 1984-10-03

189. Episode 189

Air Date: 1984-10-03

190. Episode 190

Air Date: 1984-10-03

191. Episode 191

Air Date: 1984-10-03

192. Episode 192

Air Date: 1984-10-03

193. Episode 193

Air Date: 1984-10-10

194. Episode 194

Air Date: 1984-10-17

195. Episode 195

Air Date: 1984-10-24

196. Episode 196

Air Date: 1984-10-31

197. Episode 197

Air Date: 1984-11-07

198. Episode 198

Air Date: 1984-11-14

199. Episode 199

Air Date: 1984-11-21

200. Episode 200

Air Date: 1984-11-28

201. Episode 201

Air Date: 1984-12-05

202. Episode 202

Air Date: 1984-12-12

203. Episode 203

Air Date: 1984-12-19

204. Episode 204

Air Date: 1984-12-26

205. Episode 205

Air Date: 1985-01-02

206. Episode 206

Air Date: 1985-01-09

207. Episode 207

Air Date: 1985-01-16

208. Episode 208

Air Date: 1985-01-23

209. Episode 209

Air Date: 1985-01-30

210. Episode 210

Air Date: 1985-02-06

211. Episode 211

Air Date: 1985-02-13

212. Episode 212

Air Date: 1985-02-20

213. Episode 213

Air Date: 1985-02-27

214. Episode 214

Air Date: 1985-03-06

215. Episode 215

Air Date: 1985-03-13

216. Episode 216

Air Date: 1985-03-20

217. Episode 217

Air Date: 1985-03-27

218. Episode 218

Air Date: 1985-04-03

219. Episode 219

Air Date: 1985-04-10

220. Episode 220

Air Date: 1985-04-17

221. Episode 221

Air Date: 1985-04-24

222. Episode 222

Air Date: 1985-05-01

223. Episode 223

Air Date: 1985-05-08

224. Episode 224

Air Date: 1985-05-15

225. Episode 225

Air Date: 1985-05-22

226. Episode 226

Air Date: 1985-05-29

227. Episode 227

Air Date: 1985-06-05

228. Episode 228

Air Date: 1985-06-12

229. Episode 229

Air Date: 1985-06-19

230. Episode 230

Air Date: 1985-06-26

231. Episode 231

Air Date: 1985-07-03

232. Episode 232

Air Date: 1985-07-10

233. Episode 233

Air Date: 1985-07-17

234. Episode 234

Air Date: 1985-07-24

235. Episode 235

Air Date: 1985-07-31

236. Episode 236

Air Date: 1985-08-07

237. Episode 237

Air Date: 1985-08-14

238. Episode 238

Air Date: 1985-08-21

239. Episode 239

Air Date: 1985-08-28

240. Episode 240

Air Date: 1985-09-04

241. Episode 241

Air Date: 1985-09-11

242. Episode 242

Air Date: 1985-09-18

243. Episode 243

Air Date: 1986-02-19

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Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

1981-04-08

Episodes

243 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Toei Animation

Toei Animation