Dragon Ball Filler Episodes:
Dragon Ball Filler List has a very rich and diverse filler episode collection by far. It is one of the factors that makes the anime so fun to watch. They are a good showcase of what can be done when imagination meets animation. The ‘filler episodes’ in this case come after the end of a saga/arc in the series, which means that Dragon Ball Z was made with some kind of plan or vision, but they ran out of material before the end of it all (not that’s something bad). We all know you can’t keep on fighting for years upon years without some resting time (I guess), resulting in these hilarious filler episodes where everthing goes wrong including Vegeta turning Super Saiyan 4, almost dying from laughter! To make this list I tried to put some diversity. Also it’s important to note that not everyone likes filler episodes, so I recommend watching only the ones you like.
Dragon Ball Episode List:
SAGA DE PILAF
1 | The Secret of the Dragon Balls | MANGA CANON | 1986-02-26 |
2 | The Emperor’s Quest | MANGA CANON | 1986-03-05 |
3 | The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi | MANGA CANON | 1986-03-12 |
4 | Oolong the Terrible | MANGA CANON | 1986-03-19 |
5 | Yamcha the Desert Bandit | MANGA CANON | 1986-03-26 |
6 | Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls | MANGA CANON | 1986-04-02 |
7 | The Ox King on Fire Mountain | MANGA CANON | 1986-04-09 |
8 | The Kamehameha Wave | MANGA CANON | 1986-04-16 |
9 | Boss Rabbit’s Magic Touch | MANGA CANON | 1986-04-23 |
10 | The Dragon Balls are Stolen! | MANGA CANON | 1986-04-30 |
11 | The Penalty is Pinball | MANGA CANON | 1986-05-07 |
12 | A Wish to the Eternal Dragon | MANGA CANON | 1986-05-14 |
13 | The Legend of Goku | MANGA CANON | 1986-05-21 |
THE 21st TENKAICHI BUDOKAI
14 | Goku’s Rival | MANGA CANON | 1986-05-28 |
15 | Look Out for Launch | MANGA CANON | 1986-06-04 |
16 | Find That Stone! | MANGA CANON | 1986-06-11 |
17 | Milk Delivery | MANGA CANON | 1986-06-18 |
18 | The Turtle Hermit Way | MANGA CANON | 1986-06-25 |
19 | The Tournament Begins | MANGA CANON | 1986-07-02 |
20 | Elimination Round | MANGA CANON | 1986-07-09 |
21 | Smells Like Trouble | MANGA CANON | 1986-07-16 |
22 | Quarterfinals Begin | MANGA CANON | 1986-07-23 |
23 | Monster Beast Giran | MANGA CANON | 1986-07-30 |
24 | Krillin’s Frantic Attack! | MANGA CANON | 1986-08-06 |
25 | Danger From Above | MANGA CANON | 1986-08-13 |
26 | The Grand Finals | MANGA CANON | 1986-08-20 |
27 | Number One Under the Moon? | MANGA CANON | 1986-08-27 |
28 | The Final Blow | MANGA CANON | 1986-09-03 |
THE RED RIBBON
29 | The Roaming Lake | MIXED CANON/FILLER | 1986-09-10 |
30 | Pilaf and the Mystery Force | FILLER | 1986-09-17 |
31 | Wedding Plans? | FILLER | 1986-09-24 |
32 | The Flying Fortress – Vanished! | FILLER | 1986-10-01 |
33 | The Legend of a Dragon | FILLER | 1986-10-08 |
34 | Cruel General Red | MANGA CANON | 1986-10-15 |
35 | Cold Reception | MANGA CANON | 1986-10-22 |
36 | Major Metallitron | MANGA CANON | 1986-10-29 |
37 | Ninja Murasaki is Coming! | MANGA CANON | 1986-11-05 |
38 | Five Murasakis | MANGA CANON | 1986-11-12 |
39 | Mysterious Android No. 8 | MANGA CANON | 1986-11-19 |
40 | Horrifying Buyon | MANGA CANON | 1986-11-26 |
41 | The Fall of Muscle Tower | MANGA CANON | 1986-12-03 |
42 | The Secret of Dr. Flappe | MIXED CANON/FILLER | 1986-12-10 |
43 | A Trip to the City | MANGA CANON | 1986-12-17 |
44 | Master Thief, Hasky | MIXED CANON/FILLER | 1986-12-24 |
45 | Danger in the Air | FILLER | 1987-01-07 |
46 | Bulma’s Bad Day | MANGA CANON | 1987-01-14 |
47 | Kame House – Found! | MANGA CANON | 1987-01-21 |
48 | Deep Blue Sea | MANGA CANON | 1987-01-28 |
49 | Roshi Surprise | MANGA CANON | 1987-02-04 |
50 | The Trap is Sprung! | MANGA CANON | 1987-02-11 |
51 | Beware of Robot | MANGA CANON | 1987-02-18 |
52 | The Pirate Treasure | MANGA CANON | 1987-02-25 |
53 | Blue, Black and Blue | MANGA CANON | 1987-03-04 |
54 | Escape From Pirate Cave | MANGA CANON | 1987-03-11 |
55 | Penguin Village | MANGA CANON | 1987-03-18 |
56 | Strange Visitor | MANGA CANON | 1987-03-25 |
57 | Arale vs. Blue | MANGA CANON | 1987-04-08 |
58 | The Land of Korin | MANGA CANON | 1987-04-15 |
59 | The Notorious Mercenary | MANGA CANON | 1987-04-22 |
60 | Tao Attacks! | MANGA CANON | 1987-04-29 |
61 | Korin Tower | MANGA CANON | 1987-05-06 |
62 | Sacred Water | MANGA CANON | 1987-05-13 |
63 | The Return of Goku | MANGA CANON | 1987-05-20 |
64 | The Last of Mercenary Tao | MANGA CANON | 1987-05-27 |
65 | Confront the Red Ribbon Army | MANGA CANON | 1987-06-10 |
66 | A Real Bind | MANGA CANON | 1987-06-17 |
67 | The End of Commander Red | MANGA CANON | 1987-06-24 |
68 | The Last Dragon Ball | MANGA CANON | 1987-07-01 |
THE URANAI BABA PALACE
69 | Who is Fortuneteller Baba? | MANGA CANON | 1987-07-08 |
70 | We Are the Five Warriors | MANGA CANON | 1987-07-15 |
71 | Deadly Battle | MANGA CANON | 1987-07-22 |
72 | Goku’s Turn | MANGA CANON | 1987-07-29 |
73 | The Devilmite Beam | MANGA CANON | 1987-08-05 |
74 | The Mysterious Fifth Man | MANGA CANON | 1987-08-12 |
75 | The Strong Ones | MANGA CANON | 1987-08-19 |
76 | True Colors of the Masked Man | MANGA CANON | 1987-08-26 |
77 | Pilaf’s Tactics | MANGA CANON | 1987-09-02 |
78 | The Eternal Dragon Rises | MANGA CANON | 1987-09-09 |
79 | Terror and Plague | FILLER | 1987-09-16 |
80 | Goku vs. Sky Dragon | FILLER | 1987-09-23 |
81 | Goku Goes to Demon Land | FILLER | 1987-09-30 |
82 | The Rampage of InoShikaCho | FILLER | 1987-10-07 |
THE 22nd TENKAICHI BUDOKAI
83 | Which Way To Papaya Island? | FILLER | 1987-10-14 |
84 | Rivals and Arrivals | MANGA CANON | 1987-10-21 |
85 | Preliminary Peril | MANGA CANON | 1987-10-28 |
86 | Then There Were Eight | MANGA CANON | 1987-11-04 |
87 | Yamcha vs. Tien | MANGA CANON | 1987-11-11 |
88 | Yamcha’s Big Break | MANGA CANON | 1987-11-18 |
89 | Full-Moon Vengeance | MANGA CANON | 1987-11-25 |
90 | The Dodon Wave | MANGA CANON | 1987-12-02 |
91 | Counting Controversy!! | MANGA CANON | 1987-12-09 |
92 | Goku Enters the Ring | MANGA CANON | 1987-12-16 |
93 | Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun | MANGA CANON | 1987-12-23 |
94 | Stepping Down | MANGA CANON | 1987-12-30 |
95 | Goku vs. Krillin | MANGA CANON | 1988-01-06 |
96 | Tail’s Tale | MANGA CANON | 1988-01-13 |
97 | Final Match: Goku vs. Tien | MANGA CANON | 1988-01-20 |
98 | Victory’s Edge | MANGA CANON | 1988-01-27 |
99 | Tien’s Insurrection | MANGA CANON | 1988-02-03 |
100 | The Spirit Cannon | MANGA CANON | 1988-02-10 |
101 | The Fallen | MANGA CANON | 1988-02-17 |
DAIMAO PICCOLO SAGA
102 | Enter King Piccolo | MANGA CANON | 1988-02-24 |
103 | Tambourine Attacks! | MANGA CANON | 1988-03-02 |
104 | Mark of the Demon | MANGA CANON | 1988-03-09 |
105 | Here Comes Yajirobe | MANGA CANON | 1988-03-16 |
106 | Terrible Tambourine | MANGA CANON | 1988-03-23 |
107 | Tien’s Atonement | MANGA CANON | 1988-04-06 |
108 | Goku’s Revenge | MANGA CANON | 1988-04-13 |
109 | Goku vs. King Piccolo | MANGA CANON | 1988-04-20 |
110 | Piccolo Closes In | MANGA CANON | 1988-05-04 |
111 | Roshi’s Gambit | MANGA CANON | 1988-05-11 |
112 | King Piccolo’s Wish | MANGA CANON | 1988-05-18 |
113 | Siege on Chow Castle | MANGA CANON | 1988-05-25 |
114 | Conquest and Power | MANGA CANON | 1988-06-01 |
115 | Awaken Darkness | MANGA CANON | 1988-06-08 |
116 | A Taste of Destiny | MANGA CANON | 1988-06-22 |
117 | The Ultimate Sacrifice | MANGA CANON | 1988-06-29 |
118 | Prelude to Vengeance | MANGA CANON | 1988-07-06 |
119 | Battle Cry | MANGA CANON | 1988-07-20 |
120 | Goku Strikes Back | MANGA CANON | 1988-07-27 |
121 | The Biggest Crisis | MANGA CANON | 1988-08-03 |
122 | Final Showdown | MANGA CANON | 1988-08-10 |
123 | Lost and Found | MANGA CANON | 1988-08-17 |
124 | Temple Above the Clouds | MANGA CANON | 1988-08-24 |
125 | Earth’s Guardian Emerges | MANGA CANON | 1988-08-31 |
126 | Eternal Dragon Resurrected | MANGA CANON | 1988-09-14 |
127 | Quicker than Lightning | FILLER | 1988-09-21 |
128 | Secret of the Woods | FILLER | 1988-09-28 |
129 | The Time Room | FILLER | 1988-10-12 |
130 | Goku’s Doll | FILLER | 1988-10-19 |
131 | Walking Their Own Ways | FILLER | 1988-10-26 |
132 | Hotter than Lava | FILLER | 1988-11-02 |
THE 23rd TENKAICHI BUDOKAI
133 | Changes | MANGA CANON | 1988-11-09 |
134 | Preliminary Peril | MANGA CANON | 1988-11-16 |
135 | Battle of the Eight | MANGA CANON | 1988-11-23 |
136 | Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao | MANGA CANON | 1988-11-30 |
137 | Anonymous Proposal | MANGA CANON | 1988-12-07 |
138 | The Mysterious Hero | MANGA CANON | 1988-12-14 |
139 | Rematch | MANGA CANON | 1988-12-21 |
140 | Goku Gains Speed | MANGA CANON | 1989-01-11 |
141 | The Four Faces of Tien | MANGA CANON | 1989-01-18 |
142 | Kami vs. Piccolo | MANGA CANON | 1989-01-25 |
143 | Battle for the Future | MANGA CANON | 1989-02-01 |
144 | Super Kamehameha | MANGA CANON | 1989-02-08 |
145 | Junior No More | MANGA CANON | 1989-02-15 |
146 | Goku’s Trap | MANGA CANON | 1989-02-22 |
147 | Goku Hangs On | MANGA CANON | 1989-03-01 |
148 | The Victor | MANGA CANON | 1989-03-08 |
149 | Dress in Flames | FILLER | 1989-03-15 |
150 | The Fire-Eater | FILLER | 1989-03-22 |
151 | Outrageous Octagon | FILLER | 1989-04-05 |
152 | Mystery of the Dark World | FILLER | 1989-04-12 |
153 | The End, The Beginning | FILLER | 1989-04-19 |

#10: The Mysterious Youth (Episode 114)
This is a very underrated filler episode in my opinion; Gohan encounters Mr. Shu who wants to sell him his car for 20 000 zenni (~49 dollars). However when cameras appear in front of Gohan he transforms into an almost childish version of himself (who sounds like Krillin for some reason… weird), and experiences great stress when he can’t answer simple math questions; let alone pay for the car. So Goku enters the scene to help out his son, but later on they both get involved with saving people from an apartment building that’s on fire. In the end Goku ends up saving a little dog, and Gohan gives Mr. Shu his 20 000 zenni so they can buy him a new house, but he really didn’t need all of this money anyway…
#9: Granddaughter Pan (Episode 289)
This one is another underrated filler episode! It takes place during the Cell Games Saga after Goten and Trunks have been kidnapped by men working for an evil gangster from West City named Giran. When Gohan comes to the rescue with Dende as his hostage, he basically lets himself get beaten-up by these goons who are way stronger than before thanks to some kind of enhancer drug. Later on it turns out that the drug doesn’t work on Gohan anymore because his one year of training with Goku in the Room of Spirit and Time (A/K/A Hyperbolic Time Chamber) has made him way stronger than before. After a couple of humorous scenes we see Giran eating with his crew and he mentions Pan by name, which makes Trunks and Goten very surprised to find out she’s still alive.
#8: The Devilmite Beam (Episode 231) Dragon Ball Filler List
This is another one of those weird yet funny filler episodes that takes place during the Cell Saga after Vegeta gets taken out by the evil bio-android Cell who self destructs as a result. Once Vegeta wakes up from recovery inside Capsule Corp. Bulma gives him a strange medicine that she has created herself. After consuming the pill Vegeta turns into some kind of evil monster, and terrorizes everyone in his path including Bulma! The rest of the Z gang travel to the area where Vegeta is, only to be stopped by King Kai who explains what’s happening. It turns out that this strange pill controls your mind once its inside your body, so if you take it without knowing about it…
#7: A Gift From Santa (Episode 244) Dragon Ball Filler List
This one takes place during the Cell Saga after Goku sacrifices himself to destroy Cell for good. That day was supposed to be Krillin’s wedding anniversary with Android 18, however he decides not to go because he wants to train on his own. After 18 decides to go shopping by herself, she ends up meeting Santa Claus himself who gives her a present. Upon opening it she gets mad because it’s not the gift given to Krillin… We again see Goku and King Kai watching over everything (since this is another one of those episodes), and we even get a flashback scene where we learn what happened on their previous day together; which was quite funny.
#6: Hidden Power (Episode 149) Dragon Ball Filler List
This episode takes place during the Saiyan Saga after Iruka saves Gohan from some wild beasts! Gohan thanks him dearly for saving his life, but later that night he runs away with Icarus because he doesn’t want his real identity to be revealed. Later on Gohan realizes that he has a hidden power, and he comes back to save Iruka from some thugs who put him in a tight spot. After making quick work of them Gohan says goodbye to his new friend forever, but not without telling him about his true identity first! This episode is special because it features Goku’s first battle against Vegeta where he shows off his insane powers after transforming into a Great Ape.
#5: The End Of Snake Way (Episode 32) Dragon Ball Filler List
In this one we see Piccolo travelling down the long and dangerous path that leads throughout the galaxy called “Snake Way”. King Kai tells Goku during their telepathic conversation that it takes exactly one year to travel from Earth all the way to the other side of Snake Way. This episode has a lot of funny moments along with some epic action at the end as Goku finally reaches the end of this path, which is also where King Kai’s planet is located. After making himself comfortable there Goku starts his training under King Kai, and he even manages to make Freiza retreat during one of their battles!
#4: Granddaughter Pan (Episode 279) Dragon Ball Filler List
This filler takes place during the Majin Buu Saga after Dabura turns Babidi into a cookie and eats him in order to gain more power. Krillin who was turned into a doll by Babidi gets dropped on the ground from high above, and lands right next to Gohan’s feet! The young Saiyan man places him inside his backpack so he can be safe, and when Dabura notices this he gets angry and attacks Gohan. After dodging his attack for a while Gohan transforms into Super Saiyan 2 and defeats the evil demon in no time at all! This episode is special because it features Gohan’s first battle against Dabura, and we meet his “daughter” Pan who was born right after the Cell Games.
#3: Goku’s Next Journey (Episode 276) Dragon Ball Filler List
This filler takes place during the final episodes of the Majin Buu Saga when Vegeta suggests that they escape from Hell before Kid Buu blows up the entire planet. However there’s just one problem… The entrance door to get out is guarded by none other than their old friend Pikkon! They both power up and accept his challenge, and we even get to see the old fight where Pikkon beat Goku with ease during the Other World Tournament (one of my personal favorites). After a long and epic battle which features some pretty cool jokes thrown into the mix as well, Goku and Vegeta finally find out that they can’t defeat Pikkon no matter how hard they try.
#2: The World Tournament Announcer (Episode 126)
The next filler takes place between the events of the Cell Saga and the Majin Buu Saga. This one is quite nostalgic because it shows Krillin all grown up with a family of his own – Gohan becomes a scholar – Vegeta turns Super Saiyan – And Mr. Satan is still the world champion! Bulma has a surprise for her friends after inviting them to her birthday party, and that surprise is the announcement of the World Martial Arts Tournament taking place soon. However Vegeta isn’t so thrilled about entering because he doesn’t think he can be beaten, but that all changes when #18 decides to join him… This episode features some really good jokes between characters which makes it very enjoyable, not to mention the special flashback scene with young Goku vs young Piccolo during their first tournament.
#1: The End Of Snake Way (Episode 32) Dragon Ball Filler List
This is arguably one of the best filler episodes in Dragon Ball Z history! It takes place right after Goku defeats Cell during the Cell Saga, and this time Gohan wants to travel down Snake Way in order to train for the upcoming World Martial Arts Tournament. With his flying cloud Nimbus still not fixed yet Gohan has no choice but to ride on the Flying Nimbus alongside his friend Icarus who can’t fly very well. Since they both want to get there as fast as possible their journey turns out to be a huge disaster, and Goku even gets killed by #17 because he was stuck inside of him. The episode ends with Goku finally reaching the end of planet snake way where is new training will take place.
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