| 002 | Japan | 03/05/1986 | あらららー！タマがない！
Arararaa! Tama ga Nai!
Oh My My! No Balls! |
| USA | 08/21/2001 | The Emperor's Quest |
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Blooma and Gokuu decide to rest in a capsule house for the night, where Gokuu is given his first ever bath. The next morning, Gokuu attempts to sleep on Blooma's crotch, the way he used to do with his grandpa, which causes him to learn the difference between men and women. Before they set off again, they meet a turtle, who has strayed from the ocean.
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The infamous "no balls" episode actually wasn't that bad. The script was fairly clever in toning down the dialogue for the bathtub scene, too. I think everyone and their mother knew the crotch scene would be left on the cutting room floor. But I wonder, who decided that Gokuu's naked ass was less offensive than Pilaf farting?
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The turtle is called...Turtle. Originally, he was just Umigame (which just means "sea turtle"), though he won't even be called Umigame for another forty episodes or so.
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(5 seconds) After Blooma freaks out at Gokuu's not knowing what a bath is, a clip of Gokuu taking off his clothes is cut.
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| Alteration |
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When Gokuu is standing around outside the bathtub, a little stool is conveniently painted in front of his stuff.
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| Alteration |
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After Blooma rinses out Gokuu's hair, the scene is zoomed in a bit to cut out Gokuu's weewee.
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While Gokuu is drying himself off with the towel and Blooma asks about his tail, the scene is zoomed in a bit to cut out Gokuu's weewee.
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The conversation with Blooma in the bathtub is completely changed. Originally, Gokuu offers to help wash her, in turn for her washing him, and thinks it's weird how women have their asses on their chest, so Blooma explains it's a "bust". And then she asks his age to be able to come in and see them, and when Gokuu says fourteen, she kicks him out.
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(4 seconds) Just before Pilaf's face turns red, a clip of Pilaf's face and then gas leaking out is cut.
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Just before Gokuu falls asleep, Gokuu's bugging Blooma about the ass on her chest is changed to stuff about her not having a tail.
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(55 seconds) This takes place after the sun rises and the two birds chirp. Gokuu wakes up first, and sees Blooma's crotch, and thinks it's just like Grandpa's comfy balls-pillow. So, he lays on her crotch, but it feels different from Grandpa's, so he takes off her panties to investigate. "N-n-n-no balls!! Weewee either..." So, Blooma wakes up and checks on the Dragon Balls, and sees they're all there, and yells at Gokuu.
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