Series synopsis
Dr. Slump, also known as Dr.スランプ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on November 26, 1997. It ended on September 22, 1999. It stars Taeko Kawata, Yusaku Yara, Chie Ishibashi and Hiroko Konishi.
Senbei Norimaki, an inventor, finally invents his dream robot, the House Keeper Robot -Arale! But somehow the House Keeper Robot becomes a girl robot who has super powers!
Premise
Senbei Norimaki, an inventor, finally invents his dream robot, the House Keeper Robot -Arale! But somehow the House Keeper Robot becomes a girl robot who has super powers!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Taeko Kawata as Arale Norimaki (Voice)
- Yusaku Yara as Senbei Norimaki (Voice)
- Chie Ishibashi as Gatchan (Voice)
- Hiroko Konishi as Akane Kimidori (Voice)
- Yuko Minaguchi as Midori Yamabuki (Voice)
- Shinichiro Ohta as Taro Soramame (Voice)
- Megumi Urawa as Pisuke Soramame (Voice)
- Motoko Kumai as Obotchaman (Voice)
Supporting cast
- Bin Shimada as Nikochan (Voice)
- Masako Nozawa as Son Goku (voice)
Guest cast
- Masako Nozawa as Son Goku (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 79 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | April 1, 1998 | April 22, 1998 |
| Season 1 | 74 | November 26, 1997 | September 22, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robot Showdown! Emergency Dr. Mashirito Appears | April 1, 1998 |
| 2 | A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix | April 1, 1998 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 8, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arale is Born!! - Let's Go to School On a stormy night, Senbei Norimaki is in the middle of creating an attractive teenage maid android to serve him, but lightning hits his house, causing his machines to malfunction and insteads creates a weird, short, near-sighted girl named Arale. / Arale starts her first day of school while Senbei meets her teacher, Miss Yamabuki, whom he falls in love with. At school, the kids find out about Arale's strength and everybody wants her to join their clubs. |
November 26, 1997 |
| 2 |
Time Slipper! / The Mysterious Baby Senbei, Arale, and her friends go to the age of the dinosaurs by the Time Slipper which Senbei invented. But once they arrive in the age of the dinosaurs, they land it inside a dinosaur’s mouth! |
December 3, 1997 |
| 3 |
Arale's Missing Thing... / Dekachibi Ray Gun! Arale Norimaki comes back from school while Senbei is playing with Gatchan. Then she says that other girls in the school were surprised when she went to swimming pool because she had a body part missing that other girls have. Then, Senbei complains about television that does not show 'body part'. So he makes a pair of glasses that has ability to see through peoples clothes. / |
December 10, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 26, 1997 |
| Last aired | September 22, 1999 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 19:00:00 |