Favorite Inaccurate Dub.

[Danfun64]

Does DBZ Abridged count? It isn't trying to be accurate, and at some points makes changes no version of DBZ made before (making Mr. Popo creepy for one), but it's really good, especially the newer stuff. Also, it occasionally references stuff from the older dubs, and at times is even more accurate than them. One example of all of this is how they handle Goku's SSJ speech. It's mostly based off the Funi speech, but sounds more mangled (I am the hope of the Omniverse! The lightbulb in the darkness!). However, it manages to have both better voice acting and is slightly more accurate at the same time compared to the Funi version. (I am Son Goku and I am a Super-- ... Saiyan.)

[Darkton]

Consistently I pick Early FUNi (including Ocean and S3) for 90's So Bad It's Good comedy, FUNi Redub for an alternate take on the show, and Big Green for max lulz.

Still, it is interesting to note that the very notion of an inaccurate dub has become so past tense we can now enjoy this older stuff for comedic purposes as opposed to having them be all we got. I mean, the video games are more likely to have "I am Son Goku, the Super Saiyan!" rather than "I am the hope of the universe!" these days.

Still, as much as Kai is good for casual viewing, I'll always watch the series in Japanese when I want to watch it seriously.

[sangofe]

Think I will have to say the french DBZ dub. It's got a lot of great voice actors, but sadly, some episodes are very dumbed down dialogue wise, plus there's some censoring.

[doomydoomydoom]

Speedy is technically not inaccurate in terms of script -- some of the lines match the intent of the Japanese dialogue (as translated by Steve Simmons) perfectly! Obviously the phrasing and delivery is hilarious and unintentional, but it doesn't necessarily seem to misrepresent the story.

Thus I defer to Big Green. So much wrong shit. Terrible name changes, Vegeta yelling "Kamehameha" when all he's doing is powering up, Tullece's "idiot brother", the "Ball of Fire" (DON'T LOOK AT THE fire-BALL!), Goku talking about himself in the third person (You see, they're alike physically. But when it comes to right and wrong, they're opposites.)...it's all one big hilarious gaffe. Those examples are probably not even the best.

[TheBlackPaladin]

...Goku talking about himself in the third person (You see, they're alike physically. But when it comes to right and wrong, they're opposites.)...

I'm ashamed to admit that it took me several years to figure out what the heck was going on with that bit of dialogue. That clip has been featured in many "Best of the Big Green dub" compilation videos on YouTube, but only after a few years of hearing it was I eventually like, "....Wait....did he just...?"

[Ringworm128]

Big Green for sure. The Speedy dub is probably more funny if you measure it in pure "what the f..kness" but the punchline is pretty much "haha they can't speak English." The AB Group dub on the other hand is so bizarre that it's truly an experience. The strung together dialogue, the odd name changes, the weird casting, improper English and odd delvery despite sounding like native speakers etc all meld together to make something that all most made me suffocate from laughter when I first watched it 6-7 years ago.

[VSVoidSpartan]

The Polish Dub for oh-so-many reasons.

This "dub" is inaccurate with voice acting in its own language because THERE IS NONE!

Instead, they aired the show in another language that they used to translate the script (the French version for Z) while one guy reads, and just reads, the script to match the timing of the show. No voice acting, no emotions, nothing! This is especially frustrating because the guy also reads the script for the female characters (I admittedly laughed hard at this ). The worst part is that they continued this method for Kai as well (they used the Japanese version of Kai). You would think that they have learned from their mistakes.

However, I have noticed the Polish dub of the movies having actual voice acting, which does not make sense as to why they didn't get the cast from the movies to dub the main show.

As for both the Original series and GT, I don't know if they "dubbed" them using the same method, so please update me on that if anyone can. *EDIT: Yes, they seem to have done this to both of them as well. The Original series uses the French version, and GT also uses the French Version, but it used the Japanese version for episode 63. (Thanks Danfun64!)

All in all, as frustrating as the "dub" is, it did make me laugh! (EDIT 2: I think I know the reason for the studio's methods, but for knowledgeable purposes, I would like anyone who knows more about this version than I do to interpret a more accurate reason.)

[Kamiccolo9]

The Polish Dub for oh-so-many reasons.

This "dub" is inaccurate with voice acting in its own language because THERE IS NONE!

Instead, they aired the show in another language that they used to translate the script (the French version for Z) while one guy reads, and just reads, the script to match the timing of the show. No voice acting, no emotions, nothing! This is especially frustrating because the guy also reads the script for the female characters (I admittedly laughed hard at this ). The worst part is that they continued this method for Kai as well (they used the Japanese version of Kai). You would think that they have learned from their mistakes.

However, I have noticed the Polish dub of the movies having actual voice acting, which does not make sense as to why they didn't get the cast from the movies to dub the main show.

As for both the Original series and GT, I don't know if they "dubbed" them using the same method, so please update me on that if anyone can.

All in all, as frustrating as the "dub" is, it did make me laugh!

I must see this.

[Danfun64]

Odd. A video for DBGT ep 1 in polish has the french audio, but a video for DBGT ep 63 in polish has the japanese audio.

I'm sorry if posting these links breaks the rules.

edit: Links removed

[VSVoidSpartan]

Other than the Polish dub, I would have to say the AB Groupe English Dub (Big Green) of the movies takes the cake for all the reasons stated in this thread. The first time I saw the dub, I couldn't help but laugh! Especially with how Vegeta screams out "Kamehameha" when going SSJ1... might as well make every attack and every transformation named "Kamehameha" in this case!

As for the Speedy Video Malaysian English dub, I have mixed opinions about it. The dub is hilariously bad that even I laughed at it... but the moment they changed the names of some characters (Videl -> Kami, Goten -> Goku), and even changed the pronunciation of some names frustrated me. Example: One moment Goku pronounces Vegeta normally, next movie he pronounces the name as "Vehita." (Maybe it is because of mixed scripts from mixed licenses from various dubs?) The only thing I could praise them for is the use of crystal clear audio quality for both the BGM and the SFX, which was obvious enough. I personally owned a VCD copy of the 4th movie in this dub as a child, so I sort of had a history with this dub.

[UltimateHammerBro]

Regarding the Polish dub and how it's done, the technique is actually common in Poland. Not that I like it, but I suppose it's a matter of getting accustomed to it.

[Ozotto]

Funimation dub is my favourite.
Ocean is my second favourite.

The Ocean dub was my first exposure to DBZ in the very early 90's as that's who broad casted it first in Canada.
It was later replaced by the funimation dub, which covered all of DBZ, which became my favourite.

There was barely internet back in the those days let alone any exposure to a Japanese version.

So for that reason that's what I consider the real DBZ despite not being similar to the source material.
For me it's the original version, even though it's technically not, in the grand scheme of Z.

[Ree]

I genuinely like both the Ocean and Big Green dubs.

[Adrian Malacoda]

This was just too damn much

He's actually saying "like human beings dislike the sound..." Due to the accent it does somewhat sound like "black," but I can't tell if the person who made that "misunderstood" it on purpose for comedic value (as I find a lot of people talking about the Speedy dub do).

As for the question, probably the original broadcast Funimation Z dub (including the so called "Ocean dub"), purely for nostalgia. Second would be a tie between Big Green and Speedy for lol value, although Big Green probably edges it out by a bit.

[RandomGuy96]

Obviously the Anime Labs subs, you candy ass faggot. Fuck you!

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

Any of the Ocean group dubs (Saban, Westwood, Blue Water) because they are the ones I grew up on.