Dragon Ball Z Episode 19

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The Battle with Gravity! Catch Bubbles-kun
Japanese English
重力との戦い！バブルス君をつかまえろ Jūryoku to no Tatakai! Baburusu-kun o Tsukamaero
Air Date	13 September 1989 (Fuji TV)
Opening	CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Eyecatch	1st Eyecatch
Ending	Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!
Episode Data
Chapters	Dragon Ball Chapter 210 Dragon Ball Chapter 211
TV Rating	17.1%
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Hiroshi Toda
Art	Tatsuo Yamamoto
Animation	Tomekichi Takeuchi
Director	Kazuhisa Takenōchi
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Defying Gravity
Air Date	14 July 2005 (Cartoon Network)

"The Battle with Gravity! Catch Bubbles-kun" is the nineteenth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Z. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 13 September 1989, receiving a ratings share of 17.1%. It was written by Hiroshi Toda and directed by Kazuhisa Takenōchi.

Synopsis

On Planet Kaiō, Goku meets the pun-loving Kaiō. Before accepting Goku as a student, Kaiō requires that Goku make him laugh with a pun of his own. Once Goku succeeds, the training begins. However, Goku can barely move due to the planet having a gravity ten times that of earth. In order to have him overcome this deficiency, Kaiō orders Goku to chase down and catch his pet monkey, Bubbles. After three weeks of attempts, Goku succeeds in catching Bubbles and conquering the gravity, leading Kaiō to wonder if Goku might be able to master the Kaiō-ken.

Notes

In a deviation from the manga, where it took Goku 40 days to catch Bubbles, the anime has Goku complete the same task in three weeks so that the remainder of that time can be used in his anime-exclusive training with Gregory in the following episode.

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast. Additional characters/cast members not originally credited, or with speaking roles exclusive to a specific dubbing, have been included at the bottom of the table.

Character	Cast
	Japanese	English (FUNimation)
Son Goku	Masako Nozawa	Sean Schemmel
Son Gohan		Stephanie Nadolny
Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Christopher Sabat
Bubbles	Naoki Tatsuta	Christopher Sabat
Narration	Jōji Yanami	Kyle Hebert
Kaiō (Uncredited)	Jōji Yanami	Sean Schemmel

Main Staff

The following list provides the main staff responsible for the production of this episode as credited in this specific episode's ending credits.

• Scenario: Hiroshi Toda
• Director (Storyboard): Kazuhisa Takenōchi
• Animation Supervisor: Tomekichi Takeuchi
• Art Director: Tatsuo Yamamoto

• Key Animation: Seigasha, Tomekichi Takeuchi, Yōko Iizuka, Masako Misumi, Masahiro Shimanuki, Kazuya Hisada
• Special Effects: Kazuya Sakurada
• Assistant Director: Tatsuya Orime
• Production Progression: Yūichi Suenaga

English Re-Dub Staff

FUNimation Staff
Role	Credit
Reversioned by	FUNimation Entertainment
Executive Producers	Gen Fukunaga Cindy Brennan Fukunaga (2005)
Producers	Daniel Cocanougher (2005) Barry Watson (2005) Carly Hunter (2007) Justin Cook (2007)
Line Producer	Justin Cook (2005) Zach Bolton (2007)
Script Supervisors	Jeremy Carlile Jacqueline Gilbert (2007)
Assistant Script Supervisors	Jacqueline Gilbert (2005)
Writers	Christopher Neel Chris Forbis Ward Perry
Translator	Steve Simmons
Voice Recording	FUNimation Studios
Production Coordinator	Melissa Mauney (2005)
ADR Director	Chris Cason
ADR Engineer	Andrew Tipps
Talent Coordinator	Tara Williams
Asst. Talent Coordinator	Scott Garner
Post Production	FUNimation Productions
Audio Mixing Engineers	Evan Jones (2005) Neal Malley Nathanael Harrison
Music Produced by	FUNimation Productions (2005)
Original Music	Nathan Johnson (2005)
Opening Music	Dave Moran (2005)
Closing Music	Mark Menza (2005)
Video Editors	Daniel Mancilla Jeremy Jimenez Jessie Mancilla (2007)
Video Editing English Theme Songs	Chas Naylor (2005)
Film Transfer Supervisor	Chas Naylor (2007)
Telecine Colorist	Steve Franko (2007)
Video Post & Transfer	Dallas, TX(2007)
Rotoscoping	Jeffrey L. Miller (2007)
Post-Production Assistants	Shane Ray (2005) Jessie Mancilla (2005) Richie Demeglio (2005) Jeffrey Miller (2005) Jayme Westman Alese Johnson (2005) Chase Lenderman (2005) Rob Schindlbeck (2007) Anthony Benavides (2007) DJ Fonner (2007)

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Z Episode 19