Eric Hates Dragon Ball Z

Finally setting aside some time to answer your burning questions, John and Spencer spend way too much time talking about fusions, old Dragon Ball Z video games, potential fan fiction material, and a bunch of other crazy stuff.

Recapping the entire Ginyu saga, John and Spencer test Eric with trivia questions and offer him the deal of a lifetime. How happy will he be after another massive injection of DBZ lore? Not very, but you will be!

Covering Episodes 71-75 of Dragon Ball Z, John and Spencer recap the exciting events leading up to the end of the Ginyu Saga, which is more difficult than it sounds because this is when the whole body swapping thing starts.

Covering Episodes 66-70 of Dragon Ball Z, John and Spencer appreciate multiple aspects of Goku's arrival on Namek and the fights following that event, while debating Saiyan slang, DBZ video games, and Recoome's secret origins.

Covering Episodes 61-65 of Dragon Ball Z, John finds his favorite episode of the entire anime and Spencer explores the merits of a weirdly deep backstory of one of the Ginyu Force, before questioning the entire organization altogether.

Covering Episodes 56-60 of Dragon Ball Z, John and Spencer eagerly await the arrival of the Ginyu Force, and pass the time by talking about Goku's training regimen, the limitations of Senzu Beans, and take a minute to discuss their feelings about Star Trek Picard.

Covering Episodes 51-55 of Dragon Ball Z, Spencer unveils his favorite episode title in the entire anime, while John fondly recalls the birthdays of his childhood. Also, they talk about Bulma, Krillin, Vegeta...you know, the whole gang and their fun adventures on Namek.

Covering Episodes 46-50 of Dragon Ball Z, John and Spencer strap in for a very long stay on the Planet Namek, while things get back to normal in the first string of solid episodes in quite a while.

Covering Episodes 41-45 of Dragon Ball Z, the awful string of filler continues - but not for long! By the end of this episode, the characters have made it to Namek, and everything clicks back into place. The question is, can John and Spencer make it there without losing their sanity? I give it a 50/50 shot.

Covering Episodes 36-40 of Dragon Ball Z, John and Spencer both marvel at the emotional complexity and realistic portrayal of grief the show is capable of producing, and how quickly it can all come crashing down as they transition to a new block of filler episodes.

Recapping the entire Saiyan saga, John and Spencer take Eric through a pop quiz journey of epic proportions. Can he handle a concentrated dose of Dragon Ball Z chaos and mayhem? Well, no. But you probably guessed that when you saw the title of this episode.

Covering Episodes 31-35 of Dragon Ball Z, the battle for Earth continues as both Vegeta and Goku pull out all the stops in the beginning of a long, long rivalry. Meanwhile everyone else just tries to feel useful.

Covering Episodes 26-30 of Dragon Ball Z, Vegeta gives everyone three hours to face their mortality, Nappa gets bored and later regrets everything when Goku finally shows up.

Covering Episodes 21-25 of Dragon Ball Z, the Saiyans finally arrive on Earth, and everyone starts fighting and dying and yelling and screaming and holy crap DBZ as we know it is here at last.

Hit hard by the news of the official end of Dragon Ball Z Abridged, John and Spencer sit down and talk about what might have led to that decision, their thoughts on the Abridged series, and compare it all with their own experiences as creatives throughout the years.

Covering Episodes 16-20 of Dragon Ball Z, where a lot of normal things happen, like Gohan committing police brutality, the war of jokes and the prince of puns, and the appearance of an otherworldly monkey. Yep.

Covering Episodes 11-15 of Dragon Ball Z, Spencer and John hit a massive wall of filler episodes, and Spencer nearly goes insane talking about them. Highlights include Snake Ladies and Goku in Hell.

Covering Episodes 6-10 of Dragon Ball Z, this episode has John and Spencer talking about crazy stuff like Gohan's "character arc," and how the real friends are the robots we killed along the way.

Covering Episodes 1-5 of Dragon Ball Z, John and Spencer realize how the series doesn't actually start out quite how they remember, and how Raditz was a waste of a character but a pretty good bad guy.

Who are we and what do we want with Dragon Ball Z? Find out the answer to that question and more as we introduce ourselves and the concept of this crazy podcast. Join John and Spencer undertake the impossible task of converting their friend Eric into becoming a fan of Dragon Ball Z.