Dr. Slump 1997
What is Dr. Slump?
Dr. Slump is a television series that follows the life and inventions of a character named Senbei Norimaki.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1997
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 74
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 26, 1997
- Last aired
- Sep 22, 1999
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Fuji TV
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy
- Updated
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Dr. Slump is a television series that follows the life and inventions of a character named Senbei Norimaki. The narrative centers on Norimaki, who is an inventor, as he works to create his dream machine. His goal is to produce a house keeper robot to assist him. Upon completing his invention, the robot is successfully brought to life. However, the project takes an unexpected turn when the house keeper robot manifests as a girl robot. Instead of functioning as a standard domestic assistant, this creation possesses significant super powers. The series explores the consequences of this development as the inventor deals with the reality of his creation. The story focuses on the interactions between the inventor and his powerful robotic companion, highlighting the shift from his original intentions to the unpredictable nature of the girl robot. This program documents the technical process of the invention and the subsequent challenges that arise once the robot is activated and begins displaying her unique abilities within the context of their daily lives.
Should you watch it?
“An inventor creates a dream housekeeping robot that unexpectedly turns into a superpowered girl.”
- features inventive storytelling
- includes animation and comedy elements
- limited plot details available in current records
Watch it if you enjoy animated comedy series about inventors and robots.
The series carries a TV-14 rating.
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Season 1 · 74 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Arale is Born!! - Let's Go to School Mytharc Nov 26, 1997
- E2 Time Slipper! / The Mysterious Baby Core Dec 3, 1997
- E3 Arale's Missing Thing... / Dekachibi Ray Gun! Core Dec 10, 1997
- E4 The Real Machine / Ori's Bear Core Dec 17, 1997
- E5 School Lunch Banzai! / Arale Flies in the Sky Core Jan 14, 1998
- E6 Great King of Fear Niko-chan / Earth SOS! Core Jan 21, 1998
- E7 Returning the Lost Items / Invisible Professor Core Jan 28, 1998
- E8 Akane's Trick / Arale's Mission Core Feb 4, 1998
- E9 Our Hero Suppaman / Fairy Tale Machine Core Feb 11, 1998
- E10 Hip Hip Children / Bye-Bye Mechanko Power!! Core Feb 18, 1998
- E11 Hello! Wonder Island / Big King Unmo Core Feb 25, 1998
- E12 When Arale Got Serious / Transform! Ponpoko Gun Core Mar 4, 1998
- E13 The Dreadful Hoyoyo Date / Yay Yay Wildland Core Mar 18, 1998
- E14 Penguin Village SOS / Wonder Kintaman Core Mar 18, 1998
- E15 Arale and Donbe / The Great Arale’s Eyes Strategy Core Apr 15, 1998
- E16 A Nerve-Wracking Health Examination / The Convenient Machine Ohcha-Boy Core Apr 22, 1998
- E17 A Visit to Arale’s Classroom / Pisuke’s First Love Core Apr 29, 1998
- E18 Let’s Go to Outer Space / Let’s Attack an Outer Space Monster! Core May 6, 1998
- E19 Dr. Senbei’s Weak Point / Good Bye, Gatchan Core May 13, 1998
- E20 The Tiny Devil From Hell: Chivil Core May 20, 1998
- E21 A Transfer Student Comes! / Two Arales? Miss Copy Core May 27, 1998
- E22 Miss Yamabuki Collapses: Arale’s Micro Exploration Team Core Jun 10, 1998
- E23 Baby Senbei / “I’ll Show You How Bad I Can Be”: Arale Joins a Biker Gang Core Jun 17, 1998
- E24 The Vampire Dranpire: The Great Uproar Over Love Blood Donations Core Jun 24, 1998
- E25 The Idiot Who Kidnapped Arale! Core Jul 8, 1998
- E26 Is It Really True? : Senbei Is Getting Married Core Jul 22, 1998
- E27 Marriage! Going on a Strange Honeymoon?! Core Jul 29, 1998
- E28 He’s Even Stronger Than Arale! the Jungle Boy’s Power Core Aug 5, 1998
- E29 Has Gatchan Undergone a Great Transformation, Too? the Stealthy Helmet Core Aug 12, 1998
- E30 Arale in the Nick of the Time Doctor Mashirito’s Counterattack! Core Aug 19, 1998
- E31 The Tun Family Has Come Core Aug 26, 1998
- E32 What a Surprise! Super-Senchan in Urban Island Core Sep 2, 1998
- E33 Please God! Please Don’t Quit, Mrs. Norimaki Core Sep 9, 1998
- E34 The Strongest Rival Appears! Core Oct 14, 1998
- E35 The Ultimate Love and Righteousness Arale in a Great Pinch! Core Oct 21, 1998
- E36 From Today I Am Obochaman, the Warrior of Love! Core Oct 28, 1998
- E37 Arale and the New Teacher Core Nov 4, 1998
- E38 Obochaman Gets Dumped by Arale Core Nov 11, 1998
- E39 Hoyoyo! I Took a Licking From Dr. Mashrito Core Nov 18, 1998
- E40 Handle With Care?! an Expensive Melon Explodes Wildly Core Nov 25, 1998
- E41 Flying Through the Sky to Search for Obochaman! Core Dec 2, 1998
- E42 Hoyo?! Arale Has a New Friend Core Dec 9, 1998
- E43 Arale Goes to Planet Nikochan Core Dec 16, 1998
- E44 Saving Planet Nikochan With an Uncha Cannon Core Dec 23, 1998
- E45 Hoyo? Arale Has Become a Mother Core Dec 23, 1998
- E46 Hey…. Let Me Tell You Arale’s Secret Core Jan 13, 1999
- E47 Exciting Arale and Barsan of the Jungle Core Jan 20, 1999
- E48 A Warning to Arale! Cars Don’t Stop Suddenly Core Jan 27, 1999
- E49 It Will Be Springtime Soon. How About Falling Love, Arale? Core Feb 3, 1999
- E50 Arale Will Absolutely Become a Hero! Core Feb 10, 1999
- E51 Arale’s Party Takes a Trip to a Hot Spring Core Feb 17, 1999
- E52 From Today Arale Is a Wonderful Lady Core Feb 24, 1999
- E53 Arale and an Enjoyable Pirate Family Core Mar 3, 1999
- E54 Going to the Dragon King’s Palace With Arale on My Birthday Core Mar 10, 1999
- E55 Ridiculously Wild: Arale as a Nurse Core Mar 17, 1999
- E56 The Super Secret: I Saw the True Form of the Great Monkey Core Apr 14, 1999
- E57 Goku and Arale's Great Pinch at School Core Apr 14, 1999
- E58 Arale and Goku’s Super-Battle Is Beginning! Core Apr 21, 1999
- E59 Bye-Cha to Goku, the Strongest Guy in This World! Core Apr 28, 1999
- E60 Arale Witnesses Taro’s Death-Defying Love! Core May 12, 1999
- E61 Arale Is Impressed! Penguin Village’s Bomb-Rodders! Core May 26, 1999
- E62 To Be Decided Tonight!? the New Mayor of Penguin Village Core Jun 2, 1999
- E63 Arale’s Hero: Suppaman Who Flies Through the Sky Core Jun 9, 1999
- E64 Lots of Senbeis Put Arale in a Panic!? Core Jun 16, 1999
- E65 A Diamond Larger Than a Turd Core Jun 23, 1999
- E66 Arale the Fugitive! Rescue Gatchan! Core Jul 7, 1999
- E67 Has a Gorilla Become a Hanger-on at Arale’s House? Core Jul 14, 1999
- E68 t’s Summer! Its’s the Sea! It’s Arale! What? Core Aug 11, 1999
- E69 Penguin Village’s Rescue Team at Work 24 Hours! Core Aug 18, 1999
- E70 Midori Explodes at Senbei's Foolhardiness Mytharc Aug 25, 1999
- E71 Midori Explodes at Senbei's Foolhardiness - Part 2 Mytharc Sep 1, 1999
- E72 Arale and Fearsome King in Karaoke Battle Core Sep 8, 1999
- E73 Autumn of the Appetite: Gatchan Increases Mytharc Sep 15, 1999
- E74 Everyone Assembles: Okay, Bye-Cha Mytharc Sep 22, 1999
Frequently asked questions
What is Dr. Slump (1997)?
It is an animated television series featuring comedy.
Who is the main inventor in the series?
The inventor is Senbei Norimaki.
What does the inventor create?
He invents a housekeeping robot named Arale.
What is special about the robot?
The housekeeping robot becomes a girl robot with superpowers.
What genres does the show belong to?
It belongs to the animation and comedy genres.
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