Storyline
Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.
Episodes
Specials
No overview available for this season.
Huh!? Penguin Village Through the TV Jack
Jul 25, 1981
Penguin Village SOS!!
Oct 07, 1991
Affairs of the Heart!
Oct 07, 1981
Anything is OK, Mr. Handy
Oct 07, 1981
The Legend of Penguin Village's Heroes
Jan 02, 1982
Episode 6
Jan 01, 1992
Episode 7
Jul 10, 1993
Season 1
No overview available for this season.
Arale's Birth / Hey! Friends
Apr 08, 1981
Senbei creates Arale and takes her on a test-run as a convincing little sister. However, she's not as tuned-up as her creator would have expected. / Arale is enrolled in school, and tries to win over the "tough kids" Akane, Taro, and his little brother Peasuke. Meanwhile, Senbei gets a crush on his creation's homeroom teacher, Midori Yamabuki.
Arale Goes to School! / It is! ... not there
Apr 15, 1981
Arale's superhuman strength gets word around the school, and all the clubs want her to join them. / Arale comes home to tell Senbei that an integral body part is missing on her body, to which the doctor invents x-ray specs for definitely-not-perverted research purposes.
The Big Time Slipper Adventure / What Egg is This?!
Apr 22, 1981
Senbei tests out his newest invention: an alarm clock-shaped time machine called the Time Slipper. On its inaugural voyage, Arale gets lost in ancient Japan. / Arale and friends use the Time Slipper to go back to the days of the dinosaurs, and find a mysterious egg.
Huh?! Is it a Boy? Is it a Girl? / Gatchan the Courier
May 06, 1981
The babylike creature that hatched from the prehistoric egg, Gatchan, is the subject of several discoveries for Arale and Senbei. / A day in the life of Gatchan, as they go about town interacting with the Penguin Village citizens.
Friends With a Bear!! / New Invention! Dekachibi Ray Gun
May 13, 1981
Arale rescues a bear, but trouble is afoot when her new friend is to be released back into the wild. / Senbei creates a raygun that can make things bigger or smaller than their intended size. Naturally, Arale causes some mischief with it.
The Teacher is Coming! / Arale Kidnapped!
May 20, 1981
Arale tells Senbei that her teacher is coming for a home visit. Knowing he has to look his best for Miss Yamabuki, he creates a barber robot to spiff him up. / Criminal Joe Dunn holds Arale and Gatchan hostage, but doesn't realize that he's underpowered compared to the two little terrors he's kidnapped.
Charging Arale-chan
May 27, 1981
A day in the life of Arale, from her police car destructions to her school life, and home again after accidentally eating whiskey bonbons.
Donbe Story
Jun 03, 1981
The tricky fox Donbe uses his kitsune powers of transformation to pull pranks on the town. When he runs into trouble, Arale and Senbei must put their differences aside with the critter who caused them too much trouble in one day.
The Great Strawberry Panties Plot
Jun 10, 1981
Arale reveals to Senbei that Miss Yamabuki wears strawberry-patterned panties. In a fit of pure horniness, he enlists the help of the animals of Penguin Village to get him a peek.
Ah! Earth SOS!!
Jun 17, 1981
The alien King Nikochan and his assistant abduct Arale and Gatchan, with the expressed intent to destroy the world. However, Gatchan's appetite for metal causes their ship to crash, which leaves the two invaders seeking help from the earth people.
Teketeke Children / Scary Scary Policewoman
Jun 24, 1981
Arale meets five-year-old Kinoko, a self-professed hip girl who only loves the most in-style of things. / After being accosted by a threatening female police officer, Senbei creates an invisibility potion to evade her.
Transform Ponpoko Gun / Arale Flies in the Sky!
Jul 01, 1981
Senbei creates a tanuki-themed raygun that can turn anyone into anything the wielder desires. In Arale's hands, trouble ensues. / Arale wants to fly in the sky like Gatchan, so Senbei creates a flying machine for her. But, in her soaring endeavors, she inadvertently bugs Raijin, the deity who creates storms and thunder with his drum set.
The Terrifying Good Girl
Jul 08, 1981
Arale, misinterpreting Miss Yamabuki's lesson on being a good kid, spreads chaos with the intention of goodwill.
Hero Suppaman
Jul 15, 1981
Kento Kuraku is no ordinary man. After he eats his favorite pickled plums, he turns into Suppaman, a not-very-helpful superhero who causes more problems than solves. He, in turn, catches the attention of Arale.
Arale's Errand / Wai-Wai Wildland
Jul 22, 1981
After seeing Akane's bra in the changing room, Arale wants one for herself, not realizing that she doesn't need it. / Arale and pals take an excursion to safari park Wildland, but get into some trouble when their jeep breaks down.
Living for Tomorrow! / Arale is Akane!?
Jul 29, 1981
Senbei invents a camera that can take pictures of the future. When Arale plays with it with her friends, they grow suspicious about the fact that she never seems to age in any of the pictures. / Arale and Akane swap lives for the day.
The Monsters' Night of Fear
Aug 05, 1981
Trampire, a buxom bloodsucker, along with her assistant Franken, terrorize Penguin Village in search of her favorite treat. When she gets to Arale's house, however, the tables are turned.
The Fairy Tale Machine / Bibiruman the Hitman
Aug 12, 1981
Senbei's newest invention allows the user to enter books and interact with the characters as part of the story. When Arale enters the world of Momotaro, her decisions cause the tale to go wildly off-course. / Joe Dunn hires hitman Bibiruman to take out Arale, but her would-be killer gets sucked into her King Kong book with the Fairy Tale Machine.
Arale Swims in the Ancient Past
Aug 19, 1981
Arale uses the Time Slipper to go for a swim "a long time ago". When she takes too long to return, Senbei starts to get worried.
Kinoko-chan Leaves Home
Aug 26, 1981
After Kinoko's dad eats the strawberry off her cake, she, in a fit of anger, decides to run away and become a juvenile delinquent.
The Great Space Date Escapade
Sep 09, 1981
Senbei, Arale, and Miss Yamabuki take a trip to the stars in Senbei's spacecraft. However, his decision to not install a bathroom ends up getting Yamabuki kidnapped on an alien planet.
Senbei Dumbfounded
Sep 16, 1981
On the return back from last episode's space adventure, Senbei discovers that Akane and Taro have grown old. They say it's been 50 years since he left the planet, but could there be more to the story?
Arale's Hoyoyo Date / Bye-bye Mecchanko Power
Sep 23, 1981
Arale goes on a date with the tough Banchou. Her definition of a date is just holding hands, though. Very tightly. / Senbei tries to scale back Arale's strength as to not cause any more destructive trouble.
Arale's Big Change!!
Sep 30, 1981
After a cricket leaps into Arale's mouth, her personality changes, giving her much more common sense and manners. This starts to freak everybody out.
Exchange Student from the City
Oct 14, 1981
An Arale-Eye Operation!!
Oct 21, 1981
Yay! A New Friend
Oct 28, 1981
Goodbye Gacchan!!
Nov 04, 1981
How Adorable! The Lovely Middle-aged Trio
Nov 11, 1981
Heart Pounding Excitement! Piisuke's First Love
Nov 18, 1981
The Araletouchables
Nov 25, 1981
Arale's Lullaby Dream
Dec 02, 1981
A Masterpiece? Nekozukin-chan
Dec 09, 1981
Hell's Messenger Chibiru
Dec 16, 1981
Sad Sad Santa
Dec 23, 1981
Messed-up Devilgirl
Dec 30, 1981
Arale's Musical Cinderella
Jan 06, 1982
Mysterious Monster Expert?!
Jan 13, 1982
Showdown! Musashi VS Arale-chan
Jan 20, 1982
Hero Suppaman Part II
Jan 27, 1982
The Reality Machine
Feb 03, 1982
Jungle King Perzan
Feb 10, 1982
Whoa?! Penguin Village Dom-Dom-Dom
Feb 17, 1982
Arale-chan Goes to City Island
Feb 24, 1982
The Devilish Transformation
Mar 03, 1982
Penguin Village in Love
Mar 10, 1982
Caveman Hoyoyo in the Dinosaur Age
Mar 17, 1982
Chibiru-kun's Part Time Job
Mar 24, 1982
Leave it to Akiko
Mar 31, 1982
Yay! A Date for Mr. Copy
Apr 07, 1982
Thanks! The Kick The Can Celebration Party
Apr 14, 1982
Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team
Apr 21, 1982
Anko and Nonko Discover the Countryside
Apr 28, 1982
The Children's Day Festival Poke Poke Huff Puff
May 05, 1982
Super Driver
May 12, 1982
Am I Super Strong?!
May 19, 1982
The Miniature House of Our Dreams
May 26, 1982
Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Part II
Jun 02, 1982
Heart Pounding Excitement Time Stop
Jun 09, 1982
Suppaman Just In Time
Jun 16, 1982
Adventure! Inside Mammoth Midori-chan
Jun 23, 1982
Scary! Monster Prince
Jun 30, 1982
Arale's New Star Festival Story
Jul 07, 1982
Goo Goo Ga Ga Senbei
Jul 14, 1982
The Twinkling Night Sky Drum and Fife Band
Jul 21, 1982
We're Not Angels
Jul 28, 1982
Maerchen (Fairy Tale) of Love!! Tricycle Story
Aug 04, 1982
The Great Combot Caper of 2013
Aug 11, 1982
Invaders from Space
Aug 18, 1982
Arale's Arabian Night
Aug 25, 1982
Dr. Mashirito's Ambition
Sep 01, 1982
Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Part II
Sep 08, 1982
Penguin Village Wars
Sep 15, 1982
Penguin Village Wars Part II
Sep 22, 1982
Arale's Lost Item
Sep 29, 1982
Tale of the Penguin Village of Eight Gravestones
Oct 06, 1982
Suppaman of Justice VS Senbee of Love
Oct 13, 1982
Happy Date in Mystery Land
Oct 20, 1982
Energetic Arale
Oct 27, 1982
Penguin Village Grand Prix
Nov 03, 1982
Penguin Village Grand Prix Part II
Nov 10, 1982
Penguin Village Grand Prix Part III
Nov 17, 1982
Penguin Village Mystery
Nov 24, 1982
The Big Head is Coming
Dec 01, 1982
The Fearful Vegetable Man
Dec 08, 1982
The Secret of Arale's Birth
Dec 15, 1982
Arale the Super Prize Girl
Dec 22, 1982
Story of the Red Sandal Strap
Dec 29, 1982
Here Comes the Tsuns
Jan 05, 1983
Heart Pounding! School Panic
Jan 12, 1983
Look, Look, the Lensmen
Jan 19, 1983
Shooting Star Wish Star
Jan 26, 1983
Luck In, Evil Out in Space
Feb 02, 1983
An Angel Lives!
Feb 09, 1983
Nikochan Flies
Feb 16, 1983
Ghost Date
Feb 23, 1983
Love is a Punch to the Heart
Mar 02, 1983
Farewell, Tsuns
Mar 09, 1983
Mr. Skop Awakes
Mar 16, 1983
Official Business! Space Detective Story
Mar 23, 1983
The Secret of Mashirito Castle
Mar 30, 1983
Adventure, Adventure, Big Adventure!!
Apr 06, 1983
The Thief who Loved Books
Apr 13, 1983
HareHore Arale's Field Trip
Apr 20, 1983
Three Suppamans
Apr 27, 1983
The Yellow Carp Banner of Happiness
May 04, 1983
Transform Konkon Helment
May 11, 1983
Welcome Mr. Yakuza
May 18, 1983
Continue! We are the Suppamen
May 25, 1983
Chibiru and the Devil's Big Dictionary
Jun 01, 1983
Kinoko, Teacher for a Day
Jun 08, 1983
Four Angry Rogues
Jun 15, 1983
Love Excursion SOS!!
Jun 22, 1983
Arale's Picture Diary
Jun 29, 1983
The Demon of Penguin Village
Jul 06, 1983
Super Baseball
Jul 13, 1983
Goodbye Great King Nikochan
Jul 20, 1983
Space Showdown! Arale VS Komattachan
Jul 27, 1983
Runabout Youth
Jul 31, 1985
Decision! Penguin Village's Champion
Aug 10, 1983
Mystery Beauty Disappeared in the Fog
Aug 17, 1983
Lovelove Contact
Aug 24, 1983
Hurray! Epic Battle for Proposal
Aug 31, 1983
Marriage! Marriage!! Professor and Teacher
Sep 07, 1983
Flying in the Sky Honeymoon of Love
Sep 14, 1983
Exciting Newlywed Life
Sep 21, 1983
Arale Watch Out! The Strongest Rival Appears
Sep 28, 1983
Torn Between Justice and Love
Oct 05, 1983
Finally Appears! Hit Man Senbee
Oct 12, 1983
I'm Obocchaman
Oct 19, 1983
Hurry! Telepathy of Love
Oct 26, 1983
Heart Pounding Tonight
Nov 02, 1983
There is a Placement Test
Nov 09, 1983
Gacchan Gacchan
Nov 23, 1983
Yay! Bori Bari Bori Bari
Nov 30, 1983
Suppaman's Brother Appears!
Dec 14, 1983
Nab that Crook!
Dec 21, 1983
Christmas Day Hurts
Dec 28, 1983
Episode 139
Jan 11, 1984
Go For It Arale! Earth's Greatest Crisis!!
Jan 18, 1984
Mashirito Achieves His Goal?!
Jan 25, 1984
Episode 142
Feb 01, 1984
Senbei Died?!
Feb 08, 1984
Episode 144
Feb 15, 1984
Episode 145
Feb 22, 1984
Burn! Suppaman
Feb 29, 1984
Your and My Journey
Mar 07, 1984
Episode 148
Mar 14, 1984
Episode 149
Mar 21, 1984
Shape Up Miss Midori
Mar 28, 1984
Turbo-kun is Born!!
Apr 04, 1984
Father is an Alien?!
Apr 11, 1984
Onigokko of Fear
Apr 18, 1984
Episode 154
Apr 25, 1984
Episode 155
May 02, 1984
Episode 156
May 09, 1984
This is a Dream!!
May 16, 1984
Wanted Restaurant
May 23, 1984
I'm Sorry at Midnight
May 30, 1984
Episode 160
Jun 06, 1984
Ncha! Great King Enma
Jun 13, 1984
Episode 162
Jun 20, 1984
Who is the Strongest in the World!!
Jun 27, 1984
I Did It! I Did It! World's Number One!!
Jul 04, 1984
Episode 165
Jul 11, 1984
Episode 166
Jul 18, 1984
Episode 167
Jul 25, 1984
Episode 168
Aug 01, 1984
Episode 169
Aug 08, 1984
Episode 170
Aug 15, 1984
Episode 171
Aug 22, 1984
Episode 172
Aug 29, 1984
Episode 173
Sep 05, 1984
Episode 174
Sep 12, 1984
Episode 175
Sep 19, 1984
Episode 176
Sep 26, 1984
Episode 177
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 178
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 179
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 180
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 181
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 182
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 183
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 184
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 185
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 186
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 187
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 188
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 189
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 190
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 191
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 192
Oct 03, 1984
Episode 193
Oct 10, 1984
Episode 194
Oct 17, 1984
Episode 195
Oct 24, 1984
Episode 196
Oct 31, 1984
Episode 197
Nov 07, 1984
Episode 198
Nov 14, 1984
Episode 199
Nov 21, 1984
Episode 200
Nov 28, 1984
Episode 201
Dec 05, 1984
Episode 202
Dec 12, 1984
Episode 203
Dec 19, 1984
Episode 204
Dec 26, 1984
Episode 205
Jan 02, 1985
Episode 206
Jan 09, 1985
Episode 207
Jan 16, 1985
Episode 208
Jan 23, 1985
Episode 209
Jan 30, 1985
Episode 210
Feb 06, 1985
Episode 211
Feb 13, 1985
Episode 212
Feb 20, 1985
Episode 213
Feb 27, 1985
Episode 214
Mar 06, 1985
Episode 215
Mar 13, 1985
Episode 216
Mar 20, 1985
Episode 217
Mar 27, 1985
Episode 218
Apr 03, 1985
Episode 219
Apr 10, 1985
Episode 220
Apr 17, 1985
Episode 221
Apr 24, 1985
Episode 222
May 01, 1985
Episode 223
May 08, 1985
Episode 224
May 15, 1985
Episode 225
May 22, 1985
Episode 226
May 29, 1985
Episode 227
Jun 05, 1985
Episode 228
Jun 12, 1985
Episode 229
Jun 19, 1985
Episode 230
Jun 26, 1985
Episode 231
Jul 03, 1985
Episode 232
Jul 10, 1985
Episode 233
Jul 17, 1985
Episode 234
Jul 24, 1985
Episode 235
Jul 31, 1985
Episode 236
Aug 07, 1985
Episode 237
Aug 14, 1985
Episode 238
Aug 21, 1985
Episode 239
Aug 28, 1985
Episode 240
Sep 04, 1985
Episode 241
Sep 11, 1985
Episode 242
Sep 18, 1985
Episode 243
Feb 19, 1986
Series Info
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
243
Language
ja
Networks
