Bulma: Oh my God, he's so hot! I just wanna grab him, and—
Goku: (doing crunches on his ship) Sixty-nine... Seventy... Seventy—
Vegeta: One time, you've defeated me, Zarbon. And that's one time too many.
Goku: (doing crunches on his ship) Sixty-nine... Seventy... Seventy—
Vegeta: One time, you've defeated me, Zarbon. And that's one time too many.
Original Airdate: August 15, 2010
Zarbon takes Vegeta back to Freeza's ship for some recuperation and interrogation—but Vegeta only sticks around for the former. Stealing Freeza's Dragon Balls, he gets his chance for a rematch when both enemies spot Krillin with Guru's Dragon Ball.Appule couldn't handle a shot of raspberry schnapps, much less these tropes:
- Astonishingly Appropriate Interruption: When Bulma first gushes over Zarbon's handsomeness, it cuts away from her describing what she wants to do with him, and into Goku doing crunches, and numbering out crunch number 69.
- Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?: Vegeta is first relieved that Zarbon didn't do anything to him while he was unconscious, and then starts getting offended, thinking that somehow he's not good enough for Zarbon to molest.
- Brain Bleach: Instigated by Ghost Nappa while Vegeta was in the healing pod.Ghost Nappa: You are now thinking about what Zarbon did to you while you were unconscious. Have fun with that.
- Brick Joke: Last mention of Krillin's "alone time" in Episode 13.Krillin: I thought you'd be back in the cave.
Bulma: Well I WOULD if I didn't keep finding puddles of—
Krillin: Yeah, yeah, I know. In the cave. Get over it. - Call-Back: When Appule dies, he mentions an "Eachpei", saying he's coming for him. Eachpei is actually a character from the Bardock special, which TFS premiered at Youmacon 2009, and is characterized as Appule's brother. The YouTube version of the special would be uploaded to the site five months after this episode released.
- Challenge Seeker: Goku is more than excited about meeting Freeza, even though King Kai is telling him not to.King Kai: There's someone on Namek you must absolutely stay away from. You hear me? He's even stronger than Vegeta and he-
Goku:: I know!
Kai: What?
Goku: I'm gonna beat him up.
Kai: Goku, no. This is nothing like Vegeta. It is much, MUCH worse.
Goku: Uh huh...
Kai: He is known throughout the galaxy as the most terrifying and most evil person there is!
Goku: Really!?
Kai: He's conquered hundreds of planets! And slaughtered billions of people!
Goku: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Kai: STOP IT! STOP GETTING EXCITED! - Double Entendre: When Freeza calls the Ginyu Force.Freeza: Ginyu! Hurry up, double time! Zarbon really screwed the pooch on this one.
Zarbon: Lord Freeza! Vegeta's really giving us a pounding!
Freeza: I'm coming Zarbon! Quick, grab my balls! *ends call*- Previously, Zarbon weirded out Appule when he asked why Vegeta wasn't naked in the healing pod.Appule: Freaks me the f*ck out.
- Previously, Zarbon weirded out Appule when he asked why Vegeta wasn't naked in the healing pod.
- Fake Static: A variation. In a surprisingly smart move by Goku, he pretends to have hung up on King Kai, who has no clue how Goku managed to pull it off.
- Heh Heh, You Said "X": The ending of Freeza's call to Ginyu results in the Ginyu Force laughing hysterically at his poor phrasing.
- Not That There's Anything Wrong with That: Zarbon says this word for word after pointing out how "gay" Vegeta was making implications about his unconscious state back in the healing chamber.
- Running Gag: This episode is the very first time a character from the episode reads the Once an Episode disclaimer at the beginning of each episode, in this case being Zarbon. He also begins the (somewhat frequent) tradition of a character who's either going to have something bad happen to them in the episode or flat-out dying reading itnote .
- Running Gagged: Vegeta puts an end to not just Zarbon, but his Double Entendre shtick, with this exchange.Vegeta: Now let me put this in a way you'll understand: I’m about to blow my load all over your insides.
Zarbon: (Beat) What the...?
Vegeta: No Homo. - Song Parody: Vegeta sings his own rendition of "I've got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" by Merv Griffin.I've got a lovely bunch of Dragon Balls, do-do-do-do-do
Here they are, all sitting in a bunch, doo-doo-doo
One star, two star
All as big as my head!
Give them a toss
A planet across
That's how Vegeta wins
Bye-bye! - Strange Minds Think Alike: "I was gonna say, 'Come and get me, Freeza', but that works too!"
- Surprisingly Creepy Moment: While Zarbon's beefed-up form is no surprise for us, it is for Bulma, who spends the first minute of their encounter gushing about how sexy he is. Seeing his transformation changes Bulma's tune on him real quick.Bulma: We're going to have a penthouse suite, and he'll drive a Corvette, and we'll make love every single—(Zarbon finishes transforming)—Kill It with Fire!
"Freaky Alien Genotype."note
