Dragon Ball Z The Return of Goku (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Dragon Ball Z

The Return of Goku (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Piccolo makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Gohan from the rampaging Saiyans. Just when all seems lost, Goku returns to Earth with an incredible new level of power and confronts the invaders.

Director

Daisuke Nishio

Writers

Akira Toriyama (manga) | Neil Bligh (writer (English version))

Producer

Kôzô Morishita

Composers

Shuki Levy | Haim Saban (as Kussa Mahchi) | Jeremy Sweet

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 19, 1997

Release date

Apr 19, 1997 (United States)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian James Corlett Goku / Master Roshi (voice) (as Jerry J. Todd) Goku / Master Roshi (voice) (as Jerry J. Todd) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z (1996)
Saffron Henderson Gohan (voice) Gohan (voice) See fewer	Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Terry Klassen Krillin (voice) Krillin (voice) See fewer	The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)
Scott McNeil Piccolo (voice) Piccolo (voice) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z (1996)
Brian Drummond Vegeta (voice) Vegeta (voice) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z (1996)
Michael Dobson Nappa (voice) Nappa (voice) See fewer	Sausage Party (2016)
Lalainia Lindbjerg Bulma (voice) Bulma (voice) See fewer	Disturbing Behavior (1998)
Alec Willows Oolong (voice) Oolong (voice) See fewer	Beast Wars: Transformers (1996)
Laara Sadiq Chi-Chi (voice) Chi-Chi (voice) See fewer	2012 (I) (2009)
Dave 'Squatch' Ward Ox-King (voice) Ox-King (voice) See fewer	So Weird (1999)
Elan Ross Gibson Baba (voice) Baba (voice) See fewer	Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Ward Perry Kami (voice) Kami (voice) See fewer	Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
Alvin Sanders Mr. Popo (voice) Mr. Popo (voice) See fewer	Riverdale (2017)
Doc Harris Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Monster Rancher (1999)
Rocío Garcel Bulma (voice) Bulma (voice) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z (1996)