The episode highlights Trunks taking the lead as the ship's pilot, despite his lack of experience compared to Goku's past interstellar travel.
Goku and Trunks locate the Four-Star Black Star Dragon Ball inside a giant apple. However, before they can secure it, a giant human inhabitant of the planet picks the apple and eats it whole, swallowing the Dragon Ball in the process.
The concept of this episode is based on original character designs and world concepts provided by Akira Toriyama , specifically an illustration showing the team hiding from a giant behind a bottle. Dragon Ball GT Episode 6
, titled " Like Pulling Teeth " (or Chotto Itee zo!? Gokuu no Haisha in Japanese), is the sixth overall episode of the series and marks a major milestone as the trio recovers their first Black Star Dragon Ball . Episode Overview Original Air Date (Japan): March 13, 1996. English Air Date (U.S.): March 5, 2005 (Funimation). English Title: "Like Pulling Teeth". Saga: Part of the Black Star Dragon Ball Saga . Plot Summary
The trio tracks the giant back to his home, where they find him suffering from an intense toothache. Realizing the Dragon Ball is lodged in his tooth, Goku uses a Kamehameha to blast the ball out, effectively performing dental surgery and relieving the giant's pain. Key Highlights & Trivia The episode highlights Trunks taking the lead as
This is the first time the team successfully retrieves a Black Star Dragon Ball during their journey.
After narrowly escaping the planet Imecka, , Trunks , and Pan land on Planet Monmath (sometimes spelled Monmaasu). This planet is a "giant world" where everything—from insects to fruit—is roughly 100 times larger than normal. The concept of this episode is based on
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