Dragon Ball Z in The UK | Ocean Dub | Funimation Dub | Blue Water Dub | Big Green Dub

There is a lot of material covering Dragon Ball Z's run in America, but UK fans don't have anything covering how we experienced Dragon Ball over here. Many people think we grew up with the Funimation voice actors, but that is far from the case. Find out, and possibly remember how we experienced Dragon Ball Z/ GT in the UK From 2000 to 2005.
The video includes UK promos, and bumpers for Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and GT. They cover the shows run on Cartoon Network UK, CNX and Toonami UK. The dubs which are covered exhaustively include the Ocean Dub, Funimation dub, Westwood Dub and the Big Green Dub.
If you like this video I have content discussing the Dragon Ball series, including: the Super Saiyan Transformations of Gohan, Vegeta and Goku, the Dragon Ball Super series, Dragon Ball Super BROLY and of course the original video I created detailing the UKs run of Toonami.
This video was originally shown at SaiyaCon UK, on Sunday 22nd of September 2019 at 12pm.
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#DragonBallZ #Funimation #OceanDub

[@storageunit2683]

"You wont escape my wrath" Was the peak of the ocean dub

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Not "Over 9,000"? I'm shocked. Ocean dub is my favorite dub. Almost everyone sounded sounded like their were forcing their voices in the Funi dub. It's weird.

[@TheRealBDouble]

Well pretty much anything Brian Drummond did as Vegeta. Sabat did a great job, but Drummond was something else

[@dannypoo3281]

Yes. I would say it out loud, just for fun.

[@yhgcbbjdfhhhbv8894]

@@LadyAstarionAncunin lol

[@Flipitmixit]

Of Any dub

[@nimbledick9869]

I remember getting home from school every day and watching the daily two episodes of DBZ at 6pm on Cartoon Network +1, the Namek saga seemed to last for years.

[@Saiyanangel1277]

Your lucky for me we only got one episode until next Sunday lol

[@doctorbad]

I used to have an agreement with my mum that I would do my homework after dbz, and then when it finished I'd sneakily switch over to +1 and watch the episodes again to buy more time. I thought I was so clever, in later years I told my mum what I used to do and she replied "duh, did you think we didn't know?"

[@retropulse03]

Nah, it was only 5 minutes *ba dum tiss*

[@ashleighchance9420]

R.I.P Kirby Morrow - I grew watching his take on Goku.

[@CanadianDude]

I met Kirby Morrow. He was a nice guy.

[@SteOver9000]

He was due to guest at anime con in Manchester last year and I had a ticket but sadly covid postponed it :'(

[@realityvanguard2052]

thaat's not goku

[@guardrailman6924]

He died because he was addicted to alchahol :/

[@joadarium9605]

I lowkey prefer him more than Sean

[@soldiergigas14]

I live in the UK and I still remember the first time i watched DragonBall Z when i was a kid. I was in a break room at a music studio where my dad worked as a sound engineer. I was eating fish and chips whilst watching TV and there was Cartoon Network. There was an announcement, "Coming up next, Dragon Ball Z!". I was blown away by the "Rock the Dragon" Theme and the very first episode I watched was about Gohan training under Piccolo. Struggling to stay alive, Gohan remarked he wanted to see his dad again and i see Goku running in snake way trying to reach King Kai. Suddenly the next thing i remember is Gohan going berserk on Piccolo which leads to Gohan transforming into a great ape. Piccolo destroys the source of the transformation and Gohan reverts back to normal. That episode alone (Despite that i realised later it was a filler episode) was enough to get me hooked on the series as well as the reason Gohan is my favourite character. I remember watching the later parts of saiyan saga where Gohan transforms again into a great ape against Vegeta. I also remember seeing the Namek and Frieza saga which sealed my love for Dragon Ball Z when Goku became a Super Saiyan (It was around the time there were changes to the voices because Funimation took over. It was unnoticeable at the time but was still cool). i didn't have much time to watch the Android and Cell saga but i did see Gohan become a Super Saiyan 2 as well as Goku's sacrifice and Cell's defeat. I don't think i payed much attention to the Buu saga because i thought the Cell saga was a good ending to the series (I eventually got around watching it later in the future to see how it all played out in the end). All and all, I had a hell of a great time watching DBZ.

[@kingp260]

I agree with your sentiment that the Cell Saga should have been the end of DBZ. The Buu Saga felt very tacked-on. Honestly felt more like GT than Z.

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

Cha la head cha la is better than Rock the dragon

[@Godstone93]

​@@alchemistofsteel8099no

[@nicks4802]

Growing up on “rock the dragon” and “dragon-dragon-ball” changes a man.

[@CaptainChard]

This is an excellent video! Finally I can reconcile my memories with reality! After moving from the UK to Canada in my early 20's in 2005 and later rediscovering DBZ I couldn't figure out why the funimation dub seemed different from what I remembered. I didn't realise until seeing this video that I had been watching a completely different version! I miss the music for the Westwood Dub. I have had "Dragon Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Zeeeeeeeee" stuck in my head for the past 16 or 17 years!

[@OmYoJEL]

Thanks for the nostalgia. I remember the ocean dub growing up and how annoying it was when you couldn't wait for the next episode only for them to go back over 30 episodes as they didn't have the rest sorted out yet. Very confusing and frustrating times being a DBZ fan in the UK at that time. I also remember once on cartoon network they played 1 funimation episode in amongst the ocean episodes...I was so confused at the time, I wondered why Vegeta and Gokus voices had dramatically changed, many years later I realized they had accidentally aired the wrong dub for us 😂 good times man thanks for the video.

[@grahfkarate1799]

It was the same in the states!!! They would play one episode every Sunday morning!!!

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

"Has Goku finally become a Super Saiyan?" or whatever haunted me.

[@hannah60000]

The frustration! I felt like I had watched the Namek Saga more times than all episodes in the DBZ back then! 😫

[@KyleVoices]

What a great and comprehensive guide! Thank you for putting it together, I learned a lot! There was so much greatness in the Ocean dub: the unique music, the memorable performances of the voice cast, and I personally prefer the term ‘Instant Translocation’, as I feel it makes more sense than ‘Transmission’. Hearing the Funimation voices in the games was difficult. It felt like a betrayal, as did hearing new voices in GT and DB. I guess we’ve all had to make the adjustment to Funimation at some point since they’ve made everything consistent. I hope someone uploads all the Ocean episodes if they haven’t already. I’ve watched and finished both DBZ Funimation and Kai recently, it’d love to give Ocean another try for old time’s sake. Again, thank you for making this!

[@tobiaslewis8285]

Dude this was an encyclopedia of DBZ UK all in one Video.... THANKYOU for explaining what happened with websites, Movies, episode and that AWFUL GREEN DUB.... It's shame that we can't buy the Ocean Dub ver tho..I really loved watching those.

[@theskyrax670]

The ocean dub was released on DVD twice. Once in a complete boxset which is 400+ dollars now, and another in volume releases back in late 90s/early 2000s that rather easy to find online.

[@kingp260]

@@theskyrax670 They made a re-recorded Ocean Dub in 2014, but it was never released. Really annoys me to know that they literally recorded an entirely new Ocean Dub for Kai, and it was never even used. What a waste.

[@tobiaslewis8285]

@@theskyrax670 No they're not easy to find...they delete videos on facebook groups, Amazon hasn't got it and if you find 1 it's high-way robbery. Don't get me started on 2nd hand...

[@tobiaslewis8285]

@@kingp260 WHAT.....such Basta*ds I can't believe that!!

[@HistoryandReviews]

I have all the ocean episodes

[@ruggie.74]

As a Canadian, we had one of (if not the most) interesting experiences with Dragon Ball in the English speaking world. I'm not sure if you already know about it, but you should look into it sometimes. Crazy cool story; plus, we got to see the show before anyone else!

[@kendrick10601]

The gold old days of YTV!

[@SteOver9000]

Oh yeah YTV... that channel that butchered one piece 😂

[@mathiaskanuck6759]

@@SteOver9000 meh... One piece is garbage

[@ros9764]

@@mathiaskanuck6759 it's a good show wdym

[@mathiaskanuck6759]

@@ros9764 I mean its real well.put together... But the whole pirates thing. I just think luffy is lame

[@connora9]

That big green dub is borderline abridged

[@karlo125]

I swear t4s made a reference With little green

[@Coolfizz10]

Holy SHIT, that big green dub. Crystal balls. Umigame’s voice. YAAAAAAAAAH. “Songoku. Yes. Songoku.” “Come magic cloud!” “A supah namik?” “Guess we have no choice Vegeti.” “Big Green.” “The little robit”. “Big Green dead?” MR. POPO’S FUCKING VOICE. This is UNREAL. I’ve never heard of this dub before. I love it. I need to see more.

[@tentaplayz3691]

Big green dead?

[@tentaplayz3691]

Kinda racist if you ask me?

[@SLUGGY1990]

I remember coming home from school and seeing that my mum had bought me the Janemba (With sword) toy. I had no idea at the time who the character was. I wish there was a way to watch the entire ocean dub of DBZ.

[@HistoryandReviews]

There are torrents

[@Wolfspiritzero]

And a mega. Sadly few episodes are missing.

[@HistoryandReviews]

@@Wolfspiritzero my rip has all the 53 episodes plus cell, buu, and uub

[@SteOver9000]

@@Wolfspiritzero the only episodes that are missing are the ones that were never made

[@JohnsonPyjamaMetal]

@@SteOver9000 Oo were can i get these? For what ever reason I cant watch the versions on Funimation as the music is just not as good and it doesnt feel the saewm as when I was a kid :)

[@mistermoo7602]

That Imperfect Cell Saga promo was really something. I would love to learn more about the creation of that and the others someday.

[@DBZimran]

Same here, sadly we may never know about the story behind it.

[@Albert-lj5jb]

Damn this was one big nostalgia trip, I dunno where to start, so this will probably end up being a mess of a comment but what the hell... I had forgotten most of these TV adverts for DBZ, EXCEPT the Cell Saga one with the bloke screaming down the megaphone, that one left such a lasting impression I could never forget it. CNX, what a great channel, had all sorts of cool programmes on there, but sadly, couldn't watch most of it since parents took over TV after DBZ finished and watched all their crappy soaps. I don't remember any of the films being aired on Toonami, but in late 2003, I did find a DVD of the Lord Slug film in a Woolworths, bought it without hesitation because fuck, it was DBZ and I had no idea there was any DBZ films at the time, only to be treated with the infamous 'Big Green' Dub... I was sure that during the Fusion Saga, we switched back to the Funimation dub (of course at the time not knowing that, only noticing different voices and music) for a brief period, and having looked through the comments, it seems it wasn't just me who remembered that. I don't remember a lot about the games besides seeing Final Bout in HMV once, then I did get Budokai 1 on ps2, but this was already well into the Buu Saga, so I knew who all the characters were on the case, just annoyed that most of them were not actually in the game... A mate in school had some of the DBZ figures, when I saw his Janemba one, had no idea who it was at the time, I thought it was just meant to be Cell and so I assumed he got some knock off figures from a market stall or something, you know, when they make shitty fake figures with random colours and that. DBGT, okay, it wasn't nearly as good as DBZ but.... I LOVED the music! Still to this day, even after sampling all the different Dragon Ball scores, the original Japanese DBGT score is my fave overall music from anything Dragon Ball, just a shame there's no official quality release of it, all I have is rough cuts I assume ripped from episodes. After DBGT, I was kinda done, I tried watching the original Dragon Ball, but couldn't get into it. Lastly, BRIAN, FUCKING, DRUMMOND AS VEGETA!!!!... I heard that he voiced Vegeta in an alternate English dub of DBZKai, I have no interest in Kai what-so-ever, but I'd watch that version for his Vegeta alone, if it ever gets released....

[@kiddicarus]

A thumbs up for the major history lesson of how DBZ was doled out in the UK. Rather "brutal" at times, but this video is still very much appreciated. You did a lot of homework! Thank you.

[@ParadisePrince]

My god, I almost cried watching this, you literally brought back things in my memory that I had forgotten about, thank you so much for this, I still own the capsule corp toy but its in horrific condition!

[@Adrianics4k]

Thank you so much for this video; my sister and I were DBZ/GT obsessives in the UK and it's one of very few things we ever bonded over. I remember it being so confusing and frustrating that new episodes would just randomly be replaced with reruns or dropped from the schedule altogether, the change in voices (both from Ocean to Funi and back to Ocean) was hella confusing too. I have to say that the experience lasted longer than I thought, GT must have ended when I was starting my GCSEs. I remember being really emotional at the airing of the final GT episode, when Blue Water used the original Japanese theme song over the final scene of Goku walking away from Old Pan. I got bored of the BW dub halfway through Dragonball and never watched the series again, so it was blast seeing that AB Groupe somehow got as far as Broly! Thank you for the nostalgia boost, I'll send this to my sister too :)

[@justinharris2272]

I've barely ever had any exposure to the UK dubs being a California kid, but man, Vegeta honestly had a kickass voice I actually really like his performance

[@AWISECROW]

I love funimation dub, but I'm so glad ocean Westwood dub exists as well. I like them both.

[@Tokegaroh]

The bit you talk about the toys is so perfect. Best example for me is having toys of "Super Buu" and then when we saw fat Buu I was just oh so confused... Also thankyou for clearing up about the Westwood dub. I KNEW I definatley remembered watching the Cell saga and Buu saga with Ocean dub as a child.

[@SaiyanScholar]

Great Video. This took me back to the best times.

[@zo0mpa]

LOVE this video. Thank you! Brings back so much nostalgia. The licenses for Dragon ball in the UK was seriously messy and clearly the rights holders didn't know, or care much about the series. For me growing up and seeing the rare appearance of Dragonball Z toys was EVERYTHING & I actually loved seeing the out of context figures from movies & unknown SSJ forms at the time. It showed to me that there was plenty to discover... I remember once finding out that DBZ wasnt the 1st series and found the German dub of dragonball on Analogue TV... I used to sit there and watch it, without having a clue what they were saying. My god, those were the days.... That being said, im so glad Manga UK stepped in and gave the UK, Dragonball/z/gt/super in the best way possible... Just a shame that I was grown up and already imported all of the funimation dvds by then.

[@cypher5875]

Back then when I was young I always thought we had only one Dub, but boy was I wrong, I never realised we had different Dubs until I watched a re-run of the episode when Piccolo was powering up against 17 which his scream was different and loud lol. So I always thought it was 2 dubs, but 3 dubs we had in the UK, Man that was Crazy the dubbing for DBZ in UK was a mess for us. I want to say thank you for confirming the history of this DBZ in UK on Cartoon Network/Toonami/CNX, It put me at ease because I was always wondering when all the DUBs occurred during all those episodes. Now I can work on my project knowing this information. Once again I want to say thanks and you have earned a sub, You deserve more views for this.

[@DBZimran]

Thank you so much for your kind words. This stuff took a lot of time to make so it's really rewarding that you took the time out to watch it. I appreciate it

[@cypher5875]

@@DBZimran No worries 👍

[@omariwalker1006]

Watching this is taking back to my primary school days, very nice job!! I remember that imperfect Cell advert scaring me half to death back then! I do also remember some episodes of the Buu Saga showing the Funimation version as well as the Ocean version occasionally for some reason, anyone else remember that?

[@JBalmoreS]

I vaguely remember them playing the funimation dub for the Buu saga. When Buu goes on a rampage you would hear the faulconer soundtrack. The only possible proof is old VHS tapes now but I am glad I am not the only one who remembers.

[@omariwalker1006]

@@JBalmoreS EXACTLY!! That's what my brother did back in the day. For some reason they kept on switching the dubs for some reason and my brother recorded it

[@DBZdude95]

Great video man. This was like a trip down memory lane even with the adverts. Brought back some good memories and appreicate the work you put into this video 🙏🏿

[@Temujin18S]

This video brings back memories, even channels featuring Dragonball content was never stable.

[@SSJerry]

Excellent video! I'm not from the UK but grew up with 4 different versions of this anime so I've been curious of other dubs from around the world and this helped 👍

[@MrAbridgedTV]

Great video full of nostalgia 😩😩😩. There will never be an era like that again.

[@MrAbridgedTV]

When I was in year 5 we used to create DBZ folders and my mates would have folders of Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta before super saiyan 2 was a thing lol. We was so confused.

[@DBZimran]

I did the exact same thing with super saiyan 4 haha in primary school

[@CrypticSin]

Omg yes we use to do that in primary school aswell. People use to print dbz images from google images and then we use to trade them with other people in school.

[@sridrawings4510]

Lol true, I thought ssj3 goku were an different person and ssj4 goku as resurrected raditz because of tail also I thought adult gohan as goku's new best friend lol

[@johnoliver2359]

Great Video!! It's amazing the UK has any Dragon Ball fan's, it was so odd to watch as a child with the change in voice actors and confusing merchandise. A credit to the show itself that many of us in the UK still love it to this day.

[@OdieZombie]

Watched this at Saiyacon and it definitely hit the nostalgia roots!! Also 1:17 the toy line that included Janemba I still have all 4 of those.

[@DBZimran]

Thank you for watching it live at SaiyaCon

[@skcihynnad]

Brilliant! you certainly done you research. I want to make a couple of points though. I have VHS tapes that recorded CNX Broadcasting the Funimation dub of the fusion saga when CNX first launched. Westwood dub OST's was not just mega man but only on the fusion and kid buu saga they mix in monster rancher as well. Big green dub's cast have all been found out and they are on some videos on KZbin. Not that I'm complaining but I've always wondered why these dubs came to be but hopefully one day we will find out the truth and maybe including kai they will finally get release. Thanks again well done.

[@tgtcetherobotboyfan5380]

Back when db played in the uk The first intro played on weekdays at 8:30pm While the 2nd was really common playing anytime sorta like how pop plays the english opening on weekdays and japanese opening on weekends

[@SkyAeria]

Not sure if this was pointed out already but the promo at 30:09 uses the Funimation dub. Apparently in the UK they briefly went back to the Funimation dub for a couple Fusion Saga episodes before switching back over to the Westwood dub.

[@heskeylator]

I remember that well, one of them was even made into a promo for CNX with Buu on the lookout going "No more! No more waiting!" When it came to the end of its initial run, and CNX/Toonami started re running them. The Ocean dubs were in place of the handful of episodes that were funi.

[@AmbientAnalogue]

"Instant translocation" is the biggest sin of the Westwood Dub, always thought I grew up in the UK with the ocean dub, but it was very likely the Westwood version. As I recognise a lot of it now, great video. Thank you so much for this!!!

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

How can it be a "sin"? It describes the process well enough.

[@JimAlgar]

Thank you for this! I remember noticing the voices and music changing a few times when I saw DBZ on TV. The annoying inconsistency goes some way to explaining why, as soon as i could get them online, I went through a phase of watching the Japanese version with subtitles. I gravitate towards the Funi dub over others now purely for consistency, Ocean Vegeta and Piccolo will always be my favourite dub voices though. Now I'm just skipping past all these licensing, filler and censorship issues and reading the manga instead 😅

[@CraigRMcDowall]

I’m so glad someone finally made a video about how DBZ was different in the U.K. As a kid I found it so confusing why there were different voices and when I watched it years later online it was the FUNi Dub and not the dubs I remembered. Btw Where did you find the DB Movies Big Green Dub and DBGT Special? 😲

[@DBZimran]

I have them from tapes that I got from a fan.

[@CraigRMcDowall]

Damn. You’re so lucky! 👌

[@CraigRMcDowall]

I recorded all them on VHS tapes back on the Super Sunday marathon. Including tons of BW Dragon Ball episodes. But sadly they got thrown out by mistake. 😓

[@CraigRMcDowall]

Wait no. It was Destination Friday. Not Super Sunday 😂

[@bravesoul1804]

I also have VHS tapes of Ocean Dub. But sadly a few of them don't work and ocean dub is scarce as it is... I was honestly suprised about that Big Green Dub I couldn't stop laughing lolol

[@manic221]

Thank you so much for making this video! Its good to have a video that explains what actually happened with DBZ here because I only have very vague memories and would never been able to put it order

[@yrbelite8450]

Wow! This dude is so good that I thought I was actually watching the show while eating dinner. Props to you my man!

[@Ronnie_Rahman]

Questions that I've had in my head for 20 years have finally been answered. Thank you my friend.

[@HustlerHorstRuediger]

I really love the Kikuchi Score but the Westwood Dubs soundtrack is pretty dope as well. Also I would have never guessed that the big green dub is from an english speaking country. Really great video, thanks for the effort.

[@friendlyninja5048]

Very well researched and put together documentary on Dragon Ball in the UK! Multiple dubs existing for an anime was always a fascinating topic. I also greatly prefer the Blue Water GT opening over Step Into the Grand Tour.

[@thissmithymanga7119]

I'm so glad I've seen this video i was going crazy trying to figure out what the other dubs were I remembered all the voices being different, great video.

[@AzzyAnimates]

This was such a good watch!! SOOO much Nostalgia!! Love this... well done mate!!

[@biggums3033]

Watching Kai on Kix (now pop max) was what got me into DBZ. I remember hearing about the show from a friend and decided to watch an episode. (It was when Gero was fleeing from Vegeta and the gang) and from that point on i was HOOKED!. It's crazy to think if i saw the show a few years prior, it would of been quite confusing with all the dub changes. Great video keep it up!

[@mitchellbooth8435]

Thanks for this, its funny a few years back I was looking for a nostalgia trip. I soon realised what a mess the dubs were when all the intros were different from the ones I remembered this video really clears it all up.

[@tenks360]

I remember seeing a super saiyan 3 toy at a store as a kid before while the original super saiyan was still fresh in the U.S. I ended up coming to the conclusion that Raditz would be wished back and become a super saiyan.

[@justanobody0]

yea, makes sense and maybe Nappa is the smartest Super Saiyan, because if he were to become super saiyan 1,2, or 3 no one would be able to tell which one

[@dastardlydwarf6909]

Thanks so much for documenting this. Not much of early anime community’s get talked about in the uk.

[@viviano07-j9o]

Damn all this makes so much sense. I have been searching high and low for the Gohan SS2 tranformation we had in the UK. Still can't find it KZbin lol

[@Zelanore]

So nostalgic, and here we are so many years later with super airing in the UK on sky channel POP. Still miss toonami but at least there's some anime still airing in the uk

[@DBZimran]

Thanks for supporting my website and content for all of these years!

[@RancidKari]

Yeah I watch it on POP.

[@RancidKari]

They used to air z kai on KIX (it’s called pop max now)

[@nathanmitchell3079]

@@RancidKari I still remember watching kai on kix when starting high school in 2013 but i got to when 17 got absorb by cell but at least I didn't miss out on goku vs vegeta fight, the half way of frieza vs goku and seeing goku transformation in a super sayian never forget those days

[@NUTnCASE]

Yeah, POP also shows Pokemon, too. They started showing the original Indigo League season a while back and I watched them. VICE shows anime over here in England now as well.

[@wonder-games3579]

Good work but I'd like to make a minor correction. The AB Group movies were dubbed as early as 2001. As evident by some of the Netherlands DVD's having a 2001 copyright date. In addition to a voice actor (forgot who) mentioning they were done in quick succession. So all of them could have been dubbed in 2000/2001 just aired/released later.

[@DBZimran]

Yep I'd assume they would have been dubbed around then and shown later in the UK

[@atomictoaster8013]

Those imperfect cell saga ads are actually way too good - a little goofy but so eerie - brilliant!

[@ckingli]

Wow these tv promos really bring back memories!! I'm impressed you found a whole archive of this. I do have the all the original dubs and episodes on my old hard drive. I would upload them but they always get taken down

[@Matt-cn2nn]

Random aside: I believe Ron Wasserman, who worked on the musical scores for some of Saban's other properties, came forward at some point to claim he did the score for the Ocean Dub, but it ended up credited to Shuki Levy as Wasserman had left the company by that point.

[@katobrucelee08]

I like to think the Big Green dub was made by a group old guys who dubbed Anime in between their games of Bridge

[@gamewithadam7235]

Big green dub when vegeta powers up and they think its kamahamaha gets me everytime.

[@scientistservant]

I love the Ocean/Westwood dub, despite its flaws and changes. Brian Drummond as Vegeta was so sick, and we got the Westwood OP from the get-go in Canada.

[@connorbeith3232]

Really hope some of the Big Green cast will come out of the woodwork someday and tell their story of how the dub was made.

[@HistoryandReviews]

They did. Look up the dragonball wiki for ABGroupe

[@flashfrozen64]

Excellent video! Also I about died when I heard the big green dub of Broly groaning!

[@SnowWolfAlpha]

So nostalgic. I'd forgotten how good the voiceover for the ads was. One correction, the Blue Water dub didn't use the Funimation scripts for their Dragon Ball dub. They did their own, carrying over terms that had been established in DBZ dub (Master Roshi, Flying Nimbus) while reverting many of the DB only terms to their Japanese names (Nyoibō, Tao Pai Pai) and translating the "World Martial Arts Tournament" as "The Number One Under The Sun Martial Arts Tournament". They took cues from the Funimation dub when it came to the pronunciation of some terms though.

[@CrypticSin]

12:02 - You forgot to mention that Dale Kelly also voiced Captain Ginyu in the originial funimation dub.

[@DBZimran]

Yeah I totally realised after the fact thank you :')

[@chessduncan1864]

I LOVE THE OCEAN DUB AND FUNIMATION BRIAN DRUMMOND THE GOAT OF ALL VEGETA VOICE ACTOR

[@kingp260]

I love that Funimation brought him back to voice Copy Vegeta in Super. That was the coolest thing ever.

[@jayfujiwara9740]

I honestly think Chris sabat is the best vegeta. To me his voice fits vegeta perfectly.

[@chessduncan1864]

@@jayfujiwara9740 when vegeta sounds matured in his later years Yess

[@Makoto03]

I miss the Ocean dub. Especially now.

[@MdAzizulHakim-nl8hk]

Their music is the best

[@theskyrax670]

Funimation may make good dubs but the actual company can die in a fire for all I care

[@dimitripapadopoulos5180]

Ocean dub is the best, I will admit it took a dive during the android saga but it went straight back to the top during the Buu saga. In Canada we had the Funimation Dub from mid Frieza to the end but then out no where mid Buu Saga we got the Ocean dub Majin Vegeta episodes. It was incredible hearing Brian Drumand again as Vegeta, it felt like he hasn't missed a beat since his old days. No, I will say he sounded even more hardcore. It wasn't until later that I got a sample of the adroid ocean dub, not so great but worth a watch.

[@grimreaps6512]

@@theskyrax670 full of treacherous sjw snowflakes.

[@nonsoobiefuna4141]

sameee

[@lyndonedwards6947]

This is so so well put together. So many memories. I have a lot of the 2001 Ocean Run on VHS myself recorded when they were new on the Toonami block on CN UK. A long winded post here but heres what I recall from my own memory. That trail for Friezas Counter Attack I remember airing as they came to the end of that new ep run around October/November 2000. Not long after they began re running from the start of the Funi dubs we had when the Ginu force were attacking Goku on Namek. I found that strange they had made a trail for an episode on series run that was about to end. They didn't really do it for individual episodes like that before I recall. We got the start of the 2nd run of Ocean dubs around March/April 2001 which started with "Goku's Special Technique', whilst the States carried on with Funi as we had before. That run of new episodes actually had a long one, right into Summer 2001 almost. As it got right up to the point where Trunks lost to the recently transformed perfect Cell, and he flew off after announcing the Cell Games. Followed by the jump back to 'Gokus Special Technique'. I remember in August 2001 on CN there was a lot of pr for the Cell Games saga, plus Tenchi in Tokyo I think. There was a trailer (not sure if its recorded anywhere) promoting new episodes of both etc featuring the track 'Turning Japenese' by The Vapours (stuck in my head for 20 years that). There was also a DBZ trail running that had a track from the wrestling (I never watched WWE), it went "Time to play the gaaaame" Deffo 2001 but unsure when about in the year. I believe the Cell Games Saga started airing on Monday 3rd September 2001. Out of interest I tracked what episode was aired on 9/11 in the UK. And it was 'A New Guardian'. I have that recorded on VHS but CN didn't break away from the norm that day with the attacks in America, I guess they wanted to keep things normal for younger viewers unlike a lot of other channels that broke away from the norm to cover it. I think that run was a decent one too for new episodes, it went through that bit with Gohan and Videl getting together, the tournament etc. May have ended with Hercules dog getting snipered right before Good vs Evil Buu, but this is where my memory gets fuzzy. I know CNX came into it but 02-03 felt like one big blurr. Anyway, thought that was worth putting down before more of my brain cells die and 2001 drifts ever further away!

[@DBZimran]

Thank you so much for this! Is there any possibility we can arrange for your VHS tapes to be preserved I can digitise them and share them with everyone and send you the tapes back? If your interested contact me on: [e-mail]

[@lyndonedwards6947]

@@DBZimran Most of them aren't the best quality tbh. The tapes back in 2001 were at least 10 years old themselves. And I never recorded trailers or breaks, just the episodes to make as much space as possible. I did contribute one or two to a long gone forum called cartoonworld back in 2008. The project wasn't complete when i was sending them some episodes but it seems they did finish the job in the end, and their finished pack ended up on torrent. Quite a lot got HD remastered using the dragon box footage and the ocean soundtrack. I keep the collection in a mega account which is here mega.nz/folder/s4lkTbJS#euRvyRKddkXw0T_z0Cos8w One or two I may have sent could have been replaced with better quality ones. But not all have been able to be redubbed. For example EP 184 - Gohans first date is definatley my Toonami rip untouched, rerun in 2003.

[@lyndonedwards6947]

@@DBZimran I'll deffo have a good trawl through that! I may try and dig my tapes out but I really doubt there's anything of use really. I remember going through them intensely in 08 for cartoon world and it was just a case of a few missing episodes I filled in at that time. I know for sure I cut out the ad breaks apart from a couple generic CN ones that slipped the net, and I uploaded them to KZbin on another account many moons ago. I was aged 12 to 13 back then so preserving things for 20 years later wasn't on my mind. Although I never did overwrite episodes I had.

[@NitroNEXT]

@@lyndonedwards6947 Nice to see someone from Cartoon World. I used to be on there in 2008 after searching for years to find the lost "UK dub" from my memory (of course, I now know better). Those forums were a godsend at the time and I'm forever grateful for everyone who uploaded and shared what they had. It would be lost media otherwise.

[@patjc6598]

UK viewer here. Thanks, I'd pasted over my memories with funimation dub and always thought something was off deep in my subconscious lol.

[@powerspyin2]

It's great to finally have a uk perspective on DBZ. I remember hearing the Dragon Dragon Ball theme for the first time, and although I wouldn't watch the series until Kai, that theme tune stuck with me from that point on

[@MN_2003]

Same here, discovered DB in 2009

[@icedragongaming9555]

Thank you for making this video awesome work man I didn't even know about any of this thanks for history

[@HarlotEffect]

This is all just nostalgic, this is how I first watched it all back in the day. Glad to find a video of someone talking about it.

[@Lattidude]

You have brought back so many forgotten memories. I totally forgot the Westwood intro existed until you played it.

[@HollowRick]

Same

[@clairemadeinheaven]

nobody: Westwood Dub BGM: *LITERAL HORNS PLAYING*

[@PH96Official]

The ocean dub is one of the strangest things to watch in retrospect, the soundtrack used in these dubs are hella good.

[@mathiaskanuck6759]

Yeah but after season 2 it's just.... Sucky

[@genyakozlov1316]

@@mathiaskanuck6759 I disagree

[@The-Legendary-JD]

In my opinion the ocean and Westwood dubs are my favourite and the most memorable to me at Least

[@WezRoch5208]

This explains so much. Thank you! I had started to think I had imagined certain lines and phrases like “Instant Translocation” and calling Mr Satan; Hurcule.

[@Kiara_Wrestler]

Yes same!!

[@hannah60000]

He was definitely called Hercule in some dubs!

[@Wing4x]

Big Green dub always fucks me up XD. Awesome vid!!

[@jamiemcneil9682]

A damn good video. I loved Westwood music score. The Big Green dub is the funniest shit going.

[@shahzabeshah7304]

Goddamn my KZbin recommendations. Doesn’t notify me about the videos that matter like this but instead give me stuff from like 10 years ago hahaha. Anyways bro what a fab video. 10/10 love it.

[@lssjgaming1599]

The Big Green dub isn’t as bad as the Malaysian Speedy dub

[@alphabloodhawk]

SAYA PEEPO

[@tyrone2423]

Fr

[@rockstickcomics]

Oh boy the speedy dub, what a beautiful thing that was

[@HydraSpectre1138]

If I don't eat rice, the power won't come.

[@jackieec]

Omg ikr? “Wha kinda stah is da new namek stah?” “Deedint you leauhrn it in skoo Gohan?”

[@thomasweeden2683]

That “You’ll never know what hit you” ad was epic

[@tassboicraft4381]

I do live in the UK but I wasn't born during the time DBZ was getting popular! But I do watch it these days dubbed ! Liked the video!

[@FireFoxOmicron]

Others have probably already Said; But It was Ron Wasserman that did the Saban Ocean Dub Score. :) Shuki Levy had absolutely Nothing to do with the Show. He and Haim Saban [Using the Pseudonym "Kussa Mahchi"] were only Credited so They could Claim All the Royalties. Wasserman was the Real Genius. Levy and Saban are Greedy Scumbags. I did Speak to Ron Wasserman and He was super awesome enough to Tell Me how He Composed the Soundtrack; So I have been Working on and off on Recreating some Ocean Dub Tracks like "Goku's Arrival", "Goku Trains In Space" and "The Chase" Themes. Thank You so much for this Video. I Remember each Intro from Rock the Dragon to the Funimation Intro to the Westwood Dub Intro and I love each and every One of Them! :) I did kind of like Sabat's Voice Impression of Brian Drummond's Vegeta [Except In Ginyu Assault, That was ghastly]. The Delivery wasn't great but I did like the Tone of the Voice. Had a very "Royal" Sound to It, I suppose. Drummond will always be Vegeta to Me, Though. Along with McNeil as Piccolo, Swaile as Teen Gohan and Henderson as Kid Gohan. And that First Super Saiyan Transformation will always be Etched Into My Memoriy. It was Legendary and All the Kids at School were Talking about It! Not a Day went by without Me and My Friends Discussing Dragon Ball Z! And don't get Me Started on Trunk's Arrival! Gah, Such a good Time! As for the Big Green Dub; I Think the Guy that Voiced Goku was David Gasman; The Voice behind Rayman?

[@natejohanson1703]

Just downloaded all of the Westwood & Blue water dub episodes,happy to have added these to my collection!

[@Plasmoo]

It makes me happy to think that dragon ball super is now on pop in the uk! Dragon Ball finally has a new home on UK TV!!

[@alisaiyan868]

Really??? Is it still on and what times?

[@DBZimran]

5pm to 7pm timings in the evening when I last checked. Go on POP and see the TV guide.

[@alisaiyan868]

@@DBZimran Thank you brother

[@Temzy]

It's true I'm still watching the show on there to this day

[@guardrailman6924]

Yup and in 2012 dragon ball z kai was on kix and man is nostalgic!

[@bgt2848]

All these years later and rock of the dragon still gets me so amped up!

[@therealhardrock]

The reason I heard for the Westwood dub was because of Canadian restrictions on non-Canadian programming and having a dub made in Canada would make it count. But YTV didn't want to air the movies, hence Big Green.

[@jaredwhite200]

I had the ocean dub back in 1999. Me & my roommate at the time would wait all night for it to air on toonami. The Ocean dub will always have a special place in my heart

[@keironhiggspoet]

i remember tuning into dragonball z the first day it aired on Cartoon Network back then, and rarely missed an episode. i remember been intrigued as i'd seen ruminations of it abroad when i had gone to spain frequently as a child, and had a niche interest in anime at the time. the real struggle of waiting nearly over a year for the frieza saga to conclude because of cartoon network not having the dubs at the time was really annoying. the bumper ads they had with the white zombie song "super charger heaven" was awesome.

[@thebaker525]

My theory on the infamous Big Green dubs was that they were using direct English translations of the French scripts. “Super Guerriers” is a phrase that pops up a lot in French DBZ, translating directly to “super warriors”, a phrase that absolutely _pollutes_ the Big Green dub.

[@Media_Display]

Awesome video. Answers a lot of my questions i had as a 12 yearold about WTF was going on with the voices lol. Sadly the delivery of dragon ball z was poor in Canada and it was very difficult to watch the episodes based on the sporatic air times.

[@UsmanX]

1:33 - Didn't need high-speed internet, in Year 1 we were looking up all the Dragonball Z pictures from home dialup and our class IT rooms in primary school. Found out about Trunks, SSJ2, SSJ3, Majin Buu, Gotenks, Fusion, GT when the Namek saga was still airing.

[@DraciaNightcat]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I have the Big Green dub of movie 4. I remember when I got it home and put it in the DVD player. I was expecting the FUNimation or Ocean dub, so I was... disappointed to say the least.

[@shecklesmack9563]

"DRAGOBAWZ... IS NOT... FOR WHIMPS!" Wow, I just thought about that advert recently since I saw it back in 2001. I was starting to think I dreamt it. I can't believe that was real.

[@paulthenerd3964]

Extremely interesting stuff! I watched DBZ obsessively in the UK when I was younger, I remember all of the adverts and stuff! However, the bit in the cell saga where he drinks some poor dude traumatised little me and I stopped watching and literally never tuned into it again until years later when I watched it on KZbin of all things! Really cool to hear all the old voices again!!

[@Flipitmixit]

So cool to relive this as someone who lives in the netherlands and grew up with these dubs, including BIG GREEN

[@wiibrockster]

I'm glad Pop still airs Dragon Ball. I'm glad the UK still gets some Dragon Ball content.

[@glx3846]

Pop should air Dragon Ball Z Ocean Dub from the Saiyan Saga-Ginyu Saga

[@guardrailman6924]

It's too old for pop to air that, Kai wouldn't be bad to air as it dubbed in 2010 but it has already appeared on kix from 2012 to 2016, GT again is too old to air do we only have super

[@MrAbridgedTV]

I remember when the DBZ cards came out and they had super saiyan 4 Goku before GT was even a thing and it was labelled “Kakarot”. We thought it was the ultra full blooded saiyan version of Goku

[@retropulse03]

I saw 2 episodes of Dragon Ball Z one time on a LOCAL Tv-Station as a kid when I stayed home sick. It was years before I ever saw or heard or knew anything about the show. It was always that weird show I saw in a fevered state on a blurry TV station. All these years though... I knew the voices didn't sound right based on that original experience. I thought I was crazy. Turns out I was spot on.

[@Zepherl01]

as an American fan the GT dub you guys got seems surprisingly good

[@dbrazell4]

This is awesome man! Sad I just found it.

[@mrd456]

the ocean dub over 9000 is actually the most popular version