DragonBall Z kicked off its brief "The Garlic Jr. Saga" with the episode titled "The Heavens Tremble!" Safely escaped from the unpleasantness on the planet Nemek, the Z-Team members go their separate ways for a while: Gohan, for example, embarks on a fishing expedition, while Krillin inaugurates a romance with a girl named Marron. But the peace and tranquility is shattered when the dreaded Garlic Jr. is released from his twenty-year exile in The Dead Zone. With Goku still missing, there seems to be no one around to prevent this newest enemy from carrying out his plans for revenge. "The Heavens Tremble" debuted in Japan on September 18, 1991, and in America on April 8, 2000.

Determined to get revenge for his 20-year imprisonment, Garlic Jr. releases the dealy Black Water Mist, enslaving the minds of everyone in its path. The one person best qualified to stand up to this threat is Goku--but he is still nowhere to be found. It falls to Goku's son Gohan, together with fellow Team members Krillin and Piccolo, to take on Garlic Jr. Originally telecast in Japan on September 25 1991, "Black Fog of Terror" first aired in America on April 15, 2000.

Piccolo does his best to fight off the Spice Boys and the infected Z fighters, whose minds have been penetrated by Garlic Jr.'s evil Black Water Mist. Meanwhile, Gohan and Krillin head to the Lookout to release the Sacred Water, but they find that there's a pretty big obstacle in their way.

Squaring off against Garlic Jr. at Kami's Lookout, Gohan and Krillin must first contend with the villain's newest henchmen. Alas, it is their old ally Piccolo, whose mind has been enslaved by Garlic Jr's Black Water Mist. Things get worse as Salt, one of the villain's Spice Boys, prepares to blast Krillin into oblivion --- while Kami and Mr. Popo look only helplessly in suspended animation. Originally seen in Japan on October 9, 1991, "Fight with Piccolo" debuted in America on April 29, 2000.

The fight between Gohan and Piccolo continues, with Gohan on the receiving end of a serious beat down, while Krillin does his best to free the captive Mr. Popo and Kami.

Despairing that he has been left alone to save the earth from Garlic Jr., Gohan is relieved to discover that Krillin and Piccolo were only pretending to have joined the villain's forces. Quickly, Kami and Popo are released from suspended animation, allowing them to use the Sacred Water to rescue the rest of the Earth from Garlic Jr.'s grip. But the villain has still not been disposed of--and now, thanks to an eleventh-hour transformation, he is stronger than ever. Originally telecast in Japan on October 23, 1991, "Suicidal Course" was shown in America on May 13, 2000.

The three remaining Z fighters no longer stand a chance when Garlic Jr. and the Spice Boys gain immense power from the Makyo Star. Meanwhile, back at the lookout, Kami and Mr. Popo try to release the Sacred Water but run up against some trouble.

Most of the Earth is freed from the influence of Garlic Jr. by the sacred water. Unfortunately, Garlic Jr. himself is a force to conjure with, as an injured Piccolo and Krillin have discovered. It is up to Gohan --- who has the advantage of immortality --- to attempt to deal the death blow to the villain. . .while Kami and Mr. Popo rush to administer the Sacred Water to the rest of Garlic Jr.'s slaves. First shown in Japan on November 6, 1991, "The World Awakens" was seen in America on May 27, 2000, in tandem with the followup DragonBall Z episode "Brief Chance for Victory."

The Dead Zone threatens to envelope the Z Fighters, Kami and Mr. Popo, leaving Gohan to protect Krillin and Piccolo with no choice but to launch a decisive attack on Garlic Jr. - though he may need to do something about the Makyo Star.