Dragon Ball Z Filler Episodes You Can Skip

Look, we all love Dragon Ball Z, but let’s be real, watching Goku take forever to throw a punch can be time-consuming, huh? That’s where filler episodes come in. These are the non-manga detours the anime took to stretch things out, often with completely pointless side quests. If you’re here to dodge the fluff and get straight to the action, welcome.

How Much Filler Are We Dealing With?

Dragon Ball Z has 291 episodes, and 44 of them are pure filler which is about 15% of the series. Another 40 episodes have a mix of canon and filler, meaning you’re looking at a decent chunk of non-essential content.

The Skip List: Full Filler Episodes

If it’s on this list, you can skip it without missing a thing.

• 9–10 – Gohan’s jungle survival training, featuring a sad, unnecessary robot.
• 14–17 – Fake Namek. Yes, really. A fake Namek.
• 39 – Vegeta just aimlessly flying around in space.
• 42–44 – Garlic Jr. comes back because... reasons?
• 100–101 – Goku and Piccolo try to get driver’s licenses. Objectively ridiculous, but also legendary.
• 102–106 – The Great Saiyaman doing random nonsense.
• 108–117 – More pre-Buu tournament padding.
• 170–171 – Other World Tournament filler fights. No, they don’t matter.

Mixed Canon/Filler Episodes

These have actual story elements but also some unnecessary fluff: