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Original Air Date: May 28th, 1986
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Japanese Title: Son Goku's Rival Appears!
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First appearance of Krillin.
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This episode begins the Tournament Saga.
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Originally, when Krillin offered the magazines he had to Roshi, certain amounts of footage of what was on the magazine covers was cut, including a scene where Roshi was franticly going through the magazines only to accidentally find a Muscle Man magazine among the pile.
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Krillin is one year older than Goku, he is 13.
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The following scenes were cut from the US/UK/Canada versions:
• Roshi pouring himself a glass of beer.
• Certain body parts of the girls doing aerobics on Roshi's TV were seen reflected in his sun glasses.
• A zoom-in shot of the Mermaid's breasts which Roshi was starring at.
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They changed Kuririn's name to Krillin to preserve the pronunciation.
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Krillin's name in the original japanese series is Kuririn.
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Canadian Title: Goku's Rival!
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This marks the first appearance of Krillin, who becomes Goku's best friend throughout his lifetime.
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In the unedited version, Krillin bribes Master Roshi with hentai ("girlie") magazines, instead of dating service catalogs.