Seasons & episodes
S1 · E34Demonic Jogging 1982-02-24 · 26 min
Every morning, Ataru goes jogging early to see girls. On the way to school, Ataru breaks the fall of an attempted suicide as he was grabbing for a 100-yen coin below her. Ataru and Mendo get into a dispute over who is more noble and end up playing a game of tennis.
S1 · E35Girls' Day! Introducing Ran-chan 1982-03-03 · 26 min
First appearance of Ran, Lum's childhood friend. During a small celebration at the Moroboshi house, a little doll enchants Ataru to follow it to Ran. Ran tries to kiss Ataru to drain his youth, but Lum shows up.
S1 · E36Ran-chan's Invitation 1982-03-03 · 26 min
Ran invites Lum, Ataru, and Ten over for cookies and tea, but her real plot is to suck Ataru's youth. Ran makes a double of Ataru and tries switching them, but she gets confused and loses the real Ataru.
S1 · E37The Tearful Diary of Tomorrow 1982-03-10 · 26 min
Lum acquire's Ataru's diary that has written in events that will happen throughout the day. Ataru tries to use it to his advantage, but the records in the diary are not quite how they first read; making use of puns or ambiguous statements.
S1 · E38Whose Kid Is This? 1982-03-10 · 26 min
Mendo finds an alien child in his locker and goes through great lengths to hide it from everyone. Later after everyone has found out, a whole mob of these alien children arrive, just for Mendo.
S1 · E39Sleepy Serene Springtime Classroom 1982-03-17 · 26 min
During math class, Kuribayashi and all the students fall asleep, save for Ataru and Mendo. Lum arrives and finds out that a tiny old man and girl are responsible for this magic. The tiny girl then uses some more magic to have a party with Lum, Ataru, and Mendo; until the principal arrives with some parents.
S1 · E40Peach Blossom Poetry Contest 1982-03-17 · 26 min
Lum, Mendo, Shinobu, Ran, Ten, Sakura, and Cherry all are in a blossom orchard for some traditional reason. Ataru is in the blossom orchard for a picnic. Cherry's chanting summons some sort of woman spirit, whom Ataru runs off and meets with a giant.
S1 · E41Duel! Ataru vs. Ataru 1982-03-24 · 26 min
Ataru eats a lollipop Lum gave him and gets a mouth burn. Running off, he finds Cherry and a weird melon, which Ataru eats to cool his mouth. The melon causes Ataru to split into two Ataru's, one polite and the other casual. The two continue to fight all day.
S1 · E42Wake up to a Nightmare 1982-03-24 · 26 min
Sleeping in class, Ataru has weird dreams which he relates a little of as he occasionally talks in his sleep. Annoyed, his classmates wake him and a dream demon comes out from Ataru's sleep.
S1 · E43Great Space Matchmaking Operation (1) 1982-04-07 · 26 min
Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the party) and Ten follow her.
S1 · E44Great Space Matchmaking Operation (2) 1982-04-07 · 26 min
Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the party) and Ten follow her.
S1 · E45Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (1) 1982-04-14 · 26 min
On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (exposing Mendou's legendary fear of the dark).
S1 · E46Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (2) 1982-04-14 · 26 min
On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (exposing Mendou's legendary fear of the dark).
S1 · E47Beware the Earmuffs! 1982-04-21 · 26 min
Ataru and Ten switch bodies after wearing some kind of special earmuffs.
S1 · E48Fly Imo-chan! 1982-04-28 · 26 min
Ataru becomes the owner of a white caterpillar that Lum's Stormtroopers gave him as it eats a lot more than ordinary caterpillars.
S1 · E49Ten-chan's Love 1982-05-05 · 26 min
Ten has an unrequited crush on Sakura.
S1 · E50What a Dracula 1982-05-12 · 26 min
Dracula wants to suck the blood of a beautiful young girl and his target is Lum.
S1 · E51Lum's Education Lecture Course for Boys 1982-05-19 · 26 min
Lum travels back in time in order to meet a younger Ataru and cure his libido.
S1 · E52From the Gardenia with Love 1982-05-26 · 26 min
Ataru and Ten compete for the attention of the pretty female proprietor of a flower shop.
S1 · E53A Beautiful Girl Brings Rain 1982-06-02 · 26 min
The gang meet Tsuyuko, a girl who seems to bring rain wherever she goes.
S1 · E54Gimme Back My Horn! 1982-06-09 · 26 min
Ten's horn falls off during a fight with Ataru, leaving him weak and unable to breathe fire. Ataru wastes no time in taking advantage of the situation.
S1 · E55Shock Library - Quiet Please! 1982-06-16 · 26 min
Chaos ensues at the library after the characters in the books start coming to life. Wendy Darling (from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan novel) enlists Ataru and Lum's help in restoring order.
S1 · E56Teacher Hanawa Arrives! It's the Youth 1982-06-23 · 26 min
Mr. Hanawa found employment in Ataru's school and at the same time, Lum gets enlisted into it.
S1 · E57Goblin in Distress - Wonderful People 1982-06-30 · 26 min
A goblin who is living in Mendo's private pool has been shooed out and is trying to find a new home.