Dragon Ball aired from 1986–1989 and has 153 total episodes : 129 canon , 3 mixed , 21 filler . With about 14% filler, this Dragon Ball filler list helps you skip non-canon episodes and watch the main story in order.
1 The Secret of the Dragon Balls Canon Feb 26, 1986 1 7.7 2 The Emperor's Quest Canon Mar 5, 1986 2, 3 7.5 3 The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi Canon Mar 12, 1986 3, 4 7.7 4 Oolong the Terrible Canon Mar 19, 1986 4, 5, 6 7.3 5 Yamcha the Desert Bandit Canon Mar 26, 1986 6, 7, 8 7.3 6 Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls Canon Apr 2, 1986 9, 10 7.3 7 The Ox King on Fire Mountain Canon Apr 9, 1986 11, 12 7.5 8 The Kamehameha Wave Canon Apr 16, 1986 13, 14, 15 7.9 9 Boss Rabbit’s Magic Touch Canon Apr 23, 1986 16, 17 7.0 10 The Dragon Balls are Stolen! Canon Apr 30, 1986 18 7.4 11 The Penalty is Pinball Canon May 7, 1986 19 7.5 12 A Wish to the Eternal Dragon Canon May 14, 1986 20, 21 7.9 13 The Legend of Goku Canon May 21, 1986 22, 23 7.9 14 Goku's Rival Canon May 28, 1986 24, 25 7.1 15 Look Out for Launch Canon Jun 4, 1986 26, 27 7.1 16 Find That Stone! Canon Jun 11, 1986 28, 29 7.2 17 Milk Delivery Canon Jun 18, 1986 30 7.4 18 The Turtle Hermit Way Canon Jun 25, 1986 31 7.3 19 The Tournament Begins Canon Jul 2, 1986 32, 33 7.4 20 Elimination Round Canon Jul 9, 1986 33, 34 7.7 21 Smells Like Trouble Canon Jul 16, 1986 35, 36 7.2 22 Quarterfinals Begin Canon Jul 23, 1986 37, 38 7.5 23 Monster Beast Giran Canon Jul 30, 1986 39, 40 7.6 24 Krillin's Frantic Attack! Canon Aug 6, 1986 41, 42, 43 7.6 25 Danger From Above Canon Aug 13, 1986 44, 45, 46 7.7 26 The Grand Finals Canon Aug 20, 1986 46, 47, 48, 49 7.7 27 Number One Under the Moon? Canon Aug 27, 1986 49, 50, 51 7.9 28 The Final Blow Canon Sep 3, 1986 52, 53, 54 7.9 29 The Roaming Lake Mixed Can/Fil Sep 10, 1986 54 6.8 30 Pilaf and the Mystery Force Filler Sep 17, 1986 7.0 31 Wedding Plans? Filler Sep 24, 1986 7.1 32 The Flying Fortress - Vanished! Filler Oct 1, 1986 7.0 33 The Legend of a Dragon Filler Oct 8, 1986 6.8 34 Cruel General Red Canon Oct 15, 1986 55, 56 7.1 35 Cold Reception Canon Oct 22, 1986 57 7.1 36 Major Metallitron Canon Oct 29, 1986 58, 59 7.6 37 Ninja Murasaki is Coming! Canon Nov 5, 1986 60, 61 7.2 38 Five Murasakis Canon Nov 12, 1986 61, 62 7.1 39 Mysterious Android No. 8 Canon Nov 19, 1986 63 7.2 40 Horrifying Buyon Canon Nov 26, 1986 64, 65 7.2 41 The Fall of Muscle Tower Canon Dec 3, 1986 66 7.3 42 The Secret of Dr. Flappe Mixed Can/Fil Dec 10, 1986 67 7.1 43 A Trip to the City Canon Dec 17, 1986 67, 68 7.3 44 Master Thief, Hasky Mixed Can/Fil Dec 24, 1986 69 7.1 45 Danger in the Air Filler Jan 7, 1987 7.0 46 Bulma's Bad Day Canon Jan 14, 1987 70 7.0 47 Kame House - Found! Canon Jan 21, 1987 71 7.1 48 Deep Blue Sea Canon Jan 28, 1987 72 7.1 49 Roshi Surprise Canon Feb 4, 1987 72, 73, 74 7.5 50 The Trap is Sprung! Canon Feb 11, 1987 74, 75 7.8 51 Beware of Robot Canon Feb 18, 1987 75, 76 7.5 52 The Pirate Treasure Canon Feb 25, 1987 76, 77 7.5 53 Blue, Black and Blue Canon Mar 4, 1987 77, 78, 79 7.9 54 Escape From Pirate Cave Canon Mar 11, 1987 79, 80 7.4 55 Penguin Village Canon Mar 18, 1987 80, 81 7.3 56 Strange Visitor Canon Mar 25, 1987 81, 82 7.0 57 Arale vs. Blue Canon Apr 8, 1987 83 7.2 58 The Land of Korin Canon Apr 15, 1987 84, 85 7.5 59 The Notorious Mercenary Canon Apr 22, 1987 85, 86 8.3 60 Tao Attacks! Canon Apr 29, 1987 86, 87 8.0 61 Korin Tower Canon May 6, 1987 87, 88 7.9 62 Sacred Water Canon May 13, 1987 89, 90 8.0 63 The Return of Goku Canon May 20, 1987 90, 91, 92 7.9 64 The Last of Mercenary Tao Canon May 27, 1987 92, 93 7.9 65 Confront the Red Ribbon Army Canon Jun 10, 1987 93 7.5 66 A Real Bind Canon Jun 17, 1987 93, 94 7.6 67 The End of Commander Red Canon Jun 24, 1987 95, 96 7.8 68 The Last Dragon Ball Canon Jul 1, 1987 96, 97 7.7 69 Who is Fortuneteller Baba? Canon Jul 8, 1987 97, 98 7.3 70 We Are the Five Warriors Canon Jul 15, 1987 99, 100 7.3 71 Deadly Battle Canon Jul 22, 1987 100, 101 7.6 72 Goku's Turn Canon Jul 29, 1987 101, 102 7.5 73 The Devilmite Beam Canon Aug 5, 1987 103, 104 7.4 74 The Mysterious Fifth Man Canon Aug 12, 1987 104, 105 7.5 75 The Strong Ones Canon Aug 19, 1987 105, 106, 107 8.1 76 True Colors of the Masked Man Canon Aug 26, 1987 107, 108 8.3 77 Pilaf's Tactics Canon Sep 2, 1987 109, 110 7.4 78 The Eternal Dragon Rises Canon Sep 9, 1987 111, 112 7.8 79 Terror and Plague Filler Sep 16, 1987 6.8 80 Goku vs. Sky Dragon Filler Sep 23, 1987 7.3 81 Goku Goes to Demon Land Filler Sep 30, 1987 7.6 82 The Rampage of InoShikaCho Filler Oct 7, 1987 7.1 83 Which Way To Papaya Island? Filler Oct 14, 1987 7.3 84 Rivals and Arrivals Canon Oct 21, 1987 113 7.4 85 Preliminary Peril Canon Oct 28, 1987 114 7.5 86 Then There Were Eight Canon Nov 4, 1987 115 7.5 87 Yamcha vs. Tien Canon Nov 11, 1987 116, 117 7.7 88 Yamcha's Big Break Canon Nov 18, 1987 117, 118 8.0 89 Full-Moon Vengeance Canon Nov 25, 1987 118, 119, 120 7.3 90 The Dodon Wave Canon Dec 2, 1987 120 7.6 91 Counting Controversy!! Canon Dec 9, 1987 121 7.8 92 Goku Enters the Ring Canon Dec 16, 1987 122 7.1 93 Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun Canon Dec 23, 1987 123 7.8 94 Stepping Down Canon Dec 30, 1987 124 8.1 95 Goku vs. Krillin Canon Jan 6, 1988 125, 126 7.8 96 Tail's Tale Canon Jan 13, 1988 126, 127 7.9 97 Final Match: Goku vs. Tien Canon Jan 20, 1988 127, 128 7.7 98 Victory's Edge Canon Jan 27, 1988 129, 130 7.9 99 Tien's Insurrection Canon Feb 3, 1988 131, 132 8.1 100 The Spirit Cannon Canon Feb 10, 1988 132, 133 8.2 101 The Fallen Canon Feb 17, 1988 133, 134 8.7 7.8 Ep. 102-122 Ch. 168-194 102 Enter King Piccolo Canon Feb 24, 1988 135 8.2 103 Tambourine Attacks! Canon Mar 2, 1988 136 7.8 104 Mark of the Demon Canon Mar 9, 1988 137, 138 7.5 105 Here Comes Yajirobe Canon Mar 16, 1988 138, 139 7.5 106 Terrible Tambourine Canon Mar 23, 1988 139, 140 7.5 107 Tien's Atonement Canon Apr 6, 1988 140, 141 7.5 108 Goku's Revenge Canon Apr 13, 1988 141, 142 7.7 109 Goku vs. King Piccolo Canon Apr 20, 1988 142, 143 8.0 110 Piccolo Closes In Canon May 4, 1988 144, 145 7.8 111 Roshi's Gambit Canon May 11, 1988 146, 147 8.2 112 King Piccolo's Wish Canon May 18, 1988 147, 148 7.9 113 Siege on Chow Castle Canon May 25, 1988 149 7.5 114 Conquest and Power Canon Jun 1, 1988 150 7.6 115 Awaken Darkness Canon Jun 8, 1988 151 7.3 116 A Taste of Destiny Canon Jun 22, 1988 151 7.6 117 The Ultimate Sacrifice Canon Jun 29, 1988 152 7.5 118 Prelude to Vengeance Canon Jul 6, 1988 152, 153 7.6 119 Battle Cry Canon Jul 20, 1988 154, 155 8.1 120 Goku Strikes Back Canon Jul 27, 1988 155, 156, 157 8.4 121 The Biggest Crisis Canon Aug 3, 1988 157, 158, 159 8.2 122 Final Showdown Canon Aug 10, 1988 159, 160, 161 8.5 7.6 Ep. 123-153 Ch. 195-237 123 Lost and Found Canon Aug 17, 1988 161, 162 7.7 124 Temple Above the Clouds Canon Aug 24, 1988 162, 163 7.6 125 Earth's Guardian Emerges Canon Aug 31, 1988 164 7.6 126 Eternal Dragon Resurrected Canon Sep 14, 1988 165 7.8 127 Quicker than Lightning Filler Sep 21, 1988 7.2 128 Secret of the Woods Filler Sep 28, 1988 7.1 129 The Time Room Filler Oct 12, 1988 7.3 130 Goku's Doll Filler Oct 19, 1988 7.3 131 Walking Their Own Ways Filler Oct 26, 1988 6.9 132 Hotter than Lava Filler Nov 2, 1988 6.8 133 Changes Canon Nov 9, 1988 166 8.1 134 Preliminary Peril Canon Nov 16, 1988 167, 168 7.8 135 Battle of the Eight Canon Nov 23, 1988 168, 169 7.6 136 Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao Canon Nov 30, 1988 169, 170 7.8 137 Anonymous Proposal Canon Dec 7, 1988 171, 172 8.0 138 The Mysterious Hero Canon Dec 14, 1988 173, 174 7.8 139 Rematch Canon Dec 21, 1988 175, 176 7.9 140 Goku Gains Speed Canon Jan 11, 1989 177, 178 7.9 141 The Four Faces of Tien Canon Jan 18, 1989 178, 179 8.0 142 Kami vs. Piccolo Canon Jan 25, 1989 180, 181 8.1 143 Battle for the Future Canon Feb 1, 1989 182, 183 7.8 144 Super Kamehameha Canon Feb 8, 1989 183, 184, 185 8.0 145 Junior No More Canon Feb 15, 1989 185, 186, 187 7.7 146 Goku's Trap Canon Feb 22, 1989 187, 188, 189 8.0 147 Goku Hangs On Canon Mar 1, 1989 190, 191, 192 8.1 148 The Victor Canon Mar 8, 1989 192, 193, 194 8.3 149 Dress in Flames Filler Mar 15, 1989 6.7 150 The Fire-Eater Filler Mar 22, 1989 6.8 151 Outrageous Octagon Filler Apr 5, 1989 6.8 152 Mystery of the Dark World Filler Apr 12, 1989 7.0 153 The End, The Beginning Filler Apr 19, 1989 7.4 
