document_title: Uncle Ben

question_text: where did the saying with great power comes great responsibility come from

text: Uncle Ben

text: Publication history[edit]

text: Uncle Ben first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) and was killed in the very same issue. Although his history as a supporting character was very brief, Uncle Ben is an overshadowing figure in Spider-Man's life, often appearing in flashbacks.

text: Notability of death[edit]

text: The murder of Uncle Ben is notable as one of the few comic book deaths (along with the death of Gwen Stacy, although she has been recently revived) that has never been reversed in terms of official continuity. He was a member of the "Big Three", referring also to Jason Todd (an associate of Batman) and Bucky (an associate of Captain America) whose notable deaths, along with Ben's, gave rise to the phrase: "No one in comics stays dead except for Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben". Later, the revivals of both Bucky and Jason in 2005 led to the amendment, "No one in comics stays dead except Uncle Ben". The violent killing of Uncle Ben, done by a common street criminal, also shares multiple similarities to the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne, the parents of Batman, which sometimes is included in the saying.[1]

text: There have been examples of Uncle Ben remaining alive in alternative timelines, including stories featured in Marvel's What If (one of which he forces Peter to unmask in front of J. Jonah Jameson), and a storyline of the 1994 Spider-Man animated series featured a universe where Uncle Ben had never died, and Peter Parker became a successful industrialist, having never really bothered to use his powers responsibly as everything always seemed to work out for him. This fact is used to defeat the rampaging Spider-Carnage by exposing him to the one person he will trust and listen to: the Uncle Ben of that reality.[volume & issue needed]

text: A story-line in the official series Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man seemingly suggested that Ben may be alive. This Ben, however, was actually from a parallel universe where Aunt May died in a random accident, leaving him to raise Peter. This alternate Ben came to the planet Earth of regular Marvel comics (the 616 reality) as part of an evil plan devised by the Hobgoblin of 2211 to defeat the Spider-Men of different eras.[volume & issue needed]

text: During the Clone Conspiracy storyline, when Peter's clone Ben Reilly who named himself after Uncle Ben and Aunt May, taking Ben's first name and May's last to differentiate himself from Peter used the Jackal's technology to revive various old enemies and allies of Peter Parker, he offered to bring Uncle Ben back to life while trying to win Peter to his point of view,[2] but although tempted at the offer, Peter concluded that the reason Ben had not brought 'their' uncle back on his own was that he knew that Uncle Ben would disapprove of his "nephew's actions", as Ben's plan would see everyone on Earth granted immortality while dependent on him to supply the medication needed to stabilize their cloned bodies.[3]

text: Fictional character biography[edit]

text: Ben Parker was born in Brooklyn, New York. He trained to be a military police officer,[4] and also spent time as a singer in a band. He had known his future wife, May Reilly since their high school days, but she in turn was naively interested in a boy who was involved in criminal activities. When he came to her one night and proposed to her on the spot, Ben was there to expose him as a murderer, and to comfort the heart-broken May when the boy was arrested. Their relationship evolved into love, and they enjoyed a happily married life. When Ben's younger brother Richard Parker and his wife Mary were killed in a plane crash, Ben and May took in their orphaned son Peter and raised him as their own.[5]

text: Ben was very protective of Peter, going as far as fighting some of the bullies that tormented young Parker. Peter became friends with Charlie Weiderman in high school, a teen even more unpopular than he was. However, Charlie often provoked the trouble with the other teens. One day, he was chased to the Parker home by a group of bullies led by Rich and Ben intervened. Ben told them that if they wanted Charlie, they would have to go through him. Rich tried to, but was surprised by Ben's army training. As soon as the bullies were gone, he told the boy that he was not welcome at the house or with Peter because of his provoking the bullies and not being able to tell the truth.[6]

text: In high school, a radioactive spider bite gave Peter superhuman powers. Creating the costumed identity of Spider-Man for himself, Peter sought first to exploit his newfound powers as a masked wrestler and then as a television star. Coming from a television appearance, Spider-Man saw a burglar[7] being chased by a security guard. The guard called for Spider-Man to stop the thief, but the nascent Spidey refused on the grounds that catching criminals was not his job. The robber got away.[8]

text: When Peter later returned home, he was informed by a police officer that his beloved Uncle Ben had been killed by a burglar. Outraged, he donned his Spider-Man costume and captured the man only to realize to his horror that it was the same burglar whom he could have effortlessly captured earlier at the studio. As a result, Peter considered himself morally responsible for Ben's death and resolved to fight crime as a superhero — realizing that with great power comes great responsibility — and vowing never to let another innocent person come to harm if he could help it.[8]

text: Ben Parker's death was truly avenged when the burglar returned for the money once more, threatening Aunt May. The burglar died from a heart attack upon beholding his old nemesis Spider-Man once again and learning that Spider-Man and Peter Parker were one and the same person.[9]

text: In Amazing Spider-Man Family #7, May relates to Peter her account of meeting Ben for the first time.

text: Ben briefly appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #500; after Spider-Man played a vital role in preventing the resurrection of Dormammu, an unidentified higher power provided Doctor Strange with a small box that he felt he had to give to Spider-Man as a reward for his role in events. When Peter opened the box on the roof of his apartment building, it contained a note saying "You have five minutes. Spend them as you will", followed by Ben appearing on the roof. It was revealed that this Ben - whether a ghost or Ben having been temporally relocated from the moment before his death - remembered being out for the walk that resulted in him getting shot but nothing afterwards, although he concluded that the events leading to him being on that roof were not important. In their talk Ben said that the only thing that would disappoint him about Peter is if Peter ever settled for less because he was afraid of reaching for more. This helps Peter to see that he had a good life for all its hardships, recognizing that he has always used what he has, and Ben assures Peter that he is proud of him before he vanishes.[10]

text: During the 2008–2009 "Dark Reign" storyline, Uncle Ben makes an appearance in the Underworld when Hercules attends the trial of Zeus, directing Amadeus Cho as he attempted to find his parents in the afterlife.[11] In the "Amazing Grace" storyline, Ben appears as an apparition to Spider-Man while battling a horde of demons and gargoyles, telling him that his death is not Peter's or anyone's fault. However, one enemy notices him and attacked only to disappear. This left Spider-Man puzzled if he was imagining Ben or he was really talking to his ghost.[12]

text: When Ben Reilly adopted the identity of the Jackal and set up an elaborate plan to use Warren's new cloning process to make the world immortal, he attempted to win Peter's allegiance by showing him Ben's coffin and offering to bring Ben back to life.[2] However, although tempted by the idea, Peter realized that Ben never intended to bring 'their' uncle back to life because he would have done it already, coldly informing his clone that Uncle Ben would tell him that he was wrong.[3] At the conclusion of the crisis, Peter takes a moment beside the coffin containing Ben's corpse, acknowledging that Reilly's actions were wrong but wishing that he was there regardless.[13]

text: Other versions[edit]

text: Trouble[edit]

text: A version of Ben appeared in the Mark Millar, Terry Dodson 2003 limited series, "Trouble", with his brother Richie, who were involved with teenagers, May and Mary.[volume & issue needed]

text: None of the characters' last names were revealed. The story did not become canon because of its negative reception.[volume & issue needed]

text: Bullet Points[edit]

text: In this alternate reality, a young Ben Parker is working as a military policeman. He is assigned to security for Doctor Erskine, a scientist for the Captain America program. An assassination attempt on Erskine succeeds, killing Ben in the process. Later on, May still attempts to raise Peter on her own, but without the influence of Ben, Peter grows up to be angry, cynical and mean-spirited, going on to become the Hulk of this reality when he sneaks onto the test site that Rick Jones sneaked onto in the original version of events.[14]

text: House of M[edit]

text: In the House of M reality, Ben Parker is alive and, like the rest of the world, is aware that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. After recovering Peter's journal, with entries detailing that the world is not how it should be, Ben discovers that he is killed shortly after Peter gains his powers. He later helps Peter fake his death, photographing Spider-Man apparently hanging himself.[15]

text: Marvel Noir[edit]

text: In the Marvel Noir reality, Ben Parker is a social activist who was murdered by Norman Osborne's enforcers. He had previously been a decorated pilot and veteran of World War I, but he did not take pride in his service, believing that no just cause was fought for. His nephew Peter dons his old aviator uniform and wields his service revolver during his activities as Spider-Man.[16]

text: Spider-Verse[edit]

text:
A version of Peter Parker named Patton Parnell lives with his abusive Uncle Ted on an unknown Earth. After the bite of an irradiated spider mutates him into an arachnid monstrosity, Patton infects his Uncle Ted with his offspring while declaring he taught him that "With great power comes a great appetite".[17]
An alternate Uncle Ben from an unknown reality appears in a flashback along with the version's Aunt May. In this reality they are portrayed as scientists. They informed Peni Parker that she was the only person able to carry on the project (after her father, the original SP//dr, died in battle), and accepted the responsibly, allowing the radioactive spider that formed the other half of SP//dr's CPU to bite her.[18]
In an unknown reality, Uncle Ben and Aunt May are with their nephew Peter at the hospital after he suffers an allergic reaction to the radioactive spider bite, leaving him in a coma. Because of this, they are out of their house when is burgled by the thief that killed Ben in the main universe. Peter transforms into Man-Spider and attacks Uncle Ben and Aunt May, but is thwarted by Spider-Man Noir. Six-Armed Spider-Man creates a cure for Peter, allowing him to live a normal life with Ben and May.[19]
The Earth-3145 version of Ben Parker was isolated in Ezekiel's bunker after Earth is decimated by nuclear fallout. Ben is later found by Silk, Spider-Man and the other Spider-Men when arrive while fleeing from the Inheritors.[20] Ben received his powers when he accompanied Peter to the science demonstration and was bitten by the spider instead of his nephew. Ben retired out of grief after his foe the Emerald Elf discovered his identity and killed his May and Peter. After entering Ezekiel's bunker upon being told about the Inheritors, his Earth was decimated when a nuclear blackmail plot by Otto Octavius went wrong. Although he initially declines to join the other Spiders in their final attack on the Inheritors, Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man convince him to do so by arguing that he has only failed if he gives up, Peter in particular affirming that the advice of his own Uncle Ben has saved his world and made a difference every day.[21] He subsequently works with Spider-Ham to rescue Benjy Parker - the baby brother of Spider-Girl - and take him to another dimension for safety.[22] When the crisis is concluded, Ben accompanies Spider-Girl back to her home dimension, and decides to remain so that he can be the great-uncle that no other Ben Parker has had the chance to become.[23]

text: Ultimate Marvel[edit]

text: Ben Parker in Ultimate Spider-Man differs slightly from the original Ben Parker. In the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, Ben Parker is younger than his original counterpart. He is also a former hippie who wears his hair in a ponytail and teaches Peter to be nonviolent. Ben also reminisces about the period he lived on a commune. After Peter Parker went out for a walk, he came home and learned from a police officer that Uncle Ben was murdered.[24] Uncle Ben is seen one last time meeting Peter in the afterlife after his death.

text: What If?[edit]

text: Uncle Ben was featured in various issues of What If.

text:
In one reality where May was killed by the burglar instead of Ben, Peter immediately went after the burglar, but accidentally pushed him out of the window of a warehouse during the fight, resulting in Ben taking the blame for the crime to save his nephew. Lacking the moral influence of Ben or the need to stay secret for his aunt, Peter broke out of the orphanage he was sent to and began to defeat criminals for the reward money, matters coming to a head when he nearly killed the Green Goblin in a fight. Attempting to break Ben out of prison, Ben nevertheless convinced him that he had to accept responsibility for his actions, prompting Peter to return to school and form a relationship with Mary Jane after Anna Watson took him in, culminating in Ben helping Peter in his crime-fighting activities after he was released from prison.[volume & issue needed]
In the first "What If" story regarding Spider-Man (named "classic"), it was Aunt May who went downstairs after hearing a noise, not wanting to wake up Ben. The same storyline plays out, with the burglar shooting May and Spider-Man apprehending him in the warehouse. In this story, Ben finds out about Peter's activities as Spider-Man relatively soon, and talks to him about it. Peter explains to him when he donned the costume and why, even telling him about letting the would-be murderer go that very same night he robbed the wrestling register. Peter breaks down, saying how everything was his fault. Ben responds with anger at himself, being weak in not being able to protect "his May". After Peter tells him he did not know and could not have possibly done anything, Ben instantly calms down and tells Peter to follow his own advice. He further inspires Peter to keep being Spider-Man, not because of regret or penance, but to protect and help all those who are weak and in need of help. Ben and Peter form an even closer relationship with Ben offering his support in many of Spider-Man's future battles. Eventually Ben becomes outraged at Jameson's constant smearing of Spider-Man's name, considering it an insult to May's memory. He eventually lets Jameson in on Spider-Man's identity, forcing Jameson in a position he is uncomfortable in as a journalist. He cannot expose Spider-Man without endangering Ben Parker, yet he also does not wish to support vigilantism. Eventually, he finds a middle road and unofficially employs Spider-Man so he can gain inside scoops on crimes being solved in the city. The story eventually ends with Spider-Man saving Bennett Brant and Betty Brant from Doctor Octopus, as well as fighting a Green Goblin who kidnapped Jameson to find out Spider-Man's real identity (having correctly surmised there was a reason Jameson had those inside scoops). At the end of it all, Peter and Ben shake hands with Ben saying they will face all dangers and the future together.[25]

text: Derailed Alt-Ben Parker[edit]

text: In an alternate reality shown in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, an alternate reality was witnessed where May died in a random accident, prompting Peter to go into show business with Ben as his agent to make money. Peter's focus on his career prompts him to eventually leave home, simply paying Ben a percentage out of respect for their old relationship rather than any actual concern. This Ben was eventually 'derailed' into the 616 reality by the Hobgoblin of 2211 as part of her plan against the Spider-Men of various eras, leaving him shocked when he witnessed his destroyed house and the still-living May Parker. Confronting her, he ended up in a fight with Jarvis, with whom she at the time has a relationship with, but wandered away in confusion. Lacking direction, Ben wandered into an alleyway where he encountered a shadowy figure who offered him a gun, telling Ben that any action he takes would simply create another universe where he took the opposite action, so he might as well do what felt good. After this Hobgoblin was erased from history by a Retcon Bomb of her own invention, the Spider-Man of 2211 met with what he presumed to be the same Ben Parker to take him back to his own timeline. In a surprise twist, deciding he rather wanted to "stick around for a while", this Ben Parker shoots this future Spider-Man. At the same time, another Ben Parker was shown dead in the alley, meaning one Ben Parker had killed the other and taken his place.[26]

text: It was revealed that the Ben Parker who had died in the alleyway was the Uncle Ben of the alternate reality, while the Ben Parker who killed Spider-Man 2211 was, in fact, the Chameleon of 2211; the Chameleon had attempted to convince Ben to resort to murder, but Spider-Man correctly guessed that there were no circumstances under which Ben would do such a thing.[volume & issue needed]

text: "With great power comes great responsibility"[edit]

text: The thematic and often-quoted (including by the Supreme Court of the United States) Spider-Man phrase with great power comes great responsibility is widely attributed to Uncle Ben. However, in Amazing Fantasy #15, where it first appears, it is not spoken by any character. In fact, Ben has only two lines in the entire comic. The original version of the phrase appears in a narrative caption of the comic's last panel, rather than as spoken dialogue. It reads, "...with great power there must also come -- great responsibility!".[27]

text: However, later stories and flashbacks that took place when Ben was still alive retroactively made the phrase one of Ben's many homilies he would lecture Peter with. Latter-day reinterpretations of Spider-Man, such as the Spider-Man film and the Ultimate Spider-Man comic, depict Ben as saying this phrase to Peter while he is still alive, in their last conversation. Both the aforementioned adaptations also had Peter lash out at Ben just after he says it, and both also mention his father.

text: The origins of the phrase pre-date its use in Spider-Man. In 1906, Under-Secretary of the Colonial Office Winston Churchill said, "Where there is great power there is great responsibility"[28] In 1817, member of British parliament William Lamb is recorded saying, "the possession of great power necessarily implies great responsibility,"[29] even indicating that it was already a cultural maxim invoked toward government at the time. The sentiment is also attributed to Jesus of Nazareth in the Gospel of Luke, "Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required."[Luke 12:48]

text: In other media[edit]

text: Television[edit]

text:
Uncle Ben appeared in the 1960s Spider-Man television series. He appeared in the episode "The Origin of Spider-Man".
Uncle Ben is mentioned in the 1980s Spider-Man television series. In the episode "Arsenic and Aunt May", the Chameleon (after meeting the relative of the Burglar) escapes from prison and poses as a medium while using technology to make Aunt May seemingly see Ben's ghost.
Uncle Ben appeared in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, voiced by Frank Welker. He appeared in the episode "Along Came Spidey".
Uncle Ben appeared in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, voiced by Brian Keith (in "The Menace of Mysterio", "The Mutant Agenda" and the "Spider Wars" series finale). He appeared in the series as a spirit or seen in flashbacks talking to Peter Parker whenever his nephew gets frustrated the tough choices as Spider-Man. In the series finale when Spider-Man had to stop Spider-Carnage from destroying all reality, Spider-Man managed to make contact with an alternate reality of his uncle in a world where Peter Parker was a successful industrialist; realizing that Peter's counterpart in this reality had never failed or had any difficulties in life due to his casual attitude towards the crisis as opposed to Spider-Man or the other counterparts, Peter realized that Ben was almost certainly still alive in this reality if he was alive in any alternate timeline. Thanks to Ben's influence, Spider-Carnage was convinced to stop trying to destroy reality. After Spider-Carnage instead used the reality bomb to create a portal and subsequently committed suicide by entering the portal to end the threat once and for all, Spider-Man and Ben hugged; although they lived in different realities, Ben was proud of his different reality nephew while Spider-Man assured Ben that he will always have him in his own heart.
In Spider-Man Unlimited, Uncle Ben is briefly mentioned in the pilot episode "Worlds Apart" [Part One]. He is also seen in the theme song which Uncle Ben was killed.
Uncle Ben appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man, voiced by Edward Asner. His character remains faithful to the comics. He is featured in Spider-Man's flashback in the episode "Intervention" revealed that Ben was killed while defending May Parker during a break-in at their house by a burglar that Peter Parker selfishly let go earlier that day. After Peter discovered that Ben was murdered by a burglar who broke into the Parker house and stole Ben's car, Peter furiously sought revenge, donning the Spider-Man costume and confronting the burglar in an old warehouse. Spider-Man unmasked his uncle's killer, realizing that it was the same burglar from earlier. After knocking the criminal out and lowered to policeman via web line, Peter vowed to use these spider powers for good and to never put himself before anyone else and to never to let another innocent person come to harm if anything could help it, and remembering his uncle's words: 'With great power there must also come great responsibility'.
Uncle Ben is featured in the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon series, voiced by Greg Grunberg.[30] His character is loosely based on his Ultimate Counterpart as opposed to his previous versions. In the pilot episodes "Great Power" and "Great Responsibility", Peter Parker recalled that fateful night of his uncle's murder and Nick Fury uses Ben's memory to have Spider-Man join S.H.I.E.L.D. instead of being solo. A picture of Ben is also seen having fun with May Parker and their young nephew. Ben is personally featured in the episode "Strange Days". Nightmare tries to use Spider-Man's failure being unable to save his uncle's life, however, this does not work; Ben actually motivates Peter to defeat Nightmare (something neither Iron Fist nor Doctor Strange was able to do). In the episode "Ultimate Deadpool", Spider-Man remembers his uncle's memory when thinking about Deadpool's own demons. The character is occasionally referenced in Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister Six primarily as May's source of Ben Reilly's name. The episode "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 2 features a Wild West reality version of Uncle Ben (voiced by Clancy Brown[31]) who is depicted as the "Phantom Rider" and Webslinger the Spider Cowboy's uncle. As Doc Ock Holliday's brainwashed Deputy, the Phantom Rider helped repelled Wolf Spider and later fought both Spider-Man and Kid Arachnid. Although unaffected by Kid Arachnid's venom blasts, Spider-Man and Webslinger eventually were able to defeat Doc Ock Holliday. Upon Doc Holliday's defeat, Ben was freed from the brainwashing and remanded Doc Ock Holliday to the hoosegow while reclaiming his Sheriff title. As Sheriff Ben and Webslinger are reunited, Spider-Man gets a final look at Sheriff Ben before departing to the next reality, quietly hopeful that one reality has Ben still alive.
Uncle Ben appears in Spider-Man, voiced by Patton Oswalt.[32]

text: Film[edit]

text:
In the Spider-Man film series, Ben Parker is portrayed by Cliff Robertson and his character remains relatively faithful to the comics, including his being shot by a criminal Peter failed to stop (although in the comics he was shot trying to defend May during a break in at their house and in the film he was shot during a carjacking).

He appeared in the first film as a father figure for Peter. The amiable Ben is laid off from his job as a chief electrician after 35 years and worries about his nephew's strange behavior. His words of wisdom ('With great power comes great responsibility') eventually inspire Peter to become Spider-Man. Losing his temper during this speech, Peter tells him to stop acting like his father, hurting his feelings badly. Later that night, Ben is apparently shot dead by a thief, Dennis Carradine, whom Peter refused to stop when he was cheated out of his money. Peter and his aunt greatly mourn his death, particularly Peter, who is haunted by the fact that he could have stopped Carradine and saved his uncle. By the end of the film, Peter has accepted Ben as the father figure of his childhood.
The second film features a sequence where Peter contemplates giving up his Spider-Man identity to Ben who, in the flashback, is a physical representation of the entity and ideology of Spider-Man, encouraging Peter to continue on as a superhero. Also, Peter admits the truth surrounding Uncle Ben's death to Aunt May. She is shocked and upset at first, but later commends Peter for telling her the truth.
Robertson reprises his role in a flashback scene (as well as a dream sequence) in the third film. In the film, Captain George Stacy tells Peter and Aunt May of new evidence that suggests Carradine was only an accomplice of Flint Marko, who was Uncle Ben's real killer; Peter then imagines Marko throwing Ben out of the car and gunning him down in cold blood while Carradine desperately tries to stop Marko before driving off. Robertson appears again at the end of the film during a more accurate flashback, as Marko explains to Peter that he only wanted Ben's car, since Marko needed to steal money to help his critically ill daughter Penny. However, Carradine startled Marko and caused him to accidentally pull the trigger when Ben was trying to reason with him. This somewhat shocked Marko, as he feels extremely remorseful for killing Ben. Realizing how desperate Marko is to help his own daughter and understanding the importance of forgiveness over revenge, Spider-Man forgives Marko and allows him to go free.

Martin Sheen portrays Uncle Ben in the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man. Though his character still remains faithful to the comics, the manner of his murder is drastically different. Following an argument with Peter which results in Peter storming out, Ben leaves to find his nephew and encounters a thief who has just raided a grocery store where Peter was shopping but who Peter refused to stop when he did not provide enough money to pay for a drink. The thief trips over and drops his gun. Ben tries to get the gun first, but a struggle ensues and Ben is killed. Unlike the comics, Ben's killer remains at large.
The screenwriter for Spider-Man: Homecoming, John Francis Daley, confirms that Uncle Ben exists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe despite never being referenced directly in the film (though Peter does mention that Aunt May's been through a lot lately which was an intentional nod to the character). In an earlier draft of the film, May mentions that Peter's wardrobe for homecoming was Ben's clothing, but it was cut out because the screenwriters didn't want his death to be a throwaway line.[33]

text: Video games[edit]

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Uncle Ben is mentioned in the first 3 missions, "Search for Justice," "Warehouse Hunt," and "Birth of a Hero" in the 2002 Spider-Man video game, as Peter Parker attempts to track down Ben's killer.
Uncle Ben is briefly mentioned at the end of Spider-Man 3.
Uncle Ben's Noir version is mentioned by Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions when going after the Vulture (that universe's killer of Uncle Ben).
Uncle Ben makes an appearance in the prologue of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, voiced by Mark Bramhall. The tutorial starts off showing the event that lead to his death. After that, he is referenced throughout the game by Peter Parker, Aunt May, and Stan. Around the end of the game, Stan tells Peter that Ben would've wanted him to grow up to be the man that he wanted Peter to be.

text: Franklin Richards' Uncle Ben[edit]

text: Franklin Richards of the Fantastic Four often refers to Benjamin Grimm, the Thing, as "Uncle Ben" (Grimm is the best friend of Franklin's father Reed Richards). Franklin Richards and Peter Parker also have the same middle name, Benjamin, as the Thing and Ben Parker are their namesakes. Spider-Man is aware of this, and told Franklin, "Uncle Bens are always right."[34]

text: Son of Spider-Man[edit]

text: In The Amazing Spider-Man #498-500, Spider-Man falls through time, encountering all of his enemies from the past, and sees himself in the future. The future Peter Parker tells him that he should tell Mary Jane Watson and their son that he loves them every day. "Our son is called Ben", he says, "but it would pretty much have to be, wouldn't it?" However, because of the way time-travel in the Marvel universe works, it should be noted that this is only a potential future, not necessarily a definite one (This future being even more unlikely after the events of One More Day).

text: The Other Uncle Ben[edit]

text: Like her father, Spider-Girl also has an Uncle Ben. However, unlike her dad, May never knew her uncle: Ben Reilly, Spider-Man's clone. If Spider-Girl has any children in the future, they too would have an Uncle Ben - May's baby brother. Ironically in the aftermath of Spider-Verse, the Earth-3145's Ben Parker himself would stay on her world, and has a chance to be his grandfather, something that the other Ben Parkers were unable to achieve on account of their deaths.


document_title: List of Presidents of the United States

question_text: who was the third president of the united states

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text: List of Presidents of the United States

text: Presidents

text:
Unaffiliated (2)       Federalist (1)       Democratic-Republican (4)       Democratic (15)       Whig (4)       Republican (19)       National Union (2)

Presidency[a]
President
Prior office[b]
Party[c]
Term[d]
Vice President

1
April 30, 1789
[e]
–
March 4, 1797

George Washington
1732–1799
(Lived: 67 years)
[3][4][5]
Commander-in-Chief
of the
Continental Army
(1775–1783)

Unaffiliated
[2]
(1788–89)
1
(1789)
John Adams
[f][g]

(1792)
2
(1793)

2
March 4, 1797
–
March 4, 1801

John Adams
1735–1826
(Lived: 90 years)
[6][7][8]
1st
Vice President of the United States

Federalist
(1796)
3
(1797)
Thomas Jefferson
[h]

3
March 4, 1801
–
March 4, 1809

Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826
(Lived: 83 years)
[9][10][11]
2nd
Vice President of the United States

Democratic-
Republican
(1800)
4
(1801)
Aaron Burr
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805

(1804)
5
(1805)
George Clinton
March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1809

4
March 4, 1809
–
March 4, 1817

James Madison
1751–1836
(Lived: 85 years)
[12][13][14]
5th
United States Secretary of State
(1801–1809)

Democratic-
Republican
(1808)
6
(1809)
George Clinton
March 4, 1809 – April 20, 1812
(Died in office)

Office vacant
(Balance of Clinton's term)

(1812)
7
(1813)
Elbridge Gerry
March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814
(Died in office)

Office vacant
(Balance of Gerry's term)

5
March 4, 1817
–
March 4, 1825

James Monroe
1758–1831
(Lived: 73 years)
[15][16][17]
7th
United States Secretary of State
(1811–1817)

Democratic-
Republican
(1816)
8
(1817)
Daniel D. Tompkins

(1820)
9
(1821)

6
March 4, 1825
–
March 4, 1829

John Quincy Adams
1767–1848
(Lived: 80 years)
[18][19][20]
8th
United States Secretary of State
(1817–1825)

Democratic-
Republican
(1824)
10
(1825)
John C. Calhoun

7
March 4, 1829
–
March 4, 1837

Andrew Jackson
1767–1845
(Lived: 78 years)
[21][22][23]
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee
(1797–1798 & 1823–1825)

Democratic
(1828)
11
(1829)
John C. Calhoun
[i]
March 4, 1829 – December 28, 1832
(Resigned from office)

Office vacant
(Balance of Calhoun's term)

(1832)
12
(1833)
Martin Van Buren
March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837

8
March 4, 1837
–
March 4, 1841

Martin Van Buren
1782–1862
(Lived: 79 years)
[24][25][26]
8th
Vice President of the United States

Democratic
(1836)
13
(1837)
Richard M. Johnson

9
March 4, 1841
–
April 4, 1841
(Died in office)

William Henry Harrison
1773–1841
(Lived: 68 years)
[27][28][29]
United States Minister to Colombia
(1828–1829)

Whig
(1840)
14
(1841)
(1841)
[j]
John Tyler
(Succeeded to presidency)

10
April 4, 1841
[k]
–
March 4, 1845

John Tyler
1790–1862
(Lived: 71 years)
[30][31][32]
10th
Vice President of the United States

Whig
April 4, 1841 – September 13, 1841
Office vacant

Unaffiliated
September 13, 1841 – March 4, 1845
[l]

11
March 4, 1845
–
March 4, 1849

James K. Polk
1795–1849
(Lived: 53 years)
[33][34][35]
9th
Governor of Tennessee
(1839–1841)

Democratic
(1844)
15
(1845)
George M. Dallas

12

March 4, 1849
–
July 9, 1850
(Died in office)

Zachary Taylor
1784–1850
(Lived: 65 years)
[36][37][38]
Major General of the 1st Infantry Regiment
United States Army
(1846–1849)
(No prior elected office)

Whig
(1848)
16
(1849)
(1850)
[j]
Millard Fillmore
(Succeeded to presidency)

13
July 9, 1850
[m]
–
March 4, 1853

Millard Fillmore
1800–1874
(Lived: 74 years)
[39][40][41]
12th
Vice President of the United States

Whig
Office vacant

14
March 4, 1853
–
March 4, 1857

Franklin Pierce
1804–1869
(Lived: 64 years)
[42][43][44]
Brigadier General of the 9th Infantry
United States Army
(1847–1848)

Democratic
(1852)
17
(1853)
William R. King
March 4 – April 18, 1853
(Died in office)

Office vacant
(Balance of King's term)

15
March 4, 1857
–
March 4, 1861

James Buchanan
1791–1868
(Lived: 77 years)
[45][46][47]
United States Minister to the
Court of St James's
(1853–1856)

Democratic
(1856)
18
(1857)
John C. Breckinridge

16
March 4, 1861
–
April 15, 1865
(Died in office)

Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
(Lived: 56 years)
[48][49][50]
U.S. Representative for Illinois' 7th District
(1847–1849)

Republican
(National Union)
[n]
(1860)
19
(1861)
Hannibal Hamlin
March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865

(1864)
20
(1865)
(1865)
[j]
Andrew Johnson
March 4 – April 15, 1865
(Succeeded to presidency)

17
April 15, 1865
–
March 4, 1869

Andrew Johnson
1808–1875
(Lived: 66 years)
[51][52][53]
16th
Vice President of the United States

National Union
April 15, 1865 – c. 1868
Office vacant

Democratic
c. 1868 – March 4, 1869
[o]

18

March 4, 1869
–
March 4, 1877

Ulysses S. Grant
1822–1885
(Lived: 63 years)
[54][55][56]
Commanding General of the U.S. Army
(1864–1869)
(No prior elected office)

Republican
(1868)
21
(1869)
Schuyler Colfax
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873

(1872)
22
(1873)
Henry Wilson
March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875
(Died in office)

Office vacant
(Balance of Wilson's term)

19
March 4, 1877
–
March 4, 1881

Rutherford B. Hayes
1822–1893
(Lived: 70 years)
[57][58][59]
29th & 32nd
Governor of Ohio
(1868–1872 & 1876–1877)

Republican
(1876)
23
(1877)
William A. Wheeler

20
March 4, 1881
–
September 19, 1881
(Died in office)

James A. Garfield
1831–1881
(Lived: 49 years)
[60][61][62]
U.S. Representative for Ohio's 19th District
(1863–1881)

Republican
(1880)
24
(1881)
(1881)
[j]
Chester A. Arthur
(Succeeded to presidency)

21
September 19, 1881
[p]
–
March 4, 1885

Chester A. Arthur
1829–1886
(Lived: 57 years)
[63][64][65]
20th
Vice President of the United States

Republican
Office vacant

22
March 4, 1885
–
March 4, 1889

Grover Cleveland
1837–1908
(Lived: 71 years)
[66][67]
28th
Governor of New York
(1883–1885)

Democratic
(1884)
25
(1885)
Thomas A. Hendricks
March 4 – November 25, 1885
(Died in office)

Office vacant
(Balance of Hendricks' term)

23
March 4, 1889
–
March 4, 1893

Benjamin Harrison
1833–1901
(Lived: 67 years)
[68][69][70]
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Indiana
(1881–1887)

Republican
(1888)
26
(1889)
Levi P. Morton

24
March 4, 1893
–
March 4, 1897

Grover Cleveland
1837–1908
(Lived: 71 years)
[66][67]
22nd
President of the United States
(1885–1889)

Democratic
(1892)
27
(1893)
Adlai Stevenson

25
March 4, 1897
–
September 14, 1901
(Died in office)

William McKinley
1843–1901
(Lived: 58 years)
[71][72][73]
39th
Governor of Ohio
(1892–1896)

Republican
(1896)
28
(1897)
Garret Hobart
March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899
(Died in office)

Office vacant
(Balance of Hobart's term)

(1900)
29
(1901)
(1901)
[j]
Theodore Roosevelt
March 4 – September 14, 1901
(Succeeded to presidency)

26
September 14, 1901
–
March 4, 1909

Theodore Roosevelt
1858–1919
(Lived: 60 years)
[74][75][76]
25th
Vice President of the United States

Republican
Office vacant
September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1905

(1904)
30
(1905)
Charles W. Fairbanks
March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909

27
March 4, 1909
–
March 4, 1913

William Howard Taft
1857–1930
(Lived: 72 years)
[77][78][79]
42nd
United States Secretary of War
(1904–1908)

Republican
(1908)
31
(1909)
James S. Sherman
March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912
(Died in office)

Office vacant
(Balance of Sherman's term)

28
March 4, 1913
–
March 4, 1921

Woodrow Wilson
1856–1924
(Lived: 67 years)
[80][81][82]
34th
Governor of New Jersey
(1911–1913)

Democratic
(1912)
32
(1913)
Thomas R. Marshall

(1916)
33
(1917)

29
March 4, 1921
–
August 2, 1923
(Died in office)

Warren G. Harding
1865–1923
(Lived: 57 years)
[83][84][85]
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Ohio
(1915–1921)

Republican
(1920)
34
(1921)
(1923)
[j]
Calvin Coolidge
(Succeeded to presidency)

30
August 2, 1923
[q]
–
March 4, 1929

Calvin Coolidge
1872–1933
(Lived: 60 years)
[86][87][88]
29th
Vice President of the United States

Republican
Office vacant
August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1925

(1924)
35
(1925)
Charles G. Dawes
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929

31

March 4, 1929
–
March 4, 1933

Herbert Hoover
1874–1964
(Lived: 90 years)
[89][90][91]
3rd
United States Secretary of Commerce
(1921–1928)
(No prior elected office)

Republican
(1928)
36
(1929)
Charles Curtis

32
March 4, 1933
–
April 12, 1945
(Died in office)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
1882–1945
(Lived: 63 years)
[92][93][94]
44th
Governor of New York
(1929–1932)

Democratic
(1932)
37
(1933)
John N. Garner
March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941
[r]

(1936)
38
(1937)

(1940)
39
(1941)
Henry A. Wallace
January 20, 1941 – January 20, 1945

(1944)
40
(1945)
(1945)
[j]
Harry S. Truman
January 20 – April 12, 1945
(Succeeded to presidency)

33
April 12, 1945
–
January 20, 1953

Harry S. Truman
1884–1972
(Lived: 88 years)
[95][96][97]
34th
Vice President of the United States

Democratic
Office vacant
April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949

(1948)
41
(1949)
Alben W. Barkley
January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953

34

January 20, 1953
–
January 20, 1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower
1890–1969
(Lived: 78 years)
[98][99][100]
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
(1949–1952)
(No prior elected office)

Republican
(1952)
42
(1953)
Richard Nixon

(1956)
43
(1957)

35
January 20, 1961
–
November 22, 1963
(Died in office)

John F. Kennedy
1917–1963
(Lived: 46 years)
[101][102][103]
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts
(1953–1960)

Democratic
(1960)
44
(1961)
(1963)
[j]
Lyndon B. Johnson
(Succeeded to presidency)

36
November 22, 1963
–
January 20, 1969

Lyndon B. Johnson
1908–1973
(Lived: 64 years)
[104][105]
37th
Vice President of the United States

Democratic
Office vacant
November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965

(1964)
45
(1965)
Hubert Humphrey
January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969

37
January 20, 1969
–
August 9, 1974
(Resigned from office)

Richard Nixon
1913–1994
(Lived: 81 years)
[106][107][108]
36th
Vice President of the United States
(1953–1961)

Republican
(1968)
46
(1969)
Spiro Agnew
January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973
(Resigned from office)

(1972)
47
(1973)
(1974)
[j]

Office vacant
October 10 – December 6, 1973

Gerald Ford
December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
(Succeeded to presidency)

38
August 9, 1974
–
January 20, 1977

Gerald Ford
1913–2006
(Lived: 93 years)
[109][110][111]
40th
Vice President of the United States

Republican
Office vacant
August 9 – December 19, 1974

Nelson Rockefeller
December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977

39
January 20, 1977
–
January 20, 1981

Jimmy Carter
Born 1924
(93 years old)
[112][113][114]
76th
Governor of Georgia
(1971–1975)

Democratic
(1976)
48
(1977)
Walter Mondale

40
January 20, 1981
–
January 20, 1989

Ronald Reagan
1911–2004
(Lived: 93 years)
[115][116][117]
33rd
Governor of California
(1967–1975)

Republican
(1980)
49
(1981)
George H. W. Bush

(1984)
50
(1985)

41
January 20, 1989
–
January 20, 1993

George H. W. Bush
Born 1924
(93 years old)
[118][119][120]
43rd
Vice President of the United States

Republican
(1988)
51
(1989)
Dan Quayle

42
January 20, 1993
–
January 20, 2001

Bill Clinton
Born 1946
(71 years old)
[121][122][123]
40th & 42nd
Governor of Arkansas
(1979–1981 & 1983–1992)

Democratic
(1992)
52
(1993)
Al Gore

(1996)
53
(1997)

43
January 20, 2001
–
January 20, 2009

George W. Bush
Born 1946
(71 years old)
[124][125]
46th
Governor of Texas
(1995–2000)

Republican
(2000)
54
(2001)
Dick Cheney

(2004)
55
(2005)

44
January 20, 2009
–
January 20, 2017

Barack Obama
Born 1961
(56 years old)
[126][127]
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Illinois
(2005–2008)

Democratic
(2008)
56
(2009)
Joe Biden

(2012)
57
(2013)

45
January 20, 2017
–
Incumbent

Donald Trump
Born 1946
(71 years old)
[128][129]
Chairman of
The Trump Organization
(1971–2017)
(No prior elected office)

Republican
(2016)
58
(2017)
Mike Pence

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text: Subsequent public service

text: Four presidents held other high U.S. federal offices after leaving the presidency.

tag: p

text:
President
Presidency[a]
Subsequent service

John Quincy Adams
6
1825–1829
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1831–1848)

Andrew Johnson
17
1865–1869
U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1875)

Grover Cleveland
22
1885–1889
24th President of the United States (1893–1897)

William Howard Taft
27
1909–1913
10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930)

text: Several presidents campaigned unsuccessfully for other U.S. state or federal elective offices after leaving the presidency.

text:
President
Presidency[a]
Office sought unsuccessfully

John Quincy Adams
6
1825–1829
Governor of Massachusetts (1833)

Martin Van Buren
8
1837–1841
President of the United States (1844)

President of the United States (1848)

Millard Fillmore
13
1850–1853
President of the United States (1856)

Andrew Johnson
17
1865–1869
U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1870)

U.S. Representative from Tennessee (1872)

Ulysses S. Grant
18
1869–1877
President of the United States (1880)

Theodore Roosevelt
26
1901–1909
President of the United States (1912)

Herbert Hoover
31
1929–1933
President of the United States (1940)

text: Additionally, one former president, John Tyler, served in the government of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. Tyler served in the Provisional Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1862. He was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives in November 1861, but died before he could take his seat.


document_title: Chicken Licken (restaurant)

question_text: where does chicken licken get there chicken from

text: Chicken Licken (restaurant)

text: History[edit]

text: Chicken Licken was founded in South Africa by George Sombonos, the son of a Greek immigrant restaurant owner.[6][8][9] Sombonos learned the restaurant trade in the 1970s at the Dairy Den, his father's restaurant in Ridgeway, a suburb in the southern Inner City region of Johannesburg.[10][11] KFC entered the South African market in 1971.[12] Sombonos bought Chicken Licken's secret fried chicken recipe from the owner of a fast food outlet in Waco, Texas, for US $1,000 while touring the United States in 1972 and introduced it to the Dairy Den.[10][11][13] In 1975 he started serving black customers in their cars when apartheid segregation laws restricted their access to restaurants.[10][14] In 1976 he introduced the drive-through restaurant concept to the Dairy Den after seeing it at Wendy's restaurants in the United States.[10]

text: His father died in 1980 and Sombonos opened the first Chicken Licken restaurant in 1981 on the site of the Dairy Den.[6][10][14] In 1982 he gave away the first two franchises, based in Soweto and Alexandra, as the company was still unknown and he was unable to sell them.[8][10] Chicken Licken's presence in the townships during apartheid helped it to establish a loyal customer base among black South Africans.[6][8] However, internal resistance to apartheid intensified in the mid-1980s and the company's operations in the townships were adversely affected by civil unrest until 1991.[6] The company's association with the townships has also presented a challenge to growth outside the townships in a changing South Africa.[8] George's daughter Chantal started working at Chicken Licken in 2001,[13][15] and is next in line to succeed him running the family-owned business.[9][10][16]

text: Locations[edit]

text: Initially, new Chicken Licken outlets were only opened in South African townships. Since the apartheid era ended in 1994, the black middle class has moved out of the townships and the company has changed its focus to expanding in higher income areas and upmarket shopping malls.[9][10][11][14] As of 2013, there are 247 Chicken Licken outlets in South Africa and 12 outlets in Botswana.[1] As of 2012 only 12 of the Chicken Licken outlets in South Africa are owned by the company, including the company's six most successful restaurants.[8][9]

text: Attempts to establish a presence in other African countries have been unsuccessful. Outlets in Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Mauritius were closed down due to problems with franchisees and the supply of chickens, electricity and foreign exchange for ingredients.[1][8][9] Outlets in Lesotho and Swaziland in southern Africa were also closed down due to unpleasant business experiences.[17]

text: Countries[edit]

text:
Botswana – 12 outlets (2013)
South Africa – 247 outlets (2013)

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text: Branding[edit]

text: In 1981 Sombonos set up Golden Fried Chicken (Pty) Ltd and registered the trading name Chicken Licken, one of the names of the Henny Penny fable which was suggested by a waiter.[10][13][16] The restaurants and packaging have been upgraded and the menu is updated annually, but the company logo has remained unchanged since 1981.[8] Chicken Licken's products cater to the tastes of the local population.[6][11][18] The company's most popular product is its hot wings introduced in 1992.[8][9]

text: Registered trademarks in South Africa include:

text:
Soul Food[3]
Full house[3]
Hot wings[3][14][19]
Popcorn Chicken[14]

text: Golden Fried Chicken (Pty) Ltd, trading as Chicken Licken, owns the trademark for the word soul in South Africa with respect to "restaurants, snack bars, cafes, fast food outlets, canteens and roadhouses; services connected with the sale and distribution of foodstuffs and refreshments; catering".[3][20][21]

text: Chicken Licken's food is positioned as a more affordable option than that of its main competitors in South Africa, KFC and Nando's.[22][23][24] Chicken Licken was ranked second after KFC in the Fast Food and Restaurant Chains category of the Sunday Times Markinor 2007 Top Brands Survey, followed closely by Nando's which was ranked second in the previous year. The survey was based on consumer interviews and took into account factors such as brand awareness and trust.[25][26]

text: Chicken Licken is a client of the Net#work BBDO advertising agency.[16] The brand is known for its humorous television commercials.[27][28][29] Early Chicken Licken commercials were conceptualised by and starred actor and creative director Joe Mafela. Mafela starred in the Zulu television comedy series 'Sgudi 'Snaysi (1986–1992),[30] and authored the company's "It's good, good, good, it's good its nice" jingle during the making of a Chicken Licken commercial in 1986.[6][8][31] A subsequent retro style advertising campaign featured Dr CL Phunk, a character played by African-American actor Sydney Hall who dispenses Chicken Licken as a cure-all.[32][33] In 2007 George Sombonos won the inaugural Creative Circle's Marketer of the Year award for advertising agency clients for "25 Yrs of Soul", a nostalgic commercial featuring the 1983 hit song "Burn Out" by local musician Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse.[34][35] In 2013 he won the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award category of the Loerie Awards.[29][36]

text: Suppliers[edit]

text: Chicken Licken obtains its chickens from Rainbow Chicken Limited, a JSE-listed company which is South Africa's largest producer of chickens.[6][37] It has imported chickens from Brazil in the past when Rainbow was unable to meet the demand.[8][14] It obtains its spices from Robertsons Spices, a Unilever brand of herbs and spices.[10][11][13] Chicken Licken uses fryers supplied by Henny Penny Corporation, an American manufacturer of cooking equipment used by major fast food companies such as KFC and McDonald's.[7]


document_title: Bend It Like Beckham

question_text: who plays the coach in bend it like beckham

text: Bend It Like Beckham

text: Plot[edit]

text: Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs living in Hounslow, London. Juliette "Jules" Paxton (Keira Knightley) is the same age and the daughter of a native English family. Jess is infatuated with football, but because she is a woman, her conservative family won't let her play. However, she sometimes plays in the park with boys, including her best friend, Tony (Ameet Chana), a closeted gay man.

text: Whilst on a jog through the park, Jules discovers Jess's skills, befriends her, and invites her to try out for the local women's football team, the Hounslow Harriers coached by Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Jess is extremely happy and excited about the tryouts, even though Joe is sceptical about a new player joining the team. After seeing Jess's skills, Joe accepts her on the team and Jess lies to Joe about her parents being cool with the idea.

text: Jess's parents (Anupam Kher and Shaheen Khan) eventually discover that Jess has been playing football behind their backs. They become more strict and forbid Jess to play in any more matches. The elder Bhamras are also distracted by their elaborate wedding plans for Jess's older sister, Pinky (Archie Panjabi). Thanks to the skills of Jess and Jules, the Harriers reach the finals of the league tournament. Unfortunately, the finals and Pinky's wedding fall on the same day.

text: Joe pleads with Mr Bhamra to allow Jess to play, but Mr Bhamra refuses, which reveals that he does not want Jess to suffer the way he did when he was excluded from a cricket club because of being Indian. Jess develops an attraction toward Joe, and when the team plays in Hamburg, Germany and goes out clubbing, they're caught by Jules when about to kiss. Jules also has a crush on Joe, and this sours the two girls' friendship, as Jules is adamant that she had told Jess about her crush. When Jess goes to Jules's house to try to patch up their friendship, Jules's mother (Juliet Stevenson) is misled and thinks they're hiding a lesbian relationship.

text: Joe accepts that Jess is not allowed to play and the final begins without her. But halfway through Pinky's wedding, Tony convinces Mr Bhamra to let Jess go. He agrees, and Tony drives Jess to the game, where the Harriers are losing 1–0 with half an hour left. Jess and Jules tie the score, and when Jess is awarded a free kick, she must bend the ball around the wall of players to score. She succeeds and the Harriers win the tournament. Jess and Jules are offered sports scholarships at Santa Clara University in California, which Jules tells her parents immediately, whereas Jess has trouble telling hers. Jules and her mother arrive at Pinky's wedding so that Jules can celebrate with Jess. When Mrs Paxton accuses Jess of being a hypocrite and a lesbian, Jules grabs her mother and runs off in shame.

text: Jess has still not told her parents about the scholarship – she is afraid they might not allow her to go to the United States on her own. Tony, out of friendship for Jess, decides to lie to the family and tell them he is engaged to Jess as long as she gets to go to any college she wants. Jess reveals the lie and her mother blames Jess's father for allowing her to play. Jess's father convinces her mother to accept Jess's wishes after telling her he doesn't want Jess to suffer as he did. Jess flees to the football field to tell Joe of her parents' decision. The two almost kiss, but Jess pulls away, saying her parents would object, and that although they had come far enough to let her go to America to play, she doesn't think they would be able to handle another cultural rebellion from her.

text: On the day of Jess and Jules's flight to America, Jules's mother gives her daughter a football jersey and wishes her good luck, this being her way of telling her daughter that she has accepted Jules's decision. The two are about to board the plane when Joe arrives and confesses his love for Jess. The two kiss and Jess agrees to sort out their relationship (and her parents) when she returns for Christmas. While at the airport, they see David Beckham with his wife Victoria, which Jules takes as a sign. Jess and Jules send their parents a team photograph, and it is revealed that Pinky is pregnant. Finally, Mr Bhamra is seen practising cricket with Joe's help.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Parminder Nagra as Jesminder Kaur "Jess" Bhamra
Keira Knightley as Juliette "Jules" Paxton
Archie Panjabi as "Pinky" Kaur Bhamra
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Joe
Shaznay Lewis as Marlena "Mel" Goines
Anupam Kher as Mohaan Singh Bhamra
Shaheen Khan as Mrs. "Sukhi" Kaur Bhamra
Frank Harper as Alan Paxton
Juliet Stevenson as Paula Paxton
Ameet Chana as Tony
Kulvinder Ghir as Teetu
Pooja Shah as Meena
Preeya Kalidas as Monica
Trey Farley as Taz
Saraj Chaudhry as Sonny
Paven Virk as Bubbly
Nithin Sathya (uncredited) as Waiter
Emma Daly as team player
Nina Wadia as Wedding Caterer
Ace Bhatti as Nairobi Grandson
David Beckham as himself
Gary Lineker as himself
Alan Hansen as himself
John Barnes as himself

text: Production[edit]

text: Gurinder Chadha co-wrote the script with Guljit Bindra and screenwriting partner Paul Mayeda Berges. Nayar and Chadha actively pursued financing for the film at Sundance Film Festival. Having previously worked with Road Movies, a German production company on several other projects, Nayar approached them and they came on board, followed by British Screen and The Film Council.

text: Helkon SK, formerly known as Redbus, picked up the script. Fox Searchlight Pictures picked up the rights for distribution in the United States at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002.[4]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography began on 18 June 2001. A variety of locations around London and Shepperton Studios were used for the nine-week shoot, with the semi-final taking place over a three-day period in Hamburg, Germany.[4]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Chadha, who played an active role in casting, chose Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley, who would play the two lead roles in the film, while Archie Panjabi and Jonathan Rhys Meyers were in early talks to join the cast. Shaznay Lewis and Anupam Kher were also in final talks. Juliet Stevenson and Frank Harper joined as Paula Paxton and Alan Paxton, mother and father of Jules.

text: For the role of Jess's mother, Mrs Bhamra, Chadha turned to Shaheen Khan, whom she had previously cast in Bhaji on the Beach. Anupam Kher, a Bollywood actor, was cast as Mr Bhamra, Jess's father. Chadha worked with The Football Association and ended up casting actual players from a variety of school teams.[4]

text: Release[edit]

text: Theatrical[edit]

text: Bend It Like Beckham was released theatrically on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution. The film then received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 12 March 2003, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. When originally released in the United Kingdom, it topped the country's box office for the next three weekends, before being overtaken by About a Boy.[5][6]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released on DVD and VHS on 18 November 2002 by Warner Home Video. Among the DVD bonus features, there are several scenes that did not make the final release. Some include dialogue from Pinky's friends and from Jules, as well as her mother meeting Kevin and his friends outside a shop, which would have been helpful, as Kevin is mentioned three times but is never seen.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The film surprised critics and met with mostly positive reviews. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times noted that the film "was really full of easy humor, an impeccable sense of milieu that is the result of knowing the culture intimately enough to poke fun at it while understanding its underlying integrity."[7]

text: The Times of India noted the film's social context, saying, "[it] is really about the bending of rules, social paradigms and lives – all to finally curl that ball, bending it like Beckham, through the goalpost of ambition.... The creeping divide shows that Britain is changing, but hasn't quite changed yet. The stiff upper lip has travelled miles from the time Chadha's father was denied a pint at some pubs at Southall, but like dollops of coagulated spice in badly stirred curry, discrimination crops up to spoil the taste, every now and then, in multi-racial Britain."[8]

text: Planet Bollywood gave the film a mark of 9 out of 10: the "screenplay not only explores the development of Jesse as a person, but also the changing values and culture of NRI teens: Jesse's urge to break the social norm of the Indian home-maker, her sister's (Archie Punjabi) sexually active relationship, and the gay Indian [Tony, played by Ameet Chana]."[9]

text: The Hindu argued, "If ever there is a film that is positive, realistic and yet delightful, then it has to be Dream Production's latest venture directed by Gurinder Chadha.... Light-hearted, without taking away the considerable substance in terms of values, attitudes and the love for sport, the film just goes to prove that there are ways to be convincing and honest."[10]

text: The BBC gave it 4 out of 5 stars, and argued that "Mr Beckham ought to be proud to have his name on such a great film."[11] Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives Bend It like Beckham a rating of 85 per cent based upon 147 reviews (125 fresh and 22 rotten).[12] The British film was distributed by iDream Productions in India,[13] and went on to set the record in India for most number of tickets sold during a single weekend for a foreign movie.

text: Box office[edit]

text: Bend It Like Beckham also became the highest grossing Indian-themed film ever in the United States, with $32 million in box office revenue.[14]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: Wins[edit]

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2004 Pyongyang Film Festival: Music Prize
2002 British Comedy Awards: Best comedy film
2003 ESPY Awards: Best Sports Movie ESPY Award[15]
2004 GLAAD Media Awards:  Outstanding Film – Wide Release

text: Nominations[edit]

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2006 Billie Award – Entertainment (Best film)
2004 Writers Guild of America Award – Best Screenplay
2003 British Academy of Film and Television Arts – Best film
2003 Golden Globe for Best Film – Musical or Comedy
2002 Locarno International Film Festival: Audience Award – Gurinder Chadha
2002 London Film Critics Circle Awards: British Best Newcomer – Keira Knightley
2002 International Film Festival of Marrakech: Special Jury Award – Gurinder Chadha
2003 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: Special Recognition
2002 Sydney Film Festival: PRIX UIP – Gurinder Chadha
2003 The Comedy Festival: Film Discovery Jury Award – Gurinder Ch

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Music from the Motion Picture Bend It Like BeckhamSoundtrack album by Various artistsReleased
2002Recorded
2000–2002Genre
BhangraPopLabel
Milan Entertainment (US)Cube Records (UK)Producer
Various artists

text: The release of the soundtrack in the United Kingdom features bhangra music, and songs by the Spice Girls' Victoria Beckham and Melanie C and rock band Texas. It also features "Baddest Ruffest" by Backyard Dog, the aria Nessun Dorma, from Puccini's Turandot and excerpts from dance band Basement Jaxx. The USA release rearranges the tracks and excludes some material. "Dream the Dream" appears in the movie but did not make the final cut on the soundtrack.

text: Release (United Kingdom)[edit]

text:
Craig Pruess & Bally Sagoo Feat. Gunjan – "Titles"
Blondie – "Atomic"
Backyard Dog – "Baddest Ruffest"
B21 – "Darshan"
(Movie Dialogue) – "It's Beckham's Corner"
Victoria Beckham – "I Wish"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Learn To Cook Dahl"
Malkit Singh – "Jind Mahi"
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – "Tere Bin Nahin Lagda"
Bally Sagoo Feat Gunjan – "Noorie"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Juicy Juicy Mangoes"
Basement Jaxx – "Do Your Thing"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Eyes Down"
Texas – "Inner Smile"
Melanie C – "Independence Day"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Can't Make Round Chapattis"
Hans Raj Hans – "Punjabiyan Di Shaan"
Gunjan – "Kinna Sohna"
Tito Beltrán – "Nessun Dorma"
(Movie Dialogue) – "The Offside Rule Is"
Bina Mistry – "Hot Hot Hot"
Craig Pruess & Bally Sagoo Feat. Gunjan – "Hai Raba!"
Curtis Mayfield –  "Move on Up"

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text: Release (United States)[edit]

text:
Craig Pruess & Bally Sagoo Feat. Gunjan – "Titles"
(Movie Dialogue) – "It's Beckham's Corner"
Texas – "Inner Smile"
Malkit Singh – "Jind Mahi"
Bally Sagoo Feat Gunjan – "Noorie"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Learn To Cook Dahl"
Victoria Beckham – "I Wish"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Juicy Juicy Mangoes"
Gunjan – "Kinna Sohna"
Partners in Rhyme (featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) – "Tere Bin Nahin Lagda"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Can't Make Round Chapattis"
Melanie C – "Independence Day"
B21 – "Darshan"
(Movie Dialogue) – "Eyes Down"
Bina Mistry – "Hot Hot Hot"
Blondie – "Atomic"
Craig Pruess & Bally Sagoo Feat. Gunjan – "Hai Raba!"
Tito Beltrán – "Nessun Dorma"

text: North Korean broadcast[edit]

text: To mark the tenth anniversary of North Korea's relations with the United Kingdom, an edited version of Bend It Like Beckham was broadcast on North Korean state television on 26 December 2010, Boxing Day. The British Ambassador to South Korea, Martin Uden, said it was the "first ever Western-made film to air on television" in North Korea.[16]

text: Stage musical[edit]

text: A stage musical version of the film opened at London's Phoenix Theatre in June 2015.[3]


document_title: List of Dragon Ball Z episodes (season 7)

question_text: who does videl fight in the world tournament

text: Episode list[edit]

text:
Orig. ep#

Initial dub ep#

Translated title/Funimation's dub titleOriginal Japanese title

Original airdate

English airdate
195180
"A Deep Impression!! There They Are! The Next World's Awesome Dudes" / "Warriors of the Dead""Daikangeki!! Ita zo! Ano Yo no Sugee Yatsu" (大感激!!いたぞ！あの世のスゲエ奴) July 28, 1993September 10, 2001
Goku and King Kai arrive in the Otherworld. King Kai explains that the galaxy is divided into four quadrants: north, south, east, and west, and that each of these quadrants has a Kai. King Kai watches over the north. Above these four is the Grand Kai. Goku and King Kai go to the Grand Kai's planet, and upon arrival, they learn that Cell, Frieza, King Cold, and the four deceased members of the Ginyu Force are causing trouble in hell. Goku and Pikkon, a warrior from the west quadrant, are dispatched to deal with it. When they get there, Goku takes care of the Ginyu Force, and Pikkon shows off his awesome strength by doing away with the rest of them.
196181
"I'm the Best in the Next World!! Heroes of the Ages Assembled" / "Tournament Begins""Ano Yo Ichi wa Ora da! Rekishi no Yūsha Daishūgō" (あの世一はオラだ!!歴代の勇者大集合) August 11, 1993September 11, 2001
West Kai suggests that an Otherworld Martial Arts Tournament be held to determine which quadrant has the greatest fighter. The Grand Kai agrees, and so the Tournament begins. After several matches, it is Goku's turn. His opponent grabs him and starts to tickle him into submission. Goku gets in a hit on him, and this causes his opponent to cry and start his metamorphosis into his ultimate form. But because this metamorphosis takes 1200 years, Goku is declared the winner by default.
197182
"Grand Kaio's World Gone Wild!! Goku Kicks Up a Whirlwind" / "Water Fight""Daikaiōsei Nekkyō!! Makiokose Gokū Senpū" (大界王星熱狂!!まきおこせ悟空旋風) August 18, 1993September 12, 2001
The quarterfinals of the Otherworld Tournament are under way. In his match, Goku faces an aquatic being who fills the ring with water. Underwater, Goku is no match for him. Knowing this, he flies out of the water and aims a Kamehameha wave directly at the ring, blowing his opponent out of it. Goku wins, and is a semi-finalist, along with Tolby from the south, and Maraiko and Pikkon from the west.
198183
"Final Round of Flame!! Goku or Paikuhan!?" / "Final Round""Honoo no Kesshō!! Gokū ka Paikūhan ka!?" (炎の決勝!!悟空かパイクーハンか!?) August 25, 1993September 13, 2001
The semi-finals in the Otherworld Tournament begin. Goku faces off against Maraiko of the western quadrant and wins. In the meantime, Pikkon, also of the western quadrant, defeats Tolby from the southern quadrant. In the finals, Goku and Pikkon begin to fight. After a small skirmish, both fighters reveal that they have been hiding their true strength. Pikkon takes off his weighted training clothes, and Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan.
199184
"Don't Let Victory Get Away!! Finish With an Ultra-Fast Kamehame-Ha" / "Goku vs. Pikkon""Nigasu na Shōri!! Kimero Chōhaya Kamehameha" (逃すな勝利!!決めろ超速かめはめ波) September 1, 1993September 14, 2001
Now at full strength, the battle between Goku and Pikkon really heats up. The stadium is rocked with their awesome power. Since they seem evenly matched, Pikkon reveals his greatest technique: the Thunder Flash attack. Goku is flattened by this powerful blast twice. But when Pikkon decides to use it a third time, Goku finds a weakness. He uses Instant Transmission to appear right behind Pikkon and delivers a Kamehameha wave that blasts him out of the ring. It seems that Goku has won, but the Grand Kai reveals that both Goku and Pikkon touched the ceiling, which disqualifies them both. As a consolation, he offers a private lesson to both of them in a couple hundred years.
200185
"Seven Years Since Then! Starting Today, I'm a High School Student" / "Gohan Goes to High School""Are kara Shichinen! Kyō kara Boku wa Kōkōsei" (あれから7年！今日から僕は高校生) September 8, 1993September 17, 2001
Seven years have passed since the Cell Games and Goku's death, and now Gohan is a teenager. Chi-Chi decides to send him to high school for the first time, in far-off Satan City. While there, he meets Hercule's daughter, Videl. During the course of the day, he tries to hide his true strength, but he lets it slip a few times. Videl suspects that he is the Gold Fighter who foiled a robbery that very morning, but Gohan doesn't want her to find out that her suspicions are correct.
201186
"For Love and Justice — Enter the Great Saiyaman" / "I am Saiyaman""Ai to Seigi no Gurēto Saiyaman Sanjō" (愛と正義のグレートサイヤマン参上) September 15, 1993September 18, 2001
Gohan asks Bulma for help designing a costume for his new persona, the Great Saiyaman. He learns that Trunks and Vegeta have been training vigorously. Because he can fly with his new costume without revealing his identity, he gives the Nimbus to his little brother, Goten, whom Chi Chi was pregnant with during the Cell games. Gohan uses his superhero powers to save a bus of senior citizens from a hijacking.
202187
"Gohan's Frantic First Date!?" / "Gohan's First Date""Gohan no Hachamecha Hatsu Dēto!?" (悟飯のハチャメチャ初デート!?) September 29, 1993November 27, 2001
When Gohan thinks a girl at his school, Angela, saw him transforming out of his Saiyaman outfit, he does everything he possibly can to please her so she won't reveal his identity. She asks him out on a date, so he obliges, hoping to protect his secret. A building downtown catches fire, so he leaves Angela to save the building. Afterwards, when he is looking for her, he accidentally runs into Videl. Angela sees them and thinks that Gohan is cheating on her with Videl. As quickly as it started, Gohan's first relationship is over.
203188
"Gohan, Scramble! Save Videl!!" / "Rescue Videl""Gohan, Kinkyū Shutsudō! Bīderu o Sukue!" (悟飯、緊急出動！ビーデルを救え!!) October 20, 1993September 19, 2001
Videl is obsessed with discovering the real identity of the Saiyaman, and even suspects Gohan. When she gets in trouble fighting some terrorists who have kidnapped the Mayor of Satan City, Gohan has to go save the day. He arrives and easily takes care of most of the gang, but finds that Videl is strong enough to take them out herself.
204189
"A Case of Robbery!! The Culprit is Saiyaman!?" / "Blackmail""Tōnan Jiken Hassei!! Hannin wa Saiyaman!?" (盗難事件発生!!犯人はサイヤマン!?) October 27, 1993September 20, 2001
A dinosaur friend of Goten's is kidnapped and taken to the circus. Gohan, as Saiyaman, decides to take him back to his parents before they go on a rampage in the city, but is stopped by Videl, who thinks he's stealing the baby dinosaur. When the dinosaur parents arrive, everyone finds out that Saiyaman was right, and after a brief skirmish, the parents are able to fly away safely with their baby. Unfortunately for Gohan, Videl found out that he is the Great Saiyaman. She says that she will divulge his secret to the press unless he enters the World Martial Arts Tournament, and teaches her to fly.
205190
"Goku Returning to Life!? Entry into the Tenkaichi Tournament!!" / "I'll Fight Too!""Gokū mo Fukkatsu!? Tenkaichi Budōkai Shutsujō da!!" (悟空も復活!?天下一武道会出場だ!!) November 3, 1993September 21, 2001
After preventing a plane crash (flight 336) in Satan City as the Great Saiyaman, Gohan tells Bulma, Trunks, and Vegeta that he'll be participating in the World Martial Arts Tournament. After Vegeta says that he, too, will enter, Goku suddenly speaks up and says that he will be allowed to come back for one day to compete. Excited, Gohan flies off to tell Krillin the good news. Along the way he is mistaken as an actor on a movie set making a film about Saiyaman. Krillin and his wife, Android 18, each decide to enter as well. Even Piccolo says that he'll participate. He and Goten begin training.
206191
"Even Gohan is Surprised! Goten's Explosion of Power" / "The Newest Super Saiyan""Gohan mo Bikkuri! Goten no Bakuhatsu Pawā" (悟飯もビックリ！悟天の爆発パワー) November 10, 1993September 24, 2001
Gohan begins training for the World Tournament, and he takes Goten along. During the training, Goten reveals that he can become a Super Saiyan at nearly half the age Gohan did. He also reveals that Trunks is stronger than him. Their training is interrupted by Videl, who has arrived to take her first flying lesson.
207192
"Ah, You're Flying!! Videl's Introduction to Bukujutsu" / "Take Flight Videl""Attobeta!! Bīderu no Bukūjutsu Nyūmon" (あっ飛べた!!ビーデルの舞空術入門) November 17, 1993September 25, 2001
Gohan begins teaching Videl and Goten how to fly. Goten quickly manages to manipulate his ki and fly, but Videl has difficulties. She ends up managing to fly as well. In the meantime, Vegeta gets a nasty surprise when his son Trunks transforms into a Super Saiyan during a training session, he wondered when the transformation was reduced to a "child's play thing". He is relieved, though, to find out that Trunks is still a little stronger than Goten.
208193
"Welcome Back, Goku! The Entire Z Team Assembles!!" / "Gather For the Tournament""Okaeri Gokū! Zetto Chīmu Zen'in Shūgō!!" (おかえり悟空！Ｚチーム全員集合!!) November 24, 1993September 26, 2001
Videl finally manages to fly with ease, allowing Gohan to resume training with Goten for the Tournament. The day soon arrives, and most of the Z Fighters show up to participate, including Gohan, Goten, Piccolo, Vegeta, Trunks, Android 18, and Krillin. When they arrive at the Tournament grounds, Goku appears and sees his son Goten for the first time.
209194
"Watch Out, Saiyaman! Beware of Sharpshooters!?" / "Camera Shy""Ayaushi Saiyaman! Gekisha ni Goyōjin!?" (危うしサイヤマン！激写に御用心!?) December 8, 1993September 27, 2001
The Tournament officials announce that there are only sixteen spots in the Tournament, and the defending champion, Hercule, is automatically granted a spot. So, they decide the final fifteen spots with a punching machine. Although the Z Fighters try to take it easy, their scores still far outstrip the rest of the competition. Vegeta, however, does not take it easy, and completely obliterates the machine.
210195
"No Small Matter!! Little Trunks" / "The World Tournament""Hanpa ja nai ze!! Chibi Torankusu" (ハンパじゃないぜ!!チビトランクス) December 15, 1993September 28, 2001
Just before the junior competition, a film is shown depicting Hercule's "triumph" over Cell. Only the Z Fighters and Hercule himself know it is a fraud. Meanwhile, Trunks runs into a bully in the waiting room, and it turns out that his first match is against this kid. With two swift kicks, Trunks effortlessly dispatches this bully.
211196
"It's My Turn! Goten's Anxious First Fight" / "Trunks vs. Goten""Boku no Deban da! Goten, Kinchō no Daiissen" (ボクの出番だ！悟天、緊張の第一戦) December 22, 1993October 2, 2001
It's Goten's turn now, and he happens to be fighting the brother of the kid that Trunks knocked out. Goten doesn't seem to understand that the other kids don't have the awesome abilities that he and Trunks have, and wonders why his opponent won't fight seriously. He finally takes this kid out, and makes his way to the finals, where he faces Trunks. Their battle rocks the stadium, and the spectators love it. So far, it's an even match.
212197
"Happiness Times a Million! The Junior Champion Is Decided!!" / "Best of the Boys""Ureshisa Hyakumanbai! Shōnen Chanpion Kettei!!" (うれしさ百万倍！少年王者（チャンピオン）決定!!) January 12, 1994October 3, 2001
The match between Goten and Trunks begins to heat up. Trunks gets Goten in a stranglehold, and Goten cannot seem to break free. Desperate, he transforms into a Super Saiyan and busts loose. Trunks is angry, because all of the Saiyan warriors agreed not to transform during the Tournament. To embarrass him for this, Trunks decides to fight the rest of the way without using his left arm. But when Goten seems to have the advantage, he uses his left arm AND transforms into a Super Saiyan to knock Goten out of the ring. Trunks says that since both he and Goten transformed once, they're even.
213198
"Now What, Satan!? The Greatest Pinch in History" / "Big Trouble, Little Trunks""Dō suru Satan!? Shijō Saidai no Pinchi" (どうするサタン!?史上最大のピンチ) January 19, 1994October 4, 2001
As promised, Hercule begins a match with the junior world champion, which happens to be Trunks. Trunks thinks that Hercule is as strong as he says he is, so he is expecting a real bout. Hercule, in an attempt to trick Trunks, instructs the boy to give him the lightest punch he can. Unfortunately for Hercule, Trunks' lightest punch knocks the "champion" out of the ring, though luckily it is played off as if he let Trunks win. While waiting for the adult tournament to begin, Goku and his friends run into two weird-looking strangers, one of whom says he looks forward to fighting Goku.
214199
"Event Match-ups Decided!! Let's Hurry and Hold the First Round" / "Who Will Fight Who?""Taisen Aite Kettei!! Hayaku Yarō ze Ikkaisen" (対戦相手決定!!早くやろうぜ一回戦) January 26, 1994October 5, 2001
Trunks and Goten decide to sneak into the adult tournament. They knock out a masked fighter and take his costume, with Goten acting as the legs and Trunks as the head. It is learned that the names of the two mysterious strangers are Shin and Kibito. The tournament draws are out, and in the first round, Goku will be fighting Vegeta! But before that, Krillin, Videl, and Piccolo, who is fighting under the pseudonym 'Majunior', are scheduled to fight their respective matches.
215200
"What's the Matter, Piccolo!? An Unheard-of No-Fight-Forfeit" / "Forfeit of Piccolo!""Dōshita Pikkoro!! Masaka no Fusenbai" (どうしたピッコロ!!まさかの不戦敗) February 2, 1994October 8, 2001
In the first match, Krillin easily defeats his incredibly large opponent. Now it's Piccolo's turn to fight the mysterious Shin. Once the match starts, Piccolo seems to be paralyzed with fear. Suddenly, he realizes who Shin is, and forfeits the match. He tells Goku that Shin is unimaginably strong. Videl and the large Spopovich fight next.
216201
"Undyingly Unpleasant!? The Mystery of Spopovitch" / "A Dark and Secret Power""Fujimi de Bukimi!? Supopobitchi no Nazo" (不死身で不気味!?スポポビッチの謎) February 9, 1994October 9, 2001
Videl's fight with Spopovich begins. She seems to have the upper hand in this bout, but every time she knocks him down, he gets back up, even when it seems impossible. As the fight continues, Spopovich begins to take the upper hand. To counter, Videl deals him a ferocious kick to the head. This kick turns Spopovich's head all the way around! Although it seems like he is dead, he suddenly gets back up and straightens his head out. Meanwhile, Shin reveals to Piccolo that he is the Supreme Kai. He gives him no more details, but tells Piccolo to keep it a secret.
217202
"A Tragic Videl!! Are You Coming Out, Angry Super Gohan?" / "Videl is Crushed""Bīderu Muzan!! Deru ka Ikari no Sūpā Gohan" (ビーデル無残!!出るか怒りの超悟飯) February 16, 1994October 10, 2001
Spopovich starts wailing on Videl, and there's nothing she can do about it. When it seems like he is about to deal out her final blow, Gohan decides that he's seen too much, and goes out to rescue her. Suddenly Yamu, Spopovich's partner, tells him to stop punishing Videl and to finish the match. Spopovich tosses her out of the ring, and he and Yamu leave for the moment. With Videl badly injured, Goku goes to get some senzu beans from Korin.
218203
"Exposed!! The Saiyaman is Son Gohan!" / "Identities Revealed""Barechatta!! Saiyaman wa Son Gohan" (バレちゃった!!サイヤマンは孫悟飯) February 23, 1994October 11, 2001
Gohan is waiting anxiously for Goku to return with the senzu beans. Finally, the hero arrives, and Gohan takes a bean to Videl, who heals instantly. Gohan and Kibito start their match, but no punches are thrown. Kibito asks to see Gohan's Super Saiyan power, and Piccolo tells Gohan to show him. Piccolo informs the others that Shin is the Supreme Kai, who then informs the Z Fighters not to intervene if anything happens to Gohan. Gohan begins to power up.
219204
"A Slithering Conspiracy!! Gohan's Power is Stolen" / "Energy Drain""Ugomeku Inbō!! Gohan no Pawā ga Ubawareta" (うごめく陰謀!!悟飯の力（パワー）が奪われた) March 2, 1994October 12, 2001
Gohan fully powers up, and just as Supreme Kai predicted, Spopovich and Yamu suddenly attack him. They stick a weird device inside him, steal all of his energy, and then leave. Supreme Kai takes off after them, and Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, and Vegeta follow. Kibito heals Gohan, and those two and Videl also leave. Supreme Kai explains that long ago there was a wizard named Bibidi who created a monster with unbelievable destructive power. Supreme Kai killed Bibidi, and the monster, Majin Buu, was left sealed in a ball. Now Bibidi's son, Babidi, has come to resurrect the monster, and they plan to use Gohan's stolen energy to do it.