Kurama has her subjects place her in suspended sleep again
in the hopes that some prince may awaken her. Although Ataru is
the one to really kiss and revive her. Kurama thinks Mendo did
and she goes through great efforts to get him to be her mate.
72. Terrible Toothache Wars!
Jariten has a weird toothache. It can spread like a disease
by biting someone, and he bites Ataru, who the starts to spread
it among his school mates and Onsenmark. As Lum demonstrates on
Onsenmark, the cure is very painful; so they continue to fight.
73. The Mendo Older Brother & Younger Sister!
This episode introduces Mendo's younger sister Ryoko. On
he way to school, Ataru is scared white by Ryoko in her Death
guise. At school, Ryoko tries to feed her brother lunch; but
Mendo is wise to her tricks. Ataru nobly offers to be fed the
lunch, but Lum intervenes. Ryoko then makes an offer for Ataru to
visit her for a Romeo and Juliet rendezvous. Mendo and Lum try
their best to stop this meeting.
74. Cat on the Stairway
First appearance of Kotatsu cat, the giant white half ghost
kitty. Jariten meets kotatsu and invites him home. Upon seeing a
kotatsu, a heater table, in the house; Kotatsu cuddles up beside
it, blocking the stairway. Sakura and Cherry arrive to expel
Kotatsu and find out that kotatsu died of cold many years ago and
that is why he wants heat. Ataru tries to leave his room, Mrs.
Moroboshi tries to leave Mr. Moroboshi; but everyone, including
Kotatsu, ends up staying home.
75. Can the Raccoon Return the Favor?
Ataru helps a wounded bird who transforms itself into a
raccoon and move in to repay the service to Ataru. The raccoon
tries to do good, always makes a mess of matters, do it changes
back into a bird and flies away.
76. Desperate Sub-Space Part-Time Job
Lum takes Ataru down an alley into an weird ancient Japanese
town. After getting lost, Ataru does some running around and
meets Lum again. Lum then introduces Ataru to a being who gives
Ataru a job in a bath house for aliens and Ataru tries desperately
to get over to the female's side.
77. Lum-chan's Great Year-End Celebration!
Lum brings two dimensional doors to class that take the
students to a crazy fictional world where they temporarily forget
themselves and take new identities; Mendo becomes Sherlock
Holmes, Lum becomes a genie. Onsenmark show up and Ataru and
Mendo try to help him remember who he is.
78. Children in Vain, Musashi, Signs of the Times
The normal cast is again put into an ancient Japanese
story with Ataru as a food thief with Onsenmark and Cherry as his
occasional companions. Ataru ends up running from Sakura, Lum and
Mendo with a giant monkey. In the end however, it is Onsenmark
who comes out ahead.
79. Risking One's Life in Class
Ataru and friends defeat Jariten with a barrage of snowballs,
so Jariten seek to take revenge in the classroom. Unfortunately,
today Onsenmark demands complete silence in the class and the
students do their best to comply.
80. Is a Husband & Wife Quarrel Survival of the Fittest?
Lum's mother boots father out of the house, so he comes to
stay with Lum. He then visits the school for a day and gives a
speech about being married, which ultimately gets interrupted by
Lum's mother.