Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for an English language Region 1 DVD release and broadcast in North America. Funimation's English dub of the series aired on Cartoon Network from November 2003 to January 2005. The television broadcast skipped the first 16 episodes of the series. Instead, Funimation created a composition episode entitled "A Major Problem," which used scenes from the skipped episodes to summarize the story. The skipped episodes were later aired after the remaining episodes of the series had been broadcast. Funimation released Dragon Ball GT in two season boxsets. The first set was released on December 9, 2008. and the second set was released on February 10, 2009. . Chinook Animation (in association with Blue Water Studios) developed an alternate dub for Canada wh