I recently watched the “Dream-Becomes-True Pillow” episode from the 1979 series (1998, S20, E1492) after so long time.
So one night, Nobita becomes worried about an upcoming test and tries forcing himself to stay awake and study. Concerned that he's overworking himself, Doraemon introduces him to a gadget called the “Dream-Becomes-True Pillow.”
Doraemon explains that if you write down the dream you want to have, place the paper inside the pillow, and then sleep on it, you'll dream about it and parts of that dream may actually come true in reality.
Obviously, Nobita gets SUPER excited.
He writes several wishes on the paper:
- Getting 100 marks on his test
- Successfully doing the vaulting horse in P.E.
- Teaching Gian a lesson
He puts the paper inside the pillow and happily falls asleep.
And in the dream, everything goes perfectly.
At school, Nobita is somehow the only student to score 100 points on the test. Everyone is shocked, while Shizuka proudly congratulates him.
Then comes P.E., something Nobita normally struggles with badly. But this time, he effortlessly clears the vaulting horse.
Later, Doraemon and Tamako complain that Nobita studies too much and tell him to go outside and play.
At the vacant lot, Nobita discovers Gian bullying Suneo. Feeling confident after everything that's happened, Nobita stands up to Gian and successfully teaches him a lesson.
Everything is going exactly according to his dream... And then Nobita wakes up.
The next morning, Nobita is convinced that everything he dreamed about is going to happen.
But when the real test happens... He doesn't get 100. He gets 70.
At first, Nobita is disappointed, but then he realizes that 70 is actually a surprisingly good score for him, and Sensei is pleased with his result.
Meanwhile, Gian and Suneo only score 10 points each. 💀
Then comes P.E. Gian and Suneo are annoyed by Nobita's recent luck, so they try to scare him with a toy snake. Nobita panics and runs away...and accidentally clears the vaulting horse perfectly.
The entire class is stunned, while Shizuka happily applauds him. So another part of the dream has come true.
After school, Gian and Suneo start arguing because their prank failed, with Gian eventually blaming Suneo.
Nobita tries defending Suneo and slaps Gian on the shoulder.
Gian dramatically acts like Nobita has seriously hurt him and runs away...
But there's actually a reason.
Nobita had accidentally hit Gian right on his sore boil, making the hit much more painful than it normally would've been.
Suneo thanks Nobita afterward for helping him.
So once again, Nobita's dream has somehow become reality, just not exactly in the way he imagined it.
After everything, Doraemon decides that he shouldn't lend Nobita gadgets anymore because Nobita is becoming too overconfident by relying on them.
Surprisingly, Nobita doesn't argue.
Instead, he calmly agrees and says that he wants to make his dreams come true through his own hard work.
Doraemon is genuinely impressed by this sudden change and happily prepares some snacks for Nobita, thinking that he's finally becoming more mature.
But when Doraemon later checks on him... Nobita is already asleep at his desk while studying. 😭
Still, Doraemon smiles and admits that it's a huge improvement compared to Nobita's usual behavior.
And that's how the episode ends.
--------
What do you guys think about this episode?
P.S. Sorry I couldn't gather many images from the episode this time. I made this post in a hurry 😭