Episode 52

"Buggy's Revenge! The Man who Smiles at the Execution Platform!" is the 52nd episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Zoro and Sanji show up to late to stop Buggy but a bolt of lightning shows up just in time to cancel the execution and let Luffy survive from being killed.

Anime Notes

 * 4kids combined part of Japanese episode 51 with part of Japanese episode 52 to make 4Kids episode 42: "Sanji Sizzles" aired on July 16, 2005. Then they combined the rest of Japanese episode 52 with Japanese episode 53 to make 4Kids episode 43: "Buggy's Back" aired on July 23, 2005.
 * Pandaman appears in this episode.
 * This episode marks the first appearance of Monkey D. Dragon (who later was introduced as Luffy's father and the leader of the Revolutionary Army).