What DBZ fight lasted a whole season?


I've heard that _Dragon Ball Z_ once stretched a fight (sometimes they say one
punch) over most of a season.

Which season was it? What are the episode titles? How did they do it, were
there flashbacks or cut-aways, or constant fighting?




The Frieza vs Goku battle lasted from the time Vegeta dies to the explosion of
Namek spans in [episode
87](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Ultimate_Battle) to 105, the infamous
"five minute" battle itself starts at [episode
97](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namek%27s_Destruction).

The fight between Goku and Cell at the Cell Games [starts
at](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku_vs._Cell) 177 to 180 and Gohan's
fight with Cell [begins at](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Faith_in_a_Boy)
episode 181 and ends at 191.

The final battle with Buu spans from [episode
279](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_for_the_Universe_Begins) to 287.
This is the most varied battle out of all of them.

So technically, the battle between Frieza and Goku is the longest and most
drawn out battle between two characters.

