Nobita Nobi's misfortunes are so severe that his descendants in the 22nd century remain impoverished because of his blunders in the 20th. Hoping to improve their social standing, the family's servant—a robot cat called Doraemon—journeys back in time to set Nobita on the right path toward prosperity. Unfortunately, Doraemon, a malfunctioning robot the family obtained by chance (though they decided to keep it anyway), is hardly more capable than Nobita. The robot cat takes Nobita on numerous adventures, and while Nobita's life certainly becomes more exciting with this feline helper from the future, whether it has genuinely improved in the way Doraemon intended remains uncertain.
Note: The majority of the episodes have been lost; a fire destroyed most of the film prints. Out of the 52 segments originally produced, only 21 are known to survive (two of which have no audio).
