> hi, i am new and i was wondering exactly how many of series and episodes 
> there are of ranma...and if there is any way i could get the dubbed versions 
> of them without paying a fortune. thanks

There are 161 episodes of Ranma 1/2. The first 18 episodes (series 1) are called "Ranma
1/2", the second series (143 episodes) is called "Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen." And there
are also 12 OAV's which I quite enjoy. ^_^
   *Val*
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