Old Reliable

An unwise attempt to stand up to the Digimon Emperor leaves Gomamon in a terrible state, but he manages to send out a distress signal, which is picked up by his old partner Joe, and the other DigiDestined.

thumb|225px|left|Episode recap for Old Reliable.

Synopsis
After being abused by the Digimon Emperor as the Gizamon went under the Digimon Emperor's spell, Gomamon sends a alert to Joe. He and the other Digidestined go to the DigiWorld, only to find Gomamon buried in the snow. They decide to destroy the Control Spire in the area so they build a sled out of trees so that they can cross the cold snow field to get to it. The Digimon Emperor realizes what they intend to do and sends Frigimon after them. They pass the Frigimon easily but Cody catches a cold and Joe stays with him while the others go after the Spire. Armidillomon comes along and Armor Digivolves to Digmon to fight an easy-to-beat Shellmon, but Ebidramon causes some trouble. While Digmon defended Cody, the others destroy the Spire. Gomamon Digivolves to Ikkakumon and saves the day. The Digidestined return home with Gomamon’s promise to protect the area.

Animation errors

 * When Digmon uses his Gold Rush attack against Ebidramon, it looks like he's standing on the water.

Dubbing changes

 * The herbal tea that Joe offered Cody for his cold in the English dub was originally cold medicine.
 * When Gomamon distracts Shellmon, he's originally taunting him, rather than telling jokes, as he does in the English dub.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * If closed captioning is displayed, it reads that T.K. is saying, "I bet he's home crying, 'Mommy! Those mean kids broke another one of my spires! Waahh!'". It was actually Davis who said it.
 * In the English dub, when Flamedramon attacks for a second time, rather than saying "Fire Rocket", he says "Flamedramon, the Fire of Courage", which is what he usually says after digivolution.
 * Cody announces the episode title in the Japanese episode.