I don't hate it, in fact I love it, but....oh, it pains me to say this one............the original Dragon Ball. Nowadays, it's used as nothing more than an excuse to bash DBZ, and is seen as the flawless God out of the entire Dragon Ball franchise. Some of the claims for DB and against DBZ infuriate me to no end.
Humans were actually useful in DB? Hardly. They got more spotlight than in Z, sure, but more spotlight =/= usefulness. For example, Krillin accomplished more in Z than he did in DB.
DB had a better story than DBZ? The Frieza saga alone trumps any saga in DB story-wise.
I love the original Dragon Ball, but geez.....