Episode 1
Autobot Spike
Sep 23, 1985
Spike is severely hurt during a battle. His mind is placed into Sparkplug's recent creation, Autobot X, until his body can be saved by an operation. But the Autobot X body was unstable to begin with and Spike soon ends up betraying his friends.
Episode 2
The Immobilizer
Sep 24, 1985
Wheeljack's new invention, the Immobilizer, is capable of rendering any Transformer hit immobile for a short time. Once the Decepticons get their hands on it, however, they modify it and begin leaving many Autobots immobile.
Episode 3
Dinobot Island (1)
Sep 24, 1985
Proving to be a danger even to their own allies, the Dinobots are sent away to train on a recently discovered island in the hopes that they will learn how to effectively work together. The island, however, is far from ordinary as it is populated by dinosaurs. Meanwhile, the Decepticons make advances toward the island so they can acquire it's natural resources.
Episode 4
Dinobot Island (2)
Sep 26, 1985
The Decepticons' tampering on the island creates openings to other times, allowing all sorts of things from various times to arrive in the present. The Autobots race to reverse this before it's too late and to stop the Decepticon plot. But in the end, their best hope may be the Dinobots.
Episode 5
Traitor
Sep 27, 1985
Failing to cause a divide between the Decepticons and Insecticons, Mirage's mind suddenly becomes enslaved and he is used by them in a plot against the Autobots.
Episode 6
Enter the Nightbird
Sep 29, 1985
The Decepticons send the recently stolen Nightbird on a mission to steal an informative chip from the Autobots.
Episode 7
Changing Gears
Sep 30, 1985
The Decepticons plans to take energy from the center of the sun using a circuit from one of their enemies, Gears. The Autobots must defeat the Decepticons and rescue their compatriot.
Episode 8
A Prime Problem
Oct 1, 1985
The latest Decepticon plot to destroy the Autobots involves the creation of a Optimus Prime duplicate. They hope this duplicate will be able to convince the other Autobots he is the genuine article and will lead them into a chasm that will destroy them.
Episode 9
Atlantis, Arise!
Oct 2, 1985
The legendary Atlantis is proven to be real and it's residents aren't exactly peaceful.
Episode 10
Attack of the Autobots
Oct 3, 1985
Jazz, Bumblebee and Sparkplug are up against insurmountable odds when Megatron manages to turn the recharging Autobots evil.
Episode 11
Microbots
Oct 6, 1985
The Decepticon ship that shot down the Ark has been found and Megatron manages to find a component containing great power. With this power a danger to everyone, Perceptor, Bumblebee and Brawn shrink down and journey through Megatron's body to get it away from the Decepticon leader.
Episode 12
The Master Builder
Oct 7, 1985
The Constructicons trick Grapple and Hoist with claims of having left Megatron. They construct a tower Grapple thought up to absorb solar energy, which Optimus Prime did not want to be built for fear of The Decepticons getting their hands on it. Not surprisingly, The Constructicons betray them.
Episode 13
The Insecticon Syndrome
Oct 8, 1985
The Insecticons become extremely powerful after they consume an energy source. They enslave every Decepticon except for Megatron. The Decepticon leader and the Autobots will have to team up to return the Insecticons to normal.
Episode 14
Day of the Machines
Oct 9, 1985
Megatron seizes control of the Torq III computer, enabling him to control the flow of oil.
Episode 15
Megatron's Master Plan (1)
Oct 13, 1985
Megatron and a politician team up to slander the image of the Autobots.
Episode 16
Megatron's Master Plan (2)
Oct 14, 1985
While Megatron and Shawn Berger enjoy Decepticon Day in Central City, Spike tries to find video evidence that proves the Autobots are innocent!
Episode 17
Auto Berserk
Oct 15, 1985
Red Alert is damaged during a battle, making him rather paranoid. This causes him to join forces with Starscream, who wants to get a hold of the Negavator.
Episode 18
City of Steel
Oct 16, 1985
The Decepticons plan to take New York and turn it into their new home base, disassembling Optimus Prime in the process. The rest of the Autobots must save Optimus and New York City without their leader.
Episode 19
Desertion of the Dinobots (1)
Oct 20, 1985
Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for the Autobots to get it is to rely on The Dinobots, who have been unaffected by all this. However, the Dinobots have been getting annoyed with The Autobots lately and leave them.
Episode 20
Desertion of the Dinobots (2)
Oct 21, 1985
Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for the Autobots to get it is to rely on the Dinobots, who have been unaffected by all this. However, the Dinobots have been getting annoyed with the Autobots lately and leave them.
Episode 21
Blaster Blues
Oct 22, 1985
From the moon, Megatron manages to interfere with the radio transmissions on Earth. Blaster and Cosmos go to put an end to his plot as the other Autobots work to help those affected by the loss of radio transmissions.
Episode 22
A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
Oct 23, 1985
Spike, Hoist and Warpath find their battle with a group of Decepticons interrupted when they all get sent back in time to the middle ages.
Episode 23
The God Gambit
Oct 27, 1985
Astrotrain tricks a race living on one of Saturn's moons, Titan, into thinking he is a god and gets them to do his bidding, which includes getting a hold of a newly discovered power.
Episode 24
The Core
Oct 28, 1985
Megatron plans to drill his way to Earth's core in hopes of getting large amounts of energy. The Autobots try to stop him and initiate their new plan to take control over Devastator. When both sides battle for controlling Devastator, though, it causes disaster.
Episode 25
Make Tracks
Oct 29, 1985
After someone steals him, Tracks is briefly unable to transform or talk. This isn't so bad, however, as it leads to the discovery that Decepticons are planning to turn stolen cars into weapons.
Episode 26
The Autobot Run
Oct 30, 1985
Most of the Autobots lose their ability transform to robot mode after the Decepticons use a device on them. A handful of Autobots still capable of transforming are their only hope.
Episode 27
The Golden Lagoon
Nov 3, 1985
A lagoon within a forest is discovered and found to contain a substance called electrum, which can make anyone invincible. The bad news is that the Decepticons manage to use it on themselves first.
Episode 28
Quest for Survival
Nov 4, 1985
On the way to Earth with a type of insecticide to use against the Insecticons, Spike, Bumblebee and Cosmos encounter Morphobots. They get away just fine, but they inadvertently take Morphobots along for the ride.
Episode 29
The Secret of Omega Supreme
Nov 5, 1985
Omega Supreme reveals his past to Optimus Prime, which involves a city's destruction, Megatron and Constructicons.
Episode 30
Child's Play
Nov 6, 1985
The space bridge accidentally sends several Autobots and Decepticons to a strange world in which they are no bigger than toys.
Episode 31
The Gambler
Nov 10, 1985
With the others rendered powerless, Smokescreen has to enter the gambling world to get the Energon needed to revive them.
Episode 32
The Search for Alpha Trion
Nov 11, 1985
Elita-1, leader of a group of female Autobots causing trouble for the Decepticons, is captured and used as bait to lure Optimus Prime into a deadly trap. However, Elita-1's strange time manipulation technique saves him, but leaves her close to death. Her only chance for survival lies in Alpha Trion.
Episode 33
Auto-Bop
Nov 12, 1985
Innocent people fall under Megatron's control through music being played at a club.
Episode 34
Prime Target
Nov 13, 1985
A hunter sets his sights on Optimus Prime and uses several captured Autobots to force him into a confrontation.
Episode 35
The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
Nov 17, 1985
The Decepticons are trying to learn the secret surrounding a man's invention and go after his teenage daughter. Powerglide intervenes to rescue her, but this causes her to fall in love with him.
Episode 36
Triple Takeover
Nov 18, 1985
Astrotrain and Blitzwing leave The Decepticons to do things their way, which includes capturing Megatron and Starscream and seizing control of a stadium.
Episode 37
Sea Change
Nov 19, 1985
Seaspray falls in love, but the object of his affection is part of a rebel movement on another world.
Episode 38
Hoist Goes Hollywood
Nov 20, 1985
Hoist gets a big break into show business after rescuing stuntmen. Sunstreaker, Powerglide, Warpath and Tracks are along for the ride as well. On the road to a movie career, however, they learn Dirge has stolen a device from Wheeljack's lab.
Episode 39
The Key to Vector Sigma (1)
Nov 24, 1985
The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of making organics turn into machines. Megatron prepares to use it against Earth and The Autobots will need new allies in this battle, but their creation will come at a high price.
Episode 40
The Key to Vector Sigma (2)
Nov 25, 1985
The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of making organics turn into machines. Megatron prepares to use it against Earth and The Autobots will need new allies in this battle, but their creation will come at a high price.
Episode 41
Aerial Assault
Dec 9, 1985
The Decepticons work with a smuggler to take over a Mideast palace and begin acquiring plane parts for the construction of a air fortress. The Aerialbots head to the scene, but Slingshot and Sky Dive get into trouble. But a young man known as Hassan comes to their aid to help save the day.
Episode 42
Masquerade
Dec 15, 1985
The Autobots capture the Stunticons during one of their thefts. With the Stunticons now imprisoned, Wheeljack presents a way to disguise Autobots as them. Going undercover, Optimus Prime, Jazz, Mirage, Sideswipe and Windcharger infiltrate the Decepticons and learn the Stunticons were trying to steal a part for a laser. However, the plan hits a snag after the real Stunticons escape.
Episode 43
Trans-Europe Express
Dec 22, 1985
Some Autobots take part in a charity race in Europe, but it's all a Decepticon ploy to obtain metal from Augie Canay's car in order to house the Pearl of Bahoudin. With their teammates damaged by the Stunticons, it will be up to Bumblebee, Bluestreak and Tracks to stop the Decepticon plot.
Episode 44
War Dawn
Dec 24, 1985
Some Aerialbots start to have doubts about their cause, some have started to admire Megatron, and are thinking of switching sides. They get pulled into a time warp, and end up on Cybertron, before the current war began. They'll discover more about Megatron, and the origin of one of their own.
Episode 45
Cosmic Rust
Dec 25, 1985
Megatron causes his fellow Decepticons to be infected with the deadly Cosmic Rust. Perceptor is captured to find a cure and he does, learning that element X will do the job. The Decepticons are cured, but then they use Perceptor to spread the Cosmic Rust to the Autobots and element X is in short supply.
Episode 46
Kremzeek!
Dec 26, 1985
A creature made out of energy, Kremzeek, gets made and causes trouble for the Autobots, Decepticons and Japan.
Episode 47
Starscream's Brigade
Jan 6, 1986
Failing to topple Megatron, an exiled Starscream plans his revenge. He uses World War II era machines and five personality components to create the Combaticons, which prove very powerful in their Bruticus form.
Episode 48
The Revenge of Bruticus
Jan 7, 1986
Seeking revenge against Autobot and Decepticon alike, the Combaticons hijack the Space Bridge and use it to alter Earth's orbit, putting it on a collision course with the Sun. With the only means to get off-world damaged in battle, Optimus Prime and Megatron must race against time to stop the Combaticons before the Earth is destroyed.
Episode 49
B.O.T.
Jan 8, 1986
During a battle, the Protectobots finish off the Combaticons, with the exception of Swindle. Megatron orders Swindle to reconstruct his destroyed comrades or else a bomb in his head will go off, destroying him. As Swindle works to complete this task in time, three students get a hold of Brawl's personality component and use it for their science project, B.O.T., with disastrous results.
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