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The Transformers

TV·1984–1987·4 seasons, 95 episodes·Syndication·Animation, Kids, Action & Adventure·22m·7.8

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The Transformers is the first animated television series in the Transformers franchise. The series depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects.

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  1. 01The Transformers S01E03Divide and ConquerS01E03 · 7.2A battle with the Decepticons leaves Optimus Prime damaged. Several Autobots journey to Cybertron to retrieve a vital part that will help repair him, but the Decepticons take advantage of the situation and launch an attack.
  2. 02The Transformers S01E11Heavy Metal WarS01E11 · 7.2The Constructicons, recently created for the Decepticons, have built a device to give Megatron the powers and skills of his soldiers. All this is to give him the advantage in a challenge he issues to Optimus Prime. And if Optimus loses, he and the Autobots must leave Earth.
  3. 03The Transformers S03E09Starscream's GhostS03E09 · 7.2Octane is on the run from The Decepticons. He is forced to hide in a crypt, where the ghost of Starscream lies in wait and then takes over Cyclonus.

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Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes1984Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S01E01The Transformers S01E01Transport to OblivionOctober 6, 1984 6.8The Decepticons have managed to construct a device that, once successfully tested, will allow them to travel to Cybertron. Later, they use a
  2. S01E02The Transformers S01E02Roll for ItOctober 13, 1984 6.8Starscream is now in charge of the Decepticons, but all he does is lead them to defeat in battle against the Autobots. But things are about
  3. S01E03The Transformers S01E03Season's bestDivide and ConquerOctober 20, 1984 7.2A battle with the Decepticons leaves Optimus Prime damaged. Several Autobots journey to Cybertron to retrieve a vital part that will help re
  4. S01E04The Transformers S01E04S.O.S. DinobotsOctober 27, 1984 6.5New allies for the Autobots are built, bringing about Grimlock, Slag and Sludge. However, the Dinobots prove hazardous to the Autobots and m
  5. S01E05The Transformers S01E05The Ultimate Doom: Brainwash (1)November 3, 1984 6.8The Decepticons raid the Ark after tricking the Autobots with a distraction and Sparkplug gets captured. They use a device called a hypno-ch
  6. S01E06The Transformers S01E06The Ultimate Doom: Search (2)November 10, 1984 6.8Natural disasters plague Earth as The Autobots attempt to stop Megatron's plan. A team of Autobots and Spike head for Cybertron to save Spar
  7. S01E07The Transformers S01E07The Ultimate Doom: Revival (3)November 17, 1984 6.2The Autobots on Cybertron evade capture and work toward finding a way to counteract the effects of the hypno-chips. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime
  8. S01E08The Transformers S01E08War of the DinobotsNovember 24, 1984 6.5A meteor is about to crash in the earth and maybe be a good to get a lot of energy, so Optimus Prime order the Dinobots to guard the meteori
  9. S01E09The Transformers S01E09Countdown to ExtinctionDecember 1, 1984 6.4Starscream is going to destroy the Earth and take the energy from the explosion to rule the Universe. The Autobots and Decepticons must team
  10. S01E10The Transformers S01E10Fire in the SkyDecember 8, 1984 6.4The Earth is returning to the ice age, becuse an evil plan of the Decepticons who have found a new partner...
  11. S01E11The Transformers S01E11Heavy Metal WarDecember 15, 1984 7.2The Constructicons, recently created for the Decepticons, have built a device to give Megatron the powers and skills of his soldiers. All th
  12. S01E12The Transformers S01E12Fire on the MountainDecember 22, 1984 6.8The Autobots discovers that the Decepticons are trying to make a new weapon with the energy from the center of the Earth, controlled by a ge
  13. S01E13The Transformers S01E13A Plague of InsecticonsDecember 29, 1984 6.8The Decepticons discovers an old type of Decepticons, the Insecticons. They will ally to destroy the Autobots, who will have to face them in

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode49Episodes1985–86Aired 6.1Season avg
  1. S02E01The Transformers S02E01Autobot SpikeSeptember 23, 1985 6.8Spike 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 op
  2. S02E02The Transformers S02E02The ImmobilizerSeptember 24, 1985 6.8Wheeljack's new invention, the Immobilizer, is capable of rendering any Transformer hit immobile for a short time. Once the Decepticons get
  3. S02E03The Transformers S02E03Season's bestDinobot Island (1)September 24, 1985 7.0Proving 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
  4. S02E04The Transformers S02E04Dinobot Island (2)September 26, 1985 7.0The Decepticons' tampering on the island creates openings to other times, allowing all sorts of things from various times to arrive in the p
  5. S02E05The Transformers S02E05TraitorSeptember 27, 1985 7.0Failing to cause a divide between the Decepticons and Insecticons, Mirage's mind suddenly becomes enslaved and he is used by them in a plot
  6. S02E06The Transformers S02E06Enter the NightbirdSeptember 29, 1985 7.0The Decepticons send the recently stolen Nightbird on a mission to steal an informative chip from the Autobots.
  7. S02E07The Transformers S02E07Changing GearsSeptember 30, 1985 7.0The Decepticons plans to take energy from the center of the sun using a circuit from one of their enemies, Gears. The Autobots must defeat t
  8. S02E08The Transformers S02E08A Prime ProblemOctober 1, 1985 6.8The latest Decepticon plot to destroy the Autobots involves the creation of a Optimus Prime duplicate. They hope this duplicate will be able
  9. S02E09The Transformers S02E09Atlantis, Arise!October 2, 1985 6.8The legendary Atlantis is proven to be real and it's residents aren't exactly peaceful.
  10. S02E10The Transformers S02E10Attack of the AutobotsOctober 3, 1985 5.7Jazz, Bumblebee and Sparkplug are up against insurmountable odds when Megatron manages to turn the recharging Autobots evil.
  11. S02E11The Transformers S02E11MicrobotsOctober 6, 1985 7.0The Decepticon ship that shot down the Ark has been found and Megatron manages to find a component containing great power. With this power a
  12. S02E12The Transformers S02E12The Master BuildersOctober 7, 1985 5.7The Constructicons trick Grapple and Hoist with claims of having left Megatron. They construct a tower Grapple thought up to absorb solar en
  13. S02E13The Transformers S02E13The Insecticon SyndromeOctober 8, 1985 6.0The Insecticons become extremely powerful after they consume an energy source. They enslave every Decepticon except for Megatron. The Decept
  14. S02E14The Transformers S02E14Day of the MachinesOctober 9, 1985 6.0Megatron seizes control of the Torq III computer, enabling him to control the flow of oil.
  15. S02E15The Transformers S02E15Megatron's Master Plan (1)October 13, 1985 6.0Megatron and a politician team up to slander the image of the Autobots.
  16. S02E16The Transformers S02E16Megatron's Master Plan (2)October 14, 1985 6.5While Megatron and Shawn Berger enjoy Decepticon Day in Central City, Spike tries to find video evidence that proves the Autobots are innoce
  17. S02E17The Transformers S02E17Auto BerserkOctober 15, 1985 5.7Red 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
  18. S02E18The Transformers S02E18City of SteelOctober 16, 1985 5.7The Decepticons plan to take New York and turn it into their new home base, disassembling Optimus Prime in the process. The rest of the Auto
  19. S02E19The Transformers S02E19Desertion of the Dinobots (1)October 20, 1985 6.3Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as m
  20. S02E20The Transformers S02E20Desertion of the Dinobots (2)October 21, 1985 6.0Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as m
  21. S02E21The Transformers S02E21Blaster BluesOctober 22, 1985 5.7From 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 o
  22. S02E22The Transformers S02E22A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's CourtOctober 23, 1985 5.7Spike, Hoist and Warpath find their battle with a group of Decepticons interrupted when they all get sent back in time to the middle ages.
  23. S02E23The Transformers S02E23The God GambitOctober 27, 1985 5.7Astrotrain 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 g
  24. S02E24The Transformers S02E24The CoreOctober 28, 1985 5.7Megatron 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
  25. S02E25The Transformers S02E25Make TracksOctober 29, 1985 6.0After someone steals him, Tracks is briefly unable to transform or talk. This isn't so bad, however, as it leads to the discovery that Decep
  26. S02E26The Transformers S02E26The Autobot RunOctober 30, 1985 5.7Most of the Autobots lose their ability transform to robot mode after the Decepticons use a device on them. A handful of Autobots still capa
  27. S02E27The Transformers S02E27The Golden LagoonNovember 3, 1985 6.0A lagoon within a forest is discovered and found to contain a substance called electrum, which can make anyone invincible. The bad news is t
  28. S02E28The Transformers S02E28Quest for SurvivalNovember 4, 1985 6.0On the way to Earth with a type of insecticide to use against the Insecticons, Spike, Bumblebee and Cosmos encounter Morphobots. They get aw
  29. S02E29The Transformers S02E29The Secret of Omega SupremeNovember 5, 1985 6.0Omega Supreme reveals his past to Optimus Prime, which involves a city's destruction, Megatron and Constructicons.
  30. S02E30The Transformers S02E30Child's PlayNovember 6, 1985 5.7The space bridge accidentally sends several Autobots and Decepticons to a strange world in which they are no bigger than toys.
  31. S02E31The Transformers S02E31The GamblerNovember 10, 1985 5.7With the others rendered powerless, Smokescreen has to enter the gambling world to get the Energon needed to revive them.
  32. S02E32The Transformers S02E32The Search for Alpha TrionNovember 11, 1985 6.0Elita-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
  33. S02E33The Transformers S02E33Auto-BopNovember 12, 1985 5.7Innocent people fall under Megatron's control through music being played at a club.
  34. S02E34The Transformers S02E34Prime TargetNovember 13, 1985 5.7A hunter sets his sights on Optimus Prime and uses several captured Autobots to force him into a confrontation.
  35. S02E35The Transformers S02E35The Girl Who Loved PowerglideNovember 17, 1985 5.7The Decepticons are trying to learn the secret surrounding a man's invention and go after his teenage daughter. Powerglide intervenes to res
  36. S02E36The Transformers S02E36Triple TakeOverNovember 18, 1985 5.7Astrotrain and Blitzwing leave The Decepticons to do things their way, which includes capturing Megatron and Starscream and seizing control
  37. S02E37The Transformers S02E37Sea ChangeNovember 19, 1985 5.7Seaspray falls in love, but the object of his affection is part of a rebel movement on another world.
  38. S02E38The Transformers S02E38Hoist Goes HollywoodNovember 20, 1985 5.7Hoist gets a big break into show business after rescuing stuntmen. Sunstreaker, Powerglide, Warpath and Tracks are along for the ride as wel
  39. S02E39The Transformers S02E39The Key to Vector Sigma (1)November 24, 1985 6.0The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of m
  40. S02E40The Transformers S02E40The Key to Vector Sigma (2)November 25, 1985 6.0The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of m
  41. S02E41The Transformers S02E41Aerial AssaultDecember 9, 1985 5.7The Decepticons work with a smuggler to take over a Mideast palace and begin acquiring plane parts for the construction of a air fortress. T
  42. S02E42The Transformers S02E42MasqueradeDecember 15, 1985 5.7The Autobots capture the Stunticons during one of their thefts. With the Stunticons now imprisoned, Wheeljack presents a way to disguise Aut
  43. S02E43The Transformers S02E43Trans-Europe ExpressDecember 22, 1985 5.7Some 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
  44. S02E44The Transformers S02E44War DawnDecember 24, 1985 6.0Some Aerialbots start to have doubts about their cause, some have started to admire Megatron, and are thinking of switching sides. They get
  45. S02E45The Transformers S02E45Cosmic RustDecember 25, 1985 6.0Megatron causes his fellow Decepticons to be infected with the deadly Cosmic Rust. Perceptor is captured to find a cure and he does, learnin
  46. S02E46The Transformers S02E46Kremzeek!December 26, 1985 5.7A creature made out of energy, Kremzeek, gets made and causes trouble for the Autobots, Decepticons and Japan.
  47. S02E47The Transformers S02E47Starscream's BrigadeJanuary 6, 1986 6.0Failing to topple Megatron, an exiled Starscream plans his revenge. He uses World War II era machines and five personality components to cre
  48. S02E48The Transformers S02E48The Revenge of BruticusJanuary 7, 1986 6.0Seeking revenge against Autobot and Decepticon alike, the Combaticons hijack the Space Bridge and use it to alter Earth's orbit, putting it
  49. S02E49The Transformers S02E49B.O.T.January 8, 1986 5.3During a battle, the Protectobots finish off the Combaticons, with the exception of Swindle. Megatron orders Swindle to reconstruct his dest

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode30Episodes1986–87Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S03E01The Transformers S03E01The Five Faces of Darkness (1)September 14, 1986 6.8While everyone continues to rejoice in their victory, unknown assailants capture Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike. After being told by a alien, a
  2. S03E02The Transformers S03E02The Five Faces of Darkness (2)September 15, 1986 7.0The Autobots make it out of Charr, but Rodimus is down and looks out. In reality, he has made a trip to the Matrix and learns the Quintesson
  3. S03E03The Transformers S03E03The Five Faces of Darkness (3)September 16, 1986 7.0The destruction of Quintessa causes the Autobots to arrive at Goo and poor Springer loses some parts. Blurr and Wheelie are stuck in a hosti
  4. S03E04The Transformers S03E04The Five Faces of Darkness (4)September 17, 1986 6.0Galvatron learns what has been going on recently and meets up with the Quintessons. Rodimus again looks for answers, discovering the bitter
  5. S03E05The Transformers S03E05The Five Faces of Darkness (5)September 18, 1986 6.0The Constructions use the newly created Trypticon to battle Metroplex, who is still unable to transform, on Earth. Sky Lynx tries to get the
  6. S03E06The Transformers S03E06The Killing JarSeptember 28, 1986 5.7The Quintessons use Wreck-Gar, Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus and Marissa as research subjects, watching how they interact. Unfortunately for all of
  7. S03E07The Transformers S03E07ChaosSeptember 29, 1986 6.8An alien is discovered to have a powerful weapon that fires crystals, which are taken from a creature Kup knows of, Chaos. Galvatron plans t
  8. S03E08The Transformers S03E08Dark AwakeningSeptember 30, 1986 7.0On the run from Galvatron, Spike, Daniel and several Autobots enter a mausoleum and find a surprisingly not dead Optimus Prime. This would b
  9. S03E09The Transformers S03E09Season's bestStarscream's GhostOctober 1, 1986 7.2Octane is on the run from The Decepticons. He is forced to hide in a crypt, where the ghost of Starscream lies in wait and then takes over C
  10. S03E10The Transformers S03E10Thief in the NightOctober 5, 1986 6.6Octane locates the defeated Trypticon and brings him to Carbombya. There, they follow orders from Fakhaddi in order to get energon. They beg
  11. S03E11The Transformers S03E11Forever Is a Long Time ComingOctober 7, 1986 6.8The Quintessons plan to use a portal through time to prevent the Transformers' revolt against them. Several Autobots wind up getting sent ba
  12. S03E12The Transformers S03E12Surprise PartyOctober 8, 1986 6.8Wheelie and Daniel want to have a party for Ultra Magnus after a recent good deed of his. However, Ultra Magnus' birthday is unknown, even t
  13. S03E13The Transformers S03E13Madman's ParadiseOctober 12, 1986 5.7Daniel leaves a banquet being hosted by his parents. He and Grimlock end up discovering a Quintesson chamber and get stuck in a magical worl
  14. S03E14The Transformers S03E14Carnage in C-MinorOctober 13, 1986 5.3The Autobots and Decepticons find that the voices of three aliens (Allegra, Zebop Scandana and Basso Profundo) can make a powerful weapon.
  15. S03E15The Transformers S03E15Fight or FleeOctober 14, 1986 5.7The Decepticons attack a planet home to several Autobots and easily win as these Autobots prefer peace to fighting. Once the Autobots arrive
  16. S03E16The Transformers S03E16WebworldOctober 19, 1986 6.8Galvatron goes into therapy, but it does not exactly agree with him. Every one of the doctors' attempts at treating him fail before they con
  17. S03E17The Transformers S03E17Ghost in the MachineOctober 21, 1986 7.0Starscream, in Scourge's body, attempts to complete three assignments for the damaged Unicron in exchange for getting a new body.
  18. S03E18The Transformers S03E18The Dweller in the DepthsOctober 29, 1986 7.0The Quintessons trick the Decepticons into releasing the dangerous Trans-Organics. One of them, the Dweller, begins taking control over Auto
  19. S03E19The Transformers S03E19Nightmare PlanetOctober 30, 1986 6.5Daniel's nightmare troubles get a lot worse when the Quintessons make them real. Autobots and Predacons are forced to join forces in order t
  20. S03E20The Transformers S03E20The Ultimate WeaponNovember 9, 1986 6.8Metroplex's transformation cog is taken by Swindle and First Aid blames himself for not stopping him. Meanwhile, Galvatron threatens to use
  21. S03E21The Transformers S03E21The Quintesson JournalNovember 10, 1986 5.7Two planets are locked in a destructive war and the Autobots attempt to bring about peace. Things do not go so well, however, until a Quinte
  22. S03E22The Transformers S03E22The Big Broadcast of 2006November 11, 1986 5.7The Junkions fall victim to subliminal messages from the Quintessons, who are trying to get a journal off the Planet of Junk. This also caus
  23. S03E23The Transformers S03E23Only HumanNovember 12, 1986 6.8After the Autobots interfere with one of his plans, Victor Drath gets help from Ol' Snake (none other than the notorious Cobra Commander) to
  24. S03E24The Transformers S03E24Grimlock's New BrainNovember 13, 1986 6.6Grimlock becomes a genius after trying to stop anti-electrons (released by Scukzoid and Slizardo) from causing disruptions in the new power
  25. S03E25The Transformers S03E25Money Is EverythingNovember 16, 1986 6.8Marissa Fairborne and the Technobots encounter Dirk Mannis, who possesses the dangerous Recreator. Turns out the Quintessons want the Recrea
  26. S03E26The Transformers S03E26Call of the PrimitivesNovember 17, 1986 6.0The evil Primacron plans to use an energy being named Tornadron to defeat the Transformers and help in his universal conquest. Meanwhile, th
  27. S03E27The Transformers S03E27The Burden Hardest to BearNovember 18, 1986 7.0Being the leader takes it toll on Rodimus and his attempt to relax gets him into a fight, in which he loses the Matrix. The Stunticons escap
  28. S03E28The Transformers S03E28The Face of NijikaNovember 19, 1986 6.8A group of Autobots, Cyclonus and Quintessons become trapped within a Quadrant Lock Disc that has also kept the planet Zimojin and it's inha
  29. S03E29The Transformers S03E29The Return of Optimus Prime (1)February 24, 1987 7.0While testing a new ship alloy, Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swafford (who hates Transformers) stumbled upon the ship Optimus Prime was on and
  30. S03E30The Transformers S03E30The Return of Optimus Prime (2)February 25, 1987 6.0Optimus Prime is back and leads a team to Charr to retrieve the ship alloy from Galvatron. Galvatron guides them to it's location, but they

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes1987Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S04E01The Transformers S04E01The Rebirth (1)November 9, 1987 6.8While much has changed and there has been a peaceful lull lately, the Decepticons are happy to get back to basics. Soon, Autobot City is a m
  2. S04E02The Transformers S04E02The Rebirth (2)November 10, 1987 6.8Daniel and four Nebulans join with five Autobots to battle the Hive, but the Hive decide to do something similar with a group of Decepticons
  3. S04E03The Transformers S04E03Season's bestThe Rebirth (3)November 11, 1987 7.0After capturing Daniel and Arcee and acquiring the Plasma Energy Chamber key, Scorponok and the Decepticons make their way to Cybertron. The

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