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Make Tracks

2008-01-07T21:58:51Z

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The [[Transformer]]s go to [[New York|New York City]]. And [[Tracks]] makes a friend.

==Detailed synopsis==
In New York, two thugs carjack a familiar looking car, which also has a stereo sitting in the front seat. Heading to a chop shop, the punks give try to sell the car...at which point the car turns into [[Tracks]], and the stereo turns into [[Blaster]]. The chop shop head, [[Winston]], tries to run, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives. Winston vainly tries to shoot Optimus as the actual police arrive and arrest him.

The [[Autobot]]s are helping the NYPD in a crime busting program, but their [[Great War|never ending war]] is also on Prime's mind. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] is convinced that the [[Decepticon]]s are nearby, plotting mischief, as they are prone to do, but the Autobots just can't find them. Heading back to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s garage, Tracks is enjoying the city so he decides to go for a drive, while [[Powerglide]], [[Cosmos]], [[Seaspray]], [[Huffer]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] go out on patrol. Tracks has a run-in with some more punks and scares them off, but one of the punks shoots a tire out, causing Tracks to crash. Unable to [[Transformation|transform]] or call the garage, he is found by young [[Raoul]], who drags him to an ally and plans to sell him to the [[Ghettis brothers]]. Once he learns that Tracks is alive, he decides to fix him up, but he's still planning on selling him. Raoul accidentally cuts a wire that connects Tracks' computer to his body and silences the Autobot, but reconnects it. (That's one important wire.)

On patrol, Seaspray is disgusted with the what the humans have dumped in the East River (aren't we all). Cosmos swoops down to inspect an accident, which Huffer and Hoist help clear up. They update Prime, who is getting worried about Tracks.

Back at the alley, Raoul is done, and is having second thoughts about selling Tracks. The Ghettis brothers arrive and start to rough up Raoul, only for Tracks to transform and "ask" them to stop. The Ghettis brothers flee, mentioning how shocked they are that a Transformer is attacking them. Tracks and Raoul follow, with Tracks realizing that they think he's a Decepticon. They lose the Ghettis brothers, but Raoul knows their main garage is down by the wharf. Heading there, Tracks and Raoul follow the legion of stolen cars.

Above them, Powerglide spots [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and follows him. Powerglide and Cosmos chase the [[Air Commander]] into a human mall, only for Starscream to threaten the civilians and escape. Prime calculates that Starscream is heading for the [[Pine Barrens]] in [[New Jersey]], and the Autobots roll out.

Somewhere in the Pine Barrens, the Ghettis brothers are working with the Decepticons to provide them with 500 stolen cars. The Ghettis brothers demand their million dollar payment, only for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to try to kill them. Tracks tries contact Prime, but his radio is still damaged, so he decides to get up close and personal, seeing what Megatron intends. When he discovers that the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s are intending to dismantle the cars, Tracks attempts to flee, only for the wire connecting his computer to sever. Tracks is placed on the conveyor belt with the other cars ready for demolition.

Realizing Tracks is in danger, Raoul reveals himself to the Decepticons and says he placed a bomb in his car. Megatron allows him to disarm it, but instead Raoul reconnects the wire that reactivates Tracks and the pair bail. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] sends [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ravage]] to hunt and kill, and Tracks is running out of power. He tells Raoul to run, but [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrive and drive the two [[Mini Cassette|cassette]]s off.

Back at the garage, Tracks and Raoul fill the Autobots in on what's happening, only then the Autobots discover first-hand that the rebuilt cars are heading into New York. Prime, Blaster, and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] defend the Washington Bridge, as Tracks, Bumblebee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and Sideswipe defend the Chrysler Building, while [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], Huffer, and [[Windcharger]] defend another part.

Ratchet realizes that the drones are being remotely controlled, and that the Jersey base is the source. Blaster jams the control frequency, allowing the Autobots time to break off to attack the Decepticon base. Raoul tries to take a crow bar to the controls of the car drone factory. However, Megatron captures Raoul, and orders the Autobots to surrender. Raoul opens a panel on Megatron's chest, and uses a spray paint can to short circuit the Decepticon leader. Rumble orders a retreat back to the [[Decepticon space cruiser|base]] before Starscream can declare himself the new leader. The Autobots destroy the factory, causing the drone army to shut down.

At Sparkplug's garage, the poor fleshling predicts that it will take weeks to restore the cars to their original configuration, even with Ratchet, Hoist, and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s help. Raoul takes that as his cue to leave, only for Tracks to "volunteer" Raoul for repair duty.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' [[David Wise]]

==Quotes==
"Look, I've been shot at, smashed up, and stolen three times tonight, and I'm in a most foul humour."
:-- '''Tracks'''. Some days, it just doesn't pay to be an ambigiously gay car.

"They don't look too smart. And their aim ain't much better."<br>"Maybe, but they've got us outnumbered. Fire!"<br>
:-- '''Blaster''' and '''Optimus Prime''' on the drones.

"I'll teach you to mess with the Chrysler Building!"<br>
:-- '''Tracks''' to the drones.

"Throw down your weapon, Prime!"<br>
:-- '''Megatron''', about to experience his most humiliating defeat yet.

"We better get him back to headquarters."
:-- '''Rumble''', the new Sub-Commander, ordering a retreat at Megatron's injury.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* In one infamous scene, Hoist is seen driving Huffer.
* Starscream, Powerglide, and Cosmos have no trouble fitting in a human mall.

===Continutity errors===
* The Geddis rough up Raul at midnight. Some time later, Powerglide and Cosmos harass Starscream in a shopping mall that's doing a pretty decent amount of business. Even in New York City, the malls don't stay open <I>that</I> late.

===Transformers references===
* Raoul would appear again in [[Auto-Bop]].

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The New York City of this episode, while still a cartoon, is a lot more grimy and grungy than [[City of Steel|the last time we saw it]] (some might say more true to life.) It's got stolen cars, gangs, punks, a river full of garbage, traffic jams, and an overall darkness that fits with the 1980s perception of the city.
*In the scene following Inferno putting out a fire in the Chrysler building, a movie theater can be shown advertising ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

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Prime Target (G1)

2008-01-04T21:17:05Z

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The big-game hunter [[Lord Chumley]] begins hunting [[Autobot]]s, and he's gunning for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]

==Detailed synopsis==
Over the [[Arctic]], [[Oktober Guard One]] is flying an experimental jet, when it is suddenly speared by a submarine under the ice. She ejects, but the plane is captured. It turns out that the plane was stolen by Lord Chumley, a game hunter, who tells his manservant [[Dinsmoore]] that he needs one more thing to complete his collection...the head of Optimus Prime.

Heading into town, [[Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spot [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and head after them. However, it is actually a trap set by Chumley. Back at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Autobots are watching a soap opera which is interrupted by a news broadcast about the theft of the plane. Apparently, the [[Soviet Union]] is accusing the [[United States of America]] of the theft, which the U.S. denies, and the two countries are ready to go to war. Having not heard back from Bumblebee and Tracks, Prime orders to Autobots to search for their friends. However, Chumley has devised several traps for the Autobots and manages to capture [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Blaster]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], the latter of whom sends a message to Prime about the capture. Not wanting to risk the others, Prime orders the Autobots to return to base.

While they regroup, [[Cosmos]] sends a message to Prime, saying that he's found the missing bots, who are being held in (poorly designed) traps intended to prevent them from escaping. Chumley himself contacts Prime and requests his presence. Pissed at seeing his friends tortured, Prime overloads Chumley's screen and orders the Autobots to remain at the base. However, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has been keeping an eye on the events and feels that Chumley, though a flesh creature, may be useful...especially since he's done more in two days than Megatron has done in two years, which [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] takes the time to point out. Unaware that Chumley is only after Prime, Megatron sends Blitzwing and Astrotrain (surprise, surprise) to make a deal between Chumley and the [[Decepticon]]s.

Arriving at Chumley's castle, Prime finds himself in a "well researched" mock-up of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He unleashes a monster on Prime, but Prime is able to defeat it. Heading down a corridor, Prime finds a young woman imprisoned, but leaves. Astrotrain investigates, and gets trapped in a goo-net intended for Prime. Finally, Chumley sends out a mechanical scorpion (no, not [[Scorponok (G1)|that one]]), but Prime is shot in the back by Astrotrain and apparently killed. Furious that his prize has been ruined, Chumley takes the Decepticons prisoner. Knowing that Prime is alive, Bumblebee sends their coordinates to the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], who enters the castle. A mechanical spider is dispatched, but Prime destroys it and heads into Chumley's control room. Dinsmoore hides in a tank while Chumley frees the Decepticons on the promise that they'll fight the Autobots. The Cons leave him to the mercy of Prime.

The Autobots return the plane to the Soviet Union, with Chumley strapped to the nose. The world thanks Optimus Prime for his efforts in solving the mystery.

==Stats==

* Stats

==Notable quotes==
"Amazing, a booby trap that actually captures boobies."
:-- '''Optimus Prime''' says "boobies". Hehehehehehehehehehe.

==Other Notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] is standing along side with Megatron and Starscream. And we all thought [[Sunstreaker]] was the one who would end up defecting.

===Continuity errors===

* Errors

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* Dinsmoor was apparently alive for the [[Wikipedia:Second Boer War|Second Boer War]]. At least, we're assuming it's the second one, since the [[wikipedia:First Boer War|first one]] happened in the 1880s. Which means that if he was alive and could remember that one, he must be some sort of super human.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Several of the Autobots are revealed to be fans of an Earth soap opera entitled, "[[As The Kitchen Sinks]]." Clearly, they've been away from Cybertron too long.
*Where the hell did Lord Chumley get the giant robot insects?
*For that matter, where the hell did Lord Chumley get even half of his wacky traps?
*And how did he know where each Autobot would be found?
*Optimus Prime is a magnificent beast.

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