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Bot to the Future

2012-08-19T13:02:33Z

209.143.15.165: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 26
|prev=It's a Bot Time
|next=
|image=
|title="Bot to the Future"
|airdate=[[August 18]], [[2012]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[Atomic Cartoons]]
|writer=[[Greg Johnson]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
}}

'''When the Bots return home they find that Doctor Morocco is in command of Griffin Rock.'''

==Synopsis==
As the returned time travelers are confronted by [[MorBot]]s, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] orders the [[Rescue Bot]]s to find out what has happened to [[Griffin Rock]] while he and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] fend off [[Thaddius Morocco|Doctor Morocco]]'s creations. The Rescue Bots drive through the streets of "Moropolis" and are boxed in at the town square, but use the stage to hide. [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] try unsuccessfully to contact their families, and get the idea to check the [[Hall of Inspiration]]. There, they activate the hologram of [[Chester A. Arthur|President Arthur]] and ask him to tell them about the town's history.

Up in the lab, Morocco uses his chamber to rejuvenate himself and is notified by one of the MorBots of the arrival of the Rescue Bots and the kids. He orders the MorBots to capture them so he can get the time machine working again.

President Arthur reaches the [[1939]] era, wherein it's revealed that Morocco used [[Dither]] to build his empire. Cody realizes they have to rescue Dither from 1939, but at that moment [[Charlie Burns]] arrives. Except he's the janitor, doesn't know Cody at all, and immediately alerts the MorBots. When the MorBots are about to shoot, Burns protests and is knocked aside, but it gives the Rescue Bots the chance to kick the MorBots out of the hall. Realizing his mistake, Burns sends the MorBots a false lead.

The MorBots lock down the city, terrifying the citizens. Meanwhile the Rescue Bots head to the fire station, which is now "Burns Auto Repair" as the other Burns siblings are mechanics. They're spotted going in by a MorBot, which alerts Morocco. The other Burnses are disbelieving of tales of alien robots and so on, but Burns takes them upstairs for dinner. During the meal, Frankie and Cody relate stories of their adventures in the other timelines. Morocco arrives with MorBots to attack the fire station, and everyone heads shelter downstairs. The Rescue Bots offer to turn themselves in to save the Burns family, but Dad says it's time they fight back. [[Kade Burns|Kade]] agrees and unveils the [[Mobile Headquarters]].

Morocco has lost patience and orders the MorBots to open fire. As they do so, the Mobile Headquarters crashes through the door. The huge truck is soon pursued by MorBots, but Optimus and Bumblebee join in, trashing Morocco's creations with a series of combat moves involving pipes. The team splits up to make themselves harder to follow. Eventually they're down to just Morocco and his command MorBot, which they send spinning, and everyone heads for the time machine. The Burns family give the time travelers the Mobile HQ, and Optimus powers up the time machine once again. Morocco arrives, but too late to stop the team from escaping through the portal and the MorBot crashes into the time machine.

The team lands up back in 1939, where Heatwave grabs Dither from Morocco's clutches and in a flash of light, they're gone once again. This time they arrive back in the ''proper'' present, and Cody and Frankie get hugs from their dads. When Chief Burns thanks the bots, Frankie wonders why they're back to talking like robots, until she realizes her dad doesn't know yet. [[Doc Greene]], however, reveals that Chief Burns told him everything. Everyone is happily reunited and starts sharing stories about alternate timelines.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (5)
*[[Boulder]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (8)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (1)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (2)
*[[Thaddius Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] (11)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (12)
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (13)
*[[Luskey|Mr Luskey]] (14)
*[[Kade Burns]] (15)
*[[Graham Burns]] (16)
*[[Dani Burns]] (17)
*[[Doc Greene]] (19)

|c4=
*[[MorBot]]s (3)
*[[Chester A. Arthur]] (10)
*[[Dither]] (18)

}}

==Quotes==
"It is often said, 'all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for Rescue Bots to trample the time space continuum.' I paraphrase, of course."
:—'''Chase'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The stage the Bots hide under was previously seen in "[[Family of Heroes]]" where it was used for their unveiling.
*Cody and Frankie tell the alternate Burns family about the events of "[[Flobsters on Parade]]".

===Real-world references===
*The episode's title refers to the 1985 Sci-Fi comedy film, [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|''Back to the Future'']].

===Foreign localization===
===Trivia===
*So after the time travelers take possession of the Mobile Headquarters, who's driving? Cody?
* Optimus Prime has a [[Scrounge(G1)|Special Finger]]
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Shake Up

2012-08-12T02:41:54Z

209.143.15.165: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 23
|prev=Little White Lies
|next=Rescue Boy
|image=
|title="Shake Up"
|airdate=[[August 11]], [[2012]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[Atomic Cartoons]]
|writer=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''The Rescue Bots lead the rescue efforts when a series of earthquakes strike the island.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cody Burns|Cody]] and the [[Rescue Bot]]s have just been watching a classic comedy film, though [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is confused by the whole concept of humor. When [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] points out they're supposed to be studying humans, Chase promises to research comedy. They're interrupted by the arrival of a small UFO which flies around the station before heading towards the newly-arrived [[Frankie Greene]]. Frankie yells "cut!", at which point the UFO lands, revealing itself to be piloted by [[Dither]]. She's creating a film for her school multimedia assignment. [[Kade Burns|Kade]], who wants to be in the film too, obligingly orders the bots to do everything Frankie says. She soon has them kitted up and demands they dance. Heatwave plays dumb. [[Doc Greene]] arrives to show off his dance moves, but according to Frankie, his moves are a bit rusty. As Frankie and the Doc leave so he can practice some more, [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] reminds the Bots to keep their cover whenever Frankie is filming them.

Later, Cody is cycling along Lake Street when an earthquake strikes. He outruns the tremor, but [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]]'s bus is trapped in a crack and Frankie is on hand with her video camera. As the team heads there, Chase shares his attempts at humor with the Chief. The Bots are hampered by having pretend to be robots, but they still manage to save Jerry. As [[Graham Burns|Graham]] puzzles over the origin of the quake, another one strikes and Chase saves Cody and Frankie from being crushed by a dish, though it doesn't dampen Frankie's desire to film everything. A gas main breaks and catches fire, and the team works to put it out while under Frankie's watchful eye. The Chief finally has [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] take Frankie away to make it easier to work.

Back at the station, the Bots are preparing to watch another movie when Frankie arrives to get her props. She's surprised to find the underground bunker and decides the tunnels leading out of it would be great in her movie. Luckily the rest of the team arrive, and Chief tells her they need the bunker. They're soon set up for a briefing and Graham tells the others that he's tracked the tremors to the tunnels under [[Griffin Rock]]. After another attempt at humor by Chase, the team heads into the tunnels to stop the tremors before something worse than a broken gas main happens. Frankie, returning to get her props, hears their voices in the tunnel and follows them in.

They soon reach what appears to be a dead end—what turns out to be a store room for extra technology from the [[Hall of Inspiration]]. They quickly find a huge subwoofer, which Graham realizes is responsible for the quakes. The speaker starts another quake, and Chief instructs the Bots to carry it above ground. As they do so, they hear Frankie's cries as she's caught in a caving-in tunnel, and Heatwave goes to find her. Finding her with her foot is trapped under rocks, he works on getting her free while continuing to act like a robot. He alerts the rest of the team, now outside, and Chief heads back in with the other Bots. Boulder attempts to use his sonar, but the vibrations cause more collapsing, and as Heatwave frantically tries to tell Boulder to stop, he breaks character. The dust clears, and he sees she's passed out. Chief and the other Bots arrive and save her.

Outside, the speaker starts again, and the three Burns siblings realize it's playing music. Graham tracks the signal back to the Hall of Inspiration where Doc Greene is dancing to a jukebox. Later on Frankie brings her completed movie to the station to show everyone. Luckily there's nothing incriminating on it, and it's just Frankie's music video. As she leaves, she thanks Heatwave by name and the others wonder how much she actually knows.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (1)
*[[Boulder]] (2)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (4)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (5)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (6)
*[[Kade Burns]] (8)
*[[Doc Greene]] (9)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (10)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (11)
*[[Graham Burns]] (12)
*[[Dani Burns]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Dither]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Then I will study Earth humor. But why the road-crossing habits of poultry provoke involuntary laughter, I will never comprehend."
:—'''Chase''' (who else?)

"Please tell me there's no such thing as a skyquake."
:—'''Blades'''

"We all could use some laughs"<br />
"Perhaps I may be of assistance. Two peanuts walked down the road. One had high sodium content." *drum take on Boulder's back* "Hahahahahahahaha!"
:—'''Boulder''' and '''Chase'''

"Ah, do you actually have a script? Because your film seems really random."
:—'''Cody'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Real-world references===
*The talk about the comedy film at the start has references to the Marx Brothers film ''[[Wikipedia:Horse Feathers|Horse Feathers]]'' and the Three Stooges.
*Kade does an impression of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
*Doctor [[McSwain]] is likely named for voice director [[Ginny McSwain]].

===Foreign localization===
===Trivia===
Blades asks about a [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]
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