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Talk:Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)

2006-07-28T22:35:25Z

69.203.114.52: Following up on that.

The introductory text to this series is unnecessarily spun negatively against the series. The series had its good and bad moments, and was definitely geared toward a much younger audience than the Beast-era series had. What some in the fandom view as mediocrity others may appreciate or enjoy. I'm attempting to edit the intro text to satisfactorily represent both viewpoints. [[User:Aurax|Aurax]] 15:27, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Following up on that. ==

I agree with Aurax' sentiments... but as of July '06, the series overview segment is still spun against the show. I've tried to really make it more impartial now.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Battle Protocol!

2006-07-28T22:30:30Z

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[[Image:Megatron hand.jpg|thumb|Hand over the doctor and no one gets hurt!|250px]]
'''[[Robots in Disguise (television series)|Robots in Disguise]]'''

The [[Predacons]] appear on Earth and kidnap [[Doctor Onishi]].

==Detailed Synopsis==

A trio of fire vehicles head towards a house fire. But instead of following them, we linger on a house they pass, the house of [[Koji Onishi]].

Koji is awakened by his alarm clock, realizing he’s late. He falls out of bed in his haste, grumbling that this always happens. He throws on his robe and rushes out the television. He wants to catch his father on TV!

While it’s the middle of the night in Japan, it’s day in America, and New York is hosting the first International Scientific Symposium, for the world’s most brilliant minds in all their fields to meet and share their research to benefit the whole human race. The first speaker is Dr. Onishi, noted archaeologist and the world’s foremost expert on energy and natural resources.

Dr. Onishi believes that the greatest danger facing the Earth today is the inefficient and improper use of energy. However, he may have to eat his words because just then, a building explodes, raining debris upon the crowds celebrating the opening ceremonies, and [[Megatron (RiD)|Megatron]] appears!

The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]], Megatron explains, want energy. And since Dr. Onishi is the world’s foremost expert on different energy sources, they want him!

Koji tried to call his father on his cell phone, but the call is cut off as Dr. Onishi tried to tell Koji something important. Instead, a mysterious robot appears on the phone, telling Koji to meet him at [[Metro City|Metro Park]], and they’ll rescue his father.

Back at the house fire, hearing that the fire is now under control, one of the firetrucks pulls away under its own power, without a driver! Minutes later, it's this empty firetruck that arrives to pick up Koji.

Once inside him, Optimus Prime explains that he’s a robot from the planet [[Cybertron]]. He swears Koji to secrecy before showing him the secret of the [[Global Space Bridge]], the high-speed transport network that will allow them to drive from Japan to New York in minutes.

Arriving in New York, Optimus Prime transforms and fights Megatron. Seeing that his friend is a robot just like Megatron, Koji fears they’re the same. Optimus Prime explains that though they may seem the same, Autobots and Predacons could not be more different.

Megatron summons the trio of Predacons, [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], [[Gas Skunk]] and [[Dark Scream]] to handle Optimus while he goes after Dr. Onishi.

Optimus activates [[T-AI]] back at the base, who initiates a [[Battle Protocol]], summoning the [[Autobot Brothers]], who’re in the same quadrant.

X-Brawn is serving as the car for a woman named [[Kelly]], who is driving to New York for breakfast. He apologizes, but he’s gonna need to make this trip on his own- and fires an ejection seat.

Sideburn is flirting with red sportscars, and being chewed out by his brother Prowl. All 3 of them make their way to the Global Space Bridge.

X-Brawn emerges just in time to save Koji from a crumbling building. He and his brothers pair up, Prowl fighting Gas Skunk, Sideburn fighting Dark Scream, and X-Brawn against Slapper. Optimus slips away in the fray to fight Megatron.

Megatron transforms into his bat mode, attacking Optimus Prime, greatly weakening the Autobot Leader. Koji emerges, calling Megatron a coward, which distracts him long enough for Optimus to target him with the weapons in his trailer.
[[Image:Bp yoko.jpg|thumb|Yoko Ono has '''much''' to answer for.]]
Megatron tried (half-heartedly) to appeal to Optimus Prime’s logical side. They could '''share''' the planet’s resources. But Prime refuses to see the Earth transformed into a lifeless husk, as Megatron has done to so many other worlds.

Megatron transforms to jet mode, finally grabbing Doctor Onishi in the process, and escapes. The Predacon trio rushes to follow, still pursued by the seeking missile Sideburn launched after Dark Scream.

Koji is left holding his father’s broken glasses. Optimus Prime tells Koji he will keep the promise to resce his father- they will get him back.

==Stats==
'''Original Airdate:''' ?

'''Written by:''' [[Written by Tom Wyner]]

===Featured Characters===
[[Koji Onishi]],
[[Doctor Onishi]],
[[Megatron (RiD)|Megatron]],
[[Optimus Prime (RiD)|Optimus Prime]]

==Notable Quotes==

:"Optimus Prime, as I live and breathe!" - Megatron

:"I'd forgotten how ugly the Predacons are!" - Sideburn, upon seeing the Predacon trio

:"42 feet, 3 inches, that's impressive!" - Slapper, measuring his own tongue

:"It's amazing how a nice day can turn into such a bummer." - Gas Skunk, on fire.

==Other Notes==
* This is easily one of the most boring episodes of Robots in Disguise. So much so that even the dub’s producers commented on it, there was a limit to how much they could ''do'' with such a boring episode.
* The entire episode takes place over a period of about 10 minutes, so very little actually... ''happens'', For most of the second half, Megatron is walking down the street towards Dr. Onishi, who is about 100 yards away.

===Animation and/or Technical Glitches===

===Continutity Errors===

===Transformers References===
* In Japan, this episode took place around the year 2000 celebrations in New York. The American episodes (which aired a year later) re-cropped the shot which included the year to obscure it, and the millennial merry-making is reimagined as a scientific symposium.
* Koji’s alarm clock is shaped like the time-manipulating [[Maximal]] [[Heinrad]] from [[Beast Wars Neo]]. This is an in-joke, as Heinrad’s toy was actually a functioning clock.
* Reporter [[Dorie Dutton]] makes her first of several appearances.
* Though Megatron professes to kidnap Dr. Onishi for his expertise on energy, in actuality, it is later revealed in the series that he specifically abducted him for the knowledge he had amassed on [[Fortress Maximus (RiD)|Fortress Maximus]].
* Optimus Prime is Unit Six in the Metro City Fire Department. He promises to return to the station after his mission is done.
* [[Kelly]], the ill-fated recurring character for ''Robots in Disguise'' first appears here as X-Brawn’s owner. She is never named onscreen - her name comes from a ''Robots in Disguise'' casting list shown online shortly before the series premiere.

===Miscellaneous Trivia===

* This episode first aired September 8, 2001, shortly before terrorist attacks would render it (featuring collapsing buildings in New York) in bad taste. It later re-aired in an edited form. The UK DVD set has the original version.

==External Links==

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)

2006-07-28T22:20:14Z

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'''''Robots in Disguise''''' was the first dubbed Transformers show ever broadcast for a US audience. (English dubs of the Japan-exclusive G1 cartoons were produced in Asia, and some American fans eventually obtained VHS copies of these episodes.) It aired from September 2001 to March 2002, during the gap between the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' and ''[[Armada]]'' franchises. The premise returned the Transformers to their origins in the sense that the characters transformed into realistic vehicles instead of animals or abstract/futuristic vehicles as in the [[Beast Era]].

''[[Car Robots]]'' was the original Japanese series, which premiered in Japan in 2000. Originally, the series was not going to be imported from Japan, but when the debut of the ''Armada'' toyline and series was announced for 2002, Hasbro comissioned Saban to create an American version to fill the gap between the end of ''Beast Machines'' in 2000 and ''Armada''.

Animation in the series was cel-based, moving away from the CGI that had been a hallmark of Transformers television series in the US since 1996. It was heavily influenced by standard animé stylings, replete with overdone facial expressions, comic effects like bubbles surrounding a character's head to signify confusion or consternation, and the traditional streaked background behind the character for high-action shots or transformation sequences.

The storylines were typically light-hearted and sometimes relied on absurd imagery and slapstick. Most of the voice actors, though veterans of other Saban properties, had never worked on a Transformers series before--with the conspicuous exception of Michael McConnohie, one of the series voice directors and himself the voice of Hot Shot; McConnohie had provided voice talent for Cosmos and Tracks in the original Transformers cartoon. Many of the episodes had references to characters or events from earlier Transformers series; these were typically not written by the dub team but, rather, were added by Hasbro employee Andrew Frankel after they were submitted to the company for broadcast approval. These "easter egg" continuity references typically do not actually mesh with the events of the prior cartoons; indeed, because this series is regarded as outside of the continuties established by G1-Beast Era and the [[Unicron Trilogy]], it is viewed as contributing little to the overall Transformers mythos. Some fans appreciated the series' humorous approach, and others did not, but comic foil [[Sky-Byte]] became a fan-favorite character.

All 39 episodes were scheduled to run during the afternoon Fox Kids programming block on the Fox television network. The third episode, [[Bullet Train to the Rescue]], was scheduled to air on September 11, 2001, but was preempted in most areas because of the terrorist attacks in America that day. Areas where "Fox Kids" was aired on a secondary station (like KDFI 27 in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) aired the episode that day. Later episodes were re-edited to remove scenes that might be jarring to a newly sensitive viewing public, causing these episodes to air out-of-order. Other episodes were cut entirely and were not seen in the US. This episode guide follows the order that the episodes appeared in Japan and on the UK DVD release.

==Episodes==
{{Template:Robots in Disguise-Season 1}}

==External Links==
[http://www.ridforever.info RiD Forever]

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