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The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

2007-09-29T16:50:04Z

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[[Image:Powerglide_heart.jpg|thumb|400px|right|He's just looking for a heaaaartbeeeaaaat...]]

'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

A newly-orphaned debutante must protect her late father's work from Megatron. She finds Powerglide, and with him, safety...or perhaps...something...more?

==Detailed synopsis==

==Stats==

===Featured Characters===

==Notable quotes==
Megatron: "You are supposed to be the most powerful jets in the galaxy and you were beaten by a pipsqueek Autobot plane?!"

Powerglide: "Why does everything happen to me?"

Thrust: "We have come for the girl." <br>
Ramjet: "And we will get the girl". <br>
Dirge: "Or else."

Dirge: "Autobot, meet your doom!"

Astoria: "Do you have any burgers in this place?" <br>
Soundwave: "Silence!"

Megatron: "Energise the forcefields!" <br>
Soundwave: "What forcefields?!"

Megatron: "Attention Decepticons, this is Megatron... your new orders are... uh... clean up this mess!"

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity errors===
* Error

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Powerglide is actually quite abusive to the [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|human he is charged with "saving" in this episode.]] Not even the Decepticons have ever been shown slamming a human to the concrete so hard that they bounce or out and out striking a human. But hey, that's what she gets for having to be told twice, right Powerglide?
* This is the final appearence of Sparkplug Witwicky, Spike's father.

===Keywords===
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==External links==

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Forbidden Fruit

2007-09-29T02:36:25Z

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{{episodenav |BM |season=1 |05 |prev= Mercenary Pursuits |next=The Weak Component}}
'''Writers:''' Writers

A new ally, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], offers a new energy supply, but is it a blessing or a curse?

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original Air Date:''' October 16, 1999

==Summary==
Extended summary

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*During his flashback, Nightscream was seen hidding behind a Transformer that resembles [[Soundwave (G1)#Trivia|Soundwave]].

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==Quotes==
Optimus Primal: Sit! Eat! Get strong!

Jetstorm: Seek, and ye shall find.

Cheetor:(referring to the fruit) C'mon, big bot! This stuff isn't helping you!

Nightscream:(after being growled at by Cheetor) Take it easy. I-I'm worried about your buddies, too. I didn't know the fruit was gonna effect em like that.
Cheetor: Tah, like I'm supposed ta believe THAT! This whole thing STINKS of Megatron.
Nightscream: Watch it! Megatron destroyed everything and everyone I ever cared about! Don't you EVER accuse me of- (hushed by Cheetor)

Cheetor: Guys! It's Jetstorm! We gotta book! (Maximals continue eating fruit)

Nightscream:(referring to the fruit while Vehicons attack) We gotta get em AWAY from it!

==External Links==
*Link

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Slapper (RID)

2007-08-04T12:20:17Z

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{{disambig2|the Robots in Disguise Predacon toad|the Dinobots-series Autobot dinosaur|Slapper (Dinobots)}}

:''Slapper is a [[Predacon]] in the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SlapperAnime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gene Simmons, eat your heart out.]]

'''Slapper''' may not be the brightest Predacon in the army, but he's very...something. Slapper is slow-witted, possibly the dullest of the Beast Trio (which is quite impressive). He's gullable, easily defeated in battle but follows orders no matter what. There. I guess that's something positive.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Guushar'''<br>
:''Pre-release US name:'' '''Wartoad'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Robots in Disguise''====
:'''Voice actor:''' [[Peter Lurie]] (US), [[Ryō Naitō]] (Japan)

[[Image:Slapper beast.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Sproioioioioioing!]]

Slapper came to [[Earth]] along with [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and the Predacons to plunder its energy and do typical nasty things evil aliens are known for. He was teamed with [[Gas Skunk]] and [[Dark Scream]], but the Beast Trio proved to be rather ineffective. Their commander, [[Sky-Byte]], soon joined them on the battlefield, but they still proved ineffective. Megatron then gained the additional forces of the [[Decepticons]], but Slapper and friends ''still'' proved ineffective.

[[Image:Optimus Slapper04.JPG|thumb|200px|right|I AM ''NOT'' OPTIMUS PRIME, BUT I ''DID'' STAY AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LAST NIGHT!]]

After the defeat of [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]], all the Decepticons and Predacons were rounded up and incarcerated in a dimensional prison (not unlike the Phantom Zone from the "Superman" films) and carted off to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. Trapped in the same dimensional jailcell as his Predacon teammates, Slapper pondered the fate of Sky-Byte, who had not been taken into custody. They soon realized that Sky-Byte had been stranded on Earth, a fate they considered worse than imprisonment.

====Dreamwave Summer Special====

==Trivia==
[[Image:SlapperWrecker.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Amusingly enough, his RID fate was more dignified than what he would have had as a Wrecker.]]

Early plans for the [[Wreckers]] comics called for Guushar to join their ranks. However, these plans pre-dated the importing of ''Car Robots'' to the US, and when those plans were made known, 3H replaced Guushar with the original version of the toy mold, [[Spittor]].
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Slapper's tongue is 42''3'.(42 feet and 3 inches)

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Guushar''' (Basic, 2000)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-004'''

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal|Transmetal 2]] [[Predacon]] [[Spittor]], Slapper transforms into a monstrous techno-organic toad. His beast mode tongue acts as a hand-held flail weapon for robot mode. He also has a flip-up claw on his toad back.

*'''Dark Scream / Gas Skunk / Slapper''' (Mega 3-pack, 2001)

: For his [[Hasbro]] release, Slapper was only available in a Mega-level 3-pack with his fellow stooges, [[Dark Scream]] and [[Gas Skunk]]. There are no noteworthy differences between the Hasbro and [[Takara]] versions.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Slapper/slapper.htm Slapper at TFU.info]

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Bumblebee (Movie)

2007-06-30T11:56:01Z

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{{disambig2|the 2007 movie Autobot|the Generation 1 Autobot|Bumblebee (G1)}}

:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MovieBumblebee_promorender2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Strike a pose, there's nothing to it...]]

'''Bumblebee''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] most trusted lieutenants. Though not the strongest or most powerful of the Autobots, Bumblebee more than makes up for this with a bottomless well of pluck and determination. He would gladly give his life to protect others and stop the [[Decepticons]].

Badly damaged in a conflict with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Bumblebee lost the ability to speak verbally, though he can still communicate over inter-Autobot frequencies (in a fashion that seems somewhat akin to instant messaging, a useable but more distant and less personal means of interaction).

==Fiction==

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===IDW ''The Official Movie Prequel'' comics===

Bumblebee commanded the Autobot forces at [[Tyger Pax]] attempting to hold the Decepticons off while the [[Allspark]] was launched off-planet. He succeeded but lost his ability to speak in the process. Later he was the first to track the Allspark to Earth, where he learned to express his emotions by tuning in appropriately emotive music on his car radio. Awww...

===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===

In-between Tyger Pax and his arrival on Earth Bumblebee and the rest of the [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] crew encountered some humans in deep space and got their first clues to where Megatron and the Allspark rest.

===''Transformers'' (2007 film)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Ryan]]

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-03'''

[[Image:Bumblebeemovietoydeluxe67.jpg|right|thumb|These used cars are fully loaded!]]

: ''Movie'' Bumblebee transforms into a yellow [[wikipedia:Second-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|1974 Chevrolet Camaro]] with a quite reasonable level of sculpted detail. In contrast to the other Deluxe-class car Transformers in the ''Movie'' toyline, he does not have clear windows, instead opting for opaque yellow plastic with painted metallic blue.

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_1974_Bumblebee_JPtoy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Never seen so much translucent plastic in all my life.]]

: In robot mode, Bumblebee does not quite accurately replicate his movie appearance due to his chest remaining mostly unchanged and the sparse yellow paint applications render his limbs largely colourless. Due to the extensive use of ball joints, he features an excellent range of articulation. Unusually for an all-new sculpt in the ''Movie'' toyline, he features traditional-styled fists with 5mm holes. Bumblebee is armed with two shoulder-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers, which also double as hand-held weapons or can be mounted on ports on the undersides of his elbows. His legs and chest [[Automorph]] during transformation. Press the button or you'll break him. Seriously.

: Packaging photos and early [[prototype|test shots]] of Bumblebee featured transparent blue plastic windows and missile parts. However, the final Hasbro production toy has opaque yellow plastic. The Japanese [[Takaratomy]] release of Bumblebee retains the transparent blue plastic parts.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2007)

[[Image:Bumblebeemovielegends.jpg|right|thumb|100px|It's 4 bucks. Whatcha gonna do?]]

:Legends Bumblebee transforms into a yellow 1974 Camaro. Being a highly simplified toy of a highly complex design, Legends-class Bumblebee does not replicate the appearance of the robot mode very well, and has very limited articulation, detail and paint application.

*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Bumblebee_Barricade_deluxeboxset.jpg|left|thumb|130px|"Go ahead, make my day!"]]

: This battle pack contains the 1974 Camaro deluxe-class Bumblebee and the deluxe-class [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases.

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*'''Ultimate Bumblebee''' (Ultimate, 2007)

[[Image:Ultimate_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Ironically less accurate than the Deluxe-class toy.]]

:Ultimate Bumblebee transforms into the [[wikipedia:Fifth-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro]]. He is very expensive and very vaguely animatronic.

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*'''Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-10'''

:Similar in appearance to the Ultimate toy, albiet much smaller, this second Deluxe class version of Bumblebee also transforms into a concept vehicle of the 2009 Camaro. Maintaining the high standard for car accuracy in the movie line, Bumblebee is very faithful to the real-life vehicle, featuring clear blue windows in contrast to the opaque windows seen in both his previous Deluxe class toy and the Ultimate Bumblebee toy.

: Oddly, this one is MORE accurate than either the older-model deluxe OR the Ultimate figures, with the chest properly articulating in a fairly Movie-accurate manner. It's also slightly larger than the other Deluxe figure, which makes [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] very sad.

====Cyber Slammers====
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

[[Image:Bumblebeemoviecyberslammer.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A Battlecharger for the new millennium.]]

: Bumblebee, like other Cyber Slammers, has motorized action. When you push down on the car, it zooms forward and slowly pops into robot mode! Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie.

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*'''Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)''' (2007)

====Fast Action Battlers====
*'''Plasma Punch Bumblebee''' (2007)
[[Image:Bumblebeemoviefab.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The hood becomes the chest? Well, that's new!]]

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====Cyber Stompin' Robots====
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)
[[Image:Bumblebeemoviecyberstompin.jpg|left|thumb|100px|These boots were made for -- you know the rest.]]

:He's got electronic lights and sounds up the whazzoo, and fires missiles and a fist. He totally plays the original theme song.

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====Robot Replicas====
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

===Titanium Series===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Masters, 2007)

[[Image:Bumblebeemoviets3.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Special feature: Can't talk, just like the real Bumblebee!]]

:This Bumblebee is a three-inch tall painted mini-statue of his 1974 Camaro bodyform. He features die-cast in his torso and thighs, and he has swivel-joints at the shoulders, head and waist. Oh, and he comes with a Movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.

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==Merchandise==
*'''Beatmix Bumblebee''' (2007)

: ''Beatmix'' Bumblebee is a device that hooks up to a music device, similarly to an ''iDog''. Like the aforementioned product, ''Beatmix'' Bumblebee reacts to the music being played (outputed via a speaker within him). With a touch, he can also sample the owner's music tracks and replays them with sound effects from the movie. His arms are posable, but Bumblebee cannot transform.

===Unleashed===
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

[[Image:Unleashed_movie_bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|150px|What are YOU lookin at?]]

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==Trivia==
* According to an article on [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121138?imw=Y#12 Edmunds.com], the filmmakers wanted Bumblebee's original Earth form to be the 1974 iteration of the Camaro because it was the worst Camaro possible that also had chrome bumpers.
* The same article indicates that the 1974 Camaros used in the film were all purchased via online auction for under $6000.
* If you look closely at the shot of the cars in Bobby Bolivia's Used Cars, you can see the original Bumblebee (in vehicle mode) next to the new Bumblebee (also in vehicle mode).
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