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Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)

2011-02-10T01:04:06Z

82.41.183.242: /* Home video releases */

{{nav-G2}}

'''''Transformers: Generation 2''''' is an early-1990s series that consists only of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episodes rebroadcast with a smattering of [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] animation laid on top of them. The most extensive change was the [[title sequence]], which had been entirely replaced with CGI footage also used in a [[Commercial/Generation 2|contemporary toy commercial]] for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. This was the only change in content; all the other CGI additions were related to the "[[Cybernet Space Cube]]," which only overlaid intrusive, noisy graphics, most often during cuts and [[scene transition]]s.

[[Image:G2CartoonLogo.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You! You're not SYLVIA! You're one of ''The Transformers''—''Generation '''2!''''']]
The episode choices and airing order were haphazard. Sometimes this appeared to be the result of [[Generation 2 (toyline)|concurrent product placement]] being prioritized over the original narrative, but sometimes there was no discernible reason at all. While the show managed to last through a second season, it never caught on like the original run. Fan reaction at the time is difficult to determine, since the fandom had only barely begun to coalesce, and Internet records (such as they were) are spotty. Certainly this had been the sole opportunity for many fans to see the bulk of the episodes again, since the original series had stopped airing years earlier, and only a handful of episodes were available on VHS. However, DVDs and Internet piracy have since filled that gap; the only lasting effect the ''Generation 2'' cartoon has had among modern-day fans is the term "Cybernet Space Cube" becoming synonymous with cheap, annoying, useless gimmickry.

==Episodes==
===Season 1===
''Generation 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first season contained only enough of ''The Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first season to introduce the core [[Transformer]]s and then the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the latter two groups being back on the toy-store shelves at the time. The episodes then leapt into ''The Transformers'''s second season for more Dinobot and Constructicon action, as well as some nods to [[Ramjet (G1)|other]] [[Beachcomber (G1)|toys]] [[Inferno (G1)|available]].

{{collist|2|
# "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"
# "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]"
# "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]"
# "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]"
# "[[Heavy Metal War]]"
# "[[The Autobot Run]]"
# "[[The Core]]"
# "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1]]"
# "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]"
# "[[The Master Builders]]"
# "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]"
# "[[The Golden Lagoon]]"
# "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]"}}

===Season 2===
Season two was longer and less clearly driven by advertisement than season one. It ended up covering a majority of ''The Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second season and backtracking through some ''The Transformers''-season-one episodes missed in ''Generation 2'''s first season. However, these were all massively out of order, and the insertion of a few post-[[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] episodes early on destroyed all semblance of continuity. The post-movie episodes' inclusion might possibly be explained by their use of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and/or [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were also part of the ''Generation 2'' toyline. But then, the Aerialbots' [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|origin episode]] was ''never'' given the Generation 2 treatment.

{{collist|3|
# "[[War of the Dinobots]]"
# "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"
# "[[Auto Berserk]]"
# "[[Kremzeek!]]"
# "[[Triple Takeover]]"
# "[[Starscream's Brigade]]"
# "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]"
# "[[Masquerade]]"
# "[[Ghost in the Machine]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]"
# "[[Fight or Flee]]"
# "[[Transport to Oblivion]]"
# "[[Roll for It]]"
# "[[Changing Gears]]"
# "[[Attack of the Autobots]]"
# "[[Day of the Machines]]"
# "[[Enter the Nightbird]]"
# "[[A Prime Problem]]"
# "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"
# "[[Microbots]]"
# "[[Blaster Blues]]"
# "[[Sea Change]]"
# "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]"
# "[[Autobot Spike]]"
# "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]"
# "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]"
# "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]"
# "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]"
# "[[Aerial Assault]]"
# "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]"
# "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]"
# "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]]"
# "[[Fire on the Mountain]]"
# "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]]"
# "[[Trans-Europe Express]]"
# "[[City of Steel]]"}}

==Home video releases==
[[Image:Maverick Generation 2 DVD.jpg|thumb|100px|]]
===United Kingdom===
{{main|Maverick Entertainment}}
*''Transformers: Generation 2'' (2002)

===Canada===
A handful of VHS tapes were also released by [[Malofilm|Behaviour and Seville Entertainment]] in the late '90s. The first 3 VHS tapes contained the G2 versions of the episodes however the Rebith: The Movie was the orignal G1 Version.
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1|Desertion of]] [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2|the Dinobots]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot]] [[Dinobot Island, Part 2|Island]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's]] [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|Master Plan]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[The Rebirth|Rebirth: The Movie]]'''
<center><gallery>
Image:BehaviourDesertionoftheDinobots.jpg|'''Desertion of the Dinobots'''
Image:BehaviourDinobotIsland.jpg|'''Dinobot Island'''
Image:BehaviourMegatron'sMasterPlan.jpg|'''Megatron's Master Plan'''
Image:BehaviourRebirth.jpg|'''Rebirth: The Movie'''
</gallery></center>

===Austrailia===
In Austailia 6 vhs tapes were released in 1998. The First 3 vhs tapes where also collected together in one Boxset.
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2 Vol 1'' — [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More than ]][[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Meets the ]][[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|Eye]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2 Vol 2'' — [[The Autobot Run|The Autobot Run, ]] [[The Core|The Core]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2 Vol 3'' — [[S.O.S. Dinobots|S.O.S. Dinobots, ]] [[Heavy Metal War|Heavy Metal War]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2 Vol 4'' — [[The Master Builders|The Master Builders, ]][[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2 Vol 5'' — [[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot]] [[Dinobot Island, Part 2|Island]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2 Vol 6'' — [[The Golden Lagoon|The Golden Lagoon, ]][[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2 Triple Video Pack Vol 1-3''
{{-}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*The following ''The Transformers'' season one and two episodes were not featured in the ''Generation 2'' run. If you can discern any rationale, you are wiser than the wiki editors who have come before you.
{{collist|2|
# "[[Divide and Conquer]]"
# "[[Fire in the Sky]]"
# "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]"
# "[[Traitor]]"
# "[[The Immobilizer]]"
# "[[The God Gambit]]"
# "[[Make Tracks]]"
# "[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]"
# "[[Quest for Survival]]"
# "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]"
# "[[The Gambler]]"
# "[[Auto-Bop]]"
# "[[Hoist Goes Hollywood]]"
# "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"
# "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]"
# "[[War Dawn]]"}}

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070207044910/members.aol.com/zobovor/gen2.html Episode list compiled by Dave "Zobovor" Edwards]

[[Category:Generation 2| Generation 2 (cartoon)]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)

2011-02-10T00:33:02Z

82.41.183.242: /* Canada */

{{nav-G2}}

'''''Transformers: Generation 2''''' is an early-1990s series that consists only of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episodes rebroadcast with a smattering of [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] animation laid on top of them. The most extensive change was the [[title sequence]], which had been entirely replaced with CGI footage also used in a [[Commercial/Generation 2|contemporary toy commercial]] for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. This was the only change in content; all the other CGI additions were related to the "[[Cybernet Space Cube]]," which only overlaid intrusive, noisy graphics, most often during cuts and [[scene transition]]s.

[[Image:G2CartoonLogo.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You! You're not SYLVIA! You're one of ''The Transformers''—''Generation '''2!''''']]
The episode choices and airing order were haphazard. Sometimes this appeared to be the result of [[Generation 2 (toyline)|concurrent product placement]] being prioritized over the original narrative, but sometimes there was no discernible reason at all. While the show managed to last through a second season, it never caught on like the original run. Fan reaction at the time is difficult to determine, since the fandom had only barely begun to coalesce, and Internet records (such as they were) are spotty. Certainly this had been the sole opportunity for many fans to see the bulk of the episodes again, since the original series had stopped airing years earlier, and only a handful of episodes were available on VHS. However, DVDs and Internet piracy have since filled that gap; the only lasting effect the ''Generation 2'' cartoon has had among modern-day fans is the term "Cybernet Space Cube" becoming synonymous with cheap, annoying, useless gimmickry.

==Episodes==
===Season 1===
''Generation 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first season contained only enough of ''The Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first season to introduce the core [[Transformer]]s and then the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the latter two groups being back on the toy-store shelves at the time. The episodes then leapt into ''The Transformers'''s second season for more Dinobot and Constructicon action, as well as some nods to [[Ramjet (G1)|other]] [[Beachcomber (G1)|toys]] [[Inferno (G1)|available]].

{{collist|2|
# "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"
# "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]"
# "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]"
# "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]"
# "[[Heavy Metal War]]"
# "[[The Autobot Run]]"
# "[[The Core]]"
# "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1]]"
# "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]"
# "[[The Master Builders]]"
# "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]"
# "[[The Golden Lagoon]]"
# "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]"}}

===Season 2===
Season two was longer and less clearly driven by advertisement than season one. It ended up covering a majority of ''The Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second season and backtracking through some ''The Transformers''-season-one episodes missed in ''Generation 2'''s first season. However, these were all massively out of order, and the insertion of a few post-[[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] episodes early on destroyed all semblance of continuity. The post-movie episodes' inclusion might possibly be explained by their use of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and/or [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were also part of the ''Generation 2'' toyline. But then, the Aerialbots' [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|origin episode]] was ''never'' given the Generation 2 treatment.

{{collist|3|
# "[[War of the Dinobots]]"
# "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"
# "[[Auto Berserk]]"
# "[[Kremzeek!]]"
# "[[Triple Takeover]]"
# "[[Starscream's Brigade]]"
# "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]"
# "[[Masquerade]]"
# "[[Ghost in the Machine]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]"
# "[[Fight or Flee]]"
# "[[Transport to Oblivion]]"
# "[[Roll for It]]"
# "[[Changing Gears]]"
# "[[Attack of the Autobots]]"
# "[[Day of the Machines]]"
# "[[Enter the Nightbird]]"
# "[[A Prime Problem]]"
# "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"
# "[[Microbots]]"
# "[[Blaster Blues]]"
# "[[Sea Change]]"
# "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]"
# "[[Autobot Spike]]"
# "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]"
# "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]"
# "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]"
# "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]"
# "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]"
# "[[Aerial Assault]]"
# "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]"
# "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]"
# "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]]"
# "[[Fire on the Mountain]]"
# "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]]"
# "[[Trans-Europe Express]]"
# "[[City of Steel]]"}}

==Home video releases==
[[Image:Maverick Generation 2 DVD.jpg|thumb|100px|]]
===United Kingdom===
{{main|Maverick Entertainment}}
*''Transformers: Generation 2'' (2002)

===Canada===
A handful of VHS tapes were also released by [[Malofilm|Behaviour and Seville Entertainment]] in the late '90s. The first 3 VHS tapes contained the G2 versions of the episodes however the Rebith: The Movie was the orignal G1 Version.
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1|Desertion of]] [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2|the Dinobots]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot]] [[Dinobot Island, Part 2|Island]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's]] [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|Master Plan]]'''
*'''''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — [[The Rebirth|Rebirth: The Movie]]'''
<center><gallery>
Image:BehaviourDesertionoftheDinobots.jpg|'''Desertion of the Dinobots'''
Image:BehaviourDinobotIsland.jpg|'''Dinobot Island'''
Image:BehaviourMegatron'sMasterPlan.jpg|'''Megatron's Master Plan'''
Image:BehaviourRebirth.jpg|'''Rebirth: The Movie'''
</gallery></center>
{{-}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*The following ''The Transformers'' season one and two episodes were not featured in the ''Generation 2'' run. If you can discern any rationale, you are wiser than the wiki editors who have come before you.
{{collist|2|
# "[[Divide and Conquer]]"
# "[[Fire in the Sky]]"
# "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]"
# "[[Traitor]]"
# "[[The Immobilizer]]"
# "[[The God Gambit]]"
# "[[Make Tracks]]"
# "[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]"
# "[[Quest for Survival]]"
# "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]"
# "[[The Gambler]]"
# "[[Auto-Bop]]"
# "[[Hoist Goes Hollywood]]"
# "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"
# "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]"
# "[[War Dawn]]"}}

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070207044910/members.aol.com/zobovor/gen2.html Episode list compiled by Dave "Zobovor" Edwards]

[[Category:Generation 2| Generation 2 (cartoon)]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Black Friday (episode)

2010-10-04T15:21:13Z

82.41.183.242: fixed japanese episode number

{{disambig2|the episode of ''Transformers Animated''|the day after Thanksgiving|Black Friday (event)}}
{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|ep=26
|ep2=24
|prev2=Autoboot Camp
|next2=A Bridge Too Close, Part I
|image=Animated Black Friday Grimlock Prime lasso.jpg
|caption=You should see the pooper scooper.
|title="Black Friday"
|airdate=[[June 4]], 2008
|written by=[[Rich Fogel]]
|directed by= [[Irineo Maramba]] [[Kentaro Mizuno]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}

'''Blackarachnia enlists Prometheus Black, a.k.a. Meltdown, to aid her with a dangerous experiment, while Optimus and Dinobot Grimlock are forced to team up to stop them.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:TFA Black Friday Meltdown Bee.jpg|left|thumb|Weirdest funhouse mirror ''ever''.]]
[[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] is growing ever more frustrated by [[Porter C. Powell]]'s callous actions towards both herself and her father, and she wants payback. She and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] visit the maximum-security prison that is the current abode of [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black, a.k.a. Meltdown]], and speak to him in the undissolvable crystalline cube that is his cell. Black sarcastically welcomes them, noting that he has ever so few visitors, and Sari snarks in return that he'd probably have more friends if he wasn't always trying to mutate other people into [[Survival of the Fittest|transformational experiments]]. Sari knows that Black and Powell had once been business partners, and she asks the acidic villain for any information that would help her expose Powell as a criminal. Black asks why he should help her at all, and Sari reminds him that his own misfortunes began with the breakdown of his business partnership with Powell. Meltdown replies—with apparently genuine regret—that Powell was far too canny a businessman ever to get his fingerprints on anything truly illegal. He presents a different plan: If Sari and Bumblebee would be so kind as to break him out of prison, he would happily kill Powell himself. A bit taken aback, Sari insists she isn't willing to go that far, and she and Bumblebee depart. Later that night, however, a massive explosion signifies a break-in at the prison. At first, Meltdown confidently welcomes his visitors, assuming Sari has had a change of heart, but that confidence turns to fear when he sees he is actually being visited by the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] cryptically announces that "she" wants to see Meltdown. Though still afraid of his former flunkies, Meltdown tries to warn them away, pointing out that a prison cell constructed to hold him is indestructible—nothing can get out or in. But the Dinobots don't need to break the box when they can simply ''take'' it.

Meltdown soon finds himself transported to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where the Dinobots are behaving very strangely indeed, chanting and bowing towards a high hill. The object of their interest soon is revealed to be [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who washed up on the island after [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|the recent defeat of Megatron]] and has since used her beauty and wily ways to captivate the simple-minded Dinobots. As she explored the island, she found Meltdown's subterranean lab complex, including his computer files on genetic manipulation. She insists that Black help her purge the organic material from her body, and since she has just drained Grimlock, becoming powerful enough to crack open his supposedly indestructible prison cell with the bonus of the Dinobots being quite willing to follow any command, Black has no choice but to agree.

Back on the mainland, [[Captain Fanzone]] and the Detroit P.D. are investigating the prison break. Porter C. Powell arrives, very agitated by the escape of his evil former associate. He produces security camera footage of Sari's visit, accusing the girl of trying to have him killed. Fanzone asks just how he got his hands on that footage, but Powell becomes more evasive. When the Autobots magnify the camera footage, they can see the Dinobots reflected on the surface of Meltdown's cube. While they ponder what to do about this, Bumblebee's constant chattering begins to wear on [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], who boldly insists that it is ''impossible'' for Bumblebee to remain silent for more than a few cycles. Bumblebee is angered by these doubts against him and tries to show how quiet he can be...which isn't at all, since he pipes in with a self-defense or denial every few moments. This bickering continues as he, Prowl, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] head to Dinobot Island.

[[Image:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|right|thumb|Me Grimlock king, but me want queen.]]
Once they arrive, the Autobots split up to search for evidence. Prowl finds more of Meltdown's burnt footprints, as well as yet more proof that Bumblebee really can't pipe down, since he keeps calling Prowl's name. But when Prowl investigates, he sees Bumblebee had good reason to yell: He's caught in a giant web and deactivated. Shortly thereafter, Blackarachnia attacks Prowl and deactivates him too. Rushing to help, Optimus attempts to confront Blackarachnia, but she is able to flatter and cajole Grimlock into defending her (and soundly walloping Optimus). There's no time for a real fight, though, as Blackarachnia has loaded up both Prowl and Bumblebee with a potentially lethal dose of her cybervenom. They will die unless she administers the antidote within 2 megacycles, and she'll only do that if Optimus helps Grimlock locate Meltdown's genetic modifier to make the experiment work.

[[Image:Animated Black Friday Grimlock Prime Powell.jpg|thumb|left|175px|No, Grimlock! He needs to show us the genetic modifier. ''Then'' you can eat him.]]
Returning to the mainland, Optimus and Grimlock attempt to work together, but it's difficult because Grimlock simply will not hear that Blackarachnia might be using him or would in any way be deceiving him. For his part, Grimlock doesn't want to work with "puny" Optimus, but has no choice, as only Optimus knows where Meltdown's original workshop had been. They find the workshop, untouched and in the same state of disrepair as [[Total Meltdown|when Black had his drastic accident]]. As they search for the genetic modifier, they are discovered by Porter C. Powell, who owns the facilities Black had been using before his accident. He orders them to leave and won't assist them in finding the device they need, but he changes his tune after Optimus has Grimlock snatch up the little man and imprison him inside his mouth for a while. The unlikely Autobot duo retrieves the genetic modifier and heads back to the island.

Once he has the necessary tools and Blackarachnia strapped down to his lab table (for her own safety, of course, he swears), Meltdown decides to change his lab procedure ever so slightly. Reminding his captor-turned-prisoner of his longstanding hatred of robots, he will still be genetically separating Blackarachnia's organic and mechanical elements...but now the mechanical will be discarded and only the organics left behind, and his goal of having created a purely organic transforming being will have been realized. Optimus and Grimlock attempt to stop Meltdown, but he summons reinforcements: his earlier mutant creations, who appear quite a bit stronger now and manage to force the robots outside the lab and battle them fairly evenly. Things aren't helped when Grimlock, in his shortsighted fury, ignores Optimus's warnings and uses his flaming sword so carelessly that it practically burns down the entire island. The tide finally turns with the arrival of the other two Dinobots. [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] lifts one of the mutants completely clear of the battlefield, keeping it from attacking further, while [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] pounds the other senseless with his giant, flaming cudgel.

[[Image:TFA Black Friday Meltdown melts.jpg|right|thumb|I'm mellttiinngg!]]
Optimus extinguishes the flames, then races back into the lab. He manages to detach the genetic modifier from the lab equipment, stopping the procedure before Blackarachnia can be divided up. An enraged Meltdown attacks Optimus and begins to melt his chest armor, but during the course of the action, Meltdown's body surface comes into contact with the genetic modifier. It unleashes a massive dose of energy into him, apparently causing his body to lose cohesion and degenerate into a pure liquid state, oozing out of his containment suit and leaking through cracks in the floor. Optimus frees Blackarachnia from her bonds on the table, and she senses an easy way to escape: Feigning weakness, she asks Optimus to come closer and hold her tight...as Grimlock is watching. His predictable jealousy makes him attack Optimus once again, and the sneaky spider manages to escape. When he finally sees she is gone, Grimlock begs her to return and professes his love for her, but it is too late.

A despairing Optimus returns to the web-covered bodies of Prowl and Bumblebee in the forest, apologizing to them that he was unable to rescue them in time. Then he notices the antidote has been placed right next to them. He quickly administers it just in the nick of time. Bumblebee notes with pride that he did indeed manage to remain totally silent for the whole 2 megacycles. When Prowl protests that it doesn't really count because he was unconscious and paralyzed, they have a rousing argument about the nature of the rules of their bet. An enraged Powell demands that Fanzone arrest Optimus Prime for assault and theft, but Fanzone says he's more inclined to arrest Powell for being a public nuisance and walks off. Optimus Prime begins to wonder if maybe, underneath it all, there is some good left in Blackarachnia, since (apparently) she did leave the antidote for him.

Later, in the island's abandoned underground lab, puddles of nasty-looking acidic goo begin to coalesce together around an empty containment suit. As the merging lump grows bigger, a familiar face appears on its surface. You can't keep a bad guy down....

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (6)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (13)
|c2=
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (8)
|c3 =
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (2)
*[[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] (3)
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (4)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Blackarachnia''': You want to steal a kiss from me? 
''[Grimlock nods eagerly and puckers up, and Blackarachnia drains his powers.]'' 
'''Blackarachnia''': But that means I steal something from you too! 
''[Shoots a stream of flame at Snarl and Swoop]''
:—Blackarachnia: every evil girlfriend you've ever had rolled into one.

"Aren't they just the cutest things? They worship me. It's flattering in a primitive sort of way but it gets real old, [[Lugnut (Animated)|real fast!]]"
:—'''Blackarachnia''' learns how Megatron feels.

"I'm not going anywhere! This cell is impenetrable, much like that thick skull of yours. No one can break in or out." 
"Dinobots not break box. Dinobots ''take'' box!"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets "released" from prison by '''Grimlock'''

'''Blackarachnia''': With your help, I can finally purge myself of this accursed organic contamination. 
''[Transforms]'' 
'''Meltdown''': Ooh la la. Actually, that's a much better look for you. Why would I help you get rid of it? 
'''Blackarachnia''': Because it would make me very unhappy if you didn't. And when I'm unhappy, they're unhappy! 
'''Grimlock''': RAAARRR! Unhappy!
:—Like his [[Grimlock (G1)|predecessor]], Grimlock makes a simple sentence [[War of the Dinobots#Quotes|freaking terrifying.]]

''[Porter C. Powell shows Captain Fanzone prison security footage of Meltdown and Sari]'' 
'''Fanzone''': I don't suppose you wanna tell me how you came into possession of that recording? 
'''Powell''': What's does it matter where I got it?! I'm—I'm not on trial here, Captain! My life could be in danger. I deserve protection! 
'''Fanzone''': Oh, you want protection? Get a Schnauzer.
:—Fanzone shows Porter Powell that wealth can't buy respect for a big enough jerk.

[[Image:Jurassic Grimlock.JPG|thumb|Dinobots RULE!]]
'''Optimus Prime:''' "We're not here to scare people! We're here to get Meltdown's genetic modifier. Maybe you'd be less conspicuous in robot mode." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Okay..." ''[transforms]'' "But me Grimlock still taller than YOU. That why Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best."
:—Pissing contest, Transformer-style.

'''Optimus''': Grimlock, as soon as she gets that genetic modifier, she'll drop us like a used engine block. 
'''Grimlock''': Autobot bad. Me Grimlock go alone! 
''[Grimlock walks away down an alley, then comes back]'' 
'''Grimlock''': Uh...where me Grimlock find genetic thingy? 
'''Optimus''': Oh, come on. I know who can get it. 
'''Grimlock''': Me Grimlock go with you....but me Grimlock go with you ALONE! 
:—Grimlock shows Optimus Prime what's what.

'''Grimlock''': Uh, me Grimlock not supposed to scare puny humans. 
'''Optimus''': ''This one'' you can scare all you want. 
'''Grimlock''': THEN GIVE US THINGY! NOW!!! 
''[transforms into beast mode, then grabs Powell with his mouth]'' 
'''Powell''': What thingy?! What's he talking about?! 
'''Optimus''': Prometheus Black's genetic modifier? 
'''Powell''': Never heard of it. 
'''Optimus''': Did I mention that my partner is awfully hungry? 
''[Grimlock throws Powell into the air and catches him in his mouth]'' 
'''Powell''': Y-you can have it! I know where it is!
:—After months of utter dickishness, Porter C. Powell finally ends up where he belongs—Grimlock's mouth.

[[Image:TFA Black Friday Him Did It.jpg|thumb|right|Him [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|truck]] pushed me.]]
'''Powell''': Don't touch anything! Since he went bankrupt, technically, all this belongs to me. 
''[Grimlock falls and breaks everything]'' 
'''Grimlock''': ''[points at Optimus]'' Him did it. 
:—Like a toddler, Grimlock blames Optimus for everything.

'''Meltdown:''' Shall we proceed then? ''[plugs in genetic modifier]'' 
'''Blackarachnia''': Whatever it takes to get rid of this foul half of myself. 
'''Meltdown''': Uhhhh...about that. I should probably mention a slight change in plans. 
'''Blackarachnia''': ''What?'' 
'''Meltdown''': Don't worry! I ''will'' be purging half of your techno-organic form...just not the half you think. 
'''Blackarachnia''': You slimy traitor! You can't! I won't let you! 
'''Meltdown''': I guess the Dinobots never mentioned my ''disdain'' for machines. Once we eliminate all your robotic circuitry, your remaining arachnid tissue will be perfect for my genetic experiments, and I will finally achieve my dream of creating a transforming organic! 
'''Blackarachnia''': ''NOOOOO!'' 
'''Meltdown''': It's time for your extreme ''MAKEOVER!'' ''[throws the lever]''
:—Blackarachnia learns that it's not nice to screw with Meltdown.

''[Prowl and Bumblebee wake up after being cured by Blackarachnia's venom]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': Uhh...how long have we been here? 
'''Optimus''': Almost two mega-cycles. 
'''Bumblebee''': Ha! And you said I couldn't go ten cycles without talking! 
'''Prowl''': Mmm-hmm, all it took was being paralyzed. 
'''Bumblebee''': What, you're making new rules now? I don't think so! Pay up with that sweet axle grease.
:—Prowl and Bumblebee debate the rules of their bet.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*When Meltdown gets his face and hands "splattered" against the wall in his cell, his hands ooze out, despite his gloves being closed.
*When the Dinobots are arguing amongst themselves, Snarl's face briefly loses its red, and Swoop is shown in his beast mode.

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sombre vendredi'''" ("Dark Friday")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Schwarzer Freitag'''" ("Black Friday")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 28|28 July]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' '''クモ女の心''' (''Kumo-Onna no Kokoro'', "Heart of the Spider-woman")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 11|11 September]] [[2010]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Czarny Piątek'''" ("Black Friday")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

===Real-world references===
*The title is a reference to [[Black Friday (event)|the day after Thanksgiving]], a traditionally busy shopping day in the U.S., on which [[Hasbro]] often releases [[exclusive]]s.
*Grimlock's groaning cry of "Fire Bad" is a reference to the Tarzan-Tonto-[[Frankenstein's monster]] sketches from ''Saturday Night Live''. At one of the voice actor panels at, Botcon 2008, David Kaye mentioned that he'd specifically been directed to insert elements of the ''SNL'' Frankenstein's Monster into his Grimlock performance.
*Grimlock uses the T-Rex sound effect from the movie [[wikipedia:Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]] when he "swallows" Porter C. Powell.

===Trivia===
*Bulkhead and Ratchet appear, but do not speak.
*This episode showcases a [[stock footage|detailed transformation]] for Optimus Prime, Prowl and Bumblebee.
*Optimus states that Prowl knows Dinobot Island like the back of his hand and tells Prowl and Bumblebee to come with him, yet it is Bulkhead who has been on the island many times with Prowl. Maybe Optimus wants to see who wins the bet?
*In some shots, the button that makes Grimlock's toy chomp its jaws can be seen on his neck.
*It appears to be common knowledge that Porter C. Powell was Prometheus Black's business partner, yet in "[[Blast from the Past]]", he is seen among the group that witnesses the showing of the Dinobots, implying that he is working for Sumdac Systems at this point. Why would [[Isaac Sumdac]] hire the former partner of his bitterest corporate rival?
*Grimlock states that Autobots are bad. Perhaps Grimlock is forgetting that ''he's'' an Autobot?
*According to Grimlock, Dinobots rule. We already knew that.
*This is the second Transformers episode where a voice actor [[The Low Road|spends most of it arguing with himself]], although [[Scott McNeil]] usually managed it for at least 5 minutes [[Dinobot (BW)|every]] [[Rattrap|episode]].
*[[Colossus Rhodes]] is decidedly absent from this episode, despite being arrested with Meltdown. Maybe he got a cushy job in the prison library?
*This is the second episode to include [[Fusion creature|Meltdown's bat/human and shark/human hybrid experiments]].
*So, why ''was'' Powell watching Meltdown? Expecting revenge from his former client?

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.

==External links==
* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/dlink/index.html?episodeID=8a25c3921fc6a295011fc9a293f80197 "Black Friday" streaming video at Cartoon Network] (link functional until 3/03/10)

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