Rage Against the Karaoke Machine

2024-12-28T08:39:30Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]'' ep 7b
|image=BotBots ep7b Rage - Aggrebonz-Eye.jpg
|caption=The new season of ''Aggretsuko'' got weird, even for ''Aggretsuko''.
|prev=Spirit of Halloween
|next=Scanned Out
|title="Rage Against the Karaoke Machine"
|airdate=[[March 25]], [[2022]]
|production company=[[Entertainment One]]
|writer=[[Merrill Hagan]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|directors=[[Paul O'Flanagan]]
|video=https://www.netflix.com/watch/81455909
|videosite=Netflix
}}

'''♫''Sing... sing a song... sing out loud... sing out strong...''♫ okay, maybe not ''that'' strong, maybe dial it back, wait ''oh no oh no aiiiie'''''

==Synopsis==
Tired of having to physically exert himself to do his rounds, [[Dave (BotBots)|Dave]] attempts to learn how to work the mall's [[scootmobile]]. After a horrifying crash... okay, he lightly nudges aside some cardboard boxes while going about 1 mile an hour... he notices an unattended pretzel sitting on a snack cart. Eager to see if he can feed himself with even ''less'' effort than he normally puts into feeding himself, his attempts to use the scootmobile's robo-arms to grab it somehow end up with the machine throwing him off, racing out of control, and getting itself jammed backwards on the "up" escalator. Unable to get past its flailing arms from below, Dave heads for the elevator to approach it from the second floor.

The coast clear, the pretzel transforms into [[Knotzel]], who is very miffed at the [[Lost Bots]] for not keeping adequate watch and nearly getting her eaten while they were hanging out. [[Clogstopper]] blames his distraction his clone (aka "his reflection in the coffee machine's shiny side"), and Knotzel storms off, bailing on the Lost Bots' upcoming karaoke party.

The crew slump to the mall's karaoke booths, grumbling how everyone has ignored their numerous party invites. Even the smoothing tunes of [[Snorg the Conquerer|Snorg]], a karaoke-bot still willing to help them out, can only do so much to lift their spirits. [[Bonz-Eye]], on the other hand, is ''incredibly'' calm about their situation, to the point where Kikmee worries that Bonz-Eye is bottling her emotions up too much. Bonz-Eye reluctantly concedes ''maybe'' she's being a bit too reserved, and Kikmee demonstrates how she deals with her feelings when things are going bad... ''angry screaming rage karaoke!'' With the Lost Bots agreeing to stay out of the booth so they can't hear what she's singing, Bonz-Eye starts her song... and gets ''incredibly'' worked up. ''Scary'' worked up. So worked up Snorg is knocked on his rear by the sheer force of her rage, and Kikmee's suggestion of trying maybe something a little different is met with a scream of "'''''CLOSE THE DOOR, BALL!!!'''''"

[[File:BotBots ep7b Rage - SnorgScoot.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|Close call, almost had a Bullet in the Head, there.]]
As Bonz-Eye goes into round two of her song, smoke fills the booth. Eventually the bass fades, and the door opens to reveal an exuberant bonsai-bot who had a ''fantastic'' time. Unfortunately, the clearing smoke also reveals that Snorg has changed, the sheer amount of fury running through his circuits turning him into a howling mad-bot with a fierce sonic scream attack. Blowing the Lost Bots away, he runs out into the mall, dislodging the scootmobile and using it to rampage through the food court.

Kikmee and Bonz-Eye both blame themselves for the chaos, and it gets even worse when Snorg starts repeating lyrics: the screaming lyrics Bonz-Eye fed into his mic, where she vented her frustrations over each of the Lost Bots' eccentricities. This proves humiliating for the entire team, as the BotBots have a good laugh at Bonz-Eye's brutal slams even as they flee in terror. Kikmee suddenly hits on the solution: Bonz-Eye needs to do what she does best (besides swordplay) and achieve emotional balance. Agreeing, Bonz-Eye launches herself at Snorg, lightly kicking his play button to select a new song, and grabs the mic...

...and proceeds to sing (as well as she can) a soft, gentle number, an apology and admission of her inability to express herself and how much her teammates truly mean to her. The good vibes revert Snorg back to his normal good-times self, thanking Bonz-Eye... who quietly threatens that she'll destroy him if he ever reveals her weaknesses. Kikmee apologizes to Bonz-Eye for pushing her, Bonz-Eye apologizes again for being too distant, and the two hug.

''Meanwhile'', Dave is ''still'' in the elevator, having forgotten to push a floor button. Finally realizing his embarrassing mistake, he makes it to the food court, only to see a smoking ruin and a free-roaming scootmobile as the doors open. Without a word, he hits the "door close" button.

==Featured characters==
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Bonz-Eye]] (2)
* [[Kikmee]] (3)
* [[Dimlit]] (4)
* [[Clogstopper]] (5)
* [[Burgertron]] (6)
* [[Knotzel]] (7)
* [[Snorg the Conquerer|Snorg]] (8)
* [[Spud Muffin]] (9)
* [[Frostferatu]] (10)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Batsby]] (11)
* [[Dinger]] (12)
* [[Ulf the Orange]] (13)
* [[Freezewich]] (14)
* [[Lady Macaron]] (15)
* [[Lolly Licks]] (16)
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]] (17)
* [[Fottle Barts]] (18)
{{!}}}

|c3=
* [[Dave (BotBots)|Dave]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"My bad, Knotzel. I know I was supposed to be the lookout, but, I got distracted by my clone, ''again''." 
"''Uuuuuugh.'' It's just a reflection!" 
"No. I've seen my reflection, and it looks ''nothing'' like me. ''That'' is a clone." (''to his reflection'') "I got my eyes on you, clone!" 
:—'''Clogstopper''' and '''Kikmee'''

"When I'm having trouble with ''my'' feelings, I process it by writing [[fan fiction]] about the [[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hubs]]! ...Iii can't believe I just admitted that."
:—'''Burgertron'''

"Maybe this was a bad idea! Bonz-Eye doesn't have a lot of experience letting her emotions out!" 
"She's making up for lost time now." 
(''both stare silently into the booth, worried'')
:—'''Kikmee''' and '''Clogstopper'''

"♫'''''BURGERTRON IS SO FULL OF HIMSELF, HE COULD BE HIS OWN COMBO MEEEEEEALLL!!!'''♫"
:—'''Bonz-Eye''' (via Snorg) has some ''feelings'' about her fellow Lost Bots

"BotBots?" 
:—'''Sprinkleberry D'uhnut''' faces down Snorg

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Bonz-Eye notes that she has never sung, ever. This is ''technically'' true, as what she did in "[[I, Cheeseburger (episode)|I, Cheeseburger]]" was more just ''saying'' the lyrics she was given.

===Real-world references===
* The title is a reference to the band {{w|Rage Against the Machine}}.

===BotBots cypher translations===
* The poster left of the elevator reads "Twenty five off catch the sale now on first". (The "w"s are not large enough to make out what ''exactly'' the letter looks like, sadly.)
* The blue glasses poster, to the right of the elevator, is ''finally'' barely-legible enough to make out "MENS GLASSES SALE".
* The "-25%" poster with the faceted background on the same wall is... still too small to read, dangit.

===Animation and technical errors===
* The elevator has a button for the third floor, but the mall is always depicted as having only two floors.
* As Bonz-Eye is singing in the closed booth, the wire to Snorg's microphone just kind of ends behind the door frame to the left, and is not visible through the window glass to the left of the frame. Also, Snorg is shown to be to the ''right'' of Bonz-Eye in the booth in later shots, not being visible at all in the long shot where the previous animation goof happened.

===Trivia===
* The music playing over the credits is the mellow elevator music.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le karaoké'''" ("The karaoke")

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Máquina de karaokê'''" ("Karaoke machine")

'''European Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fúria contra a máquina de karaoke'''" ("Rage against the karaoke machine")

'''Arabic'''
:*''Title:'' "'''آلة الكاريوكي'''" ("The karaoke machine")

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