Operating Table

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Ratchet puts the finishing touches on Sari's Ultra-Supreme Class Bulkhead toy.
"Operating Table"
Airdate	January 7, 2009 (Hasbro.com)
Written by	Marty Isenberg
Directed by	Matt Youngberg
Animation studio	Studio 4°C

Ratchet gives Bulkhead a tune-up.....more or less.

Synopsis

"Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father!?"

Ratchet is performing surgery on Bulkhead, with Sari acting as his (ever-suffering) assistant/nurse, struggling to pick up each Autobot-sized tool as he calls them out. A few minutes later, Ratchet declares the operation a success and welds up Bulkhead. All seems well until Bulkhead notices quite a few body parts got left out. Being in a hurry, Ratchet quickly takes the entire shelf of parts, opens up Bulkhead's mouth like a trash can, and pours the loose parts down his throat, causing the poor Autobot to swallow them. Ratchet then whistles as he walks off, leaving behind a very stupefied Sari and a worried-looking Bulkhead.

All in a day's work!

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Others
Ratchet (1) Bulkhead (2)	Sari Sumdac (3)

Notes

They don't pay me enough to do this...

Animation errors

• The wrench that Sari picks up is a rather...odd size. It's way too big for a human to wield, but it also seems way too small for an Autobot like Ratchet to use effectively. (Perhaps it's the Cybertronian equivalent of an eyeglasses screwdriver.)

Transformers References

• The laser scalpel that Sari holds up for Ratchet looks an awful lot like the wheel sword accessory that came with the Samurai Prowl toy.
• As Ratchet walks off, he's whistling a rather catchy tune.

Home video releases

This short has yet to be released on home video.