Editing Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

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|image=MMP2 Megatron press conference.jpg
|caption=Somewhere, a [[Cobra Commander|terrorist]] is crying himself to sleep.
|title="Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2"
|production code=#700-35
|airdate=[[October 15]], 1985
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]] 
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Having had the Autobots exiled from Earth, Megatron reveals the Decepticons' true intentions.''' 

==Synopsis==
''[[Victor Caroli]] provides a "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Last time, on ''The Transformers'']]" recap.''

[[File:MegatronsMasterPlan2 Decepticon Day.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Wait, something's WRONG here...]]
As a marching band parades through the streets of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], [[Shawn Berger]] announces that today is [[Decepticon Day]]. [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Chip Chase|Chip]] immensely dislike the event, but Chip says that it's too late now for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] to be searching for evidence to prove the [[Autobot]]s are innocent.

Back in a video viewing room, Spike finishes watching another tape showing the [[Decepticon]]s as the real culprits. He's about to leave when he meets [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]]. During a brief fight, in which Ravage slams into a TV screen, gets fried, smacked with an office chair, and then finally gets buried under a shelf of video tapes (poor kitty), Spike makes his escape. 

At a nearby high school disco, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his cassettes make an appearance. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dances with the ladies, Ravage gets petted by some schoolgirls, and [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] gives a real evil glare to a kid who's offering him a cracker (probably considering eating the kid instead).

In deep space, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] is leading the rocket ship carrying the Autobots. Inside, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] persuade [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prime]] to turn around and head back to Earth. After the ship doesn't respond to Cliffjumper's control input, [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] uses his shoulder scanner to pinpoint their destination...the [[Sun|SUN]]! Cosmos finds he is unable to link up with [[Teletraan I]] as the rocket starts to overheat...along with the Autobots inside. Cosmos then comes aboard and starts working on the computer, but to no avail.

[[File:MegatronsMasterPlan2 Autobots sizzle.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Optimus...getting...hot..."<br>"Not now, Ironhide."]]
Inside the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] looks on with glee as he watches the Autobots and their ship collide with the sun and explode. The Decepticons then leave for a press conference.

In the [[Mayor of Central City|mayor]]'s office in Central City, Spike shows the mayor the tapes he's found. The mayor can't bring back the Autobots, but now armed with the right evidence, he and Spike start a campaign to clear the Autobots' names.

At the press conference, Megatron reveals that he plans to conquer the planet and suck it dry of energy. He is now the marshal of Central City, newly christened as Megatronia 1, and everyone will be made slaves to obtain energy for the Decepticons. A nearby screen shows the [[Conehead]]s running amok through Central City. Spike learns of the Autobots' destruction and escapes, but the tape of evidence is destroyed. Berger saves Spike from getting killed by Laserbeak, but their escape is short-lived, as they're all captured by Megatron.

Back in space, the Autobots have been saved by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s [[force field]]. They're attached to Cosmos, who is still heading towards the Sun, since his actions are controlled by Teletraan I.

[[File:Berger Sad Enslaved.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It's hard being an opportunistic jerk!]]
Back on Earth, things are grim. All the humans have been enslaved by the Decepticons, and they're being forced to mine energy from every available source. Berger's received his reward: He too is cuffed and made to work in a power plant. One night, Chip breaks out of the power plant and sneaks on board a nearby truck. He heads for the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], where he sets to work at Teletraan I. He finds out that the Autobot rocket was destroyed and is about to learn more when Thrust breaks into the base, destroys Teletraan I and takes Chip back to the plant.

[[File:MegsMasterPlan Autobots roll out.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Nothing has changed between us, right Prime?"<br>"I said 'not now', Ironhide."]]
Meanwhile, Cosmos realizes he's got control back and turns around. Back on Earth, an Air Force rescue attempt is easily thwarted by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Megatron has the humans cornered when the Autobots arrive. Optimus Prime assembles [[To sell toys|<s>the entire '84 and '85 line</s>]] his entire forces to combat the Decepticons, and they win, heavily damaging many of their foes, including the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Having thoroughly lost their advantage, the Decepticons retreat.

The mayor acquits the Autobots, while Berger is taken by the authorities to face justice. With the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots transform and roll for home.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (22)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (23)
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] (24)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (25)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (26)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] (27)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (28)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (29)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (30)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (31)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (32)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (33)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (35)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (36)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (37)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (38)
*[[Teletraan I]] (55)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (56)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (57)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (58)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (59)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (61)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (62)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (63)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (64)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (65)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (66)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (67)
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (68)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (69)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (70)
}}
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (4)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (6)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (7)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (8)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (9)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (10)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (11)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (12)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (18)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (19)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (20)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (34)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (39)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (40)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (41)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]](42)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (43)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (53)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (71)
|c3=
*Berger's army (1)
*[[Shawn Berger]] (2)
*Kid in Megatron costume (13)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Chip Chase]] (16)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (17)
*Teenager at Decepticon-hosted discotheque (21)
*[[Mayor of Central City|Mayor]] (44)
*[[Justin]] (45)
*Justin's mother (46)
*Justin's father (47)
*Reporter (48)
*Angry audience member No. 1 (49)
*Angry audience member No. 2 (50)
*Private guard No. 3 (51)
*Private guard No. 4 (52)
*Truck driver (54)
*Jet fighter pilots (60)
}}

==Quotes==
"Hey, get down Soundwave!"
:—'''Rumble''' as he dances with the ladies.


"Uh, Laserbeak wanna cracker?"
:—'''Male human teen''' who suspects Laserbeak wants to eat him


'''Ironhide''': Are we going anywhere, Cosmos, or is this a tour of the stars?<br>
'''Hound''': Lay off him, Ironhide. He didn't cause our problems.<br>
'''Ironhide''': You're right! Maybe we oughta take it out on the one who got us into this mess!<br>
'''Optimus Prime''': I did what was necessary.
:—Only Ironhide could get away with taking a shot at Prime like that.


"Is anyone brave, or ''stupid'' enough, to oppose us? This city is under martial law...and ''I'' am the marshal!"
:—'''Megatron''' spells doom for the people of Central City...and makes a funny.


"Let us teach them a lesson in ''sorrow''!"
:—'''Dirge''' as he and the Coneheads terrorize Central City during the Decepticon-imposed martial law


"It is over. I saw the Autobot ship, like a silver bullet, streaking toward the Sun, and it collided—collided with destiny! I saw the end. They died in a cosmic funeral pyre!"
:—'''Shawn Berger''', destroying all hope


"You...pile of reject parts, I'll—"<br>
"Reject parts? BWAHAHAHAHHAHA!"
:—'''Chip Chase''' as '''Thrust''' destroys Teletraan I and, perhaps, mocks the handicapped


"You are going to face justice, and may it be kinder to you than it was to us. Autobots, transform and roll for home!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', deciding not to have Berger sent on a collision course with the Sun

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script: 20th February 1985

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Nullray-finger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Objection!"]]
*First onscreen appearances of Cosmos and Astrotrain.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Hound uses his missile launcher as a sort of radar-path-finder thing.
**Starscream fires the [[null-ray]] from his finger.
**Laserbeak fires his eye beams yet again to destroy the videotape.
**Trailbreaker extends his force field to enclose the entire Autobot army, and seemingly radiates it from his entire body.
**Ratchet can fire laser blasts [[GoBots|from his hands]]. Sunstreaker, meanwhile, shoots blasts from the tips of his shoulders.
**Following on from its introduction in the previous episode, multiple Autobot characters wield the new generic Autobot laser pistol design during the blow-out battle at the end. The pistol comes in a variety of off-white/grey/black colors, but notably, Bumblebee wields a blueish one. Someone must have made a note about this, because he'll use it again in this color in several future episodes, and it would be turned into an accessory for his ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy.
**Ironhide zaps Chip's energy bonds out of existence with a beam from his fingertip.
*Spike makes use of Ravage's tech spec weakness, blinding him with a studio spotlight.
*This episode goes to some lengths to show the full extent of both armies. Lots of characters such as Red Alert, Perceptor, Seaspray and Astrotrain show up for just a shot or two. Even the Insecticons can be glimpsed for a few frames in the Decepticon Day parade (only from the thighs down), and Grimlock is visible among the Autobots floating in space. It's almost shocking that Buzzsaw and Frenzy don't appear.
*Why Chip couldn’t just activate the Dinobots unless they were on the shuttle with the Autobots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst is combined with the [[Death Star]] superlaser firing noise as the Decepticons leave Decepticon Headquarters.
**Thrust and Dirge both bear down on the city with some more ''Falcon'' engine noise.
===Animation and technical errors===
*Some of the show's stock background music is briefly repurposed as source music (music that's actually heard by the characters in the show), coming from a marching band. Unfortunately, the marching band's drumming doesn't actually match up with the musical drum beats. In the next shot, a trumpet is shown as the flutes cut in.
*The way the cymbal player is playing the cymbals is wrong. Playing them in this manner produces poor control of the sound and risks damage to fine cymbals, which are not designed for such usage.
*Thundercracker is shown alongside Megatron in the first shot of the marching Decepticons. Subsequent dialog and animation makes it clear that this should have been Starscream.
*Although only the voice of one child can be heard exclaiming “There they are!”, the lips of the ''entire crowd'' move in unison. Spooky.
**Additionally, a mustache in the back clips over an arm in front of it.
*As he watches the Decepticon parade, the temple of Chip's glasses is missing.
*A short scene meant to catch us up with what Spike has been doing shows Spike viewing footage and Ravage arriving in the video room. But the footage Spike views is different from what he saw last episode, and Ravage now arrives through an open doorway instead of bashing down the door and wall.
*Barely disguised versions of Carly and Spike's character models are seen at the Teen Dance. Not-Spike is even wearing Spike's stock tan shirt and blue jeans.
*This being his first appearance, Cosmos's voice lacks the self-echo that would characterize it in his subsequent appearances.
*Improbable viewpoints:
**Megatron gets a view from right alongside the Autobot ship as it approaches the Sun.
*Soundwave is missing his Decepticon symbol as Megatron turns away from watching the Autobot ship explode. It suddenly appears as he steps forward.
*The footage that Spike shows to the mayor is a ''third'' version of Starscream removing his Optimus Prime mask, despite Dirge only filming the scene once.
*Justin complains that he doesn't have any "metal-colored crayons" to finish coloring Megatron, even as he continues coloring him. Despite coloring Megatron perfectly thus far, his first stroke goes way outside the lines.
*Coloring errors:
**In the opening shot of the press conference (seen up top), Starscream's helmet is light gray instead of dark gray.
**Starscream's optics are mis-colored blue as he fires his [[null-ray]] finger.
**Soundwave's ejection button is blue instead of white as he dispatches Ravage and Laserbeak to capture Spike.
**Blitzwing's head is purple instead of yellow as he and Astrotrain guard the workers.
**As the worker pushes a cart of energon cubes into the green truck, they do not possess their glowing effect
**Optimus's headlights aren't colored in as he lectures Megatron.
**One of the panning shots of shooting Autobots features Smokescreen with a blue head crest, which should be yellow.
*As Dirge fires on a woman's car, there is a truck to its left. Just as the car explodes, the truck disappears.
*Spike's mouth doesn't move as he says "Oh no" in response to Berger's rant.
*When Dirge and Ramjet fill up Energon cubes in the mine you can see Ramjet has Dirge's wing design on closer look
*Megatron's eyes light up, then dim, then light up again. An energy sound effect plays, but not till well after the second lighting-up is finished.
*Soundwave's mouth plate disappears after threatening "increase efficiency or be terminated" and firing on the slaves.
*When Megatron instructs Thrust to re-capture Chip Chase, his voice is not electronically enhanced.
*Teletraan I's screen displays Cosmos's name as "COSMS" {{sic}}.
*The launching sound effect for Thundercracker and Skywarp plays before they've actually lifted off.
*Thundercracker transforms without the transforming sound effect.
*The Decepticons get the Autobot laser sound effect for their opening volley as they fire on the human jets.
*As the Autobots arrive at the battle site, Ironhide is drawn with Ratchet's ambulance lights on his roof. Ratchet is right next to him, with no lights visible.
*Starscream's "Yeeiiii!" begins before he's actually shot.
*The three panning shots of the various Autobots firing on the Decepticons are all repeated twice.
*Red Alert is standing amongst the minibots when firing and appears to be drawn to the same scale as the others such as Powerglide and Huffer standing either side of him even though he's actually taller than both

===Continuity errors===
*When Spike found the fishy video footage and was cornered by Ravage last episode, the trial was nearing its conclusion. Since then, the trial has concluded, the Autobots have launched into space, Megatron has paid a visit to Autobot Headquarters, and a [[Decepticon Day]] parade has been organized...and meanwhile, Spike is ''still'' facing off with Ravage.
*Ravage is seen at the Teen Dance...just one shot after his face-off with Spike. Did he really give up that quickly? (Both this and the previous snafu combine to make it clear that Spike's encounter happened much earlier than the subsequent events, and his escape from Ravage is only shown in this episode because it made a better [[cliffhanger]] that way.)
*Did Cosmos just ''not notice'' that they were heading toward the Sun?
*Okay, we can buy that Megatron shorted out the ship's guidance system by remote control and locked in its course. But how the heck can Teletraan I control Cosmos against his will? And if that's the case, why not just have Blaster jam the signal?
*Heck, maybe there's just something wrong with Cosmos, period. In spite of the fact that his method of propulsion involves thrusters, there are several shots in this episode he's seen flying through space ''while spinning on his own axis'' like a hubcap-shaped flying saucer from a bad 1950s science-fiction movie.
*Chip rolls out of the truck trailer at will, but trailer doors are generally designed to open only from the outside.
*Though most of the Autobot roster is shown, four of the five Dinobots are missing. ([[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] can be glimpsed in the force field.)
*Chip and Optimus Prime behave as if Cosmos is the only interstellar-capable Autobot at this time, which is only ''sort of'' true; there's [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], but he had been written out of the show by this point, while [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] would not appear for another three episodes.
*Superhuman Spike:
**Delivers several shoulder blocks in this episode that would destroy the largest linebacker. The first knocks over a massive standing shelf full of videos, allowing him to escape Ravage. The second, during Chip's escape, sends a cart full of energon cubes careening down the hall with enough force that it knocks Rumble into the wall several hundred feet later.
*The energy cuffs that the workers wear don't seem to restrain anything at all. Not only do all of the workers have full use of their arms, but Chip is completely unhindered by them during his escape.
*For that matter, pumping switches back and forth is not how a power plant works. [[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|Not any more]], anyway.
*Why didn't Megatron tell his troops not to harm Teletraan 1? Basically, Thrust foiled Megatron's whole plan!
*Given the insane power of Megatron's fusion cannon blasting a hole in the wall where the humans were standing would have either i) severely injured or killed those standing within the blast range ii) blown the whole power station

===Trivia===
[[File:MegatronsMasterPlan2 Trailbreaker force field.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Good work, Trailbreaker."<br>"Prime...kill me...so tired..."]]
*Ramjet causes a building at least eight stories tall to collapse with zero warning. Some cracks on the building may be meant to indicate that it's abandoned, but otherwise, a lot of humans just died.
*As Thrust tries to batter his way through the roof of Autobot HQ, he needs to back up and try multiple approaches - which means we see his jet mode flying directly backwards like a car in reverse gear.    
*Though he single-handedly saves the Autobots on his own initiative, Trailbreaker gets no lines in the episode and barely even appears except as a [[Jesus]]-like silhouette at the center of his force field.
*Judging by the girls surrounding him at the club, Soundwave is popular with the ladies. 
[[File:MegsMasterPlan2 ShinyThundercracker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Quoth the raven, 'What a shine!'"]]
*When the Decepticon jets fly off to face the human resistance fighters, as Thundercracker passes the camera, his silver-coloured parts have an almost heroic, shiny gleam to them, which is unusual, given he is a villain in this story.
*The kid cheering for Megatron and company uses the same voice as [[Aron]] from the later episode "[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]", voiced by [[Mona Marshall]].
*As is made evident by the shooting script for this episode, a large portion of this episode was actually added in at a later stage to bring it up to the required length—namely, Cosmos's inability to alter his flight path, Chip's escape and Thrust's blasting of Teletraan I.
*Chip rolls up a ramp to use Teletraan I, which is unique to this episode.
*The two sequences of Autobots transforming for battle are recycled sequences from "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]" played in reverse. They're played again, forwards this time, as the Autobots transform to roll for home.
*When released as a video in the UK, both episodes were compiled as a 45-minute "movie" instead of being treated as a two-part episode.

===Foreign localization===

'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Plano Mestre de Megatron Parte 2'''" ("The Master Plan of Megatron Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?


'''Italian''' 
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Autorobots in esilio-Parte 2'''" ("Autobots in Exile-Part 2")
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il grande piano di Megatron - II'''" ("The Grand Plan of Megatron - II")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?


'''Latin American'''
:*''Title:'' "'''El Plan Maestro De Megatron Parte II'''" ("The Master Plan of Megatron - Part II")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?


'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron Chikyū Seifuku Sakusen PART II'''" (メガトロン地球征服作戦 PART II, "Megatron's Earth Conquest Plan PART II")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 17]], [[1986]]


'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wēizhèntiān de Yīnmóu (Xià)'''" (威震天的阴谋(下), "Megatron's Conspiracy (Part 2)")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Megatron's Master Plan ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]])<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — Megatron's Master Plan ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]])<br>
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Megatron's Master Plan ([[Malofilm|Behaviour]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 10: Megatron's Master Plan ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 3 (Rhino Entertainment)<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]])<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 8 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome)<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)<br>
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome)<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment)<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-35.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JWaT6CnNHotfFJ5DuLQn4hT2Yf0F0mFk Episode dialogue script with section for Additional Material]
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