Editing Human Error, Part I

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFA Human Error Part 1 Automen.jpg
|caption=
|ep=37
|title="Human Error, Part 1"
|airdate=[[April 18]], 2009
|written by=[[Henry Gilroy]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Christopher Berkeley]]<br>[[Naoto Hashimoto]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}
'''On Christmas Morning, the Autobots wake up to an unpleasant surprise...'''
==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] (5)
*''[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'' (12)
*''[[Lugnut]]'' (13)
*''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]'' (14)
*''[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]'' (15)
*''[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'' (16)
*''[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'' (17)
*''[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]'' (18)
*''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'' (21)
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] (22)
*[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]] (23)
|c3=
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (6)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (7)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (8)
*''[[Jennifer Witwicky]]'' (10)
*''[[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|Carly Witwicky]]'' (11)
*''[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|Daniel Witwicky]]'' (19)
*''[[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Spike Witwicky]]'' (20)
|c4=
}}

{{note|Characters in italics appear only as part of Soundwave's virtual reality scenario.}}

==Quotes==

'''Ratchet''': And I'm telling you, there is no way that this "Santa Claus" could deliver billions of presents in one night.<br>
'''Prowl''': I can think of at least one. Ho. Ho. Ho.<br>
''[Prowl projects holograms of himself]''<br>
'''Optimus''': A sound theory, Prowl. I did see multiple Santas in the shopping district tonight.<br>
:—The Autobots weigh in on the debate of how Santa does his job.


"We need to get to Sumdac Tower. Auto--er, men. Transfo--er, uh, roll--er, uh, oh, lets just go.<br>
:—'''Optimus Prime''' has a few slips on [[roll out]].


'''Icy Blitzwing''': Why would ze Autobots choose to be human?<br>
'''Random Blitzwing''': Not for the fashion sense, I can tell you that. A-ha-ha-ha!
:—'''Random Blitzwing''', the next Tim Gunn. 


"Oh look! I have a hole in my rocket!"
:—Even horrible injury cannot faze '''Random Blitzwing'''.


'''Bumblebee''': Hey, we're baaaaack!<br>
'''Bulkhead''': Not all of us!<br>
'''Bumblebee''': It might help you if you make the noise with your mouth like this: ''Choo-chuh-chah-chik''!<br>
'''Bulkhead''': Sounds silly... But, okay. Choo-chuh-chah-chah-chik! ''Choo-chuh-chah-chah-chik''!!
:—Sound effects have never been so much fun.


"Escape is impossible. Autobots inferior, Soundwave superior." 
:—'''Soundwave''', homaging like its [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986]].

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Bulkhead sets down his Christmas present, the box is missing the horizontal ribbon it has in the preceding and following shots.
* When Ratchet scans Optimus, all the eqipment is human-sized, instead of the much-larger Transformer-scaled size. Of course, it's not actually ''real'', but still.
* In the bus tram scene, Daniel is shown levitating over his seat. Of course, he's not actually ''real'', but still.
*Bulkhead punches Starscream with his right hand... then screams and clutches his ''left'' hand... then after a scene cut he is shown clutching his ''right'' hand... and later he gets a bandage put on his ''left'' hand. Of course, it's... oh you get the idea.
* When Optimus beats Megatron with his own severed arm, the arm is ''freaking colossal'', nearly as big as the rest of Megatron's body.
* When being held by the giant Soundwave, Prowl is briefly missing his armor.
* The hole Sari blows in Soundwave's backpack comes and goes. Hey, this bit is real!
* After the explosion is heard outside the Burgerbot, Bulkhead's previously half-eaten burger is now whole.

===Continuity errors===
*Presumably Soundwave tapped into the Autobots' memories in order to create images of the Decepticons.  But if that's the case, what's [[Team Chaar]] and Shockwave doing there? Another possibility would be that he may have simply got orders from higher Decepticon Authority.

===Transformers references===
*Sari's transforming scooter-jetpack was an early idea that didn't make it into the series, but which was featured promotional reel for the ''Animated'' series (seen on the convention circuit in mid-2007, and featured on the DVD included with the "Optimus Prime and Megatron: The Battle Begins" action figure set). The version introduced with this episode is somewhat different from the original concept, which was a pedal-powered tricycle that transformed using the power of the [[Key]].
*The [[Burger Bot]] patrons include series head writer [[Marty Isenberg]], [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|Carly Witwicky]], her baby daughter [[Jennifer Witwicky|Jennifer]] (who was being born during the Season 2 episode "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]") and ''Animated'' homages to the ''[[Super-God Masterforce]]'' characters [[Cancer]] and [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]].  Hydra, Marty, and Cancer are sitting together at one table, indicating a very interesting family.  
*Cybertron was brought into Earth orbit twice in the [[Generation 1]] series:  first in the multipart episode "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1|The Ultimate Doom]]", and then in the series finale "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]".  
*[[Derrick Wyatt]] stated this episode was a partial homage to a [[Only Human|"classic" Generation 1 episode]].
*The sound Bulkhead makes with his mouth to help him Transform is the original Transforming sound from Generation 1, just erm .... spoken.
*Soundwave's declaration that the Autobots are "inferior," while he is "superior," is a paraphrasing of Generation 1 Soundwave's famous line of dialogue from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', "Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior."

===Real-world references===
*Appropriately enough, the first act of this episode incorporates traditional Christmas songs "[[Wikipedia: Carol of the Bells|Carol of the Bells]]" and "[[Wikipedia:God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen|God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen]]" into the background music.
*When Laserbeak chases Sari into the elevator, he makes sounds like a seagull.
*Bumblebee says "We're not in Detroit anymore," which is an oft-paraphrased line from ''The Wizard of Oz.''

===Trivia===
*This episode features an unusually high amount of [[stock footage]] by ''Animated'' standards.  Starscream's sequence is a few seconds longer than when it was last seen in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]".  Of course, all the sequences of the "human" Autobots transforming have been re-edited.  
*Apparently, in future Detroit, you are allowed to use Public Transportation while bearing a giant axe. Yeah, in your dreams...
*Back in "[[Sound and Fury]]", Soundwave's voice was modulated using only one tone, meaning it never rose or fell. With this episode, more tones are introduced into his voice, allowing it to rise and fall in the same manner as his [[Generation 1]] [[Soundwave (G1)|counterpart]].
*Sari got hideously strong for someone her size, being capable of holding a full barrel of oil on each hand. Wonder what else she can do.
*Man, Professor Sumdac sure can ''dance''.

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