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Cylasbreakdown: /* Toys inspired by this episode */

2026-02-07T19:55:05Z

Toys inspired by this episode

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	*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' MP-25B [[Loudpedal#Toys\|Loudpedal]] ([[TakaraTomy]], 2016)'''		*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' MP-25B [[Loudpedal#Toys\|Loudpedal]] ([[TakaraTomy]], 2016)'''
	:A redeco and retool of ''Masterpiece'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Masterpiece\|Tracks]] in a deco based on the black ''[[Diaclone]]'' Corvette Stingray variant that was originally available exclusively in Finland in 1984 (which is unrelated to this episode) that includes a redeco of the [[Raoul#Masterpiece\|Raoul]] minifigure originally available with Tracks, with his clothes specifically in the color scheme seen in "Auto-Bop" (although the figure technically represents "C Shadow", the human musician alter-ego of Loudpedal's [[holomatter]] avatar).		:A redeco and retool of ''Masterpiece'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Masterpiece\|Tracks]] in a deco based on the black ''[[Diaclone]]'' Corvette Stingray variant that was originally available exclusively in Finland in 1984 (which is unrelated to this episode) that includes a redeco of the [[Raoul#Masterpiece\|Raoul]] minifigure originally available with Tracks, with his clothes specifically in the color scheme seen in "Auto-Bop" (although the figure technically represents "C Shadow", the human musician alter-ego of Loudpedal's [[holomatter]] avatar).
			*'''''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Steeljaw (G1)#Studio Series\|Steeljaw]] ([[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy]], 2024)'''
			:Though Steeljaw himself did not appear in this episode, he comes with a gold speaker accessory modeled after the ones used by Blaster in this episode, designed to be held by the contemporary [[Blaster (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom\|Blaster]] toy in its various releases (though unfortunately Steeljaw only comes with one speaker).
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SoundSky: /* Foreign localization */

2025-09-21T13:31:32Z

Foreign localization

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	::*Tracks' line "Blaster, take em!" is replaced by "Go, go, it's your time!".		::*Tracks' line "Blaster, take em!" is replaced by "Go, go, it's your time!".
	::*Poplock tells the Autobots that they were dancing the ''smurf''.		::*Poplock tells the Autobots that they were dancing the ''smurf''.
			::*The ''Mad Max'' reference is not kept. It could have been a nice detail since [[Henry Djanik]], who dubs Furg, also dubbed Lord Humungus in ''The Road Warrior''.
	::*When Tracks and Raoul arrive in front of the Dancitron, something strange happens. The line "and you wait here" is skipped, then [[Henry Djanik]] says "No way! I'm coming with you" in his Tracks voice and continues with Tracks response just after, which makes the dialogue nonsense.		::*When Tracks and Raoul arrive in front of the Dancitron, something strange happens. The line "and you wait here" is skipped, then [[Henry Djanik]] says "No way! I'm coming with you" in his Tracks voice and continues with Tracks response just after, which makes the dialogue nonsense.
	::*Starscream's line "he will soon be no more!" is missing, resulting in a silent shot of Megatron smiling on the screen.		::*Starscream's line "he will soon be no more!" is missing, resulting in a silent shot of Megatron smiling on the screen.

Nevermore: /* Trivia */

2025-09-17T11:42:25Z

Trivia

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	*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].		*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].
	*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".		*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".
	*In addition to the [[stylish man]], other human patrons of the Dancitron with their own model sheets include a "gorgeous woman" wearing a tight Chinese-style dress, a "slinky woman" wearing an evening gown (she's the one who asks Blaster to dance), a "housewife in curls", a "Madonna girl" with an extravagant outfit (she's the one who calls Tracks "shiny one"), a "frilly woman" with an ''enormously'' pompous outfit, a "woman in costume" who actually looks ''less'' extravagant than the "Madonna girl", a "neatly groomed man" wearing a suit, a "G.Q. man" wearing an even more pimped-out suit, and a "doorman with a stack of cards". Additionally, while most of the punks are simply labeled "gang #1", "gang #2" and "gang #3", there's also a punk with spiky hair who is only identified as "dag", ~~and another punk with a mohawk who~~ is ~~identified as~~ "~~furge~~"~~, whatever that is supposed to mean~~.		*In addition to the [[stylish man]], other human patrons of the Dancitron with their own model sheets include a "gorgeous woman" wearing a tight Chinese-style dress, a "slinky woman" wearing an evening gown (she's the one who asks Blaster to dance), a "housewife in curls", a "Madonna girl" with an extravagant outfit (she's the one who calls Tracks "shiny one"), a "frilly woman" with an ''enormously'' pompous outfit, a "woman in costume" who actually looks ''less'' extravagant than the "Madonna girl", a "neatly groomed man" wearing a suit, a "G.Q. man" wearing an even more pimped-out suit, and a "doorman with a stack of cards". Additionally, while most of the punks are simply labeled "gang #1", "gang #2" and "gang #3", there's also a punk with spiky hair who is only identified as "dag", while [[Furg]] is misspelled "Furg'''e'''".

	===Foreign localization===		===Foreign localization===

Nevermore: /* Trivia */

2025-09-14T10:53:43Z

Trivia

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	*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].		*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].
	*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".		*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".
	*In addition to the [[stylish man]], other human patrons of the Dancitron with their own model sheets include a "gorgeous woman" wearing a tight Chinese-style dress, a "slinky woman" wearing an evening gown, a "housewife in curls", a "Madonna girl" with an extravagant outfit, a "frilly woman" with an ''enormously'' pompous outfit, a "woman in costume" who actually looks ''less'' extravagant than the "Madonna girl", a "neatly groomed man" wearing a suit, a "G.Q. man" wearing an even more pimped-out suit, and a "doorman with a stack of cards". Additionally, while most of the punks are simply labeled "gang #1", "gang #2" and "gang #3", there's also a punk with spiky hair who is only identified as "dag", and another punk with a mohawk who is identified as "furge", whatever that is supposed to mean.		*In addition to the [[stylish man]], other human patrons of the Dancitron with their own model sheets include a "gorgeous woman" wearing a tight Chinese-style dress, a "slinky woman" wearing an evening gown (she's the one who asks Blaster to dance), a "housewife in curls", a "Madonna girl" with an extravagant outfit (she's the one who calls Tracks "shiny one"), a "frilly woman" with an ''enormously'' pompous outfit, a "woman in costume" who actually looks ''less'' extravagant than the "Madonna girl", a "neatly groomed man" wearing a suit, a "G.Q. man" wearing an even more pimped-out suit, and a "doorman with a stack of cards". Additionally, while most of the punks are simply labeled "gang #1", "gang #2" and "gang #3", there's also a punk with spiky hair who is only identified as "dag", and another punk with a mohawk who is identified as "furge", whatever that is supposed to mean.

	===Foreign localization===		===Foreign localization===

Nevermore: /* Trivia */

2025-09-14T10:48:14Z

Trivia

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	*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].		*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].
	*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".		*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".
			*In addition to the [[stylish man]], other human patrons of the Dancitron with their own model sheets include a "gorgeous woman" wearing a tight Chinese-style dress, a "slinky woman" wearing an evening gown, a "housewife in curls", a "Madonna girl" with an extravagant outfit, a "frilly woman" with an ''enormously'' pompous outfit, a "woman in costume" who actually looks ''less'' extravagant than the "Madonna girl", a "neatly groomed man" wearing a suit, a "G.Q. man" wearing an even more pimped-out suit, and a "doorman with a stack of cards". Additionally, while most of the punks are simply labeled "gang #1", "gang #2" and "gang #3", there's also a punk with spiky hair who is only identified as "dag", and another punk with a mohawk who is identified as "furge", whatever that is supposed to mean.

	===Foreign localization===		===Foreign localization===

Nevermore: /* Animation and technical errors */

2025-09-13T12:18:57Z

Animation and technical errors

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	**As the thugs first start firing at Blaster, the edges of his helmet are white instead of red.		**As the thugs first start firing at Blaster, the edges of his helmet are white instead of red.
	**As Tracks says "Mellow kind of place", the edges of Blaster's helmet are white again.		**As Tracks says "Mellow kind of place", the edges of Blaster's helmet are white again.
	**After that [[Stylish man\|one fellow]] leaves the bar to ask Tracks a question, his colors ''completely'' change between shots. (See ~~below~~.) Not only that, his voice changes as well!		**After that [[Stylish man\|one fellow]] leaves the bar to ask Tracks a question, his colors ''completely'' change between shots. (See above, to the right.) Not only that, his voice changes as well!
	**Shortly after Tracks notices the out-of-place people, there's a shot of Blaster and Tracks walking — Tracks's Autobot insignia is outlined in white instead of black, and Blaster's insignia blinks out of existence every few frames.		**Shortly after Tracks notices the out-of-place people, there's a shot of Blaster and Tracks walking — Tracks's Autobot insignia is outlined in white instead of black, and Blaster's insignia blinks out of existence every few frames.
	**In the first shot of Soundwave, his faceplate is dark grey, and his eject button is blue. Then it pans over to Starscream, who has a dark grey face.		**In the first shot of Soundwave, his faceplate is dark grey, and his eject button is blue. Then it pans over to Starscream, who has a dark grey face.

Nevermore: /* Real-world references */

2025-09-13T11:35:55Z

Real-world references

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	[[File:AutoBop Clothes Horse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|Hit me with those laser beams!]]		[[File:AutoBop Clothes Horse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|Hit me with those laser beams!]]
	[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]		[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]
	*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the ~~popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't~~ "~~correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says~~" ~~on them are incorrect.--> RELAX~~ T-shirts common at the time, based on ~~the~~ 1983 ~~single~~ "Relax" ~~by Frankie Goes to Hollywood~~. As as matter of fact, David Wise's original script ''explicitly'' asked for a "white t-shirt with the word 'RELAX' in bold black letters", but then the animators went more creative and made the smiliarities to the genuine article less ~~explicit~~.		*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the "RELAX" T-shirts common at the time, which were contemporary pieces of merchandise for British band {{w\|Frankie Goes to Hollywood}}, based on their 1983 hit song "Relax". (The full text on the real-life shirts was actually "FRANKIE SAY '''RELAX''' DON'T DO IT".) As as matter of fact, David Wise's original script ''explicitly'' asked for a "white t-shirt with the word 'RELAX' in bold black letters", but then the animators went more creative and made the smiliarities to the genuine article less overt by changing the colors, dropping the bold text and adding a burst effect around the text.
	*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.		*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.
	*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".		*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".

Nevermore: /* Real-world references */

2025-09-13T11:24:35Z

Real-world references

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	[[File:AutoBop Clothes Horse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|Hit me with those laser beams!]]		[[File:AutoBop Clothes Horse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|Hit me with those laser beams!]]
	[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]		[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]
	*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't "correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says" on them are incorrect.--> RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.		*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't "correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says" on them are incorrect.--> RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. As as matter of fact, David Wise's original script ''explicitly'' asked for a "white t-shirt with the word 'RELAX' in bold black letters", but then the animators went more creative and made the smiliarities to the genuine article less explicit.
	*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.		*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.
	*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".		*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".

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	[[File:AutoBop Clothes Horse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|Hit me with those laser beams!]]		[[File:AutoBop Clothes Horse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|Hit me with those laser beams!]]
	[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]		[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]
	*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE ~~SAYS~~ RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.		*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't "correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says" on them are incorrect.--> RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
	*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.		*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.
	*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".		*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".

Jon T: /* Trivia */

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Trivia

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	*When Tracks and Blaster enter Dancitron, the song playing is an instrumental version of the song performed by [[Cold Slither (band)\|Cold Slither]] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' episode of the same name.		*When Tracks and Blaster enter Dancitron, the song playing is an instrumental version of the song performed by [[Cold Slither (band)\|Cold Slither]] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' episode of the same name.
	*This episode is also noteworthy for pitting the two tape decks, Soundwave and Blaster, against each other, in an intense sonic duel. It turns out that Soundwave is actually somewhat the more powerful of the two, and Blaster had to augment his output with some nearby additional speakers to best his opponent.		*This episode is also noteworthy for pitting the two tape decks, Soundwave and Blaster, against each other, in an intense sonic duel. It turns out that Soundwave is actually somewhat the more powerful of the two, and Blaster had to augment his output with some nearby additional speakers to best his opponent.
			*A model sheet for an unnamed "[[Bolts\|Robot Cassette]]" was drawn up for this episode, although the character does not actually appear in the episode script. In the May 1985 draft script, at the start of Blaster and Soundwave's duel, Soundwave ejects [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]], [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]]. This prompts Blaster to remark "Two can play that jive game!" and he ejects a [[Steeljaw (G1)\|lion]], [[Stripes\|tiger]] and [[Stinger (G1)\|scorpion]], with writer David Wise stating "(Note: These characters, without names, are ''Transformers'' products)". The six cassettes begin fighting all over Dancitron, leaving the two tape decks to begin their battle.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N59OBQBuhyB4sRMkxPF_mvrLb3xv5kAJ/view?usp=drive_link Auto-Bop episode script]</ref>
	*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].		*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].
	*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".		*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".

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	[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]		[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]
	*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the ~~popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't~~ "~~correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says~~" ~~on them are incorrect.--> RELAX~~ T-shirts common at the time, based on ~~the~~ 1983 ~~single~~ "Relax" ~~by Frankie Goes to Hollywood~~. As as matter of fact, David Wise's original script ''explicitly'' asked for a "white t-shirt with the word 'RELAX' in bold black letters", but then the animators went more creative and made the smiliarities to the genuine article less ~~explicit~~.		*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the "RELAX" T-shirts common at the time, which were contemporary pieces of merchandise for British band {{w\|Frankie Goes to Hollywood}}, based on their 1983 hit song "Relax". (The full text on the real-life shirts was actually "FRANKIE SAY '''RELAX''' DON'T DO IT".) As as matter of fact, David Wise's original script ''explicitly'' asked for a "white t-shirt with the word 'RELAX' in bold black letters", but then the animators went more creative and made the smiliarities to the genuine article less overt by changing the colors, dropping the bold text and adding a burst effect around the text.
	*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.		*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.
	*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".		*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".

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	*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't "correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says" on them are incorrect.--> RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.		*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't "correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says" on them are incorrect.--> RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. As as matter of fact, David Wise's original script ''explicitly'' asked for a "white t-shirt with the word 'RELAX' in bold black letters", but then the animators went more creative and made the smiliarities to the genuine article less explicit.
	*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.		*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.
	*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".		*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".

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	[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]		[[File:Furg02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.1\|[[Batman\|Punk is nothing but death... And crime... And the RAGE of a beast!]]]]
	*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE ~~SAYS~~ RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.		*The episode in general features then-relevant (or slightly past-relevant) cultural touchstones - {{w\|breakdancing}}, mohawks, spiked clothing and other outlandish outfits, and the paranoia over {{w\|Subliminal message#Audio\|subliminal messages hidden in popular music}}. There's even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the popular FRANKIE SAY<!-- Please don't "correct" this. "Say" is the correct phrasing on the contemporary shirts, any modern shirts that have "says" on them are incorrect.--> RELAX T-shirts common at the time, based on the 1983 single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
	*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.		*When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a [[Michael Jackson]]" and {{w\|Beat It}}.
	*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".		*While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boom box) was "THE [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know [[Prince]]".

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	*When Tracks and Blaster enter Dancitron, the song playing is an instrumental version of the song performed by [[Cold Slither (band)\|Cold Slither]] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' episode of the same name.		*When Tracks and Blaster enter Dancitron, the song playing is an instrumental version of the song performed by [[Cold Slither (band)\|Cold Slither]] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' episode of the same name.
	*This episode is also noteworthy for pitting the two tape decks, Soundwave and Blaster, against each other, in an intense sonic duel. It turns out that Soundwave is actually somewhat the more powerful of the two, and Blaster had to augment his output with some nearby additional speakers to best his opponent.		*This episode is also noteworthy for pitting the two tape decks, Soundwave and Blaster, against each other, in an intense sonic duel. It turns out that Soundwave is actually somewhat the more powerful of the two, and Blaster had to augment his output with some nearby additional speakers to best his opponent.
			*A model sheet for an unnamed "[[Bolts\|Robot Cassette]]" was drawn up for this episode, although the character does not actually appear in the episode script. In the May 1985 draft script, at the start of Blaster and Soundwave's duel, Soundwave ejects [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]], [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]]. This prompts Blaster to remark "Two can play that jive game!" and he ejects a [[Steeljaw (G1)\|lion]], [[Stripes\|tiger]] and [[Stinger (G1)\|scorpion]], with writer David Wise stating "(Note: These characters, without names, are ''Transformers'' products)". The six cassettes begin fighting all over Dancitron, leaving the two tape decks to begin their battle.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N59OBQBuhyB4sRMkxPF_mvrLb3xv5kAJ/view?usp=drive_link Auto-Bop episode script]</ref>
	*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].		*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany\|German]] company [[Karussell\|Karussell Musik und Video]].
	*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".		*According to David Wise, his inspiration for writing this episode was the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Disco Devil".<ref>https://aalsbits.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/23-david-wise/</ref> Evidently he liked the plot so much, [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic\|he would copy it again]] for the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".