Captain Fanzone's car - Revision history

BerylRoll at 13:28, 15 February 2026

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	===''Animated'' cartoon===		===''Animated'' cartoon===
	[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]
	[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building because a humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path. His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}		[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building because a humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path. His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}

	Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (episode)\|Lost and Found}}		Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (episode)\|Lost and Found}}

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	[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]
	Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[~~Cybertron Elite Guard\|~~Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}		Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}

	The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity (episode)\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}		The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity (episode)\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed).		* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed). Bumblebee idly wonders if it's the former, asking "What does he do, buy them by the dozen?" {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
	* On the other hand, dialog in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.		* On the other hand, dialog in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.
	* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator (BW)\|running gag]].		* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator (BW)\|running gag]].

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	* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode in "[[Nature Calls]]" suggest that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! Despite this, in "Velocity" it's established to possess a GPS navigation system.		* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode in "[[Nature Calls]]" suggest that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! Despite this, in "Velocity" it's established to possess a GPS navigation system.

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	'''[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]]'s car''' is a rusty yellow sports car of undetermined model. It gets destroyed a lot, but always seems to be back in time for its next mauling. It was also the basis for [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]]'s Earth vehicle [[alternate mode\|altmode]].		'''[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]]'s car''' is a rusty yellow sports car of undetermined model. It gets destroyed a lot, but always seems to be back in time for its next mauling. It was also the basis for [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]]'s Earth vehicle [[alternate mode\|altmode]].

	{{quote\|How come [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|your]] interior's so much cleaner than mine?}}{{quote\|Maybe because it's not on fire?\|[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari]]\|"[[Velocity]]"}}		{{quote\|How come [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|your]] interior's so much cleaner than mine?}}{{quote\|Maybe because it's not on fire?\|[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari]]\|"[[Velocity (episode)\|Velocity]]"}}

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	Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Cybertron Elite Guard\|Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}		Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Cybertron Elite Guard\|Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}

	The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}		The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity (episode)\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}
	{{--}}		{{--}}

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	'''[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]]'s car''' is a rusty yellow sports car of undetermined model. It gets destroyed a lot, but always seems to be back in time for its next mauling. It was also the basis for [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]]'s Earth vehicle [[alternate mode\|altmode]].		'''[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]]'s car''' is a rusty yellow sports car of undetermined model. It gets destroyed a lot, but always seems to be back in time for its next mauling. It was also the basis for [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]]'s Earth vehicle [[alternate mode\|altmode]].

	{{quote\|How come [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|your]] interior's so much cleaner than mine?}}{{quote\|Maybe because it's not on fire?\|[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] and [[Sari Sumdac\|Sari]]\|"[[Velocity]]"}}		{{quote\|How come [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|your]] interior's so much cleaner than mine?}}{{quote\|Maybe because it's not on fire?\|[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari]]\|"[[Velocity]]"}}

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	Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Cybertron Elite Guard\|Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}		Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Cybertron Elite Guard\|Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}

	The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}		The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}
	{{--}}		{{--}}

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	* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed).		* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed).
	* On the other hand, dialog in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.		* On the other hand, dialog in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.
	* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator\|running gag]].		* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator (BW)\|running gag]].
	* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode in "[[Nature Calls]]" suggest that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! Despite this, in "Velocity" it's established to possess a GPS navigation system.		* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode in "[[Nature Calls]]" suggest that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! Despite this, in "Velocity" it's established to possess a GPS navigation system.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed).		* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed).
	* On the other hand, ~~dialogue~~ in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.		* On the other hand, dialog in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.
	* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator ~~(BW)~~\|running gag]].		* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator\|running gag]].
	* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode ~~suggests~~ that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! ~~{{storylink\|Nature Calls}}~~		* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode in "[[Nature Calls]]" suggest that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! Despite this, in "Velocity" it's established to possess a GPS navigation system.

	[[Category:Animated technology]]		[[Category:Animated technology]]
	[[Category:Vehicles]]		[[Category:Vehicles]]

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Animated'' cartoon===		===''Animated'' cartoon===
	[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building~~. (A~~ humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path.) His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]
			[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building because a humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path. His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}

	~~[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]~~		Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (episode)\|Lost and Found}}
	Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (episode)\|Lost and Found}}

	The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)\|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink\|Headmaster (episode)\|Headmaster}} [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)\|Sentinel Prime]] side-swiped Fanzone's car while leaving the Elite Guard ship. {{storylink\|The Elite Guard}}		The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)\|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink\|Headmaster (episode)\|Headmaster}} [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)\|Sentinel Prime]] side-swiped Fanzone's car while leaving the Elite Guard ship. {{storylink\|The Elite Guard}}

	[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]
	The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later ~~appears~~ in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it is commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}		Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Cybertron Elite Guard\|Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}

			The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}
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	[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]
	Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[~~Cybertron Elite Guard\|~~Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}		Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}

	The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity (episode)\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}		The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity (episode)\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Animated'' cartoon===		===''Animated'' cartoon===
	[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building~~. (A~~ humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path.) His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]
			[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building because a humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path. His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}

	~~[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]~~		Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (episode)\|Lost and Found}}
	Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (episode)\|Lost and Found}}

	The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)\|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink\|Headmaster (episode)\|Headmaster}} [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)\|Sentinel Prime]] side-swiped Fanzone's car while leaving the Elite Guard ship. {{storylink\|The Elite Guard}}		The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)\|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink\|Headmaster (episode)\|Headmaster}} [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)\|Sentinel Prime]] side-swiped Fanzone's car while leaving the Elite Guard ship. {{storylink\|The Elite Guard}}

	[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]
	The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later ~~appears~~ in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it is commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}		Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Cybertron Elite Guard\|Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}

			The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}
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	[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Scan.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|"This is why I hate apricot Jell-O!"]]		[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Scan.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|"This is why I hate apricot Jell-O!"]]
	'''[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]]'s car''' is a rusty yellow sports car of undetermined model. It gets destroyed a lot, but always seems to be back in time for its next mauling. It was also the basis for [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]]'s Earth vehicle [[alternate mode\|altmode]].		'''[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]]'s car''' is a rusty yellow sports car of undetermined model. It gets destroyed a lot, but always seems to be back in time for its next mauling. It was also the basis for [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]]'s Earth vehicle [[alternate mode\|altmode]].

	{{quote\|How come [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|your]] interior's so much cleaner than mine?}}{{quote\|Maybe because it's not on fire?\|[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari]]\|"[[Velocity (episode)\|Velocity]]"}}		{{quote\|How come [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|your]] interior's so much cleaner than mine?}}{{quote\|Maybe because it's not on fire?\|[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari]]\|"[[Velocity (episode)\|Velocity]]"}}
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	[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building because a humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path. His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}		[[Carmine Fanzone\|Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building because a humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path. His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Teletran-1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink\|Transform and Roll Out}}

	Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (~~episode~~)\|Lost and Found}}		Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)\|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)\|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink\|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (Animated)\|Lost and Found}}

	The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)\|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink\|Headmaster (episode)\|Headmaster}} [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)\|Sentinel Prime]] side-swiped Fanzone's car while leaving the Elite Guard ship. {{storylink\|The Elite Guard}}		The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)\|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink\|Headmaster (episode)\|Headmaster}} [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)\|Sentinel Prime]] side-swiped Fanzone's car while leaving the Elite Guard ship. {{storylink\|The Elite Guard}}
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	Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}		Fanzone pulled up to investigate a Decepticon sighting, Sentinel poked the car's roof and suggested Fanzone leave it to the Autobots. {{storylink\|The Return of the Headmaster}} When the Autobots went to try and help the [[Elite Guard]], Fanzone and Sari followed in Fanzone's car, and managed to get there without the car exploding. {{storylink\|Mission Accomplished}}

	The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity (episode)\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}		The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster (Animated)\|Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)\|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink\|Velocity (episode)\|Velocity}} But, it was back yet again by the time of Optimus's duel with the Headmaster at [[Burger Bot]]. {{storylink\|TransWarped}} A perfect virtual copy of it later appeared in [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]]'s virtual reality, where it was commandeered by the (virtually human) Bumblebee. {{storylink\|Human Error, Part II}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed). Bumblebee idly wonders if it's the former, asking "What does he do, buy them by the dozen?" {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}}		* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how Fanzone's car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed). Bumblebee idly wonders if it's the former, asking "What does he do, buy them by the dozen?" {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
	* On the other hand, dialog in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.		* On the other hand, dialog in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the [[Detroit]] Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.
	* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator (BW)\|running gag]].		* Or, it's just a [[Waspinator (BW)\|running gag]].
	* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode in "[[Nature Calls]]" suggest that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! Despite this, in "Velocity" it's established to possess a GPS navigation system.		* Whoever owns the car is clearly opting for the no-frills model, as Sari's candid comments on Bumblebee's alt-mode in "[[Nature Calls]]" suggest that it does not feature such basic mod-cons as a heater! Despite this, in "Velocity" it's established to possess a GPS navigation system.

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