Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 - Revision history

Jackpot: /* Real-world references */ Added note about Glut's inspiration

2025-06-08T01:12:56Z

Real-world references: Added note about Glut's inspiration

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	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===
			*[[Donald F. Glut\|This episode's writer]] based it in part on the movie ''{{w\|Meet John Doe}}''.<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/transformers-t4754-s40.html#p333303 Don Glut comments on his work for the G1 cartoon] at [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum The Classic Horror Film Board]</ref>
	*''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:		*''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
	**Laserbeak leaves the Berger, Inc. building with the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise.		**Laserbeak leaves the Berger, Inc. building with the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise.
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	*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1so-V-WGfwVUuUKYeWgb613lmIkfF4brY Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 17th February 1985]		*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1so-V-WGfwVUuUKYeWgb613lmIkfF4brY Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 17th February 1985]
	*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lg76XStSEo_AtqAgQWjed6ZWU6yqtouv/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]		*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lg76XStSEo_AtqAgQWjed6ZWU6yqtouv/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]		[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
	[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]		[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

Greebtron: /* External links */

2024-08-03T14:30:12Z

External links

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	*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fYcr9KwPvErlmfTZ-aYGBdgwtEcPcaK6 Digital restoration of first draft script, originally submitted 12th February 1985]		*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fYcr9KwPvErlmfTZ-aYGBdgwtEcPcaK6 Digital restoration of first draft script, originally submitted 12th February 1985]
	*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1so-V-WGfwVUuUKYeWgb613lmIkfF4brY Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 17th February 1985]		*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1so-V-WGfwVUuUKYeWgb613lmIkfF4brY Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 17th February 1985]
			*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lg76XStSEo_AtqAgQWjed6ZWU6yqtouv/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

	[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]		[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
	[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]		[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

Fritz: /* Real-world references */

2024-06-20T19:08:25Z

Real-world references

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	**More ''Falcon'' engine noise can be heard as the Decepticons leave their headquarters.		**More ''Falcon'' engine noise can be heard as the Decepticons leave their headquarters.
	**The sound of a hatchway opening/closing aboard the Death Star is recycled as the sound of the Autobot ship venting steam.		**The sound of a hatchway opening/closing aboard the Death Star is recycled as the sound of the Autobot ship venting steam.
	*Megatron makes a modestly clever reference to chess: "He thinks he will be king... but he will never be more than a pawn!"		*Megatron makes a modestly clever reference to [[chess]]: "He thinks he will be king... but he will never be more than a pawn!"

	===Animation and technical errors===		===Animation and technical errors===

Astrum: /* Foreign localization */

2023-11-13T19:44:24Z

Foreign localization

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

SoundSky: /* Foreign localization */

2023-10-30T12:01:39Z

Foreign localization

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	:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' "'''Le plan de Megatron'''" ("Megatron's plan")		:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' "'''Le plan de Megatron'''" ("Megatron's plan")
	:*''Title (European French DVD release):'' "'''Le plan directeur de Megatron, partie 1'''" ("Megatron's master plan, part 1")		:*''Title (European French DVD release):'' "'''Le plan directeur de Megatron, partie 1'''" ("Megatron's master plan, part 1")
	~~::*However, the expression "plan directeur" sounds very... weird.~~
	:*''Original airdate:'' ?		:*''Original airdate:'' ?
			::*The title "plan directeur" sounds very... weird.
			::*All the logo transitions were cut. It is unknown if it was that way for the original broadcast or if the episode was chopped for the DVD release.
			::*Thrust's line "Taste this, Autobots!" is missing from the dub.
			::*The dialogue between Dirge and Ramjet in plane mode is missing.
			::*Dirge's enthusiasm for making home movies is removed for some reason. Instead he says "Berger is convinced that the Autobots are enemies of the humans, do you think that can be useful to us, Megatron?". Megatron answers "This will be very useful to us, it is the humans who will rid us of the Autobots!" while picking up the camera.
			::*[[Francis Lax]] makes a big grammar error as Chip Chase, saying "Le Teletraan-1 émet des sign''als'' d'alerte!" instead of "des sign''aux'''".
			::*[[Henry Djanik]] didn't feel doing an evil laugh that day, it is missing in the last shot.

	'''Italian'''		'''Italian'''

Theguynamedcolour: Added details about the generic Autobot gun seen in the episode, and how they were also added as primary weapons in the studio series toy line

2023-10-23T20:35:42Z

Added details about the generic Autobot gun seen in the episode, and how they were also added as primary weapons in the studio series toy line

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	**Tracks's [[Black beam gun]] extends from the front of his car's flight mode in this episode. This would later serve as inspiration for an accessory that came with his ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Masterpiece\|toy]]. Interestingly, one can also achieve a similar result using his original toy's gun, by pegging it into the hole on the underside of the car mode.		**Tracks's [[Black beam gun]] extends from the front of his car's flight mode in this episode. This would later serve as inspiration for an accessory that came with his ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Masterpiece\|toy]]. Interestingly, one can also achieve a similar result using his original toy's gun, by pegging it into the hole on the underside of the car mode.
	[[File:MegatronsMasterPlan generic autobot pistol.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.1]]		[[File:MegatronsMasterPlan generic autobot pistol.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.1]]
	*Because some Transformers' toys didn't come with hand-held weapons, they didn't have any armament included as part of their [[character model]]s. As such, when episodes have called for these characters to wield a weapon, the animators have had to get creative, either giving them made-up guns designed on the spot, a duplicate of another Transformer's weapon, or just having them shoot energy out of their hands. Starting with this episode, however, a new model sheet is introduced for a generic Autobot laser pistol that is usually subbed as a sidearm for any weaponless characters in future episodes; in this episode, it is wielded by Ironhide and Sunstreaker. Ratchet would memorably dual-wield a pair of these guns in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and they've been rendered in toy form for his and Ironhide's ''Masterpiece'' toys.		*Because some Transformers' toys didn't come with hand-held weapons, they didn't have any armament included as part of their [[character model]]s. As such, when episodes have called for these characters to wield a weapon, the animators have had to get creative, either giving them made-up guns designed on the spot, a duplicate of another Transformer's weapon, or just having them shoot energy out of their hands. Starting with this episode, however, a new model sheet is introduced for a generic Autobot laser pistol that is usually subbed as a sidearm for any weaponless characters in future episodes; in this episode, it is wielded by Ironhide and Sunstreaker. Ratchet would memorably dual-wield a pair of these guns in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and they've been rendered in toy form for his and Ironhide's ''Masterpiece'' toys, and would also be seen later on with both of their “Studio Series 86” toys.
	*Autobot Headquarters has a retractable front door. Most of the time, the passageway is just left wide open.		*Autobot Headquarters has a retractable front door. Most of the time, the passageway is just left wide open.
	*Wheeljack says that their external security has been breached, indicating that the Autobots actually do have some kind of security system outside their base.		*Wheeljack says that their external security has been breached, indicating that the Autobots actually do have some kind of security system outside their base.

White Cat: /* Continuity errors */

2023-07-03T10:53:14Z

Continuity errors

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	*Spike apparently marches into one of Berger's film studios like he owns the joint. ''And'' it's apparently deserted.		*Spike apparently marches into one of Berger's film studios like he owns the joint. ''And'' it's apparently deserted.
	*What the hell kind of court can just order someone ''off-planet''? Isn't there like an appellate court above them or something?		*What the hell kind of court can just order someone ''off-planet''? Isn't there like an appellate court above them or something?
			**The "court" is clearly in the USA, and yet somehow it has jurisdiction to ban the Autobots from all of Earth? Talk about an activist judge!
	*Despite the fact that the events are clearly meant to affect ''all'' of the Autobots, only a fraction of them are seen onscreen in any one scene. Only ten of them bother to turn up to the trial, and around about twenty of them are seen being forced to board the rocket. As is clear from the next episode, there should be at least thirty of them.		*Despite the fact that the events are clearly meant to affect ''all'' of the Autobots, only a fraction of them are seen onscreen in any one scene. Only ten of them bother to turn up to the trial, and around about twenty of them are seen being forced to board the rocket. As is clear from the next episode, there should be at least thirty of them.
	*Oh and by the way, the "trial" the Autobots are given is pretty screwed up. Once the Autobots arrive the judge tells them what they're accused of and then immediately sentences them. Shouldn't the Autobots get a chance to defend themselves? Shouldn't the Autobots have an attorney? What of the discovery process? Indictment? Jurisdictional issues? Gaaahh!		*Oh and by the way, the "trial" the Autobots are given is pretty screwed up. Once the Autobots arrive the judge tells them what they're accused of and then immediately sentences them. Shouldn't the Autobots get a chance to defend themselves? Shouldn't the Autobots have an attorney? What of the discovery process? Indictment? Jurisdictional issues? Gaaahh!

Greebtron: /* External links */ Removing dead, unarchived link

2023-06-02T12:41:35Z

External links: Removing dead, unarchived link

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-34.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
	*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fYcr9KwPvErlmfTZ-aYGBdgwtEcPcaK6 Digital restoration of first draft script, originally submitted 12th February 1985]		*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fYcr9KwPvErlmfTZ-aYGBdgwtEcPcaK6 Digital restoration of first draft script, originally submitted 12th February 1985]
	*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1so-V-WGfwVUuUKYeWgb613lmIkfF4brY Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 17th February 1985]		*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1so-V-WGfwVUuUKYeWgb613lmIkfF4brY Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 17th February 1985]

Wiffletron at 15:08, 27 March 2023

2023-03-27T15:08:38Z

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	\|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]		\|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
	\|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]		\|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
	\|animation studio=[[Toei Animation\|Toei]]		\|animation studio=[[Toei Animation\|Toei]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
	\|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]		\|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
	\|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ORZc1G3MI		\|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ORZc1G3MI

Fritz: /* Foreign localization */

2023-01-30T12:37:57Z

Foreign localization

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	===Foreign localization===		===Foreign localization===
	~~'''Brazilian'''~~
	~~:*''Title:'' "'''O Plano Mestre de Megatron Parte 1'''" ("The Master Plan of Megatron Part 1")~~
	~~:*''Original airdate:''~~


	'''French'''		'''French'''
	:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast):'' "'''Le plan de Megatron, partie 1'''" ("Megatron's plan, part 1")		:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast):'' "'''Le plan de Megatron, partie 1'''" ("Megatron's plan, part 1")
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	::*However, the expression "plan directeur" sounds very... weird.		::*However, the expression "plan directeur" sounds very... weird.
	:*''Original airdate:'' ?		:*''Original airdate:'' ?


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	:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il grande piano di Megatron - I'''" ("The Grand Plan of Megatron - I")		:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il grande piano di Megatron - I'''" ("The Grand Plan of Megatron - I")
	:*''Original airdate:'' ?		:*''Original airdate:'' ?


	'''Japanese'''		'''Japanese'''
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	:*'''Cut:''' The scene where Spike, Sparkplug and Chip cheer for the Autobots during the Autobot Day parade was cut for time. These scenes featured signs that said "Autobot Day", which likely contributed toward their selection for being cut.		:*'''Cut:''' The scene where Spike, Sparkplug and Chip cheer for the Autobots during the Autobot Day parade was cut for time. These scenes featured signs that said "Autobot Day", which likely contributed toward their selection for being cut.

			'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
			:*''Title:'' "'''O Plano Mestre do Megatron, Primeira Parte'''" ("Megatron's Master Plan, First Part")
			:*''Original airdate:'' ?

	'''Russian'''		'''Russian'''
	:*''Title:'' "'''Glavnoye zlodeystvo Megatrona (Chast' 1)'''" (Главное злодейство Мегатрона (Часть 1), "Megatron's Most Evil Deed (Part 1)")		:*''Title:'' "'''Glavnoye zlodeystvo Megatrona (Chast' 1)'''" (Главное злодейство Мегатрона (Часть 1), "Megatron's Most Evil Deed (Part 1)")
	:*''Original airdate:''		:*''Original airdate:''?

	'''Mandarin'''		'''Mandarin'''
	:*''Title:'' "'''Wēizhèntiān de Yīnmóu (Shàng)'''" (威震天的阴谋(上), "Megatron's Conspiracy (Part 1)")		:*''Title:'' "'''Wēizhèntiān de Yīnmóu (Shàng)'''" (威震天的阴谋(上), "Megatron's Conspiracy (Part 1)")
	:*''Original airdate:''		:*''Original airdate:''?

	===Toys inspired by this episode===		===Toys inspired by this episode===