List of The Transformers episodes

Miniseries: 1984

#	Title	Writer	Original airdate	Production code
1	More than Meets the Eye, Part 1	George Arthur Bloom	September 17, 1984	MP4023
In search of energy, a group of Autobots leave Cybertron and are pursued by the Decepticons.
2	More than Meets the Eye, Part 2	George Arthur Bloom	September 18, 1984	MP4024
The Decepticons continue raiding Earth's energy sources, including Sherman Dam and the ruby crystal mines of Burma.
3	More than Meets the Eye, Part 3	George Arthur Bloom	September 19, 1984	MP4025
The Autobots attempt to lure the Decepticons into a trap with a massive holographic illusion, but the bad guys aren't duped. Instead, having gathered the energy they need, the Decepticons prepare to return to Cybertron, and the Autobots have one chance to stop them.

Season 1: 1984

#	Title	Writer	Original airdate	Production code
1	Transport to Oblivion	Bryce Malek, Dick Robbins	October 6, 1984	#700-01
After months in hiding, the Decepticons return and have a new method for moving Energon cubes to Cybertron.
2	Roll for It	Douglas Booth	October 13, 1984	#700-02
The Decepticons seek a powerful antimatter formula, and the Autobots, with their new human ally Chip Chase, try to stop them.
3	Divide and Conquer	Donald F. Glut	October 20, 1984	#700-03
Autobots must journey to Cybertron to retrieve a vital piece of technology to save the life of an ailing Optimus Prime.
4	Fire in the Sky	Dick Robbins Bryce Malek Alfred A. Pegal	December 8, 1984	#700-04
While siphoning the Earth of its energy, Megatron discovers a long-lost colleague of Starscream.
5	S.O.S. Dinobots	Donald F. Glut	October 27, 1984	#700-05
The Autobots create the Dinobots, but can barely control these new powerful warriors.
6	Fire on the Mountain	Douglas Booth	December 22, 1984	#700-06
The Decepticons uncover the Crystal of Power in Peru, and the Autobots resurrect Skyfire to stop them.
7	War of the Dinobots	Donald F. Glut	November 24, 1984	#700-07
Snarl and Swoop are added to the Dinobot roster... and just in time!
8	The Ultimate Doom, Part 1	Story by Dick Robbins, Bryce Malek, Douglas Booth & Larry Strauss Teleplay by Larry Strauss	November 3, 1984	#700-08
Megatron brings Cybertron into Earth's orbit to harvest the energy from the destruction caused by Cybertron's gravity.
9	The Ultimate Doom, Part 2	Story by Dick Robbins, Bryce Malek, Douglas Booth & Earl Kress Teleplay by Earl Kress	November 10, 1984	#700-09
Cybertron's arrival causes disasters on Earth, leaving the Autobots to battle both the Decepticons and nature.
10	The Ultimate Doom, Part 3	Story by Dick Robbins, Bryce Malek, Douglas Booth & Leo D. Paur Teleplay by Leo D. Paur	November 17, 1984	#700-10
As Cybertron's orbit ravages Earth, the Autobots take the fight to the Decepticons.
11	Countdown to Extinction	Reed Robbins, Peter Salas	December 1, 1984	#700-11
In the aftermath of The Ultimate Doom storyline, Starscream seizes control of the Decepticons and puts into motion a plan to destroy the Earth.
12	A Plague of Insecticons	Douglas Booth	December 29, 1984	#700-12
Reports of giant insects terrorizing a South American village lead the Decepticons to discover their long-lost comrades, the Insecticons, who have adapted to life away from Cybertronian technology by learning how to convert any material they eat into Energon.
13	Heavy Metal War	Donald F. Glut	December 15, 1984	#700-13
Megatron challenges Optimus to a one-on-one battle to end the war.

Season 2: 1985–1986

#	Title	Writer	Original airdate	Production code
1	Autobot Spike	Donald F. Glut	September 23, 1985	#700-16
A wounded Spike is turned into an Autobot Frankenstein's monster to save his life.
2	Changing Gears	Larry Parr	October 1, 1985	#700-17
In a plot to drain the sun for power, the Decepticons capture and alter the grumpy Autobot Gears.
3	City of Steel	Douglas Booth	October 17, 1985	#700-18
The Decepticons invade New York City.
4	Attack of the Autobots	David Wise	October 4, 1985	#700-19
After a surprise attack (read: diversion) by the Decepticons, the Autobots repair themselves in their regeneration chambers. Only to emerge... EVIL!
5	Traitor	George Hampton Mike Moore	September 27, 1985	#700-20
Could Mirage betray the Autobots???
6	The Immobilizer	Earl Kress	September 24, 1985	#700-21
The Decepticons steal Wheeljack's latest invention, which immobilizes stuff, and Ironhide attempts to retrieve it.
7	The Autobot Run	Donald F. Glut	October 31, 1985	#700-22
When the Autobots perform a race for charity, the Decepticons take the opportunity to trap them in their vehicle modes.
8	Atlantis, Arise!	Douglas Booth	October 3, 1985	#700-23
The Decepticons ally with the undersea realm of Sub-Atlantica. But they may be more treacherous than Megatron expected.
9	Day of the Machines	David Wise	October 10, 1985	#700-24
Megatron's latest scheme involves using the most powerful computer on Earth to control machinery remotely.
10	Enter the Nightbird	Sylvia Wilson, Richard Milton	September 30, 1985	#700-25
The Decepticons get a hold of the Nightbird, a deadly ninja-bot.
11	A Prime Problem	Dick Robbins, Bryce Malek	October 2, 1985	#700-26
Megatron creates a clone of Optimus Prime to lure the Autobots to their doom.
12	The Core	Dennis Marks	October 29, 1985	#700-27
Megatron tries to drill his way to the center to the Earth, while the Autobots harass Devastator with mind-controlling dominator disks.
13	The Insecticon Syndrome	Douglas Booth	October 9, 1985	#700-28
The Insecticons feed on a source of power which causes them to grow... and will cause them to explode if not cured.
14	Dinobot Island, Part 1	Donald F. Glut	September 25, 1985	#700-29
The Dinobots are sent to a mysterious, prehistoric island for training. But the Decepticons intend to plunder its energy resources.
15	Dinobot Island, Part 2	Donald F. Glut	September 26, 1985	#700-30
The Decepticons' plundering of Dinobot Island's resources causes instabilities in the timestream.
16	The Master Builders	David N. Gottlieb, Herb Engelhardt	October 8, 1985	#700-31
Grapple and Hoist ally themselves with the Constructicons.
17	Auto Berserk	Antoni Zalewski	October 16, 1985	#700-32
After having his logic circuits damaged in battle, Red Alert feels rejected by the Autobots and allies himself with Starscream.
18	Microbots	David Wise	October 7, 1985	#700-33
Perceptor, Brawn, and Bumblebee must shrink themselves to go inside Megatron and retrieve an artifact, the Heart of Cybertron, that is giving him enormous power.
19	Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1	Donald F. Glut	October 14, 1985	#700-34
In the war with the Autobots, the Decepticons change tactics, turning the humans against the Autobots.
20	Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2	Donald F. Glut	October 15, 1985	#700-35
Having had the Autobots exiled from Earth, Megatron reveals the Decepticons' true intentions.
21	Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1	Earl Kress	October 21, 1985	#700-36
The Dinobots abandon the Autobots as both the Autobots and Decepticons begin to suffer malfunctions.
22	Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2	Earl Kress	October 22, 1985	#700-37
The Dinobots have deserted the dying Autobots, so Spike and Carly must find them to save the Autobots.
23	Blaster Blues	Larry Strauss	October 23, 1985	#700-38
The Decepticons hijack Earth's airwaves. Yet somehow, you are still able to watch this episode.
24	A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court	Douglas Booth	October 24, 1985	#700-39
The Transformers time-travel to Camelot, even though it's a silly place.
25	The Golden Lagoon	Dennis Marks	November 4, 1985	#700-40
Beachcomber finds a stream of golden liquid (watch it!) that renders his hand invulnerable. Unfortunately, the Decepticons do too, and decide to take a dip.
26	The God Gambit	Buzz Dixon	October 28, 1985	#700-41
The Decepticons scheme to conquer a race of primitive humanoids by exploiting their religious beliefs.
27	Make Tracks	David Wise	October 30, 1985	#700-42
The Transformers go to New York City. And Tracks makes a friend.
28	Child's Play	Beth Bornstein	November 7, 1985	#700-43
The Transformers find themselves on an alien planet where they're no bigger than toys to the inhabitants!
29	Quest for Survival	Reed Robbins Peter Salas	November 5, 1985	#700-44
The Autobots find themselves outnumbered when facing an Insecticon clone army and look to find a robotic insecticide to destroy them. However, their problems are just going to get bigger when spores from alien plants on Cosmos begin to rapidly grow ....
30	The Secret of Omega Supreme	David Wise	November 6, 1985	#700-45
When the Constructicons begin mining on a distant asteroid, Optimus Prime calls on Omega Supreme for assistance.
31	The Gambler	Michael Charles Hill	November 11, 1985	#700-46
Continuing the story set up in "Child's Play", the Autobots are captured by a gambling-addicted alien, who trades them for some poker chips. Smokescreen and bounty hunter Devcon try to save them (the Autobots, not the poker chips).
32	Kremzeek!	David Wise	December 27, 1985	#700-47
An electric pest annoys everyone. Including the viewers.
33	Sea Change	Douglas Booth	November 20, 1985	#700-48
Seaspray turns into a merman with robot feet and falls in love.
34	Triple Takeover	Larry Strauss	November 19, 1985	#700-49
Astrotrain and Blitzwing depose Megatron and Starscream, then proceed to wreak havoc.
35	Prime Target	Flint Dille Buzz Dixon	November 14, 1985	#700-50
The big-game hunter Lord Chumley begins hunting Autobots, and he's gunning for Optimus Prime.
36	Auto-Bop	David Wise	November 13, 1985	#700-51
Tracks and Blaster uncover a hypnosis plot.
37	The Search for Alpha Trion	Beth Bornstein	November 12, 1985	#700-52
Discovering that his long-thought-dead love, Elita One, is in the hands of the Decepticons, Optimus Prime speeds to Cybertron on a rescue mission, only to end up discovering something about his own history in the process.
38	The Girl Who Loved Powerglide	David Wise	November 18, 1985	#700-53
A newly-orphaned debutante must protect her late father's work from Megatron. She finds Powerglide, and with him, safety... or perhaps... something more?
39	Hoist Goes Hollywood	Earl Kress	November 21, 1985	#700-54
Hoist gets cast in a big Hollywood movie... hijinks ensue!
40	The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1	David Wise	November 25, 1985	#700-55
After being beaten by the Autobots once again, Megatron hatches a plan to create a team of Decepticons that will give him supremacy over the roads.
41	The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2	David Wise	November 26, 1985	#700-56
To counter the new Stunticons, the Autobots create the Aerialbots. But they are hardly the fighting force that was hoped for.
42	Aerial Assault	Douglas Booth	December 10, 1985	#700-57
Slingshot and Skydive allow themselves to be captured by plane-nappers to discover who the thieves are.
43	War Dawn	David Wise	December 25, 1985	#700-58
Trapped in Cybertron's past, the Aerialbots learn the truth about Megatron and the rise of Optimus Prime.
44	Trans-Europe Express	David Wise	December 23, 1985	#700-59
In a plot to obtain a Cybertronian weather-controlling device, the Decepticons stage a fake race across Europe.
45	Cosmic Rust	Paul Davids	December 26, 1985	#700-60
After finding a new weapon, Megatron becomes infected with a strange disease... one he intends to use against the Autobots.
46	Starscream's Brigade	Michael Charles Hill	January 7, 1986	#700-61
After his latest attempt to overthrow Megatron's rule of the Decepticons, Starscream is banished from HQ, but this time, he hatches a plan...
47	The Revenge of Bruticus	Larry Strauss	January 8, 1986	#700-62
Even though Starscream and the Combaticons are banished to space, they are still a threat—a threat returning to destroy both the Decepticons and the Autobots...
48	Masquerade	Donald F. Glut	December 16, 1985	#700-63
After defeating the Stunticons, five of the Autobots pose as the crazed combiners to learn of Megatron's latest plan.
49	B.O.T.	Earl Kress	January 9, 1986	#700-64
Swindle sells his shattered team members' parts for profit... until Megatron finds out!

Season 3: 1986–1987

#	Title	Writer	Original airdate	Production code
1	Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1	Flint Dille	September 15, 1986	#700-86
The Decepticons were thought to be defeated and the Autobots, now led by Rodimus Prime, are looking forward for a more peaceful future. Well, they can't be more wrong about that.
2	Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2	Flint Dille	September 16, 1986	#700-87
A near-death experience on Chaar allows Rodimus Prime to discover who kidnapped Ultra Magnus, Kup, and Spike.
3	Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3	Flint Dille	September 17, 1986	#700-88
Desperate to destroy the Autobots, the Quintessons make a deal with the Decepticons.
4	Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4	Flint Dille	September 18, 1986	#700-89
Desperate for answers, Rodimus Prime takes a journey through the Matrix to learn the truth about the Quintessons... and the origins of the Transformers.
5	Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5	Flint Dille	September 19, 1986	#700-90
With Earth and Cybertron under joint Decepticon-Quintesson assault, the Autobots raise a last stand against their old enemies... and the race which created them.
6	The Killing Jar	Michael Charles Hill, Joey Kurihara Piedra	September 29, 1986	#700-91
Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, Marissa Faireborn, and Wreck-Gar are captured by a Quintesson scientist for experiments, but are sucked into a more dangerous problem—a black hole.
7	Chaos	Paul Davids	September 30, 1986	#700-92
A discovery on Goo forces Kup to face a demon from his past.
8	Dark Awakening	Antoni Zalewski	October 1, 1986	#700-93
Optimus Prime is revived as a zombie by Quintessons.
9	Forever Is a Long Time Coming	Gerry Conway, Carla Conway	October 8, 1986	#700-94
The Quintessons open a time window to eleven million years in the past and cause chaos, as several Autobots journey to the past, where Quintesson slaves are about to rise up against their masters. In the meantime, the leader of the rebellion, A-3, is sent to the present... and time itself begins to unravel.
10	Starscream's Ghost	Megeen McLaughlin	October 2, 1986	#700-95
On the run from the Decepticons, Octane seeks asylum on Cybertron. While in a hidden tomb to fallen Decepticons, he encounters the ghost of Starscream, who is still scheming in death.
11	Thief in the Night	Paul Davids	October 6, 1986	#700-96
The Triple Changer Octane steals Trypticon in an attempt to use him to control the Decepticons.
12	Surprise Party	Steve Mitchell Barbara Petty	October 9, 1986	#700-97
Daniel and Wheelie's first team-up! Run!
13	Madman's Paradise	Craig Rand	October 13, 1986	#700-98
A quick stroll through Cybertron leads Daniel Witwicky and Grimlock to someplace different.
14	Nightmare Planet	Beth Bornstein	October 31, 1986	#700-99
A recurring nightmare of Daniel's turns out to be an experiment by the Quintessons.
15	Ghost in the Machine	Michael Charles Hill Joey Kurihara Piedra	October 21, 1986	#700-100
Set on regaining a physical body, the ghost of Starscream possesses Scourge and makes a deal with the devil.
16	Webworld	Len Wein, Diane Duane	October 20, 1986	#700-101
In an attempt to cure Galvatron's madness, Cyclonus takes him to the medical planet, Torkulon.
17	Carnage in C-Minor	Buzz Dixon	October 14, 1986	#700-102
Several Autobots and Decepticons find themselves battling over a planet whose civilization completely revolves around music, and whose inhabitants are capable of using sound as a powerful weapon.
18	The Quintesson Journal	Richard Merwin	November 11, 1986	#700-103
A Quintesson device may just be the key to peace between two worlds.
19	The Ultimate Weapon	Arthur Byron Cover	November 10, 1986	#700-104
While Galvatron threatens the Autobots with a vague and mysterious "Ultimate Weapon", First Aid leaves the Autobots.
20	The Big Broadcast of 2006	Michael Reaves	November 12, 1986	#700-105
The Junkions fall victim to subliminal messages from the Quintessons, and prove that television does indeed cause more violence.
21	Fight or Flee	Tony Cinciripini Larry Leahy	October 15, 1986	#700-106
The Decepticons conquer Paradron, a world inhabited by pacifistic Autobots.
22	The Dweller in the Depths	Paul Dini	October 30, 1986	#700-107
The Quintessons, as part of a new attempt at regaining Cybertron, unleash the most dangerous creature known.
23	Only Human	Susan K. Williams	November 13, 1986	#700-108
Rodimus Prime, Springer, Arcee, and Ultra Magnus have their bodies stolen and their minds placed into synthoid bodies by crime lord Victor Drath and the strangely-familiar Old Snake.
24	Grimlock's New Brain	Paul Davids	November 14, 1986	#700-110
Grimlock gains tremendous intelligence and creates the Technobots.
25	Money Is Everything	Gerry Conway Carla Conway	November 17, 1986	#700-111
The Technobots follow Marissa Faireborn around while she dates Han Solo. The Quintessons play with the Terrorcons.
26	Call of the Primitives	Donald F. Glut	November 18, 1986	#700-112
All Transformers with beast modes are summoned to battle a being called Tornedron, the "little brother" of Unicron.
27	The Face of the Nijika	Mary Skrenes, Steve Skeates	November 20, 1986	#700-113
The Autobots discover a race of aliens who have also experienced persecution from the Quintessons.
28	The Burden Hardest to Bear	Michael Charles Hill	November 19, 1986	#700-114
An overwhelmed Rodimus Prime has the Matrix of Leadership taken from him.
29	The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1	Marv Wolfman Cherie Wilkerson	February 24, 1987	#700-115
When a Hate Plague goes out of control, Rodimus Prime must call on the Autobots' greatest hero.
30	The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2	Story by Marv Wolfman & Cherie Wilkerson Teleplay by Michael Charles Hill	February 25, 1987	#700-116
The freshly-resurrected Optimus Prime must help save the universe once again.

Season 4: 1987

#	Title	Writer	Original airdate	Production code
1	The Rebirth, Part 1	David Wise	November 9, 1987	#6701-01
The US series finale sees Galvatron invade Autobot City and then Cybertron with a plan to destroy the Autobots forever! This is something new?
2	The Rebirth, Part 2	David Wise	November 10, 1987	#6701-02
A crash-landing on Nebulos leads to a startling evolution in the Transformers' relationship with other races.
3	The Rebirth, Part 3	David Wise	November 11, 1987	#6701-03
The battle for the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber comes to an end.

References

1. Titles & Air Dates Guide