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*Sentinel Prime's propaganda broadcast concludes with him saying "I'm Sentinel Prime and I approve this message"--in the style of contemporary [[President of the United States|political campaign ads]]. | *Sentinel Prime's propaganda broadcast concludes with him saying "I'm Sentinel Prime and I approve this message"--in the style of contemporary [[President of the United States|political campaign ads]]. | ||
*Shockwave's slow, deadpan delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" is a reference to the menacing supercomputer HAL from Stanley Kubrick's ''[[wikipedia:2001 (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. | *Shockwave's slow, deadpan delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" is a reference to the menacing supercomputer HAL from Stanley Kubrick's ''[[wikipedia:2001 (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''... which also featured an unblinking single red "eye". | ||
*Rattletrap is an underworld informant--you might say, a "rat". | |||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
[[Category:Animated episodes]] | [[Category:Animated episodes]] | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 9 May 2009
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Synopsis
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
Notes
Animation or technical errors
Continuity errors
Transformers references
- Ratchet's favorite hangout is Maccadam's Old Oil House.
- Rattletrap looks and speaks very much like his Beast-era forebear.
- At the end of the episode, Shockwave turns into his "true colors" purple form, represented by a Target exclusive redeco reminiscent of the G1 namesake's color scheme.
- The Autobot Council's headquarters is known as "Metroplex", and the Elite Guard's battle station is "Fortress Maximus".
Real-world references
- Sentinel Prime's propaganda broadcast concludes with him saying "I'm Sentinel Prime and I approve this message"--in the style of contemporary political campaign ads.
- Shockwave's slow, deadpan delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" is a reference to the menacing supercomputer HAL from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey... which also featured an unblinking single red "eye".
- Rattletrap is an underworld informant--you might say, a "rat".
