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	"This Is Why I Hate Machines"
Airdate	May 9, 2009

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Rattletrap sounds just like Lou Costello, which is a reasonable approximation (and probably inspiration) for the voice of Beast Wars Rattrap. Rattletrap's name and design also takes from Rattrap, of course, but specifically his vehicular Dawn of Future's Past body.

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".

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".

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 *Ratchet's favorite hangout is [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]].
-*[[Rattletrap]] looks and speaks very much like his [[Rattrap|Beast-era  forebear]].
+*[[Rattletrap]] sounds just like [[wikipedia:Lou_Costello|Lou Costello]], which is a reasonable approximation (and probably inspiration) for the voice of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Rattrap]].  Rattletrap's name and design also takes from Rattrap, of course, but specifically his vehicular ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]'' body.
 *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.