Operating Table

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Ratchet puts the finishing touches on Sari's Ultra-Supreme Class Bulkhead toy.
"Operating Table"
Airdate	January 7, 2009 (Hasbro.com)
Written by	Marty Isenberg
Directed by	Matt Youngberg
Animation studio	Studio 4°C

Ratchet gives Bulkhead a tune-up.....more or less.

Synopsis

Ratchet is performing surgery on Bulkhead, with Sari acting as his (ever-suffering) assistant/nurse, struggling to pick up each Autobot-sized tool as he calls them out. A few minutes later, Ratchet declares the operation a success and welds up Bulkhead. All seems well until Bulkhead notices quite a few body parts got left out. Being in a hurry, Ratchet quickly takes the entire shelf of parts, opens up Bulkhead's mouth like a trash can, and pours the loose parts down his throat, causing the poor Autobot to swallow them. Ratchet then whistles as he walks off, leaving behind a very stupefied Sari and a worried-looking Bulkhead.

All in a day's work!

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Others
Ratchet (1) Bulkhead (2)	Sari Sumdac (3)

Notes

They don't pay me enough to do this...

Animation errors

• The wrench that Sari picks up is a rather...odd size. It's way too big for a human to wield, but it also seems way too small for an Autobot like Ratchet to use effectively. (Perhaps it's the Cybertronian equivalent of an eyeglasses screwdriver.)

Transformers References

• The laser scalpel that Sari holds up for Ratchet looks an awful lot like the wheel sword accessory that came with the Samurai Prowl toy. Odd, since Prowl didn't get his upgrades for keeps until after Sari transformed into a teenager.
• As Ratchet walks off, he's whistling a rather catchy tune.

Home video releases

This short has yet to be released on home video.