A Prime Problem

Generation One > Season 2

Megatron creates a clone of Optimus Prime to lure the Autobots to their doom.

Detailed synopsis

Basically, the Decepticons find some corlonium crystals, which make anything electronic that they touch go kaboom unless insulated. Hoping to trick the Autobots into investigating the crystals, Megatron makes a remote-controlled clone of Optimus Prime. Naturally, the Autobots figure things out, the clone goes kaboom, and the Decepticons run away.

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Original airdate: ???

Written by: ???

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans	Others
		Regulars Guests

Notable quotes

Megatron: "It's just such ignorance which forever relegates you to the ranks of underlings, Starscream!"

Optimus Prime: "I'm sorry there are only three of you. Clobbering less then four Decepticons at a time is boring."

Optimus Prime: "Laserbeak... you tin foiled turkey!"

Optimus Prime: “Bumblebee, come over here. The computer is not responding to my input... Bumblebee, I'm speaking to you.”
Ironhide (is the only person there and looks around): “You talking to me?”
Optimus Prime: “Of course.”
Ironhide: “But uh... I'm not Bumblebee, I'm Ironhide, Prime.”
Optimus Prime: "I meant Ironhide, naturally."

Gears: "I don't mind hitting the dirt, but I don't enjoy eating it!"

Spike: "Is it really you, Optimus Prime? I mean really?"
Optimus Prime: "Yes, Spike. This time I am definitely me. Or I. Myself. Oh, whoever I am. Put it there, partner."

Other notes

Animation and/or technical glitches

• In a dialogue flub, Optimus calls Trailbreaker "Trailblazer". Later he calls Spike "Splik", makes you wonder if the Autobots destroyed the right one.

Transformers references

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Real-world references

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Miscellaneous trivia

• This episode marks the first and last appearance of the Auto-Scout, a cassette drone launched by Soundwave.

• Notice that when both Primes get X-Rayed, neither one of them possess an Autobot Matrix of Leadership in their chest cavities...

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