Velocity (episode)

Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.

Stats

• Written by: Len Uhley
• Directed by:
• Original airdate:

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans
Optimus Prime (2) Bulkhead (4) Bumblebee (1) Prowl (5) Ratchet (3) Blurr (6)	Blitzwing (10) Megatron (11)	Sari Sumdac (8) Captain Fanzone (7) Master Disaster (9)

Quotes

Angry Blitzing: Never giveup! Calm Blitzing: Never surrender! Crazy Blitzing: NEVERMIND!!

• Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building*

—Blitzwing and Blur play a game of Chicken.

Other notes

Real-world references

• Blurr's vehicle mode bears more than just a passing resemblance to the Mach 5 from Speed Racer.

• This episode borrows several plot & thematic elements from the popular street racing film The Fast & the Furious.

Miscellaneous trivia

• This is the first appearance of the mysterious blue race car who, despite his talkative reputation, doesn't say a single word.

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