Impounded

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"Impounded"
Production company	Hasbro Studios
Airdate	April 3, 2016 (United Kingdom} April 16, 2016 (United States)
Animation studio	Polygon Pictures

With Bumblebee and Strongarm stuck at an impound lot, Grimlock must find a disguise when Quillfire returns.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"Please excuse the traffic delay. This construction crane was specifically designed to look like a dinosaur and to help build schools... because... everyone knows children like dinosaurs."
"I'm a dino-crane! A happy dino-crane!"

—Fixit and Grimlock, masters of disguise.

Notes

Continuity notes

• Among the cars in the impound lot is a copy of Knock Out's vehicle mode.

Prisoner manifest

• In stasis: Hammerstrike, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Ped, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Headlock, Scowl, "Fancyclaws", Zizza, Pseudo, Fracture, Airazor, Divebomb, Underbite, Backtrack, Ransack, Polarclaw, Razorpaw, Swelter, Glacius, Torpor, Simacore, Axiom, Theorem, Scorponok, Crazybolt, Slicedice, Bludgeon, Clout, Bisk, Hammer, Anvil, Quillfire, Back, Forth
• Known at large: Steeljaw, Kickback, Saberhorn, Glowstrike, several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, Springload, Groundpounder, Thunderhoof, Clampdown, Overload, Silverhound
• Released: Grimlock
• Countless others all missing, presumed at large

Real-world references

• As Russell works to mess up the impound lot's security so he and Denny can get Bumblebee and Strongarm out, the incidental music starts parodying the Mission: Impossible theme.

Trivia

• This episode clears up the confusion about Back and Forth, showing both of them together