Ghost in the Machine (G1)
Set on regaining a physical body, the ghost of Starscream possesses Scourge and heads to Unicron. In return for a new body Unicron assigns Starscream three labors. He must steal the eyes of Metroplex, obtain Trypticon's transformation cog and finally attach Unicron's head to Cybertron so that Unicron can use Cybertron as his new body.
Detailed synopsis
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Original airdate: Tuesday October 21, 1986
Episode #: 82
Product Code: 700-100
Written by: Joey Kurihara Piedra, Michael Charles Hill
Featured characters
Notable quotes
"Where are my eyes!"
- -- Metroplex
"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
- -- Starscream (see Stinking badges)
"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
- -- Rodimus Prime to Astrotrain
"Starscream! You are a dead mechanism!"
"Of course I am dead Galvatron but not for much longer and then are you going to be sorry."
"I am already sorry!"
- -- Galvatron and Starscream.
"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
- -- Galvatron, just before he blasts the Battlechargers and the Coneheads.
"DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!!"
- -- Galvatron, calling Scourge black.
Other notes
Animation and/or technical glitches
Continuity errors
When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says "Galvatron, don't shoot!". Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because Trypticon neutralized their weapons. Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.
Miscellaneous trivia
- First appearance of Runabout.
- This episode marks the last G1 appearances of Dirge, Thrust, Warpath and Starscream.
- This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. He first appearance was in the G1 episode "Starscream's Ghost". His ghost makes a third appearance in the Beast Wars episode "Possession" in which he takes over Waspinator.
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