The Transformers (cartoon)
Chances are that if someone's talking about Transformers, they're talking about this cartoon series. More than any other of the many media which Transformers have invaded in the past 20+ years, it is the original cartoon (1984-1987) which captured the imagination of children and children-at-heart worldwide. This cartoon set up the basic story of Transformers that all other incarnations were to follow: two warring factions of robots on the planet Cybertron leave in search of resources. The factions crash-land on Earth and, millions of years later, begin their battle anew in Reagan-era America and across the globe. Through its 98-episode run this series took viewers to many strange places and times: the alien Cybertron, the Earth's prehistoric past, the Earth's then-future of 2005, the Metropolis-like society of Nebulos, and more. And although not the best-written or drawn cartoon to ever air, its capacity to stimulate viewers with a concept never seen before is, some might argue, unsurpassed in the world of animation.
Season 1
1. More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1
2. More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2
3. More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3
4. Transport to Oblivion
5. Roll For It
6. Divide and Conquer
7. Fire in the Sky
8. S.O.S. Dinobots
9. Fire on the Mountain
10. War of the Dinobots
11. The Ultimate Doom, Part 1
12. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2
13. The Ultimate Doom, Part 3
14. Countdown to Extinction
15. A Plague of Insecticons
16. Heavy Metal War
Season 2
1. Autobot Spike
2. Changing Gears
3. City of Steel
4. Attack of the Autobots
5. Traitor
6. The Immobilizer
7. The Autobot Run
8. Atlantis, Arise!
9. Day of the Machines
10. Enter the Nightbird
11. A Prime Problem
12. The Core
13. The Insecticon Syndrome
14. Dinobot Island, Part 1
15. Dinobot Island, Part 2
16. The Master Builders
17. Auto Berserk
18. Microbots
19. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1
20. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
21. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1
22. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2
23. Blaster Blues
24. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
25. The Golden Lagoon
26. The God Gambit
27. Make Tracks
28. Child's Play
29. Quest for Survival
30. The Secret of Omega Supreme
31. The Gambler
32. Kremzeek!
33. Sea Change
34. Triple Takeover
35. Prime Target
36. Auto-Bop
37. The Search for Alpha Trion
38. The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
39. Hoist Goes Hollywood
40. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1
41. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2
42. Aerial Assault
43. War Dawn
44. Trans-Europe Express
45. Cosmic Rust
46. Starscream's Brigade
47. The Revenge of Bruticus
48. Masquerade
49. B.O.T.
Season 3
1. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1
2. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2
3. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3
4. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
5. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
6. The Killing Jar
7. Chaos
8. Dark Awakening
9. Surprise Party
10. Madman's Paradise
11. Webworld
12. Carnage in C-Minor
13. Forever is a Long Time Coming
14. Fight or Flee
15. Thief in the Night
16. Starscream's Ghost
17. Ghost in the Machine
18. Dweller in the Depths
19. Nightmare Planet
20. The Ultimate Weapon
21. The Big Broadcast of 2006
22. The Quintesson Journal
23. Only Human
24. Call of the Primitives
25. Grimlock's New Brain
26. Money is Everything
27. The Face of Nijika
28. The Burden Hardest to Bear
29. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
30. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
