Arctic Oil Spill
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| "Arctic Oil Spill" | ||||||
| Production company | Wang Film Productions | |||||
| Airdate | 2003 | |||||
| Written by | Sean Roche | |||||
| Directed by | Vic Dal Chele, John Grusd | |||||
| Animation studio | Wang Film Productions | |||||
| Continuity | Go-Bots continuity | |||||
| Packaged with | Speed-Bot | |||||
Mototron makes a massive mess, Speed-Bot sucks at supervision.
Synopsis
[edit]Go-Bot rookie Mototron steps out of a warp in the frozen north, and immediately pegs the area as the perfect place for fun. His drive across a frozen lake promptly upsets a number of shelters set up by fishermen, and he clumsily breaks an oil pipeline, sending oil flooding out onto the snow. His shenanigans are detected by the Go-Bot Protectors, and Speed-Bot immediately recognises him from training classes back in Botropolis. As Aero-Bot orders Beast-Bot and Speed-Bot to get ready to depart, Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot sneak off.
Reaching the fractured pipeline, Aero-Bot decides to tow a nearby oil tanker to the top of the mountain while Beast-Bot and Speed-Bot gather up the loose pipes so they don't threaten the nearby ski resort. With the tanker captain's permission, Aero-Bot starts towing, but Mototron spots him and attempts to interest him in a race. When Aero-Bot claims to be too busy, Mototron labels him "no fun", and severs the tow chain. The oil tanker goes skidding back down the mountain, and Aero-Bot only narrowly avoids a catastrophe by stopping it before it hits an oil storage facility.
Strong-Bot reports from the Go-Pod that Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot are mysteriously missing, and the duo in question promptly reveal themselves from their hiding place in Speed-Bot's trunk. They make a token attempt to help with the oil pipeline, only to get in trouble and require Beast-Bot's help. Mototron tries to get Speed-Bot to race him, but Speed-Bot is as disinterested in the idea as Aero-Bot was. Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot are not as discerning, and chase Mototron into an abandoned mine. Alarmed, Speed-Bot is forced to go in after them. The two small Go-Bots fall into a railcar and begin a headlong race through the mine, while Speed-Bot takes a wrong turn. Meanwhile, Mototron causes a cave-in, which traps Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot.
Outside, Aero-Bot finally reaches the top of the mountain with his tanker, and Beast-Bot redirects the oil pipeline into it, allowing the repair crew to start their work. Strong-Bot and Buzzer-Bot alert the two Go-Bots to the dangerous cave-in occurring in the mine. Speed-Bot manages to rescue Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot, and get clear of the mine, however Mototron is caught in the collapse mere feet from the mine entrance. Speed-Bot pulls him out with a tow-line, before delivering the mandatory lecture. Mototron promises to return to Botropolis to train hard. Aero-Bot assigns extra chores to Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot as punishment for sneaking out, but the pair seem surprisingly happy at the prospect.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Go-Bot Protectors | Other Go-Bots | Humans |
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Quotes
[edit]"I still don't see how you're going to get this huge tanker up that mountain, Aero-Bot"
"With Go-Power!"
- —The oil tanker captain and Aero-Bot
"Last one to the other side of the mountain is a loser-bot!"
- —Mototron
"You're going to be polishing chrome at the Go-Pod until it's so shiny it makes you squint."
- —Aero-Bot gives Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot their punishment.
Notes
[edit]Animation or technical errors
[edit]- As Speed-Bot details Mototron's personality, one of his engine intakes is black.
Continuity errors
[edit]- That anchor chain sure broke easily.
- How come the tanker leaves a groove in the snow on the way down the hill, but not on the way up it?
- How did Kid-Bot and Gas-Bot end up in Speed-Bot's trunk? He was in robot mode when he left the Go-Pod, and again when the Go-Bots reached the pipeline. Moreover, how did he not notice?!
Trivia
[edit]- Say, doesn't the oil tanker captain look exactly like the cruise liner captain from last episode?
- This and "Typhoon Twister" were only available on a video cassette that came packed with one of Speed-Bot's toys in 2003.
