Child's Play (episode)
The Transformers find themselves on an alien planet where they're no bigger than toys to the inhabitants!
Detailed synopsis
At a baseball stadium on Earth, the Decepticons are setting up a space bridge, over the objections of the humans. Megatron decides to let his troops have some fun: Thrust fires baseballs at people from his cannons, Soundwave and Skywarp play catch (using a human) Ravage chases a player around the field, and Starscream starts grabbing people in jet mode. The unwholesome family fun is ended when the Autobots arrive. As Optimus Prime and the Autobots attack, Perceptor tries to run a scan on the space bridge. Megatron, however, shoots the controls. However, Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Bumblebee, Inferno, Smokescreen, Soundwave, Ravage, Thrust, and Starscream were within the space bridge's confines at the time, and they are sucked into a portal along with the energon cubes. As Megatron laments the loss of the energon (and fails to notice the bright side of Optimus and Starscream probably being dead), the space bridge slef destructs. Ironhide leads the Autobots back to the base, hoping that Teletraan I can figure out where the others were sent.
Elsewhere, the lost Transformers awaken to find themselves somewhere else. All of a sudden, a large sphere lands atop Starscream. Then a monster attacks, chasing Soundwave. Thrust tries to fly away, but lands in somesort of body of water. Also, Ravage is caught by some plant life. Convinced the Decepticons are no longer a threat, Optimus has the Autobots load the energon into his trailer, and they roll out. They discover a building made of relatively poor materials, only to discover something quite shocking.
They're in the bedroom of gargantuan alien child.
The boy, Aron, places Starscream, Soundwave, Ravage, and Thrust in a small bowl, while Nitro (his pet and the creature that was chasing Soundwave) smells the Autobots. As Aron tells him to stop, the Decepticons escape. Thrust is tied down with a piece of string, Ravage is chased down like a mouse and locked in small cage with a rodent like pet to run on a wheel (how embarrassing) and Soundwave is locked in a toybox. Starscream manages to hid in the small toy building, and sees the Autobots. Naturally, Screamer fires the null-ray at the energon, causing a fire. Starscream is quickly recaptured, and Inferno douses the fire. Optimus introduces the Autobots to Aron, when the boy's parents arrive. Hiding in a desk drawer, Aron shows the Decepticons to his parents. However, Aron is also compelled to show the Autobots.
Taken to a lab, scientists intend to disect the Transfromers (starting with the Decepticons). However, Aron steals the Autobots away, with the authorities in persuit. Aron hides behind a trash can, dodging his persuers, but a local bully named Marty comes along. The Autobots hide within a trashcan, and Marty wanders off. Meanwhile, Ravage has picked his locks, and frees the other Decepticons. Aron is still being persued by the authorities, so he intends to hide the Autobots at his house. However, Optimus tells Aron that they have to return to Earth, a planet far from this one. Aron wonders if he could see it through his telescope, and Perceptor happens upon an idea. However, Soundwave has overheard them. The authorities spot Aron, so the Autobots decide to escape by travelling to Aron's house through the sewer. The Decpeticons see the Autobots and follow them into the sewer. After fighting it out within the sewer, a wave comes along (lets not ponder what the wave is made of). The Decepticons high tail it out, while the Autobots ride the wave in a tea cup. Escaping out through a drainage pipe, the Autobots head to Aron's house.
Using Nitro as a way to Aron's room, Perceptor explains that they can use the energon, along with modifications to his light cannon, to propel them to Earth through the telescope. But once he's ready, however, the Decepticons arrive and grabbed Bumblebee. Starscream orders Optimus to let them pass, and just as the Autobot leader is prepared to let them go, Nitro pounces, freeing Bumblebee but allowing the Decepticons to escape back to Earth...and land right in a lake filled with alligators.
Back on...whatever Aron's planet is called, Aron suggests using his toy rocket ship to go him. Perceptor is able to modify it for interstellar transport, and the Autobots depart, with Optimus telling Aron that whenever he looks into the sky, he'll be seeing them.
Stats
Original airdate: ???
Written by: Beth Bornstein
Featured Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others |
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Regulars
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Notable quotes
"Skywapr, think fast!"
- -- Soundwave playing catch with Skywarp...using a human.
"Strike three, Megatron. You're out."
- -- Optimus Prime, umpire.
"A rocket ship!"
"A toy rocket ship."
"Well, anything's worth a try. With some modifications to the propulsion core—"
"Perceptor, just do it."
- -- As Smokescreen' and Inferno argue Perceptor finally exhaust's Optimus Prime's patience.
Other notes
Animation and/or technical glitches
- When Skywarp flies up to catch the human Soundwave just threw, he is colored like Starscream.
- When Aron removes the energon cubes from his drawer, his full body is shown, but then his body except for the arm holding the energon disappears.
Continuity errors
- References
Transformers references
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Real-world references
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Miscellaneous trivia
- Optimus forgot to name Smokescreen when he introduced the Autobots to Aron. Smokescreen didn't seem to mind.
- When the Decepticons are flying through the air, Ravage is shown to be "running" next to them. So cute.
- If Transformers as large as Optimus Prime and the Seekers can fit in the palm of Aron's hand, lets not speculate on how tiny a human would be.
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