Hashtag: Oops
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 And I am a digital girl Living in a digital world | ||||||
| "Hashtag: Oops" | ||||||
| Production company | Entertainment One Nickelodeon | |||||
| Airdate | March 3, 2023 | |||||
| Writers | Bernard Badion | |||||
| Director | Matthew Humphreys | |||||
| Animation studio | Icon Creative Studio | |||||
 Watch this episode on Paramount+
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Hashtag's new altmode gets her and Twitch in trouble when they run afoul of G.H.O.S.T.
Synopsis
At G.H.O.S.T. headquarters, Executive Agent Croft smugly observes Skullcruncher and Starscream in their prison cells as some form of experiment is performed on the former that leaves the imprisoned Decepticon in a weakened state as Starscream can only glare defiantly at her through the camera. She’s soon joined by Agent Schloder, surprised at her presence. She informs him that she finds G.H.O.S.T.’s Decepticon quota to be low this month and orders him to get out there and, despite his protests, start finding Decepticons regardless if they’re currently a threat.
At the Malto farmstead, Bumblebee calls the new Terrans to attention as he begins the first lesson plan of the day; choosing their alt-modes. He finds his efforts interrupted however first by some sass from Nightshade and then by Hashtag being more interested in showing off photos of him she found online of him sporting his classic V.W-inspired alt-mode. Ignoring their laughter, Bumblebee offers to let Twitch and Thrash take the lead on explaining the significance and importance of one’s alt-mode. Nightshade thanks them for the advice but departs saying they’re happy with how they are and have a project that requires their attention. Jawbreaker shows more interest but wants to make sure his alt-mode is perfect and not rush it so he departs as well. Left with only Hashtag, Bee lets Twitch take the lead on finding her sister an alt-mode. Still more interested in watching videos on the internet, Twitch hijacks her sister’s phone and runs off saying their going into town, Hashtag following after protesting the barn’s the only place she gets a good Wi-Fi signal.
Hiding out somewhere in a store's parking lot in Witwicky, Twitch tells her sister to gaze around and find the perfect alt-mode for her only to find her sister more concerned with getting a good Wi-Fi connection setup. Seeing this is getting nowhere, Twitch entices Hashtag with the sooner she gets an alt-mode the sooner they can go back home and get back on the Wi-Fi. Taking the bait, Hashtag begins looking around and scans the first thing to her liking; a G.H.O.S.T. Surveillance van. Twitch panics at Hashtag’s choice of alt-mode and tries to get her sister to scan something else only to be interrupted as three G.H.O.S.T. agents enter Hashtag. Mistaking the disguised Terran for their van that she scanned they drive off with Twtich following in hot pursuit. Back at the Malto Farm, Thrash tries to bond with Nightshade and introduces his sibling to Fluffy Ears. Taken in by the small calf’s cuteness, Thrash offers if there’s anything else he can help Nigtshade which they only responds with if Thrash knows anything about load-bearing timbers…
Back with Twitch and the hijacked Hashtag, Twitch implores her sister to remain calm and that she’ll get them out of this. While on the inside of Hashtag, she finds herself grossed out by the sticky fingers of the agents driving her and begins resisting their attempts to drive her. Coming up on what seems to be the side of a mountain, Hashtag warns Twitch to get out of the way only for Hashtag to go drive through it with seemingly no incident. Perplexed, Twtich learns G.H.O.S.T’s mountain base is shielded by a hologram. Unable to get past it’s security, she radios Bumblebee and alerts of him of the situation.
Meanwhile within G.H.O.S.T.’s base, the three agents who were driving Hashtag hurriedly depart the Terran-disguised van believing it to cursed and muttering they’ll get maintenance to look at it. Alone now, Hashtag finds herself panicking, unsure of how she’ll be able to escape without exposing herself. Alerted that she’s now hooked up G.H.O.S.T.’s internal Wi-fi, Hashtag’s consciousness is taken to some empty void where she’s presented with what looks to be a holographic control panel. Unsure of what she’s even looking at, she starts pressing all the options randomly hoping something will work. Back in the physical world however, Hashtag has completely hacked GHOST’s systems and inadvertently deactivates the containment cells of the many Decepticon prisoners, starting a prison uprising.
Bumblebee arrives on the outskirts of G.H.O.S.T’s mountainside H.Q. and calms the panicking Twitch that she made the right decision calling him. Seeing the hologram shielding deactivate, Bee scouts ahead and sees that the security systems and cameras have all been shutoff. Sneaking in with Twitch, they find Hashtag and throw off the trail of GHOST security forces. With Bee and the Terran sisters reunited they deduce GHOST technical problems was Hashtag herself thanks to her abilities granted new alt-mode. With some encouragement, Hashtag puts these to uses these newfound abilities to try and find a way for the trio to escape while the guards and Decepticon prisoners are busy distracted fighting one another. Taking temporary refuge in what turns out to be Skullcruncher’s cell, the bestial Decepticon goes into a rage berserker rampage upon seeing the G.H.O.S.T. agents. Smashing all the through the mountainside walls, Skullcruncher is soon incapacitated by Twitch as the trio makes a break for it before G.H.O.S.T’ agents, lead by Director Croft, arrive to survey the scene.
Arriving back at the Malto farm, Hashtag covers for her big sister by saying Twitch brought her into town to get a new vehicle mode. Impressed at her choice of alt-mode, Dot inquires if that’s seriously all that happens with Bumblebee replying it wasn't anything they couldn’t handle. Asking where Nightshade is, they emerge from the barn to showcase what they’ve been working on all day; a new subterranean base with enough space to accommodate the whole Malto family (Fluffy Ears included). With Hashtag saying she can provide the Wi-Fi for the base, Twitch makes her good on her promise to Hashtag as the two sit down with the rest of the family to watch vides of sneezing puppies.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Terrans |
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Quotes
"Okay, focus up. I know it's a little tight in here with all the new member of our t-family but while Robby and Mo are in human school I thought we could talk about the most important part of being a Transformer."
"Having an adequate space in which to learn and live?"
- -Bumblebee gets sassed by Nightshade.
"Come on, trust your big sister, you'll love having an alt-mode...The sooner you scan a vehicle, the sooner we can get you back home on the Wi-fi!"
"Ooh, then you can watch videos of sneezy puppies with me. Plus the singing cantaloupe"
"Deal"
- —Twitch plays to Hashtag's weaknesses.
Notes
Continuity notes
- Following her minor appearance in Age of Evolution, Part 1, we learn in this episode that Executive Agent Croft and Agent Schloder are siblings.
Transformers references
Real-world references
- The G.H.O.S.T. cadets are all named after storyboard directors on the show—specifically Alex Kwan, J.J. Conway, and Jordan Rosato.
- The sound made when Hashtag connects to Wi-Fi is similar to the dial-up tone.
- Hashtag directly quotes the infamous line "All your base are belong to us" from Zero Wing when she successfully overtakes G.H.O.S.T's security systems.
Errors
Trivia
Foreign localization
German
- Title: "Hashtag: Ups"
- Original airdate: March 4, 2023
Italian
- Title: "La trasformazione di Hashtag" ("Hashtag's transformation")
- Original airdate: March 6, 2023
