Total Meltdown
| The name or term "Meltdown" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Meltdown (disambiguation). |
A bio-engineering genius experiments with some of Bumblebee's hydraulic fluid and accidentally transforms himself into Meltdown, whose corrosive touch can melt anything—including Autobots!
Synopsis
Optimus, Prowl, Ratchet and Bulkhead are observing human society by way of television. After seeing cars being refueled and destruction derbys, they find a wrestling show hosted by businessman Prometheus Black as part of his biochemical makeover program (Or as Prime puts it, human upgrades). As a demonstration of the upgrades success, one of his test subjects will be fighting a robot in the ring. To the Autobots shock, the robot is Bumblebee!
Stats
- Written by: Rich Fogel
- Directed by: Matt Youngberg, Naoto Hashimoto
- Original airdate: January 19, 2008
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Humans |
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Quotes
"Just stay out of his reach."
"Which one? The guy in the middle or the two on either side?"
"Just swing at all of them."
- -- Sari plays coach to Bumblebee.
Other notes
- Although "Total Meltdown" is the fifth episode in production order, it has not aired, while the next several episodes have been. It became available on Cartoon Network on Demand on Janurary 18, 2008.
Continuity errors
Transformers references
Real-world references
- Sumdac's sabotaged police drone bears a more-than-passing resemblance to the ED-209, a police robot from the film RoboCop. Likewise, Sumdac's mention of its faulty indentification software is likely a reference to a scene in the film where the ED-209 runs amok at a demonstration. Coincidentally, RoboCop also takes place in a futuristic Detroit.
