List of The Transformers episodes
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Season 1: 1984
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1 | George Arthur Bloom | September 17, 1984 | 4023 | |
| In search of energy, a group of Autobots leave Cybertron and are pursued by the Decepticons. | |||||
| 2 | More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2 | George Arthur Bloom | September 18, 1984 | ||
| The Decepticons continue raiding Earth's energy sources, including Sherman Dam and the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma. | |||||
| 3 | More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3 | George Arthur Bloom | September 19, 1984 | ||
| The Autobots attempt to lure the Decepticons into a trap with a massive holographic illusion, but the bad guys aren't duped. Instead, having gathered the energy they need, the Decepticons prepare to return to Cybertron, and the Autobots have one chance to stop them. | |||||
| 4 | Transport to Oblivion | Bryce Malek, Dick Robbins |
October 6, 1984 | ||
| After months in hiding, the Decepticons return and have a new method for moving Energon cubes to Cybertron. | |||||
| 5 | Roll For It | Douglas Booth | October 13, 1984 | #700-02 | |
| The Decepticons seek a powerful antimatter formula, and the Autobots with their new human ally Chip Chase try to stop them. | |||||
| 6 | Divide and Conquer | Donald F. Glut | October 20, 1984 | #700-03 | |
| Autobots must journey to Cybertron to retrieve a vital piece of technology to save the life of an ailing Optimus Prime. | |||||
| 7 | Fire in the Sky | Alfred A. Pegal | December 8, 1984 | #700-04 | |
| While siphoning the Earth of its energy, Megatron discovers a long-lost colleague of Starscream. | |||||
| 8 | S.O.S. Dinobots | Donald F. Glut | October 27, 1984 | #700-05 | |
| The Autobots create the Dinobots, but can barely control these new powerful warriors. | |||||
| 9 | Fire on the Mountain | Douglas Booth | December 22, 1984 | #700-06 | |
| The Decepticons uncover the Crystal of Power in Peru, and the Autobots resurrect Skyfire to stop them. | |||||
| 10 | War of the Dinobots | Earl Kress | November 27, 1984 | ||
| Snarl and Swoop are added to the Dinobot roster... and just in time! | |||||
| 11 | The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 | Larry Strauss | November 3, 1984 | ||
| Megatron brings Cybertron into Earth's orbit to harvest the energy from the destruction caused by Cybertron's gravity. | |||||
| 12 | The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 | Larry Strauss | |||
| Cybertron's arrival causes disasters on Earth, leaving the Autobots to battle both the Decepticons and nature. | |||||
| 13 | The Ultimate Doom, Part 3 | Leo D. Paur | |||
| As Cybertron's orbit ravages Earth, the Autobots take the fight to the Decepticons. | |||||
| 14 | Countdown to Extinction | Reed Robbins, Peter Salas |
December 1, 1984 | ||
| In the aftermath of The Ultimate Doom storyline, Starscream seizes control of the Decepticons and puts into motion a plan to destroy the Earth. | |||||
| 15 | A Plague of Insecticons | ||||
| Reports of giant insects terrorizing a South American village leads the Decepticons to discover their long-lost comrades, the Insecticons, who have adapted to life away from Cybertronian technology by learning how to convert any material they eat into Energon. | |||||
| 16 | Heavy Metal War | Donald F. Glut | December 15, 1984 | ||
| Megatron challenges Optimus to a one-on-one battle to end the war. | |||||
Season 2: 1985–1986
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aftermath | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | October 26, 1997 | |
| After the destruction of the Planet Buster and the death of Optimus the remaining Maximals are left to pick up the pieces and fend off the Predacons. | |||||
| 2 | The Master Builders | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | November 2, 1997 | BW028 |
| Dinobot breaks into the Predacon base and steals the golden disks, meanwhile two oddly misshapen transformers emerge from their stasis pods. | |||||
| 3 | Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2) | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | November 9, 1997 | BW028 |
| Vastly outnumbered, the remaining Maximals must defend their base from a Predacon assault while Rhinox takes a dangerous journey. | |||||
| 4 | Tangled Web | Len Wein | Craig McEwen | November 16, 1997 | |
| Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but Tarantulas has other plans. | |||||
| 5 | Maximal, No More | Patrick Barry | Trenton Carlson | November 23, 1997 | |
| With the contents of the Golden Disks weighing heavily on his mind, Dinobot must decide which side of the conflict he truly belongs to. | |||||
| 6 | Other Visits (Part 1) | Larry DiTillio | John Pozer | February 8, 1998 | |
| A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself. | |||||
| 7 | Other Visits (Part 2) | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | February 15, 1998 | |
| With the alien craft in his possession, Megatron intends to use it to conquer Cybertron! | |||||
| 8 | Bad Spark | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks, Jonathan Goodwill |
February 22, 1998 | |
| An oversized stasis pod reveals the secrets of Protoform X. | |||||
| 9 | Code of Hero | Ian Weir | Bob Forward | March 9, 1998 | BW035 |
| Dinobot makes a choice. | |||||
| 10 | Transmutate | Christy Marx | J. Falconer, Sean Osborne, George Samilski |
March 10, 1998 | |
| A strange creature emerges from a damaged stasis pod, and both Rampage and Silverbolt find a strange type of kinship with it. | |||||
| 11 | The Agenda (Part 1) | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | March 11, 1998 | BW037 |
| The Tripredacus Council sends an agent to Earth to bring back Megatron and his band of criminals. | |||||
| 12 | The Agenda (Part 2) | Bob Forward | Owen Hurley | March 12, 1998 | BW038 |
| Captured by Ravage, Megatron lets the former Decepticon warrior in on the secret of the Golden Disk, and gets him to switch sides. | |||||
| 13 | The Agenda (Part III) | Bob Forward | Asaph Fipke, Colin Davies |
March 12, 1998 | BW039 |
| His plans crumbling, Megatron takes a final stab at winning the Beast Wars and changing history. | |||||
| 14 | Aftermath | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | October 26, 1997 | |
| After the destruction of the Planet Buster and the death of Optimus the remaining Maximals are left to pick up the pieces and fend off the Predacons. | |||||
| 15 | The Master Builders | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | November 2, 1997 | BW028 |
| Dinobot breaks into the Predacon base and steals the golden disks, meanwhile two oddly misshapen transformers emerge from their stasis pods. | |||||
| 16 | Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2) | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | November 9, 1997 | BW028 |
| Vastly outnumbered, the remaining Maximals must defend their base from a Predacon assault while Rhinox takes a dangerous journey. | |||||
| 17 | Tangled Web | Len Wein | Craig McEwen | November 16, 1997 | |
| Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but Tarantulas has other plans. | |||||
| 18 | Maximal, No More | Patrick Barry | Trenton Carlson | November 23, 1997 | |
| With the contents of the Golden Disks weighing heavily on his mind, Dinobot must decide which side of the conflict he truly belongs to. | |||||
| 19 | Other Visits (Part 1) | Larry DiTillio | John Pozer | February 8, 1998 | |
| A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself. | |||||
| 20 | Other Visits (Part 2) | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | February 15, 1998 | |
| With the alien craft in his possession, Megatron intends to use it to conquer Cybertron! | |||||
| 21 | Aftermath | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | October 26, 1997 | |
| After the destruction of the Planet Buster and the death of Optimus the remaining Maximals are left to pick up the pieces and fend off the Predacons. | |||||
| 22 | The Master Builders | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | November 2, 1997 | BW028 |
| Dinobot breaks into the Predacon base and steals the golden disks, meanwhile two oddly misshapen transformers emerge from their stasis pods. | |||||
| 23 | Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2) | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | November 9, 1997 | BW028 |
| Vastly outnumbered, the remaining Maximals must defend their base from a Predacon assault while Rhinox takes a dangerous journey. | |||||
| 24 | Tangled Web | Len Wein | Craig McEwen | November 16, 1997 | |
| Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but Tarantulas has other plans. | |||||
| 25 | Maximal, No More | Patrick Barry | Trenton Carlson | November 23, 1997 | |
| With the contents of the Golden Disks weighing heavily on his mind, Dinobot must decide which side of the conflict he truly belongs to. | |||||
| 26 | Other Visits (Part 1) | Larry DiTillio | John Pozer | February 8, 1998 | |
| A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself. | |||||
| 27 | Other Visits (Part 2) | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | February 15, 1998 | |
| With the alien craft in his possession, Megatron intends to use it to conquer Cybertron! | |||||
| 28 | Bad Spark | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks, Jonathan Goodwill |
February 22, 1998 | |
| An oversized stasis pod reveals the secrets of Protoform X. | |||||
| 29 | Code of Hero | Ian Weir | Bob Forward | March 9, 1998 | BW035 |
| Dinobot makes a choice. | |||||
| 30 | Transmutate | Christy Marx | J. Falconer, Sean Osborne, George Samilski |
March 10, 1998 | |
| A strange creature emerges from a damaged stasis pod, and both Rampage and Silverbolt find a strange type of kinship with it. | |||||
| 31 | Aftermath | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | October 26, 1997 | |
| After the destruction of the Planet Buster and the death of Optimus the remaining Maximals are left to pick up the pieces and fend off the Predacons. | |||||
| 32 | The Master Builders | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | November 2, 1997 | BW028 |
| Dinobot breaks into the Predacon base and steals the golden disks, meanwhile two oddly misshapen transformers emerge from their stasis pods. | |||||
| 33 | Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2) | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | November 9, 1997 | BW028 |
| Vastly outnumbered, the remaining Maximals must defend their base from a Predacon assault while Rhinox takes a dangerous journey. | |||||
| 34 | Tangled Web | Len Wein | Craig McEwen | November 16, 1997 | |
| Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but Tarantulas has other plans. | |||||
| 35 | Maximal, No More | Patrick Barry | Trenton Carlson | November 23, 1997 | |
| With the contents of the Golden Disks weighing heavily on his mind, Dinobot must decide which side of the conflict he truly belongs to. | |||||
| 36 | Other Visits (Part 1) | Larry DiTillio | John Pozer | February 8, 1998 | |
| A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself. | |||||
| 37 | Other Visits (Part 2) | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | February 15, 1998 | |
| With the alien craft in his possession, Megatron intends to use it to conquer Cybertron! | |||||
| 38 | Bad Spark | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks, Jonathan Goodwill |
February 22, 1998 | |
| An oversized stasis pod reveals the secrets of Protoform X. | |||||
| 39 | Code of Hero | Ian Weir | Bob Forward | March 9, 1998 | BW035 |
| Dinobot makes a choice. | |||||
| 40 | Transmutate | Christy Marx | J. Falconer, Sean Osborne, George Samilski |
March 10, 1998 | |
| A strange creature emerges from a damaged stasis pod, and both Rampage and Silverbolt find a strange type of kinship with it. | |||||
| 41 | Aftermath | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | October 26, 1997 | |
| After the destruction of the Planet Buster and the death of Optimus the remaining Maximals are left to pick up the pieces and fend off the Predacons. | |||||
| 42 | The Master Builders | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | November 2, 1997 | BW028 |
| Dinobot breaks into the Predacon base and steals the golden disks, meanwhile two oddly misshapen transformers emerge from their stasis pods. | |||||
| 43 | Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2) | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | November 9, 1997 | BW028 |
| Vastly outnumbered, the remaining Maximals must defend their base from a Predacon assault while Rhinox takes a dangerous journey. | |||||
| 44 | Tangled Web | Len Wein | Craig McEwen | November 16, 1997 | |
| Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but Tarantulas has other plans. | |||||
| 45 | Maximal, No More | Patrick Barry | Trenton Carlson | November 23, 1997 | |
| With the contents of the Golden Disks weighing heavily on his mind, Dinobot must decide which side of the conflict he truly belongs to. | |||||
| 46 | Other Visits (Part 1) | Larry DiTillio | John Pozer | February 8, 1998 | |
| A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself. | |||||
| 47 | Other Visits (Part 2) | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | February 15, 1998 | |
| With the alien craft in his possession, Megatron intends to use it to conquer Cybertron! | |||||
| 48 | Bad Spark | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks, Jonathan Goodwill |
February 22, 1998 | |
| An oversized stasis pod reveals the secrets of Protoform X. | |||||
| 49 | Code of Hero | Ian Weir | Bob Forward | March 9, 1998 | BW035 |
| Dinobot makes a choice. | |||||
Season 3: 1986–1987
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimal Situation | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | October 24, 1998 | |
| With Optimus Prime in critical condition after Megatron's attack, Optimus Primal takes on his spark to save the timestream. | |||||
| 2 | Deep Metal | Larry DiTillio | Owen Hurley | November 1, 1998 | |
| Depth Charge arrives on Earth continuing his obsessive quest to hunt down Protoform X. | |||||
| 3 | Changing of the Guard | Steve Sacks | Steve Sacks | November 8, 1998 | |
| While trying to salvage the Sentinel program from the ruins of the Axalon, Rattrap finds himself caught between Depth Charge and Rampage. | |||||
| 4 | Cutting Edge | Ian Weir | Trenton Carlson | November 15, 1998 | |
| A new group of raptor clones attacks the proto-human tribe, and it falls to Cheetor and Blackarachnia to defend them. | |||||
| 5 | Feral Scream Part 1 | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks | January 31, 1999 | |
| Megatron creates a new Transmetal 2 Dinobot using alien technology, and Cheetor is caught in the blast as the device malfunctions. | |||||
| 6 | Feral Scream Part 2 | Greg Johnson | William Lau | February 7, 1999 | |
| Cheetor is behaving oddly after the accident, and a new Transmetal 2 creature is stalking both camps. | |||||
| 7 | Proving Grounds | Arthur Sellers | William Lau | February 14, 1999 | |
| Blackarachnia discovers that removing a shell program could free her from Predacon control... or wipe her mind entirely. Believing this revelation to be the latest in a long line of mistrust between her and the Maximals, Blackarachnia strikes out on her own, only to be pulled into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game within a Predacon jamming zone by Dinobot. | |||||
| 8 | Go With the Flow | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | February 18, 1999 | |
| Megatron and the Predacons are building a cannon that could destroy the Ark and the Maximals, but requires an organic life-form to finish the construction. | |||||
| 9 | Crossing the Rubicon | D.C. Fontana | Trenton Carlson | February 22, 1999 | |
| After experimenting with the Transmetal Driver, Blackarachnia's core consciousness begins to crash and Rhinox has to perform emergency surgery. | |||||
| 10 | Master Blaster | Eric Torin | Steve Sacks | March 1, 1999 | |
| After taking control of Optimus and capturing the Maximals, Megatron enters the Ark and absorbs the original Megatron's spark. Quickstrike who had allied with Tarantulas, plotted against Megatron and dumped him in the lava around the Ark. This gave birth to Megatron's Transmetal 2 form. | |||||
| 11 | Optimal Situation | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | October 24, 1998 | |
| With Optimus Prime in critical condition after Megatron's attack, Optimus Primal takes on his spark to save the timestream. | |||||
| 12 | Deep Metal | Larry DiTillio | Owen Hurley | November 1, 1998 | |
| Depth Charge arrives on Earth continuing his obsessive quest to hunt down Protoform X. | |||||
| 13 | Changing of the Guard | Steve Sacks | Steve Sacks | November 8, 1998 | |
| While trying to salvage the Sentinel program from the ruins of the Axalon, Rattrap finds himself caught between Depth Charge and Rampage. | |||||
| 14 | Cutting Edge | Ian Weir | Trenton Carlson | November 15, 1998 | |
| A new group of raptor clones attacks the proto-human tribe, and it falls to Cheetor and Blackarachnia to defend them. | |||||
| 15 | Feral Scream Part 1 | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks | January 31, 1999 | |
| Megatron creates a new Transmetal 2 Dinobot using alien technology, and Cheetor is caught in the blast as the device malfunctions. | |||||
| 16 | Feral Scream Part 2 | Greg Johnson | William Lau | February 7, 1999 | |
| Cheetor is behaving oddly after the accident, and a new Transmetal 2 creature is stalking both camps. | |||||
| 17 | Proving Grounds | Arthur Sellers | William Lau | February 14, 1999 | |
| Blackarachnia discovers that removing a shell program could free her from Predacon control... or wipe her mind entirely. Believing this revelation to be the latest in a long line of mistrust between her and the Maximals, Blackarachnia strikes out on her own, only to be pulled into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game within a Predacon jamming zone by Dinobot. | |||||
| 18 | Go With the Flow | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | February 18, 1999 | |
| Megatron and the Predacons are building a cannon that could destroy the Ark and the Maximals, but requires an organic life-form to finish the construction. | |||||
| 19 | Crossing the Rubicon | D.C. Fontana | Trenton Carlson | February 22, 1999 | |
| After experimenting with the Transmetal Driver, Blackarachnia's core consciousness begins to crash and Rhinox has to perform emergency surgery. | |||||
| 20 | Master Blaster | Eric Torin | Steve Sacks | March 1, 1999 | |
| After taking control of Optimus and capturing the Maximals, Megatron enters the Ark and absorbs the original Megatron's spark. Quickstrike who had allied with Tarantulas, plotted against Megatron and dumped him in the lava around the Ark. This gave birth to Megatron's Transmetal 2 form. | |||||
| 21 | Optimal Situation | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | October 24, 1998 | |
| With Optimus Prime in critical condition after Megatron's attack, Optimus Primal takes on his spark to save the timestream. | |||||
| 22 | Deep Metal | Larry DiTillio | Owen Hurley | November 1, 1998 | |
| Depth Charge arrives on Earth continuing his obsessive quest to hunt down Protoform X. | |||||
| 23 | Changing of the Guard | Steve Sacks | Steve Sacks | November 8, 1998 | |
| While trying to salvage the Sentinel program from the ruins of the Axalon, Rattrap finds himself caught between Depth Charge and Rampage. | |||||
| 24 | Cutting Edge | Ian Weir | Trenton Carlson | November 15, 1998 | |
| A new group of raptor clones attacks the proto-human tribe, and it falls to Cheetor and Blackarachnia to defend them. | |||||
| 25 | Feral Scream Part 1 | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks | January 31, 1999 | |
| Megatron creates a new Transmetal 2 Dinobot using alien technology, and Cheetor is caught in the blast as the device malfunctions. | |||||
| 26 | Feral Scream Part 2 | Greg Johnson | William Lau | February 7, 1999 | |
| Cheetor is behaving oddly after the accident, and a new Transmetal 2 creature is stalking both camps. | |||||
| 27 | Proving Grounds | Arthur Sellers | William Lau | February 14, 1999 | |
| Blackarachnia discovers that removing a shell program could free her from Predacon control... or wipe her mind entirely. Believing this revelation to be the latest in a long line of mistrust between her and the Maximals, Blackarachnia strikes out on her own, only to be pulled into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game within a Predacon jamming zone by Dinobot. | |||||
| 28 | Go With the Flow | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | February 18, 1999 | |
| Megatron and the Predacons are building a cannon that could destroy the Ark and the Maximals, but requires an organic life-form to finish the construction. | |||||
| 29 | Crossing the Rubicon | D.C. Fontana | Trenton Carlson | February 22, 1999 | |
| After experimenting with the Transmetal Driver, Blackarachnia's core consciousness begins to crash and Rhinox has to perform emergency surgery. | |||||
| 30 | Master Blaster | Eric Torin | Steve Sacks | March 1, 1999 | |
| After taking control of Optimus and capturing the Maximals, Megatron enters the Ark and absorbs the original Megatron's spark. Quickstrike who had allied with Tarantulas, plotted against Megatron and dumped him in the lava around the Ark. This gave birth to Megatron's Transmetal 2 form. | |||||
Season 4: 1987
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rebirth, Part 1 | David Wise | |||
| The US series finale sees Galvatron invades Autobot City and then Cybertron with a plan to destroy the Autobots forever! This is something new? | |||||
| 2 | The Rebirth, Part 2 | David Wise | |||
| A crash-landing on Nebulos leads to a startling evolution in the Transformers' relationship with other races. | |||||
| 3 | The Rebirth, Part 3 | David Wise | |||
| The battle for the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber comes to an end. | |||||

