Headmaster (episode)
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| The name or term "Headmaster" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Headmaster (disambiguation). |
A disgruntled Sumdac employee seeks revenge and profit by taking control of one of the Autobots and sending him on a rampage.
Synopsis
Stats
- Written by: Michael Ryan
- Directed by: Ben Jones, Shunji Oga
- Original airdate: March 15, 2008
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Humans |
|---|---|
Quotes
Other notes
Continuity errors
Transformers references
- The Headmaster concept was originally part of the G1 series & has seen sporadic use in other series since.
- Optimus tows a trailer with a certain paint job. Awesome.
- When Captain Fanzone switches Bumblebee's radio to something he likes, Bumblebee switches back to the previous radio channel.
- The song that Bumblebee likes is the same song that Soundwave dances to in Sound and Fury.
- Daniel Witwicky appears again, crying his eyes out because of Bulkhead accidentally breaking a reporter-bot.
- In their endless generosity, the Autobots send an innocent cobbled together robot in to do their explosive, suicidal dirty work.
Real-world references
- The original Headmaster unit bears a striking resemblance to the Jet Piloter fron Mazinger Z.
- Masterson plays "Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots" with his Headmaster drones.
- When Bulkhead creates an image of the Autobots, he does so with the sound of an early 90s printer.
- In the scene with Bulkhead painting his hand, Bumblebee's pose (one leg behind his head, carrying a baby, in front of an overturned Jeep) is a direct reference to the 1980 film Airplane!, in which the main character is in a mental hospital and is painting a very similar image, with a live model. (Bumblebee is missing the assault rifle and explosion backdrop, however... but he does have one of his stingers deployed, close enough for the first one.)
