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The Transformers Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1984 - 1984
Episode 1
More Than Meets the Eye: Part 1
Mon, Sep 17, 198423 mins
The Autobots are running low on Energon, they leave their home planet of Cybertron to search for more sources. The Decepticons follow them and attack the Autobot's ship. The ship crashes on Earth and ends up inside a volcano. Millions of years later, Teletran One, the ship's computer activates and revives them. The Decepticons are determined to exploit Earth's resources for their own needs. The Autobots are just as determined to stop them. The start of the series.
Episode 2
More Than Meets the Eye: Part 2
Tue, Sep 18, 198423 mins
The Decepticons try to gather every bit of energy that they can, from Earth, in order to get back to Cybertron. The Autobots, along with their new human allies, try to stop them.
Episode 3
More Than Meets the Eye: Part 3
Wed, Sep 19, 198423 mins
The Autobots make one last stand to stop the Decepticons from returning to Cybertron.
Episode 4
Transport to Oblivion
Sat, Oct 6, 198423 mins
Shockwave creates a new space bridge to transport the Decepticons back to Cybertron. But it's dangerous. To test it out, the Decepticons capture Bumblebee and Spike.
Episode 5
Roll for It
Sat, Oct 13, 198423 mins
The Decepticons go after the Anti-Matter Formula in order to gain ultimate power. The laboratory scientist sends the formula to a young genius named Chip. The Autobots must keep him and the formula safe.
Episode 6
Divide and Conquer
Sat, Oct 20, 198423 mins
Optimus sacrifices himself to protect the humans. To repair him, the Autobots need an extra cos-matron from Wheeljack's lab on Cybertron. Can they get it in time before the Decepitcons act on their advantage?
Episode 7
S.O.S. Dinobots
Sat, Oct 27, 198423 mins
After finding dinosaur bones hidden near their base, the Autobots decide to create mechanical dinosaurs called the Dinobots.
Episode 8
The Ultimate Doom: Brainwash (1)
Sat, Nov 3, 198423 mins
The Decepticons have Dr. Archeville create a hypnotic-chip, which they plant into Spike's dad, Sparkplug. With Sparkplug under their control, the Decepticons get ready to create a new space bridge to bring Cybertron to Earth.
Episode 9
The Ultimate Doom: Search (2)
Sat, Nov 10, 198423 mins
With Cybertron inside Earth's orbit, the Earth starts to erupt into chaos. The Decepticons gather more human slaves to prepare to send their Energon cubes to Cybertron. While the Dinobots protect Earth, the Autobots head for Cybertron.
Episode 10
The Ultimate Doom: Revival (3)
Sat, Nov 17, 198423 mins
Wheeljack creates a gadget with the ability to cancel out the hypnotic-chips. With Sparkplug back, and all other humans free, the Autobots' next problem is getting Cybertron back into space.
Episode 11
War of the Dinobots
Sat, Nov 24, 198423 mins
A meteor crashes on Earth and the Decepticons want its power. But with the Dinobots guarding it, they can't get to it. Megatron tries to trick the Dinobots to betray the Autobots.
Episode 12
Countdown to Extinction
Sat, Dec 1, 198423 mins
Starscream kidnaps Dr. Archeville and forces him to take him to his secret laboratory. Starscream plans to blow up the labs ultimate power source in order to destroy Earth and claim the universes ultimate power for himself.
Episode 13
Fire in the Sky
Sat, Dec 8, 198423 mins
The Decepticons find a transformer buried in the ice. When they free him, Starscream is pleased to find out it's his old friend/colleague Skyfire. They convince Skyfire to join their ranks against the Autobots. While the Autobots try to stop Megatrons latest plan, Skyfire encounters humans for the first time, and discovers what joining the Decepticons really entails.
Episode 14
Heavy Metal War
Sat, Dec 15, 198423 mins
The Constructicons attack a construction site and steal energy machine parts needed for Megatron's current scheme. With this done, Megatron challenges Optimus Prime for a duel according to Cybertron law: the leaders of the opposing armies engage in one-on-one battle, without additional reinforcement, and the loser must exile himself and his army to deep space for eternity. Optimus, confident that he can beat Megatron under these terms, agrees. The Constructicons assemble the stolen components into power-transfer machine, which Megatron uses to obtain the powers of all the other Decepticons - against the combat rules. To ensure that the Autobots will not discover the cheat, Megatron sends the Constructicons to the Autobots' headquarters, so they will destroy Teletraan 1 while the Autobots are watching the battle. During the battle, Optimus fights valiantly, but multi-powered Megatron has the upper hand from the beginning. It seems Megatron's plot succeeds, but he forgot one important detail: the Dinobots were left in the Autobots' headquarters to guard Teletraan 1, and their intervention severely interferes with the scheme...
Episode 15
Fire on the Mountain
Sat, Dec 22, 198423 mins
The Decepticons invade an ancient temple, in Peru, to find the Crystal of Power. The Autobots must stop them before the Decepticons destroy the nearby village.
Episode 16
A Plague of Insecticons
Sat, Dec 29, 198423 mins
The Autobots and Decepticons investigate reports of a new group of Giant Robots in the form of Insects.
