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The Transformers
S2.E49
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B.O.T.

  • Episode aired Jan 9, 1986
  • TV-Y7
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Dan Gilvezan in The Transformers (1984)
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College students build their own robot and unknowingly use a Decepticon part, causing chaos. Megatron gets Swindle to reassemble the Combaticons after a battle, but uses a time bomb as motiv... Read allCollege students build their own robot and unknowingly use a Decepticon part, causing chaos. Megatron gets Swindle to reassemble the Combaticons after a battle, but uses a time bomb as motivation.College students build their own robot and unknowingly use a Decepticon part, causing chaos. Megatron gets Swindle to reassemble the Combaticons after a battle, but uses a time bomb as motivation.

  • Directors
    • Andy Kim
    • Bob Kirk
    • Al Kouzel
  • Writers
    • Earl Kress
    • Henry Orenstein
  • Stars
    • Jack Angel
    • Roger C. Carmel
    • Michael Chain
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
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    • Directors
      • Andy Kim
      • Bob Kirk
      • Al Kouzel
    • Writers
      • Earl Kress
      • Henry Orenstein
    • Stars
      • Jack Angel
      • Roger C. Carmel
      • Michael Chain
    • 2User reviews
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    Jack Angel
    Jack Angel
    • Ramjet
    • (voice)
    Roger C. Carmel
    Roger C. Carmel
    • Bruticus
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michael Chain
    • Powerglide
    • (voice)
    Townsend Coleman
    Townsend Coleman
    • Martin
    • (voice)
    Christopher Collins
    • Defensor
    • (voice)
    • (as Chris Latta)
    • …
    Peter Cullen
    Peter Cullen
    • Optimus Prime
    • (voice)
    • …
    Dan Gilvezan
    Dan Gilvezan
    • Bumblebee
    • (voice)
    • …
    Johnny Haymer
    Johnny Haymer
    • Swindle
    • (voice)
    • …
    Milton James
    Milton James
    • Blast Off
    • (voice)
    • (as Milt Jamin)
    S. Marc Jordan
    • Onslaught
    • (voice)
    Casey Kasem
    Casey Kasem
    • Bluestreak
    • (voice)
    • …
    Don Messick
    • Gears
    • (voice)
    Samantha Newark
    • Elise Presser
    • (voice)
    Michael Sheehan
    Michael Sheehan
    • Roland
    • (voice)
    Tony St. James
    • Brawl
    • (voice)
    John Stephenson
    John Stephenson
    • Thundercracker
    • (voice)
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Megatron
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Andy Kim
      • Bob Kirk
      • Al Kouzel
    • Writers
      • Earl Kress
      • Henry Orenstein
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    2cdietz94-667-599244

    The dumbest episode in transformers history!

    The story makes no sense, the animation is just horrible, and the showcasing of the protectobots and Defensor is just plain bizarre! The episode is about Swindle who, after a fight with Defensor, tries to sell off the other combaticons' body parts. Why?! At first we see him trying to buy body parts, and we get no explanation as to why he changes his plans. Megatron's plan seems ridiculously complicated to the point where it does not make sense. The kids introduced in this episode are extremely annoying and loathsome. And people complain about the kids in ARMADA.

    Don't even get me started on the animation errors! There are too many to list.

    Bottom Line. Worst. Episode. Ever.
    2jerekra

    "Theres Junk All Over This Episode."

    Having a transformer episode with a few combiners in it, seems like an awesome idea. But this episode is one of the worst of the entire season.

    Swindle is ordered to find and reassemble the combaticons after they had been destroyed by Defensor. Meanwhile two boys in a science class are forced to get a blue ribbon in a science fair or else they will get an F in the class. (Yeagh what I said really happens in this episode.) So they build a robot and unknowingly use Brawls personality chip and create a robot that is destructive. Meanwhile meanwhile Megatron plans to knock the moon away so he can use the oceans as a power source. (yeagh that really happens also) This episode is dumb. The humans are building a robot and the science they use seems way to advanced for any students. Also why in the name of god would a teacher threaten to fail students if they did not get a blue ribbon? Defensor is cool, but he barely is in the episode and this I think is his first appearance in a cartoon and he is not showcased enough. Also Bruticus is in it, but he does absolutely nothing other than just stand around like a moron. The action at the end was awful, and it is really disappointing how Bruticus and Defensor do not battle at the end.

    One of the worst episodes. Do not watch this one.

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    • Trivia
      Many Transformers fans think of this episode as the worst in the department of story-telling. It has various plot and animation oddities, and the characters are rather unlikable as well. Above that, the villains' plan is so over-complicated, that it hardly makes sense.
    • Goofs
      After Bruticus is blown to pieces, Swindle comes out of the junk pile from beneath yellow board, although the only yellow part of Bruticus is Swindle himself.
    • Quotes

      [the Combaticons enter a city, frightening the people]

      Onslaught: Combaticons, transform!

      [the Combaticons transform. Brawl and Swindle bump into each other]

      Swindle: Heh-hey, watch it, Brawl!

      Brawl: You two-faced pipsqueak! Stay behind me! Huh!

      [Brawl shoves Swindle, knocking him over. The Combaticons advance down the street]

      Onslaught: Combaticons, form Bruticus!

      [the Combaticons combine into Bruticus. People run away in fear. Then, a shot hits Bruticus in the chest, blowing him to million pieces. Defensor, who fired that shot, appears. Swindle, who somehow survived the explosion without a scratch, appears from under yellow board with wheels among the debris]

      Swindle: Defensor!

      [Defensor fails to notice Swindle. He turns back and addresses the people on the street]

      Defensor: Call sanitation! There's junk all over the street.

      [as Defensor walks away, Swindle starts to collect parts from the pile of debris]

      Swindle: Now where am I gonna find parts?

    • Connections
      Featured in Phelous & the Movies: Transformers B.O.T. is Good Actually (2021)

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      • January 9, 1986 (United States)
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      • 23m
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