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Whiskers the lion is kidnapped by a villain with a thing for problematic cultural appropriation — but with Quint Quarry still safely in jail, who could it be? Would you believe… LORD CHUMLEY!? What’s this G1 guy doing hassling the Rescue Bots? Why does he have extinct animals in his collection? And didn’t we JUST … Continue reading

Everyone’s favorite Crime Druids are back in town, and they didn’t get the memo that the Rescue Bots are aliens — and now they’re determined to steal-slash-kidnap Quickshadow! Can they be stopped before they ruin the town’s Earliween parade? Will they blow the Rescue Bots’ cover? How deep under the Unit E bunker are these … Continue reading

Griffin Rock is invaded by the only villains worse than bird watchers: property investors! Can the town shoo them away before the Bots are discovered — or housing costs go out of control? What villain is back from an extended trip to Europe? And why is Cody suddenly invisible? Join us this week for “Vanishing … Continue reading

The holidays still have everyone’s schedules out of whack, so this week we’re digging in our big red sack and pulling out a Patreon special from December 2019: It’s the holiday season, and our Canadian host Rob realizes he had a lot of misconceptions about the US military as we go back to the 80s … Continue reading

Frankie’s found a new expansion pack for Griffin Rock Element Quest, the VR game that Cody and Blades got trapped in — so of course they’re going to go for another round! But what surprise was left in the new expansion’s code? Can Boulder get a library card? And how many video game references will … Continue reading

Quickshadow is determined to train each of the Rescue Bots to operate as a team of one — even though there’s no I in Team! (Blades is gonna have to take that poster down.) But when they have to escort a hazardous shipment for Doc Greene, will her way of doing things really be better … Continue reading

Holiday scheduling is A Whole Thing, so this week we’re presenting one of our Patreon episodes. With Godzilla Minus One in theaters and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters now streaming, we’re looking back at a much, much earlier attempt to bring Godzilla to the West: the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla cartoon! The Calico ends up on a mysterious … Continue reading

A mysterious car follows Chase and Heatwave back to the firehouse after another Ground Bridge malfunction, and they keep saving people before the Rescue Bots can step in! Who’s behind the wheel — and why does it take so long for everyone to reach the obvious conclusion that they’re Cybertronian? Can Cody and Frankie keep … Continue reading

The Rescue Bots are getting used to the idea of everyone on Griffin Rock knowing their secret — but can they depend on them to keep it? Why is the new Ground Bridge to the Academy site acting up? Can Blades get people to join his fan club? And what’s the best kind of peanut … Continue reading

Back in Griffin Rock, the Very Good Boys of the Rescue Bots have been dragging their heels on the whole reveal-yourselves-to-the-humans thing — but an invasion of some less friendly aliens gives them a chance to show that they really do come in peace! Can they save the day before any humans get eaten? What … Continue reading

Before we return to Griffin Rock, we’re taking a trip over to Japan for their version of “Beast Hunters”, Triple Combination: Transformers Go! What’s the deal with this largely-forgotten bit of Transformers fiction? When did time travel become a perfectly ordinary thing that the Aligned-universe Autobot could just do? And how much story can they … Continue reading

This is it: The final episode of Robots in Disguise! Optimus Prime’s team fights to stop the invasion on Earth while the Bee Team works to expose the Autobot High Council and free Cybertron from their mind control! How can they pull it all off in a single episode? How many plot threads will suddenly … Continue reading

Optimus Prime returns to Earth to warn the Bee Team about a fascist takeover of Cybertron — just in time for it to become everyone’s problem! Can they stop the New Cybertron Order from invading Earth? Are they willing to trust Steeljaw to help them? And how many returning Special Guest Autobots can they stuff … Continue reading

All aboard! In a Shocktober special, Dave and Rob punch their ticket for the 1973 creature feature Horror Express! Part Hammer movie, part Doctor Who episode, and part Lovecraft adaption, it’s the tale of two classic horror stars, a fake Rasputin, and a bunch of smooth-brained dead meat! Plus: special guest star Telly Savalas!

Dropforge and the Cybertron Police arrive on Earth to arrest some fugitives — but they’re not after Decepticons, they’re after the Bee Team! Can Strongarm get to the bottom of this mess? Can Bulkhead deal with Steeljaw on his own while everyone else’s hands are cuffed? And why is Dropforge just a little guy? Join … Continue reading

A Decepticon with a bioweapon makes most of the Bee Team severely ill — just in time for Special Guest Star Bulkhead to show up! Can he and Grimlock catch her on their own and cure the others? Can Denny and Russell keep a delirious Strongarm from blowing their cover? And will someone please pay … Continue reading

The Bee Team is ready to put Steeljaw’s Pack on ice — but Underbite escapes! And after he eats a chunk of the Ground Bridge, the super-sized Chompazoid starts teleporting uncontrollably to places the Bee Team has been recently! Can they get him under control before he causes too much damage? Does Bumblebee even have … Continue reading

Soundwave steps out of the Shadowzone with a plan to send a message to Megatron — and destroy Earth in the process! Can the Bee Team stop him? What extremely important element of his Prime design did Soundwave keep? And are we gonna combine again before this season ends or nah? Join us this week … Continue reading

The Bee Team catches Clampdown, and he’s ready to snitch on Steeljaw’s latest heist! But can they stop the Pack and deal with their new prisoner while still upholding the Kaon Conventions? How do the Pack’s matching paint jobs compare to the Bee Team’s? And why did Bumblebee wait until 65 episodes in to introduce … Continue reading

While the Bee Team is getting settled into their new digs, Steeljaw’s pack is digging for nuclear waste! Can the Autobots stop… whatever it is they’re up to? Can Grimlock get his head around the idea of work/life balance? And what favorite random human character makes their return? Join us this week as we “Prepare … Continue reading

The Bee Team’s new cave base is a bit cramped, but when they go looking for a more suitable location, they find Steeljaw’s pack instead! Can they escape a too-sexy Decepticon with a hunger for vengeance? Who is being ablest and who is being a good ally? And have we really gotten this far into … Continue reading

An attack by Steeljaw’s pack forces the Bee Team to abandon the scrapyard — but where will they go now? Can Sideswipe get over the trauma of nearly being left behind in the attack? And what shipping fantasy almost kind of comes true? Join us this week for “Exiles”!

Team Bee is heading TO THE MOON!… where Windblade left a cache with an especially dangerous weapon! And when the Stunticons find out about it, the race is on to get there first! Who will claim the MacGuffin? Can Strongarm and Sideswipe stop being insecure weirdos for like five seconds? And what is going on … Continue reading

Bumblebee decides that what the Bee Team really needs in order to defeat the Stunticons is discipline — and some of his teammates are more on board with his micromanaging than others. Can they sort out their differences in time to stop Menasor from destroying a military base? Can Denny help Fixit fix his plasmodic … Continue reading

When the Stunticons are passed by an experimental maglev train on the highway outside of Crown City, Motormaster demands they destroy it — nothing can be faster than them! Can the Autobots bring their plan to a halt before they set off the train’s unstable nuclear engine? AND WHY DOES IT HAVE AN UNSTABLE NUCLEAR … Continue reading