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Before we tackle Transformers Prime, we take a look at a forgotten 80s robot cartoon called Mighty Orbots! Why is the animation in this show so darn good? Will the plural singular of the combiner's name break Jen's editor brain? Magnets: How do they work? Join us this week for the first episode of this obscure gem, "Magnetic Menace"!

This week Jen and David talk Toy Fair, Toy Fair, and more Toy Fair!

And so we've reached the end of Transformers Animated...or have we? Join us this week as we discuss the Animated toyline, the Allspark Almanacs, and the related comic books!

It ends here! With the Lugnuts Supreme attacking Detroit, the Autobots need to stop the Decepticons for good! Can they rescue Arcee and get the activation codes to shut the giants down? Will Megatron finally remember Optimus Prime's name? Will there be "ninja bullshit"? Who Will Survive? Join us this week for the final episode of Transformers Animated, "Endgame, Part II"!

Once again we reach the beginning of the end! Megatron is ready to take over Cybertron, but first he's going to try out his new Omega Supreme clones on Detroit! But who will the new Supremes imprint on? Can Optimus figure out how flying works in time to fight them? And wasn't this title used once already? Join us this week for "Endgame, Part I"!

Whaaaaat, a new episode? That's right, this week David and Jen return to talk about all the toys they've picked up lately, whine at the prospect of having to watch Titans Return, and discuss Lost Light #13!

When a transwarp accident sends Ratchet and Captain Fanzone to Cybertron, one of them is happy to be there -- the other not so much. But when Ratchet finds himself in the middle of the hunt for Shockwave, Fanzone's police skills may be just what he needs! Can Fanzone handle a whole planet full of robots? How many Transformers character cameos can they fit in one episode? And seriously, why does Cy...

We return to Transformers Animated this week with action-movie references, ill-advised explosions, and lots of Decepticons! Join us this week for Decepticon Air!

To finish out the holiday season, Rob and David watch a new "Christmas" "Classic" available now on Netflix. Pottersville is a movie-like object starring many character actors you have seen before: General Zod, Hellboy, that redhead from Mad Men, "say goodbye to these" of Arrested Development, cop in hotpants from Reno 911, and Lovejoy. It's a festive film filled with furries, snow, economic depres...

Not satisfied with perfect timing on the Transformers Animated Christmas episodes and then watching "The Tick Loves Santa!" for our Patreon members, we're interrupting our regularly scheduled Transformers for yet another holiday special: The Big O! It's Heaven's Day in Paradigm City, and a strange old man in a Santa suit has a gift for the city that may destroy it -- if Roger Smith and Big O can't...

With the Autobots still under Soundwave's spell, Sari needs help -- any help she can get! And what she can get is...Scrapper, Wreck-Gar, and a Dinobot? But will they be enough when Soundwave gets the Autobots completely under his control? What's the deal with Porter C. Powell's TV spots? And is that a keytar? Join us this week for “Human Error, Part 2”!

It's Christmas in Detroit, and what every good little boy and girl is hoping to find under the tree this year is...Soundwave!? That's right, Porter C. Powell is mass-producing the murderous little toy, and not even Isaac Sumdac can resist its musical charms! But when Optimus and the other Autobots wake up on Christmas morning to find themselves suddenly turned into humans, it's up to Sari to stop...

Blackarachnia needs a test subject, and Wasp is a perfect fit! Can the Autobots track them down and stop her and her newly created Waspinator? Just how badly will Sentinel react to learning what happened to Elita? And is exploding into bits just what Waspinator does? Join us this week as we revisit the series that launched this podcast with "Predacons Rising"!

When Sentinel Prime shows a remarkable amount of skill for capturing Decepticons, Optimus and the others just know something's up -- and Prowl thinks a sighting of his dead sensei's helmet might be a clue! But just who is helping Sentinel capture all those "Badness-Bots"? Can Jetfire and Jetstorm possibly get any cuter? And is that George Takei? Damn, that's awkward... "Join us this week for Five...

Wasp finally makes it to Earth to take his revenge on Bumblebee -- which involves disguising himself and switching places with Bee! Can Bumblebee convince the Autobots that the green guy with the buzzy voice is really their little buddy? Can Shockwave keep them all from blowing his cover when the Elite Guard comes looking for the escaped "traitor"? And can Hasbro work in a way to sell some jetboys...

What do you get when you combine a busted-up Headmaster, a Constructicon-colored forklift, and an Allspark fragment? The answer is: Management! Will Mixmaster and Scrapper let Dirt Boss boss them right back into a life of crime? Can Bulkhead stop them all? Will Professor Sumdac ever learn to pick up social cues? Do the Autobots really expect Lugnut to just sit at the bottom of that crater until th...

Sari's bursting with Allspark energy she can't control, Shockwave is doing everything he can to keep the Earth-bound Autobots from blowing his cover, and Megatron and Starscream have taken control of Omega Supreme! It's time for the third and final part of the season 3 opener! Join us this week for "Transwarped, Part 3"!

In part 2 of the 3-part season 3 opener, Megatron talks Omega Supreme into taking him and Starscream's head back to Cybertron, Blurr runs headlong into a certain Decepticon spy, and Sari upgrades herself into some kind of cybernetic puberty! Who will survive? Join us this week for “Transwarped, Part 1”!

Decepticons are attacking Autobot space bridges, Megatron and Starscream are floating in space, Bumblebee touches something he shouldn't, and Optimus is trying to run interference between an angry and apparently robotic Sari and her father as we reach season 3 of Transformers Animated! Who are all these cameo characters? Is Blurr seriously planning to just run back to Cybertron? And why does only...

This week Jen finally convinces the others to watch an episode of the infamous Omni Productions dub of Headmasters! When Galvatron sends a metal-warping meteor against the Autobots, can Danny man up to destroy it and save them all? Just how much head trauma has poor Daniel Witwickey taken since the previous season? What on Earth is Milo? And isn't this plot just the end of "Rebirth"? It's so obvio...

The arrival of Starscream and his new clone army throws a wrench in Megatron's space bridge plans, and Ratchet finally manages to wake up the Autobots' ship -- which happens to be an old friend by the name of Omega Supreme! Can they stop Megatron and Starscream before it's too late? Will Starscream's clones be as loyal as their creator? And just who is Megatron's helper on the other side? Join us...

We return this week so David can be angry about Livio Ramondelli and Jen can talk about TFCon!

To recall all his Decepticon forces and conquer Cybertron, Megatron needs a working space bridge -- and Bulkhead just so happens to be the Autobots' foremost expert on space bridges! Can Bulkhead take advantage of this to sabotage Megatron's plans? Or will his pride in a job well done be used for evil? And will Jen ever be satisfied with Animated episode titles? Join us this week as we travel acro...

It's Home Alone with Scrapper and Mixmaster as Sari has to hold down the base while the Autobots are out! Can she keep the place from getting destroyed? Or will she be the one to destroy it? And just what are the Autobots feeding her, anyway? Join us this week for "Sari, No One's Home"!

This is the last episode we recorded before we lost our co-host and dear friend Alex to a fatal pulmonary embolism. A full blog post is forthcoming here on IaconUnderground.net; until then, take this chance to remember Alex as the warm, caring, funny person he was.