"The Transformers" The Master Builders (1985)"Transformers" The Master Builders (original title)

Directors:

Andy Kim
Bob Kirk
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Writers:

Herb Engelhardt (writer)
David N. Gottlieb (writer)

TV Series:

"The Transformers" (1984)

Original Air Date:

8 October 1985 (Season 2, Episode 12)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Grapple has dreamed of building a solar tower to collect energy from the sun. But when Optimus disapproves, he finds help from the Constructicons, who are secretly working for Megatron. |

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Robot | Battle | Flying | High Tech

Cast

Jack Angel	...	Smokescreen / Ramjet (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Scrapper (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Long Haul (voice)
Arthur Burghardt	...	Devastator (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Spike Witwicky / Brawn (voice)
Michael Chain	...	Hoist / Powerglide (voice)
Peter Cullen	...	Optimus Prime (voice)
Bud Davis	...	Dirge (voice)
Walker Edmiston	...	Inferno (voice)
Casey Kasem	...	Cliffjumper / Teletraan I (voice)
Chris Latta	...	Starscream / Wheeljack (voice)
Michael McConnohie	...	Tracks (voice)
Don Messick	...	Scavenger (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Beachcomber / Seaspray / Warpath (voice)
Peter Renaday	...	Grapple (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Hook / Bonecrusher (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Megatron / Mixmaster / Skywarp (voice)

Directed by
Andy Kim
Bob Kirk
Al Kouzel
Bob Matz
Norm McCabe
Margaret Nichols
Karen Peterson
Tom Ray
Robert Shellhorn		(as Bob Shellhorn)
Bob Treat
Terry Lennon		(supervising director)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Herb Engelhardt		writer
David N. Gottlieb		writer

Produced by
Joe Bacal	....	executive producer
Flint Dille	....	associate producer
Tom Griffin	....	executive producer
Michael Charles Hill	....	associate producer
Margaret Loesch	....	executive producer
Nelson Shin	....	supervising producer
George Singer	....	producer
Roger Slifer	....	associate producer
John Walker	....	producer
Gwen Wetzler	....	producer

Original Music by
Johnny Douglas
Robert J. Walsh		(as Rob Walsh)

Production Management
Jim Graziano	....	director of production
Lee Gunther	....	executive in charge of production
Yung Shin	....	production manager
Carole Weitzman	....	production manager

Art Department
Peter Chung	....	storyboard artist
Gregg Davidson	....	storyboard artist
George Goode	....	storyboard artist
Doug Lefler	....	storyboard artist
Gerald Moeller	....	storyboard artist
David Russell	....	storyboard artist
David Shin	....	storyboard artist
Rhoydon Shishido	....	storyboard artist (as Roy Shishido)
Vincenzo Trippetti	....	storyboard artist (as Vincenzo Tripetti)
Wendell Washer	....	storyboard artist (as Wendall Washer)

Sound Department
Jim Blodgett	....	sound effects editor
Scott Brownlee	....	voice processing
Alison Cobb	....	sound effects editor (as Allison Cobb)
Michael L. DePatie	....	sound effects editor
John Detra	....	sound effects editor
Richard Bruce Elliott	....	sound effects editor (as Bruce Elliott)
Ron Fedele	....	sound effects editor
Richard S. Gannon	....	sound effects editor (as Richard Gannon)
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
Efraim Reuveni	....	sound effects editor
Michael Tomack	....	sound effects editor

Animation Department
Pat Agnasin	....	background designer
Pat Agnasin	....	model designer
Del Barras	....	background designer (as Dell Barras)
Del Barras	....	model designer (as Dell Barras)
Fred Carrillo	....	background designer
Fred Carrillo	....	model designer
Phyllis Craig	....	color modeler
Floro Dery	....	background designer
Floro Dery	....	model designer
Romeo Francisco	....	background designer
Romeo Francisco	....	model designer
Gabriel Hoyos	....	background designer
Gabriel Hoyos	....	model designer
Philip Phillipson	....	key background artist (as Phil Phillipson)
Robert Schaefer	....	key background artist (as Bob Schaffer)
Romeo Tanghal	....	background designer
Romeo Tanghal	....	model designer
Dennis Venizelos	....	key background artist

Editorial Department
Robert T. Gillis	....	supervising editor
Trent Johnson	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Anne Bryant	....	composer: main theme (as Ann Bryant)
Peter Collier	....	music editor
Johnny Douglas	....	conductor
Ford Kinder	....	composer: main theme
Mark Shiney	....	music editor
Joe Siracusa	....	music editor
Robert J. Walsh	....	conductor (as Rob Walsh)

Other crew
Jay Bacal	....	creative director
Wally Burr	....	voice director
Paul Davids	....	production coordinator
Terri Gruskin	....	production assistant
Bryce Malek	....	story editor
Dick Robbins	....	story editor

Hubert Gagnon

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Optimus Primus, French Canadian (voice)

Directed by
Peter Wallach		(live-action sequences)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Roger Slifer		live-action sequences

Produced by
Kenichi Morohashi	....	producer
Edward Lee Rapp	....	producer: live action sequences
Atsushi Shimizu	....	producer
Tim Spiedel	....	producer (live-action sequences) (as Tim Speidel)

Cinematography by
Michael Sullivan
Michael J. Sullivan		(live action sequences) (as Mike Sullivan)

Production Design by
Floro Dery

Production Management
Mel Lombardo	....	production manager: live-action sequences

Art Department
Michael J. Sullivan	....	production designer: live-action sequences

Sound Department
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor
Peter Reale	....	sound re-recording mixer

Animation Department
Joe Landari	....	animator: live action sequences

Editorial Department
Lisa Orlando	....	supervising editor: live action sequences

Other crew
Kôzô Morishita	....	director: Toei Animation
Martin P. Robinson	....	head puppeteer: live action sequences (as Marty Robinson)
Cherie Wilkerson	....	executive script consultant

Distributors

• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Transformers: The Master Builders (#2.12)" - USA (original title)

Certification:

Australia:G

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The light effect on Wheeljack's "ears" is misaligned at times.

"I Will Not Be Stopped, Especially Not by Autobots!"

The Master Builders is a good episode from season two of Transformers that is a great Constructicon Episode and also showcases both Hoist and Grapple.

Grapple shows Optimus Prime a plan for a huge solar tower capable of capturing large amounts of power. Prime decides it is too risky to build because of what would happen if Megatron got his hands on it. The Constructicons confront Grapple and tell him that they want to help him build his tower and that they have left Megatron. But can they be trusted.

This episode is great. The Constructicons all get in solid action building things and they truly are "Master Builders". I always wondered though, were the Constructicons telling the truth to Grapple about leaving Megatron. Because it seemed they were and the only reason they did not do so was because Megatron over heard what they were saying and probably would have destroyed them. Also it is cool to see Optimus Prime playing basketball.

Devastator is awesome in this episode. I think this may be the best showing of Devastator and he gets in some great action at the end of this episode. Easily one of the best moments in Transformers history.

Constructicons and Devastator are both awesome and so is this episode.