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| Frank Welker | ... | Megatron / ... 93 episodes, 1984-1987 | |
| Peter Cullen | ... | Optimus Prime / ... 69 episodes, 1984-1987 | |
| Corey Burton | ... | Spike Witwicky / ... 68 episodes, 1984-1987 | |
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Christopher Collins | ... | Starscream / ... 68 episodes, 1984-1987 |
| John Stephenson | ... | Thundercracker / ... 67 episodes, 1984-1987 | |
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Jack Angel | ... | Ultra Magnus / ... 60 episodes, 1985-1987 |
| Dan Gilvezan | ... | Bumblebee / ... 54 episodes, 1984-1987 | |
| Michael Bell | ... | Prowl / ... 53 episodes, 1984-1987 | |
| Casey Kasem | ... | Teletraan I / ... 53 episodes, 1984-1986 | |
| Don Messick | ... | Ratchet / ... 49 episodes, 1984-1986 | |
| Neil Ross | ... | Springer / ... 39 episodes, 1984-1987 | |
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During the great Cybertronian War, the Autobots and the Decepticons crash landed on Earth. Millions of years later, geological activity revives the warring factions - the Decepticons want to strip Earth of its vast energy resources, and the Autobots seek to protect the inhabitants of Earth from that fate. And so an endless battle begins in a crucial race to find an energy source for their homeworld Cybertron. Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>
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1980s | actor voicing multiple characters | alien planet | alien world | flying robot |Taglines:
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When Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, his trailer moves backward and disappears from sight, while only the cab becomes the robot body; when he transforms into vehicle mode, his body becomes the cab, and the trailer reappears from nowhere and connects itself to the cab. Many fans wondered what exactly happens to the trailer during the transformations, but no explanation has been ever given. (Although, it has been thought that Roller comes out of the trailer at these times and wheels Primes trailer away. It can be confirmed with Hasbro's masterpiece figures, Roller can attach to Primes trailer.) See more »Goofs
In most episodes, the Decepticon symbol is drawn incorrectly. It has three "spikes" jutting out of its middle-upper section, when there should only be two. This is probably due to faulty animation models, and is thus a legitimate error. Only on a handful of occasions are the symbols drawn the right way. See more »Quotes
Dr. Archevil: Remember our agreement, Megatron: the Earth is to be mine once you are through with it.Megatron: It will be. What's left of it!
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Cartoons like Voltron and Thundercats are good by their standards, but Transformers blows them all away. Like it's follow ups, Beast Wars & Beast Machines, this show was designed to sell toys. But Transformers and the future series are much better them some people say. The reason the show ended in the first place is because sales for the toys dropped a lot, so the show was cancelled along with the comics. It's the classic good versus evil show. All the characters are great, especially Optimus Prime. Transformers is a number 1 show.