TRANSFORMERS, THE: WAR DAWN (TV)
Summary
One in this series of animated science-fiction programs about shape-shifting alien robots and their endless struggle for power and peace, based in the multimedia universe created by Hasbro Toys. In this episode, the newly created Aerialbots pursue the Decepticons through the skies, rescuing their human captives from certain death when they release them in midair. Back at their base, the Aerialbots admit that the Decepticons are exceptional skilled, though the exasperated Autobots remind the "younger" bots that they are in fact evil. Optimus Prime then learns of strange energy readings from Cybertron and heads off to investigate, and on Cybertron, a fuming Megatron, who has been constructing a time machine known as a "Kronosphere," is pleased to hear that his nemesis is speeding towards his trap. Arriving on Cybertron, Slingshot requests to speak with the Decepticons, wondering why Optimus regards them as villains, and the Decepticons take advantage of the parlay to ensnare them in the Kronosphere and send them back nine million years in time. The Autobots attack and cause the Decepticons to retreat, quickly realizing that they must repair the machine in order to retrieve their friends from the past.
The Aerialbots are stunned to find themselves in the pre-war "Golden Age," and they soon encounter a young bot named Orion Pax and his girlfriend Ariel. They spot the Decepticons flying above, and when Orion unknowingly allows Megatron to "store his wares" in his storehouse, Megatron attacks and robs his energy stock, leaving Orion and Ariel for dead. In the present, Megatron and his team find a headless Guardian robot and decide to reactivate it to recover the Kronosphere from the Autobots, while in the past Slingshot agrees that the Decepticons are indeed evil after all and vows revenge. A young Alpha Trion offers to help, and he rebuilds Orion and Ariel into none other than Optimus Prime and Elita One. The new Optimus confronts Megatron as the Aerialbots find the Decepticons raiding the energy stores, and they resolve to blow up the storehouse to prevent them from harming the future, aware that they themselves will not be able to escape. Just as they prepare to sacrifice themselves, they are transported back to the present by the repaired Kronosphere, and they unite to become the Superion and destroy the revived Guardian. Megatron escapes, and when Silverbolt describes their adventures in the past, Optimus is amazed to realize that his friends were the ones to save him long ago. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: Syndicated
- DATE: November 30, 1999 7:30 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:21:52
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 130011
- GENRE: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, fantasy/science fiction; Animation; Robots
- SERIES RUN: Syndication - TV series, 1984-1987
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Joe Bacal … Executive Producer
- Margaret Loesch … Executive Producer
- Tom Griffin … Executive Producer
- Nelson Shin … Supervising Producer
- George Singer … Producer
- John Walker … Producer
- Gwen Wetzler … Producer
- Flint Dille … Associate Producer
- Roger Slifer … Associate Producer
- Norm McCabe … Director
- Bob Shellhorn … Director
- Karen Peterson … Director
- Bob Kirk … Director
- Bob Treat … Director
- Tom Ray … Director
- Margaret Nichols … Director
- Bob Matz … Director
- Al Kouzel … Director
- Andy Kim … Director
- David Wise … Writer
- Johnny Douglas … Music by
- Rob Walsh … Music by
- Ford Kinder … Theme Music by
- Ann Bryant … Theme Music by
- Jack Angel … Cast, Voice, Ramjet / Astrotrain
- Corey Burton … Cast, Voice, Shockwave
- Michael Chain … Cast, Voice, Powerglide
- Peter Cullen … Cast, Voice, Optimus Prime / Ironhide
- Walker Edmiston … Cast, Voice, Inferno
- Casey Kasem … Cast, Voice, Teletraan I
- Chris Latta … Cast, Voice, Starscream
- Morgan Lofting … Cast, Voice, Moonracer / Firestar
- John Stephenson … Cast, Voice, Alpha Trion
- Frank Welker … Cast, Voice, Megatron / Rumble
- Arlene Banas … Cast, Voice
- Arthur Burghardt … Cast, Voice
- Michael Bell … Cast, Voice
- Gregg Berger … Cast, Voice
- Scatman Crothers … Cast, Voice
- Bud Davis … Cast, Voice
- Paul Eiding … Cast, Voice
- Ed Gilbert … Cast, Voice
- Dan Gilvezan … Cast, Voice
- Michael Horton … Cast, Voice
- Buster Jones … Cast, Voice
- Victor Caroli … Cast, Voice
- Don Messick … Cast, Voice
- Mike McConnohie … Cast, Voice
- Allen Oppenheimer … Cast, Voice
- Hal Rayle … Cast, Voice
- Peter Reneday … Cast, Voice
- Clive Revill … Cast, Voice
- Neil Ross … Cast, Voice
- Ken Sansom … Cast, Voice