Episode Summaries
TRANSFORMERS U.S. CARTOON GUIDE as originally done by Matt Dallas

Present Day Episodes

More than Meets the Eye (3 parts)- Transformers crash on Earth
and are awakened 4 million years later by the volcanic eruption
of Mt. St. Hilary (AKA: Mt. St. Helens).

Transport to Oblivion - The Decepticons create the Space Bridge.
Megatron is pulled through and presumed dead.

Divide and Conquer - Starscream leads the Decepticons until
Megatron returns. They go after a anti-matter formula.

Roll For It! - Optimus Prime is badly injured so a group of
Autobots travel to Cybertron for parts. Megatron takes advantage
of this.

Fire in the Sky - The Decepticons discover Skyfire in Antartica.
Starscream reminisces about his friend and fellow scientist.

Fire on the Mountain - The Decepticons dig up Skyfire. Megatron
builds a deadly laser using power from a ancient ruin. Will
Skyfire change sides?

S.O.S. Dinobots - The Autobots create Grimlock, Slag and Sludge
and attempt to stop Megatrons' energy raid.

War of the Dinobots - A meteorite lands on Earth. The Dinobots
join the Decepticons. Swoop and Snarl are built. The Dinobots
rejoin the Autobots.

The Ultimate Doom (3 parts) - Cybertron is brought into Earths'
orbit, thus creating massive natural disasters. The Decepticons
control human minds'.

Countdown to Extinction - Megatron is presumed dead, so
Starscream and Doctor Arkavil attempt to destroy Earth.

Plague of the Insecticons - The Insecticons are found, the
Autobots must stop them.

Heavy Metal Wars - Megatron challenges Optimus to a duel,
meanwhile the Constructicons attack Teletran One. Its' later
found the Megatron cheated by utilizing all of his troops powers.

Autobot Spike - Spike is badly hurt so his mind is transferred to
a Transformer body. Severe mental problems cause him trouble.

Changing Gears - Gears' bad attitude is turned good when Megatron
removes his personality circuit to use it to get energy from the
sun.
 

City of Steel - The Decepticons turn New York into New Cybertron.
Optimus is missing most of his components thanks to the
Constructicons, which the Autobots must piece together.

Attack of the Autobots - Megatron brainwashes the Autobots. Only
Bumblebee and Jazz are left to help their friends.

Traitor! - Cliffjumper suspects Mirage is working for the
Decepticons after an attempt to reclaim the electro cells.

The Immobilizer - Wheeljacks' new invention can freeze things in
their tracks. Megatron wants to use it on all the Autobots.

The Autobot Run - The Autobots have a race for charity but
Megatron zaps them with a transfixation ray, keeping them stuck
in vehicle mode.

Atlantis Arise! - The Decepticons find a underwater city and join
the inhabitants for an attack on the Earth.

Day of the Machines - A super intelligent computer joins Megatron
and begins to take over all machines by remote control.

Enter the Nightbird - A japanese scientist creates a female robot
ninja which, with Megatrons' and Bombshells' help, turns against
the Autobots.

A Prime Problem - Megatron creates a double of Optimus which he
intends to use to lead the Autobots into a crevice of deadly
crystals.

The Core - The Constructions attempt to collect energy from the
Earths' core. The Autobots find a way to control Devestator in
order to stop the threat to the Earth.

Insecticon Syndrome - The Insecticons eat special power enhancers
which cause them to grow in size, but they could soon explode.

Dinobot Island (2 parts) - The Decepticons go to an island of
dinosaurs to steal the energy there.

Master Builders - Grapple and Hoist disobey Optimus and join the
Constructicons in order to build a solar energy tower.

Auto-Bezerk - Red Alert goes haywire as his paranoia becomes
extreme. He thinks Optimus wants him dead, so joins Starscream.

Microbots - Megatron finds the Heart of Cybertron, which makes
him more powerful - so much more that he could explode and
destroy Earth. Perceptor, Brawn and Bumblebee shrink to microbe
size and enter his body to shut the crystal off.
 
 

Desertion of the Dinobots (2 parts) - The Dinobots leave the
Autobots who are desperately in need of Cybertronium, as are the
Decepticons. Spike and Carley journey to Cybertron to find the
Dinobots and the much needed Cybertronium.

Megatrons' Masterplan (2 parts) - With the aid of Shaun Berger,
Megatron turns the humans against the Autobots. The Autobots are
forced to leave Earth.

Blaster Blues - The Decepticons build a base on the moon to
interfere with Earths' communications and weather, Blaster and
Cosmos are captured.

A Decepticon Raider in King Arthurs' Court - Warpath, Hoist,
Starscream, Ramjet and Rumble travel in time when knights,
wizards and dragons existed.

The Golden Lagoon - Beachcomber discovers a special lagoon, and
so do the Decepticons, which they use to their advantage until it
wears off. The lagoon is destroyed.

The God Gambit - Starscream, Astrotrain and Thrust enslave a
world of religious people by pretending to be Gods. Jazz,
Perceptor, Omega Supreme and a small group of freedom fighters
try to put a stop to it.

Making Tracks - The Autobots are stationed in New York to
investigate a massive car thief operation. Tracks runs into
trouble and meets a street punk called Roul.

Quest for Survival - The Insecticons are on the loose again, but
the Autobots are busy trying to retrieve some insecticide from
Cosmos, who is trapped by an alien life form.

The Secret of Omega Supreme - The Constructicons are mining a
asteroid, which is really an egg belonging to a giant creature.
Only Omega can stop it, but why is he concerned more about
revenge on them.

Childs' Play - Some Autobots and Decepticons are transported via
the Space Bridge to a world where everything is large. A boy
helps them, but the authorities see the robots as a danger.

The Gambler - The Autobots run into a gambler down on is luck,
who captures them and plans to sell them. Smokescreen agrees to
help him win back his money. Little do they know that Astrotrain,
Dirge and Ramjet are also there. Defcon makes an appearance.

Sea Change - The Autobots help to save a planet under Decepticon
rule. Seaspray falls in love with one of the female resistance
fighters and attempts to use the pool of transformation to become
human. But robot life cannot use the pool without dying.
 

Triple Takeover - Astrotrain and Blitzwing freeze Megatron and
Starscream in an attempt to take over the cons. Astrotrain takes
over a train station and Blitzwing a football stadium.

Prime Target - Lord Chumley, a big game hunter, starts capturing
Autobots in order to bait Optimus into his clutches. Astrotrain
and Blitzwing offer to help.

Auto Bop - The Decepticons open up nightclubs with hypnotise the
humans into obeying. Tracks and Blaster have to get to the bottom
of it before its' too late.

The Search for Alpha Trion - A discovery of female Autobots lead
them to Cybertron to save them from Shockwave. Aleeta One is
injure by using her special power to save Optimus. Prime must
find Alpha Trion to save her.

The Key to Vector Sigma - The Autobots traverse several
obstacles, and along the way build the Aerialbots, in order to
use the key to Vector Sigma. Megatron takes advantage of this and
the Stunticons are born.

War Dawn - The Aerialbots are transported in time and make
friends with Orion Pax, who is later injured defending his
girlfriend Ariella. Alpha Trion rebuilds Orion Pax into Optimus
Prime. Ariella becomes Aleeta One.

The Girl who Loved Powerglide - Powerglide has to protect Astoria
from the Decepticons after many kidnap attempts.

Hoist goes to Hollywood - Hoist is offered a part in a movie as a
stunt vehicle. This leads to other vain and big-headed Autobots
to get parts too.

Trans-Europe Express - The Decepticons want a car racers' engine.
The Autobots enter the race in order to insure the Decepticons
won't get what they want.

Masquerade -

Cosmic Rust - A Transformers plague effects both Decepticons and
Autobots, can Perceptor find the cure in time?

Starscreams' Brigade - Starscream goes to Cybertron and steals
some criminal Decepticons "brains" and implants them into
abandoned WWII vehicles, thus the Combaticons are born. Who he
uses to try to usurp Megatron.

The Revenge of Bruticus -

B.O.T. - Some industrious kids get a hold of one the Combaticons
"brains" and Swindle must get it back or face getting blown up.

Aerial Assault -
Kremzeek! - Megatron creates a little energy being that likes to
snack on energon. The Autobots must stop it.

Future Time Episodes

Transformers: The Movie - Unicron eats his way to Cybertron.
Megatron and Optimus duel it out, Prime dies and Megatron is
reformed into Galvatron (other Decepticons also benefit from the
reformation). The Decepticons go after the remaining Autobots.
Hot Rod, Kup and the Dinobots crash on Quintesson, with Wheelies'
help the Dinobots rescue Kup and Hot Rod. Meanwhile, Ultra
Magnus, Springer, Arcee, Daniel and Blurr crash land on the
planet of Junk and have a run in with the Junkions. Ultra Magnus
is destroyed by the Sweeps so that Galvatron may possess the
Matrix. Magnus is rebuilt by the Junkions, Hot Rod and company
land on Junk, together with the Junkions they leave for
Cybertron. Unicron shows up at Cybertron and transforms to robot
mode to attack it. Hot Rod and company crash their ship into
Unicrons' eye. Hot Rod battles Galvatron and is changed into
Rodimus Prime by the Matrix. Rodimus and company leave Unicron
just as the planet devourer is about to explode.

Five Faces of Darkness (5 parts) - The Decepticons return, the
Quintessons show up, Rodimus handles his new found leadership.
The past holders of the Matrix tell Rodimus about how
Transformers were created.

The Killing Jar - Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, Wreck-Gar and Miressa
Fairborne are captured the a Quintesson scientist. The shuttle
they are aboard gets sucked into a black hole and they must work
together to get back to their own universe

Chaos - The Decepticons are mining Death Crystals so Kup,
Grimlock and others go to stop them. Kup must face a giant
creature named Chaos, whom he had faced when younger, in order to
avenge the slaves he had left behind so long ago.

Dark Awakening - The Quintessons revive Optimus to lead the
Autobots into a trap. Prime overthrows their control and
sacrifices himself.

Forever is a Long Time Coming - The Quintessons build a time
window and attempt to return to Cybertrons' past and change it so
that they will rule. Blaster and others are sucked into the
window and help the first Autobot movement against the
Quintessons. The window goes berserk and causes time displacement
and has to be shut down. Rodimus refuses to do this with 7
Autobots trapped back in time.

Fight or Flee? - Cyclonus and Scourge discover a planet similar
to Cybertron except its' at peace. The Decepticons invade.
Sandstorm, an inhabitant, travels to Cybertron to seek the
Autobots help. They discover that their forefathers fled to that
planet just after the war began. The planet is destroyed in order
to stop the Decepticons from using is as a energy source.
Sandstorm joins the Autobots.

Thief in the Night - Octane steels Trypticon and use him to swipe
famous buildings in exchange for energon. The Dinobots are
accused of the crime but Broadside and Seaspray discover the
truth.

Starscreams' Ghost - Octane, on the run from Galvatron, meets up
with Sandstorm and they agree to help each other. Cyclonus and
the Sweeps chase Octane to the Decepticons tomb where
Starscreams' spirit emerges and possesses Cyclonus. He then seeks
revenge on Galvatron.

Surprise Party - Daniel and Wheelie plan to give Ultra Magnus a
surprise party on his birthday, but don't know when he was
created. They travel to a storage asteroid but are followed by
Cyclonus and the Sweeps.

Madmans' Paradise - Grimlock and Daniel are accidently
transported to an alternate dimension. This portal was used to
rid of renegade Quintessons, and one still exist in the
dimension. Ultra Magnus, Carley, Blaster and the cassettes go to
find Grimlock and Daniel.

Carnage in C-Minor - During a battle in deep space, the
Decepticons discover a planet completely built on musical
harmonies. Once such harmony can be used as a deadly weapon so
Galvatron and Soundwave have to collect the three inhabitants
that form the harmony.

The Nightmare Planet - Daniel, who is suffering from nightmares,
is capture by the Quintessons, who intend to turn his dreams into
reality. Rodimus and a group of Autobots are caught in Daniels'
dream, along with the Predacons, and must fight their way out.

Ghost in the Machine - Starascreams' ghost resurfaces. Unicron
wants Cybertron as his new body, and Starscream agrees to three
tasks so that he will receive a body.

The Big Broadcast of 2006 - The Quintessons must have a journal
back that contains certain information. When Wreck-Gar hooks it
up a satellite, a hypnotic signal causes all life forms to start
an intergalactical war.

The Quintesson Journal - The Quintessonss search for their
journal ends up an a jungle planet where the Predacons battle
Blaster and his team to gain it. The journals' information is
used to settle a peace conference that Rodimus is attending.

The Dweller in the Depths - The Quintessons trick Galvatron into
releasing a huge power leach from below Cybertrons surface. The
leach feeds on Transformers energy, thus turning them into energy
vampires.

Webworld - In order to cure Galvatron of his insanity, Cyclonus
take him to Webworld under a Quintessons' advice. But can the
medics cure him or do they wish to destroy him?

Only Human - After the Autobots stop some criminals, they strike
back by capturing them and relieving them of their souls, which
later turn into human synthoids. The criminals use their bodies
to commit crimes. The Autobots must stop them, even if they are
only human. Cobra Commander makes a appearance as Snake.

The Ultimate Weapon - Swindle steals Metroplexs' transformation
cog. First Aid leave the Protectobots, who soon need him to adapt
a stolen cog from Trypticon. Galvatron threatens that he has an
ultimate weapon.

The Face of Nijika - The Decepticons are messing with a
Quintesson quadrant lock and this soon alert the Autobots and
Quintessons. The three groups are sucked through the lock an
encounter a primitive planet with large humans. One of which
takes Perceptor and inserts his memory banks into a doll.
Perceptor must convince the inhabitants that the Autobots are not
the enemy and they haven't stolen the stars.

Call of the Primitive - A being summons the primitives (any
Transformers with a animal mode) to confront Primacron.

Grimlocks' New Brain - The Decepticons plant anti-electrons on
Cybertron to interfere with the Autobots' programming. After an
accident with a computer, Grimlock gains super intelligence. The
Autobots must go to Unicrons' head to stop the Decepticons from
getting more anti-electrons. Grimlock creates the Technobots.

Money is Everything - Miressa Fairborne and the Technobots rescue
a lone trader from an enraged Terracon, but soon discover that he
is dealing goods to the Quintessons including a displacer ray. Can
the Technobots and Miressa really trust him when he says he knows
where the Quintessons are stationed?

The Burden Hardest to Bear - The Autobots are in Japan after a
series of Decepticon attacks, and Rodimus is getting tired of the
burden of leadership. After Dead End and Wildrider steal the
Matrix. Scourge comes to possess it and uses the power to lead a
massive Decepticon invasion. Will Hot Rod face up to his
responsibilities and get back the Matrix?

The Return of Optimus Prime (2 parts) - Two human scientists save
Optimus' body and their ship is covered by a spore that causes
intense hatred. One scientist has such hate toward Transformers
that he uses the spore against them, which spreads to Autobot,
Decepticon, Quintesson and Human populations. Can Optimus save
them before they destroy one another?

Headmasters: The Rebirth (3 parts) - The Decepticons steal the
key to the plasma energy chamber and the Autobots must get it
back. A small group crashes on Nebulos, the Headmaster process is
discovered.

and then came the Japanese Transformers series....

39 Headmasters episodes (1987)
42 Masterforce episodes (1988)
38 Transformers Victory episodes (1989)
Transformers Microzone (AKA: Return of Convoy) (1990) 1