Stasis Pod

Strongarm is supposed to be on her first solo mission — but Bumblebee can’t help following along to make sure she’s all right. But when they run into the Decepticon Springload in the jungle obsessively hunting for the lost city of Doradus, will Bee be able to trust her long enough to get the job … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 245: Rumble in the Jungle →

Grimlock’s turned on the Autobots and run off with Underbite’s stasis pod to give to Steeljaw! But has Grimlock really betrayed them — and if he hasn’t, who’s going to believe him? What’s the labor market in Crown City like if literally every piece of important infrastructure is completely automated? Why is Steeljaw so sexy? … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 244: True Colors →

The Corvicon Filch wants to steal all the shiny things Crown City has to offer — no matter how architecturally important they are! Meanwhile, Russell and Fixit have their hands full with a reality-TV frenemy of Denny’s who’s not above trespassing to get a look at Denny’s collection! Can the Autobots stop Filch before she … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 243: Collect ‘Em All →

A run-in with a local cryptid in the woods near Crown City has convinced some local humans that they must do whatever the massive, antlered Kospego commands — but why does that elk-creature sound like Frank Stallone? Is Thunderhoof even pretending to be a cryptid, or is he just ordering the native life around? Can … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 242: As the Kospego Commands! →

Bumblebee knows he’s not the leader Optimus Prime was, and it feels like his team’s antics are constantly reminding him of that. So as they go on a mission to retrieve a stasis pod that’s been found by a local museum, he asks himself, “What would Sky Lynx Optimus Prime do?” Are big, dramatic speeches … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 241: W.W.O.D.? →

Things are getting dull for the less combat-oriented members of the team, so while Denny talks Russell into joining the neighborhood kids’ football game, Fixit decides he wants to tag along with the other Autobots! Can Denny help him put together a believable human disguise? How does the bug combiner Chop Shop’s consciousness work? Do … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 240: More Than Meets The Eye →

The team splits up to investigate double Decepticon sightings: Bumblebee and Grimlock go after the Sharkticon pirate Hammerstrike and Strongarm and Sideswipe track down the unreasonably sexy furry-magnet Steeljaw! But with the team still lacking in teamwork, will these Decepticons get the better of them? Where is Crown City even located that it’s getting Russian … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 239: Trust Exercises →

Underbite’s loose and he’s looking for metal to munch! Can Bumblebee and his new team get their act together and stop him before he gets to Crown City? What’s a “dad”? What’s OPTIMUS doing there!? How great a catchphrase is “THAT’S ‘CAUSE I ATE IT”? And will David have remembered to update the wiki by … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 238: Pilot (Part 2) →

On patrol with the rookie Strongarm and the apprehended troublemaker Sideswipe, Bumblebee starts seeing visions of Optimus Prime — the Optimus Prime who gave his life to reignite the Allspark! And he wants Bumblebee to go to Earth! What new adventure awaits them there? What new human friends await them there? And how is he … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 237: Pilot (Part 1) →

With season 1 of Rescue Bots finished, it’s time to move on to Robots in Disguise! No, not the Car Robots dub. Or the IDW series. No, this Robots in Disguise is the post-Prime animated series with an anthro twist, and this week we’ve brought in our friends Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop from The … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 236: Introducing Robots in Disguise! →

Before we shift from Rescue Bots to Robots in Disguise, this week we’re jumping back to Hasbro’s earlier attempt at a preschool Transformers cartoon, 2003’s Go-Bots! It’s time to dust off our VCRs and spend a little time on Earth with Aero-Bot, Speed-Bot, Beast-Bot, and an assortment of other obviously-named robot pals as they help … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 235: Go-Go-Go-Bots →

After accidentally leaving the almanac Dithers behind, the Bots and the kids return to the present to find themselves in a dystopian alternate timeline where Doctor Morocco has taken over all of… Griffin Rock? Maine? The United States? Honestly the boundaries are unclear! Can they evade his army of MorBots long enough to find a … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 234: Bot to the Future →

Doc Greene finds a nearly-completed time machine from the 30s in a hidden bunker, so he does what any red-blooded citizen of Griffin Rock would do and gets it working! But when the Rescue Bots accidentally get pulled in with the kids in tow, can they find a way back on their own? Without the … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 233: It’s a Bot Time →

Cody wants to be more involved with the Burns family’s rescue operations, but his attempt to help out during a fireworks warehouse fire shows how dangerous that can be for a kid. But something being a terrible idea has never stopped Doc Greene! Equipped with a force field generator, Cody is ready to save the … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 232: Rescue Boy →

Something is causing earthquakes all over Griffin Rock! What kind of nonsense is causing regionally-inappropriate disasters this time? Can the Rescue Bots stay undercover saving the citizens when Frankie is waving her new video camera around trying to make a movie? And can Chase figure out this “humor” thing? Join us this week for “Shake … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 231: Shake Up →

The Burns family’s plan to throw their dad a surprise party backfires when he assumes they just forgot! Lying about picking up a cake for himself to keep them from feeling bad seems harmless enough, but not when he stops on the way home to check out something suspicious and he and Chase fall into … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 230: Little White Lies →

Oh no, spooky ghosts are showing up all over town! Who ya gonna call? The Rescue Bots! But ghosts aren’t real, right? So who’s responsible for these Scooby Doo shenanigans? How deep will the Ghostbusters references get? And can Cody explain the concept of ghosts to the Bots without actually mentioning dead people? Join us … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 229: The Haunting of Griffin Rock →

Some tiny, adorable bug drones escape from a canister in Doc Greene’s warehouse — and they make people disappear! Can the Rescue Bots protect their human buddies from this flying menace? Why did someone even make these things!? (Actually, that gets an answer.) And how long does it take for us to break into “The … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 228: Countdown →

Doc Greene’s questionable approach to science unleashes a rapidly growing blob of Martian goo on the town of Griffin Rock! How are they going to do The Blob with an age-appropriate level of danger? How is Doc Greene so bad at actual science? And who’s ready for some Wolverine/Cyclops-style shipping? Join us this week for … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 227: You’ve Been Squilshed →

It’s time for a Special Guest Star as Transformers Prime’s Bumblebee pays a visit to Griffin Rock! Will he be enough to help Blades when the other three Rescue Bots fall victim to a space virus from a sinister meteor? Can Blades stop fanboying for long enough to let him? What trait does this Bumblebee … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 226: Bumblebee To The Rescue →