Stasis Pod

As Griffin Rock prepares for its Founders’ Day celebration, a massive storm hits the island and washes Cody and the Bots out to sea! Can they survive on a deserted island using only the native resources and the skills from Cody’s Lad Pioneers handbook? How does this all tie in to Founders’ Day — and … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 225: The Lost Bell →

Chief Burns takes Cody on a father-son trip to check out part of the island that’s off-limits to machines. Can the Rescue Bots follow the chief’s instructions not to follow them — when it sounds like they might be in danger? How many anime-level miscommunications will it take to carry this plot? Has Doc Greene … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 224: Rules and Regulations →

Investigating strange boat wrecks in a spot off the coast of Griffin Rock, Cody and Frankie discover the records of the mysterious Professor Anna Baranova, who built an underwater station to study the same phenomenon before her mysterious disappearance! Can they find her lost Project Midgard — and maybe the professor herself? Who among us … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 223: The Griffin Rock Triangle →

Oh no, Blades, Boulder, and Heatwave have been shrunk! Can they find a way to let Chase and the others know where they are before it’s too late? Why do Griffin Rock’s petty criminals look like druids? Will the museum’s holographic Chester A. Arthur blow their cover? And who’s gonna get a sexy carwash? This … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 222: Small Blessings →

Now that they’ve been replaced by the totally-not-evil Dr. Morocco’s totally-not-evil MorBot, the Rescue Bots don’t know what to do with themselves! Should they go join up with Team Prime? Take the opportunity to catch up on their TV shows? Maybe learn to cook? Or maybe they’ll be needed to save Griffin Rock from the … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 221: The Reign of Morocco →

Doc Greene’s been fired as Griffin Rock’s official mad scientist, but where will they find someone to take his place? Fortunately Doctor Morocco has conveniently arrived — and his MorBot has an eye on the Rescue Bots and Burns Family’s jobs as well! And no one voiced by Tim Curry is ever evil! Can we … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 220: The Other Doctor →

And now, the exciting conclusion of… The Transformers: The Movie!

Everything has been quite a lot for everyone lately, so we’re going into our Patreon archives for a movie we think is comfort food viewing for all of us: The original 1986 The Transformers: The Movie! We discuss the movie from memory — no rewatching! — and still manage to spend twice the runtime of … Continue reading Iacon Underground Patreon Special: The Transformers: The Movie →

Doc Greene has repurposed the Dino Bot as a home assistant, and nothing could possibly go wrong! Connecting all of Griffin Rock’s many automated functions to one central computer? Also a very good idea! And using technology that some rando left in his lab after breaking in? Absolutely nothing bad could come of that! Right? … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 219: Return of the Dino Bot →

No one is very excited about the annual Burns Family fishing trip except the Chief, Cody, and the Rescue Bots — but that changes when a mechanical shark starts attacking Doc Greene’s underwater equipment! Can they stop this robotic aquatic sabotage? Is there anything Heatwave won’t try to solve with punching? And are they gonna … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 218: Deep Trouble →

Griffin Rock is having a heat wave, so Cody talks Doc Greene into setting his weather machine to Snow for a little Christmas in July! What could possibly go wrong? Who’s surprised Doc Greene has a Weather Dominator? (No one.) And who is “gonna hit that”? Join us this week for “Christmas in July”!

When Doc Greene gives Cody a super-advanced robot baby to care for, he enlists the aid of the Rescue Bots to help them learn about humans! Can they keep the ridiculously expensive Robo-Baby fed, changed, napped, and away from the constant danger that follows everyone on Griffin Rock? How long did Doc Greene spend developing … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 216: Four Bots and a Baby →

Cody wants to go out on rescue patrol with the rest of his family, but the old go-kart he found might not be enough to keep up. Maybe there’s something at Doc Greene’s lab that’ll add a little juice! Or, you know, put everyone in mortal peril as crazed nanites are set loose on the … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 215: Cody on Patrol →

Boulder and Blades get a little confused about the human concept of “pets” and accidentally let some zoo animals loose in Griffin Rock! But which is more dangerous, the cross-eyed lion — or the obsessive recycling lemurs? Can they get them back to the zoo before they do too much damage? And who thought a … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 214: Walk on the Wild Side →

Griffin Rock’s apparent sole news reporter Huxley Prescott is convinced there are aliens living among the people of Griffin Rock — and he’s not wrong, but he’s also very wrong! Can the Rescue Bots and the Burns family save the town from his “War of the Worlds” panic without revealing the truth? How many movies … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 213: The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock →

Griffin Rock’s Lobster and Technology Festival is disrupted by an unexpected combination of those elements when a canister of Doctor Green’s new “floatium” falls into a lobster tank! Can the Rescue Bots save the town from the suddenly airborne crustaceans? Does anyone in this town actually understand the scientific process? Also WHY IS THERE A … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 212: Flobsters on Parade →

Dani gives Blades a scoop claw upgrade that makes him more useful in the field, but when it goes to both their heads, can they scoop-claw themselves out of trouble? How does it feel to out-asshole Kade and Heatwave? And isn’t this still an awful lot of mortal danger for a kids’ show? Join us … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 211: Hotshots →

It turns out the people of Griffin Rock have been making very bad decisions for a very long time, as we discover when the island suddenly develops a bad lava problem thanks to an old man-made volcano! What the hell, people!? Can the Burns family get along with their new robot friends for long enough … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 210: Under Pressure →

This week we return to a higher quality of programming with the first episode of Transformers: Rescue Bots! When a ship of non-combatant “Rescue Bots” answers Prime’s call and arrives on Earth, they’re assigned to work with a human rescue team that’s also a family! Can they adapt to life on this strange new world? … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 209: Family of Heroes →

Before we move on to the idyllic home of the Rescue Bots, we’re heading back in time to the days of Beast Machines to check out a different show about transforming animal warriors: DinoZaurs! And what we discover is IT’S TERRIBLE! Who are the Dino Knights? What toy company thought this was a good idea, … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 208: DinoZaurs: Dino Knights Revived →