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The Best Episodes of The Transformers Season 2

Every episode of The Transformers Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Transformers Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Transformers Season 2 Episode 1 - Autobot Spike
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Autobot Spike

    S2:E1

    Spike is severely hurt during a battle. His mind is placed into Sparkplug's recent creation, Autobot X, until his body can be saved by an operation. But the Autobot X body was unstable to begin with and Spike soon ends up betraying his friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  2. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 2 - The Immobilizer
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - The Immobilizer

    S2:E2

    Wheeljack's new invention, the Immobilizer, is capable of rendering any Transformer hit immobile for a short time. Once the Decepticons get their hands on it, however, they modify it and begin leaving many Autobots immobile.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Earl Kress

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  3. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 3 - Dinobot Island (1)
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Dinobot Island (1)

    S2:E3

    Proving to be a danger even to their own allies, the Dinobots are sent away to train on a recently discovered island in the hopes that they will learn how to effectively work together. The island, however, is far from ordinary as it is populated by dinosaurs. Meanwhile, the Decepticons make advances toward the island so they can acquire it's natural resources.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  4. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 4 - Dinobot Island (2)
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Dinobot Island (2)

    S2:E4

    The Decepticons' tampering on the island creates openings to other times, allowing all sorts of things from various times to arrive in the present. The Autobots race to reverse this before it's too late and to stop the Decepticon plot. But in the end, their best hope may be the Dinobots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  5. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 5 - Traitor
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Traitor

    S2:E5

    Failing to cause a divide between the Decepticons and Insecticons, Mirage's mind suddenly becomes enslaved and he is used by them in a plot against the Autobots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:George Hampton, Mike Moore

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  6. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 6 - Enter the Nightbird
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Enter the Nightbird

    S2:E6

    The Decepticons send the recently stolen Nightbird on a mission to steal an informative chip from the Autobots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Milton, Sylvia Wilson

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  7. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 7 - Changing Gears
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Changing Gears

    S2:E7

    The Decepticons plans to take energy from the center of the sun using a circuit from one of their enemies, Gears. The Autobots must defeat the Decepticons and rescue their compatriot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Parr

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  8. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 8 - A Prime Problem
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - A Prime Problem

    S2:E8

    The latest Decepticon plot to destroy the Autobots involves the creation of a Optimus Prime duplicate. They hope this duplicate will be able to convince the other Autobots he is the genuine article and will lead them into a chasm that will destroy them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bryce Malek, Dick Robbins

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  9. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 9 - Atlantis, Arise!
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Atlantis, Arise!

    S2:E9

    The legendary Atlantis is proven to be real and it's residents aren't exactly peaceful.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  10. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 10 - Attack of the Autobots
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Attack of the Autobots

    S2:E10

    Jazz, Bumblebee and Sparkplug are up against insurmountable odds when Megatron manages to turn the recharging Autobots evil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  11. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 11 - Microbots
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Microbots

    S2:E11

    The Decepticon ship that shot down the Ark has been found and Megatron manages to find a component containing great power. With this power a danger to everyone, Perceptor, Bumblebee and Brawn shrink down and journey through Megatron's body to get it away from the Decepticon leader.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  12. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 12 - The Master Builders
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Master Builders

    S2:E12

    The Constructicons trick Grapple and Hoist with claims of having left Megatron. They construct a tower Grapple thought up to absorb solar energy, which Optimus Prime did not want to be built for fear of The Decepticons getting their hands on it. Not surprisingly, The Constructicons betray them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Herb Engelhardt, David N. Gottlieb

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  13. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 13 - The Insecticon Syndrome
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #13 - The Insecticon Syndrome

    S2:E13

    The Insecticons become extremely powerful after they consume an energy source. They enslave every Decepticon except for Megatron. The Decepticon leader and the Autobots will have to team up to return the Insecticons to normal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  14. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 14 - Day of the Machines
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Day of the Machines

    S2:E14

    Megatron seizes control of the Torq III computer, enabling him to control the flow of oil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  15. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 15 - Megatron's Master Plan (1)
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Megatron's Master Plan (1)

    S2:E15

    Megatron and a politician team up to slander the image of the Autobots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  16. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 16 - Megatron's Master Plan (2)
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Megatron's Master Plan (2)

    S2:E16

    While Megatron and Shawn Berger enjoy Decepticon Day in Central City, Spike tries to find video evidence that proves the Autobots are innocent!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  17. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 17 - Auto Berserk
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Auto Berserk

    S2:E17

    Red Alert is damaged during a battle, making him rather paranoid. This causes him to join forces with Starscream, who wants to get a hold of the Negavator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Antoni Zalewski

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  18. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 18 - City of Steel
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - City of Steel

    S2:E18

    The Decepticons plan to take New York and turn it into their new home base, disassembling Optimus Prime in the process. The rest of the Autobots must save Optimus and New York City without their leader.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  19. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 19 - Desertion of the Dinobots (1)
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Desertion of the Dinobots (1)

    S2:E19

    Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for the Autobots to get it is to rely on The Dinobots, who have been unaffected by all this. However, the Dinobots have been getting annoyed with The Autobots lately and leave them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Earl Kress

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  20. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 20 - Desertion of the Dinobots (2)
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Desertion of the Dinobots (2)

    S2:E20

    Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for the Autobots to get it is to rely on the Dinobots, who have been unaffected by all this. However, the Dinobots have been getting annoyed with the Autobots lately and leave them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Earl Kress

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  21. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 21 - Blaster Blues
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Blaster Blues

    S2:E21

    From the moon, Megatron manages to interfere with the radio transmissions on Earth. Blaster and Cosmos go to put an end to his plot as the other Autobots work to help those affected by the loss of radio transmissions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Strauss

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  22. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 22 - A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

    S2:E22

    Spike, Hoist and Warpath find their battle with a group of Decepticons interrupted when they all get sent back in time to the middle ages.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  23. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 23 - The God Gambit
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The God Gambit

    S2:E23

    Astrotrain tricks a race living on one of Saturn's moons, Titan, into thinking he is a god and gets them to do his bidding, which includes getting a hold of a newly discovered power.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Buzz Dixon

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  24. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 24 - The Core
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - The Core

    S2:E24

    Megatron plans to drill his way to Earth's core in hopes of getting large amounts of energy. The Autobots try to stop him and initiate their new plan to take control over Devastator. When both sides battle for controlling Devastator, though, it causes disaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dennis Marks

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  25. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 25 - Make Tracks
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Make Tracks

    S2:E25

    After someone steals him, Tracks is briefly unable to transform or talk. This isn't so bad, however, as it leads to the discovery that Decepticons are planning to turn stolen cars into weapons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Autobot Spike" is the best rated episode of "The Transformers" season 2. It scored 6.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Donald F. Glut, it aired on 9/23/1985. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Immobilizer".