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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!

The Transformers is the first animated television series in the Transformers franchise. The series depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Autobot Spike" is the best rated episode of "The Transformers" season 2. It scored 6.6/10 based on 183 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Donald F. Glut, it aired on 9/23/1985. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Immobilizer".

  • Autobot Spike
    6.6/10183 votes

    #1 - Autobot Spike

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

  • The Immobilizer
    7.1/10169 votes

    #2 - The Immobilizer

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Earl Kress

  • Dinobot Island (1)
    7.4/10176 votes

    #3 - Dinobot Island (1)

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

  • Dinobot Island (2)
    7.5/10169 votes

    #4 - Dinobot Island (2)

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

  • Traitor
    7.1/10163 votes

    #5 - Traitor

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: George Hampton, Mike Moore

  • Enter the Nightbird
    7.3/10165 votes

    #6 - Enter the Nightbird

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sylvia Wilson, Richard Milton

  • Changing Gears
    7.3/10162 votes

    #7 - Changing Gears

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/30/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Larry Parr

  • A Prime Problem
    7.1/10164 votes

    #8 - A Prime Problem

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/1/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Bryce Malek, Dick Robbins

  • Atlantis, Arise!
    7.2/10159 votes

    #9 - Atlantis, Arise!

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/2/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Booth

  • Attack of the Autobots
    7.0/10151 votes

    #10 - Attack of the Autobots

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/3/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

  • Microbots
    7.5/10160 votes

    #11 - Microbots

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 10/6/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

  • The Master Builders
    7.0/10152 votes

    #12 - The Master Builders

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/7/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: David N. Gottlieb, Herb Engelhardt

  • The Insecticon Syndrome
    7.1/10149 votes

    #13 - The Insecticon Syndrome

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/8/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Doug Booth

  • Day of the Machines
    7.2/10146 votes

    #14 - Day of the Machines

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/9/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

  • Megatron's Master Plan (1)
    7.7/10155 votes

    #15 - Megatron's Master Plan (1)

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/13/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

  • Megatron's Master Plan (2)
    7.7/10155 votes

    #16 - Megatron's Master Plan (2)

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/14/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

  • Auto Berserk
    7.0/10143 votes

    #17 - Auto Berserk

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 10/15/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Antoni Zalewski

  • City of Steel
    7.1/10153 votes

    #18 - City of Steel

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/16/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Doug Booth

  • Desertion of the Dinobots (1)
    7.7/10147 votes

    #19 - Desertion of the Dinobots (1)

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/20/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Earl Kress

  • Desertion of the Dinobots (2)
    7.7/10147 votes

    #20 - Desertion of the Dinobots (2)

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/21/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Earl Kress

  • Blaster Blues
    7.0/10140 votes

    #21 - Blaster Blues

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/22/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Larry Strauss

  • A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
    6.7/10148 votes

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

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 10/23/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Doug Booth

  • The God Gambit
    6.8/10138 votes

    #23 - The God Gambit

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 10/27/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Buzz Dixon

  • The Core
    6.9/10135 votes

    #24 - The Core

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 10/28/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: Dennis Marks

  • Make Tracks
    7.2/10134 votes

    #25 - Make Tracks

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 10/29/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: David Wise