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The Best Episodes of Transformers: Animated

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The evil Decepticons have appeared in Detroit. With the all powerful Allspark, Megatron can use it to turn all of Earth's robots into Decepticons. However, Optimus Prime and his Autobots arrive and plan to stop

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    Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 7 - The Thrill of the Hunt
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Thrill of the Hunt

    S1:E7

    Ratchet's old enemy, the bounty hunter Lockdown, resurfaces.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Andrew Robinson

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  2. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 9 - Along Came a Spider
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Along Came a Spider

    S1:E9

    Blackarachnia confronts Bumblebee and Bulkhead as they are celebrating their first Halloween.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Irineo Maramba, Yutaka Kagawa
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  3. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 10 - Sound and Fury
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Sound and Fury

    S1:E10

    Bulkhead is suspicious of the musical robot player Sari receives as a birthday gift.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Henry Gilroy

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  4. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 11 - Lost and Found
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Lost and Found

    S1:E11

    Blitzwing and Lugnut come to Earth to help Megatron get the Allspark.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Yutaka Kagawa
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  5. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 13 - Headmaster
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Headmaster

    S1:E13

    A disgruntled former employee tries to use an Autobot to destroy the city in a bid for revenge.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Michael Ryan

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  6. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 15 - Megatron Rising (1)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Megatron Rising (1)

    S1:E15

    Starscream, Lugnut and Blitzwing invade Earth; Optimus Prime makes Sari turn over her Allspark key.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Ciro Nieli, Kentaro Mizuno
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  7. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 16 - Megatron Rising (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Megatron Rising (2)

    S1:E16

    The Autobots must rally to prevent the AllSpark from falling into the clutches of the Decepticons.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell, Ciro Nieli
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  8. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 2 - The Return of the Headmaster
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Return of the Headmaster

    S2:E2

    Optimus teams up with Sentinel Prime in order to defeat the Headmaster.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Michael Ryan

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  9. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 3 - Mission Accomplished
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Mission Accomplished

    S2:E3

    Unaware of the Decepticon activity, the Elite Guard take Optimus Prime and the Autobots back to Cybertron.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Yoshio Chatani
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  10. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 6 - Rise of the Constructicons
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Rise of the Constructicons

    S2:E6

    When the AllSpark turns construction vehicles into Autobots, Bulkhead becomes fast friends. However, the Decepticons have other plans in mind.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell, Irineo Maramba
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  11. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 8 - SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy

    S2:E8

    The second-rate villains of Detroit team up to beat the Autobots.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Irineo Maramba, Ciro Nieli
    Writer:Dean Stefan

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  12. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 9 - Autoboot Camp
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Autoboot Camp

    S2:E9

    While chasing an Autobot traitor, Bumblebee thinks back on the time he spent with Bulkhead in the Autobot Boot Camp.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell, Christopher Berkeley
    Writer:Michael Ryan

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  13. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 4 - Home Is Where the Spark Is
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Home Is Where the Spark Is

    S1:E4

    The Autobots find that their new base on Earth is already inhabited.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Shunji Oga
    Writer:Michael Ryan

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  14. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 5 - Total Meltdown
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Total Meltdown

    S1:E5

    A bioengineering genius experiments with some of Bumblebee's hydraulic fluid.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Naoto Hashimoto
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  15. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 6 - Blast from the Past
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Blast from the Past

    S1:E6

    Megatron reprograms Professor Sumdac's animatronic dinosaurs, turning them into Dinobots.

    Directors:Heather A. Maxwell, Irineo Maramba, Kentaro Mizuno
    Writer:Kevin Hopps

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  16. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 8 - Nanosec
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Nanosec

    S1:E8

    Bumblebee springs into action when Megatron unleashes a speed demon and sends it on a crime spree.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Shunji Oga
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  17. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 12 - Survival of the Fittest
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Survival of the Fittest

    S1:E12

    When Sari mysteriously disappears, Prowl and Bulkhead go searching for her on Dinobot Island.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Makoto Fuchigami
    Writer:Steve Granat

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  18. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 1 - The Elite Guard
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Elite Guard

    S2:E1

    Optimus Prime and his band of Autobots are taken off the job when the Cybertron Elite Guard, led by Ultra Magnus, comes to Earth looking for the AllSpark.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Irineo Maramba, Yutaka Kagawa
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  19. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 4 - Garbage In, Garbage Out
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Garbage In, Garbage Out

    S2:E4

    The AllSpark creates a new Autobot out of pieces of garbage.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  20. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 5 - Velocity
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Velocity

    S2:E5

    Bumblebee competes against the Decepticons in an underground racing competition.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Christopher Berkeley, Kenji Itoso
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  21. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 7 - A Fistful of Energon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A Fistful of Energon

    S2:E7

    Prowl and a mysterious Decepticon bounty hunter go after Starscream.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Irineo Maramba, Makoto Fuchigami
    Writer:Andrew Robinson

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  22. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 10 - Black Friday
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Black Friday

    S2:E10

    Unlikely matchups! It's Optimus Prime and Dinobot Grimlock vs. Blackarachnia and Meltdown.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Kentaro Mizuno
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  23. Transformers: Animated Season 2 Episode 11 - Sari, No One's Home
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Sari, No One's Home

    S2:E11

    Sari has to defend the Autobot home base from invading Constructicons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 14 - Nature Calls
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Nature Calls

    S1:E14

    Prowl, Bumblebee, and Sari investigate a Cybertronian energy signal detected by Optimus Prime.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell, Bouakeo Thongkham
    Writer:Todd Casey

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  25. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 1 - Transform and Roll Out! (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Transform and Roll Out! (1)

    S1:E1

    The Autobots find the Allspark and the Decepticons try to seize it.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Yutaka Kagawa, Minoru Yamaoka, Makoto Fuchigami
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Thrill of the Hunt" is the best rated episode of "Transformers: Animated". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell and written by Andrew Robinson, it aired on 1/19/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Along Came a Spider".