• Air date: 23 Sep '85 49 episodes
      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 and other objects.
  • List of Episodes (49)
    • 1. Autobot Spike

      23 Sep '85
      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.
    • 2. The Immobilizer

      24 Sep '85
      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.
    • 3. Dinobot Island (1)

      24 Sep '85
      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.
    • 4. Dinobot Island (2)

      26 Sep '85
      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.
    • 5. Traitor

      27 Sep '85
      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.
    • 6. Enter the Nightbird

      29 Sep '85
      The Decepticons send the recently stolen Nightbird on a mission to steal an informative chip from the Autobots.
    • 7. Changing Gears

      30 Sep '85
      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.
    • 8. A Prime Problem

      01 Oct '85
      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.
    • 9. Atlantis, Arise!

      02 Oct '85
      The legendary Atlantis is proven to be real and it's residents aren't exactly peaceful.
    • 10. Attack of the Autobots

      03 Oct '85
      Jazz, Bumblebee and Sparkplug are up against insurmountable odds when Megatron manages to turn the recharging Autobots evil.
    • 11. Microbots

      06 Oct '85
      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.
    • 12. The Master Builders

      07 Oct '85
      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.
    • 13. The Insecticon Syndrome

      08 Oct '85
      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.
    • 14. Day of the Machines

      09 Oct '85
      Megatron seizes control of the Torq III computer, enabling him to control the flow of oil.
    • 15. Megatron's Master Plan (1)

      13 Oct '85
      Megatron and a politician team up to slander the image of the Autobots.
    • 16. Megatron's Master Plan (2)

      14 Oct '85
      While Megatron and Shawn Berger enjoy Decepticon Day in Central City, Spike tries to find video evidence that proves the Autobots are innocent!
    • 17. Auto Berserk

      15 Oct '85
      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.
    • 18. City of Steel

      16 Oct '85
      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.
    • 19. Desertion of the Dinobots (1)

      20 Oct '85
      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.
    • 20. Desertion of the Dinobots (2)

      21 Oct '85
      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.
    • 21. Blaster Blues

      22 Oct '85
      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.
    • 22. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

      23 Oct '85
      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.
    • 23. The God Gambit

      27 Oct '85
      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.
    • 24. The Core

      28 Oct '85
      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.
    • 25. Make Tracks

      29 Oct '85
      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.