Synopsis

Porter C. Powell is selling Soundwave action figures on Christmas, and this has Optimus feeling a little uneasy. All seems well though until the Autobots wake up the next morning and discover that they have been turned into humans, and with the Autobots out of the way the Decepticons move in with a full scale invasion. All hope seems lost but when the Autobots are able to fight back with unrealistic power, the group discovers they are trapped inside a virtual reality by Soundwave, and now are faced with the challenge of escaping it.

Characters

Prowl, Ultra Magnus, Arcee, Megatron, Ratchet, Shockwave, Sentinel Prime, Bulkhead, Lockdown, Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Lugnut, Jazz, Blurr, Bumblebee, Sari Sumdac, Blackarachnia, Wreck-Gar, Starscream, Isaac Sumdac, Constructicon

Credits

Directing

Director: Henry Gilroy

Producing

Producer: Brian Goldner, Sam Register (Executive Producers)
Line Producer: Vince Aniceto

Writing

Writer: Kalvin Lee, Christopher Berkeley, Naoto Hashimoto

Voices

Voice: Jeff Bennett (Prowl, Ultra Magnus), Susan Blu (Arcee), Corey Burton (Megatron, Ratchet, Shockwave), Townsend Coleman (Sentinel Prime), Bill Fagerbakke (Bulkhead), Lance Henriksen (Lockdown), David Kaye (Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Lugnut), Phil LaMarr (Jazz), John Moschitta Jr (Blurr), Bumper Robinson (Bumblebee), Tara Strong (Sari Sumdac), Cree Summer (Blackarachnia), "Weird Al" Yankovic (Wreck-Gar), Tom Kenny (Starscream, Isaac Sumdac, Constructicon)

Art Department

Art Direction: Derrick Wyatt

Sound

Co-Sound Supervisor: Jeff Shiffman

Casting

Voice Director: Susan Blu

Production notes

The Allspark cube is where the Transformers story begins. The most precious and powerful artifact on planet Cybertron, it has been pursued across the galaxy by those who seek to use its power as the ultimate weapon of destruction. When a ragtag group of misfit Autobots find themselves in possession of the Allspark, it is up to them to protect it from meglomaniacal Megatron and his army of ruthless Decepticons. Led by Optimus Prime, the Autobots take refuge on Earth by disguising themselves as the planet's Emergency vehicles. Despite overwhelming odds, the noble Autobots must work together to save the Allspark from the Decepticons, while maintaining their cover as robots in disguise.

Alternate title of series: "Transformers Animated."