"Transformers: Robots in Disguise" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

Directors:

Osamu Sekita
Michael McConnohie (co-director)

Writers:

Richard Epcar (writer)
Marc Handler (writer)

Release Date:

8 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Family | Sci-Fi | Action

Plot:

Optimus Prime and the Autobots defend Earth against Megatron and combined forces of the evil Predacons and Decepticons.

Plot Keywords:

Transforming Robot | Android | Based On Toy

Cast

Steve Blum	...	Dark Scream, WARS (as Steven Blum)
Tifanie Christun	...	Dorie Dutton (voice)
Jerry DeCapua	...	Gas Skunk
Keith Diamond	...	Rapid Run
Doug Erholtz	...	Miscellaneous
Sandy Fox	...	T-ai (voice)
Bob Joles	...	X-Brawn
Neil Kaplan	...	Optimus Prime / Ro-Tor
David Lodge	...	Midnight Express, Railracer
Peter Lurie	...	Slapper
Michael McConnohie	...	Ironhide, Hotshot
Mike Reynolds	...	Railspike
Daniel Riordan	...	Megatron / Galvatron / Omega Prime
Philece Sampler	...	Kelly (voice)
Joshua Seth	...	Carl (Koji's friend)

Runtime:

USA:22 min | USA:30 min (39 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Dong Woo Animation Co.

Quotes:

Sky-Byte: What sort of nonsense is this? "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times?" Best or worst, make up your mind!
Slapper: Does Sky-Byte really think he's going to understand humans by reading that stuff?
Sky-Byte: "To be or not to be?" This guy can't make up his mind either!

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of "Transformer: Car Robot" (2000)

TRANSFORMERS ARE BACK IN A BIG WAY!!!

I am a TF fan I loved Generation 1 (the original series from the 80s), Beast Wars, but didn't care much for Beast Machines.

In this series, the Autobots are back. This series takes place in the year 2000/01. It takes place on Earth but possibly a alternate version sing none of the Gen1 characters are in this show. It is a dubbed version of the series Car Robots in Japan.

Basically involves Megatron kidnaps a young boy's (Koji) father. He is the foremost expert on energy. Megatron does this so he can learn the location for energy theft and his agenda. Out to stop him are Optimus Prime and the Autobots.

Optimus Prime this time around transforms into a fire truck. His voice is remenisint of G1 Prime. Some of the other major players are:

X-Brawn who transform into a Mercades SUV and talks like a southerner (Hey it works). His younger brother Prowl, a Diablo police car, who is the serious one of the three. And the youngest Sideburn. He is a young kid who wants nothing more than to chase the girls, well red sports cars that he THINKS are girls.

They are later joined by 3 trains that can also merge into a giant gestault robot, 4 construction vehicles that also form a gestault, 6 ninja expert robots know as the spychangers, and two more autobots.

Megs also has his lackies. There is SkyByte the giant robotic shark, Slapper the frog, Darkscream, and Gasskunk a giant robotic skunk. Later they are joined by Decepticons.

The voice work so far has been very well done. It can be kiddish at some points, but it does work for the scenes.

For example, in one scene X-Brawn pretends to run off on an errand so he can get the jump on Slapper. Slapper shouts asking X-Brawn what he should do till he gets back. X-Brawn shouts that Slapper should measure his tounge or something. A moment later Slapper says "42 feet 3 inches! That's impressive." Sure a little kiddish but it was still funny.

Overall it is a very worth addition to the name Transformers.