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    Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 | Transformers: Generation 1 | Season 3 | E29 | Hasbro Pulse
    An embittered scientist and his partner decide that it's time to rid themselves of every Transformer on Earth. Their plan is use the lifeless body of Optimus Prime to lure the Autobots to his laboratory, where they release a dangerous plague from space that pits Autobot against Autobot. But soon, this Hate Plague spreads to the Decepticons, the human race, and the entire universe as well. When Rodimus Prime falls victim to the plague as well, the galaxy's only hope is to restore Optimus Prime to life, hoping that he can save the Autobots and the galaxy.
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  • @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate
    @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate 2 года назад +838

    Rodimus disconnecting Metroplex to prevent him from being infected was probably the smartest thing ever.

    • @ValiantWrestling
      @ValiantWrestling 2 года назад +35

      Except it's not because Magnus is already infected and inside Metroplex when Rodimus is attempting to disconnect him...

    • @Ionstorm2002
      @Ionstorm2002 2 года назад +79

      @@ValiantWrestling By that point enough of Metroplex was already offline he just needed to take the main console offline.

    • @andrewchin6211
      @andrewchin6211 2 года назад +48

      If they had to disconnect Metroplex because he'd be too dangerous infected I wonder if they had to do the same thing to the Dinobots or Omega Supreme.

    • @Ionstorm2002
      @Ionstorm2002 2 года назад +45

      @@andrewchin6211 I have a theory that Omega was actually infected and traveled to the planet that those sharkticons dwelled and infected them before leaving to spread it elsewhere.

    • @andrewchin6211
      @andrewchin6211 2 года назад +14

      @@Ionstorm2002 That's actually a good theory.

  • @wickedblackheart26
    @wickedblackheart26 2 года назад +740

    I will be 80 years old and still watching this episode like I was kid all over again.

    • @commiehunter733
      @commiehunter733 2 года назад +49

      You sir are a legend

    • @0doublezero0
      @0doublezero0 2 года назад +32

      G1 was made the year I was born. And I'm now not even the age you were when you first watched it. I hope to say the same words when I'm 80. You're an inspiration to us all!

    • @anthimospolitis6963
      @anthimospolitis6963 2 года назад +11

      Same

    • @godzilla0083
      @godzilla0083 2 года назад +11

      Same.

    • @alphatrion100
      @alphatrion100 2 года назад +8

      Same

  • @michaeldownstairs
    @michaeldownstairs 2 года назад +828

    Funny how whenever someone decides “all robots are evil” it’s always the Autobots they attack, never the Decepticons

    • @optimusprimegaming2968
      @optimusprimegaming2968 Год назад +142

      That's probably because the ones who attacked the Deceptions never lived to tell the tale.

    • @domingorubies656
      @domingorubies656 Год назад +65

      Nobody f***s with the Decepticons

    • @brianhild2519
      @brianhild2519 Год назад

      Because the Decepticons are Democrats

    • @TheOmegazerox
      @TheOmegazerox Год назад +75

      They choos an easyer target. As much as they hate to admit it the autobots are good and won't kill missguided humans. Atack the decepticons and they don't pull punches in battle and they wouldn't hesitate to killmhumans.

    • @Zap_Master99
      @Zap_Master99 Год назад +21

      @@domingorubies656 The Decepticons would be good allies with the Viltrumites

  • @W3-productions
    @W3-productions 2 года назад +148

    Galvatron: "They've all gone mad. This is no place for Me!!!!" will always be the number 2 line in all of transformers.

    • @Spooky_515
      @Spooky_515 11 месяцев назад +9

      Number one line: “It’s Over Prime!”

    • @W3-productions
      @W3-productions 11 месяцев назад +16

      @Spooky_D "amazing, a booby trap that actually catches boobies" - Optimus prime

    • @shawnv123
      @shawnv123 11 месяцев назад +11

      @@W3-productions”she’s not so hot! she’s hot enough to replace you whenever i choose!”

    • @LordSalazarsRevenge
      @LordSalazarsRevenge 7 месяцев назад +5

      He's calling the kettle black. He did a similar thing back in Ghost in the Machine. When Starscream possessed Scourge, and Galvatron claimed that Scourge, and I quote, "Lost his mind"

    • @jimnfl7134
      @jimnfl7134 6 месяцев назад +2

      SAd knowing this is where Transformers: Generation 1 pretty much ends.

  • @garthdavis4320
    @garthdavis4320 2 года назад +174

    The fandom rejoiced when Optimus came back to life.

    • @Rocket1377
      @Rocket1377 Год назад +12

      ...Only to cry when he is killed off again at the start of Headmasters.

    • @theomnicontentchannel2203
      @theomnicontentchannel2203 Год назад +31

      @@Rocket1377 Japanese G1 Continuity. American G1 Optimus Prime is very much alive.

    • @jsizemo
      @jsizemo 6 месяцев назад

      ⁠@@theomnicontentchannel2203At that time, it really didn’t matter, that was effectively the end of G1 in America. The American Headmaster, “Rebirth”, or whatever it’s called didn’t even air on a lot of stations, and the series was quickly discontinued, and the time slots were allotted to other shows.

    • @josehinojosa9752
      @josehinojosa9752 5 месяцев назад +11

      ⁠@@Rocket1377ya everything after The Rebirth doesn’t count for American G1 continuity

    • @phillipwhitfield7890
      @phillipwhitfield7890 21 день назад +1

      No. They rejoicdd when Rodimus was replaced

  • @dustinprewitt
    @dustinprewitt 2 года назад +143

    13:58 you know you have a problem when you're too insane for Galvatron...

    • @chrisedwards3214
      @chrisedwards3214 2 года назад

      Only way to beat a insane person is for you to be more insane

    • @METALHEAD550
      @METALHEAD550 4 месяца назад +7

      LOL 100%

  • @Conmon115
    @Conmon115 2 года назад +115

    “It’s true. Our leader is back!”
    “Yes Sky Lynx. And this time no force in the universe can stop me!” 20:23

    • @cristicat5820
      @cristicat5820 Год назад +11

      Had that as my start-up sound, back when you could customise Mac laptops that way

    • @kugelblitz-zx9un
      @kugelblitz-zx9un Год назад +5

      @@cristicat5820 that sounds so cool

    • @Reddragon05100
      @Reddragon05100 11 месяцев назад +6

      Welcome back, Optimus.

    • @SuperOptimus217
      @SuperOptimus217 28 дней назад +1

      Chills every time!

  • @dogma9609
    @dogma9609 Год назад +105

    @6:32 I love how Swindle is hanging out at the Hospital w the Protectabots, apparently very concerned about Jessica Morgan. He's a softy at heart

    • @gnrkulim173
      @gnrkulim173 Год назад +15

      Isn't it obvious, they pay him. 🤣

    • @andrewchin6211
      @andrewchin6211 9 месяцев назад +7

      He felt bad about what they did so he came back to apologize. Lol

    • @TarquiniusSuperbus
      @TarquiniusSuperbus 7 месяцев назад +6

      He's there for the collections agency.

    • @thenintendork665
      @thenintendork665 6 месяцев назад +4

      They bought scrap metal from him.

    • @LiquidZ2k
      @LiquidZ2k 4 месяца назад +7

      Who else to run the insurance plan/scam extortion scheme?

  • @bradensmith8682
    @bradensmith8682 2 года назад +221

    Jessica's operation and Optimus' weaponization being shown after each other is incredibly poetic.

    • @omarrkoroma5164
      @omarrkoroma5164 2 года назад +9

      Jessica's operation and Optimus' weaponization being shown after each other is incredibly poetic.

    • @jimnfl7134
      @jimnfl7134 6 месяцев назад +5

      @@omarrkoroma5164 SAd looking back, this was where Generation 1 pretty much ended.

  • @XTRABIG
    @XTRABIG 2 года назад +58

    Evil Ultra Magnus is a frighteningly powerful mechanism.

  • @acarter9277
    @acarter9277 Год назад +51

    Wreck Gar: He's dead, Jim.
    Love the Star Trek reference. 😂

    • @KayDee215
      @KayDee215 Год назад +5

      14:59 is another Trekkie reference 🖖

    • @acarter9277
      @acarter9277 Год назад +1

      @@KayDee215 Obviously Dr. McCoy was a favorite of Wreck Gar! 😂

    • @rcslyman8929
      @rcslyman8929 Год назад +4

      @@KayDee215 Double reference. First McCoy, "I'm a doctor, not a forklift!" Then Scotty, "His engines, they canna take the strain!"

    • @andrewchin6211
      @andrewchin6211 9 месяцев назад +1

      Goes to show that Star Trek is relevant even in the G1 Transformers universe.

    • @roccojamison89gooker51
      @roccojamison89gooker51 4 месяца назад +4

      @@andrewchin6211 I like the reference to the classic Dr. Pepper commercial: I'm a pepper. Wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?

  • @dorpth
    @dorpth Год назад +21

    17:44 animator drew Rodimus as already infected. Spotting all the weird animation errors has been a Transformers fan past time for 40 years!

  • @blastvortex
    @blastvortex 2 года назад +123

    [9:19] The Rodimus head slide. Always cracks me up.

  • @DimitriBoyarski
    @DimitriBoyarski 2 года назад +246

    20:20 I cried happy tears here when I first watched it as a kid 😊 Optimus is back baby!!!!

    • @Isomnophilia
      @Isomnophilia 2 года назад +19

      In my Childhood there was Hulk Hogan, Son Goku and Optimus Prime. The thing they had in common, was that they were unbeatable and when they were beat it felt so uncomfortable and disturbing (as a child). Whenever they revived (or resurrected) it was a poetic moment of hope!

    • @MatthewTheWolf2029
      @MatthewTheWolf2029 2 года назад +10

      Seeing Optimus return from the grave was quite a surprise. But it was also a good comeback.

    • @MohammadUmar2002
      @MohammadUmar2002 Год назад +9

      I love the fact that he comes back
      He somewhat Always comes back to life in nearly most of the series and movies
      But it's a good thing because there is no Transformers without Optimus Prime

    • @TheOmegazerox
      @TheOmegazerox Год назад +7

      Rodimus just wasn't able to replase Optimus. Despite the creators trying to make a new leader for the outobots he just wasn't as popular.

    • @king_chpp8379
      @king_chpp8379 Год назад +2

      Me too don't tell the homies...

  • @DarksparkNecrobat
    @DarksparkNecrobat 2 года назад +90

    Galvatron: They've all gone mad! This is no place for me!!
    Me: That's ironic,coming from you.

  • @RenoEdits
    @RenoEdits 2 года назад +15

    13:59
    Galvatron: "They've all gone mad! THIS IS NO PLACE FOR MEEEE!!"
    The irony lol

  • @marclewis5505
    @marclewis5505 2 года назад +28

    19:39 Sky Lynx: You did that on purpose! Quintesson: It was an accident! 😆

  • @gutz1981
    @gutz1981 2 года назад +195

    10:10 This scene will always give me chills. So much authority and coolness.

    • @ValiantWrestling
      @ValiantWrestling 2 года назад +20

      Yes, if only Magnus displayed that kind of authority in the movie.

    • @jpdunphy1
      @jpdunphy1 2 года назад +13

      Oh god yeah. When I saw this comment I should have known you were referencing this scene. That music, man. Too many season 3 episodes must have been made while still producing season 2 that have the old school overly militaristic horns and Ateam vibe. The ones that had the nods to the movie felt like a future version that was never fully realized. Too bad scenes like this were animated by a one-armed drunk (or a one-armed Defensor) named Stinky Pete.

    • @ochosigod5417
      @ochosigod5417 2 года назад +6

      Yea that was fire

    • @gualbertogascon2767
      @gualbertogascon2767 2 года назад +2

      @@ValiantWrestling which movie?

    • @alphatrion100
      @alphatrion100 2 года назад +10

      @@gualbertogascon2767
      There is only ONE movie

  • @cristsan4171
    @cristsan4171 2 года назад +24

    "I'm a doctor, not a forklift"
    Wreck Gar, you're a mechanic

    • @Fjertil
      @Fjertil 2 года назад +6

      But still, nice Star Treck easteregg.

  • @jordanpeterson5038
    @jordanpeterson5038 2 года назад +284

    When Optimus started talking my whole body got chills. I was ready to see what Optimus was going to do and of course it had to show a to be continued at the bottom. Waiting that whole week was tourcher .

    • @hariznordin45
      @hariznordin45 2 года назад +6

      Me too

    • @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate
      @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate 2 года назад +6

      Thank Goodness for DVDs

    • @Christophiel
      @Christophiel 2 года назад +13

      back when this 1st aired in the late 80's EVERY teenage boy and adults were watching these episodes!

    • @jojocat2653
      @jojocat2653 2 года назад +4

      Torture* ?

    • @fuzzywzhe
      @fuzzywzhe 2 года назад +5

      With no offense of condemnation at all, I'm curious how old you are.
      I spent some time watching children's shows from the 1960's and even 50's. Johnny Soko and his Giant Robot, and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.
      I wonder if I could stomach what is being produced today. At the 1990's I had to stop.

  • @athlonen
    @athlonen 2 года назад +130

    Side note: 1:17 to 1:30 is the last time you see G1 Megatron in the entire G1 series.

    • @johnmoore7926
      @johnmoore7926 2 года назад +5

      What episode did Megatron and Optimus fought each other in the flashback reference?

    • @athlonen
      @athlonen 2 года назад +8

      @@johnmoore7926 I don't think they did that included Swolford. If they had it would have been early season 1, possibly when they brought in Chip. Perhaps around the time of Divide and Conquer, but I seriously doubt it, because there wasn't an episode that featured Swolford in seasons 1 nor 2.

    • @ShadowSonic2
      @ShadowSonic2 2 года назад +12

      @@johnmoore7926 There was no episode, it was some random encounter we never saw before.

    • @TheOmegazerox
      @TheOmegazerox 2 года назад +4

      @@johnmoore7926 There was a flashback. When this sciantist recalls Megatron attacking his lab he also blames Optimus even though Optimus was trying to stop megatron. That guy just sees all transformers as evil. He even gets mad when the autobots make cybernetic exo legs to let his crypled daughter walk.

    • @Judgment
      @Judgment 2 года назад +4

      @@ShadowSonic2 Agreed. This technically could've been anytime between the 4th G1 episode and the movie. Considering that the Decepticons conquered their home planet by 2005, I doubt '2005' Megatron had any interest on being in a random laboratory. So it suggests that the flashback occurred closer to the "we need energy" era vs the "Cybertron is ours" era. Beyond that, it's speculative and really has no bearing on any previous episode that we've seen.

  • @Ironluke_2001
    @Ironluke_2001 2 года назад +224

    For real though, Rodimus Prime made a really smart decision disconnecting Metroplex.
    *Can you imagine what would have happened if he got infected?* Optimus Prime would have been utterly screwed even if he came back to life.

    • @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate
      @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate 2 года назад +20

      That's what I said, too. It would have been disastrous.

    • @ganados0
      @ganados0 2 года назад +12

      What about Trypticon or Omega Supreme?

    • @ValiantWrestling
      @ValiantWrestling 2 года назад +23

      ​@@ganados0 Omega Supreme not much bigger than your average combiner, his infection wouldn't have made such a devastating impact as Metroplex or Trypticon, actual city sized Transformers.

    • @ValiantWrestling
      @ValiantWrestling 2 года назад +13

      It's a bit of a error when he says that considering Magnus is already inside Metroplex when Rodimus is attempting to disconnect him, lmao.

    • @kirongauff4934
      @kirongauff4934 2 года назад +15

      @@ValiantWrestling guess he has to infect Metroplex's inner core or computer if he wants to infect him.

  • @blastvortex
    @blastvortex 2 года назад +39

    13:57 "They've all gone mad!" He would know.
    "This is no place for me!" lol One of my fav Galvatron lines. As if, my insane lil' robotic budsky.

  • @stainshield
    @stainshield 2 года назад +44

    Man that Hate Plague brought out the worst in Ultra Magnus.

  • @Audioholics
    @Audioholics 2 года назад +213

    They never explained how he want from a damaged Zombie Prime with a missing arm on a collision course to the sun to a fully restored pristine Prime deactivated Prime. Hmm, same mystery as to where his Trailer goes in robot mode I guess.

    • @acidmack1041
      @acidmack1041 2 года назад +62

      That always bothered me since being a kid. Supposedly it is due to different animators doing Dark Awakening & The Return. Supposedly in the original script Prime was supposed to be damaged like he was in Dark Awakening and Swafford and Morgan fixed him up to weaponise him but it was removed due to time restrictions, also in the original script Rodimus was plagued with nightmares of zombie Optimus in the autobot mausoleum which would have been cool to see instead of him just mentioning it at Optimus's statue

    • @alxxz
      @alxxz 2 года назад +3

      No Wait! In which episode do we see damaged Zombie Prime with a missing arm on a collision course to the sun?!

    • @Audioholics
      @Audioholics 2 года назад +12

      @@alxxz a few episodes prior for the first return of Optimus Prime in season 3, G1.

    • @townstar1
      @townstar1 2 года назад +23

      That´s because it´s a kids TV series. When we were kids, we didn´t care.

    • @Berzerkules
      @Berzerkules 2 года назад +26

      It's all part of the magic of sloppy 80's cartoon writing

  • @KTLam
    @KTLam 2 года назад +75

    I really love the conversation between Rodimus and his Modesty Sky Lynx at 15:15.

  • @AnIndianBoi1905
    @AnIndianBoi1905 2 года назад +75

    20:30 Finally, even after 28 episodes, i miserably missed optimus. He's alive!!!!

  • @user-th3ng3lr6l
    @user-th3ng3lr6l 4 месяца назад +5

    4:34 Abominus: "Nerd!"

  • @lenaj2454
    @lenaj2454 Год назад +19

    The cure for madness is wisdom. A wonderful statement.

  • @SoundsofDecay
    @SoundsofDecay 2 года назад +38

    One of the best episodes in terms of plot, soundtrack and animation.

  • @knighriderredux
    @knighriderredux Год назад +23

    @20:11 Still gives me chills 30+ years later

  • @ilexgarodan
    @ilexgarodan 2 года назад +80

    I like how this episode and the following one use music from Transformers: The Movie.

    • @DjDoxastic
      @DjDoxastic 2 года назад +7

      it's just the score by vince de whatever carried over from the movie.. all of season 3 has the same composer as the movie

    • @sjcasey05
      @sjcasey05 2 года назад +3

      @@DjDoxastic Di Cola

    • @Wolffen51
      @Wolffen51 2 года назад +10

      the song you are referring to was "The Touch by Stan Bush"

    • @greggepstein1164
      @greggepstein1164 2 года назад +6

      It's not Vince DiCola it is just emulating his music from the movie

  • @felixcuthbert2719
    @felixcuthbert2719 2 года назад +75

    First time watching this. I can still remember it.
    30th November 2009, Peter Cullen's first as Optimus Prime was brought back to life, a chill went down my spine, My eyes, and whole face was wide, my smile big. My Hero was Back.

    • @MatthewTheWolf2029
      @MatthewTheWolf2029 2 года назад +3

      In my case, I saw this episode back in 1995 for the first time.

    • @chrisedwards3214
      @chrisedwards3214 Год назад +6

      @@MatthewTheWolf2029 87 when it first premiered baby

    • @MatthewTheWolf2029
      @MatthewTheWolf2029 Год назад +2

      @@chrisedwards3214 I'm aware of that, dude. But 1995 was the year I saw it for the first time. I didn't see this episode when it first aired in 1987. But I'm aware of the facts. And don't call me baby.

    • @iaagpiaasasp3236
      @iaagpiaasasp3236 Год назад +1

      @@MatthewTheWolf2029 What the!? I'm sure he was just telling you he first watched it when it premiered in 87', and baby was just an expression 😂😂🤦‍♂

    • @MatthewTheWolf2029
      @MatthewTheWolf2029 Год назад +2

      @@iaagpiaasasp3236 Okay. I admit I overreacted. Sorry.

  • @WarhawkBeyond2040
    @WarhawkBeyond2040 Год назад +13

    20:15 - 20:17 and the great leader rises once again to lead the Autobots
    20:26 Optimus Prime is back and better than ever

  • @AlidArido
    @AlidArido 2 года назад +18

    At 6:31 we can see Swindle casually waiting for Jessica with the Protector Bots 🤣

    • @chrisedwards3214
      @chrisedwards3214 Год назад +6

      Supposed to be streetwise

    • @Spartan-ir4zf
      @Spartan-ir4zf 2 месяца назад

      Knowing him, he probably was there to sell some organs

  • @mrf19741
    @mrf19741 2 года назад +117

    As happy as I was to have Optimus Prime come back, the one problem I had was the fact that in the end of Dark Awakening, Prime was missing an arm, half of his face, and basically coming apart. It was only years later that I found out that this two-part season 3 finale was put together because everyone wanted Optimus Prime back.

    • @cyberfixx
      @cyberfixx 2 года назад +10

      Well in all actuality that was true he was missing things but when they put when they put the whole scene together for the new chapters the company that did the drawings didn't do the drawings correctly And of course it wasn't the same animating company that did the original so they didn't know any better

    • @robertj.3383
      @robertj.3383 2 года назад +3

      I didn't have a problem with another character taking over. I only had a problem with the impulsive dumbass that got Optimus killed taking over.

    • @hironoshozo
      @hironoshozo 2 года назад +11

      @@robertj.3383You nailed it; I would've handled Magnus leading the team so much better.

    • @kerry1979
      @kerry1979 2 года назад +2

      They re wrote the ending & Have to give no explanation to what happened. I think too since dark awakening I think those 2 humans were also in the area. Right after the fleet left. & Optimu's ship did not explode yet..All Has to do with re writing.

    • @NerdLantern
      @NerdLantern 2 года назад +9

      So the reason is it’s an animation error. Dark awakening was done by another company and then the contract was over. Then the other company that did the return of Optimus prime forgot to add in the battle damage.

  • @KilosFoxo
    @KilosFoxo 2 года назад +14

    10:10 rodimus isn't messing around when it comes to what is essentially a funeral service

  • @kingstarscream3807
    @kingstarscream3807 Год назад +9

    Some really great leadership from Rodimus in this way. The strike team assemble team was bad ass.

  • @rodovanra6783
    @rodovanra6783 2 года назад +10

    "They have all gone mad, this is no place for me" Galvatron the most sane robot ever.

  • @MadMac5
    @MadMac5 2 года назад +19

    5:20 "We'll bring your daughter to County General!"
    "NOOOOOOO! THEY'RE OUTSIDE OF MY INSURANCE PLAN'S NETWORK! YOU MONSTERS!"

    • @feleciaclemons5074
      @feleciaclemons5074 2 года назад +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😢😢

    • @hironoshozo
      @hironoshozo 2 года назад +7

      The real cause of the hate is revealed... outrageous premium hikes after the Megatron incident

    • @phillipwattsjr.4714
      @phillipwattsjr.4714 2 года назад +2

      "I HATE THEM, GREGORY...I HATE THEM!!!" 🤬🤬

  • @splby
    @splby 2 года назад +16

    one of the best Rodimus roll calls are in this episode.

    • @MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES
      @MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES 2 года назад +5

      Actually Ultra Magnus did the roll call.

    • @splby
      @splby 2 года назад +1

      @@MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES i stand corrected

  • @milesbradshaw6643
    @milesbradshaw6643 2 года назад +65

    Welcome back Optimus Prime!

  • @nickmorgan3199
    @nickmorgan3199 2 года назад +19

    Animator #1: “Hmmmmm, how do we make the human villain really obvious for the kids?”
    Animator #2: “we could give him a face scar and a devious smirk”
    Animator #1: “GENIUS!!”

  • @MetalVII
    @MetalVII 2 года назад +26

    6:33 Even Swindle wants to know if she’s alright.

    • @hironoshozo
      @hironoshozo 2 года назад +1

      "Every Combaticon has a soft side..." (cues 80's power ballad)

    • @KilosFoxo
      @KilosFoxo 2 года назад +7

      He is trying to sell the hospital new equipment

    • @chrisedwards3214
      @chrisedwards3214 2 года назад +1

      It was streetwise

    • @MetalVII
      @MetalVII 2 года назад +1

      @@chrisedwards3214 well yeah. But if you look at 6:33 there is an animation error, Swindle is with the Autobots.

    • @kevinkiley6503
      @kevinkiley6503 2 года назад

      One of the funniest animation errors imo

  • @michaelnance8319
    @michaelnance8319 Год назад +25

    One of the best episodes of G1. “Hands down.”

  • @OrionOodama
    @OrionOodama Год назад +12

    Watched this on a local (Philippine) free TV channel back in the mid-1990s.
    After weeks of adjusting (even enduring) Optimus Prime-less Season 3 episodes and countless replays, this episode was finally shown!
    Then countless replays set in again until Part 2 was played.
    It wasn't easy back then. The commercials made it even an episode longer, thus challenging the attention span.

  • @matthewskudzienski888
    @matthewskudzienski888 2 года назад +6

    “Well Excuuuse us”(17:33)
    (😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂)

  • @mattval6293
    @mattval6293 2 года назад +8

    Still gets chocked up seeing prime stand up and talk

  • @PatricksCrazyPlace
    @PatricksCrazyPlace Год назад +8

    I knew this two parter existed, but didn't see it for years. I just always missed it and I could never find the tape of it. Funny enough, I saw both Dark Awakening, which brought back Prime as a zombie and had an alternate ending that teased this episode, and Rebirth, which had Prime back as leader before I ever saw this.
    I was well into my teens when I FINALLY got a VHS of this thing. It was worth the wait to finally see Prime's great return.
    Its just weird that I searched high and low for so long to get this episode and now here it is on RUclips for free for everyone to see and posted by Hasbro. Unreal, lol.

  • @jsttv
    @jsttv 2 года назад +20

    15:00Wreck Gar watching a lot of classic Star Trek.

    • @ValiantWrestling
      @ValiantWrestling 2 года назад +6

      As he stated in The 1986 movie, he talks TV.

    • @Anthyrion
      @Anthyrion 2 года назад +2

      He knows the old Legend of Zelda Cartoon too^^

    • @hironoshozo
      @hironoshozo 2 года назад +1

      When this episode was new the original Trek reruns were still in the hot Monday-Friday "after the news but before prime time" zone, plus the Trek movies were on that "Spock's dead, now he's back" vibe...!

    • @blueraccoon1088
      @blueraccoon1088 6 месяцев назад +1

      Think he was watching the episode when spock goes nuts?

  • @acarter9277
    @acarter9277 Год назад +13

    The Autobots should've celebrated Jessica. After all, she saved Optimus's life and therefore helped save ALL the Autobots!

  • @RuiLuz
    @RuiLuz Год назад +21

    Optimus Prime the leader we need in dangerous times. Welcome back Optimus.

  • @wild_world5401
    @wild_world5401 Год назад +4

    Nice touch how the room was bathed in light when Optimus returned to life.

  • @splby
    @splby 2 года назад +50

    when the covid pandemic broke out i automatically thought about this episode.

    • @maneoj46
      @maneoj46 2 года назад +13

      If only the Matrix could help us now.

    • @CIorox_BIeach
      @CIorox_BIeach 2 года назад +13

      Sure did get people fighting now didn't it, lol.

    • @qsfrankfurt9513
      @qsfrankfurt9513 2 года назад +7

      Yes in more ways than you think... Because of the pandemic I'm right back here watching this episode.

    • @MatthewTheWolf2029
      @MatthewTheWolf2029 2 года назад +4

      So did I!

    • @davidwhittaker5207
      @davidwhittaker5207 2 года назад +6

      I thought exactly the same too so it's nice to find some like minds. The more Covid eeks out its horrid narrative the more I wonder just when will Prime turn up?

  • @jameskerley3772
    @jameskerley3772 Год назад +3

    The Best displays of leadership seen by Rodimus can be found in this episode. Ironic as he was passing the baton back to Optimus, it's like the thought of not being leader anymore gives him a second wind.

  • @phillipwattsjr.4714
    @phillipwattsjr.4714 2 года назад +5

    5:30--"I HATE THEM, GREGORY...I HATE THEM ALL!!!!" 🤣🤣

  • @nintendorakyamato1859
    @nintendorakyamato1859 2 года назад +7

    20:13 Ladies and gentlemen
    Optimus Prime is back from the dead!

  • @sonicguyver7445
    @sonicguyver7445 2 года назад +51

    I always wondered about the Hate Plague. At first the infected wanted to tear each other apart but later it just becomes about infecting. I think the spores might have been a collective consciousness. In small portions they only used the aggression of hosts to spread. But as they infected more their intelligence grew as they had more minds to work in. Until the collective consciousness decided it wanted to grow to posses all life rather then destroy it.
    But this was such a glorious return of all our Autobot Dad.

    • @spongeyspikes09
      @spongeyspikes09 2 года назад

      I always thought it was like the Hate virus from 28 days later, only less feral and more intelligent

    • @GTSW1FT
      @GTSW1FT Год назад +5

      So kinda like the flood from halo, where the more biomass they gain the smarter and harder to kill they get.

    • @andrewchin6211
      @andrewchin6211 9 месяцев назад +5

      Yeah, I totally agree with that theory. It was interesting to me when the first infected started trying to tear each other down. Like almost like they had something to get off their chest and this was their perfect outlet to do it. Would've been interesting to see Omega Supreme infected because the only other emotion that was supposedly left in him (re: the Secret of Omega Supreme episode) was hate.

  • @alexp.7135
    @alexp.7135 Год назад +27

    This episode was co-written by legendary comics writer Marv Wolfman, co-creator of Blade, Nova, Cyborg, and Deathstroke, among dozens of other characters.

    • @blue18404
      @blue18404 6 месяцев назад

      He was overrated

  • @husainhaekal8128
    @husainhaekal8128 Год назад +9

    Poor Optimus, even in death he still can't rest in peace.

  • @Armageist
    @Armageist Год назад +12

    Nice to see almost every combiner in this episode.

  • @tonygoldfinger7859
    @tonygoldfinger7859 2 года назад +12

    I remember back in very late 86 coming home from school and putting on my TV to watch the season 3 episode for that day. The Transformers series was on Monday-Friday, for season 3 and season 2. I think Season 1 started off on Sunday mornings only back in 84. Anyway to make my point, I remember putting on the TV to watch the Season 3 episode for that day. Think it was either "Dark Awakening" or "Ghost in the Machine". Not to certain, were talking 35 years ago. But what I do remember was during the second set of ads on this season 3 episode which I was watching, came a little "teaser trailer" featuring Optimus Prime, saying "Heroes Never Die. I Optimus Prime can never be conquered!". I remember screaming "Fuck Yeah" the first time I saw that teaser trailer.

    • @mew19forever
      @mew19forever 2 года назад +1

      OMG! I remember that line, too! It was epic 35 years ago and is still epic today!
      At the time, this eleven year old girl was in awe! Speechless! :)

  • @StarFighters76
    @StarFighters76 2 года назад +51

    Seeing how Wreck-Gar maintained his "talk TV" personality after getting infected, it makes me wish the other Autobots who were infected get a little more screen time. Like with Blurr, hearing him talking about more or less killing anyone faster than anybody, and then able to infect several bots at once due to his fast speed, would be very interesting to see happen.

    • @tomgoodwin7234
      @tomgoodwin7234 Год назад +5

      This story has enough potential to be a feature length film, the possibilities are endless. I love it but tbh two 20 minute episodes doesn’t do justice to the idea of a hate plague spreading across the universe

    • @kerry1979
      @kerry1979 Год назад +1

      Noticed too That Wreck-Gar was doing Ricky From I love Lucy?

    • @CasualNickname
      @CasualNickname 6 месяцев назад +1

      If Blurr got infected, the episode would end near instantly.

  • @mikedski9698
    @mikedski9698 2 года назад +63

    Sky-Lynx: It's true! Our leader is back!
    Optimus Prime: Yes Sky-Lynx! And this time, no Force in the universe can stop me!

    • @wickedblackheart26
      @wickedblackheart26 2 года назад +13

      Greatest line in cartoon history

    • @Makeitso2023
      @Makeitso2023 2 года назад +3

      “Now sky lynx where are prowl ironhide and all the other deactivated autobots bodies? This quintesson can repair them and we can tackle this issue together”
      Sky lynx: “erm prime you incinerated all there bodies in a sun a little while back”
      Prime: “shit!!”

    • @Webbman76
      @Webbman76 2 года назад

      Unless he's in the Japanese Continuity. Because 4 episodes later bye bye Optimus Prime.

  • @Lunarcheese72
    @Lunarcheese72 Год назад +3

    10:10 You don't realize as a kid, but as an adult it become blatantly obvious that this is essentially a Transformers toy commercial within an episode.

  • @shawnhoward7752
    @shawnhoward7752 2 года назад +26

    I do enjoy this episode I am glad that hasbro decide to bring Optimus back

  • @shadowspidey7327
    @shadowspidey7327 2 года назад +13

    Ultramagnus call's Rodimus a punk whoa was great Optimus came back to life. And that Star Trek reference perfect.

    • @Wolffen51
      @Wolffen51 2 года назад

      Ultra Magnus also called Rodimus a "puny wimp" truer words were never spoken....I always thought Rodimus was a wimp.

    • @shadowspidey7327
      @shadowspidey7327 2 года назад

      @@Wolffen51 Well Rodimus is a teenager even though the Matrix of leader makes him taller and stronger. But he still so young think about it you suddenly become the new leader of a whole team and you're trying to make your old mentor who was a legend proud wouldn't you be a bit nervous.

    • @nicholasmorsovillo2752
      @nicholasmorsovillo2752 Год назад +1

      One question in what part of this episode was there a Star Trek reference.

    • @shadowspidey7327
      @shadowspidey7327 Год назад +1

      @@nicholasmorsovillo2752 You didn't notice the he's dead Jim?

    • @TF80s
      @TF80s Год назад +1

      @@nicholasmorsovillo2752 when Rodimus brings Prime's body back to base, Wreckgar uses about 3 Star Trek references in a row. ''I'm a Doctor, not a forklift'', ''The engines, they cannot take the strain'' (in Scottish accent) and ''He's dead Jim''..The scene starts at 14:55

  • @nightwing7820
    @nightwing7820 Год назад +17

    20:27 It’s good to have you back prime

    • @Diainvcgtslover
      @Diainvcgtslover 7 месяцев назад

      Yay Optimus Prime is back
      🥹🥹

  • @geraldfirme1213
    @geraldfirme1213 Год назад +6

    Computron think too much 😂😂😂😂😂 Love it!!!

  • @doorwaytoknowledge4559
    @doorwaytoknowledge4559 2 года назад +17

    I love season 3 but nothing compares to season 1 bc of the feeling of first seeing Transformers. Childhood memories

  • @Magnus1718
    @Magnus1718 2 года назад +7

    5:27 you can feel the hatred he has for the Autobots

    • @Rlotpir1972
      @Rlotpir1972 Год назад +4

      He IS a mad scientist. Even Dr. Arkavelle sees that it'll destroy the universe.

    • @blueraccoon1088
      @blueraccoon1088 6 месяцев назад

      ​@Rlotpir1972 how many you count?

  • @jackape1
    @jackape1 2 года назад +15

    two scientists quest for revenge nearly wipeout all life in the galaxy

    • @spaceycaveco.698
      @spaceycaveco.698 2 года назад

      Dr. Morgan and Gregory should be put in prison for the rest of their lives for all those killed across the cosmos because of the Hate Plague they released.

    • @GameTavern2224
      @GameTavern2224 2 года назад

      @@spaceycaveco.698 agreed

    • @ryanmatthews3609
      @ryanmatthews3609 Год назад +2

      and only one of them had petty reasons in doing so

  • @ThomasFishwick
    @ThomasFishwick 2 года назад +12

    For years I thoughts humans here were the real villains….
    However I finally understand, the father was infected with the hate-spores from the beginning.

  • @twenty1stpilot
    @twenty1stpilot Год назад +12

    Ultra Magnus: "Where's that punk Rodimus Prime? I WANT HIM!!" Hmm.. has Magnus had a secret grudge against Rodimus this whole time for taking the matrix from him? 🤔

    • @5H4K490
      @5H4K490 Год назад +4

      I think it's more that Rodimus is prone to making hotheaded decisions but because he is the leader Ultra Magnus has to listen even when he knows it's a bad idea. The plague basically makes everyone unhinged psychos, so after falling into a trap cause of him Ultra Magnus's hate boner is purely focused on Rodimus,

    • @antology7
      @antology7 Год назад

      ​@Shak I don't think I'd want to see Ultra Magnus's "hate boner" 😂

  • @aggressiveattitudeera887
    @aggressiveattitudeera887 2 года назад +7

    Co-written by Marv Wolfman, writer of the DC Comics classic "Crisis on Infinite Earths".

  • @d.r.1402
    @d.r.1402 2 года назад +7

    Rodimus always got the short end of the stick.

    • @ChibiProwl
      @ChibiProwl Год назад

      Yep.🥺Poor Rodimus.🥺

  • @angelomendoza1174
    @angelomendoza1174 Год назад +7

    If you haven't heard Marv Wolfman before, he wrote this two-part season 3 finale, he also wrote the DC crossover comic Crisis On Infinite Earths, he later appear as guest cameo in the Arrowverse crossover TV series of the same title.

  • @Bob.Roberts
    @Bob.Roberts 2 года назад +7

    Wreck-Gar's scene was damn funny. So many references from TV land.

  • @yuljohnson1321
    @yuljohnson1321 Год назад +5

    The biggest moment in Transformers tv history!!!

  • @raphaelandrews3617
    @raphaelandrews3617 2 года назад +8

    I still can not believe how long this series has lasted since I was kid in the 1970s.

  • @Soundwave32791
    @Soundwave32791 2 года назад +12

    Welcome back, Optimus!

  • @laserbeak3551
    @laserbeak3551 2 года назад +13

    This intro was also epic, loved the darkness

  • @CelestialDragonKnight
    @CelestialDragonKnight 4 месяца назад +1

    17:45 🤣 I don't know why that part got me cracked up

  • @VkmSpouge
    @VkmSpouge 2 года назад +7

    Rodimus individually names all the Protectorbots and Aerialbots.
    Throttlebots: Are we jokes to you?
    Rollbar: At least you guys were in the scene.

    • @AndE667
      @AndE667 2 года назад

      Ultra Magnus*

    • @chrisedwards3214
      @chrisedwards3214 2 года назад

      It was the first time all the protectobots was mentioned by name

  • @Windrave
    @Windrave Год назад +4

    I remember when this episode first aired and I got home from school to watch it on tape (my mom graciously taped it for me as it aired during school hours in the morning) and my mind was happily blown that not only was Prime back but we GOT TO SEE MEGATRON! Wish we had a few more flashbacks in these two episodes to see some more old faces.

  • @spongeyspikes09
    @spongeyspikes09 10 месяцев назад +3

    8:50 this line here, I wish I had the strength to tell that to my family a decade ago

    • @mrefromninjago7665
      @mrefromninjago7665 9 месяцев назад +1

      I know it's not my business but I hope you are feeling okay and I'm sorry if you are going through a tough time.

  • @michel7339
    @michel7339 2 года назад +7

    I was a happy kid in the 80s when they brought optimus back to life

  • @MrPsarn
    @MrPsarn 2 года назад +5

    (19:13) 'The main memory bug' - That was the crucial difference between this episode and 'Dark Awakening'. Without that piece of curcitry, Optimus would merely be a (programmed) robotic zombie! The quintessons removed (and probably wrecked) the original one in that episode, so how they managed to create a like-for-like new one from scratch is even more remarkable (actually if you observe closely in the Rebirth, the section above his forehead is fully gray instead of partially blue, so perhaps it is not exactly the same as the original memory bug, but close enough).

  • @Z_The_
    @Z_The_ 2 года назад +32

    love how bruticus was barely taller then the rest of the Decepticons in this

    • @Lazrael32
      @Lazrael32 2 года назад +12

      doesn't beat the episode where Hotspot was fighting alongside defensor! lol

    • @Z_The_
      @Z_The_ 2 года назад +3

      @@Lazrael32 what's the name of that episode I need to see that

    • @Lazrael32
      @Lazrael32 2 года назад +8

      @@Z_The_ Carnage in C Minor. on top of having a TON of animation and scale errors, it also has some pretty darned annoying "alien" voices. In my opinion it's the worst episode of the entire series.

    • @Z_The_
      @Z_The_ 2 года назад +3

      @@Lazrael32 ah ok and thanks

    • @Lazrael32
      @Lazrael32 2 года назад +4

      @@Z_The_ sure no problem. good luck. It's tough to sit through.

  • @elliotttafel578
    @elliotttafel578 2 года назад +35

    That exoskeleton is like leg brace for Jessica, Dr. Morgan should thank the Protectobots to have her walk

    • @calhoun24
      @calhoun24 2 года назад +3

      Unfortunately, I think Dr. Morgan was more blinded by the fact that robots like the Autobots had any role in their lives, and sees their existence as a threat to everything.

    • @elliotttafel578
      @elliotttafel578 2 года назад +2

      @@calhoun24 only because the Decepticons were only stealing the metal that Morgan and Jeffrey made. And Jeffery felt his face was scared by an old battle between Optimus and Megatron

    • @Ryochi2011
      @Ryochi2011 2 года назад +3

      They have those exoskeleton braces for real now. It's incredible!!

    • @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate
      @johnbakasmoothhotchocolate 2 года назад +5

      @@elliotttafel578 Also, I'm thinking to myself "man, this dude is complaining about a damn scar on his face when he should be thankful he's still alive." If Jessica wasn't hurt in the accident, which in itself WAS an accident as well, the hate spores they found could have destroyed everyone, and all over a scar on Jeffrey's face. Just wow.

    • @MADBD619
      @MADBD619 2 года назад +5

      If I have to be totally honest, I think that exoskeleton on her legs looks like she’s wearing sexy underwear over her clothing or something. Still, that scientist should be grateful to the Autobots for saving Jessica life. If he weren’t blinded by jealousy and vengeance, then……..

  • @Tinymapleart
    @Tinymapleart 4 месяца назад +1

    The dude acts like a small scar on his cheek is equivalent to loosing half his body

  • @hironoshozo
    @hironoshozo 2 года назад +6

    9:10 "Why do I keep seeing you in my dreams, Optimus... are you telling me I'm not the leader you were? (sigh) I already know that Optimus... I always have." He struggles with that for the whole season, THEN overcomes it by the end, only to have the GOAT sign a contract extension and be like "OUT OF THE WAY, HOT ROD!" Next thing you know he's back at the statue like Coy and Vance Duke talking about "where was I... oh yeah, f--- this Optimus, ya'll should've picked Twin Twist..."

  • @chrissmart21
    @chrissmart21 Год назад +3

    I always believed that the Quintesson did a "Rhinox" from Beast Wars.He basically accessed the Matrix and brought Optimus's spark back like how Rhinox retrieved Optimus Primal's.

  • @Raceboy66.2
    @Raceboy66.2 2 года назад +5

    15:09 ha! i love the bits they do god i love when back in the day you could get away with almost anything just like with the He's dead Jim Star Trek reference. and its frightening that even when Optimus is nonfunctioning that arm still knocked Sky Lynix a couple feet backwards. shows how powerful he is.

  • @davidwhittaker5207
    @davidwhittaker5207 2 года назад +13

    No wonder it's such a good double episode it's written in part by freaking Marv Wolfman 🤯

  • @drewisawesomehott
    @drewisawesomehott 2 года назад +8

    At 9:18. I always kinda felt bad for Rodimus. That part was always so deep. Him talking about being leader after OP.

    • @chrisedwards3214
      @chrisedwards3214 Год назад +2

      He had flashbacks of prime being shot down by Megatron and seeing him die
      Roddy had survivors guilt

    • @joshmontemayor6098
      @joshmontemayor6098 Год назад +1

      It's like Rodimus knows that he's nothing compared to Optimus.

    • @redips
      @redips Год назад

      @@joshmontemayor6098 Rodimus may not be Optimus, but he still a good leader.

    • @joshmontemayor6098
      @joshmontemayor6098 Год назад

      @@redips, after seeing the 1986 movie, I don't hate Hot Rod/Rodimus as much as everyone else does. However, I do see why everyone hates him.

  • @shaylinmonk9208
    @shaylinmonk9208 2 года назад +6

    Love the scaling. The guy walks in to the room and the door is normal size to him which would mean all the items in the room would be scaled for his size but are also still scaled for megaton and Optimus

  • @Leon01922
    @Leon01922 2 года назад +3

    13:58
    "They've all gone mad!... THIS IS NO PLACE FOR ME!!!"
    - The irony is lost on Galvatron.

  • @jonstefanik9400
    @jonstefanik9400 2 года назад +4

    Optimus Prime looks alive and well.

  • @jsttv
    @jsttv 2 года назад +5

    The debut of the Thottlebots.