A press release from Cartoon Network and Hasbro landed on my computer, and I'm passing it along. Since it's a press release, I think it's alright to mention. If it's been mentioned here already, sorry in advance.
Cartoon Network and Hasbro continue TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED saga
The TRANSFORMERS saga has captivated kids for more than 20 years. The latest TRANSFORMERS series, titled TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED, has been a resounding success, charting impressive double-digit delivery and ratings gains among key kid demos and ranking #1 in its time period versus all broadcast and cable competition with boys 6-11 and boys 2-11. As a result, Cartoon Network and Hasbro, Inc. are proud to announce that the series will return for a third season of 13 episodes, plus one half-hour “bonus” episode to air exclusively on the Internet and on the upcoming DVD release of the complete series.
The third season of TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED will continue the storyline presented in the previous twenty-six half-hour episodes and one 90-minute animated movie, and will begin airing on the Cartoon Network in September, 2008. The following episodes will be included:
EPISODE 30: TWO HEADS ARE WORSE THAN ONE
The HEADMASTER returns, and he's in control of a female TRANSFORMERS warrior from RATCHET's past. Can a human boy named DANIEL help the AUTOBOTS get a better head on her shoulders?
EPISODE 31: CHECK THE FUSEBOX
PROFESSOR SUMDAC, hoping to rehabilitate a female employee paralyzed during MEGATRON's rampage, designs her a new super power-suit! But will the suit make her a hero…or will SUMDAC'S fashion faux pas cause her to short-circuit and attack ALL robots, AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON alike?
EPISODE 32: ROCK ‘EM SOCK ‘EM ROBOTS
Fascinated by SARI’s rock-n-roll music, JAZZ, BUMBLEBEE and BULKHEAD form the hot new rock group "BLASTER AND THE CASSETTES!" But the evil guitar-slingin' SOUNDWAVE and multi-instrumentalist BLITZWING try to beat them at their own game with their heavy metal group "RIRFIB!" The jukebox is hopping when SARI uses her ALLSPARK KEY to crank the AUTOBOTS’ music up to 11, but will that be enough to win the DETROIT BATTLE OF THE BANDS?
EPISODE 33: ONLY SKIN DEEP
When the newly created DINOBOTS finally reach the awkward CYBER-ADOLESCENCE stage all TRANSFORMERS must suffer through, GRIMLOCK, SNARL and SWOOP get a bad case of rust breakouts. Will MEGATRON and the DECEPTICONS take this chance to recruit the DINOBOTS in exchange for DECEPTICON OXYTECHNOLOGY? Also, will SWOOP's voice stop cracking long enough to ask BLACKARACHNIA to be his date to SARI's birthday party?
EPISODE 34: MIRROR, MIRROR EVERYWHERE
PROFESSOR SUMDAC’s experiments with Tachyons and Tachyoffs has caused a dimensional rift! Evil AUTOBOTS and heroic DECEPTICONS from an alternate dimension slip through the rift and wreak havoc on DETROIT. Will the evil AUTOBOT BUG-BITE switch sides? Has the heroic OPTIMUS PRIME been replaced by the evil OPTIMUS CRIME? Will the evil MEGATRON trample the flower garden planted by the heroic NEGATRON? Can the ALLSPARK KEY reverse polarity to seal the rift once and for all?
EPISODE 35: FUSION OF THE COMERS
A malfunction with the ALLSPARK KEY merges two of PROFESSOR SUMDAC's robotic zoo animals into one new AUTOBOT, who attracts the attention of the evil DECEPTICON BLACKARACHNIA. Could romance be in the air? Or will the evil mutated villain DOGCATCHER spoil all their fun?
EPISODE 36: IT NEVER ENDS
Three mysterious and all-powerful DECEPTICON warriors arrive from the future! GALVATRON and his minions BLUDGEON and THUNDERWING seek the power of the ALLSPARK so they can go back to their time and destroy the DEATHBRINGERS before they can trap the ULTRACEPTICONS in the NEGATIVE ZONE. After new AUTOBOT recruits BUMBLEJUMPER, CLIFFCAP and HUBBEE are violently deactivated by the trio, OPTIMUS PRIME knows the only one who can stop their bloody rampage is the most powerful TRANSFORMER on earth, GRIMLOCK! Parental guidance is suggested for this episode, written by fan-favorite Simon Furman.
EPISODE 37: BOWLED OVER
MELTDOWN may be defeated, but his robotic toilet O-RING is out for revenge against the AUTOBOTS! When O-RING tries to wipe out Detroit, causing brown-outs at the hydroelectric power plant, can the AUTOBOTS outrun his COPROPULT? Also, when SARI uses her ALLSPARK KEY to clean off her friends, it accidentally gives them cool new upgraded paint jobs! Look for TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED Wave 7 toys this fall at a store near you!
EPISODE 38: KICKING THE HABIT
SARI's ALLSPARK KEY doubles as a homing beacon for KICKER, a teenager whose body can detect the ALLSPARK's energy. But he's got a nasty habit that's weakening his power--SMOKING! When OPTIMUS PRIME catches BUMBLEBEE trying to "fit in" with his new friend by reversing his exhaust pipe, everyone learns a valuable lesson about JUST SAYING NO. Also BULKHEAD is touched in a place that makes him uncomfortable.
Note to Parents: Supplementary discussion materials for this very special episode of TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED will be available on CartoonNetwork.com. The episode will also be available as a free DVD rental at your local BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO.
EPISODE 39: ODD JOBS
The AUTOBOTS split up, and have even more adventures! BUMBLEBEE, professional wrestler! RATCHET, chef extraordinaire! PROWL and BULKHEAD, private investigator and trusted sidekick! Will BUMBLEBEE defeat the evil mutated villain EL LUCHADOR? Will RATCHET defeat the evil mutated villain THE HEALTH INSPECTOR? Will PROWL and BULKHEAD solve the mystery of the evil mutated villain DR. MYSTERIOUS? And will OPTIMUS PRIME get the team back together in time for SARI’s birthday party?
EPISODE 40: GAME OVER, OPTIMUS PRIME!
Concerned about the collateral damage caused by their battles, CAPTAIN FANZONE convinces OPTIMUS PRIME to fight MEGATRON to the death in a virtual video game. But what will happen if one of them chooses to cheat? Will the newest AUTOBOT, THUMBDRIVE, arrive in time to provide backup? Or will OPTIMUS PRIME just go out like a little bitch?
EPISODE 41: CYBERTRON ON THE MENU, PART 1 (two-part series finale)
Still mourning the loss of their leader, OPTIMUS PRIME, the AUTOBOTS are called back to CYBERTRON to face the biggest TRANSFORMER of all--a monster that threatens to eat their home planet whole!
EPISODE 42: CYBERTRON ON THE MENU, PART 2 (two-part series finale)
With OPTIMUS PRIME out of commission, will BUMBLEBEE have the power to open the ALLSPARK and defeat the TRANSFORMERS' largest enemy ever, while simultaneously giving all the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS even more cool new paint jobs? Also, OPTIMUS PRIME returns, but will he be good or evil? Also, why are plants growing on CYBERTRON? Also, what will MEGATRON find on the ORIGINAL GENERATION ONE AUTOBOT ARK and what are the VOK and who is WHEELIE and why does he die? Also, the ALLSPARK KEY is damaged, and SARI uses the ALLSPARK KEY to repair the ALLSPARK KEY so she can use the ALLSPARK KEY to repair AUTOBOTS damaged by the ALLSPARK KEY at her birthday party! Don’t miss a second of this thunderous two-part SERIES FINALE!
BONUS EPISODE: TRAPRILFOOLERS (for Internet and DVD release)
SARI teaches the AUTOBOTS about April Fool's Day. BULKHEAD misunderstands and kills her.
Stay tuned for TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED: GENERATION 2, coming SPRING 2009 to the CARTOON NETWORK!
I thought it was funny when I read it on the Allspark. It seems nobody can get through this day without being silly. Happy April Fool's Day!
at least soundwaves back.
