burning_sirius wrote:I don't see it that much honestly, especially in season 2 when they had more episodes to work with different characters.
But... but season 2 was the one with the most commercialism in it.
"Autobot Spike" - focused on Autobot X, who had no toy
"Changing Gears" - advertised Gears
"City of Steel" - advertised the Constructicons
"Attack of the Autobots" - advertised Optimus
"Traitor" - advertised Mirage and the Insecticons
"The Immobilizer" - advertised Ironhide
"The Autobot Run" - advertised the toys' transforming gimmick in general
"Atlantis, Arise!" - advertised the Dinobots
"Day of the Machines" - advertised Optimus
"Enter the Nightbird" - focused on Nightbird, who had no toy
"A Prime Problem" - advertised Optimus
"The Core" - advertised the Constructicons
"The Insecticon Syndrome" - advertised the Insecticons
"Dinobot Island, Part 1" - advertised the Dinobots and all the new 1985 toys in general
"Dinobot Island, Part 2" - advertised the Dinobots and all the new 1985 toys in general
"The Master Builders" - advertised Grapple and Hoist
"Auto Berserk" - advertised Red Alert and Inferno
"Microbots" - advertised Perceptor
"Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1" - advertised the 1984-1985 Decepticon toys
"Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2" - advertised the 1984-1985 Decepticons toys
"Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1" - advertised the Dinobots
"Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2" - advertised the Dinobots
"Blaster Blues" - advertised Blaster and Cosmos
"A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court" - focused on just the sheer fun of the episode
"The Golden Lagoon" - advertised Beachcomber
"The God Gambit" - advertised Astrotrain, Cosmos, and Omega Supreme
"Make Tracks" - advertised Tracks
"Child's Play" - advertised the toyline itself
"Quest for Survival" - advertised the Insecticons
"The Secret of Omega Supreme" - advertised Omega Supreme and the Constructicons
"The Gambler" - advertised Smokescreen
"Kremzeek!" - focused on Kremzeek, who had no toy at the time
"Sea Change" - advertised Seaspray
"Triple Takeover" - advertised Blitzwing and Astrotrain
"Prime Target" - advertised Optimus
"Auto-Bop" - advertised Tracks, Blaster, Soundwave, and the cassettes
"The Search for Alpha Trion" - focused on the female Autobots and Alpha Trion, who had no toys back then
"The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" - advertised Powerglide
"Hoist Goes Hollywood" - advertised Hoist
"The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1" - advertised the Stunticons
"The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" - advertised the Stunticons and Aerialbots
"Aerial Assault" - advertised the Aerialbots and Combaticons
"War Dawn" - advertised the Aerialbots
"Trans-Europe Express" - advertised the Stunticons
"Cosmic Rust" - advertised Perceptor, the Aerialbots, and the Stunticons
"Starscream's Brigade" - advertised the Combaticons
"The Revenge of Bruticus" - advertised the Combaticons
"Masquerade" - advertised the Stunticons
"B.O.T." - advertised the Protectobots and the Combaticons