Robots In Your Eyes: Recent Episodes
Robots In Your Eyes
A podcast that looks at vintage Saturday morning cartoons through the eyes of people way older than the intended audience, still captivated by the glorified toy adverts that we love so much. Starting with The Transformers - 1984!
Special guest Joe Ford joins us for our 100th episode to talk about a fond memory from his childhood, Thundercats Ho! The Movie. Action, adventure, padding and dreadful cliffhangers! What more could you want?!
Pete Lambert returns to talk about conceptions in rescue that can challenge the impossible! It's Thunderbirds 2086!
Covering the (remarkably similar!) episodes 'Firefall' and 'Sunburn'.
Drew and Jason continue wandering unknown stars in the 31st century. There they encounter some very slow moving threats, some real pirates (seriously, a hook-hand and everything!) and No-no gets his ears turned off. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm just going to see where that singing is coming from....
Covering the episodes 'Phantoms of the Swamp' and 'Song of Danger'.
Steve and Jason return to the magical realm to see a very familiar tale of giants, eggs tall plants, and the find that the villain had what our heroes needed all the time!
Covering the episodes 'P-R-E-S-T-O Spells Disaster' and 'The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow'.
Mark McManus returns to the podcast to discuss the antics of James Bond's nephew at spy school. Who is letting IQ loose with all this tech? Who thought 'SCUM' was a name that would strike fear into the heart of law enforcement around the world? And just what is the question no-one really wants to ask?
Covering the episodes 'The Beginning', 'A Race to Disaster' and 'Red Star One', released on VHS in the 90s.
Drew and Jason encounter one of the more surreal episodes of the series, and one of the darkest, but never fear, the plucky little robot is on hand to rescue everyone in the other!
Covering the episodes 'The Seat of Forgetfulness' and 'Trapped Between Fire and Ice'.
We're back in the magic realms of Dungeons and Dragons, and still trying to get home. We're flummoxed by the rules of magic, bemused by convertible spaceships, and why does one episode remind Jason of a Doctor Who story?
Covering the episodes 'The Box' and 'The Lost Children'
Ellie Collins returns to the podcast and we find that a classic 90s cartoon really hasn't aged well. We wonder what was going through their minds when they animated some of this, and we think they were trying to recapture a previous format and missing the mark somewhat.
Covering the episodes 'Rock and Ride!' and the two-part 'The Reeking Reign of the Head Cheese'
Drew and Jason continue wandering unknown stars in the 31st century, and face many questions. how does time work? Why don't the gods just blast him? Where is the instruction manual for that prism? These questions and more will fail to be answered....
Covering the episodes 'Cronus, Father of Time' and 'The Temple of the Lestrigones'
Steve and Jason head back to the magic realms for back to back episodes where judging by appearances is a bad idea, and one in which an unlikely member of the team nearly becomes a king!
Covering the episodes 'Quest of the Skeleton Warrior' and 'The Garden of Zinn'.
Robyn Watts makes a welcome return to the podcast to discuss with Jason a character from the vampire Hall of Fame who was, let's face it, less memorable than his sidekicks! It's Count Duckula himself, but everyone surely remembers Igor and Nanny more. "I'll get it..."
Drew and Jason are back in the 31st century for another staggeringly inept effort by the gods of Olympus to rid themselves on one man, and discovering Ulysses isn't the only one who makes questionable parenting decisions!
Covering the episodes 'Mutiny on Board' and 'Secret of the Sphinx'.
Steve and Jason are back in the realm of 'Dungeons and Dragons', getting caught in a 'Prison Without Walls' and another with incredibly thick walls, guarded by a 'Servant of Evil'. Will the youngest and most annoying member of the party be the one to save the day?
Lucy McCaul returns to the podcast and she and Jason pay a visit to 29 Acacia Road to see a remarkable boy with a thing for bananas. Will the world be saved from the evil Dr Gloom, the Weatherman and General Blight? Well, the Goodies always win, after all....
Jason and Drew return to the 31st century for two more episodes of Ulysses 31. One of these certainly lives up to its name, and the other turned out better than the title suggested. But which is which...?
Covering 'The Eternal Punishment' and 'Flowers of Fear'.
Steve and Jason return to the magic realm of 'Dungeons and Dragons' and have some serious questions about Dungeon Master's conduct, as well as getting a not-so-subtle lesson in standards of beauty and ugliness.
Covering the episodes 'In Search of the Dungeon Master' and 'Beauty and the Bogbeast'.
Zoe returns to join Jason on a trip to Eternia, where we learn some important backstory about a main character that gets erased from everyone's memory, and witness possibly the least dramatic transformation into He-Man of the entire series!
Covering the episodes 'Teela's Quest' and 'Battle of the Dragons'.
Mumbling Moons! Drew Wagar returns for another trip to the 31st century. One minute we're clearly drawing on a great literary classic, the other, well, not so much! Covering the episodes 'The Black Sphere' and 'Guardian of the Cosmic Winds'.
Steve W and Jason get swept away on a magical roller coaster into the realm of Dungeons and Dragons once more. This time we discover that running out of charge is just as much of a problem there! Covering the episodes 'The Hall of Bones' and 'Valley of the Unicorns'.
Robots In Your Eyes returns as Si Hart joins Jason for a trip to the 23rd century and the continuation of a classic series. It's Star Trek, Jim, but not as we know it! We discuss the episodes 'Yesteryear' and 'More Tribble, more Troubles'.
The end of an era, the beginning of a new golden age, you might call it a REBIRTH! The G1 Transformers cartoon comes to an end, but not before a few dozen new characters are thrown at us!
Covers the episodes 'The Rebirth, parts 1, 2 & 3'
Ellie Collins joins Steve and Jason to discuss a classic (albeit somewhat different from how we saw it in the UK back then), with mutant rats, ninja turtles, and Uncle Phil!
Covers the five-part opening miniseries 'Heroes in a Half-Shell'.
If these are the real Ghostbusters, who were those guys in the movie? When did Slimer join the team? What happened to Dana and Louis? Well, one of those questions will be (sort of) answered as Jason and Steve are joined by special guest Cooper Berryman.
Covering the episodes 'Ghosts R Us' and 'Killerwatt'.
Robyn Watts returns to the podcast to discuss a Disney classic. How did such a great cartoon with two very familiar voice actors pass Jason by completely? It's a mystery!
Covers the five-episode opening mini-series 'Awakening'.
Zoe and special guest Conrad Westmaas join Jason to discuss a cartoon character who could well be the greatest, and fantastic. Yes, it's Danger Mouse!
Covers the episodes 'Rogue Robots', 'Who Stole The Bagpipes', 'Trouble with Ghosts' and 'Chicken Run'.
Zoe, Drew and Anita talk with Jason about the 1982 animated adventure movie 'The Flight of Dragons', and ask how a movie with such gorgeous animation and a top-class voice cast get such little attention over the years?
Pete Lambert comes up from the depths to discuss how a 30-storey high sea reptile that was conceived as the personification of nuclear destruction became an all-American hero in the 1978 cartoon series 'Godzilla'.
Covers the episodes 'The Firebird' ad 'The Eartheater'.
Paul Monk joins Jason to discuss the antics of the Drak Pack, three teenagers trying to make up for the evil their ancestors did in those classic horror movies. And all apparently without any conspicuous level of intelligence....
Covers the episodes 'Color me Dredful' and 'Mind Your Manners, Dr Dred'.
Steve and Jason question the motives of a small mystical being using captured children to sort out the mess in his realm of Dungeons and Dragons. Covers the episodes 'The Night of No Tomorrow' and 'Eye of the Beholder'.
A bank holiday bonus: Jason Thompson and Steve Walker discuss the recent 40th anniversary screening of 'More Than Meets The Eye' and 'Transport to Oblivion', with the voice actors reading in the first episode dialogue alongside.
It's the end, and the greatest Autobot of them all has returned for the finale! Can Prime cure the hate plague with 80s music? How does one earn Galvatron's respect? And what other franchises can be pulled into the discussion? Find out as we cover 'The Return of Optimus Prime'.
Will Perceptor lose face? Will Ultra Magnus entirely forget what his vehicle mode is for? Will Rodimus finally stop bleating about how hard it is to be a leader and find his confidence (again)? Let's find out...
More focus on the new guy, Computron, as he encounters a cad who believes 'Money is Everything', and a last hurrah for the Dinobots as they answer the 'Call of the Primitives'. And is this really the origin story for Unicron?
Jason Thompson and Steve Walker find that they're Only Human, then go on the hunt for Grimlock's New Brain!
Jason Thompson and Steve Walker decide whether to Fight or Flee when faced with a Dweller In The Depths
Jason Thompson and Steve Walker face The Ultimate Weapon (it's either love or a static gun emplacement) before tuning in to The Big Broadcast of 2006!
Jason Thompson and Steve Walker cock their ears to hear Carnage in C-Minor and sit down to enjoy the Quintesson Journal!
Jason Thompson and Steve Walker find a Ghost in The Machine! Can they download anything from the Webworld to help?
Jason Thompson and Stuart Webb visit a Madman's Paradise and wake up to a Nightmare Planet! Worst package holiday ever.
Jason Thompson and Steve Walker are disturbed by A Thief in The Night and throw a Surprise Party!
Jason Thompson and Steve Walker find that Forever is a Long Time Coming and exhume Starscream's Ghost!
Jason and Steve W cover Chaos and Dark Awakening from season 3 of The Transformers. We get some crazy old war stories in Chaos and in Dark Awakening, he's got the touch, he's got the power, but it's a very cold touch!
Jason Thompson and Steven Alexander reach the thrilling end of The Five Faces of Darkness! Then it's time for the deadliest kind of Jar... The Killing Jar! Steven now upset he didn't go a "Wreck-Jar" pun.
Jason Thompson and Steven Alexander continue Series 3 of The Transformers with the Five Faces of Darkness parts 3&4! Galvatron is back from the dead and bent on mass murder! Can the Quintessons really be the ones who invented the Transformers? No, seriously, can they? I mean, what the actual flipping heck? What even IS this?!
Jason and Steven A return for Season 3 of The Transformers, where they face The Five Faces of Darkness (Pt 1 & 2). Following on from the Cybertron-shattering events of The Movie, how will the cartoon series progress? What next for our new heroes, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, Kup, Blurr and Wheelie???WARNING Contains Science
Jason Thompson and Ed James put on the special headgear to enter the world of M.A.S.K! But will they be working overtime? Or will they find that illusion is the ultimate weapon?
Jason Thompson and Paul Monk discuss FANGFACE! Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth was a normal boy until struck by the curse of the Fangsworth family. Now every time he sees the moon - or a picture of a moon - or a circular light - he becomes FANGFACE! The werewolf. He teams up with his teenage friends to fight crime and to never, ever mention a certain brown dog and his shaggy friend...
Jason and Steven discuss The Secret of the Sword with special guests Zoe Baker and Robyn Watts! It's the SPECTACULAR He Man and She Ra crossover story, introducing Etheria and the Evil Horde!
RIYE 53 Zoe and Jason return to Rainbow Land... For the very last time! Jealousy strikes The Most Magnificent Horse in the Universe and the Dark Princess returns to become Queen of the Sprites! Join us in bidding a fond farewell to Rainbow Brite and the colour kids, the Sprites and the sinister plans of Murky and Lurky (who we love really)!!Covers The Rainbow Brite cartoon from 1986, the episodes "A Horse Of A Different Colour" and "Queen of the Sprites"
RIYE 052 - Jason and special guest Lucy McCaul go pre-hysterical for Captain CAVEMAN!!! (And, of course, the Teen Angels) - the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon from 1977. How do Cavey's mystery adventures compare with the classics like Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot? How many times can Taffy say "Zowie!"? What crazy creature will come out of Cavey's club next? And how realistic a portrayal of corporate insurance fraud will this cartoon present? Covers The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys, The Mixed Up Mystery of Dead Man's Reef, What A Flight For A Fright and The Creepy Case of The Creaky Charter Boat
RIYE 51: Jason and Zoe return to cover Rainbow Brite - "Chasing Rainbows" and "Murky's Comet"
JASON THOMPSON
STEVEN ALEXANDER
with STEVE WALKER
and ZOE BAKER
IN....
THE TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE
Jason and Zoe return to Rainbow Land for Rainbow Night and Star Sprinkled!
If Rainbow Brite deals in rainbows, Moonglow is queen of the night sky. But when Moonglow is captured by Murky and Lurky, it's up to Rainbow Brite to save the night!
Star Sprinkled introduces Plock who - in the most tragic thing that has ever happened - persuades Twink to hand over the rights to the Colour Cave, depriving Rainbow Brite of her Star Sprinkles!
Join Rainbow Brite, Twink, Murky and Lurky on more fabulous adventures in Rainbow land!
Steven Alexander, Jason Thompson and special guest Drew Wagar travel back to the 31st Century to join Ulysses 31 on his quest to find his way home!
This could be the greatest children's cartoon of all time. Updating Greek myths and legends into a sci-fi setting, it is epic in scale and limitless in scope. The soundtrack is one of the greatest, coming from Shuki Levy and Haim Saban. We all love Ulysses!
This podcast covers the first two episodes, Vengeance of The Gods and The Lost Planet.
Featuring The Giant Cyclops! Surrealism! Zeus, King of All The Gods! The greatest beard in all of television! And a god-slaughtering little red robot named Nono...
Drew Wagar is the author of several best-selling science fiction, space opera and fantasy novels, including several video game novelisations.
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Jason and Zoe B continue with Rainbow Brite! This time they're watching "Invasion of Rainbow Land" and "Mom". In "Invasion Of Rainbow Land", Rainbow Brite continues to show off her terrifying god-like powers, bringing dead things back to life and spreading color through the Universe. But when a girl named "Wajja" arrives in a spaceship, Rainbow's supremacy is challenged, because Wajja sucks the color out of anything she touches!
We've all had times when we've been embarrassed by our families. But when Murky's "Mom" turned up, embarrassment is ramped up through all the colours of the rainbow! What is Murky's full name? Can Lurky cut it as a butler? And will Mrs Dismal and Rainbow Brite become bestest pals forever?
Jason, Steve A and special guest Mark McManus join The Defenders of the Earth in their quest to defeat the Merciless Ming! We look at the DVD bumper movie compilation "The Story Begins", which comprises episodes 1, 2, 11, 4 and 5 of the series for some reason!
The theme tune sure is awesome! Is Zuffy the worst comic relief character since Bat-Mite? What are the back-stories of Flash Gordon, Mandrake The Magician, Lothar and The Phantom? Can Lothar cope with The Phantom having almost exactly the same skillset as him, but all done with the POWER of TEN TIGERS? Is Mandrake the most powerful character in the series? And what do you mean, Flash Gordon approaching?
Featuring OCTAN! Some sort of Ice Robot! Comic book heroes from the 1930s! MING THE MERCILESS! And Endama, Wizard of Weather!
Jason, Zoe and Steve A take on the RAINBOW BRITE movie - Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer! It's back to 1985 and the wonderful, colourful world of Rainbow Brite as she comes up against the villainous Spectra! (Not that Spectra. Or that one.)
Is this film as bad as it's 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes suggests? Are diamonds people too? Will Murky and Lurky get properly involved in the action? How does the physics of the Rainbow Brite universe actually work? (Only joking, we can't answer that one) And where can we go to get Spectra's look?
Join us for the TREMENDOUSLY exciting Rainbow Brite movie! It's fun for all the family!
Jason and special guest Simon Hart tackle THE BATTLE! OF! THE! PLANETS!!!! With Rage of the Robotoids and Strike at Spectra.
The Athletic Robotoids are up to no good! Comparing lip gloss notes and trying to work out what was cut out of each episode, Jason and Simon are inseparable on this podcast! They have been watching Battle of the Planets and warning against surprise attacks by alien galaxies from beyond space! Wherever that is! Jason's astronomer side curls up and dies repeatedly at the improbable planets! Will they be able to Strike at Spectra? And does the episode even depict a Strike at Spectra in any way?
Featuring Jason! Keyops! Princess! Tiny! Mark! Zoltar! And, drawn largely in crayon, 7-Zark-7!
Jason and Zoe take another trip to Rainbow Land and face The Mighty Monstromurk Menace!
Murky is back up to his tricks with unbreakable glassware and random kidnappings. With important lessons on how to survive river rapids, which Colour Kid is which and a giant personal avatar with matching moustache, this is a great opportunity to break out your giant water pistol!
Join Murky & Lurky, Rainbow Brite, the Colour Kids, the Star Sprites and on this thrilling adventure!
Jason and Christopher Marlow review the opening episodes of the Thundercats! (Which includes the one where they don't have any clothes!)
Featuring! Lion-O! Panthro! Cheetara! Tygra! Wily-Kit and Wily-Kat! And everybody's favourite, Snarf. We're growing up fast, because the Ever Living Source Of Evil is on his way - it's Mumm-Ra!!!
Jason and Zoe take another trip to Rainbow Land and face Peril In The Pits!
If you've been shot with the Gloom Gun this is a sure-fire way to fill your day with Rainbows! Rainbow Land has begun, but this was the very first Rainbow Brite cartoon.
Rainbow Brite wants to be noticed, Brian wants to wash the rainbows out of his clothes and Murky could do with some better help - but who's going to tell the loveable Lurky?
Join Rainbow Brite, the Colour Kids, the Star Sprites and... er... Brian on this thrilling adventure!
Jason and Steve A look at the G1 TF episode B.O.T., the Transformers Public Service Announcements and a retrospective on the show so far!
In B.O.T. some genius kids build a genius robot - B.O.T. - but sadly don't get B.O.T. to write the episode. Swindle swindles, Brawl brawls, Blast Off stays put and the other Comabticons fail to make an impression!
We also look back at some amazing Transformer Public Service Announcements and discuss the first two years of the Transformers cartoon as a whole. What were the highs and lows? Who were the best writers? And which of the writers has an awesome secret we looked up on their Wiki page?
Featuring DEFENSOR! BRUTICUS! A final bow-out for Ironhide and Gears! A total disregard for scale! Irresponsible children getting into trouble! Donald F Glut! And the spiralling slope leading us to THE TRANSFORMERS - THE MOVIE!
And the Bloopers at last!
https://youtu.be/Ys0nrwfBl3Q - Transformers PSAs
Jason and Steve A look at the G1 Episodes of The Transformers - The Revenge of Bruticus and Maquerade!
In The Revenge of Bruticus we argue about whether Transformer episodes are better if you watch them 100 times on VHS, Jason explains how far you can see into space and we demand a BRUTICUS HATES YOU ALL greetings card.
In Masquerade, Megatron is building some kind of terrifying weapon... but who can possibly guess what kind it will be? Optimus Prime finds a good use for those giant foam hands you get at football stadiums and Mirage makes another appearance... or does he?
Featuring BRUTICUS! MENASOR! Some other combiner team we forgot was there! Sideswipe saving the Earth! The Insecticons on the rampage! Camouflage paint! And not the Constructicons!
Stuart Webb and Steven Alexander look at the G1 #Transformers episodes "Cosmic Rust" and "Starscream's Brigade!"
In Cosmic Rust, Perceptor faces his arch-enemy, The Stunticons give Megatron the brush-off and Stuart declares that we can no longer mock the science of the show!
In Starscream's Brigade, Jazz and Cliffjumper get in trouble with the Combaticons, Starscream has dark plans for Jazz and Cliffjumper, and Wheeljack invents the matter duplicator, winning the war and everything forever!
Featuring! Jazz and Cliffjumper! Brawl, Blast-off, Vortex, Swindle and Onslaught! Jazz and Cliffjumper! And Professor "Brian Cox" Perceptor!
Steve W, Jason and Steven A look at War Dawn and Trans-Europe Express from the original G1 1985 cartoon of The Transformers!
Who is this jolly Orion Pax from the Happy Days of Cybertron? Why are his lips so luscious? What is a Silverbolt gonna do in a Golden age?
Back on Earth, the race is on! The prize could be more than a mouldy orange, or maybe not? Will Megatron gain control of Earth's weather?
Featuring! Orion Pax! His girlfriend! His best mate! Augie Cahnay! Bumblebee! Bluestreak! And, once again, MENASOR!
Steve W, Jason and Steven A chat about Part 2 of The Key To Vector Sigma and Aerial Assault from the G1 Transformers Cartoon!
The Autobots are in trouble, will vaguely remembering what some Earth jets look like be able to save them? And will they be able to combine their strengths to save the day? And could this be the end for Omega Supreme?!
Megatron turns his attention to the Middle East oil fields, perfect if you're about to construct a huge, stupid purple griffin. Who is this Merv anyway? And can Fireflight be bothered to show up?
Featuring! The Aerialbots! The Stunticons! The Combaticons (shsshh no, not yet) Merv The Griffin! And Devastator, we wish!
Steve W and Jason tackle Hoist Goes Hollywood and Part 1 of The Key To Vector Sigma!
Hoist's trip to Hollywood nearly breaks everyone, even Dirge. But don't worry - we'll find it in the edit!
Meanwhile Megatron decides to bolster his impressive army of jet planes with a handful of cars. There's one big one and four small ones - but what could it mean?
Featuring - Moist! Kablooeee - Warpath! Harold Edsel! Karen Fishook! Alpha Trion! And introducing - The Stunticons!
Transformers - "The Search for Alpha Trion" and "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide"! The female Autobots arrive and they're immediately awesome! Exactly how long does it take to find Alpha Trion? How much of a bruiser is Astoria Carlton-Ritz? And have we finally cracked which Conehead is which? Steven and Jason look back at this Transformers cartoon from 1985. Featuring - Alpha Trion (if you can find him)! Chromia! Elita-1! Powerglide! And Cupid's Arrow!
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! What's the most elaborate way to capture an Autobot? Why did we think this was an episode of GI Joe for a moment? Will New York survive another visit from the Transformers? And get ready to dance away your blues at the Dancitron, I hear the owner is a real Scream!
Featuring Optimus Prime! Tracks! Blaster! Soundwave! Starscream! And Recoloured Raoul!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Prime Target" and "Aut0-Bop"
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Is Seaspray more than just a bunch of mechanical parts? Why is Optimus Prime too big? What's colder than liquid nitrogen? And when are you going to give me some STRATEGY???
Featuring Seaspray! Cosmos on his backside again! Alana! Astrotrain! Blitzwing! And the ASTROFORCE!!!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Sea Change" and "Triple Takeover"
Steven, Jason and special guest Chris Chapman look back at the Transformers Comic from 1986! Why is 2006 now so long ago? What was the issue that hooked Chris on the Transformers comic? Is this the best ever Galvatron story? Are the Autobots totally useless without their leader? And who is the Gummi Bear of the Autobots?
WRECK and RULE! As we set course for - TARGET: 2006! Featuring GALVATRON!
Covers the Transformers UK Marvel Comic - Target: 2006
Jason and Kremzeek and Steven look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! How important is artistic vision for these cartoons? Is Smokescreen now the main character? Is a Seascraper the best place to keep an Energy Magnet? And how many KREMZEEKs does it take to change a lightbulb?
Featuring Smokescreen! Optimus Prime! BOSCH! Omega Supreme! Blaster! Dr. Sōji Yoshikawa! And, of course, KREMZEEK!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "The Gambler" and "KREMZEEK!"
Steven and Steve and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Robotic Insecticide? Seriously? Where does Cosmos keep his escape capsule? What is the REAL Secret of Omega Supreme? What is going on ten miles north of Mount McKenzie? And can we just talk normally for a bit?
Featuring Cosmos! Bumblebee! Spike! A half-transformed Blaster! OMEGA SUPREME! Big Al's Strip Joint! And hey kids - It's Skids!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Make Tracks" and "Child's Play"
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! We're back in New York where you can't drive more than three blocks before getting car-jacked. Is Tracks the first robot to actually manage a disguise? Why is Tracks the only Autobot car that can fly? Who is the most evil bully in the Universe? And will Optimus Prime and company finally get flushed away?
Featuring Inferno! Tracks! Seaspray! Cosmos! Giant green aliens! And maybe Smokescreen if you really pay attention!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Make Tracks" and "Child's Play"
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Back for the second half of the IMMENSE series 2 of Transformers. Does Beachcomber have a new vocal tic? What is the real science behind Electrum? How can you fall face-first onto your back? And when will we get to the bottom of bottomless chasms? Featuring! Beachcomber! Omega Supreme! Astrotrain! Starscream! Cosmos! and Jazz! Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "The Golden Lagoon" and "The God Gambit"
Steven and special guest Paul look back at Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends from 1981! Spider-Man chums up with Firestar and Iceman (plus everyone else in the Marvel Universe) to fight classic villains and monsters! Where is Spider-Man's voice familiar from? Who is Shauna The Jungle Queen? What does Ms Lion have in common with an intergalactic robot tyrant? And also we talk about THE HULK so you should definitely listen to this one.
Covers the episodes of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends "Seven Little Superheroes" and "Spidey Goes Hollywood".
Steven and special guest Brendan look back at the Samurai Pizza Cats from 1990! The American redub of Kyatto Ninden Teyandee took some liberties with what was already a very bizarre cartoon. We follow the adventures of Guido Anchovy, Polly Esther and Speedy Cerviche through Little Tokyo as they deliver pizza and fight crow-powered giant Mecha. Sounds straightforward enough, but this might be the episode that finally breaks us!
Covers the episodes of Samurai Pizza Cats, "Stop Dragon My Cat Around" and "If You Knew Sushi Like I Knew Sushi".
Steven and special guest Conrad look back at The New Adventures of Batman from 1977! This Batman cartoon was by Filmation and features the vocal talents of Burt Ward and Adam West, the original actors from the legendary Batman 66 TV show! Is this the finest version of Batman? What colours are totally unsuitable for the Catwoman to wear? How much love can you have for a square-jawed hero? And exactly how much does Conrad love Bat-Mite?
Covers the episodes of The New Adventures of Batman, "Trouble Identity" and "The Deep Freeze".
Jason and Zoe look back at Rainbow Brite! A small girl must find the courage to confront what is frankly Grade-A Horror, to bring magic and rainbows back to this desolate world. But is this too horrifying for kids? Why do Murky and Lurky have such a great car? And should Rainbow Brite be more careful about the missions she signs up to? Featuring! The Most Magnificent Horse in the Universe, !!!<<>>!!!.Covers the episodes of Rainbow Brite, "The Beginning of Rainbowland" Parts 1 & 2
Steven and and Steve and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Meeting a familiar new character from a previous episode! Who is the most Supreme Autobot and what is a Grandstand Convertor? Will Prowl finally do something? And at what point do you draw the line during "A Decepticon Raider In King Arthur's Court"? All set to the exciting sound of Radio Megatron!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Blaster Blues" and "A Decepticon Raider In King Arthur's Court"
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! We need your brilliant help! And we know that you, like Swoop, will want to hear brilliant part. Why Autobots make such rubbish building? Me not know Transformers back story before! Why Carly seem to know Cybertron like back of her hand? And haven't the Autobots technically won the war at the end of this?!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Desertion of the Dinobots" Parts 1 & 2.
Steven, Jason and special guest Becca look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! What is wrong with Sean Berger's hair? Why is Cosmos sad? Who would be the worst robot to mess with at the Decepticon Disco? And has Megatron finally won by just pretending to be nice?!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Megatron's Master Plan" Parts 1 & 2.
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! It's you! What are you doing here? Who told you where we were? Why don't you appreciate our brilliance? And why is Wheeljack building such a stingy force-field?
It's a Red Alert episode and the only choice left is to team up with Starscream!
BONUS ROUND - work out all the words that Steven snuck into the first episode that rhyme with "Negavator".
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Auto-Beserk" and "Microbots".
Steve Walker and Jason Thompson look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Can the Dinobots clean up the mess they've made? Can Grapple clean up the mess that he's made? How many basketball fatalities have the Autobots had? And why is it dangerous to own a newspaper stand in a time-warp?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Dinobot Island Part 1" and "The Master Builders".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Who are all these strange new robots? How brilliant is the Autobots' human ally, Spike? How great is Grimlock's Trumpet Voluntary? And how awful is the Autobots' human ally, Spike?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "The Insecticon Syndrome" and "Dinobot Island Part 1".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Who will be Top of the Opts in the battle of Optimus Prime vs Floptimus Prime? How fetching is Megatron's exciting new purple helmet? Can the Constructicons pull together as a team? And can anyone challenge the unstoppable Laserbeak!?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "A Prime Problem" and "The Core".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Is this the stupidest Decepticon stealth mission of all time? Will Prime and the Autobots be able to defeat a human-built computer? Do oil tankers travel in fleets? Also will Prime and the Autobots be able to defeat a human-built robot? And will Dr Fujiyama get the help he so desperately needs?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Day of the Machines" and "Enter The Nightbird".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Where are the cheapest seats in the racing stadium? Would Transformers be better if it was just the Autobots mucking about for 20 minutes a week? Are the Dinobots strong enough to smash through an invincible force-field? (Yes) And what terrors await the Transformers under the sea?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "The Autobot Run" and "Atlantis, Arise!".
Steven and special guest Lucy McCaul look back at Dogtanian and The Three Muskehounds! Is this the catchiest theme tune of the eighties and does it cheat by being two minutes long? Can you guess the other series made by the same people? And isn't Dogtanian a bit young to be out fighting with real swords?
Covers the episodes of Dogtanian and The Three Muskehounds, "Dogtanian's Journey" and "Dogtanian Meets the Man with the Black Moustache".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Could Spike be getting a girlfriend at last, that's not a car? How has Mirage gone from the greatest hero of the first story to a possible traitor? Why is Megatron always watching Transformers on TV? And how far back should you stand when Wheeljack is testing his new invention?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Traitor" and "The Immobilizer".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Buzzsaw turns up in this episode - do we need to say more? How much punishment can Prime handle? How much would it cost to insure a power plant in a world where Decepticons exist? And is Sparkplug about a thousand times smarter than he was letting on?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "City of Steel" and "Attack of the Autobots".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1985! Is this the most traumatic event Spike has experienced so far? Who is Corina Hat? Is the episode "Autobot Spike" in any way based on the tale of Frankenstein's Monster? And how hard is it to get from Washington to the Geographic Centre of Africa?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Autobot Spike" and "Changing Gears".
Steven, Jason and special guest Steve Walker look back at the Challenge of The GoBots!
Can Leader-1, Scooter and Turbo overcome the villainous Copter, Crasher and Cy-Kill?
Is Crasher the greatest transforming robot character ever or what?
Should you mistrust a man just because he has an Evil Robot Eye?
What vehicles could Scooter, Copter and Tank possibly turn into?
And will we survive GoBotron with our flaps unscorched? There's only one way to find out - It's time to take The Challenge of The GoBots!!
Covers the episodes of Challenge of the GoBots "The Gobotron Saga", consisting of "Cy-Kill's Escape", "Quest for the Creator", "The Fall of GoBotron", "Flight To Earth" and "Return to GoBotron".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1984! Someone has left the window open and let in a plague of Insecticons! How hard is it to hide a giant robot in a cornfield? Is this the final battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron? Is this the end for Robots In Your Eyes? This episode has it all: Insecticons! Constructicons! DEVASTATION!!!
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "A Plague of Insecticons" and "Heavy Metal War".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1984! Can Earth survive another episode of this podcast, never mind another orbit of Cybertron? Will Optimus Prime commit to any course of action, provided it looks cool? How susceptible are Autobots to quicksand? And who cares anyway when Dr Arkeville and Starscream are eloping to Cybertron?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "The Ultimate Doom Part 3 - Revival" and "Countdown to Extinction".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1984! Why haven't we seen Dr Arkeville before? Can the Decepticons survive the deadly pink foam of doom? How much mental trauma can Spike and Sparkplug put up with? And have you got a favourite wrench?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "The Ultimate Power Part 1 - Brainwash" and "The Ultimate Doom Part 2 - Search"
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1984! Will Megatron benefit from a single gun emplacement on the top of a temple? How exciting is it to have Skyfire back? Is it as exciting as the Dinobots in a massive punch up with - Optimus Prime?! And what's wrong with Chip Chase's observatory?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Fire On The Mountain" and "War of The Dinobots".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1984! What happens when you meet an old friend and find out they are totally evil? Is it ever too early to introduce a dozen new characters? What order should you watch these episodes in anyway? And has Sparkplug really been living in the Ark for months, without access to fresh air or daylight?
Covers the episodes of G1 Transformers, "Fire In The Sky" and "S.O.S. Dinobots".
Steven and Jason look back at the Transformers Cartoon from 1984! Is it physically possible to tear a floppy disc in half? How hard is it to guard a space bridge? And what does Cybertron smell like? If you want to survive this episode, you're really got to know where your Cosmitron is!
Covers the G1 Transformers episodes, "Roll For It" and "Divide and Conquer".
Steven and Jason look back at episodes 3 and 4 of the 1984 Transformers Cartoon. Can the Heroic Autobots win out against the Evil Decepticons? Is it a good idea to Transform into a car when you are in a car? And can Spike keep up with Bumblebee on foot?
Covers the G1 Transformers episodes, "More Than Meets The Eye Part 3" and "Transport to Oblivion".
Steven and Jason look back at the very first Transformers Cartoon from 1984! Are these robots from the past - or the future? How did Steven miss it all on first transmission? Is the fight on the dam the all-time high point of the Transformers? Will Jason be able to cope with the science of Cybertron?
Covers the first two episodes of G1 Transformers, "More Than Meets The Eye" parts 1 and 2.
Robots In Your Eyes - coming soon! Looking at Saturday morning cartoons starting with G1 Transformers. Look out for Robots In Your Eyes!