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The Best Episodes of Transformers: Animated Season 1

Every episode of Transformers: Animated Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Transformers: Animated Season 1!

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The evil Decepticons have appeared in Detroit. With the all powerful Allspark, Megatron can use it to turn all of Earth's robots into Decepticons. However, Optimus Prime and his Autobots arrive and plan to stop

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 16 - Megatron Rising (2)
    8.8/10(93 votes)

    S1:E16

    The Autobots must rally to prevent the AllSpark from falling into the clutches of the Decepticons.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell, Ciro Nieli
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  2. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 15 - Megatron Rising (1)
    8.6/10(88 votes)

    S1:E15

    Starscream, Lugnut and Blitzwing invade Earth; Optimus Prime makes Sari turn over her Allspark key.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Ciro Nieli, Kentaro Mizuno
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  3. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 9 - Along Came a Spider
    8.3/10(93 votes)

    S1:E9

    Blackarachnia confronts Bumblebee and Bulkhead as they are celebrating their first Halloween.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Irineo Maramba, Yutaka Kagawa
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  4. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 11 - Lost and Found
    8.3/10(79 votes)

    S1:E11

    Blitzwing and Lugnut come to Earth to help Megatron get the Allspark.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Yutaka Kagawa
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  5. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 7 - The Thrill of the Hunt
    8.2/10(96 votes)

    S1:E7

    Ratchet's old enemy, the bounty hunter Lockdown, resurfaces.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Andrew Robinson

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  6. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 10 - Sound and Fury
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    S1:E10

    Bulkhead is suspicious of the musical robot player Sari receives as a birthday gift.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Henry Gilroy

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  7. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 3 - Transform and Roll Out! (3)
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    S1:E3

    Starscream captures Bumblebee and a number of civilians in an attempt to obtain the Allspark.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Yutaka Kagawa, Minoru Yamaoka, Makoto Fuchigami
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  8. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 6 - Blast from the Past
    7.7/10(97 votes)

    S1:E6

    Megatron reprograms Professor Sumdac's animatronic dinosaurs, turning them into Dinobots.

    Directors:Heather A. Maxwell, Irineo Maramba, Kentaro Mizuno
    Writer:Kevin Hopps

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  9. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 12 - Survival of the Fittest
    7.7/10(76 votes)

    S1:E12

    When Sari mysteriously disappears, Prowl and Bulkhead go searching for her on Dinobot Island.

    Directors:Irineo Maramba, Makoto Fuchigami
    Writer:Steve Granat

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  10. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 14 - Nature Calls
    7.7/10(79 votes)

    S1:E14

    Prowl, Bumblebee, and Sari investigate a Cybertronian energy signal detected by Optimus Prime.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell, Keo Thongkham
    Writer:Todd Casey

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  11. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 2 - Transform and Roll Out! (2)
    7.5/10(105 votes)

    S1:E2

    The battle continues; Sari Sumdac discovers the Autobots and the Allspark.

    Director:Matt Youngberg
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  12. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 4 - Home Is Where the Spark Is
    7.5/10(97 votes)

    S1:E4

    The Autobots find that their new base on Earth is already inhabited.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Shunji Oga
    Writer:Michael Ryan

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  13. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 1 - Transform and Roll Out! (1)
    7.4/10(121 votes)

    S1:E1

    The Autobots find the Allspark and the Decepticons try to seize it.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Yutaka Kagawa, Minoru Yamaoka, Makoto Fuchigami
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  14. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 8 - Nanosec
    7.3/10(86 votes)

    S1:E8

    Bumblebee springs into action when Megatron unleashes a speed demon and sends it on a crime spree.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Shunji Oga
    Writer:Marty Isenberg

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  15. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 13 - Headmaster
    7.2/10(78 votes)

    S1:E13

    A disgruntled former employee tries to use an Autobot to destroy the city in a bid for revenge.

    Directors:Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell
    Writer:Michael Ryan

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  16. Transformers: Animated Season 1 Episode 5 - Total Meltdown
    7.1/10(93 votes)

    S1:E5

    A bioengineering genius experiments with some of Bumblebee's hydraulic fluid.

    Directors:Matt Youngberg, Naoto Hashimoto
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Megatron Rising (2)" is the best rated episode of "Transformers: Animated" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 93 votes. Directed by Shunji Oga, Heather A. Maxwell, Ciro Nieli and written by Marty Isenberg, it aired on 4/5/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Megatron Rising (1)".