The Autobots go into stasis to survive the crash, while the scattered remains of Megatron are discovered by a human scientist named Isaac Sumdac. Megatron attacks the Autobot ship and tries to retrieve the Allspark, but when an explosive planted on Megatron by the treacherous Starscream detonates, the ship crashes on Earth. The Autobots take the Allspark back to their ship, but are soon confronted by a crew of Decepticons led by the notorious warlord Megatron and consisting of Blitzwing, Lugnut, Blackarachnia, and Starscream. Stellar-cycles (years) after the Autobots won the great war for Cybertron against the Decepticons, an Autobot maintenance crew led by Optimus Prime and consisting of Ratchet, Bulkhead, Prowl, and Bumblebee discover the legendary Allspark buried on an asteroid.
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The series began with a pilot called "Transform and Roll Out!". Main article: List of Transformers: Animated episodes Pilot episodes on The Hub, now known as Discovery Family in high definition until 2014. Despite being a Cartoon Network original series, the show was aired on Nicktoons in the UK since February 2008, Jetix/Disney XD in the rest of Europe from September 10, 2008, and, finally, back in the U.S. The Japanese version of the cartoon was slightly rewritten to tie into Michael Bay's Transformers film series. The show's continuity is separate from any other previous Transformers continuities, despite using footage from the first series ( The Transformers) in its first episode as a historical film, and having many references to the other Transformers continuities in the Transformers franchise.
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The series has 42 episodes (two sets of three interrelated episodes make up two 90-minute made for TV movies) across three seasons, with many fanservice references to other Transformers shows.
In Japan, the show debuted on April 3, 2010, on both TV Aichi and TV Tokyo. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 26, 2007, and ended on May 23, 2009. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Hasbro and animated by The Answer Studio, Mook Animation, and Studio 4☌ (shorts). Transformers: Animated is an American superhero animated television series based on the Transformers toy line. Entertainment Rights Distribution (International)