The Great Energon Rush
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| "The Great Energon Rush" | ||||||
| Production code | 217 | |||||
| Season | 2 | |||||
| No. in season | 17 | |||||
| Production company | Allspark Animation | |||||
| Airdate | May 2, 2020 | |||||
| Writer | Ben Ward | |||||
| Director | Ray Quigley | |||||
| Animation studio | Boulder Media Studio | |||||
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When Hoist goes prospecting in the hope of striking energon, he finds that rickety old mines are not built for Bots, especially big scary Dinobots.
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Synopsis
Hoist shows off his cowboy impression to Medix, who is confused at his mention of a "Big Tom". Hoist clarifies that Big Tom doesn't exist and he was just demonstrating cowboy mannerisms, but some stomping puts that fact in doubt. It turns out to just be Grimlock, who is trying to figure out a learning activity for today. Medix leaves them to it, and an old newspaper gives Grimlock and Hoist a clue—miners once found energon in a mine. Heatwave okays the mission so long as they pay attention to safety and have backup.
Grimlock and Hoist head for the mine, and Hoist is startled when they're joined by Grimlock's friends Sludge and Snarl. Hoist cautions everyone to be extremely careful as the mine will be unstable. They reach the mine, and Hoist supplies the three Dinobots with nose-flashlights. They charge into the mine, and Hoist suggest they split into teams to search, however Sludge immediately steps in some mine carts and ends up carried off. Snarl, not wanting to be left behind, does the same. Grimlock observes the increasing amount of falling debris as the mine becomes more unstable, shortly before the other two Dinobots crash into him. Hoist catches up with them, and he and Grimlock decide they should evacuate from the mine before there's any more damage. The other two Dinobots are determined to go on and start trying to break their way through the blocked tunnel ahead. Grimlock orders them to stop, just as they strike energon. Unfortunately it's at this point that the mine collapses.
Everyone is all right, but now they're trapped in the mine. Grimlock attempts to contact the Academy for a GroundBridge, but can't get a signal out. He admits he didn't want to look weak to his Dinobot comrades, who in turn admit they were trying to impress Hoist. Luckily Hoist has a plan to carefully dig themselves out by having the Dinobots support the tunnel as he digs. They eventually get free, with Hoist using his winch to pull them the rest of the way. Grimlock reveals he managed to bring a single energon nugget out of the mine so they didn't end up completely empty-handed.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
"Well, I gotta mosey on down the trail. You cowpokes holler if ya need me, y'hear?"
"Hmm, is he having voice circuit problems? Me Grimlock have same problem sometimes."
- —Medix and Grimlock
"Ah, I have heard of cowboys. Tell me, which half is the cow?"
- —Grimlock
"Grimlock, you're our leader! You could eat lettuce and bathe more than once a year and you still wouldn't look weak to us."
- —Snarl
Notes
Continuity notes
- Grimlock and Hoist's previous mission with the two Dinobots took place back in "Mission Dinobot".
Transformers references
- Grimlock briefly has a "voice circuit problem" that gives him the "Me Grimlock" speech pattern of G1 Grimlock.
- Unlike previous cartoons set in the appearances in the Aligned continuity family, the energon in the mine is pink, akin to its appearance in classic media.
- Grimlock is referred to as the Dinobots' leader, much like most other incarnations of the character.
Real-world references
- Hoist has a collection of Old West themed memorabilia.
Continuity errors
- Hoist uses his plasma cutter in this episode, which they would not receive until "Power Up And Energize".
Animation and technical errors
- TBA
Trivia
- Hoist's plasma cutter is based on the light-up armature that comes with his "Command Center" toy.
Foreign localization
- TBA