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'''''Transformers''''' is an animated TV series, comic book series and movie series based on transforming robots. The series has been parodied in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' multiple times. | '''''Transformers''''' is an animated TV series, comic book series and movie series based on transforming robots. The series has been parodied in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' multiple times. | ||
== References to ''Transformers'' in ''The Simpsons'' == | == References to ''Transformers'' in ''The Simpsons'' == | ||
+ | === Episodes === | ||
{{Table| | {{Table| | ||
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{{TH|Episode name}} | {{TH|Episode name}} | ||
{{TH|Reference}} | {{TH|Reference}} | ||
− | {{TBT|[[File: | + | {{TBT|[[File:Battling Seizure Robots.png|250px]]}} |
{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}} | ||
{{TB|226}} | {{TB|226}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]"}} | ||
{{TB|''[[Battling Seizure Robots]]'' may be a reference to ''Transformers''}} | {{TB|''[[Battling Seizure Robots]]'' may be a reference to ''Transformers''}} | ||
− | {{TRsT|[[File:CouchGagS16E15. | + | {{TBT|[[File:Bart and Milhouse Duel.png|250px]]}} |
+ | {{TB|[[Season 12|12]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|259}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Worst Episode Ever]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] fight, Bart picks up a robot toy which unfolds into an axe. Milhouse counters by doing the same, but his robot toy unfolds into a watering can.}} | ||
+ | {{TRsT|[[File:CouchGagS16E15.png|250px]]|2}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 16|16]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 16|16]]}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[Regarding Margie]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Regarding Margie]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:SLH Transforms Into Motorcycle.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 18|18]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|398}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|When [[Santa's Little Helper]] begins training to become a police dog, [[Bart]] envisions him becoming a dog version of RoboCop. In Bart's vision, SLH shoots movie villains and a giant math book that are menacing him and then transforms into a motorcycle.}} | ||
{{TBT|[[File:Trans-Clown-O-Morphs.png|250px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:Trans-Clown-O-Morphs.png|250px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 19|19]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 19|19]]}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[Apocalypse Cow]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Apocalypse Cow]]"}} | ||
{{TB|''[[Trans-Clown-O-Morphs]]'' is an obvious parody of ''Transformers''.}} | {{TB|''[[Trans-Clown-O-Morphs]]'' is an obvious parody of ''Transformers''.}} | ||
− | {{TBT|[[File: | + | {{TBT|[[File:THOHXIX Transformers.png|250px]]}} |
{{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}} | ||
{{TB|424}} | {{TB|424}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"}} | ||
{{TB|The "Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody" segment is a parody of ''Transformers''. | {{TB|The "Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody" segment is a parody of ''Transformers''. | ||
− | *The toy that blinks its lights at Bart in the 99-cent Store resembles the original {{W|Optimus Prime}} cab-over Semi of the ''{{ | + | *The toy that blinks its lights at Bart in the 99-cent Store resembles the original {{W|Optimus Prime}} cab-over Semi of the ''{{W2|The Transformers|TV series}}'' cartoon from 1984. |
*[[Homer]] and [[Ned]]'s cars transform into robots resembling Optimus Prime and {{W|Megatron}}. | *[[Homer]] and [[Ned]]'s cars transform into robots resembling Optimus Prime and {{W|Megatron}}. | ||
*[[Bestimus Muchos]] is a reference to Optimus (Best) Prime (foremost), whose name is intended to convey "best of the best".}} | *[[Bestimus Muchos]] is a reference to Optimus (Best) Prime (foremost), whose name is intended to convey "best of the best".}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]"}} | {{TB|"[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]"}} | ||
− | {{TB|[[Ned]] goes to see the movie '' | + | {{TB|[[Ned]] goes to see the movie ''{{ap|The Reformers|movie}}'' while in [[Israel]], a parody of ''Transformers''. It features two giant robots reading the Torah.}} |
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Transformers robot and The Happy Little Elves.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|469}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Maggie]] tries to use a ''Transformers'' robot and a {{W|Slinky}} to replace the missing [[Baby Musthave]] doll from ''[[The Happy Little Elves]]'' series.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Fancy Magazines.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TRs|[[Season 23|23]]|3}} | ||
+ | {{TB|490}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Replaceable You]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|While designing a robot pet, [[Bart]] and [[Martin]] consult several magazines. One of them, ''[[Robot Fancy]]'', has an article titled "A Weekend in Phoenix with [[Optimus Prime]]".}} | ||
{{TBT|[[File:LA6 Transforms.png|250px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:LA6 Transforms.png|250px]]}} | ||
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{{TB|503}} | {{TB|503}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Them, Robot]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Them, Robot]]"}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]"}} | ||
− | {{TB|A film is seen called ''[[Transformers of the Caribbean]]'', a reference to both ''Transformers'' and '' | + | {{TB|A film is seen called ''[[Transformers of the Caribbean]]'', a reference to both ''Transformers'' and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''. The robot in the poster resembles [[Jack Sparrow]].}} |
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Gorgeous Grampa Megatron.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 24|24]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|522}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Gorgeous Grampa]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|During the song "[[High to Be Loathed]]", [[Mr. Burns]] mentions [[Megatron]], and makes his shadow, among lots of other villains.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Capital City Googolplex Theatres.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 29|29]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|631}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|One of the films playing at [[Capital City Googolplex Theatres]] is ''Transformers: Fatigue'', referring to the numerous sequels.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Comicalooza Futurama banner.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 32|32]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|691}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Three Dreams Denied]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|A poster for ''Trans-Clown-O-Morphs'' is seen.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:The Secrets of the Simpsons Couch.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 34|34]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|740}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[My Life as a Vlog]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|The thumbnail for "The Secrets of the Simpsons couch" video has the couch becoming a Transformer.}} | ||
{{TBT|}} | {{TBT|}} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{TB|[[Season 36|36]]}} |
+ | {{TB|780}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[The Man Who Flew Too Much]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|When the [[Pin Pals]] are stranded on a mountain, [[Barney]] says that he thinks they will be just fine. [[Moe]] responds by asking, "And who made you Optimist Prime?", referencing [[Optimus Prime]].}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | === Comics === | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Comic issue}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Story name}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Reference}} | ||
+ | {{THT|''[[Simpsons Comics]]''|colspan=4}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Comic Book Guy The X Men Transformers.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{SC|118}}}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[The "X" Men]]''}} | ||
{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] says "Like Optimus Prime after his death in ''{{W|Transformers The Movie}}'', I shall return!" to his girlfriend as the helicopter takes off.}} | {{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] says "Like Optimus Prime after his death in ''{{W|Transformers The Movie}}'', I shall return!" to his girlfriend as the helicopter takes off.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Transformacar.png|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{SC|121}}}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[The Town That Time Forgot]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|When [[Homer]] is late to [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|work]], he tells his co-workers a story about being stuck in traffic and his car transforming into a giant robot ("Transformacar") and then walking to the power plant.}} | ||
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+ | {{THT|''[[Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book]]''|colspan=4}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Comic Book Guy Optimus Prime death.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{Cmc|Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book|1}}}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part One)]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s world record attempt at recreating the most fictional deaths in one minute includes [[Optimus Prime]] handing [[Hot Rod]] the Matrix of Leadership in ''{{W|The Transformers: The Movie}}''.}} | ||
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+ | {{THT|''[[Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders]]''|colspan=4}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Officer Shooty Transforms - Future Cop.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{Cmc|Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies|1}}}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[Future Cop!]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|In [[Chief Wiggum]]'s dream of being a cop in the future, his rifle/partner "[[Officer Shooty]]" can transform into a flying robot.}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | === Books === | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Book}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Reference}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Starscream.png|200px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[C. Montgomery Burns' Handbook of World Domination]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Smithers]] lists [[Starscream]] as one of the [[Great Toadies in History]] because "without him, [[Megatron]] would be so much less mega".}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | === Video games === | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Game}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Reference}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|In the {{TOCU|Level 55}} update, [[Herb Powell]] mentions making [[The Homer]] into a hybrid, to which Homer thinks he means make it into a Transformer. Homer asks "Who doesn't like a good transformer?" then says "I know I do. I love transformers."}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | == Common Cast == | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture|width=100px}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Name}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Role in ''Transformers''}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Greg Berg.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Greg Berg]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Igor in ''{{W|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Rory]] in "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Andy Daly.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Andy Daly]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Donnie in ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Judge Dowd]] in "[[Fears of a Clown]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Robin Atkin Downes.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Robin Atkin Downes]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Prime #3 in ''{{W|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced several British men in "[[The 7 Beer Itch]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:John Goodman.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[John Goodman]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Hound in ''{{W|Transformers: Age of Extinction}}'' and ''{{W|Transformers: The Last Knight}}''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Meathook]] in "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Grey Griffin.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Grey Griffin]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Arcee, Chromia, and Elita-One in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', and Arcee again in ''Bumblebee''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voice of [[Martin Prince]] and [[Sherri]] and [[Terri Mackleberry]] from [[Season 31]] - Present.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Jess Harnell.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Jess Harnell]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced both Barricade and Ironhide in {{W2|Transformers|film|the first film}}, Ironhide in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', and Barricade in ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Charlton Heston]] in the [[Season 13]] episode "[[The Parent Rap]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Eric Idle.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Eric Idle]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Wreck-Gar in ''{{W|The Transformers: The Movie}}''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Declan Desmond]] in the [[season 14]] episode "[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]", the [[season 16]] episode "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]", the [[season 18]] episode "[[Springfield Up]]", and the [[season 23]] episode "[[The Spy Who Learned Me]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Frances McDormand.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Frances McDormand]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Charlotte Mearing in ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Melanie Upfoot]] in "[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Kevin Pollak.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Kevin Pollak]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Fracture in ''{{W2|Transformers: Robots in Disguise|2015 TV series}}''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{ap|Ross|3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage}}, the [[bagel man]] and [[Professor Thernstrom]] in "[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Kevin Michael Richardson.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Prime #2 and Rampage in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Has voiced [[:Category:Characters voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson|many different characters]] in many episodes.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Frank Welker.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Frank Welker]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voice of Megatron in the {{W2|The Transformers|TV series|original TV series}}.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voice of [[Santa's Little Helper]].}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Michael York.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Michael York]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Prime #1 in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Mason Fairbanks]] in the [[season 17]] episode "[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]", [[Lionel Budgie]] in the [[season 27]] episode "[[Lisa the Veterinarian]]" and the [[season 28]] episodes "[[Pork and Burns]]" and "[[Dogtown]]", {{ap|Nigel|Moho House}} in the [[season 28]] episode "[[Moho House]]", and [[Clayton]] in the [[season 31]] episode "[[The Way of the Dog]]".}} | ||
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Transformers is an animated TV series, comic book series and movie series based on transforming robots. The series has been parodied in The Simpsons multiple times.
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