Nature Calls

Prowl, Bumblebee and Sari get more than they bargained for when they head out to the remote woods to investigate a mysterious energy signal.

Stats

 * Written by: Todd Casey
 * Directed by: Ben Jones, Bouakeo Thongkham, & Shunji Oga
 * Original airdate: March 22, 2008
 * Animation studio: The Answer Studio

Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes
Bumblebee: You said to pack the bare essentials! Prowl: Since when are surround-sound speakers, a strobe light, and a hand-held media player "bare essentials?" Bumblebee: You should've seen what I left back at the plant. Prowl: Where did you find room for all of this junk? [Bumblebee taps his fingers uncomfortably] Bumblebee: I'd...rather not say.
 * Awkward conversation between Bumblebee and Prowl.

"First we must determine this creature's intentions." [Creature knocks Prowl aside without provocation] "I'm gonna say 'hostile'."
 * Prowl and Bumblebee meet the monster.

Bumblebee: Hey! Why don't you pick on someone your own size?! [Creature swipes at Bumblebee and Sari] Bumblebee: Okay. Maybe we're a little unclear on the concept of "your own size". Sari: Maybe you should stop talking logic to a creature that has no head!
 * Bumblebee and Sari.

"Monsters are real? Tutor Bot is such a liar!"
 * Sari Sumdac ' s faith in Tutor Bot is shattered.

Continuity errors

 * If space barnacles are killed by heat, how did any survive atmospheric entry?

Transformers references
Scavenger and Hook with Bonecrusher's head.]]
 * The construction drones are green and purple.
 * Megatron's body ends up in the deep freeze.
 * The construction worker looks very familiar. (He's only credited as "Worker," and is voiced by Bumper Robinson.)
 * Bumblebee's combined stinger attack also rings a few bells.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * So... what happened to that mine worker, anyway?


 * Ratchet and Bulkhead, while mentioned, make no appearances in this episode.


 * Tutor Bot is mentioned, and in the voice credits for the episode, but does not actually appear.


 * ...space barnacles?