Garbage In, Garbage Out



AllSpark energy turns a junk pile into a sentient robot who tries to help the Autobots, but ends up doing more harm than good.

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 * Original airdate: May 3, 2008

Featured characters
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Other notes

 * This episode was first shown on Saturday, April 26th, at BotCon 2008. The version aired still had the time-code running in the top-left corner.

Transformers references

 * Wreck-Gar interprets Lugnut's incoming rocket punch as an invitation to a high-five, and happily delivers the universal greeting.
 * Wreck-Gar's shifting allegiance and red optics as he faces down Ratchet on the garbage scow appear to be callbacks to the original Wreck-Gar, who appeared to be an enemy to the Autobots at first, complete with red optics.
 * The Animated incarnations of Spike and Carly, who made a cameo in the pilot episode, re-appear with speaking lines and even get their names called out.

Real-world references

 * Wreck-Gar's "I dare to be stupid!" is, of course, a reference to one of "Weird Al" Yankovic's most well-known songs, "Dare to be Stupid", a Devo "style parody" that appeared on the soundtrack to the original animated movie.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * Aside from Wreck-Gar, Weird Al also voiced the Sumdac Systems technician who explains the new version of the nanobots to Porter C. Powell.