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[[Image:Blurrbumblebeerace.jpg|thumb|right|300px|One shall stand, one shall eat dust.]]
  
 
'''Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.'''
  
'''Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.'''
   
 
:''German title:'' "'''Schneller als der Wind'''" ("Faster than the Wind")
  
:''German title:'' "'''Schneller als der Wind'''" ("Faster than the Wind")
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:''Japanese title:'' "'''Ratings Race!''" (視聴率レース! ''Shichōritsu Race<!--Rēsu-->!'')
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
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Back at the plant, Bumblebee thinks that he can beat the blue racer with his turbo boosters. Prime and Ratchet refuse, and Bumblebee shouts that nothing on Earth is faster than him. This train of thought leads Bumblebee to the conclusion that the blue racer is a Decepticon. Prowl points out that the racer was uninterested in the Autobots, and Prime orders Bumblebee not to use the boosters. Meanwhile, Bulkhead comes down on Sari over ''Street Demon'', but Sari says that they're not helping the illegal show in any way, since she's pirating the signal. As Bulkhead laments about how the Autobots need to set a good example, Bumblebee walks in and smooths things over, saying that he'll straighten out Sari. Once Bulkhead is out of [[Sensors#Audio sensors|audio sensor]] range, Bumblebee has Sari show him the races. He asks her to track down where the broadcast came from, and with the help of the [[Key]], he finds out where they are.
  
Back at the plant, Bumblebee thinks that he can beat the blue racer with his turbo boosters. Prime and Ratchet refuse, and Bumblebee shouts that nothing on Earth is faster than him. This train of thought leads Bumblebee to the conclusion that the blue racer is a Decepticon. Prowl points out that the racer was uninterested in the Autobots, and Prime orders Bumblebee not to use the boosters. Meanwhile, Bulkhead comes down on Sari over ''Street Demon'', but Sari says that they're not helping the illegal show in any way, since she's pirating the signal. As Bulkhead laments about how the Autobots need to set a good example, Bumblebee walks in and smooths things over, saying that he'll straighten out Sari. Once Bulkhead is out of [[Sensors#Audio sensors|audio sensor]] range, Bumblebee has Sari show him the races. He asks her to track down where the broadcast came from, and with the help of the [[Key]], he finds out where they are.
   
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[[Image:Master_disaster_rig.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Optimus Prime's [[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|evil twin brother]], come back for revenge!!]]
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[[Image:Master_disaster_rig.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|evil twin brother]], come back for revenge!!]]
 
At an irrigation channel, Bumblebee, having taken his turbo boosters, joins in a training race, finally getting the hang of his boosters. Seeing what is going on, Master Disaster, the host of ''Street Demon'', uses some sort of remote control to send out the blue racer to attack Bumblebee. Finally getting tired of being attacked, Bumblebee transforms into robot mode, causing Master Disaster to call off the attack. Instead, Disaster invites the Autobot to participate in the next race. Bumblebee agrees, on the condition that blue racer is present. As Bumblebee [[rolls out]], Disaster notes that with an Autobot racing, their ratings will triple...and get even higher if said Autobot were to suffer an "accident".
  
At an irrigation channel, Bumblebee, having taken his turbo boosters, joins in a training race, finally getting the hang of his boosters. Seeing what is going on, Master Disaster, the host of ''Street Demon'', uses some sort of remote control to send out the blue racer to attack Bumblebee. Finally getting tired of being attacked, Bumblebee transforms into robot mode, causing Master Disaster to call off the attack. Instead, Disaster invites the Autobot to participate in the next race. Bumblebee agrees, on the condition that blue racer is present. As Bumblebee [[rolls out]], Disaster notes that with an Autobot racing, their ratings will triple...and get even higher if said Autobot were to suffer an "accident".
   
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Back at the plant, Prime decides to store the remote in a safe place, while Bumblebee decides to set a better example for Sari{{m-}}starting by ending her pirated satellite connection. As Sari jokingly warns Bumblebee not to set too good of an example (lest she not recognize him), Bumblebee notices the blue racer speed past the plant. Bumblebee shouts out a "thank you", but is left wondering who the blue racer really is.
  
Back at the plant, Prime decides to store the remote in a safe place, while Bumblebee decides to set a better example for Sari{{m-}}starting by ending her pirated satellite connection. As Sari jokingly warns Bumblebee not to set too good of an example (lest she not recognize him), Bumblebee notices the blue racer speed past the plant. Bumblebee shouts out a "thank you", but is left wondering who the blue racer really is.
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The episode opens up with the Autobots driving through New Detroit during the night. Bumblebee says to Optimus that they're wasting their time, but Optimus replies that an Allspark shard was detected in the area and fears the Decepticons might also trace it. Just then, 5 cars blow right past the Autobots. As Ratchet asks what their hurry is, 4 helicopters stream overhead. Bulkhead seems to know the cars as Street Demons, as he watches them on TV with Sari. Bumblee seems unimpressed and ready to show off.
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Streaking ahead, he overtakes all the racers (including one with an uncanny resemblence to the Stunticon Breakdown). Behind this race, another car peels away towards them. As the racers and Bumblebee continue down the highway, the newly arrived car forces it's way through the pack, causing 2 to crash into the concrete medians. Optimus and the other Autobots approach one of the wrecked cars and assume robot mode. Meanwhile, the aggressive car has now caught up to Bumblebee.
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As the car pulls away from Bumblebee, he gets set to pursue. However, Optimus chimes in and tells Bumblebee to help them with the injured. Bumblebee seems bent on catching up to the car, but at that moment the car kicks it into high gear and leaves Bumblebee behind and dumbfounded. Back at the accident scene, Optimus snuffs the flames while Prowl uses his shurikens as Jaws of Life to free one of the drivers. Bulkhead frees the other driver then asks for his autograph. The driver seems too incoherent to oblige. Bulkhead mentions to Optimus that the driver needs a repair shop, to which Optimus corrects him with the correct building... a hospital.
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The police, with Capt Fanzone, are now on scene. He in turn corrects Optimus and says they need a prison ward. Fanzone then places both drivers under arrest. As the remainder of the squad leaves, Fanzone tells the Autobots that they are part of an underground racing circuit and he's been trying to catch them for weeks. Bulkhead takes Fanzone too literal and asks him if they race in tunnels. Fanzone corrects him and tells him that underground means illegal. This confuses Bulkhead, because Sari didn't mention this to him.
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Optimus asks the purpose of underground racing. Fanzone tells him it's strictly for money and viewership on pirated broadcasts. About this time, Bumblebee pulls up. He transforms into robot mode, then instantly collapses. Fanzone instantly asks Bumblebee if he 'tried to nail the guy in the blue car'. In between wheezing, and in a very weak voice, Bumblebee asks how he knew.
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Back at Autobot HQ, Bumblebee opens up a case containing his rocket pack (see Nanosec) and seems determined to find the blue racer. Ratchet strikes Bumblebee down, noting that his last use of the rockets was at the price of almost flattening Prime and Sari. Bumblebee then slips and lets his true feelings out, showing jealousy that an earth car beat him. He then slowly comes around and tries to convince the others that the blue car might actually be a Decepticon. Prowl isn't convinced, however, since the blue car made no attempt to attack the Autobots and went straight for the 'organics'. Optimus gives the final say and tells Bumblebee that he can't use the boosters.
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Meanwhile, Bulkhead confronts Sari about the "Speed Demons" program and her knowledge of it being illegal. Sari seems smug and tells Bulkhead that it's not costing them anything. When Bulkhead asks her how Pay-Per-View is free, she lets out that she's pirating a signal. This makes Bulkhead more upset that Sari seems to be justifying a wrong with another wrong. Just then, Bumblebee walks in and tells Bulkhead to lighten up because "we're supposed to be the funbots!". Bulkhead says that shouldn't stop them from making a good example since Sari looks up to them. Bumblebee wastes no time replying with "She can't help it, she looks up to everyone". The short joke obviously gets Sari riled.
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Bumblebee promises to set Sari straight. Without saying anything back, Bulkhead leaves. Once Bulkhead is out of the room, Bumblebee quickly asks Sari to find the races. When Sari questions his promise to Bulkhead, Bee tells her to keep the volume down so he doesn't hear. As they turn the TV on, they are greeted by a human in a red suit referring to himself as Master Disaster. He greets the viewers with the beginning of another broadcast, Bumblebee spots the blue car. He asks Sari if that car has been in all the races. Sari tells him "I guess" and he then asks if she can find the location of the broadcast. Sari goes for her key to merge it with the remote, telling Bumblebee that it's a piece of cake. Bumblebee then asks her if the broadcast came from a piece of cake, obviously not getting the metaphor.
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After awhile, we find Bumblebee in a water viaduct somewhere in New Detroit, with his rocket pack attached. He is sure this is where Sari told him the broadcasts were coming from, but he finds nothing. Just then, he hears engines followed by headlights emerging from a tunnel. He hides out of sight and as they pass, he goes into car mode and tails behind them. He uses the embankment to slingshot past the 2 rear cars.
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In his broadcast trailer, Master Disaster notices Bumblebee and wonders where he came from. He then presses a button under the console, revealing a secret compartment with a remote control inside. Outside, the trailer door comes down and the blue racer emerges. As Master Disaster states that he'll shut down Bumblebee, he fine tunes the remote and the blue car launches off. Back at the race, Bumblebee is running neck in neck with the others and seems quite proud that he's mastered the rocket pack. At that moment, the other cars come to a stop. As Bumblebee spins around to find out why they stopped, he spots the blue car.
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As the blue car lunges forward, Bumblebee is inclined to play Chicken. However, he stopped in a puddle and thus can't get traction. As the blue car closes in on him, he spins his rockets around and launches backwards. The blue car pursues Bumblebee, never giving him the chance to spin around and go forward. As the blue car plays bump and grind with Bee, Master Disaster watches from his broadcast trailer. He seems pleased with the progress and states "Best day of my life when I found this baby", referring to the remote. We then spy an antenna on the car, confirming that Master Disaster is controlling the blue car via remote.
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Bumblebee is tired of playing rough and assumes his robot mode. This surprises Master Disaster. Bumblebee prepares to smash in the hood of the blue car, but it stops just short of his fist. Bumblebee pans to his right and spots Master Disaster with his broadcast rig. MD tells him to not move a muscle, or piston or whatever he has. Bee recognizes MD right away, and MD recognizes Bee as a loyal paying customer, which seems to make Bee a bit bashful. Bumblebee asks MD about the blue car. MD tells Bee that the car is his star attraction, and makes a comment that the 'driver' doesn't make a move without him.
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Bumblebee questions if MD knows the driver, if there is on at all. MD balks and says there can't be a car without a driver, with present company excepted. MD then tells Bumblebee that the next race will be under the elevated roadways in the Dixon/Vernon area at 2am. MD then formally gives Bee an invitation to join. Bee asks if the blue car will be there, and MD asks back if Bee will join if the blue car is there. The reply? "Slag yeah".
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As Bumblebee transforms and drives away, MD tunes his remote and brings the blue car back to him. He revels in the fact that having an Autobot in the race will triple his audience. More deviously, if he can wreck the Autobot, he'll gain exponential viewers. Back at Autobot HQ, Bulkhead brings Sari some hot chocolate. Her phone begins going off but she tries to ignore it. Bulkhead seems suspicious that she would ignore it. She tries to bluff Bulkhead by telling him about cel phone plans, but as she tries to shut it off it accidentally answers the call from Bumblebee.
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As Bee goes off telling Sari about how he couldn't beat the blue car with his rocket pack, Bulkhead gets noticeably furious. As Bee tries to get a response from Sari, he sees Blitzwing flying overhead. Blitzwing doesn't seen to notice him. He flies down to the viaduct and assumes his 'cold' robot mode. As Bee catches up and stays out of sight, Blitzwing makes contact with Megatron via commlink. He tells Megatron that he lost track of the Allspark fragment again and thinks it has disappeared. Megatron dismisses that as rubbish and orders Blitzwing to keep searching. Bee thinks the blue racer has something to do with it and rushes off in car mode.
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Bee returns back to Autobot HQ and rushes to where Sari is sitting. He blurts out that he is going to be in the next race and begins to tell Sari to keep Bulkhead distracted. But it's too late, as he notices Bulkhead lumbering over him. Bulkhead expresses his disappointment in both Sari and Bee. Bee tries to convince Bulkhead that the blue car is a Decepticon and that Blitzwing is tailing the races trying to find an Allspark fragment. He draws Bulkhead closer and tells him that he can only expose all this if he runs in the next race and makes Bulkhead promise to not let the others know.
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Bulkhead agrees, but only if Bumblebee doesn't go off on a 'wild grease chase' without him. Bee promises, while keeping his fingers crossed behind his back. As Bulkhead walks away, Sari asks Bee where he learned that from, to which he replies "From you". Down at the police station, Fanzone is trying to interrogate one of the drivers he arrested. The suspect is initially resistent, but when Fanzone tells him the charges levied will ensure his next race is him using a walker, he lets out that the next race is at 2am in the Dixon/Vernon area, confident Fanzone won't make it in time. Fanzone tells him that he knows shortcuts, while sliding his badge into the card reader. However, the door won't open and Fanzone walks smack into it. This results in the Fanzone mantra (this is why I hate machines).
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As Bee prepares to leave for the race, Sari demands to tag along. Bee tries to get her to stay behind, but she throws back on him every hypocrite thing he's said thus far. He begrudgingly takes her along, but Bulkhead was listening in the whole time. At the starting line, Master Disaster reviews the entrants and states that there's many new entrants tonight, including Bee. As Sari comments about how much uglier MD is in person, Bee points out that the blue car just arrived. As the blue car pulls up next to Bumblebee, Sari's key lights up. She notes that the Allspark fragment is nearby, but it's not coming from the blue car.
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As she goes to investigate, the key leads her to the broadcast trailer, and to MD's hidden console. As she grabs MD's remote, she notices a shadow approaching and ducks to hide. He approaches his console as Sari ducks back out. Announcing the race will start in 2min, he activates the hidden console to find it already open... and his remote missing. Sari gets back to Bee, but not before MD spots her with the remote and calls her a thief. Bee asks if she stole the remote, and she retorts that he hasn't been a shining example himself.
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Bumblebee makes his escape, and the other drivers see it as a sign that the race began. They tear off, much to Master Disaster's anger. As MD runs back in the trailer, we see Bulkhead hiding behind a pillar. He is still critical of Bumblebee's actions. However, as he starts to go after him he is frozen in place. Seems Blitzwing caught sight of him, tells Bulkhead to chill out, then transforms into jet mode. Back with Bumblebee, Sari opens the remote to find an Allspark shard embedded within it. She remarks that the shard is why Blitzwing was hanging around. Bee is quick to change her past tense to present, as Blitzwing fires his ice cannons in jet mode.
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Blitzwing fires an ice cannon shot at one of the underpasses, sealing the rest of the drivers off. He then goes after Bee. Bumblebee manages to dodge the barrage of fire from Blitzwing. However, Blitzwing won't give up and fires an ice missile. Passing Bee, the missile lands on the floor and instantly freezes the whole viaduct. At first Bumblebee spirals out of control. He then transforms into robot mode and begins skating on the ice with Sari on his neck. He spins around and fires stinger shots at Blitzwing, but misses. Once back on dry land, Bee transforms back into car mode. Sari, seemingly unfazed by the battle, asks to do it again.
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Bee continues to try and elude Blitzwing. BW fires off 2 more ice missiles. Bee outruns the first one as it seals off one end of the tunnel that Bee drives into. The other lands directly behind Bee, but he manages to keep ahead of it and exits the tunnel before the other entrance is sealed. BW is still on Bee's tail, but now the viaduct narrows down. As BW's wings scrape against the embankment, he transforms into tank mode and curses the concrete.
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Blitzwing fires off 2 shots from his turret, aiming at a support pillar for an underpass. Bee manages to dodge the falling debris. BW gloats that he will crush anything in his way, but the crumbling underpass manages to crush him instead. Sari claims that they lost him. Meanwhile, Fanzone is getting annoyed with the onboard navigation in his car. Bee notices Fanzone driving in the opposite direction above him and does an about face. Bee manages to catch up to Fanzone and uses a ramp to get alongside him.
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Blitzwing, meanwhile, emerges from the rubble. Although he is in his cold mode, he is visibly perturbed. He switches to his random mode and notices Fanzone and Bee racing side by side. Remarks on how cute the twins look, then reverts to his cool mode. An eyepiece telescopes from his left optic and he notices the varied energy readings from the 2 cars. He remarks on how one of them has the Allspark fragment, and as he switches to his rage mode, he decides to destroy both cars.
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Bee opens Fanzone's car door as Sari shouts as Fanzone to jump in. As Fanzone questions Sari's judgement, he notices BW closing in and firing missiles. He jumps into Bee just before his car explodes. He laments that the car will come out of his paycheck, followed by question about Bumblebee's interior being cleaner than his. Sari replies, "Maybe beause it's not on fire?". BW then fires a volley of missiles, which Bee manages to dodge while drifting back into the viaduct.
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Fanzone notes that BW is still on their tail, but Sari gets an idea. She opens up a window and points the remote at BW. BW transforms into robot mode and, in his rage mode, seems lost that he cant' control himself. Shifting to random mode, he then confesses that he never could and laughs. Sari tells Fanzone that the remote is how Master Disaster fixed the races using the blue car. she continues to control Blitzwing and brags that the remote makes it easy to bend the rules. Then she drops the remote, and Fanzone is quick to reply that bending rules will sometimes have them snapping back in your face.
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Blitzwing now seems to have regained control and in his cold mood decides to finish things. He transforms back into jet mode and closes in on Bee. At that moment, the blue car smashes thru the underpass above and launches straight towards BW. Blitzwing responds (rage mood)"Never give up"(cold mood)"Never surrender"(random mood) "NEVER MIND!" shortly before crashing into a nearby building. As Bee deposits Sari and Fanzone on the ground, he states he is going after Blitzwing. Blitzwing, meanwhile, has suffered damage and crashes straight into MD's rig.
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As Blitzwing gets up from the wreckage (and in random mood shows how glad he is that he 'landed on something soft'), he assumes cold mood as he sees Bumblebee approaching. Bee transforms into robot mode and tells BW to put his hands up. Never mind that Blitzwing is roughly 4x his size. Blitzwing obliges, then in rage mood (with a big grin on his face), fires his turrets at the underpass above Bee. As Bee is caught in the rubble, Bulkhead (still frozen) is knocked over and freed from his icy prison. Blitzwing, again in cold mood, approaches Bee and prepares to finish him.
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Sari shows up with the remote and assumes control of Blitzwing again. Unfortunately, the remote has the same effect on Bee. As Bulkhead comes to and tries to warn the others about Blitzwing, he's toppled over by Bee. Sari finally transforms BW into jet mode and sends him rocketing out of sight. As Bee, Sari and Bulkhead argue with one another, MD sees chance to make his escape. Unlucky for him, he runs straight into Fanzone, who throws him into handcuffs.
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Back at Autobot HQ, Optimus proclaims that the remote and the Allspark shard inside are best kept in a safe place. Sari announces her end to bending the rules. Bee adds to that by cutting off her pirated satellite feed. She asks why he did that, and he replies that it's time he starts setting an example. She tells him to be careful or she might not recognize him. However, his attention is drawn to the road, where the blue car drives past. He thanks the car out loud for it's help... but then can't help to wonder who or what that car really is.
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*'''Written by:''' [[Len Uhley]]
  
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*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Christopher Berkeley]], & [[Kenji Itoso]]
 
*'''Original airdate:''' May 10, 2008
  
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'''Prowl''': Think ''calm'' thoughts.<br />
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'''Prowl''': Think ''calm'' thoughts.<br>
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'''Ratchet''': And DON'T MOVE!<br />
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'''Ratchet''': And DON'T MOVE!<br>
 
''[Metallic "ka-shink" as Prowl extends one of his blades]''
  
''[Metallic "ka-shink" as Prowl extends one of his blades]''
 
:{{m-}}Prowl and Ratchet scare the heck out of a female racer. Note how Ratchet ''yells'' at her after Prowl tells her to be calm. Guess he still has to work on his interpersonal skills.
  
:{{m-}}Prowl and Ratchet scare the heck out of a female racer. Note how Ratchet ''yells'' at her after Prowl tells her to be calm. Guess he still has to work on his interpersonal skills.
   
   
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'''Fanzone''': I've been after them for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit.<br />
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'''Fanzone''': I've been after them for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit.<br>
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'''Bulkhead''': You mean they race in tunnels?<br />
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'''Bulkhead''': You mean they race in tunnels?<br>
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'''Fanzone''': Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt.<br />
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'''Fanzone''': Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt.<br>
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'''Bulkhead''': That's not what Sari told me.<br />
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'''Bulkhead''': That's not what Sari told me.<br>
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'''Optimus''': What purpose does this street race serve?<br />
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'''Optimus''': What purpose does this street race serve?<br>
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'''Fanzone''': Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks.<br />
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'''Fanzone''': Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks.<br>
 
:{{m-}}Captain Fanzone introduces the Autobots to the seedy world of underground racing.
  
:{{m-}}Captain Fanzone introduces the Autobots to the seedy world of underground racing.
   
   
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'''Bumblebee''': Lighten up, Bulkhead. We're supposed to be the ''fun'' bots, remember?<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': Lighten up, Bulkhead. We're supposed to be the ''fun'' bots, remember?<br>
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'''Bulkhead''': Yeah, but we still gotta set a good example. She looks up to us.<br />
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'''Bulkhead''': Yeah, but we still gotta set a good example. She looks up to us.<br>
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'''Bumblebee''': Hello, she looks up to everybody.<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': Hello, she looks up to everybody.<br>
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'''Sari''': HEY!<br />
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'''Sari''': HEY!<br>
 
:{{m-}}Bumblebee should be more sensitive about [[scale|size issues]].
  
:{{m-}}Bumblebee should be more sensitive about [[scale|size issues]].
   
   
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': Blitzwing to Megatron. Ze allspark fragment signal I was tracking down has disappeared... again.<br>
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"HA! I vill crush all zat stands in my vay!"<br />
  
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'''Megatron''': Rubbish. Allspark fragraments don't "disappear". Keep searching.<br>
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'''Bumblebee''': An allspark fragment? I bet that blue racer is behind this.<br>
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''[In the interrogation room]''<br>
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'''Captain Fanzone''': ''[To Roxi Sparkles]'' All right, so, who's runnin' this racket?<br>
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'''Roxy Sparkles''': Hey man, I get paid good to be in these races-''[His wrist cracks from his injury]''- ow... Why should I tell you, huh?<br>
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'''Captain Fanzone''': Because with the charges I've got against you... ''[Gets threateningly in Roxy's face]'' ''The next time you go racing, '''you'll be using a walker!'''''<br>
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'''Roxy Sparkles''': ''[Intimidated]'' I can't name names... ''But'' if you happen to be in the vicinity of Dix and Vernor tonight at two... not that you'll ever get there in time...<br>
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'''Captain Fanzone''': ''[Turns to leave]'' Eh, relax. ''[Slides his security card through scanner]'' I know ''lots'' of shortcuts. ''[The door hasn't opened yet, and Fanzone, still looking to his side, runs right into the door. The door opens, leaving Fanzone groaning angrily]'' This is why I hate machines.<br>
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'''Bulkhead''': What did you get yourself into now, Bumblebee? I guess it's time for me to-<br>
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': Chill out, Autobot.<br>
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Blast zis compact concrete!<br>
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"HA! I vill crush all zat stands in my vay!"<br>
 
:{{m-}}'''Hothead Blitzwing''', right before he is crushed by the rubble of a bridge had previously stood in his way. Hothead is his own worst enemy.
  
:{{m-}}'''Hothead Blitzwing''', right before he is crushed by the rubble of a bridge had previously stood in his way. Hothead is his own worst enemy.
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'''Car Navigation''': Turn left. Turn left. Turn left.<br>
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'''Captain Fanzone''': Hey, if I want a backseat driver, I'll call my mother-in-law!<br>
   
   
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'''Random Blitzwing''': Oh, isn't zat cute? [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Zey're]] [[Captain Fanzone's car|twins]]!!<br>
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': Readings indicate zat one of zem has ze AllSpark fragment.<br />
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': Readings indicate zat one of zem has ze AllSpark fragment.<br>
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': I vill destroy zem both!<br />
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': I vill destroy zem both!<br>
 
:{{m-}}Whenever in doubt, Blitzwing's personalities can agree on one thing{{m-}}destroy everything.
  
:{{m-}}Whenever in doubt, Blitzwing's personalities can agree on one thing{{m-}}destroy everything.
   
   
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"Hey...you know that's comin' out of my paycheck."
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"Hey...you know that's comin' out of my paycheck."<br>
 
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' manages to see the down side of being saved before Blitzwing destroyed his car.
  
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' manages to see the down side of being saved before Blitzwing destroyed his car.
   
   
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''[referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode]''<br />
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''[referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode]''<br>
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"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?"<br />
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"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?"<br>
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"Hmm, maybe 'cause it's not on fire?"
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"Hmm, maybe 'cause it's not on fire?"<br>
 
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' gets zinged by '''Sari'''.
  
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' gets zinged by '''Sari'''.
   
   
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Vhat is happening?! Vhy can't I control myself?!<br />
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'''Captain Fanzone''': He's still coming!<br>
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'''Random Blitzwing''': Not zat I ever could! AHAHAHA!<br />
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'''Sari''': Maybe this will slow him down.<br>
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Vhat is happening?! Vhy can't I control myself?!<br>
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'''Sari''': See? This is how Master Disaster fixed his races. By making the blue racer do whatever he wanted.<br />
  
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'''Random Blitzwing''': Oh, dizzy. Not liking ze dizzy.
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'''Random Blitzwing''': Not zat I ever could! AHAHAHA!<br>
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'''Sari''': See? This is how Master Disaster fixed his races. By making the blue racer do whatever he wanted.<br>
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'''Random Blitzwing''': Oh, dizzy. Not liking ze dizzy!<br>
 
:{{m-}}As Sari takes control, Hothead Blitzwing wants it back, while Random Blitzwing has accepted his insanity.
  
:{{m-}}As Sari takes control, Hothead Blitzwing wants it back, while Random Blitzwing has accepted his insanity.
   
   
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"Well, that's the trouble with bending the rules—''cough''—they usually snap right back in your face."
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"Well, that's the trouble with bending the rules—''cough''—they usually snap right back in your face."<br>
 
:—Lessons in life from '''Captain Fanzone'''
  
:—Lessons in life from '''Captain Fanzone'''
   
   
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Never give up!<br />
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': And now to finish zis.<br>
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': Never surrender!<br />
  
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'''Random Blitzwing''': NEVER MIND!!<br />
  
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''[Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]''<br />
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Never give up!<br>
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': Never surrender!<br>
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'''Random Blitzwing''': NEVER MIND!!<br>
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''[Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]''<br>
 
:{{m-}}Blitzwing and the mysterious racer play a game of Chicken.
  
:{{m-}}Blitzwing and the mysterious racer play a game of Chicken.
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'''Random Blitzwing''': Ooh! Lucky I landed on something soft!<br>
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'''Bumblebee''': Okay, Blitzwing. Put up your hands.<br>
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'''Icy Blitzwing''': My pleasure.<br>
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': ''(fires turrets at the underpass above Bumblebee)''<br>
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'''Captain Fanzone''': ''(throws Master Disaster into handcuffs)'' Mister, you've just been cancelled.<br>
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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* In the Japanese version, it was aired as the twentieth episode.
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===Animation and/or technical glitches===
  
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
 
* Sari doesn't actually take off her seatbelt when she leaves Bumblebee's driver's seat to investigate Master Disaster's trailer. The whole shoulder-strap just moves with her, then we hear the sound of Bumblebee's door opening then closing.
  
* Sari doesn't actually take off her seatbelt when she leaves Bumblebee's driver's seat to investigate Master Disaster's trailer. The whole shoulder-strap just moves with her, then we hear the sound of Bumblebee's door opening then closing.
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* Hothead [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] demonstrates the ability to function in jet mode, instead of automatically switching to tank mode as he did in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]". His ice missiles are replaced with conventional explosive ones. Or maybe it was just Random who was in control at that moment?
  
* Hothead [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] demonstrates the ability to function in jet mode, instead of automatically switching to tank mode as he did in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]". His ice missiles are replaced with conventional explosive ones. Or maybe it was just Random who was in control at that moment?
   
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* Bumblebee is using rocket boosters similar to the ones in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]," despite the fact they were destroyed and lost. It could be that Isaac Sumdac built him new ones, but given his absence and the fact that the replacements are never touched upon before hand, it is unlikely.
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* Bumblebee is using rocket boosters similar to the ones in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]," despite the fact they were destroyed and lost. It could be that Isaac Sumdac built him new ones, but given his absence and the fact that the replacements are never touched upon before hand, it is unlikely. Also, he refers to them as "My old Turbo Boosters".
   
 
* After Sari drops the AllSpark fragment, Bumblebee continues going in a straight line for about a minute, then letting Sari out...next to the AllSpark fragment again somehow.
  
* After Sari drops the AllSpark fragment, Bumblebee continues going in a straight line for about a minute, then letting Sari out...next to the AllSpark fragment again somehow.
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===Transformers references===
  
===Transformers references===
 
*The female racer Ratchet and Prowl help out bears a passing resemblance to [[Kelly]], right down to having an encounter with [[Autobots|talking cars/giant robots]] and being rather luckless, although this appears to be coincidental.
  
*The female racer Ratchet and Prowl help out bears a passing resemblance to [[Kelly]], right down to having an encounter with [[Autobots|talking cars/giant robots]] and being rather luckless, although this appears to be coincidental.
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*Master Disasters truck slightly resembles [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s [[Alternate mode|truck mode]] (this is mentioned in the picture above).
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*Master Disaster's truck slightly resembles [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)<!--Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)-->|Evil Prime]]'s [[Alternate mode|truck mode]] (this is mentioned in the picture above).
   
 
===Real-world references===
  
===Real-world references===
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* The first car that passes Bumblebee at the beginning of the episode resembles the 1999 Nissan Skyline From 2003's ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.
  
* The first car that passes Bumblebee at the beginning of the episode resembles the 1999 Nissan Skyline From 2003's ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.
   
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* Some of the scenes in this episode may be construed as parodies of [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]] including the [[Blurr (Animated)|blue racer's]] car design resembling the Mach 4 until 6.
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* Some of the scenes in this episode may be construed as parodies of [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]] including the [[Blurr (Animated)|blue racer's]] car design resembling the Mach 4 to Mach 6.
   
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* When Sari picks up the remote control, it makes the same sound as a [[w:c:stargate:Zat'nik'tel|Zat Gun]] from ''[[W:c:stargate:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]''.
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* Fanzone's car explodes. Again. At least we know where he gets the replacements.
  
* Fanzone's car explodes. Again. At least we know where he gets the replacements.
 
* It seems that the Autobots have gained a better culinary understanding than they had in [[Return of the Headmaster]] to the point where they know how heated cocoa powder in milk and hot water can be considered edible.
  
* It seems that the Autobots have gained a better culinary understanding than they had in [[Return of the Headmaster]] to the point where they know how heated cocoa powder in milk and hot water can be considered edible.
   
 
* Master Disaster's logo is similar to the [[Cobra]] logo, which is most likely a coincidence. The top part of it also looks a little like the [[Maximal]] [[Symbol]] in [[Beast Wars]].
  
* Master Disaster's logo is similar to the [[Cobra]] logo, which is most likely a coincidence. The top part of it also looks a little like the [[Maximal]] [[Symbol]] in [[Beast Wars]].
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Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.

German title: "Schneller als der Wind" ("Faster than the Wind")
Japanese title: "'Ratings Race!" (視聴率レース! Shichōritsu Race!)

Summary

TFA Velocity Prowl Blade

Yeah, sure, THIS oughta help her stay calm.

On the highways of Detroit, the Autobots are driving under the moonlight, searching for an AllSpark fragment. As Bumblebee complains about the boring nature of their task, several cars speed past them. Bulkhead recognizes them as racers for Street Demon, a show he and Sari watch. Calling them amateurs, Bumblebee decides to show off and speeds ahead. As he boasts, a blue racer comes in and rams two drivers off the road. Bumblebee wants to go after him, while Prime says that the drivers need help. Still, Bumblebee pursues, discovering that the car is quite fast. As the Autobots render assistance, Captain Fanzone arrives and arrests the two drivers. Bulkhead is shocked to learn that the Street Demons are on an illegal racing circuit, while Bumblebee rolls up, transforms, and falls down, breathing heavily...somehow.

Back at the plant, Bumblebee thinks that he can beat the blue racer with his turbo boosters. Prime and Ratchet refuse, and Bumblebee shouts that nothing on Earth is faster than him. This train of thought leads Bumblebee to the conclusion that the blue racer is a Decepticon. Prowl points out that the racer was uninterested in the Autobots, and Prime orders Bumblebee not to use the boosters. Meanwhile, Bulkhead comes down on Sari over Street Demon, but Sari says that they're not helping the illegal show in any way, since she's pirating the signal. As Bulkhead laments about how the Autobots need to set a good example, Bumblebee walks in and smooths things over, saying that he'll straighten out Sari. Once Bulkhead is out of audio sensor range, Bumblebee has Sari show him the races. He asks her to track down where the broadcast came from, and with the help of the Key, he finds out where they are.

Master disaster rig

Optimus Prime's evil twin brother, come back for revenge!!

At an irrigation channel, Bumblebee, having taken his turbo boosters, joins in a training race, finally getting the hang of his boosters. Seeing what is going on, Master Disaster, the host of Street Demon, uses some sort of remote control to send out the blue racer to attack Bumblebee. Finally getting tired of being attacked, Bumblebee transforms into robot mode, causing Master Disaster to call off the attack. Instead, Disaster invites the Autobot to participate in the next race. Bumblebee agrees, on the condition that blue racer is present. As Bumblebee rolls out, Disaster notes that with an Autobot racing, their ratings will triple...and get even higher if said Autobot were to suffer an "accident".

At the plant, Bulkhead brings Sari a cup of hot chocolate, but Bumblebee calls on her cell phone, revealing his misadventure and allowing Bulkhead to learn what is going on. Before he can further dig his own grave elaborate, Bumblebee stops short when he sees a plane—Blitzwing. Following the Decepticon, Bumblebee overhears Blitzwing communicate with Megatron about an AllSpark fragment he was tracking. Convinced it involves the blue racer, Bumblebee heads back to the plant. He tells Sari what is going on, only for Bulkhead to come down on Bumblebee for what he's doing. Bumblebee tells him about Blitzwing, the AllSpark fragment, and his suspicions about the blue racer being a Decepticon, insisting that he can only discover the truth if he races. Bulkhead agrees to allow it on the condition that he is brought along as well, but Bumblebee fibs. However, when Sari catches him going out, she forces him to take her...as Bulkhead listens in.

In an interrogation room, Fanzone questions one of the drivers. Using the threat of imprisonment, Fanzone learns that the next race will be at Dix and Vernor, and he intends to get there before the races begins...at which point he walks right into a door.

At the race site, Master Disaster is making the final preparations, when the Key glows in the direction of Disaster's truck. Sneaking aboard, she finds the remote, then flees while Disaster announces the two-minute mark. As he reaches for the remote, he discovers what Sari did, forcing Bumblebee and Sari to escape. Thinking the race has started, the other drivers follow. As Bulkhead prepares to roll out and follow them, Blitzwing freezes the Autobot, then flies after the other two. Sari opens the remote and finds the AllSpark fragment, while Bumblebee detects Blitzwing. Seeing the flier, he dives through an arch, which Blitzwing freezes, cutting off the rest of the racers. Failing in his attempts to destroy Bumblebee from above, Blitzwing goes to tank mode, but is buried under rubble when he destroys a bridge support.

TFA Velocity Bumblebee Blitzwing Scale

...kinda one-sided, ain't it.

Meanwhile, Bumblebee sees Fanzone's car and tries to reach him. Fanzone is forced to jump into Bumblebee as Blitzwing destroys his car. As Blitzwing continues his strafing, Sari uses the remote to control Blitzwing, but it falls from her hands and out of the car. As they near another bridge, the blue racer crashes through the bridge's retaining wall and plays a game of Midair Chicken with Blitzwing. At first, Blitzwing is prepared to fight and die, but he turns away, crashing first into a building and then into Master Disaster's truck. Bumblebee deposits the two humans on the road, then goes to finish off Blitzwing, despite being vastly outsized and outgunned. Fortunately, the fight has brought them back to where the remote was. However, Blitzwing destroys a bridge above Bumblebee, also freeing Bulkhead. As Blitzwing prepares to deliver the killing blow, Sari uses the remote to control Blitzwing (as well as Bumblebee, who crashes into Bulkhead). Finally, Sari sends Blitzwing into high altitude. As Master Disaster tries to sneak away, Fanzone places him under arrest.

Back at the plant, Prime decides to store the remote in a safe place, while Bumblebee decides to set a better example for Sari—starting by ending her pirated satellite connection. As Sari jokingly warns Bumblebee not to set too good of an example (lest she not recognize him), Bumblebee notices the blue racer speed past the plant. Bumblebee shouts out a "thank you", but is left wondering who the blue racer really is.


Stats

  • Written by: Len Uhley
  • Directed by: Irineo Maramba, Christopher Berkeley, & Kenji Itoso
  • Original airdate: May 10, 2008

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans


Quotes

Prowl: Think calm thoughts.
Ratchet: And DON'T MOVE!
[Metallic "ka-shink" as Prowl extends one of his blades]

—Prowl and Ratchet scare the heck out of a female racer. Note how Ratchet yells at her after Prowl tells her to be calm. Guess he still has to work on his interpersonal skills.


Fanzone: I've been after them for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit.
Bulkhead: You mean they race in tunnels?
Fanzone: Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt.
Bulkhead: That's not what Sari told me.
Optimus: What purpose does this street race serve?
Fanzone: Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks.

—Captain Fanzone introduces the Autobots to the seedy world of underground racing.


Bumblebee: Lighten up, Bulkhead. We're supposed to be the fun bots, remember?
Bulkhead: Yeah, but we still gotta set a good example. She looks up to us.
Bumblebee: Hello, she looks up to everybody.
Sari: HEY!

—Bumblebee should be more sensitive about size issues.


Icy Blitzwing: Blitzwing to Megatron. Ze allspark fragment signal I was tracking down has disappeared... again.
Megatron: Rubbish. Allspark fragraments don't "disappear". Keep searching.
Bumblebee: An allspark fragment? I bet that blue racer is behind this.


[In the interrogation room]
Captain Fanzone: [To Roxi Sparkles] All right, so, who's runnin' this racket?
Roxy Sparkles: Hey man, I get paid good to be in these races-[His wrist cracks from his injury]- ow... Why should I tell you, huh?
Captain Fanzone: Because with the charges I've got against you... [Gets threateningly in Roxy's face] The next time you go racing, you'll be using a walker!
Roxy Sparkles: [Intimidated] I can't name names... But if you happen to be in the vicinity of Dix and Vernor tonight at two... not that you'll ever get there in time...
Captain Fanzone: [Turns to leave] Eh, relax. [Slides his security card through scanner] I know lots of shortcuts. [The door hasn't opened yet, and Fanzone, still looking to his side, runs right into the door. The door opens, leaving Fanzone groaning angrily] This is why I hate machines.

— You have to open the door first before getting to these shortcuts, Captain.


Bulkhead: What did you get yourself into now, Bumblebee? I guess it's time for me to-
[Blitzwing freezes Bulkhead]
Icy Blitzwing: Chill out, Autobot.


Hothead Blitzwing: Blast zis compact concrete!


"HA! I vill crush all zat stands in my vay!"

—Hothead Blitzwing, right before he is crushed by the rubble of a bridge had previously stood in his way. Hothead is his own worst enemy.


Car Navigation: Turn left. Turn left. Turn left.
Captain Fanzone: Hey, if I want a backseat driver, I'll call my mother-in-law!


Random Blitzwing: Oh, isn't zat cute? Zey're twins!!
Icy Blitzwing: Readings indicate zat one of zem has ze AllSpark fragment.
Hothead Blitzwing: I vill destroy zem both!

—Whenever in doubt, Blitzwing's personalities can agree on one thing—destroy everything.


"Hey...you know that's comin' out of my paycheck."

—Captain Fanzone manages to see the down side of being saved before Blitzwing destroyed his car.


[referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode]
"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?"
"Hmm, maybe 'cause it's not on fire?"

—Captain Fanzone gets zinged by Sari.


Captain Fanzone: He's still coming!
Sari: Maybe this will slow him down.
Hothead Blitzwing: Vhat is happening?! Vhy can't I control myself?!
Random Blitzwing: Not zat I ever could! AHAHAHA!
Sari: See? This is how Master Disaster fixed his races. By making the blue racer do whatever he wanted.
Random Blitzwing: Oh, dizzy. Not liking ze dizzy!

—As Sari takes control, Hothead Blitzwing wants it back, while Random Blitzwing has accepted his insanity.


"Well, that's the trouble with bending the rules—cough—they usually snap right back in your face."

—Lessons in life from Captain Fanzone


Icy Blitzwing: And now to finish zis.


Hothead Blitzwing: Never give up!
Icy Blitzwing: Never surrender!
Random Blitzwing: NEVER MIND!!
[Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]

—Blitzwing and the mysterious racer play a game of Chicken.


Random Blitzwing: Ooh! Lucky I landed on something soft!
Bumblebee: Okay, Blitzwing. Put up your hands.
Icy Blitzwing: My pleasure.
Hothead Blitzwing: (fires turrets at the underpass above Bumblebee)


Captain Fanzone: (throws Master Disaster into handcuffs) Mister, you've just been cancelled.

Notes

  • In the Japanese version, it was aired as the twentieth episode.

Animation and/or technical glitches

  • Sari doesn't actually take off her seatbelt when she leaves Bumblebee's driver's seat to investigate Master Disaster's trailer. The whole shoulder-strap just moves with her, then we hear the sound of Bumblebee's door opening then closing.
  • In the long overhead shot towards the beginning of the Bumblebee/Blitzwing chase (shortly after a wall of ice blocks the human racers off), Bumblebee does not get smaller as he moves further into the distance.
  • When Bumblebee is stuck in some oil, he is unable to speed forward, even with his boosters. Yet, seconds later, he speeds backwards without a problem.
  • When Prowl is rescuing the female racer from her car, his head is HUUUUGE compared to the car.

Continuity errors

  • Hothead Blitzwing demonstrates the ability to function in jet mode, instead of automatically switching to tank mode as he did in "Megatron Rising - Part 2". His ice missiles are replaced with conventional explosive ones. Or maybe it was just Random who was in control at that moment?
  • Bumblebee is using rocket boosters similar to the ones in "Nanosec," despite the fact they were destroyed and lost. It could be that Isaac Sumdac built him new ones, but given his absence and the fact that the replacements are never touched upon before hand, it is unlikely. Also, he refers to them as "My old Turbo Boosters".
  • After Sari drops the AllSpark fragment, Bumblebee continues going in a straight line for about a minute, then letting Sari out...next to the AllSpark fragment again somehow.
  • Bumblebee is probably already much faster than Fanzone's car, So why when he has the Turbo Boosters on full blast? Are they going at the same speed?

Transformers references

  • The female racer Ratchet and Prowl help out bears a passing resemblance to Kelly, right down to having an encounter with talking cars/giant robots and being rather luckless, although this appears to be coincidental.
  • Master Disaster's truck slightly resembles Evil Prime's truck mode (this is mentioned in the picture above).

Real-world references

  • Wondering where Bumblebee came from, Master Disaster invokes the name of Detroit auto mogul Henry Ford (and also calls Bumblebee a "clown car").
  • Blitzwing's "Never give up! Never surrender! NEVER MIND!" quote refers to the catchphrase from the Dreamworks film, Galaxy Quest.
  • In this episode, Blitzwing's cannons make the familiar "high tension cable twang" normally associated with laser cannons in the Star Wars films.
  • The first car that passes Bumblebee at the beginning of the episode resembles the 1999 Nissan Skyline From 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious.
  • Some of the scenes in this episode may be construed as parodies of Speed Racer including the blue racer's car design resembling the Mach 4 to Mach 6.

Notes

  • Fanzone's car explodes. Again. At least we know where he gets the replacements.
  • It seems that the Autobots have gained a better culinary understanding than they had in Return of the Headmaster to the point where they know how heated cocoa powder in milk and hot water can be considered edible.
  • Master Disaster's logo is similar to the Cobra logo, which is most likely a coincidence. The top part of it also looks a little like the Maximal Symbol in Beast Wars.
 
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