Optimus goes full Apetimus when Scorponok hits him with a virus that ramps his aggression up to 11. Will the other Maximals be able to bring him back to his senses, or will he stay bananas for fighting forever?

Also, Phil and Andy mildly delve into some or the societal problems that come from pitting members of the proletariat against each other.

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Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/)

It's Transformers meets Die Hard as Rattrap deals with the Maximals' malfunctioning new defense system, and Apetimus deals with some seriously hurt feelings. Phil and Andy discuss the very real '90's phenomenon of broken machines opening, closing, and turning evil.

Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/)

Confronted with the difficult question of whether or not Rattrap is a mole for the Predacons, the Maximals conclude that it's nothing a quick banishment to the lava fields won't solve. Phil levels an accusation against Andy.

Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/)

The Maximals and Predacons race to reach a stasis pod, and Andy and Phil debate what a protoform and slag are, exactly.

And that's why you always carry rope.

Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/)

Terrorsaur gets addicted to crystal meth -- I mean, unstable energon -- and takes over the Predacons, but Phil and Andy are stuck relitigating whether or not he looks like Scott Weiland. Meanwhile, Apetimus Prime and Optimus Primal finally agree on a course of action.

Check out the boys’ 2014 PSA describing how all robots entering Philadelphia should expect to suffer the same fate as hitchBOT.

Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/)

The Maximals go apeshit trying to figure out who should take command when a mysterious object abducts Optimus. Meanwhile, Apetimus engages in contract negotiations with Andy and Phil over banana taxation, and teaches them a valuable lesson about cooking.

Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/)

As the old Maximal saying goes, "When all you have is a teleporter and a bomb, everything looks like a place you need to teleport a bomb to."

Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/)

Comedians Andy Hunter and Phil Thomas take a look at the two-part pilot of Beast Wars Transformers. Does it hold up as well now as it did when they were in high school? Featuring everyone's favorite robot ape whipping the guys into sh-APE.

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Episode music is "Percussion Upbeat" by Denys Kyshchuk (https://www.audiocoffee.net/).