[synth music]
- Whoa, cool.
- Whoa, cool.
[ominous music]
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
[roaring]
[roaring]
- Oh no, a giant monster
has destroyed my home.
- Oh no, a giant monster
has destroyed my home.
If only a hero
of truth and justice
would appear to protect
Witwicky.
would appear to protect
Witwicky.
- Hi!
I'm so happy I found you guys.
You gotta help me.
I've read all these comics,
and I still have no idea
how to choose an alt mode.
What makes a sports car
better than a trolley?
What makes a sports car
better than a trolley?
Or a taco truck?
Or a Zamboni?
- Psst, Mo!
[roaring]
[roaring]
Oh, no, another kaiju!
- What's a kaiju?
It's that an alt mode
I should think about?
It's that an alt mode
I should think about?
- [groaning] Keep rolling.
- I don't remember
reading about that one.
How many wheels does it have?
How many wheels does it have?
- [grunts]
- Kaboom!
- Oh, sorry, Thrash.
You need a hug?
Mom says love heals all wounds.
- The day is saved.
And at what cost?
And at what cost?
This new kaiju has
a mighty hug att*ck.
♪ Dun-dun-dun! ♪
♪ Dun-dun-dun! ♪
- Hug att*ck?
Well, if you say so.
[giggling]
- No!
- No!
[laughs]
[musical flourish]
[musical flourish]
- Mm-hmm.
Okay, just a little bit...
Okay, just a little bit...
- Hey, Mom?
- Ow!
Mm.
Mm.
- Mom, are you okay?
- [groans] I'll get there,
Jawbreaker.
- [groans] I'll get there,
Jawbreaker.
What's going on?
- Well, Thrash was acting
weird this morning.
Mo said it was because
they were making a movie,
Mo said it was because
they were making a movie,
but I don't get why
he had to wrestle me.
- Your brother tried
to wrestle you?
- Your brother tried
to wrestle you?
- Uh-huh, and he
was really loud.
Like... [roaring]
Like... [roaring]
- [chuckles] Sounds
like Thrash was just
showing off for the camera.
- What does that mean?
- What does that mean?
- Well, it's like
when people act differently
because they have an audience.
With a camera around,
people might do stunts
With a camera around,
people might do stunts
like trying to wrestle, or even
talk about personal stuff
they usually wouldn't bring up.
they usually wouldn't bring up.
- You mean, having
a camera
will help everyone tell me
stuff?
Like about alt modes?
Like about alt modes?
Can I use it next?
- [giggles] Of course.
Just be careful, okay?
Just be careful, okay?
Your dad loves that thing.
- [laughs] Yes!
Thanks, Mom.
I'd hug you, but I don't want
to break the wall again.
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
- Bumblebee!
- Bumblebee!
- Jawbreaker?
What are you...
- It's a camera.
- It's a camera.
Mom says it's supposed
to make you talk.
- Oh, you mean
like an interview?
I'll allow it.
I'll allow it.
Um, you've never seen
an interview, have you?
- No.
- Okay, you ask questions,
- Okay, you ask questions,
and I dazzle you
with mind-blowing answers.
- Oh, great!
Okay, how do you choose
the perfect alt mode?
Okay, how do you choose
the perfect alt mode?
Because you changed
your alt mode, right?
You went from an itty bitty
round buggy to a super car.
You went from an itty bitty
round buggy to a super car.
- Um, yeah.
But I don't see how
that really applies.
- I just want to get it right
the first time,
- I just want to get it right
the first time,
not make the wrong choice,
like you did.
not make the wrong choice,
like you did.
[sighs]
[sighs]
- Don't you understand?
I can't marry you.
I can't marry you.
- But the w*r is over.
You promised you'd
leave it all behind.
- The true battle
rages on in my heart.
- The true battle
rages on in my heart.
- Does it hurt?
- Huh?
- Huh?
Oh!
Hey, Jawbreaker!
Want to binge my show with me?
- Sorry, Hashtag,
I can't right now.
- Sorry, Hashtag,
I can't right now.
I'm trying to find
the Talk button on this camera.
- Whoa, is that a movie camera?
- Yeah, but I don't think
I had it on right
- Yeah, but I don't think
I had it on right
because Bumblebee
wouldn't do my interview
about his alt mode.
about his alt mode.
- Oh, I get it.
You're making a documentary
using the power of cinema.
- Um, what's that exactly?
- Um, what's that exactly?
- With that camera, you
can create moving images
- With that camera, you
can create moving images
and electric shadows
capable of reaching
across time,
immortalizing stories
across time,
immortalizing stories
for future generations!
Or at least secure
a three-picture deal,
pending toy sales.
pending toy sales.
- All that can happen
from this little thing?
But how?
- Well, you just...
- Well, you just...
let me look up
an owner's manual.
[modem connecting]
[modem connecting]
Okay, I got it!
Here, try interviewing me.
- Um, how did you
choose your alt...
- Wait, you gotta start
recording.
- Wait, you gotta start
recording.
- For sure.
Uh...
- The red button.
No, not that one!
No, not that one!
It's on the other side.
Yeah.
- You just press it, and...
you know what?
I don't think you're ready
to wield the power of cinema.
I don't think you're ready
to wield the power of cinema.
But I can!
I mean, if you want.
- Oh, I'd love your help.
- Oh, I'd love your help.
- [squeals]
You won't regret this, JB.
In my short existence, I have
devoured hundreds of hours
In my short existence, I have
devoured hundreds of hours
of movies and television.
I am % overqualified
to become a director.
to become a director.
This documentary will be
my debut feature,
and you will be my star.
and you will be my star.
- Me?
Me, no.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- Thank me later.
Right now, the future
of cinema awaits.
Follow me!
- [coughs] But I don't have
an alt mode!
- [coughs] But I don't have
an alt mode!
That's the whole point.
- I know
Twitch's story,
but how'd you pick
your alt mode, Thrash?
- Oh, we don't have time
for questions, Jawbreaker.
- Oh, we don't have time
for questions, Jawbreaker.
We are sh**ting
our action-packed opener!
- But how am I supposed to
learn anything without asking?
- But how am I supposed to
learn anything without asking?
- Oh, don't worry.
This is all act one setup.
We'll pay it off later!
- What does that even mean?
- Twitch, Thrash!
- Twitch, Thrash!
We need to inspire Jawbreaker
to find an alt mode.
Nothing's choreographed,
so you gotta
Nothing's choreographed,
so you gotta
improvise some magic for me.
- Bet I can be more
inspiring than you.
[grunts]
[grunts]
- [blows raspberry] Look up
inspiring in the dictionary.
It says, Thrash was here first.
It says, Thrash was here first.
- Okay, save the witty banter
for when we're rolling,
you two.
- Twitch, you're gonna do this.
- Twitch, you're gonna do this.
And Thrash, you're gonna...
[grunts] You got this, okay?
It's gonna be awesome.
- Let me
just hit record.
- Let me
just hit record.
And action!
Cut!
Cut!
- Whoa, I didn't even know
you could do that!
You were all,
whoosh, boom, ka-pow!
You were all,
whoosh, boom, ka-pow!
- [laughs] Lightning
in a bottle.
Oh, uh, we may have
missed some of that.
Oh, uh, we may have
missed some of that.
Oh, well, we'll fix it in post.
How did that epic performance
make you feel, JB?
How did that epic performance
make you feel, JB?
- It was really cool.
I just...I don't know if
I'll ever be able
I just...I don't know if
I'll ever be able
to switch modes like that.
- Okay, great.
Location change, people!
Location change, people!
- [cries out]
Can we please go slower?
- [cries out]
Can we please go slower?
- Sorry, JB!
We can't keep our A-list
guest stars waiting.
We can't keep our A-list
guest stars waiting.
[yelling]
[Hashtag squealing]
- Open on exterior naval yard,
a grim scene,
Arachnamechs
a grim scene,
Arachnamechs
scattered in the ruins
of battle.
scattered in the ruins
of battle.
Ho-ho!
This B-roll is really gonna
up our production value.
- Can we get privacy shields
like this for our rooms
- Can we get privacy shields
like this for our rooms
at home?
- [sighs] Is there
a street sweeper
- [sighs] Is there
a street sweeper
I can scan around here?
- Why didn't you tell me
we were gonna see
Megatron and Elita- ?
Megatron and Elita- ?
They look busy.
We should go.
- Psh, come on.
- Psh, come on.
Everyone loves talking to you!
Remember how Twitch
and Thrash opened up?
Come on, come on!
Just go for it.
Just go for it.
- [groans] There's
so much to do.
- So, when can we expect
Optimus to join us?
- So, when can we expect
Optimus to join us?
- [scoffs] Why is
cleaning duty
- [scoffs] Why is
cleaning duty
so much harder
than destroying duty?
[squealing]
[squealing]
- Excuse me, respected elders?
- What is it, young one?
- What is it, young one?
- Well, sir,
I'm interviewing bots
so I can learn how
to pick my alt mode.
so I can learn how
to pick my alt mode.
How'd you choose yours?
- No one has ever
asked me that before.
Do you mind?
- All right.
Do you mind?
- All right.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
Pretty cool, right?
- So cool.
- I found my current alt mode
just before we ended the w*r,
when I stopped
fighting against Optimus,
when I stopped
fighting against Optimus,
joined his faction.
- You used to be a bad guy?
- You used to be a bad guy?
- Well, my priorities
have changed.
We had to for the survival
of all Cybertronians.
- If you and Optimus
were enemies,
- If you and Optimus
were enemies,
how'd you get him to trust you?
- By scanning an Earth vehicle.
- But wouldn't that mean
giving up
- But wouldn't that mean
giving up
your Cybertron alt mode?
That doesn't seem fair.
- That is exactly
what I thought.
So I refused,
until Lieutenant Malto
and her squadron
until Lieutenant Malto
and her squadron
was under att*ck.
- Oh, you
mean this battle?
[screaming]
[screaming]
[bombs exploding]
- Go, go, go!
[g*nshots f*ring]
[g*nshots f*ring]
[screaming]
[screaming]
[metal clanking]
- Hashtag, cut it out.
It looks like a rough fight.
- It was.
The seekers att*cked
us from the air.
The seekers att*cked
us from the air.
I knew I had to scan
an aircraft
and take the fight
to them myself.
and take the fight
to them myself.
And so I scanned
the last remaining one on base,
And so I scanned
the last remaining one on base,
a tilt-rotor m*llitary aircraft.
a tilt-rotor m*llitary aircraft.
- You saved everyone.
- I defended my new friends and
proved my loyalty to Optimus.
- I defended my new friends and
proved my loyalty to Optimus.
- Jawbreaker, Megatron's
harrowing story of redemption
is the most beautiful thing
you've ever heard.
is the most beautiful thing
you've ever heard.
Now one, two, three, cry!
- What are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- Uh, giving
you direction?
- Well, it's not the time.
- Hmm, clearly.
Let's take five!
Let's take five!
Okay, hold still.
And voila!
A mobile Steadicam rig.
A mobile Steadicam rig.
Thanks for letting
us interview you
during your workout, Elita- .
- Does Optimus ever do
these workouts with you?
- Does Optimus ever do
these workouts with you?
- No, my routines are
a little too intense for him.
- No, my routines are
a little too intense for him.
- Why aren't
you directing this part?
- [chuckles] I gotta stay back
and prep the climactic scene.
- [chuckles] I gotta stay back
and prep the climactic scene.
- Autobots, work out!
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
- Uh, so how do you choose
the perfect alt mode?
- Uh, so how do you choose
the perfect alt mode?
- Hang on.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
[grunting]
♪ ♪
- [grunting]
- [grunting]
[yelling]
[gasps] Wow.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
- Give me your hand.
- [grunting]
- Listen, kid, I know you
want an easy answer.
- Listen, kid, I know you
want an easy answer.
But you'll know
what alt mode to scan
when the time is right.
when the time is right.
- But could
I get some instructions
on when the right time is?
- Just worry about
keeping up for now.
- Just worry about
keeping up for now.
[tires squealing]
[grunting]
[grunting]
- [groans]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
[grunting]
[panting]
[panting]
[whimpering]
[grunting]
[upbeat music]
[upbeat music]
Whoa.
It's so pretty.
It's so pretty.
- This whole planet is.
I like to end my workouts
by reminding myself
I like to end my workouts
by reminding myself
what I'm trying to protect.
- I want to keep it safe, too.
But how can I do that
without an alt mode?
But how can I do that
without an alt mode?
♪ ♪
- Kid, you don't need
an alt mode to do that.
- Kid, you don't need
an alt mode to do that.
- But I'm a Transformer.
I'm supposed to transform.
- [sighs] Jawbreaker, let me
let you in
- [sighs] Jawbreaker, let me
let you in
on a little secret, hmm?
Scanning your alt mode
isn't some sort of magic.
Scanning your alt mode
isn't some sort of magic.
There's a special component
inside of you,
inside every bot.
It's called the T-cog.
It's called the T-cog.
It's what lets us change shape.
- The T-cog, wow.
- The T-cog, wow.
Oh, but I'm not Cybertronian.
How do you know I have one?
How do you know I have one?
- Some of your Terran siblings
have changed form, right?
- But what if I'm different?
- But what if I'm different?
- You know, it took me forever
to find
an Earth alt mode, too.
an Earth alt mode, too.
Nothing I saw ever felt right.
So I waited.
I waited and waited and waited.
I waited and waited and waited.
- And then?
- My spark told me
what was right.
- But [scoffs] what if
I'm broken or something?
- But [scoffs] what if
I'm broken or something?
When I look at cars,
I feel nothing.
When I look at cars,
I feel nothing.
- Then maybe you weren't
meant to be a vehicle.
- Then maybe you weren't
meant to be a vehicle.
- You can scan other things?
- Almost anything you want.
- Almost anything you want.
It's up to you.
- Thanks, Elita.
- Uh, by the way,
who are you planning
- Uh, by the way,
who are you planning
on showing this movie to?
The T-cog isn't intel
we want getting around.
The T-cog isn't intel
we want getting around.
- Oh, don't worry.
This movie's just for me.
This movie's just for me.
- Okay, hold your position!
- Okay, hold your position!
- Why are all these
vehicles here?
- It's the climax, JB.
- It's the climax, JB.
Time to choose your alt mode!
- But Hashtag, wait a second.
- But Hashtag, wait a second.
- And here, we view
our hero's puzzled expression.
- Hashtag...
- As he weighs...
- As he weighs...
- No, wait.
- A choice.
- No!
Hashtag, forget the movie.
Can you just listen to me?
Can you just listen to me?
- Pick boat, pick boat,
pick boat!
- Hashtag, stop it!
- [sighs] You're upset.
- [sighs] You're upset.
- I am!
- Good, use it!
[grunting]
[grunting]
[beeping]
[beeping]
[chittering]
[gasps] What'd you do that for?
- Thought this is
what you wanted.
- Thought this is
what you wanted.
To catch your alt mode.
- No, I just want
to go home, okay?
- No, I just want
to go home, okay?
Where's Dad's camera?
It's got important
Cybertronian stuff on it.
It's got important
Cybertronian stuff on it.
[beeping]
Hey!
No, wait!
[metal clanking]
[metal clanking]
Can't let it get away.
- Don't worry!
I'm not letting a speed bump
stop our production.
stop our production.
- Hashtag, forget the movie!
[chittering]
[chittering]
[tires squealing]
[metal clanking]
[metal clanking]
[tires squealing]
[tense music]
[tense music]
This is really bad.
This is really bad.
- So... no red carpet premiere?
- Elita told me
private things on camera.
- Elita told me
private things on camera.
People could use it
against Cybertronians.
- [scoffs] We can
cut that part out.
What matters is capturing
the cinematic moment
What matters is capturing
the cinematic moment
you pick your alt mode.
- No.
I'm not picking a vehicle
for your movie.
I'm not picking a vehicle
for your movie.
My spark says it's not time.
That should be enough for you.
That should be enough for you.
- What... [scoffs] [groans]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
[squealing]
[metal clanking]
[metal clanking]
- [gasps] If that makes it
past the shield,
people could see us.
people could see us.
- Cue the high octane
car chase!
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
- Oh, almost.
[grunts]
[grunts]
[tires squealing]
[metal clanking]
[tires squealing]
[tires squealing]
[chittering]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
Get as close as you can!
- We're not gonna make it!
[tires squealing]
[tires squealing]
- Yes, we are.
Jawbreaker, roll out!
Jawbreaker, roll out!
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
[squealing]
[thudding]
[thudding]
[sighs] Did... did I do it?
[sighs] Did... did I do it?
- Uh, yeah.
And you did it
without an alt mode.
[sighs] On that note, sorry
we didn't find you one.
[sighs] On that note, sorry
we didn't find you one.
- Where's the camera?
- Where's the camera?
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
I'm so sorry, Jawbreaker...
I'm so sorry, Jawbreaker...
for... [sighs exasperatedly]
for everything.
for... [sighs exasperatedly]
for everything.
I just wanted to help.
I thought with
the power of cinema...
- Next time, let's just use
the power of siblings, okay?
- Next time, let's just use
the power of siblings, okay?
- [sighs] I'd like that.
- [sighs] I'd like that.
Well, I guess we'd
better head home and tell
Well, I guess we'd
better head home and tell
Dad what happened, huh?
♪ ♪
- Go on without me.
- Go on without me.
I'll... I'll catch up.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
- I hope this isn't a prank!
- I hope this isn't a prank!
- Surprise!
- Surprise!
- [sighs] [squeals]
♪ ♪
We're gonna watch a movie?
We're gonna watch a movie?
- Our movie.
I salvaged it.
And Mo and Thrash
helped me edit.
And Mo and Thrash
helped me edit.
I just thought
you'd like to see
your vision on the big screen.
And that's not all!
And that's not all!
I got you a wrap gift.
Dad says, sometimes
directors wear their lenses
Dad says, sometimes
directors wear their lenses
so they can plan their scenes.
Maybe it'll help you
in your next movie.
Maybe it'll help you
in your next movie.
- Jawbreaker...
[squeals] I love it.
- Jawbreaker...
[squeals] I love it.
- Go, Hashtag!
- Can't wait to see your movie!
It'll be great.
- That's my girl,
making movies.
- That's my girl,
making movies.
Oh, I'm so proud.
[tender music]
[tender music]
- Oh, my gosh.
I am feeling my emotions in K.
I am feeling my emotions in K.
[sighs] I'm still sorry we
didn't find your alt mode.
- It's okay.
- It's okay.
Before, I thought there was
something wrong with me.
I didn't know why I
couldn't just pick an alt mode
I didn't know why I
couldn't just pick an alt mode
like everybody else.
Well, it's because I'm
not like everybody else.
Well, it's because I'm
not like everybody else.
You showed me that.
- Really?
- I'm not gonna be a car or
a truck or anything like that.
- I'm not gonna be a car or
a truck or anything like that.
I don't know what I'll be, but
when I feel it in my spark,
I don't know what I'll be, but
when I feel it in my spark,
you'll be the first one
to know.
you'll be the first one
to know.
- And now,
our feature presentation.
- And now,
our feature presentation.
[tender music]
01x12 - Outtakes
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Fifteen years after the space bridge to Cybertron is destroyed, ending the civil w*r between the Autobots and the Decepticons, the Malto family relocates from Philadelphia to the small town of Witwicky, Pennsylvania.
Fifteen years after the space bridge to Cybertron is destroyed, ending the civil w*r between the Autobots and the Decepticons, the Malto family relocates from Philadelphia to the small town of Witwicky, Pennsylvania.