Season 3 poster

Season 3

(1986)

Cast

Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan
Peter Cullen

as Optimus Prime / Streetwise / Nightstick / Slugslinger / Wingspan

Frank Welker as Galvatron / Chromedome (voice)
Frank Welker

as Galvatron / Chromedome (voice)

Jack Angel as Ultra Magnus / Cyclonus (voice)
Jack Angel

as Ultra Magnus / Cyclonus (voice)

Corey Burton as Spike Witwicky / Sunstreaker / Brawn
Corey Burton

as Spike Witwicky / Sunstreaker / Brawn

Don Messick as Ratchet / Gears / Scavenger
Don Messick

as Ratchet / Gears / Scavenger

Christopher Collins as Starscream / Wheeljack / Sparkplug / Reflector
Christopher Collins

as Starscream / Wheeljack / Sparkplug / Reflector

Dan Gilvezan as Bumblebee (voice)
Dan Gilvezan

as Bumblebee (voice)

Hal Rayle as Snarl / Shrapnel / Pipes
Hal Rayle

as Snarl / Shrapnel / Pipes

Casey Kasem as Cliffjumper / Bluestreak / Teletraan 1
Casey Kasem

as Cliffjumper / Bluestreak / Teletraan 1

Neil Ross as Bonecrusher / Hook / Slag
Neil Ross

as Bonecrusher / Hook / Slag

Ed Gilbert as Thrust / Blitzwing / Superion
Ed Gilbert

as Thrust / Blitzwing / Superion

Scatman Crothers as Jazz (voice)
Scatman Crothers

as Jazz (voice)

Victor Caroli as Narrator (voice)
Victor Caroli

as Narrator (voice)

David Mendenhall as Daniel Witwicky
David Mendenhall

as Daniel Witwicky

Ken Sansom as Hound
Ken Sansom

as Hound

Jim Cummings as Afterburner / Rippersnapper
Jim Cummings

as Afterburner / Rippersnapper

Aron Kincaid as Sky Lynx (voice)
Aron Kincaid

as Sky Lynx (voice)

Clive Revill as Kickback
Clive Revill

as Kickback

Gregg Berger as Grimlock (voice)
Gregg Berger

as Grimlock (voice)

Peter Renaday as Grapple
Peter Renaday

as Grapple

Michael Bell as Prowl / Bombshell / Sideswipe/ Swoop
Michael Bell

as Prowl / Bombshell / Sideswipe/ Swoop

John Stephenson as Kup (voice)
John Stephenson

as Kup (voice)

Michael Horton as Chip Chase
Michael Horton

as Chip Chase

Regis Cordic as Menasor
Regis Cordic

as Menasor

Paul Eiding as Perceptor (voice)
Paul Eiding

as Perceptor (voice)

Richard Gautier as Rodimus Prime (voice)
Richard Gautier

as Rodimus Prime (voice)

Episodes

The Five Faces of Darkness (1) poster

The Five Faces of Darkness (1) 4.7

September 14, 1986

While everyone continues to rejoice in their victory, unknown assailants capture Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike. After bei…

The Five Faces of Darkness (2) poster

The Five Faces of Darkness (2) 4.0

September 15, 1986

The Autobots make it out of Charr, but Rodimus is down and looks out. In reality, he has made a trip to the Matrix and …

The Five Faces of Darkness (3) poster

The Five Faces of Darkness (3) 4.0

September 16, 1986

The destruction of Quintessa causes the Autobots to arrive at Goo and poor Springer loses some parts. Blurr and Wheelie…

The Five Faces of Darkness (4) poster

The Five Faces of Darkness (4) 4.0

September 17, 1986

Galvatron learns what has been going on recently and meets up with the Quintessons. Rodimus again looks for answers, di…

The Five Faces of Darkness (5) poster

The Five Faces of Darkness (5) 4.0

September 18, 1986

The Constructions use the newly created Trypticon to battle Metroplex, who is still unable to transform, on Earth. Sky …

The Killing Jar poster

The Killing Jar 3.5

September 28, 1986

The Quintessons use Wreck-Gar, Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus and Marissa as research subjects, watching how they interact. Unf…

Chaos poster

Chaos 3.5

September 29, 1986

An alien is discovered to have a powerful weapon that fires crystals, which are taken from a creature Kup knows of, Cha…

Dark Awakening poster

Dark Awakening 4.0

September 30, 1986

On the run from Galvatron, Spike, Daniel and several Autobots enter a mausoleum and find a surprisingly not dead Optimu…

Starscream's Ghost poster

Starscream's Ghost 4.0

October 1, 1986

Octane is on the run from The Decepticons. He is forced to hide in a crypt, where the ghost of Starscream lies in wait …

Thief in the Night poster

Thief in the Night 4.3

October 5, 1986

Octane locates the defeated Trypticon and brings him to Carbombya. There, they follow orders from Fakhaddi in order to …

Forever Is a Long Time Coming poster

Forever Is a Long Time Coming 3.5

October 7, 1986

The Quintessons plan to use a portal through time to prevent the Transformers' revolt against them. Several Autobots wi…

Surprise Party poster

Surprise Party 3.5

October 8, 1986

Wheelie and Daniel want to have a party for Ultra Magnus after a recent good deed of his. However, Ultra Magnus' birthd…

Madman's Paradise poster

Madman's Paradise 3.5

October 12, 1986

Daniel leaves a banquet being hosted by his parents. He and Grimlock end up discovering a Quintesson chamber and get st…

Carnage in C-Minor poster

Carnage in C-Minor 3.0

October 13, 1986

The Autobots and Decepticons find that the voices of three aliens (Allegra, Zebop Scandana and Basso Profundo) can make…

Fight or Flee poster

Fight or Flee 3.5

October 14, 1986

The Decepticons attack a planet home to several Autobots and easily win as these Autobots prefer peace to fighting. Onc…

Webworld poster

Webworld 3.5

October 19, 1986

Galvatron goes into therapy, but it does not exactly agree with him. Every one of the doctors' attempts at treating him…

Ghost in the Machine poster

Ghost in the Machine 4.0

October 21, 1986

Starscream, in Scourge's body, attempts to complete three assignments for the damaged Unicron in exchange for getting a…

The Dweller in the Depths poster

The Dweller in the Depths 4.0

October 29, 1986

The Quintessons trick the Decepticons into releasing the dangerous Trans-Organics. One of them, the Dweller, begins tak…

Nightmare Planet poster

Nightmare Planet 3.0

October 30, 1986

Daniel's nightmare troubles get a lot worse when the Quintessons make them real. Autobots and Predacons are forced to j…

The Ultimate Weapon poster

The Ultimate Weapon 3.5

November 9, 1986

Metroplex's transformation cog is taken by Swindle and First Aid blames himself for not stopping him. Meanwhile, Galvat…

The Quintesson Journal poster

The Quintesson Journal 3.5

November 10, 1986

Two planets are locked in a destructive war and the Autobots attempt to bring about peace. Things do not go so well, ho…

The Big Broadcast of 2006 poster

The Big Broadcast of 2006 3.5

November 11, 1986

The Junkions fall victim to subliminal messages from the Quintessons, who are trying to get a journal off the Planet of…

Only Human poster

Only Human 3.5

November 12, 1986

After the Autobots interfere with one of his plans, Victor Drath gets help from Ol' Snake (none other than the notoriou…

Grimlock's New Brain poster

Grimlock's New Brain 4.3

November 13, 1986

Grimlock becomes a genius after trying to stop anti-electrons (released by Scukzoid and Slizardo) from causing disrupti…

Money Is Everything poster

Money Is Everything 3.5

November 16, 1986

Marissa Fairborne and the Technobots encounter Dirk Mannis, who possesses the dangerous Recreator. Turns out the Quinte…

Call of the Primitives poster

Call of the Primitives 4.0

November 17, 1986

The evil Primacron plans to use an energy being named Tornadron to defeat the Transformers and help in his universal co…

The Burden Hardest to Bear poster

The Burden Hardest to Bear 4.0

November 18, 1986

Being the leader takes it toll on Rodimus and his attempt to relax gets him into a fight, in which he loses the Matrix.…

The Face of Nijika poster

The Face of Nijika 3.5

November 19, 1986

A group of Autobots, Cyclonus and Quintessons become trapped within a Quadrant Lock Disc that has also kept the planet …

The Return of Optimus Prime (1) poster

The Return of Optimus Prime (1) 4.0

February 24, 1987

While testing a new ship alloy, Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swafford (who hates Transformers) stumbled upon the ship Opt…

The Return of Optimus Prime (2) poster

The Return of Optimus Prime (2) 4.0

February 25, 1987

Optimus Prime is back and leads a team to Charr to retrieve the ship alloy from Galvatron. Galvatron guides them to it'…