History Funny / TransformersAnimated

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* The 2008 Botcon script reading "Bee in the City" is the funniest thing this troper has ever seen/heard, full of shout-outs and fourth wall breaks aplenty. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rUveSq7vg Watch]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRLwZZV1YJ4 it]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sww0sue3xTs here]].
-->'''Bumblebee''': [[ActorAllusion Maybe we could call Grimlock, or con Lugnut into helping us out!]]
-->'''Joe ([[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Megatron]])''': Please...who do I look like, Creator/ScottMcNeil?
** The fact that Creator/DavidKaye is getting to have both of his ''Transformers'' roles interact with each other in one place is both this an a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. Just the fact they're so far off from each other in terms of morality, yet have the same guy playing them, is amazing in and of itself, not to mention extremely meta.
** The entire segment where Shockwave explains what happens when they face a cosmic-powered supervillain, including what the secondary characters do and Optimus Prime's reaction to it.
--->'''Optimus Prime:''' Nnnnnno, we won't be doing that.
*** [[WebVideo/InternetPersonalityVangelus Vangelus']] entire performance as the "morally ambiguous" Transtech Shockwave is brilliant.
** The LampshadeHanging and [[HandWave Hand Waving]] of Professor Sumdac having a different voice (being played by Marty Isenberg instead of Creator/TomKenny), where Optimus asks why he sounds different and Sumdac answers that he has a cold.
** The HurricaneOfPuns involving Professor Sumdac's [[FunWithAcronyms Bi-directional Unified Transit Terminal]].
** The HandWave at the ending where Optimus, Sari, and Bumblebee agree to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never speak of this incident again]] to explain why the crossover event is never mentioned or brought up in the actual show.
* The aspect of Starscream that Slipstream represents is a joke about how most incarnations of Starscream have an effeminate side. The show doesn’t make the joke outright, though, insisting that Starscream doesn’t want to know what aspect she represents, and WordOfGod insisted it was just a RiddleForTheAges joke. This did not stop fans who didn’t get the joke from bombarding creative personnel like Derrick J. Wyatt about what aspect she represented. At first he tried to jokingly wave it off with an “I try not to think about it”, but eventually, his answers became less than serious. See below, paraphrased:
--->'''Fan:''' Does Slipstream represent the part of Starscream that’s still saddened over how the Native Americans lost their land and their Buffalo to the greed of American settlers?
--->'''Wyatt:''' Yes.
** On one occasion on Wyatt’s now defunct Formspring page, after receiving a yes from him, a fan celebrated finally finding out the truth, only for Wyatt to awkwardly explain he was just saying yes to any theory on Slipstream now.
* Wyatt took part in a role playing community that spanned numerous incarnations of the franchise, often acting as a mischievous troll who heckled other characters, perhaps most prominently ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' Galvatron (who he referred to as a moose due to his antlers), ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' Ratchet (who he heckled about his age and frequently entered HamToHamCombat with), and ''Animated'' Straxus, who was played as a LaughablyEvil FatBastard. Wyatt even concocted the fictional holiday of Straxmus, where everyone insulted Straxus until Christmas upon which they’d all join together and shove him down a chimney to get stuck in.
** Straxus was such a frequent target of Wyatt’s mischief that Wyatt forced him into an arranged marriage with [[Music/TheMamasAndThePapas Mama Cass Elliott]]. Somehow, this later resulted in Straxus [[https://twitter.com/derrickjwyatt/status/1248360831022059520?s=21 getting two additional wives]]: [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Mother Mae-Eye]] and [[Franchise/Ben10 Ma Vreedle]].

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** The fact that Creator/DavidKaye is getting to have both of his ''Transformers'' roles interact with each other in one place is both this an a MomentOfAwesome. Just the fact they're so far off from each other in terms of morality, yet have the same guy playing them, is amazing in and of itself, not to mention extremely meta.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[https://youtu.be/RUt87vEiDOc?t=33s HA!]]'' [[note]]'''Sentinel''': You promised you wouldn't laugh![[/note]]]]

''(pans over to Sentinel screaming as he tries to drive straight)''

-->'''Joe ([[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Megatron]]]])''': Please...who do I look like, Creator/ScottMcNeil?

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'''Optimus Prime:''' ...It's just an auto parts supply store, Ratchet.\\

* Pretty much all of the shorts animated by Creator/Studio4C are hilarious. Here are some examples.
** "Career Day" has Optimus Prime introduce himself to a group of schoolchildren, but one of them (Daniel Witwicky) keeps pestering him with questions like how he's able to see when in his vehicle form and where his head goes when he transforms. In addition, all the children really want from Optimus is to turn into his firetruck form.
** In "Explosive Fist", Lugnut keeps on punching the ground until it creates a huge empty pit. Blitzwing then comes over in his "Random" persona and tells him that he thinks the pool would look better over there, much to the Decepticon's annoyance.
** "Starscream Heckles Megatron", as its title would suggest, consists of Starscream making fun of Megatron behind his back while he's making a speech. Starscream avoids getting in trouble by acting innocent whenever Megatron turns around, but when Megatron catches him ShakingTheRump, Megatron blasts him in the ass!

** "Operating Table" has Sari help Ratchet perform surgery on Bulkhead. When Bulkhead recovers, he asks about the pile of leftover parts. Ratchet responds by shoving them down Bulkhead's throat, then walks off while whistling the Transformers theme song.

'''Random Blitzwing:''' But with a few dancing lessons, you'll soon be as light on your servos as me, cha, cha, cha!\\

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M5SKdPijHk Starscream and his clones]].

--->''Optimus:''' I have to hand it to the humans. Driving is much more difficult than it looks!\\

* ''All'' of Blitzwing in "Human Error". Even a horrible injury wont faze him for long.
-->'''Blitzwing:''' "Oh, look! I have a hole in my rocket!"

-->''Optimus:''' I have to hand it to the humans. Driving is much more difficult than it looks!
-->'''Ratchet:''' This ain't so hard! [Camera zooms out to show that he's somehow driving ''backwards'']

-->'''Prowl:''' It's merely a matter of becoming one with the machi--[[OhCrap AAAHHHHH]]!

--->'''Sentinel''' [as Optimus fights the Headmaster, who has stolen Sentinel's body]: You're enjoying this, aren't you, Optimus?
--->'''Optimus''': [smirks while continuing to pound the Headmaster, which Sentinel can feel]

-->'''Sentinel:''' Uhhh, Optimus. Tell the organic Fanzone that he can send his police force home. [[BlatantLies It's a false alarm.]]\\

-->'''Sentinel Prime:''' Hurry it up, Optimus Prime! That boat, and my body, are getting away!
-->'''Optimus Prime:''' Would you prefer for me to use you as a shield?! …Actually, that's not a bad idea.
-->'''Sentinel Prime:''' Now, now, Optimus, let's not lose our… I-I mean… ''youknowwhatImean.''

-->'''Starscream''': [[TemptingFate Ugh! This day couldn't possibly get any worse]]!
-->[Megatron and Blitzwing appear before him]
-->'''Starscream''': [[OhCrap I stand corrected.]]
-->'''Megatron''': [[SayMyName STARSCREAAAAM!]]
-->'''Starscream''': Sorry, you must have me confused with some other Harrier jet!

-->'''Ratchet:''' Will you get in already!?\\

-->'''Lugnut:''' Raargh! Those accursed Autobots will pay for their insolence!\\

-->'''Ratchet:''' You glitch-head! You're gonna destroy the whole city! You wouldn't dare do something ''that'' stupid!\\

-->'''Hothead!Blitzwing''': [[BullyingADragon You overgrown Autobot!]] I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port!\\

'''Random!Blitzwing''': Mayday! Mayday! [[NonSequiturThud Let's all dance around the maypole!]]
* At the end of the Season 2 finale, [[spoiler: Megatron in stasis cuffs and Starscream's detached head are stuck somewhere in space, unable to do anything but bicker:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Megatron''': Stop staring at me.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Starscream''': No. You stop staring at me!]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Megatron''': Do you think I actually want to spend the rest of eternity gazing at your unsightly visage?]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Starscream''': Trust me: your visage is no picnic either. And your face is ugly too!]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Megatron''': Oh, someone just take me offline now...]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Starscream''': What do you think I've been trying to do for the last four million stellar cycles?!?! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's funny, really, when you think about it. Tragic, but funny! AHAHAHAHAHA!]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Megatron''': ...oh, shut up. ]]

* The recently humanized Autobots [[EpicFail teaching themselves how to drive]] in "Human Error."
-->'''Human!Optimus:''' I have to hand it to the humans. Driving is much more difficult than it looks!
-->'''Human!Ratchet:''' This ain't so hard! [Camera zooms out to show that he's somehow driving ''backwards'']
** Followed immediately by Prowl having a decent control over his motorcycle... [[AreYouSureYouCanDriveThisThing until he accidentally pops a wheelie whilst driving.]]
-->'''Human!Prowl:''' It's merely a matter of becoming one with the machi--[[OhCrap AAAHHHHH]]!

-->'''Megatron:''' Can't you shut [Arcee] up? She makes [[MoodSwinger Blitzwing]] sound like he's got his head screwed on straight...
-->'''Starscream:''' Y'see, now he even likes ''Blitzwing'' better than you. Hmm... *''Shockwave meanwhile has walked back onscreen''*
-->'''Lugnut:''' *''Slaps Shockwave back offscreen''* NO! ''I'' am the most faithful!
-->'''Shockwave:''' *Walks back onscreen* Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!

-->'''Megatron:''' An order that starts with a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron. *Gets up* [[OhCrap And woe betide any who would seek to undermine my authority...]] *Walks toward Starscream as Lugnut, Blitzwing and Blackarachnia look on in horror*

* On a meta-level, it's funny that they killed Optimus off in the first episode and revived him within 75 seconds. All while homaging his death from ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''. You can just imagine someone in the writer's room thinking "Alright, Optimus death and inevitable revival is out of the way. Moving on."

* Wyatt took part in a role playing community that spanned numerous incarnations of the franchise, often acting as a mischievous troll who heckled other characters, perhaps most prominently ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' Galvatron (who he referred to as a moose due to his antlers) ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' Ratchet (who he heckled about his age and frequently entered HamToHamCombat with), and ''Animated'' Straxus, who was played as a LaughablyEvil FatBastard. Wyatt even concocted the fictional holiday of Straxmus, where everyone insulted Straxus until Christmas upon which they’d all join together and shove him down a chimney to get stuck in.

** Which then cuts to Bumblebee driving out of said dealer shop and trumpeting a ThemeTuneCameo on said new horn.