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* TheUnreveal: We never find out what Wheeljack's device actually does.
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* TheUnreveal: We never find out what Wheeljack's device actually does.does (or more accurately, what it was ''supposed'' to do).
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: In-universe; the Autobots are actual alien robots, yet the director has them wear goofy-looking alien masks for their parts to fit his vision of what alien robots would look like.
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The question isn't really how they got there since they're all vehicles (plus no teleportation was involved as far as I could tell; their arrival is clearly seen), it's how they could all find out about this so quickly.
* NewsTravelsFast: Tracks, Warpath, Sunstreaker and Powerglide arrive at the movie set to join in despite having no way of knowing what's going on. This does get lampshaded when Spike and Carly go "Tracks!?" when he shows up and Hoist asks "What's ''he'' doing here?"
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* OffscreenTeleportation: Tracks, Warpath, Sunstreaker and Powerglide somehow make their way to the movie set to join in despite having no way of knowing what's going on. This does get lampshaded when Spike and Carly go "Tracks!?" when he shows up and Hoist asks "What's ''he'' doing here?"
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* OffscreenTeleportation: Tracks, Warpath, Sunstreaker and Powerglide somehow make their way to the movie set to join in despite having no way of knowing what's going on. This does get lampshaded when Spike and Carly go "Tracks!?" when he shows up and Hoist asks "What's ''he'' doing here?"
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Even if the Starscream stuff is legit, it shouldn’t be billed under that trope
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Speculation isn’t “the manual”
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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Website/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is absent in the next few episodes -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' this time.
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* YouJustRuinedTheShot: The episode begins with Spike, Carly, and Hoist following two seemingly out-of-control cars only to find out it's a stunt being performed for a movie. Fortunately, Hoist is there to save the stuntmen when they get into ''real'' danger and is rewarded with a stunt car gig by the director when he sees the Autobot in action.
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* PlotHole: It's never explained how exactly Tracks, Warpath, Sunstreaker and Powerglide showed up at the film set, because Hoist never made a report back to Autobot Headquarters.
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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope
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* UpToEleven: Megatron's already violent abuse of Starscream is even more so.
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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet'' ''Website/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is absent in the next few episodes -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' this time.
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* UpToEleven: Megatron's already violent abuse of Starscream is even more so.so.
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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is [[AbsenteeActor absent in the next few episodes]] episodes -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' this time.
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* AbsenteeActor: Optimus does not appear in this episode.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: As a RunningGag, the director often gets Hoist's name wrong, calling him "Moist" among other things.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: As a RunningGag, the director often gets Hoist's name wrong, calling him "Moist" among other things. Later in the episode, Track's name is spelled "Trucks" on his chair.
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* MagicBrakes: Hoist ends up part of the movie when he rescues a stunt driver whose brakes give out, nearly sending him off a cliff.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: As a RunningGag, the director often gets Hoist's name wrong, calling him "Moist" among other things.
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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is [[AbsenteeActor absent in the next few episodes]] -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' this time.
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* RealityEnsues: ''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is [[AbsenteeActor absent in the next few episodes]] -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' this time.
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* TheCameo: Wheeljack appears in the final scene [[ShaggyDogStory wherein he reveals that his invention the Decepticons were after never worked!]]
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* PlotHole: It's never explained how exactly Tracks, Warpath, Sunstreaker and Powerglide showed up at the film set, because Hoist never made a report back to Autobot Headquarters.
* RealityEnsues: ''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is [[AbsenteeActor absent in the next few episodes]] -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' thistime.time.
* ShaggyDogStory: In the final scene, Wheeljack states that his invention the Decepticons were after never worked in the first place.
* RealityEnsues: ''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is [[AbsenteeActor absent in the next few episodes]] -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' this
* ShaggyDogStory: In the final scene, Wheeljack states that his invention the Decepticons were after never worked in the first place.
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* AbsenteeActor: Optimus does not appear in this episode.
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* AllForNothing: Megatron steals a device that Wheeljack built and goes through great effort trying to cover up his plan of using it. However, at the end of the episode, Wheeljack reveals that the device never worked in the first place!
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* RealityEnsues: ''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet'' speculates that Megatron's unusually violent treatment of Starscream here may explain why the latter is [[AbsenteeActor absent in the next few episodes]] -- while he's used to getting beat up, Megatron may have done some ''actual damage'' this time.
* TheUnreveal: We never find out what Wheeljack's device actuallydoes.does.
* UpToEleven: Megatron's already violent abuse of Starscream is even more so.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The other Decepticons look a little creeped out by Starscream's beatdown at the hands of Megatron.
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* NotMeThisTime: After Dirge fails to deliver the device and crash lands, Megatron, seemingly by reflex, berates [[TheStarscream Starscream]] for ruining everything, despite the latter watching the incident in the same room as him.
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* BadBoss: Megatron just randomly beats up Starscream because Dirge crash landed. Later he rips some wires from him after he fails to steal the ''original'' film negatives, instead taking the copies.
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* BadBoss: Megatron just randomly beats up chews out Starscream because Dirge crash landed. Later he pounds Starscream after one too many insults, and then rips some wires from him after he fails to steal the ''original'' film negatives, instead taking the copies.
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* AdvertisedExtra: In-Universe; Even after the film's name changes to mention the Transformers, the human characters are still the director's main focus.
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* AdvertisedExtra: In-Universe; Even after the film's name changes to mention the Transformers, the human characters are still the director's main focus. Still Harold fears they'll become a SpotlightStealingSquad.
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* {{Expy}}: The two human actors, Harold Edsel and Karen Fishhook are based on Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/CarrieFisher. Harold's character is an ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' parody, and Karen's character is based on [[Franchise/StarWars Leia]].
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The two human actors, Harold Edsel and Karen Fishhook are based on Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/CarrieFisher. Harold's character is an ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' parody, and Karen's character is based on [[Franchise/StarWars Leia]].
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* Expy: The two human actors, Harold Edsel and Karen Fishhook are based on Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/CarrieFisher. Harold's character is an ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' parody, and Karen's character is based on ''Franchise/StarWars Leia''.
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* Expy: {{Expy}}: The two human actors, Harold Edsel and Karen Fishhook are based on Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/CarrieFisher. Harold's character is an ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' parody, and Karen's character is based on ''Franchise/StarWars Leia''.[[Franchise/StarWars Leia]].
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Carly, Spike and Hoist end up rescuing people after a film stunt gone wrong, and the director is so impressed that he hires them on the spot. Meanwhile, the Decepticons are attempting to figure out what a device they stole from Wheeljack does, and are ordered by Megatron to destroy the film due to accidentally appearing on it. The bots however, quickly get tired of acting, as they are ignored to give more screen time for the human actors, pyrotechnics and other sci-fi elements. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Wait...]]
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* AdvertisedExtra: In-Universe; Even after the film's name changes to mention the Transformers, the human characters are still the director's main focus.
* BadBoss: Megatron just randomly beats up Starscream because Dirge crash landed. Later he rips some wires from him after he fails to steal the ''original'' film negatives, instead taking the copies.
* EnforcedMethodActing: In-Universe; Rumble switches the film crew's fake explosives with real ones.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Megatron presumes Wheeljacks' invention is some sort of extremely dangerous weapon.
* Expy: The two human actors, Harold Edsel and Karen Fishhook are based on Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/CarrieFisher. Harold's character is an ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' parody, and Karen's character is based on ''Franchise/StarWars Leia''.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: In-Universe; Hoist threatens to drop Carly, Spike and the film into lava, and Megatron doesn't believe him. Hoist then drops them, but the "lava" is fake.
* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: In-universe; The film is a generic action flick, until the director decides to turn it into a sci-fi movie titled ''Attack of the Alien Robots''.
* TheUnreveal: We never find out what Wheeljack's device actually does.
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* AdvertisedExtra: In-Universe; Even after the film's name changes to mention the Transformers, the human characters are still the director's main focus.
* BadBoss: Megatron just randomly beats up Starscream because Dirge crash landed. Later he rips some wires from him after he fails to steal the ''original'' film negatives, instead taking the copies.
* EnforcedMethodActing: In-Universe; Rumble switches the film crew's fake explosives with real ones.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Megatron presumes Wheeljacks' invention is some sort of extremely dangerous weapon.
* Expy: The two human actors, Harold Edsel and Karen Fishhook are based on Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/CarrieFisher. Harold's character is an ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' parody, and Karen's character is based on ''Franchise/StarWars Leia''.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: In-Universe; Hoist threatens to drop Carly, Spike and the film into lava, and Megatron doesn't believe him. Hoist then drops them, but the "lava" is fake.
* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: In-universe; The film is a generic action flick, until the director decides to turn it into a sci-fi movie titled ''Attack of the Alien Robots''.
* TheUnreveal: We never find out what Wheeljack's device actually does.
