The Transformers Nitpickers Podcast Show
688 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEvery Monday and Thursday, Paul and John offer a fast-paced review of an episode of a Transformers series until they finish that series. Then they start another one.
Archived reviews include G1, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Prime, Gobots, Animated, Armada, Energon, and a growing list of movies.
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Episodes
Megatron's Master Plan: Part I
October 22, 2018 07:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBMegatron uses the powerful Mr. Burger to engineer a fake news campaign with the goal of manipulating the citizens of Central City into hating the Autobots. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Microbots
October 18, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22 MBWhen Brawn, Perceptor, and Bumblebee shrink themselves down and enter a super-powerful Megatron to stop him, Brawn learns that Perceptor is a valuable part of the team. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Auto Berserk
October 15, 2018 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MBRed Alert suffers from mental illness and thinks everybody is out to get him. In his troubled state, he trusts Starscream and agrees to help steal the powerful Negavator. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
The Master Builder
October 11, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MBObsessed with building his Solar Power Tower, Grapple agrees to work with the Constructicons who lie about their allegiance with Megatron. Hoist is an enabler. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Dinobot Island: Part II
October 08, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBIn the conclusion to Dinobot Island Part I, the Autobots close time portals around the world while the Decepticons rob Dinobot Island of its energy. This episode contains more cowboys and pirates than it does dinosaurs. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Dinobot Island: Part I
October 04, 2018 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBThe Dinobots are exiled to the newly discovered Dinobot Island because they acted according to the way they were programmed. Megatron finds out Dinobot Island is a source of great power and begins to hatch evil plans. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
The Insecticon Syndrome
October 01, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBMegatron helps the Insecticons become bigger and invincible, for his own malicious reasons, which causes them to cash cheques their (normally) small bodies can't cash. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
The Core
September 27, 2018 19:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBDevastator is used by the Decepticons and then the Autobots and then the Decepticons again, as Megatron tries to harness the energy of the Earth's core. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
A Prime Problem
September 24, 2018 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBMegatron creates a duplicate Optimus Prime in an attempt to lead the Autobots to their demise. If this episode were a horse, we'd shoot it. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Enter The Nightbird
September 20, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBFirst, we now know it's not Monday. Second, Megatron steals an unnecessary robot and programs it (her) to steal the World Energy Chip and destroy the Autobots. Zany antics ensue. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Day Of The Machines
September 17, 2018 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBMegatron takes control of TORQ 3 which takes control of a bunch of oil tankers and impractical military robots in an effort to, you guessed it, steal energy. Also, Optimus is afraid of a truck. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Atlantis Arise
September 13, 2018 07:00 - 19 minutes - 27 MBMegatron teams up with the Sub-Atlanticans to take over Washington DC in an episode that John and Paul watched and recorded together for the first time. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
The Autobot Run
September 10, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBWhen the Autobots take part in a race for charity, Megatron traps most of them in their vehicular forms. Wheeljack invents something that saves the day. R.I.P. Burt Reynolds Find Paul and John on Twitter.
The Immobilizer
September 06, 2018 07:00 - 19 minutes - 27 MBWheeljack comes up with another invention nobody asked for; This one freezes anything in place. Megatron attempts to use the invention for his own evil purposes, but an underdeveloped female character shows up and saves the day. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Traitor
September 03, 2018 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBCliffjumper is kind of a jerk and Mirage has kind of a stupid plan and, in the end, everything kind of works out. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Attack Of The Autobots
August 30, 2018 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBMegatron's latest plan causes most of the Autobots to become evil. Through the power of love, and Wheeljack's "science", the remaining Autobots save the day. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
City Of Steel
August 27, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBWhen Megatron begins to turn New York into New Cybertron, the Autobots travel there to stop him. Also, Devestator is King Kong. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Changing Gears
August 23, 2018 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBGears is abducted by the Decepticons and turned into a giddy slave in Megatron's attempt to harness the sun's energy. Then the Autobots save him and the sun. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Autobot Spike
August 20, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBIn the first episode of season two, Spike is injured so bad that his consciousness must be temporarily housed in an Autobot body that his father built. It doesn't go well. Find Paul and John on Twitter.
Announcement
August 13, 2018 07:00 - 43 seconds - 1020 KBPaul and John are taking a week off. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Transformers: Season One Wrap-up: Part II
August 09, 2018 07:00 - 32 seconds - 16.7 MBMore talk about favourite and least favourite things from season one of The Trasformers. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Transformers: Season One Wrap-up: Part I
August 06, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBPaul and John share memories of Transformers toys, and talk about the best and worst of season one. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Heavy Metal War
August 02, 2018 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBThe Decepticons build the Constructicons who build a machine that makes Megatron powerful enough to defeat Optimus in a winner-takes-all fight. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
A Plague Of Insecticons
July 30, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBAside from a new line of toys/Decepticons being revealed, not much happens in this episode. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Countdown To Extinction
July 26, 2018 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBOptimus and Megatron must work together after Starscream goes rogue and attempts to rule the universe in a surprisingly dark episode. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
The Ultimate Doom Part III: Revival
July 23, 2018 07:00 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBIn the third part of this three part trilogy, the Autobots save Earth from being torn apart by the gravitational pull of Cybertron. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
The Ultimate Doom Part II: Search
July 19, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBSparkplug is under the control ot Dr. Arkeville and all the feels that Spike can muster won't snap his dad out of it. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
The Ultimate Doom Part I: Brainwash
July 16, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBMegatron teams up with Dr. Arkeville to create human slaves through mind control. At the same time, The Decepticon leader works to teleport Cybertron into Earth's orbit. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
War Of The Dinobots
July 12, 2018 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBMegatron convinces the Dinobots to turn on Optimus while the Autobots commit a staggering number of workplace safety violations with a meteorite. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Fire On The Mountain
July 09, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBSkyfire is back! Yay! Also, the Decepticons steal The Crystal Of Power from a pyramid in Peru in an episode that isn't as culturally insensitive as could be expected. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
S.O.S. Dinobots
July 05, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBA new toy line is born when the Autobots make the Dinobots, who quickly demonstrate how strong and stupid they are. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Fire In The Sky
July 02, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBWhile stealing energy from the planet's core, the Decepticons unearth their old ally Skyfire. After questioning his own morals, Skyfire sides with the Autobots. Then he dies. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Divide And Conquer
June 28, 2018 06:59 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBWhen Optimus is nearly destroyed, Megatron takes advantage of the Autobot's disorganized state and attacks. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Roll For It
June 25, 2018 06:59 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBThe Decepticons steal an anti-matter formula from Chip Chase, to create anti-matter energon, but are foiled by Wheeljack's plan that makes no sense at all. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
Transport To Oblivion
June 21, 2018 06:59 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBAfter no sign of the Decepticons for months, the Autobots discover Megatron plans to supply Cybertron with energon with the recent completion of the Space Bridge. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
More Than Meets The Eye: Part III
June 18, 2018 06:59 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBThe three part pilot ends with Megatron outsmarting the Autobots in his plan to aquire enough energy to return to Cybertron. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
More Than Meets The Eye: Part II
June 14, 2018 06:59 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBIn what will become an overused plot device, the Decepticons attempt to steal energy (first from a hydroelectric dam, then from a ruby mine) and the Autobots have to stop them. Paul and John are also on Twitter.
More Than Meets The Eye: Part I
June 10, 2018 03:10 - 13 minutes - 18 MBThe first episode of The Transformers starts four million thirty-four years ago and ends thirty-four years ago. That's a lot of ground to cover but we do it in thirteen minutes. Paul and John are also on Twitter.