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
Awakening
October 27, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBThe kids are on the hunt for three Mini-Cons, which can combine to become the Requiem Blaster, just as Tidal Wave arrives on Earth. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Detection
October 24, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBA relatively good, mostly Decepticon episode from Ryō Motohira. Who'd've thunk it? Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Armada: Wrap-up (the first half)
October 20, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 26.1 MBPaul and John share their favourite and least favourite things from the first half of Transformers: Armada. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Linkup
October 17, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBIt's the return of the introduction of Jetfire. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Tactician
October 13, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBAn action packed episode brings us a new Decepticon, a new Autobot, new Mini-Cons... and Herman. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Chase
October 10, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBSideways sucks the kids into cyberspace in an episode written during, what had to be, an hallucinogen-induced drug trip. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Rebellion
October 06, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MB"Did you see that? A lot of things just happened." - Paul, circa 1996 Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Code Of Hero: (Drunk) Commentary
October 03, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBAt the end of a long night, Paul and John watched Code Of Hero. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Vow .
September 29, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22 MBAs the battle between Autobots and Decepticons rages on, the Mini-Cons make their voices heard... unfortunately, it's through the kids. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Decisive Battle
September 26, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MB"Farewell to Nova Scotia" is a popular folk song from Nova Scotia, written sometime before or during WWI, adapted from the Scottish lament "The Soldier's Adieu" by Robert Tannahill. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Reinforcement
September 22, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MBA Transformer that is not Mirage joins the Autobots just in time to track down a Mini-Con that is not Mirage. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Vacation
September 19, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBPaul and John record a review, or an awful episode, in person. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Trust
September 15, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBOptimus has a plan that involves Scavenger, and it is a plan dreamt up by Ryō Motohira. God help us all. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Conspiracy
September 12, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBMegatron gaslights all the Decepticons in his plan to gain control of the Star Sabre. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Credulous
September 08, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBThat's one small step for Hot Shot and Sideways, one giant leap for Transformer-kind. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Gale .
September 05, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBThings you could do in twenty minutes: Read. Listen to this podcast. Call a friend or family member. Go for a walk. Watch any episode of a TV show except Gale. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Gale.
September 05, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBThings you could do in twenty minutes: Read. Listen to this podcast. Call a friend or family member. Go for a walk. Watch any episode of a TV show except Gale. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Overmatch
September 01, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MB"...any man who must say 'I am king' is no true king at all." -- Tywin Lannister Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Swoop
August 29, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBThe Decepticons infiltrate the Autobots' base in a bold attempt to claim all three parts of the Star Saber. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Prehistory
August 25, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBIf you want to know what happens in this exposition-laden episode, watch the previous eleven. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Ruin .
August 22, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBMere data makes a man. A and C and T and G. The alphabet of you, all from four symbols. I am only two: zero and one. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Ruin.
August 22, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBMere data makes a man. A and C and T and G. The alphabet of you, all from four symbols. I am only two: zero and one. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Underground
August 18, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBA new Autobot joins the ranks in an episode that snubs its nose at stranger danger. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Confrontation
August 15, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBCyclonus kidnaps Vonce and Fred, and demands the Autobots hand over their Mini-Cons in return for the boys Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Palace
August 11, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBI've been through the desert on a Mini-Con with no name. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Carnival
August 08, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBWhy include Transformers in your Transformers cartoon when you could write an entire episode about a bunch of kids. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Jungle
August 04, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBThe Autobots take the kids with them on the search for another Mini-Con so Rad can get preachier than Captain Planet. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Soldier
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBThe Autobots are on the hunt for another Mini-Con. This one's in Antarctica because it's so cool! Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Comrade
July 28, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22 MBThe action picks up when both the Autobots and Decepticons venture to Big Canyon in search of more Mini-Cons. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Base .
July 25, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBexposition noun A setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing). ex·po·si·tion (ĕk′spə-zĭsh′ən) Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Base.
July 25, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBexposition noun A setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing). ex·po·si·tion (ĕk′spə-zĭsh′ən) Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Metamorphosis
July 21, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBAlexis and Carlos get their own Mini-Cons just as the Decepticons return to Earth. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
First Encounter
July 18, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBIt's the first episode of a Transformers series which means we're going to spend most of this episode talking about a bunch of kids instead of actual Transformers. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Transmorphers
July 04, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBWhat a steaming pile of crap... Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Paul & John Rank
June 27, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MBPaul and John rank all of the Transformers series they've watched from least to most favourite. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Animated: Series Wrap-up
June 13, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBIt's time for another Wrap-Up. All of Paul and John's favourite and least favourite Decepticons, Autobots, humans, episodes, and (for the first time) writers. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Transformers Animated: Series Wrap-up
June 13, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBIt's time for another Wrap-Up. All of Paul and John's favourite and least favourite Decepticons, Autobots, humans, episodes, and (for the first time) writers. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Endgame: Part II
June 09, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBIn an episode that feels neutered, the Autobots make a last ditch effort to stop Megatron's attack on Detroit. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Endgame: Part I
June 06, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBMegatron's had it up to here with those Autobots, and plans to destroy Earth with the help of Starscream's cloning technology. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
This Is Why I Hate Machines
June 02, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBFanzone and Ratchet travel to Cybertron just in time to run into Omega Supreme. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Decepticon Air
May 30, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBSentinel screws up again and Optimus saves him... again. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Human Error: Part II
May 26, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MBSari assembles a team of familiar faces and voices, but not names, in an effort to save the Autobots from Soundwave's discount Matrix. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Human Error: Part I
May 23, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBIt's Christmas for some reason and the Autobots awake to find themselves transformed into humans. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Predacons Rising
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBWasp is back and Blackarachnia is back and Bob Forward is back and Larry Ditillio is back! Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Five Servos Of Doom
May 16, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 26.1 MBWhen you can take the pebble from my hand, it will be time for you to leave. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Where Is Thy Sting?
May 12, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBWasp tracks Bumblebee to Earth to seek revenge on the very same day every single Autobot in this episode takes an extra dose of stupid pills. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Three’s A Crowd
May 09, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBRandom chance brings about another Constructicon and this one has big ambitions despite his short stature. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Transwarped: Part III
May 05, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBThe Autobots subdue a haywire Sari just as Megatron returns to Earth, with Omega Supreme under his control. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Transwarped: Part II
May 02, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBSari begins to see the true nature of her robotic body, while Megatron moves closer to Cybertron. Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive
Transwarped: Part I
April 28, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBThe final season starts off with a bang! Some Autobots regroup on earth while others are scattered throughout the galaxy, Megatron includes Omega Supreme in his new plans, and Sari demands answers from her "father". Find Paul and John on Twitter. Full episode archive