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Beast Wars: Transformers

1996 · TV Series · TV-Y7 · 30 min

★ 8.1(329)unSUB Rating

AnimationKidsActionAdventureScience Fiction

Two opposing crews crash-land on a pre-humanoid planet while traveling to Earth, and they adapt by taking on animal-like forms to survive an abundance of natural energy. As robots in disguise, they begin a relentless war over the planet’s resources—and the Beast Wars are underway.

Also known as Beasties: Transformers

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Details
Years
1996–1999
Release date
1996-04-22
Network
Syndication, YTV
Language
English
Rated
TV-Y7
Runtime
30 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating (input)
8.1/10 (329 votes)
About

If you enjoy Transformers-style battles and sci-fi animal transformations, you’ll likely have a great time with Beast Wars: Transformers; Not for you if you dislike dated computer animation or prefer the original Transformers vibe.

Pros: strong character writing; action and suspense; fun for ages | Cons: dated CGI complaints; uneven early pace; humor polarizing

Themes

  • time travel
  • based on toy
  • dinosaur
  • nostalgic
  • transforming robot
  • bickering
  • robotic animal
  • playful
  • absurd
  • dramatic
  • hilarious
  • whimsical
  • +4 more

Cast & crew

  • Garry Chalk

    Garry Chalk

    as Optimus Primal (voice)

  • David Kaye

    David Kaye

    as Megatron (voice)

  • Colin Murdock

    Colin Murdock

    as Quickstrike (voice)

  • Scott McNeil

    Scott McNeil

    as Dinobot / Rattrap / Waspinator (voice)

  • Ian James Corlett

    Ian James Corlett

    as Cheetor (voice)

  • Richard Newman

    Richard Newman

    as Rhinox (voice)

  • Venus Terzo

    Venus Terzo

    as Blackarachnia (voice)

  • Alec Willows

    Alec Willows

    as Tarantulas (voice)

  • Jim Byrnes

    Jim Byrnes

    as Inferno (voice)

  • Don Brown

    Don Brown

    as Scorponok (voice)

Directed by Larry DiTillio, Colin Davies, Owen Hurley +1 more

Created by Larry DiTillio, Bob Forward

Episodes3 seasons · 52 episodes

Season 126 episodes
  • S1E1Beast Wars (1)30m
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  • S1E2Beast Wars (2)30m
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  • S1E3The Web30m
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  • S1E4Equal Measures30m
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  • S1E5Chain of Command30m
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  • S1E6Power Surge30m
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  • S1E7Fallen Comrades30m
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  • S1E8Double Jeopardy30m
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  • S1E9A Better Mousetrap30m
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  • S1E10Gorilla Warfare30m
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  • S1E11The Probe30m
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  • S1E12Victory30m
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  • S1E13Dark Designs30m
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  • S1E14Double Dinobot30m
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  • S1E15The Spark30m
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  • S1E16The Trigger (1)30m
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  • S1E17The Trigger (2)30m
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  • S1E18Spider's Game30m
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  • S1E19Call of the Wild30m
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  • S1E20Dark Voyage30m
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  • S1E21Possession30m
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  • S1E22The Low Road30m
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  • S1E23Law of the Jungle30m
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  • S1E24Before the Storm30m
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  • S1E25Other Voices (1)30m
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  • S1E26Other Voices (2)30m
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Season 213 episodes
  • S2E1Aftermath30m
    Tubi
  • S2E2Coming of the Fuzors (1)30m
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  • S2E3Coming of the Fuzors (2)30m
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  • S2E4Tangled Web30m
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  • S2E5Maximal, No More30m
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  • S2E6Other Visits (1)30m
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  • S2E7Other Visits (2)30m
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  • S2E8Bad Spark30m
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  • S2E9Code of Hero30m
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  • S2E10Transmutate30m
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  • S2E11The Agenda (1)30m
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  • S2E12The Agenda (2)30m
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  • S2E13The Agenda (3)30m
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Season 313 episodes
  • S3E1Optimal Situation30m
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  • S3E2Deep Metal30m
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  • S3E3Changing of the Guard30m
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  • S3E4Cutting Edge30m
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  • S3E5Feral Scream (1)30m
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  • S3E6Feral Scream (2)30m
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  • S3E7Proving Grounds30m
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  • S3E8Go with the Flow30m
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  • S3E9Crossing the Rubicon30m
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  • S3E10Master Blaster30m
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  • S3E11Other Victories30m
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  • S3E12Nemesis (1)30m
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  • S3E13Nemesis (2)30m
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