Beast Wars: Transformers
1996 · TV Series · TV-Y7 · 30 min · ★ 8.1
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
- 8.1/10 (318 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
as Optimus Primal (voice)
David Kaye
as Megatron (voice)
Colin Murdock
as Quickstrike (voice)
Scott McNeil
as Dinobot / Rattrap / Waspinator (voice)
- IC
Ian James Corlett
as Cheetor (voice)
- RN
Richard Newman
as Rhinox (voice)
Venus Terzo
as Blackarachnia (voice)
- AW
Alec Willows
as Tarantulas (voice)
Jim Byrnes
as Inferno (voice)
- DB
Don Brown
as Scorponok (voice)
Directed by Colin Davies, Larry DiTillio, Owen Hurley +1 more
Created by Larry DiTillio, Bob Forward
Episodes3 seasons · 52 episodes
Season 126 episodes
- S1E1Beast Wars (1)30mTubi
- S1E2Beast Wars (2)30mTubi
- S1E3The Web30mTubi
- S1E4Equal Measures30mTubi
- S1E5Chain of Command30mTubi
- S1E6Power Surge30mTubi
- S1E7Fallen Comrades30mTubi
- S1E8Double Jeopardy30mTubi
- S1E9A Better Mousetrap30mTubi
- S1E10Gorilla Warfare30mTubi
- S1E11The Probe30mTubi
- S1E12Victory30mTubi
- S1E13Dark Designs30mTubi
- S1E14Double Dinobot30mTubi
- S1E15The Spark30mTubi
- S1E16The Trigger (1)30mTubi
- S1E17The Trigger (2)30mTubi
- S1E18Spider's Game30mTubi
- S1E19Call of the Wild30mTubi
- S1E20Dark Voyage30mTubi
- S1E21Possession30mTubi
- S1E22The Low Road30mTubi
- S1E23Law of the Jungle30mTubi
- S1E24Before the Storm30mTubi
- S1E25Other Voices (1)30mTubi
- S1E26Other Voices (2)30mTubi
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1Aftermath30mTubi
- S2E2Coming of the Fuzors (1)30mTubi
- S2E3Coming of the Fuzors (2)30mTubi
- S2E4Tangled Web30mTubi
- S2E5Maximal, No More30mTubi
- S2E6Other Visits (1)30mTubi
- S2E7Other Visits (2)30mTubi
- S2E8Bad Spark30mTubi
- S2E9Code of Hero30mTubi
- S2E10Transmutate30mTubi
- S2E11The Agenda (1)30mTubi
- S2E12The Agenda (2)30mTubi
- S2E13The Agenda (3)30mTubi
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1Optimal Situation30mTubi
- S3E2Deep Metal30mTubi
- S3E3Changing of the Guard30mTubi
- S3E4Cutting Edge30mTubi
- S3E5Feral Scream (1)30mTubi
- S3E6Feral Scream (2)30mTubi
- S3E7Proving Grounds30mTubi
- S3E8Go with the Flow30mTubi
- S3E9Crossing the Rubicon30mTubi
- S3E10Master Blaster30mTubi
- S3E11Other Victories30mTubi
- S3E12Nemesis (1)30mTubi
- S3E13Nemesis (2)30mTubi