The Golden Lagoon | Transformers: Generation 1 | Season 2 | E27 | Hasbro Pulse

[@undrhil]

After all these years, this episode ending still haunts me. The melancholy "We won." is one of the most rememberable lines in any children's cartoon.

[@HypercatZ]

In the italian dub he says:"We won... But a what price!"

[@undrhil]

@@HypercatZ Which actually makes a lot of sense! I wish they had left that in the English dub. But the way that he says it at the end in the English tub is just as everything.

[@NodDisciple1]

I know...I don't think Phelous got that in his review. That the "victory" was supposed to be very bittersweet. More bitter than sweet. Due to the high price tag. Would help if the voice actor had a bit more venom or sarcasm in his line.

[@NesDogg]

This was deep…made our young selves reflect didn’t it

[@q-tek8349]

(strangely cheery and triumphant music plays)

[@Romanova2779]

Megatron-"SHOW NO MERCY!" Starscream-"Did we ever?" Love that little exchange.

[@magnusdiridian]

The one episode that they are almost GUARANTEED not to have any animation errors, because EVERYONE IS THE SAME COLOR.

[@michaelissocool1822]

Well you can see in early parts of the episode there are kinda not color animation errors but still animation errors

[@JoseBronxRican]

More like "ink and paint" errors. Anyway, IMO, the error here is that the animation is generally not very good.😀

[@TF80s]

@@JoseBronxRican the animation is great in this episode...one of the best of the series.

[@JoseBronxRican]

I see the disagreement here, but then I see Skywarp's face at 6:24... Hoo boy.

[@alexsung3117]

@@JoseBronxRican Sky"warp" indeed

[@dukenukem9770]

I love that somber ending. All of the Autobots are celebrating victory except for the one that saw the Golden Lagoon as a place of beauty and tranquility, not just a strategic asset. I wish that Beachcomber's final scene would've been a second or two longer...

[@eugenetswong]

Yeah, it was too short. They should have shortened the scene of the Decepticons hesitating getting in the pool. That was overkill.

[@usamazahid3882]

Now where does that seem familiar to the Maximals? Tigatron to be exact.

[@Crafte13]

Also more fitting music.

[@billrules8716]

The final scene wasn't lost on me back when I was a child watching this in the 80's. The message was loud and clear.

[@闲云野鹤-z4s]

indeed loud and clear, in 2024

[@tannerprice2018]

This is certainly one of the most mature episodes of the entire franchise. Victory at a heavy cost, a message about war and destroying the environment, and only one lone bot to mourn for the animals and the loss of their home. Behind the show’s goofy and silly exterior lies a serious message.

[@phoenixman8569]

Beachcomber: We won😞😞😞😞😞

[@iosefkrzinski4714]

I don't believe animals would get anywhere near those robots.

[@Tributronbluewhiteman]

@@iosefkrzinski4714 they don't have to, the robots came to them when looking for the lagoon

[@lerryperry]

I wonder if people ever got the message behind this episode

[@universalflamethrower6342]

For a toy commercial this episode runs mighty deep

[@marclewis5505]

6:48 Starscream: Personally I need proof. Megatron: Personally I don't care what you need.😆

[@bossviper2833]

That is my favourite moment in the episode.

[@antiseize11]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gothmogonslaught6851]

I think the invulnerable and very shiny Thrust is proof enough.

[@Sargovine6117]

@@gothmogonslaught6851 i agree

[@clownplayer7265]

Credit to Megatron, he decided to follow the scientist advise and make additional tests...why by using said former scientists as a guinea pig that is.

[@myriadmediamusings]

One of the standouts of the show, not only for coming out during the more standalone, toyetic Season 2, but also for having a surprisingly sophisticated episode for this era of children’s television.

[@donmccullen1973]

Victory comes with a price. No matter how big or small.

[@MarvelandDC379]

This episode was really deep.

[@StryderK]

@@ShanaReviews actually…..That’s what the producer actually wanted probably. To have the music clash with the moral of the story, which drives the message further home.

[@maxfieldstanton5005]

I dunno about that. They played the same music during a flashback to Guadal Canal during WW2 in Starscream’s Brigade, which played the music again at the reveal of Bruticus where Bruticus proceeds to manhandle Devastator, the most powerful Decepticon robot at the time. Maybe you’re right, though. Maybe a more fitting theme would be the one where the Constructicons are fleeing from an enraged Omega Supreme when they decided to form Devastator to make their stand?

[@andreinybakken9252]

It was the age of sophistcation and original content. No surprise.

[@robertmoore6149]

An episode where you get a glimpse of what happened to Cybertron.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Everywhere the transformers went their war followed, earth, nebulous and other worlds

[@universalflamethrower6342]

Yes, now let's cyberform earth in our own image

[@j.l.thurman2725]

in my fanfics that are pre-g1 I do write it like this. Cybertron had a beautiful ecosystem, forests, animals - all metallic in nature and the war destroyed them. with the forests gone, Cybertron was unable to keep powered and quickly died.

[@HerohammerStudios]

@@j.l.thurman2725 That's definitely completely incongruous with the G1 continuity. Cybertron had organic life, but that was seemingly before The Transformers even arrived on the planet

[@Tracks2008]

@@HerohammerStudios You mean before the Quintessons. they are the ones who cyberformed the planet.

[@Mossssssssssssssssssssssssssss]

I feel bad for Beachcomber. The way he said, “We won,” was so sarcastic after seeing the aftermath of the animal’s home. He was sad that they survived and kept their home but the animals lost theirs.

[@CloudRollerFox]

Despite the bittersweet ending, if there were a moment that happened after the episode, I'm sure Optimus would tell a mourning Beachcomber that they'll do wat they can to restore the nearly destroyed forest. Plant new trees, refurbish the land and watever else. For the Electrum, it's hard to say if any more would even come back in a new lagoon, unless it's from a source outside of Earth. Either way, if this all were to happen, the forest restored and the animals returning, it's likely Optimus would make sure this area of paradise would remain hidden from everyone for the animals to live in peace, and to sugarcoat it more, because why not, a new source of Electrum would start to develop where the original, and now bigger, lagoon was.

[@victorfergn]

Optimus hunting the animals that survived

[@hmrhuang]

i hoped for that addendum as well when i was little.

[@ironmaster6496]

Maybe that's why in Armada Optimus was so dead serious about not wanting to get the forest destroyed in the crossfire

[@undrhil]

A great place to leave the Dino bots… if you can keep the Dino bots from destroying the place! :)

[@darknova1552]

@@ironmaster6496 maybe

[@strider4life696]

"We won..." An example of a phyrric victory

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

Loved the ending for this episode with Beachcomber as it was very bittersweet, the Autobots won the battle but at a heavy price, it really sent a powerful message that no matter how many times victories, there will always be casualties.

[@videogollumer]

Yeah, but at the same time; if you aren't willing to fight to protect what you hold dear or trust your friends with hearing you out about your concerns for those things, those casualties are more likely to happen than not.

[@EL-uj1pl]

Except, that doesn't seem to be the point of the episode. The episode seems to say that war is blind, and frequently it isn't soldiers who suffer terrible pain. No Autobot except Beachcomber even acknowledged the damage to the ecosystem. They just cheered, packed up and went home. Prime is a bit cold in this episode, in that sense.

[@scorpionclan1798]

Lesson learned: No victory comes without a price.

[@Raleth]

autobots don't seem to get it other than beachcomber

[@scorpionclan1798]

@@Raleth I'm sure the Autobots shares the same sentiment deep within their Sparks, just as Beachcomber's. It just happens that it's Beachcomber's moment.

[@Raleth]

@@scorpionclan1798 fair enough

[@lerryperry]

@@scorpionclan1798 I'm not so sure about that

[@keldeostudies149]

"no sacrifice, no victory" -sam, transformers 2007

[@PalomboDylan]

I know optimus prime is gentle but beach comber is one of THE MOST GENTLE autobots out there.

[@triggerhappyreviews]

Easily a top 5 episode of the series. Beyond the messaging, I freaking love when Omega Supreme gets involved both times. Once his confidence does nothing and he gets his ass handed to him. Then when he comes out of the pond and annihilates everyone, that's epic.

[@tylerpark2489]

I just like how the Autobots run towards the Golden Lagoon excitedly or how the Decepticons are hanging around in it like it's a pool party 😂

[@yayco123]

11:32 I love how sunstreaker is so shock that he just talks normally, like the va just broke character for that take lmao

[@deltaomega2136]

Fun fact: electrum is a real thing and it's a mixture of gold and silver which is brought up at 0:50. I'm pretty sure it doesn't make robots invincible to lasers though.

[@desecration171]

Well the Transformers are partially made up of Cybertonium. It could very well be that a thin layer chemically bonded to their outer shell makes them impervious to energy weapons. They obviously weren't immune to being knocked out or fall damage as demonstrated in the episode.

[@clayton_rose]

Probably a chemical reaction to cybertonium

[@justonvarnum2658]

Pretty sure electrum plateing doesn't just dissappear either.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@isaned]

15:03 The moment Soundwave became "The man with the Golden Gun!"

[@thesailormercury2]

autobot 007 : you want me to die ? soundwave : no autobot i want you tro die.

[@j.m.74]

16:31 Somewhere just off-screen, an X-Wing can briefly be heard flying by & firing it's lasers.

[@StryderK]

Yep! Due to this show called Muppet Babies. Hasbro licensed the entire original trilogy and thus, can use all the Star Wars sound effects. TIE fighters screams were used for Laserbeak and several other jets for example. Blaster fire were also used. Not only that, Star Wars sound FX were also used in G.I. Joe.

[@tyranusfan]

I hear Colonial Vipers and Cylon Raiders, too

[@ubiquidade]

When I was a child I saw all the G1 episodes multiple times but the "we won" at the end is one of the moments I recall most vividly.

[@Xunkiira]

Beach Comber really became a Disney princess at the start of this episode

[@GokkunGuru]

One of the most impactful episodes ever. Such heavy messaging for little ones back then.

[@DrPhoenixJKZ]

This might be one of the only two G1 episodes made me sad back then. The only other one is the death of Optimus after he pulled himself out of Quintessons' control, made Rodimus a Prime again, and died by crashing his ship into the space fortress of Quitessons, with his body already possibly in the worst shape it can be. And both episodes sadden when I review them. For the first one, we all know life do not come back on Earth, and how difficult and time-consuming it is to restore nature's beauty and vitality. For the second, now I know Quintesson can literally predict almost all transformers' behavior, yet Optimus Prime becomes the one they expect the least. So, Optimus is truly the living proof of how Transformers become free from their creators.

[@ricotanes]

“We Won” 😢

[@RobertoBlake]

IKR…

[@cristsan4171]

Free trial of gold skin over

[@GameTavern2224]

You just wanted to hug him

[@lerryperry]

😢

[@wjhung2]

This was one of my favorite episodes as a kid.

[@jsttv]

Same here.

[@tannerprice2018]

It’s certainly the best episode of the series.

[@Teknokill-jm2ub]

Mine too, especially since I had just bought, and still have beachcomber

[@PyrozPlayground]

Love how sarcastic Omega Supreme is. "Information unnecessary. Results disappointing." Oh Omega. 😆

[@longinoflores892]

For a cartoon this was close to home. Nothing ever good comes from war. Makes you really think how human can destroy everything they touch. So sad 😞

[@amitypredator9385]

I felt everything beachcomber did. Depressed me to see how traumatized the animals were.

[@ilikejelloyay208]

Regardless of ones political persuasion: this is genuinely one of the most thought provoking and well thought out episodes. It was a perfect allegory of the Cold War at its height; illustrating that even the good guys commit sins and leave scars. I was about 8 or 9 when this originally aired and it summed up the end days of the cold war so beautifully. Funny how after all these years how Transformers and GI Joe are still relevant. It goes to show how good story telling, characterization and looking at an issue from a universal point of view, as opposed to an ideological one, is timeless. The morally and creatively bankrupt scum in Hollywood these days could learn a thing or two from this. Hollywood thinks changing gender or skin color of an existing character in a reboot is creative. It is not. These cartoons were brilliant in focusing on personality and inner conflict, as this episode beautifully demonstrated.

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

Brother this is a 22 minute toy commercial. Dont get your panties in a twist. We all should be happy everyone gets to be a movie star not just john wayne and elizabeth taylor.

[@ilikejelloyay208]

@@SWIFTO_SCYTHEactually, that is my point.

[@d.r.1402]

Hollywood hasn't changed since the 80s. You have.

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

Exactly. I like Sam Jackson, but he didn’t need to be Nick Fury. I used to like Star Wars, but some random little girl didn’t need to be godlike. Hollyweird sucks.

[@d.r.1402]

@@konstantinkoverchenko9587 Fury was already black in the Ultimates. Being a Jedi isn't Gendered.

[@StarFighters76]

One has to wonder how deep that Golden Lagoon was if Omega Supreme was able to hide in it.

[@nisaiahcampbell8390]

It wasn't how deep the Electrum Lagoon was, I think it was more about how big Omega Supreme was, best guess 18 m.

[@mk-5961]

I'm more wondering about how could decepticons destroy the lake of substance that Gives you invincibility. With the very same guns that do no harm to the bots with this sunstance on.

[@nisaiahcampbell8390]

@@mk-5961 After finding out the Electrum was wearing off, Megatron and his Decepticons have no choice but to destroy the Electrum lagoon. "How could they do that, you ask?" Liquid electrum is combustible, but it has a considerably higher spark-point than liquid energon-a stray blaster shot will not ignite it, but a direct high-power shot will.

[@tannerprice2018]

2:45 “How do I say ‘It’s a beautiful day?’” Simple. It’s “Zip a dee do da zip a dee ay.”

[@gamerane06yt]

This episode is very bittersweet to me. The care Beachcomber has for the place and the animals. Just to have it get destroyed before his eyes. I'm sure a part of him wishes he never even found the place. This episode shows that nothing is without consequences. War is not without consequences.

[@frankjan9777]

The slow and beautiful music when beachcomber first discovers the lagoon is EPIC. I wish there was a G1 Transformers soundtrack that had a full version of that. ❤

[@smekkes]

This is the only episode I fully remember from being a kid. Omega Supreme was so awesome!

[@thebaxman4459]

Yep, I loved how he was so cleverly named, being the last line of defense for the Autobots! Still, it sucks Omega Supreme was so easily defeated in this episode.

[@there4you19]

Man a golden Omega Supreme could put a dent in my pocket.

[@smekkes]

@@there4you19 😂

[@thatkidkreme7877]

Y’all are goats for uploading the full episodes

[@eyalsabag1772]

Blitzwing against warpath... Why didn't we get more of that?

[@mrBluesky1986]

Starscream: personally i need proof. Megatron:personally i dont care what you need. Megatron always has the best comebacks😂

[@CapitalCityRobs]

"Just shoot at the whole cloud, he's in there somewhere!" and with that Megatron points out who completely useless Smokescreen is

[@chrisedwards3214]

Smokescreen.was a one trick.pony

[@ElKabong3345]

Sometimes I love decepticon responses. They're filled with sass and sarcasm. And it's not because they're mean about it, but because their solutions are blatant at pointing something we all agree is stupid. It's great.

[@videogollumer]

I know everyone is taking away the "price of war" message, but I honestly feel like there's a deeper meaning that really requires you to put yourself in Beachcomber's place. He was the one who wanted to protect the glen, but he failed. In that regard, I feel that Beachcomber blamed himself more than he did anyone else. He was probably speculating what he could have done differently to have better protected the glen. Now, let's be honest; there was nothing Beachcomber could have done to prevent Thrust from discovering the lagoon; it just plain happened too fast for him to react. Still, things might have gone differently had he not tried to keep it a secret from his fellow Autobots. On the one hand, he did what he thought was right at the time, worrying that the Autobots would want to use the Electrum for the war effort. On the other hand, this shows that he didn't have good faith in his friends and comrades. In the end, he directed them to the lagoon anyway; knowing that they'd all be destroyed without the Electrum. Ultimately, I feel it was a mistake for Beachcomber to try to protect the glen by himself. Protecting the environment simply isn't something that one person can do alone; it takes multiple people, and I mean, come on! Optimus is understanding; he would have heard him out. It wouldn't have guaranteed the survival of the glen, but it might have given it a chance. The Autobots might have been able to get there before the Decepticons had a chance to coat themselves in the Electrum and make a stand to protect the place. Don't get me wrong; Beachcomber obviously felt that it wasn't fair that the glen suffered because of their conflict, and frankly he's right. Still, I can't help but feel he felt some personal guilt for being unable to keep the place safe.

[@MavisSongbird]

Every transformer has a unique personality and it shows here. I love it, lol.

[@dave210yt]

I've always loved this episode, after about 27 years I still remember the last line.

[@JinzoCrash]

So this was a sophisticated episode with a strong message... ...Are there any other stand-out episodes in G1 like this?

[@tokenw1497]

Fight or Flee

[@foxfireinferno197]

At 11:25, how could Sunstreaker have positively identified Starscream? He, Skywarp, and Thundercracker only differ in color normally, and now all of them are gold from head to toe. For that matter, is it just me, or does *nobody* notice that the Decepticons are all yellow? I'd think that would be something a character would mention ...

[@JonCombo]

Special ability of Sunstreaker?

[@chrisedwards3214]

Screamer stood out even in ekectrum

[@edsaloru1]

The voice

[@edsaloru1]

Perhaps their engines sound different, Like when you recognize your cars motor

[@JonCombo]

@@edsaloru1 They might not even see the colors. See something else.

[@fleppie75]

I loved this episode because the first Transformers I bought were all there, Warpath, Seaspray, Blitzwing, Powerglide :-)

[@matthewzard]

I love how this episode ends, no “all the animals got out safe”, no “we can restore this place”, no “look on the bright side…”, just “we won” and a shot of the destroyed environment.

[@twitchymitchy]

Cool to see at 19:13 the five 2007 movie autobots standing together

[@jaymalamute5730]

Beachcomber: "Oh my bum-bum-da-doo-boo it's paradise."

[@IzharIzhaki]

This is one of the highlights of the show; along with other episodes of this specific time in the second season, this story crafts a heart touching environmental message that has influenced me at a very young age. Thank you and cheers from Israel 🇮🇱

[@kevinkoile6653]

Good episode but they should've worked Devastator into this. Then there could be a huge fight between him and Omega Supreme. The one in "The Secret of Omega Supreme" wasn't all that great.

[@natashalaurentia2763]

I'm sure it's not only Beachcomber who felt sad, the others may too, just because they didn't show it directly doesn't mean they don't care, they are glad that further damage could be avoided though the price is heavy. besides the Autobots are those family who willing to lend their shoulder and ear, by that alone is enough to tell an extra story if Beachcomber want to do save the forest, he can call upon the Autobots to help him

[@videogollumer]

Honestly, it's under that same virtue that I believe Beachcomber was feeling guilt for being unable to protect the glen. His words weren't "We won... but at what cost?" like everyone is interpreting; he simply said "We won...". I believe he was trying to comfort himself with those words while pondering what he could have done differently to better prevent the glen being harmed. Idk, if he thought about this or not; but what you said about the Autobots is true, particularly of Optimus Prime. People hear act like the Autobots didn't care, but the only reason they seem that way is because Beachcomber didn't speak up. By keeping the glen secret from his fellow Autobots; he showed that he didn't trust that they would care about the glen as much as he did, not even kindhearted Optimus. Beachcomber's heart was in the right place. Even if their first reaction to the knowledge that there's a resource they could use was "Let's go get it!", Beachcomber could have followed up with his concerns for the wildlife; Optimus would have no doubt been moved to agreed. Beachcomber kept the glen a secret because of his pacifist nature. He wanted to protect it, believing his comrades would use the Electrum without regard to the glen; but protecting the environment just plain isn't something one person alone can do. Most people here are taking away only the "tragedy of war" message. While it's true that a side CAN lose sight of what they're trying to protect and end up destroying it; but if they don't stand up to fight to protect it at all, it WILL be destroyed. This is showcased by how the Decepticons got there before most of the Autobots, because Beachcomber said nothing until it was too late for the glen.

[@donmccullen1973]

21:56 yes...but the victory held a heavy price tag.

[@rei-rei8]

7:24 starscream holded his nose as if the transformers have lungs

[@michaelweech6432]

At least, in the much later movie (aired post-season 2), the Decepticons are, finally, shown to be not as bad as they were initially thought to be (when Unicron transforms to terrifying giant robot mode, which even terrifies Galvatron, especially after Unicron says about ‘Cybertron’s dismemberment’). I’d have loved seeing Galvatron being the one who rescued Spike (who was now an adult), and Bumblebee and Jazz & Cliffjumper, from getting dropped into Unicron’s acid vat, by transforming to laser cannon mode and blasting the acid vat cover (especially when Hot Rod and Galvatron were going to be allies against Unicron). This could have (I mean in a good way) led Galvatron to feel upset about all the things he did (as his old self - Megatron) to the Autobots, like the ending to this episode (and other season 2, pre-movie, episodes, like ‘Kremzeek’).

[@lerryperry]

This was the saddest episode of the Transformers. 😢😢😢

[@EVH9208]

The worst part was that a spot of beauty was ruined.

[@there4you19]

​@@EVH9208Mostly Because of the Desepticons likes to Hog the Lagoon and Blast Each other Willy Nilly.

[@smallvillefan72]

I like Omega's confidence: "Failure impossible".

[@jonathand.4088]

I never thought the parakeet at 2:34 would get an official toy, but here we are!

[@JoelMartinez]

This is precisely what I thought when I saw that!

[@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate]

Starscream: "Personally, I need proof." Megatron: "Personally, I don't care what you need!" Just such a great exchange.

[@terryrocks2j]

9:10 Mirage was here since the beginning of the episode.

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

😂

[@megatoad2105]

that moment where beachcomber was just chilling around the animals was so nice, love it

[@angelsy1975]

Throughout the decades since this was first shown, Megatron's phrase has stuck with me... well, almost. He says, "If we can't have it, nobody can!" - I long misremembered it as "If *I* can't have it... " Either way, it's the sociopathic politician way of doing things that has caused this phrase to echo through my mind, waiting for the next tin-pot dictator who's willing to destroy his people and his country (and maybe the whole world) if he can't hold onto power, or big business leaders who're willing to throw everything away that's decent in the world, just for a few more bucks. Thus, either way... none of us, I think, will have won.

[@kage_tactical]

He also said that once again as galvatron during the episode Burden Hardest to bear

[@GamesDHenrique]

From that moment on, Beachcomber became one of my favorites.

[@nicolekarpa7468]

Poor Beachcomber, he is so sad about the Destruction of this wonderful Glen! Poor Animals!

[@robert.t.adventures3293]

19:43 StarScream knew out that the autobots lefted! I like how StarScream became so Frustrated about the Dummies 😅

[@swarlock]

Thought provoking ending.

[@Monkowii]

Should have been the slow More Than Meets the Eye music, tho.

[@rebornskeleton5232]

8:02 this scene made me die of laughter lol

[@bigjill7123]

they were all just shooting each other 😂

[@chicoplateado]

A rave party XD!

[@there4you19]

They've Gone Mad with the Laser Party.

[@pluslinfini4135]

They are very playful !

[@grog3514]

Ventured into the comments to find a kindred spirit. Everyone is talking about beachcomber while I'm crying watching all the decepticons blasting each other and their surroundings like they are having a pillow fight.

[@izzy3166]

The power of that P38 versus Omega Supreme! Always a treat, whenever my boy Megs would transform into that gun!

[@coledenny40]

21:54 Beachcomber: We Won (Mind: but at what Cost) (Beachcomber look at the Destroyed Valley)

[@AnIndianBoi1905]

14:27 that's where bay got the idea to have lockdown his face turned to a turret, in the age of extinction...... Well, by the way, Omega Supreme had to turn his head 180 degrees for that?!

[@IGB78]

The little things you don't pay attention to as a child, Starscream plugging his nose before diving into the energy lake.

[@vi0lent1ce]

“Results disappointing” Omega Supreme is so funny

[@darksithdemon75]

One of my favorite g1 episodes. Love the music during the last battle

[@ComicPhreak]

I would like to think that the Autobots came back and reforest that place.

[@martelldavis7807]

12:46 The deceptions were all laughing at them😅😅😅 It still makes me laugh 30 years later when I was a kid watching this😂😂😂

[@jeremytung1632]

One of my first transformer toys was the G2 chrome green Beachcomber, so the little geologist holds a special place in my heart.

[@Heroesworkshop]

This is probably one of my favorite episodes. I'll always remember it when I think about this series.

[@AnIndianBoi1905]

This episode in a nutshell: damn the fighting, take a break and everybody dive hard in the pool!

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

I heard Seaspray's voice and thought "That's Alan Oppenheimer doing his Mer-Man from He-Man" - checked the credits and there he is! Awesome! I never realised he worked on Transformers!

[@michaelweech6432]

The only actor of the Filmation MOTU voice cast to work on Transformers (shame none of the voice cast, from Arthur Rankin & Jules Bass’ show ThunderCats, worked on Transformers, when I like associating Teela and Cheetara, who are even now my *only* favourite He-Man and ThunderCats characters, with the Sunbow G1 Transformers cartoon, especially with the 1986 animated Transformers movie).

[@CroseBuhrn]

Someday someone will find a way to make Golden Lagoon Omega Supreme work.

[@there4you19]

Yeah the Golden Omega Supreme Would be Cool.

[@Vipermecha]

@@there4you19 Yeah, cool with a golden price tag.

[@there4you19]

@@Vipermecha Yeah But Still Adding the Electrum on Omega Supreme is Smart.

[@HenryDube72]

...or Golden Lagoon Metroplex.

[@MisterE1976]

Or Golden Lagoon Fortress Maxximus

[@lovenlightman]

The distruction of the forest because of their fighting....

[@jaykerprod.2001]

6:49 Starscream: Personally i need Proof! Meanwhile Thrust Standing there like : Am i a Joke to you?! xDDD

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

What he meant was that he wanted to shoot thrust and check it out himself and megatron said no lol

[@liquidmark5081]

This show is a masterpiece

[@quigonkenny]

Beachcomber: _Watches his companions fight an electrum-coated Thrust and runs off_ Beachcomber (10 minutes later): "No, it's not possible! They found the golden lagoon!"

[@MarcoSilva-jj6xo]

Loved how the lagoon was big enough to fit omega supreme, but when it was destroyed, it was barely the size of a swimming pool.

[@vicka8907]

Anybody else wondering how if the electrum made them invulnerable to being blasted, did they manage to destroy the pool by blasting it?

[@videogollumer]

It wasn't bonded to their living metal when Megatron blasted it.

[@michaelclickard6264]

@@videogollumer Indeed, TFWiki even states that Electrum is a real world alloy made of gold and silver, besides the Transformers are living metal, it wouldn't last long on them if they wore it. It always confounds me as to how Electrum was treated as a liquid metal rather than a solid metal, I'm not joking, who in their right mind would treat Electrum as such? But still, the episode has kept up with how Beachcomber's hand had stayed pale gold until the end, it's a neat little detail that stayed consistent throughout the episode. Still Transformers was one of many 80s cartoons that had episodes with life lessons, TUGS was one of these shows in the UK for example, it's fifth episode had two versions as it is appropriately titled "Munitions", but both were of common sense and the dangers of fire, as well as instance of character death that happened in the original version whereas it didn't happen with a certain character in the broadcast version, however, I still had a theory about both versions of the episode, in which a ship full of explosive ammunition had people still onboard, even if they weren't seen, their deaths would still happen. I think fans of the TUGS fandom/community would get what I'm talking about, still, this episode is about the values of the environment and the horrors of war that would leave you with PTSD, which is common with war veterans, traumatic experiences that would leave you scarred for the rest of your life. I remember last month on the day of Thanksgiving, a program about the people who served in the military, and it was on television, the whole thing was about the history and what they experienced, after all the cartoon and the comics were based on the cold war, after all.

[@videogollumer]

@@michaelclickard6264 It might have been kept in a liquid state by geothermal heat.

[@michaelclickard6264]

@@videogollumer Well, as long as there's some sort of explanation...I won't question it.

[@Maxshade7]

Omega coming out of the lagoon was awesome!!

[@edsaloru1]

The Real Victory is to not let the War to happen

[@jvbutalid8316]

15:27 to 16:09 The music here gives us this feeling that some serious sh!t is gonna get real and both sides are preparing for the inevitable clash. There's a military escalation going on, and the music really sells that idea.

[@DanielGannon2000]

Technically speaking when the electrum on the Decepticons wore off, Thrust should've been the first to lose it since he was the first character to get covered in it (not counting Beachcomber because only his hand got covered).

[@mjuneoginn]

Who needs Francisco Scaramanga when Megatron can be and is the Golden Gun himself

[@lgsalmeida]

lol nice one

[@ExplorHits]

One of my all time favourite episodes!

[@delauren667]

Lol. I think you guys all missed it. Starscream was holding his nose when taking the plunge.

[@chrisedwards3214]

But he swam, talked, and even fired his guns underwater go figure Think the cons been around humans too long

[@sidesw1pe]

9:31 Soundwave lost a lot of weight! Wonder what his secret is?

[@onion8761]

I love how Starscream holds his breath while jumping in the lagoon

[@Boomken76]

i love how as kids there was so much we didnt question we were entertained 🤣

[@Exaris79]

If you try to make some sense out of the 1986 movie, it's all because of this episode. Even Shrapnel&Kickback mentioned the Electrum and it's an artificial Electrum active version of it being used on Autobot City as well both the Decepticons&Autobots. It's likely that Perceptor, WheelJack&Ratchet developed this artificial Electrum armor coating and then after infiltrating the Ark, SoundWave&ShockWave was able to copy the technology and develop a counter weapon against it. Like the original Electrum it eventually loses its charge and acts more like an ablative layer that eventually evaporates each time it's hit by an energy weapon. The artificial Electrum armor coating developed by the Autobots is tied to their main power network but the Decepticons' counter modified their weapons that it's overpowered to pierce the bots' armor and disrupt the power network that provides the charge for the Electrum armor. So when Megatron shot the Autobots inside shuttle going to Earth, each shot is armor piercing and burned the bots' power network making it look like they got burned from the inside. The same goes when Megatron attacked Autobot city and killing those G1 S01/S02 bots. When the Autobots inside the city shot back at the Decepticons, it lacked the armor piercing capability to permanently damage the cons. Also with the exception of Galvatron, the other Decepticons like Cyclonus&Scourge lacked the same firepower of the original Decepticons as Unicron reformatted them but didn't include the same weapons when they shot at the Autobots. As for the dead autobots, it's likely that their spark chambers got damaged and needs an extensive repair that Teletran1's repair facility can't accomplish&required the expertise of WheelJack, Ratchet, Perceptor to properly repair each dead bot like Optimus too. Unfortunately both WheelJack&Ratchet's are out so it will be difficult for Perceptor to repair the damaged bots like IronHide, Prowl, etc. So when Optimus sent IronHide to Earth to get more Energon, it's likely needed to give their weapons the same modifications that the Decepticons had done to their own weapons to counter the artificial active Electrum armor that everyone seems to have started using. As for why no one uses it in Season3 anymore, the Electrum is still on the armor of both sides but it's only works as a passive ablative/refractive coating and not actively charged Electrum armor as it causes cascade feedback into the bots power grid so it's best not to use it that way anymore.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Im convinced Allen ophhenheimet was high when he played warpath, beachcomber and seaspray

[@42synergy]

😂

[@ghosthunter858]

Low key love that Starscream held his nose when jumping in.

[@rei-rei8]

10:27 "See you around" *Turns Invisible* "Oh no you won't!" 💀