Four Million Years Later

Turns out the biggest Autobot we know harbors a secret! Was he once really into disco? Did he once kill a man just to watch him die? WORSE THAN ALL THAT! Turns out he used to be buddies with the Constructicons, used to be happy, used to be friendly, and other shocking details. Jerzy and Hoover both love this one though the animation at times causes them to facepalm like Ironhide does in this episode.  We at Four Million Years Later wish all our American listeners a happy Thanksgiving, and as for the rest of you, we wish you a happy Thursday! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

The MORPHOBOTS are on a quest... a quest for SURVIVAL! .... I guess? In any case, SOMEONE is on a quest this episode! Maybe it's THICC COSMOS. But it turns out it's OPTIMUS who should go on a quest to learn how not to commit genocide. Hear him get a STERN TALKING TO from Jerzy, while Hoover condones SOUNDWAVE laughing at STARSCREAM. Enjoy this Transformers episode that make us and Columbia from the Rocky Horror Picture Show say, "IT'S OKAY!" TRIGGER WARNING: ROBOTIC INSECTS SHOULD NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

What happens when you mix Transformers with Hill Street Blues? In this episode, our flying Corvette buddy TRACKS finds a friend... a HUMAN, even! Scrapper works out some issues, Sideswipe treats Ravage like a football, and Megatron is defeated by spray paint. And no, spray paint is NOT the name of the newest Autobot! All this and Sparkplug moves far away from that annoying son of his!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

This episode we head into SPAAAAAACE! When Cosmos crashes down on a moon of Saturn, he is mistaken for a SKY GOD by the moon's people, something Astrotrain is only TOO HAPPY to exploit! This episode is probably the closest the guys have come to disagreeing on an episode, which makes for interesting listening... hopefully? Hit us up at FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com and let us know if you are TEAM JERZY or TEAM HOOVER! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Hoover's busy playing terrible video games from the early 90s! What does Jerzy do without him?? He has a talk with his buddy and fellow artist CHRIS GIARRUSSO about how he got into Transformers, and how that unfolded in a step by step process. You also get to hear the sad tale of Jerzy's sole 11th birthday gift.  Episode discussion resumes next episode! http://ChrisGiarrusso.com http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

What happens when Beachcomber discovers a lake of electrum? The animators scramble to buy more yellow paint, that's what. Oh and we also get a great story about the collateral damage of wars. And we get to learn who the ONE Decepticon is who even gets guff from LONG HAUL. All this, and insight into 13 year old Jerzy!!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Normally I would type up a little missive, but all I have to say is STARSCREAM AND RUMBLE GET POOPED ON BY PIGEONS. That should be enough. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

That Blaster, his rock n roll tunes just drive the other Autobots CRAAAAZY! But what happens when Megatron needs him for his latest scheme? (Soundwave must've had the week off?) And what happens when the biggest Transformer YET debuts to not much fanfare at all? All this and Spike and Carly go to THE MOON! And Jerzy complains about the incorrect amount of gravity on the moon, while Hoover complains about the lack of Seeker dialogue, so it must be a day ending in Y! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Time for an adventure ON CYBERTRON! What trouble will Spike and Carly get into on ANOTHER PLANET? Lots of carnage in this one with sentient robots DYING! But don't worry, they look like they're from the 1970s, so it's okay. Also, Jerzy and Hoover are shocked to find dirt on Cybertron?? All this, and what made 11 year old Jerzy say "NOOOOOOOO" to the screen while crossing his arms angrily. And please everyone, check out the commercial for the Wheelee Board: https://youtu.be/bXI-3c5MOlg http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Don't be a DOGLUNCH!

What if I kept you and 4 of your friends in a closet in my house and only let you out when I needed something? Think you might want out of that arrangement? Yeah, I thought so. So do the Dinobots. Plus, CARLY IS BACK!  http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Don't be a DOGLUNCH!

There's 100% LESS HOOVER this week as Jerzy dives in to get a younger person's perspective on the original cartoon, Beast Wars, and how Michael Bay movies can actually get you into a franchise you have no prior experience with! Ashley talks about other favorite cartoons, shows, and movies, and what the through-line of it all is.  Episode commentary returns next week with DESERTION OF THE DINOBOTS PART 1! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Don't be a DOGLUNCH!

Megatron has sent the Autobots into THE SUN! Berger now wants THREE cities instead of TWO!! And Soundwave and the cassettes hit up a TEEN DANCE!!! Wait, WHAT?? The only thing better is what we ALMOST got! Hear all about it in this week's episode!!! Thanks to CHRIS MCFEELY for contributing in this episode and for being a boon to the fandom. He knows so very much about the show!! Check out his blog of facts about all the G1 episodes!! : https://chrismcfeely.tumblr.com/archive/tagged/g1facts http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Don't be a DOGLUNCH!

Gang-- we've been HAD. It turns out that for 34 episodes, we've all ben fed a LIE. It turns out that the Autobots are EVIL and the Decepticons are the GOOD ONES!! But thankfully, the truth has been REVEALED! Oh the POWER of PUBLIC RELATIONS!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

See: Brawn be angry!  Jerzy give side-eye to the Autobots' plan!! Decepticons get drunk!!! And Hoover gets two great scenes to LOVE!!!! All this and someone ACTUALLY WROTE US!!!!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

In this episode... Frenzy and Rumble almost vaporize Optimus Prime. NO FOOLIN'. Also, we get to know an Autobot who essentially suffers brain damage from a concussion. This cartoon was way ahead of it's time! Jerzy and Hoover both love this one and both somehow manage not to cry when talking about it. But you should still listen anyway! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

This episode we focus on new characters GRAPPLE and HOIST as we get to know what their deal is. Are they REALLY going to team up with the CONSTRUCTICONS??? GASP!! And I will also tell you that Optimus Prime plays basketball with a few other Autobots, and you won't believe me, but it's true. Optimus Prime plays basketball. Just wait til next episode where Megatron plays JENGA! All this and Jerzy tries not to cry at the end. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Starscream becomes an environmentalist! Time warps appear all over the place! Numerous new Autobots show up and show off! Jerzy weeps at brave Bumblebee! And Hoover weeps at not enough Decepticon development! All in the latest exciting* episode of Four Million Years Later! * Warning: episode may not actually be exciting. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

The Dinobots are MOVING ON UP out of the Ark's closet and to a deluxe apartment in the sky-y-y. NO, SORRY, I mean they're moving to a mysterious prehistoric island that was accidentally found in the middle of the ocean.  PLUS, Powerglide tells us a lot about Powerglide, Starscream is as nervous as we've ever seen, and all of the sudden, there's new characters everywhere we turn. EVEN RIGHT OVER THERE! All this, and Hoover and Jerzy's collaborative fan fiction about Thundercracker at the library. Don't miss it!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

The bugs are BACK! What's better than three Insecticons? Three BIGGER Insecticons! Unless you're Megatron, that is! Hoover giggles at robots belly-aching and Jerzy cries over Spike's bravado in the face of potential explosive death. And we meet two new Autobots, Beachcomber and Inferno!!! If you think two new guys in one episode is plenty, welllll, enjoy next episode... http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Oh no, there's suddenly TWO Optimus Primes?? Which is the real deal?? Guess we'll have to race to find out! Uh, yeah, this episode has problems alright, and more than just there being two Primes. But it's also got some great animation, and a solid premise. Listen to Jerzy improve the episode, and listen to Hoover MARVEL at the awesomeness of Laserbeak in this episode. For real, Laserbeak, you the real MVP. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Now for the other side of the coin, covering the 21, or 22 (Does Devastator count in addition to the Constructicons?) or 24 (Does Reflector count as 3?) Decepticons that we've encountered so far. Because season 2 is gonna show us at least 15 more! So let's sum 'em up and talk about these bots we love so much. Episode coverage will resume next time with "A Prime Problem"! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

A bit of a break from the norm; before the new characters start showing up, we're taking a minute to discuss the many Autobots we already know, as well as their little squishy friends.  Don't worry, I edited out the 2 hours Jerzy spent crying and muttering "How is Chip so good??" And yep, that means next time we're covering the Decepticons. Episode coverage will resume after that with "A Prime Problem"! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

First off, please forgive the audio issues this episode, we were dealing with two separate audio problems teaming up! So THE CORE is not a PRETTY episode, but is it a BAD one?? We found it's NOT! You might just shut your eyes and listen to it. Chip Chase is BACK, and he's got a PLAN! But so does MEGATRON! And Starscream has a SNIPER RIFLE and 6 Autobots in his sights!! Tune in and find out why we groaned at this episode as children but have a new appreciation for it as.... older children. Song at 54:48-55:30 is "We're In This Together" by Nine Inch Nails covered by Tara Rice. It's fantastic!  https://www.youtube.com/user/TaraRiceMusic/ http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Dr. Fujiyama (the famous scientist) has created a female ninja robot, which is definitely NOT an assassin, even though it has nunchucks, throwing stars, and sais! Definitely not!! Megatron MUST HAVE IT, and Starscream gets all kinds of jelly!! Good story, pretty good animation... it's even got Rumble and Frenzy. All this, and Trailbreaker gets blasted across a huge auditorium!!  http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

Well... Hoover had a lot of issues with this episode. Buuuuut, at least it wasn't animated by Akom? Thankfully there were SOME redeeming things in here that we were able to call attention to. Still didn't stop us from talking about it for an hour and a half. It's got Frenzy, and it's got Skyfire, so each of our hosts had SOMETHING to like. And it's got... Paul??? Give it a listen! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

In this exciting episode, if IMDB is to be believed, the DECEPTICONS MAKE FRIENDS UNDER THE SEA! It really doesn't go quite that way... but there's plenty of Autobot cars-on-waterskiis, Subatlantican telepathy, and bad guys turning on other badguys action! So grab your speedo and scuba mask like Spike and dive in!!! In this episode we mention the TOY GALAXY HISTORY OF ENTERTECH video. Find that here: https://youtu.be/lqgNYho9xl8 We also mention the old serial THE CRIMSON GHOST. Find that here: https://youtu.be/347pjR9A-pw http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  And review us at your favorite podcatcher! Please?

There's.... well, there's a lot of sighing in this episode. This is another one of the AKOM-animated episodes, and it... it looks pretty bad. Very bad even. So the challenge is, can we find the good in it?? Well, we found some!! It's got Chip Chase, so you know Jerzy ferreted some good out. And it's got some nice Skywarp action, so Hoover was pleased with that at least. What else was there to like? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  Or else you'll get boom glitches in your brain garage!

See: a Wheeljack invention that WORKS! Witness: Ironhide feel SAD!! Behold: a new flesh creature that can handle business Rosie-The-Riveter style!!! All this and Bumblebee visits the arcade!!!! (Sorry for Jerzy's randomly-ramping-up-loudly audio in this one. I've taken away all his Bumblebee toys to punish him.) http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  We triple-dog-dare you!

Uh oh! Has somebody SWITCHED SIDES?? Behold: Cliffjumper cliffjump to conclusions!! Listen to young Jerzy discover the meaning of two different phrases!! And Hoover shows he appreciates easily-contented characters with no drive!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com  We triple-dog-dare you!

In this episode, the Autobots attack... some jets on an airstrip?? Megatron reveals the weirdest aerosol spray ever!! Starscream has absolutely nothing to say... about ANYTHING! All this and a human smashes a window in order to jump out of it, hides in a dumpster, and has said dumpster go flying into a brick wall with her in it, but emerges unscathed! And yet I stub my toe and am bedridden for 3 months???  http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

AVERT YOUR EYES, FOR THIS EPISODE IS NOT PRETTY. I mean the Transformers cartoon episode, not our podcast episode. But you can avert your eyes while you listen to the podcast too; that picture of the volcano doesn't ever move. Anyway, EXPERIENCE: The return of the Constructicons! Optimus Prime CUT TO PIECES!! Season 2 music start sneaking in!!! All this and an ALLIGATOCON!!!!  http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

After 17 episodes of barely saying anything, it's time for GEARS to shine! Witness: Starscream, on his BEST BEHAVIOR!! Experience: The Autobots DRIVING from North America to Africa?? And watch in horror as Prime and the Autobots mow down MILES of TREES!!! WHAT?? All in our latest exciting episode! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

We're back to talking about episodes, and here is AUTOBOT SPIKE to kick off season two. In this episode we hear young Jerzy's shocked reaction to the new SEASON TWO OPENING! Jerzy upgrades the script from an intermediate level to young adult level!! Hoover lovingly talks about Reflector!!! Jerzy actually THROWS SHADE at Optimus Prime!!!! And we mispronounce Donald F Glut's last name YET AGAIN (sorry Chris)!!!!! All this and the creepiest quote in the series (so far, at least). Stick a colander on your head and transfer your mind into your podcast player!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Part two of our Season One Wrap-up includes a lot of praise from listeners! Comments come in from Chris Giarrusso (yes, THAT Chris Giarrusso, of MINI MARVELS and G-MAN), David Cabal (of the RETROCABAL podcast), Miguel @LogosMinor/@BoricuaConvoy, Rick Heinichen (of the podcast JEFF AND RICK PRESENT UNPACKING THE POWER OF POWER PACK), Guy Jessop-Braithwaite, Ashley Knapp, and Rob Stenzinger (of the LEAN INTO ART podcast). The sites we recommend in this episode:  http://www.tfwiki.net http://www.TFW2005.com https://chrismcfeely.tumblr.com Tallus76Photography on Facebook http://www.youtube.com/user/RodimusPrimal  http://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisMcFeely YouTube channel Transformers At the Moon (search for this one-- their link is a bunch of random characters) Thanks to everyone who's ever left a comment, posted a review, sent an email, or recommended the podcast. You make this all worth it. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

So we went to do a season wrap-up show not sure we'd have enough to talk about, and it ended up being twice as long as usual, so we decided to post it in two parts, as I'd be very surprised if anyone wanted to listen to us for 2 1/2 hours in one sitting! In this half, we set the scene talking about the cartoon and toy landscapes of 1984, and how Transformers changed so many things, being an innovation, and literal worldwide phenomenon. You'll get to hear Jerzy discover UHF stations! Experience young Hoover shocked and excited that a GIRL collected Transformers!! And learn the terrible tragedy slash CBS Special Event that forever distanced Jerzy from his family!!! YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER THIS EPISODE!!!! (Ok, so it probably will, but hey, you never know...) http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Prime channels Judge Dredd! Megatron cheats! Starscream won't shut up! Two Constructicons don't talk at all! Wait, what are Constructicons?? Find out in this episode of FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

SEE: Three new characters debut! HEAR: A tale of young Jerzy walking into an electric fence!! AND BE TAKEN ABACK BY: An episode WITHOUT Starscream!!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Hang onto your catalytic data assemblies; this episode debuts a NEW SEGMENT!! PLUS: Hoover solves a mystery! The guys pitch to IDW!! And the Autobots laugh at someone getting murdered!!! All this, and it's part 4 of a 3-part series!! MATH IS HARD!!!  http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

CYBERTRON'S IN EARTH ORBIT!! BRAWN'S WHUPPING BUTT!! AUTOBOTS ARE REDECORATING DECEPTICON HQ WITH LASER FIRE!! ALL THIS AND MEGATRON'S BAD MANAGEMENT SKILLS!! (PLUS: JERZY GETS TEARY-EYED ON THE TREADMILL!!) http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

DESTRUCTION AND CHAOS ENSUES AS CYBERTRON IS PULLED INTO EARTH'S ORBIT!! See!: Megatron choke out Starscream!! Behold!: Spike act all despondent!! Witness!: Dinobots actually do a good job!! All this and tales of how cool high school Jerzy was, stealing Skyfire's catchphrase!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

It's time for another 3 parter! And time to introduce a new human! And time for Megatron's CRAZIEST PLAN YET involving special.... CARGO. All this and the Seekers get in a SHOVING MATCH!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

You loved the Dinobots from two episodes ago, right? Well here we go again!!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon  Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com.  Please. We've only gotten one email as of this writing.

HEAR: COMRADES WHO HATE EACH OTHER! WOKE GIRLS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN ANCIENT GODS! JUANITA'S SECRET ORIGIN! AND ALL THE BEING THROWN OFF A BUILDING THAT YOU CAN STAND!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon (Throw money at Jerzy so he doesn't abandon this podcast for greener pastures) Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com.  Please. We've only gotten one email as of this writing.

YOU'VE HAD 7 EPISODES, SURELY YOU'VE BOUGHT ALL THE TOYS BY NOW! SO HERE'S THREE MORE! THIS EPISODE: Hear Donald F. Glut write unusual dialogue! Learn the sad sad story of how Hoover got the Grimlock toy! And hear Jerzy get uncomfortable as the Autobots line up for spankings!  http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon (Throw money here to get episodes where Jerzy just talks about He-Man's Dragon Walker) Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com. No, really... email us. I triple dog dare you.

A new Transformer appears! But WHAT SIDE IS HE ON?? DUN DUNNN DUUUUNNNNNNN! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon (Give him some $$$ so he doesnt ditch this podcast for paying work!) Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com. No, really... email us. We've only heard from 3 people who like the show.

Another Chip Chase episode, will Jerzy cry tears of earnest admiration??  Warning: this episode is 72 billion astroseconds long (roughly 90 minutes). Trigger Warning: This episode features a computerized lock. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon (Please send him money so he doesnt bail on this) Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com. No, really... email us.

Today's episode is tastier than a piece of OILCAKE! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Happy New Year! The miniseries is OVER! But Transformers CONTINUES! And so does our analysis. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Here it is, the titanic ending to the first miniseries!! http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Jerzy, Hoover, & another 22 minutes of Transformers that somehow takes about 4 times as long to unpack.  But it was the first appearance of Lightningstrike, Sunspot, Partly, and Cloudy, so you have to allow for that. "WE'RE BEST FRIENDS!!" http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon (please give him money so he doesn't leave this podcast to go do PAYING work) Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Jerzy and Hoover begin their long path back down Gee Wun from the very beginning. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! 6 people CAN'T be wrong!! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon (please give him money so he doesn't leave this podcast for PAYING work) Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative Please email us! FourMillionYearsLater@gmail.com

Primer... GET IT? Jerzy is joined by Hoover as the pair discuss what this podcast is, what it isn't, its alt mode (lamppost), and how it compares and contrasts to other podcasts on this theme. Then, every subsequent Thursday will be a Jerz-day as we revisit the series one episode at a time. Apologies for Hoover's Betty Rubble Laugh. And nasal voice. And wrong opinions. And that he didn't just mute his part of the audio feed before exporting. Sorry. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon (please give him money so he doesn't find paying work to do instead of this) Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative

Starting Thursday December 5th 2019... weekly episodes discussing the original animated series! Jerzy is joined by Hoover as the pair discuss each and every episode. Tune in December 5th for our "zero episode" / Primer on what this podcast is, what it isn't, and how it compares and contrasts to other podcasts on this theme. Then, every subsequent Thursday will be a Jerz-day as we revisit the series one episode at a time.  Here's a commercial for the show, which hopefully prepares you for the in-depth nerdity you're in store for. http://FourMillionYearsLater.com Befriend the FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER page on Facebook! Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Closing theme by Nick Mehalick : https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-mehalick/tranformative

Concluding my #artsoundoff entries with some thoughts on Thrust, Dirge, & Ramjet, and how the TF series had a more humane approach to army builder characters. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

The heroic (and emoting) Maximal commander is today's subject. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

This time I'm thinking about Transformers with southern accents and how scratching our heads about it breaks the poetry of fiction for kids. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

Today I think about some of the human characters from the various Transformers series. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

Possibly one of the greatest Transformers of all time? Certainly one of the greatest character arcs. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

Transformers: Animated and Transformers: Prime's take on the original Autobot medic is the subject of today's entry. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

One more look at Starscream, this time through the lens of two later shows--Transformers: Animated and Transformers: Prime. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

This time I talk about what I took away from Skyfire as a kid and as an adult. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

Some bad guys are just not-so-good guys mixed up with the wrong crowd. Today I talk about one of the more memorable ones. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

The avuncular, craggy adviser for Rodimus. I honestly thought I'd be driving a pickup truck that looked like him when I grew up. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

This time I talk about the wild giant fire ant who broke (or stretched) some implicit rules of the Transformers franchise. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff   Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

Today I talk about the one Transformer who might be a Buddhist. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

Is he despicably loyal to Megatron or a usurper? 11-year-old Jerzy couldn't make heads or tails of this guy. Current-day-Jerzy thinks he's a vital supporting character to a TF series. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon

One of my favorite Transformers. The Autobot courier gave 13-year-old Jerzy permission to be nervous. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Three Decepticons who practice and demonstrate adaptability and the power in humble goals. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Leaders can come from anywhere, as this heroic Maximal teaches us. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

This time I talk about a new layer of darkness introduced into the Transformers franchise through the evil scientist spider, Tarantulas. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I spend some time talking about a birthday present and a loudmouthed Autobot plane. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Even bad guys can love each other. That's the lesson I learned from three Robots in Disguise characters I call "The Predacon Brothers." Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I break format and talk about several characters in a group--I call them "the old dudes." Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

The evil Optimus from the 2001 Robots in Disguise show is the subject of today's journal entry. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  ShadowWing Tronix' response to my Optimus and Rodimus journals TF:RiD episode 14: The Decepticons Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I talk about my relationship with the Autobot's last line of defense. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I finish off my journals on Megatron by talking about my favorite one of the bunch. Yessss... Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

This time I talk about the heroic bodyguard of Optimus Prime, who incidentally turned into a mini-van. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I look at how four different animated versions of Megatron struck me as a kid and as an adult. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Like I could do a 30 Transformers in 30 days challenge and not talk about Optimus. But this time I compare G1 Optimus to the one from Transformers: Prime. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I talk about a flying shark poet Predacon and why he's one of my very favorite Transformers of all time. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast Transformers: RID episode 19 - The Fish Test Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I think aloud about the Autobot leader who suffered a midlife crisis. Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd  Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram  Jerzy's Patreon  Jerzy on Mastodon  Subscribe to the show

Today I share some thoughts on the most alone and special of the Decepticons.  Links Mentioned: Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later podcast Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram Jerzy's Patreon Jerzy on Mastodon Subscribe to the show

Today I share some thoughts about the heroic Autobot spy. Links Mentioned:  Art Soundoff  Four Million Years Later podcast  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd  Voiceover by Tara Platt Jerzy on Instagram  Jerzy's Patreon  Jerzy on Mastodon  Subscribe to the show

It’s Art Soundoff time again, and today I check in with my plans for the 2019 series of Thunder Punch Daily essays. Links Mentioned:  Art Soundoff: http://artsoundoff.com  Four Million Years Later podcast: http://fourmillionyearslater.com  Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd  Voiceover by Tara Platt: http://www.bugbotpress.com/books/  Jerzy on Instagram: http://instagram.com/jerzydrozd Subscribe to the show: http://feeds.feedburner.com/FourMillionYearsLater