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''Child's Play'' is an episode from Season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''. Both multiple Autobots and Decepticons are teleported by Megatron's newest Space Bridge into an alien planet, where a child resident [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything sees them as toys and of course starts playing with them]].

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''Child's Play'' is an episode from Season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''. Both multiple The Autobots and Decepticons are teleported by Megatron's newest Space Bridge into an alien planet, where a child resident [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything sees them as toys and of course starts playing with them]].
them]]. All while trying to hide them from his parents and the authorities.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Aron sides with the Autobots because they put out the flame on his playhouse that Starscream caused.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Aron sides with the Autobots because they put out the flame fire on his playhouse that Starscream caused.

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* LazyArtist: This episode is infamous for having almost no ''on-model'' art, animation that barely moves (even for the standards of the show), and plenty of technical gaffes. [[https://youtu.be/qSGN6NsfUdM This video showcases the worst moments]].



* OffModel: This episode is infamous for having almost no ''on-model'' animation. [[https://youtu.be/qSGN6NsfUdM This video showcases the worst moments]].
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** Bumblebee: TheChick (and damsel-in-distress)

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** Bumblebee: TheChick TheHeart (and damsel-in-distress)
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: The Decepticons start playing with/attacking humans attending a baseball game, but then they are transported to an alien planet where they encounter a giant cat, mouse and fish (a literal big fish) who play with and attack them as well.

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* AlwaysABiggerFish: The Decepticons start playing with/attacking humans attending a baseball game, but then they are transported to an alien planet where they encounter giant inhabitants, a giant cat, mouse and fish (a literal big fish) who play with and attack them as well.



* ExactWords: Aron tries to keep the Autobots a secret from his parents, not wanting them to hurt them or take them away from him. When he and his parents catch all the Decepticons his parents ask if that is all of them, and he [[HesitationEqualsDishonesty is quite for a moment]] before confiriming that they got all the "Decepticons". Unfortunately, Nitro exposes the Autobots to his parents.

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* ExactWords: Aron tries to keep the Autobots a secret from his parents, not wanting them to hurt them or take them away from him. When he and his parents catch all the Decepticons his parents ask if that is all of them, and he [[HesitationEqualsDishonesty is quite quiet for a moment]] before confiriming that they got all the "Decepticons". Unfortunately, Nitro exposes the Autobots to his parents.

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* AnimalsNotToScale: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall.



* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall.



* TemptingFate: When Thrust and Starscream land in a swamp, Thrust complains about their landing spot, but Starscream ensures it doesn't matter "as long as there aren't any green monsters around". Cue the alligators attacking him.

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* TemptingFate: When Thrust and Starscream land in a swamp, Thrust complains about their landing spot, but Starscream ensures says it doesn't matter "as long as there aren't any green monsters around". Cue the alligators attacking him.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: At the end of the episode, Starscream gets attacked by a swarm of alligators. [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale Who are almost the same size as him]].

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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: At the end of the episode, Starscream gets attacked by a swarm of alligators. [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale [[AnimalsNotToScale Who are almost the same size as him]].
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* ExactWords: Aron tries to keep the Autobots a secret from his parents, not wanting them to hurt them or take them away from him. When he and his parents catch all the Decepticons his parents ask if that is all of them, and he [[HesitationEqualsDishonesty is quite for a moment]] before confiriming that they got all the "Decepticons". Unfortunately, Nitro exposes the Autobots to his parents.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Aron sides with the Autobots because they put out the flame on his playhouse that Starscream caused.



* FiveManBand: The five Autobots teleported to the alien planet fit this:
** Optimus Prime: TheLeader
** Bumblebee: TheChick (and damsel-in-distress)
** Perceptor: TheSmartGuy
** Inferno: TheBigGuy
** Smokescreen: TheLancer



* LaserGuidedKarma: The Decepticons suffer far worse than the Autobots upon arriving on a planet inhabited by giant green creatures.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: The Decepticons suffer far worse than the Autobots upon arriving on a planet inhabited by giant green creatures. The Autobots on the other hand survive purely out of luck.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope [[SayingTooMuch as the Decepticons listen]]. Optimus didn't even ask him for or needed all that information, and tells Perceptor to stop chatting on and just get to work on the scope.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Aron's cat Nitro exposed the Autobots' existence to Aron's parents.
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Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope [[SayingTooMuch as the Decepticons listen]]. Optimus didn't even ask him for or needed all that information, and tells Perceptor to stop chatting on and just get to work on the scope.

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* ExitPursuedByABear: Starscream in the end gets attacked by a swarm of alligators as while the other Decepticons may be suffering the same fate or just about left him to deal with those gators himself.

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* ExitPursuedByABear: Starscream in the end gets attacked by a swarm of alligators as while the other Decepticons may be suffering the same fate or [[DirtyCoward just about left him him]] to deal with those gators himself.



* IntrovertedCatPerson: Aron appears to be this. He has a lot of pets (a cat, a fish, an elephant-hamster hybrid) but no friends that are the same species he is. He gets very attached to the Autobots, and the fact that Optimus announce they'll be leaving for Earth and never coming back makes Aron mourn his lack of friends.

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* IntrovertedCatPerson: Aron appears to be this. He has a lot of pets (a cat, a fish, an elephant-hamster hybrid) but no friends that are the same species he is. He gets very attached to the Autobots, and the fact that Optimus announce announced they'll be leaving for Earth and never coming back makes Aron mourn his lack of friends.


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* PintSizedPowerhouse: During the fight at the baseball field, Brawn is able to swing Soundwave around and throw him a great distance away.
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* ForScience: The green aliens intend to dissect the Transformers to study their biology, ignoring Aron's pleas that the Autobots are his friends and are alive (as while he didn't object to the Decepticons dissection).
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* BlameGame: Optimus and Starscream play this when the 5 Autobots and 4 Decepticons land in an alien planet due to Megatron's space bridge.
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* DirtyCoward: As Thrust is being chased by an alien fish, he asks Ravage to help him. Ravage refuses even shaking his head in a negative tone before running off, only to fall into his own trap.


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* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: After falling prey to the traps and alien creatures, the Decepticons start asking the Autobots to help them out. The Autobots choose to roll out with the Energon cubes.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: The Decepticons wanting revenge on the Autobots even when they're on a planet inhabited by giant green aliens capable of crushing them. Bonus idiot points go to Starscream for firing upon the Autobots inside Aron's room right ''after'' he escaped Aron's grasp who is looking for him!
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* LaserGuidedKarma: The Decepticons suffer far worse than the Autobots upon arriving on a planet inhabited by giant green creatures.
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* TemptingFate: When Thrust and Starscream land into a swamp, Thrust complains about their landing spot, but Starscream ensures it doesn't matter "as long as there aren't any green monsters around". Cue the alligators attacking him.

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* TemptingFate: When Thrust and Starscream land into in a swamp, Thrust complains about their landing spot, but Starscream ensures it doesn't matter "as long as there aren't any green monsters around". Cue the alligators attacking him.
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* IntrovertedCatPerson: Aron appears to be this. He has a lot of pets (a cat, a fish, an elephant-hamster hybrid) but no friends that are the same species he is. He got very attached to the Autobots, and the fact that Optimus announced they'll be leaving for Earth and never coming back made Aron mourn his lack of friends.

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* IntrovertedCatPerson: Aron appears to be this. He has a lot of pets (a cat, a fish, an elephant-hamster hybrid) but no friends that are the same species he is. He got gets very attached to the Autobots, and the fact that Optimus announced announce they'll be leaving for Earth and never coming back made makes Aron mourn his lack of friends.
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* ButtMonkey: Starscream, Soundwave, Ravage and Thrust. Starscream seems to be the biggest one of the four, as he was selected to be the first one by the green aliens for dissection and then when they arrive back to Earth, Starscream is immediately attacked by alligators.

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* ButtMonkey: Starscream, Soundwave, Ravage and Thrust. Starscream seems to be the biggest one of the four, as he was selected to be the first one by the green aliens for dissection and then when they arrive back to on Earth, Starscream is immediately attacked by alligators.
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* OffModel: This episode is infamous for having almost no ''on-model'' animation. [[https://youtu.be/qSGN6NsfUdM This video showcases the worst moments]].
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* SciFiWrtiersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall.

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* SciFiWrtiersHaveNoSenseOfScale: SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall.
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* RuleOfCool: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall.

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* RuleOfCool: SciFiWrtiersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall.
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* TemptingFate: When Thrust and Starscream lands into a swamp, Thrust complains about their landing spot, but Starscream ensures it doesn't matter "as long as there aren't any green monsters around". Cue the alligators attacking him.

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* TemptingFate: When Thrust and Starscream lands land into a swamp, Thrust complains about their landing spot, but Starscream ensures it doesn't matter "as long as there aren't any green monsters around". Cue the alligators attacking him.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope [[SayingTooMuch as the Decepticons listen]]. Optimus didn't even ask him for or need all that information, and tells Perceptor to stop chatting on and just get to work on the scope.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope [[SayingTooMuch as the Decepticons listen]]. Optimus didn't even ask him for or need needed all that information, and tells Perceptor to stop chatting on and just get to work on the scope.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope for the Decepticons. Because Optimus didn't even ask him for all that information, he tells Perceptor to stop chatting on and just get to work on the scope.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope for [[SayingTooMuch as the Decepticons. Because Decepticons listen]]. Optimus didn't even ask him for or need all that information, he and tells Perceptor to stop chatting on and just get to work on the scope.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: At the end of the episode, Starscream gets attacked by a swarm of alligators. [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale Who are almost the same size as him]].



* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: The Decepticons start attacking humans for the fun of it, then they get transported to an alien planet where a young boy makes them go through the same experience they put the humans through.

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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: The Decepticons start attacking humans for the fun of it, then they get transported to an alien planet where a young boy makes them go through the same experience they put the humans through.through.
* TemptingFate: When Thrust and Starscream lands into a swamp, Thrust complains about their landing spot, but Starscream ensures it doesn't matter "as long as there aren't any green monsters around". Cue the alligators attacking him.

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* TheBully: Marty is this to Aron, making threats of physical assault on him simply for not showing him what he's hiding behind his back.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope for the Decepticons. Optimus didn't even ask him for all that information.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope for the Decepticons. Because Optimus didn't even ask him for all that information.information, he tells Perceptor to stop chatting on and just get to work on the scope.

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* RuleOfCool: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall. Though then who says these alligators can't be mutant or unusually huge?

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Perceptor for giving away all the info about the telescope for the Decepticons. Optimus didn't even ask him for all that information.
* RuleOfCool: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall. Though then who says these alligators can't be mutant or unusually huge?
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''Child's Play'' is an episode from Season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''. Both multiple Autobots and Decepticons are teleported by Megatron's newest Space Bridge into an alien planet, where a child resident [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything sees them as toys and of course starts playing with them]].

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* AlwaysABiggerFish: The Decepticons start playing with/attacking humans attending a baseball game, but then they are transported to an alien planet where they encounter a giant cat, mouse and fish (a literal big fish) who play with and attack them as well.
* ButtMonkey: Starscream, Soundwave, Ravage and Thrust. Starscream seems to be the biggest one of the four, as he was selected to be the first one by the green aliens for dissection and then when they arrive back to Earth, Starscream is immediately attacked by alligators.
* ExitPursuedByABear: Starscream in the end gets attacked by a swarm of alligators as while the other Decepticons may be suffering the same fate or just about left him to deal with those gators himself.
* IntrovertedCatPerson: Aron appears to be this. He has a lot of pets (a cat, a fish, an elephant-hamster hybrid) but no friends that are the same species he is. He got very attached to the Autobots, and the fact that Optimus announced they'll be leaving for Earth and never coming back made Aron mourn his lack of friends.
* RuleOfCool: The alligators at the end are almost the same size as Starscream, who happens to be 20 feet tall. Though then who says these alligators can't be mutant or unusually huge?
* SayingTooMuch: Had Perceptor not chatted on about how he can modify Aron's telescope to get them back home, the Decepticons may not have taken the ride for themselves.
-->'''Optimus:''' Perceptor, don't tell us, just do it!
* TakeThatAudience: Aron is a pastiche of the show's target demographic: young boys about ages 5 to 12.
* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: The Decepticons start attacking humans for the fun of it, then they get transported to an alien planet where a young boy makes them go through the same experience they put the humans through.

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