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'''''Transformers''''' is an animated TV series, comic book series and movie series based on transforming robots. The series has been parodied in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' multiple times.
 
'''''Transformers''''' is an animated TV series, comic book series and movie series based on transforming robots. The series has been parodied in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' multiple times.
  
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{{TB|When [[Santa's Little Helper]] begins training to become a police dog, [[Bart]] envisions him becoming a dog version of RoboCop. In Bart's vision, SLH shoots movie villains and a giant math book that are menacing him and then transforms into a motorcycle.}}
 
{{TB|When [[Santa's Little Helper]] begins training to become a police dog, [[Bart]] envisions him becoming a dog version of RoboCop. In Bart's vision, SLH shoots movie villains and a giant math book that are menacing him and then transforms into a motorcycle.}}
 
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{{TB|''[[Trans-Clown-O-Morphs]]'' is an obvious parody of ''Transformers''.}}
 
{{TB|''[[Trans-Clown-O-Morphs]]'' is an obvious parody of ''Transformers''.}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"}}
 
{{TB|The "Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody" segment is a parody of ''Transformers''.
 
{{TB|The "Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody" segment is a parody of ''Transformers''.
*The toy that blinks its lights at Bart in the 99-cent Store resembles the original {{W|Optimus Prime}} cab-over Semi of the ''{{W|The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers}}'' cartoon from 1984.
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*The toy that blinks its lights at Bart in the 99-cent Store resembles the original {{W|Optimus Prime}} cab-over Semi of the ''{{W2|The Transformers|TV series}}'' cartoon from 1984.
 
*[[Homer]] and [[Ned]]'s cars transform into robots resembling Optimus Prime and {{W|Megatron}}.
 
*[[Homer]] and [[Ned]]'s cars transform into robots resembling Optimus Prime and {{W|Megatron}}.
 
*[[Bestimus Muchos]] is a reference to Optimus (Best) Prime (foremost), whose name is intended to convey "best of the best".}}
 
*[[Bestimus Muchos]] is a reference to Optimus (Best) Prime (foremost), whose name is intended to convey "best of the best".}}
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{{TB|"[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]"}}
{{TB|[[Ned]] goes to see the movie ''[[The Reformers]]'' while in [[Israel]], a parody of ''Transformers''. It features two giant robots reading the Torah.}}
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{{TB|[[Ned]] goes to see the movie ''{{ap|The Reformers|movie}}'' while in [[Israel]], a parody of ''Transformers''. It features two giant robots reading the Torah.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Transformers robot and The Happy Little Elves.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Maggie]] tries to use a ''Transformers'' robot and a {{W|Slinky}} to replace the missing [[Baby Musthave]] doll from ''[[The Happy Little Elves]]'' series.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Fancy Magazines.png|250px]]}}
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{{TRs|[[Season 23|23]]|3}}
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{{TB|"[[Replaceable You]]"}}
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{{TB|While designing a robot pet, [[Bart]] and [[Martin]] consult several magazines. One of them, ''[[Robot Fancy]]'', has an article titled "A Weekend in Phoenix with [[Optimus Prime]]".}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:LA6 Transforms.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TRs|[[Season 23|23]]|2}}
 
 
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{{TB|"[[Them, Robot]]"}}
 
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{{TB|"[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]"}}
 
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{{TB|A film is seen called ''[[Transformers of the Caribbean]]'', a reference to both ''Transformers'' and ''{{W|Pirates of the Caribbean}}''. The robot in the poster resembles {{W|Jack Sparrow}}.}}
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{{TB|A film is seen called ''[[Transformers of the Caribbean]]'', a reference to both ''Transformers'' and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''. The robot in the poster resembles [[Jack Sparrow]].}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Gorgeous Grampa Megatron.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TB|"[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]"}}
 
{{TB|One of the films playing at [[Capital City Googolplex Theatres]] is ''Transformers: Fatigue'', referring to the numerous sequels.}}
 
{{TB|One of the films playing at [[Capital City Googolplex Theatres]] is ''Transformers: Fatigue'', referring to the numerous sequels.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Comicalooza Futurama banner.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Season 32|32]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Three Dreams Denied]]"}}
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{{TB|A poster for ''Trans-Clown-O-Morphs'' is seen.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Secrets of the Simpsons Couch.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Season 34|34]]}}
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{{TB|"[[My Life as a Vlog]]"}}
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{{TB|The thumbnail for "The Secrets of the Simpsons couch" video has the couch becoming a Transformer.}}
 
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{{TB|''[[The Town That Time Forgot]]''}}
 
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{{TB|When [[Homer]] is late to [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|work]], he tells his co-workers a story about being stuck in traffic and his car transforming into a giant robot ("Transformacar") and then walking to the power plant.}}
 
{{TB|When [[Homer]] is late to [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|work]], he tells his co-workers a story about being stuck in traffic and his car transforming into a giant robot ("Transformacar") and then walking to the power plant.}}
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{{TB|''[[The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part One)]]''}}
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{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s world record attempt at recreating the most fictional deaths in one minute includes [[Optimus Prime]] handing [[Hot Rod]] the Matrix of Leadership in ''{{W|The Transformers: The Movie}}''.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Officer Shooty Transforms - Future Cop.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TB|In [[Chief Wiggum]]'s dream of being a cop in the future, his rifle/partner "[[Officer Shooty]]" can transform into a flying robot.}}
 
{{TB|In [[Chief Wiggum]]'s dream of being a cop in the future, his rifle/partner "[[Officer Shooty]]" can transform into a flying robot.}}
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{{TB|In the {{TOCU|Level 55}} update, [[Herb Powell]] mentions making [[The Homer]] into a hybrid, to which Homer thinks he means make it into a Transformer. Homer asks "Who doesn't like a good transformer?" then says "I know I do. I love transformers."}}
 
{{TB|In the {{TOCU|Level 55}} update, [[Herb Powell]] mentions making [[The Homer]] into a hybrid, to which Homer thinks he means make it into a Transformer. Homer asks "Who doesn't like a good transformer?" then says "I know I do. I love transformers."}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Greg Berg.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Greg Berg]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Igor in ''{{W|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Rory]] in "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Andy Daly.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Andy Daly]]}}
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{{TB|Played Donnie in ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Judge Dowd]] in "[[Fears of a Clown]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Robin Atkin Downes.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Robin Atkin Downes]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Prime #3 in ''{{W|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced several British men in "[[The 7 Beer Itch]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:John Goodman.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[John Goodman]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Hound in ''{{W|Transformers: Age of Extinction}}'' and ''{{W|Transformers: The Last Knight}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Meathook]] in "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Grey Griffin.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Grey Griffin]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Arcee, Chromia, and Elita-One in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', and Arcee again in ''Bumblebee''.}}
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{{TB|Voice of [[Martin Prince]] and [[Sherri]] and [[Terri Mackleberry]] from [[Season 31]] - Present.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Jess Harnell.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jess Harnell]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced both Barricade and Ironhide in {{W2|Transformers|film|the first film}}, Ironhide in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', and Barricade in ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Charlton Heston]] in the [[Season 13]] episode "[[The Parent Rap]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Eric Idle.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Eric Idle]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Wreck-Gar in ''{{W|The Transformers: The Movie}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Declan Desmond]] in the [[season 14]] episode "[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]", the [[season 16]] episode "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]", the [[season 18]] episode "[[Springfield Up]]", and the [[season 23]] episode "[[The Spy Who Learned Me]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Frances McDormand.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Frances McDormand]]}}
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{{TB|Played Charlotte Mearing in ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Melanie Upfoot]] in "[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kevin Pollak.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Kevin Pollak]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Fracture in ''{{W2|Transformers: Robots in Disguise|2015 TV series}}''.}}
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{{TB|{{ap|Ross|3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage}}, the [[bagel man]] and [[Professor Thernstrom]] in "[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kevin Michael Richardson.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Prime #2 and Rampage in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.}}
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{{TB|Has voiced [[:Category:Characters voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson|many different characters]] in many episodes.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Frank Welker.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Frank Welker]]}}
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{{TB|Voice of Megatron in the {{W2|The Transformers|TV series|original TV series}}.}}
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{{TB|Voice of [[Santa's Little Helper]].}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Michael York.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Michael York]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Prime #1 in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Mason Fairbanks]] in the [[season 17]] episode "[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]", [[Lionel Budgie]] in the [[season 27]] episode "[[Lisa the Veterinarian]]" and the [[season 28]] episodes "[[Pork and Burns]]" and "[[Dogtown]]", {{ap|Nigel|Moho House}} in the [[season 28]] episode "[[Moho House]]", and [[Clayton]] in the [[season 31]] episode "[[The Way of the Dog]]".}}
 
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Transformers is an animated TV series, comic book series and movie series based on transforming robots. The series has been parodied in The Simpsons multiple times.

References to Transformers in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Battling Seizure Robots.png 10 226 "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" Battling Seizure Robots may be a reference to Transformers
Bart and Milhouse Duel.png 12 259 "Worst Episode Ever" When Bart and Milhouse fight, Bart picks up a robot toy which unfolds into an axe. Milhouse counters by doing the same, but his robot toy unfolds into a watering can.
CouchGagS16E15.png 16 350 "Future-Drama" The Simpson family are Transformers in the couch gag.
17 376 "Regarding Margie"
SLH Transforms Into Motorcycle.png 18 398 "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!" When Santa's Little Helper begins training to become a police dog, Bart envisions him becoming a dog version of RoboCop. In Bart's vision, SLH shoots movie villains and a giant math book that are menacing him and then transforms into a motorcycle.
Trans-Clown-O-Morphs.png 19 417 "Apocalypse Cow" Trans-Clown-O-Morphs is an obvious parody of Transformers.
THOHXIX Transformers.png 20 424 "Treehouse of Horror XIX" The "Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody" segment is a parody of Transformers.
  • The toy that blinks its lights at Bart in the 99-cent Store resembles the original Optimus Prime cab-over Semi of the The Transformers cartoon from 1984.
  • Homer and Ned's cars transform into robots resembling Optimus Prime and Megatron.
  • Bestimus Muchos is a reference to Optimus (Best) Prime (foremost), whose name is intended to convey "best of the best".
The Reformers.png 21 457 "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" Ned goes to see the movie The Reformers while in Israel, a parody of Transformers. It features two giant robots reading the Torah.
Transformers robot and The Happy Little Elves.png 22 469 "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life" Maggie tries to use a Transformers robot and a Slinky to replace the missing Baby Musthave doll from The Happy Little Elves series.
Fancy Magazines.png 23 490 "Replaceable You" While designing a robot pet, Bart and Martin consult several magazines. One of them, Robot Fancy, has an article titled "A Weekend in Phoenix with Optimus Prime".
LA6 Transforms.png 503 "Them, Robot" Robot LA6 transforms into a projector. Later on, Robot A63 states that he is not a Transformer and can not transform into an outboard motor.
Transformers of the Caribbean.png 504 "Beware My Cheating Bart" A film is seen called Transformers of the Caribbean, a reference to both Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean. The robot in the poster resembles Jack Sparrow.
Gorgeous Grampa Megatron.png 24 522 "Gorgeous Grampa" During the song "High to Be Loathed", Mr. Burns mentions Megatron, and makes his shadow, among lots of other villains.
Capital City Googolplex Theatres.png 29 631 "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage" One of the films playing at Capital City Googolplex Theatres is Transformers: Fatigue, referring to the numerous sequels.
Comicalooza Futurama banner.png 32 691 "Three Dreams Denied" A poster for Trans-Clown-O-Morphs is seen.
The Secrets of the Simpsons Couch.png 34 740 "My Life as a Vlog" The thumbnail for "The Secrets of the Simpsons couch" video has the couch becoming a Transformer.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Simpsons Comics
Comic Book Guy The X Men Transformers.png Simpsons Comics #118 The "X" Men Comic Book Guy says "Like Optimus Prime after his death in Transformers The Movie, I shall return!" to his girlfriend as the helicopter takes off.
Transformacar.png Simpsons Comics #121 The Town That Time Forgot When Homer is late to work, he tells his co-workers a story about being stuck in traffic and his car transforming into a giant robot ("Transformacar") and then walking to the power plant.
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book
Comic Book Guy Optimus Prime death.png Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book #1 The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part One) Comic Book Guy's world record attempt at recreating the most fictional deaths in one minute includes Optimus Prime handing Hot Rod the Matrix of Leadership in The Transformers: The Movie.
Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders
Officer Shooty Transforms - Future Cop.png Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies #1 Future Cop! In Chief Wiggum's dream of being a cop in the future, his rifle/partner "Officer Shooty" can transform into a flying robot.

Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference
Starscream.png C. Montgomery Burns' Handbook of World Domination Smithers lists Starscream as one of the Great Toadies in History because "without him, Megatron would be so much less mega".

Video games[edit]

Picture Game Reference
The Simpsons: Tapped Out In the Level 55 update, Herb Powell mentions making The Homer into a hybrid, to which Homer thinks he means make it into a Transformer. Homer asks "Who doesn't like a good transformer?" then says "I know I do. I love transformers."

Common Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in Transformers Role on The Simpsons
Greg Berg.jpg Greg Berg Voiced Igor in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Voiced Rory in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".
Andy Daly.jpg Andy Daly Played Donnie in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Voiced Judge Dowd in "Fears of a Clown".
Robin Atkin Downes.jpg Robin Atkin Downes Voiced Prime #3 in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Voiced several British men in "The 7 Beer Itch".
John Goodman.jpg John Goodman Voiced Hound in Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. Voiced Meathook in "Take My Wife, Sleaze".
Grey Griffin.jpg Grey Griffin Voiced Arcee, Chromia, and Elita-One in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Arcee again in Bumblebee. Voice of Martin Prince and Sherri and Terri Mackleberry from Season 31 - Present.
Jess Harnell.jpg Jess Harnell Voiced both Barricade and Ironhide in the first film, Ironhide in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Barricade in Transformers: The Last Knight. Voiced Charlton Heston in the Season 13 episode "The Parent Rap".
Eric Idle.jpg Eric Idle Voiced Wreck-Gar in The Transformers: The Movie. Voiced Declan Desmond in the season 14 episode "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky", the season 16 episode "Fat Man and Little Boy", the season 18 episode "Springfield Up", and the season 23 episode "The Spy Who Learned Me".
Frances McDormand.jpg Frances McDormand Played Charlotte Mearing in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Voiced Melanie Upfoot in "Girls Just Want to Have Sums".
Kevin Pollak.jpg Kevin Pollak Voiced Fracture in Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Ross, the bagel man and Professor Thernstrom in "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage".
Kevin Michael Richardson.jpg Kevin Michael Richardson Voiced Prime #2 and Rampage in Revenge of the Fallen. Has voiced many different characters in many episodes.
Frank Welker.jpg Frank Welker Voice of Megatron in the original TV series. Voice of Santa's Little Helper.
Michael York.jpg Michael York Voiced Prime #1 in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Voiced Mason Fairbanks in the season 17 episode "Homer's Paternity Coot", Lionel Budgie in the season 27 episode "Lisa the Veterinarian" and the season 28 episodes "Pork and Burns" and "Dogtown", Nigel in the season 28 episode "Moho House", and Clayton in the season 31 episode "The Way of the Dog".

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