Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio

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Fellow Transformers fansite Transformers @ The Moon, purveyors of rarities and hidden gems in all incarnations of the franchise, have recently cracked open the listening devices, and unearthed a deleted scene from the original More Than Meets the Eye pt 1 episode of the Generation 1 animated series - or at least, its audio! You can find a full transcript for the recording below, as well as checking it out directly with the embedded YouTube clip. Let us know what you make of this in the Energon Pub! Is there anything else you'd be willing to find out more about, too?

Transformers More than Meets the Eye Part 1 deleted scene audio: teaser

This video contains a sample of the audio taken from the original Sunbow Productions unslugged cassette tape "MP4023 Transformers Day 1 Unslugged". The audio is from the opening act and contains two extended pieces of dialogue and the audio for a scene that was removed from the final cartoon production.

The missing scene is between Wheeljack and Bumblebee with the first extended dialogue also between the two with the second being Soundwaves.

Below you will find a transcript of the dialogue with the new pieces of dialogue and missing scene clearly marked.

Transcript
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WHEELJACK: Uh-oh. A Decepticon welcoming committee!

*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: Lets crash it!

*NEW* WHEELJACK: [laugh] Good idea! I'll raise my deflector shields

SEEKER #1: Autobots! Stop them!

BUMBLEBEE: Prime told me there'd be days like this!

WHEELJACK: Heh, and you didn't believe him?

BUMBLEBEE: I do now!

WHEELJACK: We've gotta get these energy conductors back to Iacon!

BUMBLEBEE: I'm right behind ya!

WHEELJACK: Mind if I cut in?

*NEW* SEEKER #1: Halt! Stop him! Don't let him pass!

*NEW* SEEKER #1, Thundercracker, Skywarp: Urgh Argh Errgh

[direction from Wally Burr]

*NEW* SEEKER #1, Thundercracker, Skywarp: [beat dialogue]

WHEELJACK: Bumblebee! Get in, quick! You all right?

BUMBLEBEE: Yeah. I th... think it's my rear axle.

WHEELJACK: Well, hang on to your crankshaft! I'm shiftin' into overdrive!

THUNDERCRACKER: They've gone underground. We'll never catch 'em now!

SKYWARP: We've gotta report back to Megatron.

WHEELJACK: Wheeljack to Iacon. We're comin' in!

**** Missing Scene Starts ****

*NEW* RATCHET: You'll survive Bumblebee, they just blew away your universal joint

*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: Yeah and my rear axle and my tyres

*NEW* OPTIMUS PRIME: But you made it back safely Bumblebee, good work.

*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: [joyful] thanks Optimus Prime, I'm only sorry we couldn't find mroe energy conductors

*NEW* OPTIMUS PRIME: Maybe Jazz will find some

**** Missing Scene Ends ****

SOUNDWAVE: Laserbeak, prepare for flight. Destination: Iacon. Operation: assimilation.

SOUNDWAVE: Laserbeak, Autobot alert!

*NEW* SOUNDWAVE: Transformation required!

SOUNDWAVE: Disclosure averted. Continue observation.

Credit(s): TF@TM

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Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829650)
Posted by Kurona on September 30th, 2016 @ 9:07am CDT

Woah, so Sunstorm was originally going to have lines?

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829651)
Posted by It Is Him on September 30th, 2016 @ 9:14am CDT

Holy Toledo! It raises the question, is there more surviving audio of deleted scenes?

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829655)
Posted by Moonbug on September 30th, 2016 @ 9:26am CDT

It Is Him wrote:Holy Toledo! It raises the question, is there more surviving audio of deleted scenes?

- Yes and my brother and I shall be posting more over the coming weeks / months until we run out of surviving material from the unslugged and slugged tapes.

Expect more deleted scenes and a little more Wally Burr guidance

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829661)
Posted by o.supreme on September 30th, 2016 @ 10:17am CDT

Good stuff. Much of this can probably actually be inserted into existing video by some clever fans out there who have more time and resources than I do.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829680)
Posted by Hero Alpha on September 30th, 2016 @ 11:49am CDT

This is awesome, can't wait to hear the others. Good work guys and thanks. Just begs for Masterpiece ReAnimatedhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzo0rWyQdCznorrvd-OzEBA to do these deleted scenes. That would be incredibly sweet.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829744)
Posted by jamarmiller on September 30th, 2016 @ 4:50pm CDT

Thank you for posting this !!!!

someone really needs to create the EXTENDED EDITION of this and other episodes, fairly easy ( just time consuming ) by splicing in the audio and using old cartoon footage and music and splicing it all together to make this episode the ultimate complete extended edition !

whos up to it ?

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829758)
Posted by Ultra Markus on September 30th, 2016 @ 5:40pm CDT

jamarmiller wrote:Thank you for posting this !!!!

someone really needs to create the EXTENDED EDITION of this and other episodes, fairly easy ( just time consuming ) by splicing in the audio and using old cartoon footage and music and splicing it all together to make this episode the ultimate complete extended edition !

whos up to it ?

hell yeah, imagine the entire series done like robotech's protoculture set
but this time in blu-ray ;)^

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829760)
Posted by jamarmiller on September 30th, 2016 @ 5:48pm CDT

exactly !

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829772)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 30th, 2016 @ 7:04pm CDT

Something tells me the extra scene with Ratchet repairing Bumblebee would have been Optimus's proper introduction scene, what with it coming before Jazz's return to Iacon (which is where Optimus first appears in the finalized episode) and with Bumblebee's unnaturally formal use of "Optimus Prime" spoken as though it was done for the audience's sake more than anything.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829833)
Posted by Cyberpath on October 1st, 2016 @ 5:04am CDT

The dropped lines aren't necessary and don't really add anything important, but it's great to hear new (old) sound-bytes after so many years! (And the behind-the-scenes directions from Wally Burr.) Thanks, Moonbug. Optimus Prime has the best voice. <3

Do you have any tapes from Enter the Nightbird? I'm curious if Chris Latta read the complete line: "Say good night to your Robotessa, Megatron!" (the line appear to have been cut in the final version.)

And if there are any more references to all the traps Shockwave had left behind for the Autobots in The Key to Vector Sigma.

This is pretty cool!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829836)
Posted by jamarmiller on October 1st, 2016 @ 5:31am CDT

it really is an amazing discovery

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829841)
Posted by Moonbug on October 1st, 2016 @ 6:10am CDT

Cyberpath wrote:Do you have any tapes from Enter the Nightbird? I'm curious if Chris Latta read the complete line: "Say good night to your Robotessa, Megatron!" (the line appear to have been cut in the final version.)

And if there are any more references to all the traps Shockwave had left behind for the Autobots in The Key to Vector Sigma.

So far I do not believe we have audio for either of those episodes I'm afraid. Dave is still working through sorting and transferring the tapes. So far they have all survived but some are not as they are labelled.

So far the tapes we can confirm we have are:

Transformers
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More than Meets the Eye Pt 1 - Unslugged
More than Meets the Eye Pts 1& 2 - Slugged
More than Meets the Eye Pt2 - Unslugged
More than Meets the Eye Pt2 (copy)- Unslugged - Needs comparing to see if its a duplicate audio track or a different composite
More than Meets the Eye Pt2 - Slugged
More than Meets the Eye Pt3 - Unslugged
More than Meets the Eye Pt3 - Slugged
Roll For It - Unslugged
Roll For It - Slugged
Divide and Conquer - Unslugged
Divide and Conquer - Slugged
A Plague of the Insecticons - Unslugged

G.I.Joe
-------
The Revenge of Cobra Part 4: Battle on the roof of the world - Unslugged
Jungle Trap (slugged/unslugged TBC) - On B side to MTMTE Pt 3

Muppet Babies (yeah, not what was expected)
-------------
Noisy Neighbors - Slugged

Visionaries
-----------
7x BGM tapes
The Age Of Magic - Unslugged
Dawn of the Sun Imps - Unslugged
Excerpts from Dawn of the Sun Imps

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829856)
Posted by Cyberpath on October 1st, 2016 @ 7:34am CDT

Moonbug wrote:
Cyberpath wrote:Do you have any tapes from Enter the Nightbird? I'm curious if Chris Latta read the complete line: "Say good night to your Robotessa, Megatron!" (the line appear to have been cut in the final version.)

And if there are any more references to all the traps Shockwave had left behind for the Autobots in The Key to Vector Sigma.

So far I do not believe we have audio for either of those episodes I'm afraid. Dave is still working through sorting and transferring the tapes. So far they have all survived but some are not as they are labelled.

I'm sure that whatever you guys can salvage from any episode will be great! Thanks for the work and sharing!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1829865)
Posted by 1984forever on October 1st, 2016 @ 8:14am CDT

Looking forward to hearing what got deleted from Roll for it, Divide and Conquer and Plague of the Insecticons. It feels great to get new G1 Sunbow stuff after all these years.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830212)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 3rd, 2016 @ 8:34am CDT

It just hit me. Bumblebee sustained damage to his rear axle in this scene. Guess what the name of RID 2015 Bumblebee's favorite band is.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830358)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 3rd, 2016 @ 8:41pm CDT

Fellow Fansite Transformers At The Moon has put up their second video highlighting deleted dialogue from the original Transformers Sunbow Cartoon. This new recording follows the Autobots and Decepticons as they leave Cybertron and head into the asteroid field. You can check out the video below, and you can let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830379)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 3rd, 2016 @ 10:22pm CDT

A few more moments of character that add some nice additional touches to each scene. Shame these couldn't make it in, but with a cast of at least 30 characters and a 22-minute runtime, it's no wonder some things had to get excised.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830405)
Posted by luks0r on October 4th, 2016 @ 12:56am CDT

I was waiting for this. It ALWAYS hit a subliminal nerve for me every time I watched this ep, when Prowl says "We ARE being followed", as if it were confirmation of a previous moment where he was uncertain. That moment was cut from the show! "Prime. I think we're being followed". Beautiful.

It's the little things.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830413)
Posted by jamarmiller on October 4th, 2016 @ 2:51am CDT

Okay , so , I'm going to do a fan extended edition edit on this, since I have not heard of anyone putting the episode together , if someone is doing one please tell me so I'm not waistling my time please

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830420)
Posted by Cyberpath on October 4th, 2016 @ 3:50am CDT

The way Cullen and Welker switch between Prime/Ironhide and Megatron/Mirage/Trailbreaker respectively..

And Latta's Starscream, often imitated but never duplicated.

I re-watched MTMTE today, I think it was well edited/cut, but it's nice to listen to these resurrected extended dialogues anyway! Thanks Moonbug & Dave!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830425)
Posted by Coptur on October 4th, 2016 @ 4:55am CDT

Cyberpath wrote:And Latta's Starscream, often imitated but never duplicated.

So very true.

I for years have tried to do a G1 Latta Starscream.

I also wanted to audition for Machinimas Combiners Wars but never heard anything back, tbh I did assume it would only be for youtube boys club only :BANG_HEAD:

Trouble I find is getting the whines and shrieks correct.

Not to discredit Steve Blum but for modern Starscreams I much preferred Tom Kenny's Animated Starscream. Isaying that i hated the overly cowardly and weak Prime Starscream the updated form in RID15 is much more fitting for the character.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830452)
Posted by Moonbug on October 4th, 2016 @ 10:30am CDT

Just a heads up, the third video is going to go up in about 90 minutes time. This one has around 4 minutes of dialogue in a 5 minute video and features 2 new scenes, an extended scene and 3 increase dialogue scenes (i.e little pieces of extra dialogue).

Some notes. Skywarp is still the first to be revived and not Soundwave (unlike in the Ron Friedman script) and "thanks" from Prime was added later.

Oh and yes it includes the frisbee scene.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830455)
Posted by 1984forever on October 4th, 2016 @ 10:50am CDT

Even the edited parts are good, although I am glad Welker changed Rumble's voice.

The voice actors, the world building, a cast of more than 5-6 mechs on either side... stuff like this is why more than 30 years later G1 is still the greatest. It's sad that we can never have this again because of reasons like-

"The voice actors are all almost dead and the director is sick"

"The cast of G1 was too big, there can only be 6 'bots in an army or we won't be able to tell a good story"

"There would be too many toys to sell"

"We can't draw like that anymore"

"G1 had too many standalone stories. We need an ENTIRE SEASON to tell a story now"

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830482)
Posted by Moonbug on October 4th, 2016 @ 1:48pm CDT

The third part is up on YouTube - https://youtu.be/adPpaO_aheY

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830499)
Posted by Cyberpath on October 4th, 2016 @ 2:54pm CDT

1984forever wrote:Even the edited parts are good, although I am glad Welker changed Rumble's voice.

***

Agreed!

And I think they made the right calls regarding the final product.

1984forever wrote:***

It's sad that we can never have this again because of reasons like-

***

"G1 had too many standalone stories. We need an ENTIRE SEASON to tell a story now"

***

Don't get me started. In comics, too (at least when I was still reading.) What writers & pencilers used to do in a single 17-page issue now takes months!

I don't even want a continuation of the original series, it's complete as far as I'm concerned. Just something good. And hand-drawn (they still do that sometimes, Young Justice comes to mind.)

Moonbug wrote:The third part is up on YouTube - https://youtu.be/adPpaO_aheY

Thanks!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830501)
Posted by Bumblebee21 on October 4th, 2016 @ 2:56pm CDT

i wish i could see these too

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830504)
Posted by Va'al on October 4th, 2016 @ 3:23pm CDT

The Mapes twins, behind the Transformers @ The Moon site, have uploaded the third of five currently planned parts of the More Than Meets the Eye deleted audio recovery, featuring some more cut material from the episode of the Generation 1 cartoon. Check it out in the embedded video below!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830520)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 4th, 2016 @ 6:01pm CDT

So, there was a scene cut that had Optimus order the Autobots to switch from driving in vehicle mode to flying in robot mode. Helps make that bit of them flying to the offshore oil platform make a b it more sense... at least until you consider the later point in the series in which the show made it clear that robot mode flight was only an ubiquitous trait for the Decepticons, with only a select few Autobots capable of the same kind of flight in robot mode.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830543)
Posted by Ultra Markus on October 4th, 2016 @ 9:26pm CDT

so there's even more belittlement by megatron towards thundercracker and starscream! very interesting

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830546)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 4th, 2016 @ 9:40pm CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:so there's even more belittlement by megatron towards thundercracker and starscream! very interesting

The scene where he yells at Starscream and Skywarp is a scene where the two were tossing a frisbee at each another and Megatron thought they were playing around. :lol:

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830550)
Posted by Ultra Markus on October 4th, 2016 @ 10:40pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:so there's even more belittlement by megatron towards thundercracker and starscream! very interesting
The scene where he yells at Starscream and Skywarp is a scene where the two were tossing a frisbee at each another and Megatron thought they were playing around.

was the frisbe named scrounge :lol:

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1830586)
Posted by fenrir72 on October 5th, 2016 @ 6:46am CDT

So many lost treasures. Btw, was there ever a corrected copy (DVD/BD) with the Victory actually launching? It was shown in the bumper ads but not the actual episode.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1831361)
Posted by Moonbug on October 7th, 2016 @ 6:57am CDT

The 5th and final part of MTMTE Pt1 is now up. This video continues on from the previous one where Megatron and Optimus Prime are battling it out on the oil rig. The following exchange of dialogue has just taken place:

PRIME: "Give it up, Megatron! Leave these people alone."
MEGATRON: "Not until the power of the universe is mine to command!"

Within the original script it is Soundwave who interferes within the fight and not Laserbeak. This is where we re-join the action.

https://youtu.be/K1Wxhm-9qQQ

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1831363)
Posted by Cyberpath on October 7th, 2016 @ 7:11am CDT

Moonbug wrote:The 5th and final part of MTMTE Pt1 is now up. This video continues on from the previous one where Megatron and Optimus Prime are battling it out on the oil rig. The following exchange of dialogue has just taken place:

PRIME: "Give it up, Megatron! Leave these people alone."
MEGATRON: "Not until the power of the universe is mine to command!"

Within the original script it is Soundwave who interferes within the fight and not Laserbeak. This is where we re-join the action.

https://youtu.be/K1Wxhm-9qQQ

With this dialogue cut out, Windcharger didn't speak his first line till episode #6, Divide and Conquer.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1831366)
Posted by jamarmiller on October 7th, 2016 @ 7:37am CDT

Okay, so here is the first part with animation added. Will start working on part two soon.

The voices have not been altered, so there is a bit of echo in there and no effects have been added to their voices. I am working on that , but no promises

ALL THE THANKS TO THE TRANSFORMERS AT THE MOON GUYS ! ( I have placed links in the description to their youtube page )

Also, if you haven't already, MAKE SURE TO check out our G1 continuation fan series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyvuiLrH9JY

We have done 6 , ten minute episodes so far !

Anyways, here is the video TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE PART 1, THE EXTENDED CUT Part 1 of ........ 4 or 5 LOL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRyYn5ZODHw

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1831607)
Posted by Va'al on October 8th, 2016 @ 3:07am CDT

We finally have the final two parts of the recovered audio from the deleted scenes in the original Transformers animated series episode 'More Than Meets the Eye, part 1'. Courtesy of Transformers @ The Moon, the two clips embedded below see the Autobots and Decepticons engaging in battle on the oil rig, with some added stage directions from Wally Burr - check them out!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1831622)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:07am CDT

Parts of these two videos call to mind the first chorus of a certain Weird Al song.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1832049)
Posted by Whifflefire on October 9th, 2016 @ 4:26pm CDT

If only Starscream had kept that "Ehh, I don't want it. You keep it." attitude. Could have spared himself a whole lot of trouble later on...

And Rumble on helium :lol:

Glad they didn't stick with that decision.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1832054)
Posted by jamarmiller on October 9th, 2016 @ 4:49pm CDT

almost finished with part 2 of episode 1 !

Will post hopefully soon, one scene's music is being difficult to patch together

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1832585)
Posted by Sunstar on October 11th, 2016 @ 8:17pm CDT

I laughed. I laughed so hard... it sort of sounded like Starscream getting it on... >.>

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1834159)
Posted by Tyrannacon on October 17th, 2016 @ 9:09am CDT

Definitely a nice peek behind the curtain.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1834218)
Posted by Va'al on October 17th, 2016 @ 4:12pm CDT

Some more news and clips from the recovered tapes of Sunbow's The Transformers animated series, courtesy of Transformers @ The Moon, reveal further cut scenes and additional dialogue for the More Than Meets the Eye part 2 and 3 episodes of the cartoon - check them out embedded below!

****************************************
HOUND: ...it was quiet and peaceful.
SPIKE WITWICKY: You miss it?
HOUND: Sometimes. Hold tight!
*NEW* SPIKE WITWICKY: Yahoo!! Yippee!! Waaooww!
*NEW* SPIKE WITWICKY: Woah, thanks Hound that was the greatest ride I have ever had
*NEW* HOUND: My pleasure Spike. See you later, I ... better go check my coil springs
*NEW* SPIKE WITWICKY: Oh, you didn't see a cassette player laying around here did you?
*NEW* HOUND: Nope. Sorry
*NEW* SPIKE WITWICKY: That's okay. I must have left it in the ship. See'ya
SPIKE WITWICKY: Hey! what's going on here?
SPIKE WITWICKY: Who... who are you?
[Ravage snarls before being ejected, this is corrected in the final version]
RAVAGE: *snarl*
SOUNDWAVE: Ravage! Eject! Eject!
*NEW* SPIKE: *coming around*
OPTIMUS PRIME: A Decepticon! Get him!
SOUNDWAVE: Ravage!

****************************************

****************************************
[The Decepticons start a tidal wave which is noticed back at the Ark]
[NOTE: In the Ron Friedman script there is additional dialogue between Jazz and Spike which was not recorded during the session that this tape was used.]

JAZZ: Could be the Decepticons, all right. I'll tell Prime!
*NEW* PRIME: Autobots ready! To the Air!
*NEW* WORKER: Run! They're coming!
*NEW* WORKER 2: Get back!
MEGATRON: I am Megatron - leader of the Decepticons! you will do exactly as I say!
****************************************

[Act 2 starts]
****************************************
MEGATRON: Perfect. The electrical output is at its peak. Exactly where I want it. Starscream, activate the null ray.
*NEW* MEGATRON: Skywarp! Thundercracker! Transfer the electrical power
MEGATRON: Soundwave, prepare the energon cubes.
MEGATRON: Quickly, quickly!
****************************************

****************************************
[NOTE: In the scripts Wheeljack is with Bumblebee and it's Ironhide who is with Trailbreaker. During the recording session that this tape is from the characters have been changed]

IRONHIDE: Stop talkin', tighten your shock absorbers, and get in! We're gonna make a new river!
BUMBLEBEE: Let's go!
*NEW* CIVILIAN: Help! Somebody help us!
*NEW* IRONHIDE: Ready the laser, Bumblebee - I think we're gonna make it!
MAN ON ROOFTOP: Thanks, neighbours!
OPTIMUS PRIME: Autobots, to the power plant!
*NEW* SUNSTREAKER: If I can just shoot some protoglue into the cracks - maybe we can save it
*NEW* TRAILBREAKER: Seems like the Decepticons want to shoot something else! Go ahead, Sunstreaker .. I'll cover you
*NEW* SUNSTREAKER: Sure hope this works, Trailbreaker
OPTIMUS PRIME: Autobots - To the power plant!
****************************************

****************************************
CLIFFJUMPER: For someone who doesn't like to fight, heh, you're not bad, Mirage.
*NEW* MEGATRON: It's a long way down Prime!
MEGATRON: Any last words??
OPTIMUS PRIME: None you'd wanna hear, Megatron!
****************************************

NOTE: Shortly after the previous dialogue Megatron say the following lines.
MEGATRON: You fool, Starscream! Help save the Energon cubes! Get them out of here! Follow me!
NOTE: On the tape we own the line "Follow me!" is missing from this exchange.

NOTE: The tape of the recording session we own has slightly reorderd dialogue from Spike as Rumble emerges from the water. The dialogue is spaced out so that it could be cut and edited together and so we have decided not to include it within this video
SPIKE WITWICKY: Hound! Hound! You all right down there?
SPIKE WITWICKY: Hey!
*Line order swapped* SPIKE WITWICKY: Whoa!
*Line order swapped* SPIKE WITWICKY: Where's Hound?
SPIKE WITWICKY: Heelp! Heeelp!

NOTE: As Act 2 closes Megatron says the following line
MEGATRON: Who's the scrap metal now, Prime? You'll never stop me! (Laughs)
NOTE: On the tape this is then followed by the "Follow me!" cry that was missing earlier.
[ONTO ACT 3]

***************************
SPIKE: Hound! Are you down there?? *takes breath*
*NEW* HOUND: Thanks!
SPIKE: *spluttering*
HOUND: Easy, Spike. You almost flooded your engine.
***************************

[Megatron and Soundwave talk whilst a shot is fired]
***************************
MEGATRON: What was that?
*NEW* STARSCREAM: Perfecto!
MEGATRON: Starscream! What in the universe are you doing?
STARSCREAM: Testing the Energon cubes ..
***************************

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SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: You know something? I like bein' a spy a lot better than workin' the oil rigs.
*NEW* TRAILBREAKER: As long as you're on the right side
SPIKE WITWICKY: Look, Dad, no hands.
TRAILBREAKER: Heheh, big deal. I'm driving!
SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Uh-oh,
*NEW* SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: I think
SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: we've got company!
*NEW* TRAILBREAKER: Decepticons!
SPIKE WITWICKY: Can't you go any faster, Trailbreaker?
TRAILBREAKER: Sorry, this is it! I'm not built for speed!
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TRAILBREAKER: It's Sunstreaker and Sideswipe!
*NEW* SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Go get 'em Autobots!
SUNSTREAKER: Hey! That's a new paint job!
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SOUNDWAVE: Enough here to power the entire planet of Cybertron.
[WALLY BURR]: Alternate for scene at 450 Soundwave
SOUNDWAVE: Enough here to power the entire planet of Cybertron.
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SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: There won't be any problem, Prime. This one's for Cybertron and Earth. Let's go, Bumblebee!
*NEW* SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Looks like they mean business
*NEW* GUARD #1: STOP! Don't come any closer
*NEW* SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Sorry to bother you - ah - but I think I'm lost. I was looking for an animal reserve - thought it was around where somewhere.
*NEW* GUARD #2: Who are you?
*NEW* GUARD #1: Blast him!
*NEW* SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Thanks. That was close.
BUMBLEBEE: Come on. Let's go inside.
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[Having entered the mine and explained about the ruby crystals]
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BUMBLEBEE: What's that?
*NEW* SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Move back!
THUNDERCRACKER: You know what Skywarp ..
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SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: We have to do it now!
BUMBLEBEE:It's done.
SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Let's move it!
*NEW* MEGATRON: Autobots!
SPARKPLUG: Oh, no!
*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: Run Sparkplug!
JAZZ: They ought-ta be outta there by now.
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Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1834229)
Posted by jamarmiller on October 17th, 2016 @ 5:17pm CDT

touched the video up,

part two of episode 1 is coming soon !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZjs1KNlmIg

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1834273)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2016 @ 9:01pm CDT

So the cut off line of "There's nothing we can --" was always intentional? Weird. That line being cut off mid-sentence always struck me as seeming like an error.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1834324)
Posted by MGrotusque on October 18th, 2016 @ 5:21am CDT

After listening i think these audio samples are awesome. I had a friend who recently purchased a vintage vocoder which was used to make Soundwaves voice. It's an amazing tool to use when synthesizing voices. I've noticed in certain G1 episodes where Soundwave is very monotone but in other episodes his voice is inflective and almost sing song.

It's neat to hear how crisp and clean these sound bites are.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1834523)
Posted by Ryrynz on October 18th, 2016 @ 6:07pm CDT

Now if they'd only release the freaking G1 soundtrack...

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1836108)
Posted by jamarmiller on October 24th, 2016 @ 2:10am CDT

Part 3 of episode 1 is up ! This one took me a lot of time but just love seeing this audio put to animation !

Well Enjoy

https://youtu.be/lA3KLnG4ndc

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1838404)
Posted by Va'al on November 2nd, 2016 @ 5:48am CDT

We have some more material from the twins at Transformers @ the Moon, as they keep recovering audio from the tapes of the original generation 1 Sunbow animated series of The Transformers. This time, we look at (well, listen) to the episode Transport to Oblivion, and some extended and deleted audio in the embedded clip below - plus full transcript!

Wally Burr: Intro

*NEW* IRONHIDE: Optimus! Optimus Prime!
*NEW* IRONHIDE: All systems ready for tomorrow's launch to Cybertron!
*NEW* OPTIMUS PRIME: At last we can return home!
CLIFFJUMPER: Look out! Decepticons!

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WORKER NO. 1: Hey, Ed! Turn your tape player down, will ya?
WORKER NO. 2: That's not -- huh?
SOUNDWAVE: Laserbeak, prepare for flight. Operation: destruction.
*NEW* WORKER: Take cover!
*NEW* WORKER: run for it!
*NEW* WORKER: look out!
*NEW* WORKER: it's firing at us!
SOLAR WORKER: What is it?
*NEW* SOLAR POWER STATION WORKER: Get back!

WALLY BURR: That's fine now everybody go over the base floor of this place and ...

*NEW* SOLAR POWER STATION WORKER: Get our of the way
*NEW* SOLAR POWER STATION WORKER: 's coming through!
*NEW* SOLAR POWER STATION WORKER: Look out!
*NEW* SOLAR POWER STATION WORKER: Get back! Get Back!

SOUNDWAVE: Generators under Decepticon control

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OPTIMUS PRIME: .. Roll out for the power station!

MEGATRON: Ahh, soon I will have a shipment large enough to send to Cybertron.

*NEW* OPTIMUS PRIME: Affix power packs and transform!
*NEW* IRONHIDE: Get your pig-iron crankshafts moving and follow!
SKYWARP: Autobots!

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*NEW* WALLY: 84 Megatron's miscellaneous wild material for the fight, go!
*NEW* MEGATRON: [Fight dialogue]
*NEW* WALLY: Beautiful
*NEW* WALLY: Cut for cycle, oh not that far
*NEW* WALLY: Ok, for 84 an assortment of hits and strikes for Prime for b-dialogue, take one and go!
*NEW* PRIME: [strikes]
MEGATRON: Thanks for the power boost Prime!

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MEGATRON: (Laughs) Prime is target, Soundwave! Fire!
IRONHIDE: Optimus!
*NEW* IRONHIDE: Hit the deck!
IRONHIDE:Uhhhhh! Uhhh...
OPTIMUS PRIME: Ratchet! Prowl!

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MEGATRON: We have what we came for. Let's go! Until next time, Prime!
*NEW* SOUNDWAVE: Lazerbeak return!
*NEW* LAZERBREAK:
OPTIMUS PRIME: Take Ironhide. He's hurt.
RATCHET: But Megatron's getting away!

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[In the final version Bumblebee and Spike's comments take place after Megatron's]
STARSCREAM: Your spacebridge is worthless.
BUMBLEBEE: We'd better get back to headquarters.
SPIKE WITWICKY: Right!
STARSCREAM: I will find a way to transport the cubes.
MEGATRON: You will do nothing! The vehicle just needs guidance over the spacebridge.
MEGATRON: I want a volunteer
*NEW* MEGATRON: a volunteer
MEGATRON: to guide the vehicle over the bridge to Cybertron

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SPIKE WITWICKY: We're free!!
*NEW* STARSCREAM: The captives!
STARSCREAM: They're escaping!
SOUNDWAVE: Ravage, eject! Operation: capture!
SPIKE WITWICKY: Don't worry about me, Bumblebee! Wheel out! Go!!
MEGATRON:Destroy the Autobot!
*NEW* SOUNDWAVE: Ravage! Return!
*NEW* STARSCREAM: We only need one volunteer
*NEW* MEGATRON: Nethertheless, if that Autobot reports to his headquarters ... Prime will come to destroy the bridge!
*NEW* STARSCREAM: Then we will destroy the Autobot first!
*NEW* MEGATRON: No! I have a better plan ...
BUMBLEBEE: Decepticons! Too close for comfort. Hope Spike's okay. New, I shouldn't have left him alone.

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BUMBLEBEE: Maybe there's another way out of here.
*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: Gotta hurry!
BUMBLEBEE: Looks big enough. Uh-oh.

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MEGATRON: And we'll have a surprise waiting for them when they arrive!
*NEW* MEGATRON: Decepticons .. to the air!!
OPTIMUS PRIME: Strange. No guards.

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MEGATRON: And I insist that you stay .. FOREVER!!
*NEW* GEARS: I knew it was a trap!
*NEW* CLIFFJUMPER: Sctatter!
STARSCREAM: Say your prayers, Autobot!

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[Megatron fires on the cave causing it to collapse in on the Autobots]
*NEW* SPARKPLUG: Thanks you protecting me Ironhide!
*NEW* IRONHIDE: To quote the boss, don't mention it!
BUMBLEBEE: OOhh
RATCHET: Hey Bumblebee. Looks like you could use a little repair

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BUMBLEBEE: I remember now! The riverbed in the desert!
*NEW* PRIME: Let's get there before Megatron ships the Energon cubes
OPTIMUS PRIME: Autobots! Concentrate firepower!

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[After the Autobots break free and before the scene shifts to Shockwave Prime has an additional line]
*NEW* PRIME: The spacebridge must be destroyed!

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MEGATRON: I must get those cubes over the bridge before it closes!
*NEW* PRIME: Fire!
*NEW* MEGATRON: Shockwave! Deactivate the ...
STARSCREAM: Return to base.
*NEW* SKYWARP: But Megatron ...
STARSCREAM: Megatron is dead. I'm the leader now! Follow me!

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1838448)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 2nd, 2016 @ 9:44am CDT

Looks like they took out the one remaining reference to the "getting ready to launch back to Cybertron in a new ship" subplot that was itself cut out from the end of MTMTE Part 3. Though, it does make sense to cut it out here since the rest of the episode never so much as mentions the launch ever again, let alone even mentions the fact that they can't just leave the Decepticons behind on Earth to do as they please with the planet. So it was probably for the better that the launch dialogue got removed.

Megatron's unmodulated voice makes him sound little like Jim Cummings.

Re: Sunbow Transformers 'More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1' - Deleted Scene Audio (1838491)
Posted by gothsaurus on November 2nd, 2016 @ 11:55am CDT

I wonder what exact settings and FX they used for each character's modulation. Hmmm. Wish someone could quiz the old Sunbow sound engineer.

Hearing this makes me wish someone would assemble the unused lines — plus a collection of clean (no music) / applicable lines from each actor's other endeavors like GI Joe (Latta), Hong Kong Phooey (Cruthers), Scooby Doo (Welker, Kasem) — and create a new storyline around them and a new G1 cartoon.

I know. Quite a pipe dream, but there are some crazy fans out there with more time on their hands than sense. :-D