G1 is known for having a lot of one off episodes where nothing of lasting impact happens but there are some episodes that actually adds to the story or it matters the order you watch these episodes in such as a good chunk of season 1 and some season 2 like "The Key to Vector Sigma" and "War Dawn" so what I like to do here is talk about what episodes I think add to a continuous story in G1 and giving some light on that it is important to watch some episodes in order and to see what you guys think and what episodes you would say are important to that as well. Also it is funny how season 3 actually has some ongoing stories but the orders of these episodes are so all over the place its hard to judge what goes where. So lets get started Bold episodes will be episodes where I feel the episode does add to a sense of continuity Italic episodes will be episodes that have good character episodes worth mentioning but don't really amount to anything but should get mentioned to show G1 could have good character episodes. Underline episodes are ones I enjoy but do not progress the story or have any stand out character moments so they do not amount to much but I still like. They are good one off episodes And if an episode has none of these then the episode is pointless and is not a favorite of mine just because. 1. MTMTE Part 1 -3 parter to open the series 2. MTMTE Part 2 -3 parter to open the series 3. MTMTE Part 3 -3 parter to open the series 4. Transport to Oblivion -takes place after MTMTE 5. Roll for it -Takes place after Transport to Oblivion 6. Divide and Conquer -introduces Wheeljacks lab 7. Fire in the Sky -introduces Skyfire 8. SOS Dinobots -introduces 3 Dinobots 9. Fire on the Mountain -reintroduces Skyfire 10. War of the Dinobots -introduces 2 Dinobots 11. Ultimate Doom Part 1 -Spike quest to save his Dad 12. Ultimate Doom Part 2 -Spike quest to save his Dad 13. Ultimate Doom Part 3 -Spike quest to save his Dad 14. Countdown to Extinction -Follows up on Ultimate Doom 15. A Plague of Insecticons -introduces Insecticons 16. Heavy Metal War -introduces the Constructicons 17. Autobot Spike 18. Changing Gears 19. City of Steel 20. Attack of the Autobots 21. Traitor -just a good character episode for Mirage and Cliffjumper 22. The Immobilizer -introduces Carly and good Ironhide episode 23. The Autobot Run 24. Atlantis, Arise 25. Day of the Machines 26. Enter the Nightbird 27. A Prime Problem 28. The Core 29. The Insecticon Syndrome 30. Dinobot Island Part 1 -introduces dinobot island (mentioned again in S3) 31. Dinobot Island Part 2 -introduces dinobot island (mentioned again in S3) 32. The Master builders 33. Auto Berserk - Good Inferno and Red Alert episode 34. Microbots 35. Megatron Master Plan Part 1 -is a two parter 36. Megatron Master Plan Part 2 -is a two parter 37. Desertion of the Dinobots Part 1 -is a two parter and introdcues Cybertonium 38. Desertion of the Dinobots Part 2 -is a two parter and introdcues Cybertonium 39. Blaster Blues 40. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthurs Court 41. The Golden Lagoon -Good Beachcomber episode 42. The God Gambit - Good character episode for Jazz 43. Make Tracks -Brings in Raoul and good Tracks episode 44. Childs Play -Has a follow up episode 45. Quest for Survival 46. The Secret of Omega Supreme -Good Omega Supreme episode 47. The Gambler -Is a follow up episode to Childs play 48. Kremzeek 49. Sea Change 50. Triple Takeover 51. Prime Target 52. Auto-Bot - Blaster and Soundwave fight and make this like a 2 part with Make tracks 53. The Search for Alpha Trion -introduces Alpha Trion 54. The Girl who Loved Powerglide 55. Hoist Goes Hollywood 56. The Key to Vector Sigma Part 1 -builds on the mythos and brings in two combiners 57. The Key to Vector Sigma Part 2 -builds on the mythos and brings in two combiners 58. Aerial Assault 59. War Dawn -Optimus Prime origin story 60. Trans-Europe Express 61. Cosmic Rust 62. Starscreams Brigade -introduces Bruitcus 63. The Revenge of Bruticus - follow up to the last episode 64. Masquerade 65. B.O.T The Transformers: The Movie -duh 66. FFoD Part 1-follow up from the movie 67. FFoD Part 2-follow up from the movie 68. FFoD Part 3-follow up from the movie 69. FFoD Part 4-follow up from the movie 70. FFoD Part 5-follow up from the movie 71. The Killing Jar -Good Ultra Magnus episode 72. Chaos -Good Kup episode 73. Dark Awakening -Brings back Optimus Prime 74. Forever is a Long Time Coming -Alpha Trion Back Story 75. Starscreams Ghost -Brings back Starscream and a follow up to... Thief in the Night 76. Thief in the Night -follows up FFoD 77. Surprise Party 78. Madman's Paradise 79. Nightmare Planet 80. Ghost in the Machine -Follow up to Starscreams Ghost 81. Webworld -Good Galvatron episode 82. Carnage in C-Minor 83. The Quintesson Journal -A follow up to the Big Broadcast of 2006? ugh make these in order 84. The Ultimate Weapon -Good First Aid episode 85. The Big Broadcast of 2006 -Has a follow up episode 86. Fight or Flee -Introduces Sandstorm and his planet 87. The Dweller in the Depths -Introduces technoorganics 88. Only Human -Good Cobra Commander episode 89. Grimlocks New Brain -Introduces Technobots 90. Money is Everything 91. Call of the Primitives -Unicron backstory 92. The Face of the Nijika 93. The Burden Hardest to Bear -Great Rodimus episode and adds to his arc 94. The Return of Optimus Prime Part 1 -Brings back Optimus 95. The Return of Optimus Prime Part 2 -Bring back Optimus 96. The Rebirth Part 1 -new characters and plot 97. The Rebirth Part 2 -new characters and plot 98. The Rebirth Part 3 -new characters and plot
Starscreams Ghost and Ghost in the machine are not bundled with Thief in the Night. Thief in the Night is the episode where Octane and Trypticon are snatching buildings. Had Blitzwing maintain his role and not Octane, this would have been a sequel to both Starscreams Ghost/Ghost in the Machine and Five Faces of Darkness
Yea but Thief in the Night is before Starscreams Ghost because we see Octance hiding from the Galvatron after those events.
Basically in order of events it be 86. Fight or Flee 76. Thief in the Night 75. Starscreams Ghost 80. Ghost in the Machine
