Last Updated: 21/10/2000
The following is a complete checklist for every single British video. Some covers may vary, but all 'known' are listed. Please note, these are listed in episode order, not in order of the date of the videos' release.
COMPLETE LIST AT A GLANCE:
Transformers: The Movie, The Big Broadcast of 2006/Fight or Flee, Dark Awakening/Grimlock's new brain,
Dark Awakening, Starscreams Ghost/The Nightmare Planet/The Ghost in the Machine, Starscream's Ghost and Fight or Flee, Ghost in the Machine and ??????, Ghost in the Machine and Heavy Metal War,
Call of the Primitives/The girl who loved Powerglide, Fight or Flee/Call of the Primitives, Only Human, The Nightmare Planet, The Nightmare Planet, Carnage in C-Minor/Ultimate Weapon, Thief in the Night/Surprise Party, The Transformers Super video, The Return of Optimus Prime, The Rebirth,
Headmasters/Return of Optimus Prime, Blockbuster Exclusive, Beast Wars Part One and Part two, Saturday Morning Picture Show, The Action Adventure Collection Parts 2 and 4,
Spittor and Clawjaw (Special video repaints), Beast Wars Optimal Situation, Beast Wars Volume 1, Beast Wars Volume 2, Beast Wars Volume 3, Beast Wars Volume 4.
Complete video listings
This list is continually growing as we delve deeper and research more into the releases. The actual amount of episodes and which episodes were released are the easy parts, the number of times they were released, repackaged, and complied is amazing!
The video's are listed as follows -
Title/episode
: In some cases a title was given to the video, these are listed or simply the episodes that were released.
Year: The year it was released and any re-releases.
Video Code: The code listed on the video. Originally to help shops order the videos, now they help make identifying what video you have easier. Lists original release and re-release codes.
Running time: The episode or episodes combined running time. Usually approximations.
Cover: The picture on the cover. Usually box art work. Also lists background colors.
Comments: Any interesting points, things like any cuts made to the episodes, back cover illustrations, etc. These vary from video to video.
Any piece of information with a (?) by it means that this information could be wrong, or in some cases missing.
The two main video companies who produced the videos were Video Gems and Tempo Video. There were later re-releases by Avon Cosmetics, also videos released exclusively in conjunction with stores, Marks and Spencer's and W.H.Smith. These episodes were then (generally) re-released at a later date.
One of the later video releases (a single episode tape) could be -
Transformers - Video Play Pack, containing: a coloring book, 8 A3 size coloring posters and 4 felt tip pens. It could be Dark Awakening. It runs for 22 minutes and the code 89412.
THE VIDEOS
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Title: Transformers The Movie
Year: 1987 (Video Gems), 2000 (Maverick Entertainment)
Code: R1101 (1987) SWV1002 (2000)
Running time: 86 minutes
Cover:
1987 - Features the UK poster art work for the film.
2000 - Features a redrawn scene from poster art work.
Comments: Features scrolling text at the start of the film. Victor Caroli does voice-overs for the beginning and end of the film. Spike's line "Oh Shit!" is cut from the film, this was probably to bring it down to a U certificate. Has four stills from the movie on the back cover.
2000 re-release has Sony Wonder on the side of the case, Sony recently brought up all of Sunbow's (who made the tv series) catalogue of programs.
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Volumes two and four
Title: Action Adventure Collection Volumes 2, and 4
(each features three episodes of different 80's cartoons)
Year: 1989 (Part Two) ?? (Part Four) (Tempo Video)
Code: 92472 (Part Two), 93542 (Part four)
Running time: 66 minutes each.
Covers: Features three rectangles with a picture of each cartoon.
Comments: Volume three doesn't feature the Transformers. For information on part one see the Pre-Movie video page.
(II): All episodes have titles. Features the episode "Ghost in the Machine"
(IV): Features the episode "Fight or flee"
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Title: The big broadcast of 2006 / Fight or flee
Year: 1989 (Tempo Video)
Code: V9158
Running time: 45 minutes
Cover: Wreck Gar box art pasted on top of a war zone, explosions and lasers firing.
Comments: Features a tiny Megatron picture on the back (Box art) with a sort of speech bubble, declaring him the Decepticon leader, despite not featuring in either episode.
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Title: Transformers Super Video
Year: 1991 (Tempo Video)
Code: 94852
Running time: 91 minutes
Cover: A redrawn Galvatron box art work, on an alien planet surface. There is a portal middle left with the ark flying from left to right.
Comments: Features the episodes "Madman's paradise", "Call of the primitives", "Big broadcast of 2006" and "The Quintesson journal" States that "Big broadcast of 2006" previously available as 91582 (different from the other code), so it may have been released with a different episode.
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Title: Call Of The Primitives /The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
Year: 1988 (Tempo Video)
Code: V8807 (Tempo Video)
Cover: Features Superion, Hot Rod and Galvatron transforming with an explosion behind them
Comments: Came in a black card board cover. The cover states that the Call of the Primitives was previously unreleased, so this was probably the first video it appeared on. May have come with a coloring book. The back cover features the 1985 back cover art work (Grimlock, Shockwave, Insecticons) cut in two by a jagged line. It advertises the Headmasters and Return of Optimus Prime Videos.
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Title: Call of the primitives / Fight or flee
Year: 1989 (Avon Video)
Code: 55192
Running time: 43 minutes
Cover: Same picture as featured on Return of Optimus Prime video.
Comment: Features a still of Return of Optimus Prime on the back cover. Black card board box case.
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Title: Thief In The Night / Surprise Party
Year: 1991 (Tempo Video/ Abbey home video)
Code: 95462
Running time: 44 minutes
Cover: Galvatron in the foreground firing his gun with Scourge in the background.
Comments: A W .H. Smith's exclusive. The episodes have had the closing and opening titles removed so that they flow into one another. The video begins by listing all the available videos at this time. The back cover feautres the power master Optimus Prime art work and also advertises the Transformers Super Video and Return of Optimus Prime video. The video sleeve continues inside with a special offer of £1 off any childrens video ONLY from W.H.Smith's.
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Title: Saturday Morning Picture Show
Year: 14th Jun 1993 (Tempo Video)
Code: 96612
Running time: 184 minutes
Cover: Pictures of the cartoon characters involved, Jazz represents the Transformers.
Comments: Contains the episode "Forever is a long time coming". Released as part a compilation, the tape contains 7 other cartoons including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and GI Joe. This is probably the hardest episode
to get on tape as it appears it was only released on this tape.
Title: Starscream's Ghost / Fight or flee
Year: 1991 ?/ 6th Jan 1992 (Tempo Video)
Code: 95362
Running time: 44 mintues
Cover: Features a picture of Octane, the Ark and the Autobot symbol.
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Title: Ghost in the machine/ Heavy Metal Wars /Ghost in the machine / ????
Year: ????? (Tempo Video)
Code: ????
Running time: 44 mintues
Cover: The classic G1 picture of Prime in front of the mountain with the Autobots emerging from the right and the Decepticons from the left.
Comments: Comes in a cardboard case. The video cassette itself is a light blue colour. A rather odd choice of episodes.
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A mock up of the video cover from memory
Title: Ghost in the machine / ????
Year: ????? (Tempo Video)
Code: v9819
Running time: 44 mintues
Cover: Box art picture of Galvarton on a light blue background.
Comments: Comes in a cardboard case. Back cover features the 1985 space bettle art work.
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Title: Starscream's Ghost / Nightmare Planet / Ghost In The Machine
Year: 1987 (St. Michael Video)
Code: 2587/5826
Running time: 66 minutes
Cover: Picture of Optimus Prime, Jazz, Starscream and Soundwave, same picture as UK
Sticker book cover.
Comments: Only available though Marks and Spencer's stores. A Picture of Rodimus Prime, Galvatron and Superion transforming on the back cover. Video tape is curiously labeled "Transformers II", perhaps they considered Dinbot island/Revenge of Bruticus number one.
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Title: The Nightmare Planet
/ The Nightmare Planet/Grimlock's New Brain
Year: 1991 (Tempo Kids Club)
Code: 94632
Running time: 27 minutes (with trailer), 49 minutes
Cover: Power Master Optimus Prime box art work pasted in front of two metallic globes (could be Quintesson ship and Cybertron)
Comments: Has a smaller picture of the cover on the back. Also a token to cut out for a free video. The trailer features other available cartoon videos, including the Nightmare planet.
The Grimlock's New Brain release indicates on the inside of the cover that it also features the episode. It has no beginning titles and also the robot point is missing from the back of the video.
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A mock up of the video cover from memory.
Title: The Nightmare Planet
Year: 1990 (Collins Video)
Code: ???
Running time: 20 minutes
Cover: Power Master Optimus Prime box art work on a red background.
Comments: Features two pictures from the Return of Optimus Prime on the back cover.
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Title: Only Human/ Only Human/Ultimate weapon
Year: 1992 (Tempo Kids Club)
Code: 95832
Running time: 27 minutes (with trailer), 49 minutes
Cover: A simplistic drawing of Rodimus Prime and Cobra Commander, on a desert landscape.
Comments: There is a smaller picture of the cover on the back. It features adverts for the other available videos, the Nightmare Planet, the Super Video, and the video re-release of Dark awakening and Grimlock's new brain. A spelling mistake on the back cover blurb calls Springer "Stringer". The video begins with a trailer for other videos from Tempo Kids, including the Nightmare planet
At one time it appeared The Ultimate Weapon release contained no evidence that it is actually on the tape except for the long running time of 49 minutes. However a recent discovery of the above video
shows otherwise, in most cases the sticker was probably removed so there would be no indication of the other episode. It mentions "See inside for details".
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Title: Carnage in C minor / The ultimate weapon
Year: 1989 (Tempo Video)
Code: 92532
Running time: 45 minutes
Cover: Soundwave's box art. This is pasted on top of a green grid on top of a space background.
Comments: The back cover blurb tells you exactly how Carnage in C minor ends, (The Autobots finally erase the tape from Soundwave's memory and once again foil the Decepitcons)
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1989, Collins, and 1990 releases
Title: Dark awakening / Grimlock's new brain
, Dark awakening
Year: 1988 (Tempo Video) 17th Sep 1990 (Tempo Video) 1990 (Collins Video)
Code: V9134 (1988), 94122 (1990)
Running time: 45 minutes, 23 minutes
Cover:
1988 - A Movie art work scene. Blurr, Springer, Arcee, and Bumblebee bottom right firing to top left. Unicron in planet mode, Megatron, Cyclonus (transforming) in the top left. The rest of the cover being black on the top half and fading into red.
1990 - Re-release (as featured on the back of Only Human) has the same picture on a bright red background with black lines running though it.
Collins Single episode release - Same as the 1988 release but carries a blue border.
Comments: The back cover has the early artwork (Optimus, Starscream, Sunstreaker, Ravage, etc) used in the 1985 US catalogue (also a jigsaw in the UK)and the Power Master Optimus Prime art work from the battle scene. Advertises the Headmasters and Return of Optimus Prime videos. Collins Video version comes in a blue card board box case
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Title: Return of Optimus Prime (Parts 1 and 2)
Year: 1988 (Tempo Video)
Code: V9079
Running time: 45 minutes
Cover: Back cover art work of PM Optimus Prime, Pretender, etc.
Comments: Has three stills from the cartoon on the back cover, one of them featuring Megatron from the brief recap in episode 1.
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Title: Headmasters (Rebirth parts 1, 2 and 3)
Year: 1988 (Tempo Video)
Code: V9071
Running time: 60 minutes
Cover: Back of the box art work of Fortress Maximus with all the little Head masters and Target masters fighting.
Comments: All three episodes have no opening titles but carry the episode name. Episodes 1 and 2 have no end titles. Back cover has three Target master or Head master Transformers. Advertises the Heavy metal wars video (1987).
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Title: Headmasters / Return of Optimus Prime
Year: 1989
Code: 92742
Running time: 105 minutes
Cover: Front cover has two rectangles with the front covers of the videos in them. The rest of the cover is red.
Comments: Woolworth's exclusive. Has a yellow slash going along the top proclaiming two adventures for only £9.99.
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Title: Transformers
Year: 1990/1991 ? (Tempo Video, with Blockbuster Video and Ritz)
Code: 96562
Running time: 121 minutes
Cover: The box art picture of PM Optimus, but redrawn rather childishly (Optimus even has a mouth!) pasted onto a desert landscape. (See cosmic rust/masquerade)
Comments: Features the episodes "Rebirth parts 1,2, and 3" (see notes above), " The return of Optimus Prime" and "Cosmic Rust". "Cosmic Rust" has no opening titles, with its name imposed over the cartoon. This is a Blockbuster exclusive video and so may have been only available to rent.
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Title: Beast Wars
Year: 1998 (Polygram Video)
Code: 97050.309
Running time: 22 minutes
Cover: Waspinator in robot mode.
Comments: Contains episode 1 of Beast Wars. Came in a Brown card board box case on a backing piece of card. Only Available from Toy's R Us. You obtained the video by buying either two deluxe figures, or spending over £15 on Beast Wars toys. Although they were later selling them on their own for £4.99. The back cover mentions a Spring 1999 video release for Beast Wars, , which didn't come until Universl released Season three on video in 2000.
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Title: Beast Wars (Part two)
Year: 1998 (Polygram Video)
Code: 97049.309
Running time: 22 minutes
Cover: Optimus Primal in the background firing at Dinobot in foreground.
Comments: Contains episode 2 of Beast Wars. Came in a Brown card board box case on a backing piece of card with a picture of Waspinator and Dinobot. Only Available from Woolworths. You obtained the video by buying either two deluxe figures, or spending over £15 on Beast Wars toys. The back cover mentions a Spring 1999 video release for Beast Wars, which didn't come until Universl released Season three on video in 2000.
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Title: Beast Wars: Aftermath
Year: 1999
Code: ? (May not even have one.)
Running time: 22 minutes
Price: £12.99, £5.99 (Recent half price sales)
Cover: Silver/grey cover with yellow lines.
Comments: Contains episode 1 of the second season of Beast Wars "Aftermath". Packaged with a repaint of Clawjaw. Only Available from Toy's R Us. These are UK exclusives with the US having recieved exclusive repaints of Airazor and Razorclaw.
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Title: Beast Wars: Coming of the Fuzors part one
Year: 1999
Code: ? (May not even have one.)
Running time: 22 minutes
Price: £12.99, £5.99 (Recent half pirce sales)
Cover: Silver/grey cover with yellow lines.
Comments: Contains episode 1 of the two part story "Coming of the Fuzors". Packaged with a repaint of Spittor. Only Available from Toy's R Us. These are UK exclusives with the US having recieved exclusive repaints of Airazor and Razorclaw.
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Title: Beast Wars: Optimal Situation
Year: 2000 (Universal)
Code: 0769893
Running time: 23 minutes
Price: Offered free when you brought any Beast War figure over £9, or £9.99 on it own. (Out of interest I brought Transmetal Terrorsaur with mine)
Cover: It appears these were prepared way back when Season 1 of Beast Wars was on Television, characters appearing in
season one forms and also characters long since dead by season three. Features Optimal Optimus on the front cover.
Comments: A Toys R' US exclusive. Contains 1 episode from Season three of Beast Wars, the preimere episode "Optimal Situation". Preceded by four commercials for Transmetal toys
(Rampage, Depth Charge, Optimal Optimus, with one advert featuring Dinobot, Cheetor and Cybershark)
Appears to be uncut, GMTV who broadcast Beast Wars on TV usually cut out the word "Slag". States that these
were never shown on televsion, also mentions volumes 1 and 2 are also available to buy.
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Title: Beast Wars: Volume 1
Year: 24th July 2000 (Universal)
Code: 0789223
Running time: 67 minutes, PG Certificate
Price: £9.99, offered free when you brought volmue 2
Cover: It appears these were prepared way back when Season 1 of Beast Wars was on Television, characters appearing in
season one forms and also characters long since dead by season three. Features Depth Charge on the front cover. Has the Maxiamls
from the first season on the back cover.
Comments: Contains 3 episodes from Season three, Deep Metal, Changing Of The Guard and Cutting Edge. Preceded by four commercials for Transmetal toys
(Rampage, Depth Charge, Optimal Optimus, with one advert featuring Dinobot, Cheetor and Cybershark)
Appears to be uncut, GMTV who broadcast Beast Wars on TV usually cut out the word "Slag". States that these
were never shown on televsion.
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Title: Beast Wars: Volume 2
Year: 24th July 2000 (Universal)
Code: 0789233
Running time: 67 minutes, PG Certificate
Price: £9.99, offered free when you brought volmue 1
Cover: It appears these were prepared way back when Season 1 of Beast Wars was on Television, characters appearing in
season one forms and also characters long since dead by season three. Features Dinbot 2 on the front cover. Has the Predacons
from the first season on the back cover.
Comments: Contains 3 episodes from Season three, Feral Scream parts 1 and 2 and Proving Grounds. Preceded by four commercials for Transmetal toys
(Rampage, Depth Charge, Optimal Optimus, with one advert featuring Dinobot, Cheetor and Cybershark)
Appears to be uncut, GMTV who broadcast Beast Wars on TV usually cut out the word "Slag". States that these
were never shown on televsion.
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Title: Beast Wars: Volume 3
Year: 21st August 2000 (Universal)
Code: 0789833
Running time: 67 minutes, PG Certificate
Price: £9.99, offered free when you brought volmue 4
Cover: It appears these were prepared way back when Season 1 of Beast Wars was on Television, characters appearing in
season one forms and also characters long since dead by season three. Features repainted Razorclaw on the front cover. Has the Maxiamls
from the first season on the back cover.
Comments: Contains 3 episodes from Season three, Go With The Flow, Crossing The Rubicon and Master Blaster. Preceded by four commercials for Transmetal toys
(Rampage, Depth Charge, Optimal Optimus, with one advert featuring Dinobot, Cheetor and Cybershark)
Appears to be uncut, GMTV who broadcast Beast Wars on TV usually cut out the word "Slag". States that these
were never shown on televsion.
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Title: Beast Wars: Volume 4
Year: 21st August 2000 (Universal)
Code: 0789843
Running time: 67 minutes, PG Certificate
Price: £9.99, offered free when you brought volmue 3
Cover: It appears these were prepared way back when Season 1 of Beast Wars was on Television, characters appearing in
season one forms and also characters long since dead by season three. Features repainted Airazor on the front cover. Has Dinbot
from the first season on the back cover.
Comments: Contains 3 episodes from Season three, Other Victories and Nemesis Parts 1 and 2. Preceded by four commercials for Transmetal toys
(Rampage, Depth Charge, Optimal Optimus, with one advert featuring Dinobot, Cheetor and Cybershark)
Appears to be uncut, GMTV who broadcast Beast Wars on TV usually cut out the word "Slag". States that these
were never shown on televsion.
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