Name: Challenge of the GoBots
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1984-10-29
Rating: 3.3

Overview

Challenge of the GoBots is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the Gobots toy-line released from Tonka. The show originally debuted in animated form as a five-part miniseries, which aired in syndication from October 29 - November 2, 1984. A regular series followed the next year, premiering on September 16, 1985 as part of the new weekday/weekend morning programming block called The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. The series was later rerun on the USA Cartoon Express.

Seasons

Season 1

5 Episodes

1984

E01

Battle For GoBotron

10/29/1984·30m

Facing defeat on GoBotron, renegade GoBots Cy-Kill and his cronies Crasher and Cop-Tur, steal an experimental GoBot weapon called Astro-Beam. They plan to conquer Earth and use it as a staging ground in their war for GoBotron.

E02

Target Earth

10/30/1984·30m

The Guardians contend with the monster Zod when the Renegades attack the Arctic island of Stolbovoy to obtain the energy source sorium.

E03

Conquest Of Earth

10/31/1984·30m

Cy-Kill attacks the US military and uses the sorium to power a device that seizes control of the minds of every human on Earth.

E04

Earth Bound

11/1/1984·30m

With the world against them and Leader-1 captured by the Renegades, Turbo and Scooter go on the run.

E05

The Final Conflict

11/2/1984·30m

The reunited Guardians must break Cy-Kill's hold over Earth in order to save GoBotron from a mass-produced fleet of Zods.

Season 2

60 Episodes

1985

E01

Time Wars

9/23/1985·30m

The Chronos Time Transporter creates a time portal, allowing users to pass through and visit other time periods. Before the Guardians get a chance to test it, the Renegades show up.

E02

It's The Thought That Counts

9/24/1985·30m

The Renegades are at it again. This time sending a probe to earth , in a try at gaining access to a protected base. Scooter decides to check it out on his own. What will he discover, and will the Guardians be in time to stop the Renegades.