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{{Short description|American animated TV series}}
{{for|the 2000 animated series|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000 TV series)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Transformers - Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series) logo.svg
| caption              =
| genre                = {{unbulleted list|[[Action fiction|Action]]|[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]|[[Sci-fi]]}}
| based_on             = {{based_on|[[Transformers]]|[[Hasbro]] and [[Takara Tomy]]}}
| developer            = [[Adam Beechen]]<br />[[Duane Capizzi]]<br />[[Jeff Kline]]
| writer               = 
| voices               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stuart Allan]]
* [[Darren Criss]]
* [[Will Friedle]]
* [[Ted McGinley]]
* [[Khary Payton]]
* [[Mitchell Whitfield]]
* [[Constance Zimmer]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kevin Kiner]]
* Anne Bryant
* Clifford Kinder
}}
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| composer             = [[Kevin Manthei]] (season 1)<br />Kevin Kiner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/kevin-manthei-to-co-score-robots-in-disguise-180882/|title=Kevin Manthei to Co-score Robots In Disguise|author=StayingInTheBox|work=TFW2005.com|date=August 4, 2014|access-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref>
| country              = United States<br />Japan
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 3
| num_episodes         = 71
| list_episodes        = List of Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series) episodes
| executive_producer   = [[Jeff Kline]] (seasons 1 and 2)<br />Stephen Davis
| producer             = Adam Beechen
| company              = [[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]<br /> Darby Pop Productions (seasons 1 and 2 only)
| network              = <!--Per instruction, this parameter is for country of origin only (in this case, the United States). Don't put broadcasters outside USA.-->[[Cartoon Network]]<ref name="To CN Hasb Press">{{cite web|url=http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978|title=Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise|work=hasbro.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211708/http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-transformers-robots-in-disguise-cartoon-network-1201322969/|title=Hasbro's 'Transformers' Return to Original TV Home, Cartoon Network|last=Graser|first=Marc|work=Variety|date=October 7, 2014|access-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="To CN D Holl">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-move-cartoon-network-hasbro-847192/|title=Hasbro Moves New 'Transformers' Series To Cartoon Network|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 7, 2014|access-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref>
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2015|03|14}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2017|11|11}}
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' 
* ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010–2013)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2012/02/06/steve-blum-and-jeff-kline-talk-rescue-bots-transformers-prime-174315|title=Steve Blum and Jeff Kline talk Rescue Bots & Transformers Prime - Transformers News - TFW2005|date=February 6, 2012}}</ref> 
}}
}}
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an American science-fiction [[animated series|animated]] television series for children produced by [[Hasbro Studios]] and Darby Pop Productions in the United States for [[Cartoon Network]]. It was also animated by [[Polygon Pictures]] in Japan. It is the stand-alone sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' that ran from 2010 to 2013 on [[Discovery Family|The Hub Network]], featuring characters (most of whose voice actors reprise their roles) and storylines mostly self-contained from the events of its predecessor as well as an overall more lighthearted tone.<ref name="disguise">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/|title=Hasbro to Launch 'Transformers: Robots in Disguise' Show in Spring 2015 (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Graser|first=Marc|work=Variety|date=June 12, 2014|access-date=June 15, 2014}}</ref> [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] (the executive producers of ''Prime'') did not return to the new series.<!-- The series was first shown online on December 31, 2014, on 1905.com in mainland China, and was first premiered on television on February 9, 2015, on [[Canal J]] in France. --> In the United States, the series ran on [[Cartoon Network]] from March 14, 2015, to November 11, 2017.<ref name="To CN Hasb Press"/><ref name="variety"/><ref name="To CN D Holl"/><ref name="premiere"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tformers.com/us-premiere-date-for-robots-in-disguise-and-regular-timeslot-finally-confirmed/25874/news.html|title=US Premiere Date For Robots In Disguise And Regular Timeslot FINALLY Confirmed!|work=TFormers.com|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2015}}</ref>

The show's second season, featuring guest appearances from some returning ''Transformers: Prime'' characters, premiered on February 20, 2016. A six-episode mini-series centered on the return of [[Starscream]] premiered in Canada on September 10, 2016, before debuting on U.S. television the following month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/tfw2005-coverage-hasbro-toy-fair-2016-investor-press-event-309206/|title=TFormers Interviews Hasbro's Transformers Team Members at BotCon 2016|work=TFormers.com|date=April 10, 2016|access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tformers.com/botcon-2016-tformers-interviews-hasbros-transformers-team-members/28941/news.html/|title=Coverage Of Hasbro Toy Fair 2016 Investor And Press Event|work=TFW2005.com|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=May 3, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516055533/http://tformers.com/botcon-2016-tformers-interviews-hasbros-transformers-team-members/28941/news.html|archive-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tv/transformers-robots-in-disguise/EP02139365?aid=tvschedule|title=TV Listings Grid, TV Guide and TV Schedule, Where to Watch TV Shows - Screener}}</ref> The third and final season, subtitled ''Combiner Force'', aired from April 29, 2017, to November 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/10/06/transformers-robots-disguise-season-3-officially-announced-2017-326108|title=Transformers: Robots In Disguise Season 3 Officially Announced For 2017 - Transformers News - TFW2005|date=October 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/10/06/transformers-robots-disguise-season-3-combiner-force-sneak-peek-326169|title=Transformers: Robots In Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force Sneak Peek - Transformers News - TFW2005|date=October 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/02/19/transformers-robots-disguise-2017-product-description-official-press-release-334360|title=Transformers: Robots In Disguise - 2017 Product Description Official Press Release - Transformers News - TFW2005|date=February 19, 2017|website=Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM}}</ref>

It was the first Transformers series to feature Bumblebee as the main protagonist rather than Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots and the main protagonist in most of the other series (though Optimus appears in a semi-regular role throughout ''Robots in Disguise'').

==Plot==
===Season 1===
Three years after [[Megatron]]'s exile, the Predacons' defeat, and life being restored to the planet Cybertron, a new generation of Transformers enjoy a new age of prosperity. Earth no longer remembers the [[Decepticon]]-[[Autobot]] conflict as the Cybertronians stopped visiting the planet. [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] has since become a seasoned Cybertronian police officer and despite his fame, he chooses to be a humble peacekeeper. Things change when he is summoned by the vision of [[Optimus Prime]]. Thought to be long dead after restoring Cybertron's population, Optimus Prime calls for Bumblebee to return to Earth as a new threat appears.

With the help of [[Sideswipe (Transformers)|Sideswipe]] (a rebel punk "bad boy bot") and Strongarm (an Elite Guard cadet partnered with him), the trio makes it to Earth to discover a crashed maximum security prison ship called the ''Alchemor'' and its [[Steward (office)|steward]] Fixit (a hyperactive [[Mini-Con]] with faulty wiring). They soon learn the ''Alchemor'' had "a couple hundred" Decepticon prisoners within Stasis Pods, but all of its inmates have escaped. They now must recapture all the escaped Decepticon prisoners before they cause further harm on Earth. With the aid of humans Russell and Denny Clay and the Dinobot [[Grimlock]] (who was a prisoner of Alchemor for committing property damage before siding with Bumblebee), Bumblebee leads this unlikely team to protect Earth from the Decepticon prisoners and restore order.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-robots-in-disguise-cartoon-launching-spring-2015-180311/|title=Transformers: Robots in Disguise Cartoon Launching Spring 2015|author=StayingInTheBox|work=TFW2005.com|date=June 28, 2014|access-date=July 4, 2014}}</ref> During their mission they often clash with [[Steeljaw]] who soon forms his own group of fellow Decepticon prisoners (consisting of the metal-eating Underbite, crime boss Thunderhoof, stranded bounty hunter Fracture and his Mini-Con partners Airazor and Divebomb, and cowardly informant Clampdown) to contend with the Autobots and attempt to conquer Earth.

The Autobots are later joined by the likes of former Decepticon turned Autobot bounty hunter and samurai Drift, his Mini-Con partners and students Slipstream and Jetstorm, the female warrior Windblade, and Optimus Prime, who returns from the dead in the wake of the arrival of the Fallen and traitorous prime [[Transformers|Megatronus]], who was the one that crashed the Alchemor to free the prisoners (and subsequently blackmailed Steeljaw into helping him escape his imprisonment) and who the Thirteen Primes have been preparing Optimus for. During the battle against Megatronus, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Strongarm realize they can combine their Decepticon hunters and become more powerful. With this new knowledge, the Autobots prevail, seemingly destroying Megatronus with a powerful energy beam, and apprehending Underbite, Thunderhoof, Fracture, and Clampdown, though Steeljaw escapes. Bumblebee then finally overcomes his insecurities of being a worthy leader, finding his perfect rallying cry ("Rev up and Roll out!"), and chooses to remain on Earth to protect it from any other potential future threats, as do the rest of his team, including Optimus, who states that from now on he will be Bumblebee's equal rather than leader, to which Bumblebee agrees.

===Season 2===
Weeks after Megatronus' defeat, the Autobots continue to deal with the threat of the Decepticon fugitives that are still on Earth. While Steeljaw is still at large, he eventually discovers another group of Decepticons stationed on the crashed remains of the second half of the ''Alchemor'' that is dubbed "Decepticon Island" and led by Glowstrike, Scorponok, and Saberhorn. As Optimus is weakened when the immense power he was lent from the Primes is drained by them, the Autobots split into two teams: an Away Team led by Optimus and consisting of Drift, Slipstream, Jetstorm, Sideswipe, and Windblade, and another team led by Bumblebee that remains at their scrapyard base. Along the way, the Autobots run into a strange occurrence in the form of Decepticon criminals who are not listed in the ''Alchemor'' prisoner manifest yet have criminal records on Cybertron. At the same time, Steeljaw attempts to prove himself to the Decepticon Island by not only freeing Thunderhoof and Clampdown, but also new prisoners, including criminal Bisk, wrestler Groundpounder, saboteur Overload, anarchist Quillfire, and mythical city hunter Springload, to be his "elite warriors."

During this time, Optimus slowly recovers his strength and teaches his team valuable lessons about teamwork. Fixit eventually repairs the Autobots' Ground Bridge, which was destroyed by an explosion that occurred after he originally dispatched the Away Team; however, a malfunction allows the Decepticon [[Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]] (who was trapped in the Shadowzone - a parallel dimension where anyone and anything becomes completely invisible and can't interact with normal space, as if they were out of phase - in the season 3 finale of ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'') to escape. Soundwave then attempts to contact the former Decepticon leader [[Megatron]] (who went into a self-induced exile following the events of ''Predacons Rising'') and have him return to Earth, but is thwarted by Team Bee and returned to the Shadowzone.

As the two Autobot teams are reunited, they pair up with the Autobot medical officer and Optimus and Bumblebee's old friend and teammate Ratchet, along with his Mini-Con Undertone, to apprehend the rest of the Decepticons on Decepticon Island. Using a Stasis Bomb, they manage to place Decepticons in stasis, while Bumblebee and Optimus, aided by Fixit and his fellow Caretaker Mini-Cons who were enslaved, defeat Steeljaw. Following their victory, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Windblade, and the Caretaker Mini-Cons repair the ship and return all Decepticon prisoners to Cybertron, as Bumblebee and his team reside on Earth.

===Miniseries===
Shortly after the Autobots' victory on Decepticon Island, a group of Decepticon Scavengers arrive on Earth looking for relics from the Great War; they have been partnered with Weaponizer Mini-Cons, a breed of Mini-Cons who can control the bodies of their wielder and grant team great powers. At the same time, [[Starscream]] (who was presumed dead after the events of ''Predacons Rising'')
makes an unexpected return, revealing that he killed the Predacons (minus Predaking) using weapons hoarded by Megatron; he is aided by a trio of bounty hunters - Shadelock, RoughEdge, and Razorhorn - in his quest for the powerful Dark Star Saber and the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, intending to use them to rebuild the Decepticon Empire and exact revenge on Megatron for all of the abuse he inflicted upon him. Upon learning the truth from the Mini-Con Sawtooth, the Weaponizers abandon the Scavengers and later ally themselves with the Autobots, aiding them in their battle against Starscream. Ultimately, all the Decepticons, including Starscream, are defeated and placed onto Optimus's ship alongside the Dark Star Saber, who leaves to deliver them to the Cybertronian Authorities. The Weaponizers thank the Autobots for saving them and then they leave in their Sub-Orbital Craft (which Fixit both fixed and modified for space travel) with the intent of "going where they will never be found".<ref name="tformers.com">{{cite web|url=http://tformers.com/sdcc-2016-starscream-and-steve-blum-to-invade-robots-in-disguise-cartoon/29712/news.html|title=SDCC 2016 - Starscream and Steve Blum to Invade Robots in Disguise Cartoon Transformers News Reviews Movies Comics and Toys|last=Tformers.com}}</ref>

===Season 3===
Sometime after their victory against Starscream and the Scavengers, Team Bee crosses paths with the [[Stunticons]], a group of Decepticons consisting of Motormaster, [[Drag Strip (Transformers)|Dragstrip]], Slashmark, Heatseeker, and Wildbreak, who can combine to form the massive [[Menasor]]. To combat this new threat, the Autobots need to learn how to combine themselves, becoming Ultra Bee.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.unicron.com/2017-transformers/rid/4882-menasor-team-consists-of-dragstrip,-heatseeker,-motormaster,-slashmark,-wildbreak.html |title=Transformers Robots in Disguise (2015-) Menasor team consists of Dragstrip, Heatseeker, Motormaster, Slashmark, Wildbreak - Unicron.com |access-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122124/http://www2.unicron.com/2017-transformers/rid/4882-menasor-team-consists-of-dragstrip,-heatseeker,-motormaster,-slashmark,-wildbreak.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following the Stunticons' defeat, Optimus Prime has them and several other Decepticons that have been captured recently stored away in his ship so he can return them to Cybertron. He also enlists Drift and his Mini-Con students to accompany him on a special mission. Meanwhile, Soundwave attempts to escape from the Shadowzone once again, aided by a group of Activator Mini-Cons, and Steeljaw, Underbite, Thunderhoof, Quillfire, and Clampdown also return to cause more problems for the Autobots, attempting to capture Team Bee for their mysterious benefactors on Cybertron who arranged for them to be pardoned of their respective crimes. Soundwave eventually escapes from the Shadowzone and is revealed to also be allied with Steeljaw's mysterious benefactors, but is defeated by Team Bee before he can activate a beacon to summon Megatron, and subsequently taken back to Cybertron by Optimus Prime to stand trial. Soundwave and Steeljaw's mysterious benefactors are later revealed to be the Autobot High Council, who are Decepticon infiltrators, usurpers, controllers, and manipulators [[Cyclonus]], Cyberwarp, Riotgear, [[Skyjack (Transformers)|Skyjack]], and Treadshock who have plans to invade Earth. After a battle for the fate of both Earth and Cybertron, the High Council, in their combined form of Galvatronus, are ultimately defeated by Ultra Bee, and the Autobots restore order to Cybertron.

As a new Autobot High Council is formed, Team Bee returns to live on Earth as ambassadors and continues protecting it from any possible future threats while working to find Steeljaw who is still at large.

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series) episodes}}
{{:List of Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series) episodes}}

==Cast==
===Main cast===
* [[Stuart Allan]] - Russell Clay,<ref name="NYCC 2014">{{cite web|url=http://tformers.com/nycc-2014-transformers-robots-in-disguise-2015-live-panel-report-/24927/news.html|title=NYCC 2014 - Transformers Robots In Disguise 2015 Live Panel Report Transformers News Reviews Movies Comics and Toys|work=tformers.com}}</ref> Toddler Son (ep. 35)
* [[Darren Criss]]<ref name="disguise"/> - [[Sideswipe (Transformers)|Sideswipe]],<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Son (ep. 28)
* [[Will Friedle]] - [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]], Ultra Bee, Butch, Righty,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/new-transformers-cartoon-revealed-first-look-at-bumblebee-179502/|title=New Transformers Cartoon Revealed - First Look at Bumblebee|author=Mechafire|work=TFW2005.com|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> Dispatcher (ep. 1), Motorist (ep. 5), Junior (ep. 7), [[Security guard|Security Guard]] (ep. 10), Game Voice (ep. 12), Father (ep. 28), Security Guard (ep. 34)
* [[Ted McGinley]] - Denny Clay,<ref name="NYCC 2014"/> Sea Captain (ep. 3)
* [[Khary Payton]]<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://tformers.com/nycc-2014-transformers-robots-in-disguise-2015-live-panel-report-/24927/news.html|title=NYCC 2014 – Transformers Robots In Disguise 2015 Live Panel Report|author=BaCon|work=Tformers.com|date=October 9, 2014|access-date=October 9, 2014}}</ref> - [[Grimlock]], Bisk, Divebomb,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> [[News presenter|Newsman]] (ep. 1, 54),<ref>{{cite episode|title=Out of the Shadows|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)|network=Cartoon Network|season=3|number=9|airdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref> Dad (ep. 7), [[Switchboard operator|Operator]] (ep. 10), Bot (ep. 15), Anchorman (ep. 30), Stadium Announcer (ep. 34), Impound Lot Guard (ep. 35), Dispatcher (ep. 46), Proctor #1 (ep. 56)<ref name="Guilty as Charged">{{cite episode|title=Guilty as Charged|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise|network=Cartoon Network|season=3|number=11|airdate=July 29, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Mitchell Whitfield]]<ref name="disguise"/> - Fixit,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Toolbox, Cinch, [[Groundskeeping|Groundskeeper]] (ep. 4), Museum Staff Member (ep. 5), TV Announcer (ep. 11), Major Mayhem (ep. 37)
* [[Constance Zimmer]]<ref name="disguise"/> - Strongarm, Filch,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Wingcode, Matronly Docent (ep. 1, 46), Ship's Computer (ep. 18)

===Additional voices===
* [[Jonathan Adams (American actor)|Jonathan Adams]] - Razorpaw<ref name="Cover Me">{{cite episode|title=Cover Me|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise|network=Cartoon Network|season=2|number=5|airdate=March 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Carlos Alazraqui]] - Hammer, Anvil, Nigel (ep. 34)
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] - Bludgeon, Clout
* [[Troy Baker]] - Steeljaw, Vector Prime,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/robots-in-disguise-201x-48/robots-in-disguise-cast-list-and-voice-actors-for-the-first-13-episodes-181790/|title=Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors for the first 13 episodes - Transformers News -TFW2005|work=tfw2005.com|date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> Arnold (ep. 6), Blue Car Driver (ep. 14)
* [[Eric Bauza]] - Drift, Headlock, Pseudo, Silverhound, Back, Forth, Lt. Ziegler (ep. 17), Look-Out (ep. 23), Male Tourist (ep. 24), [[Police officer|Police Officer]] (ep. 26), Scoutmaster #2 (ep. 28), Major Mayhem (ep. 37), Scientist (ep. 48), Radio Commercial Announcer (ep. 51),<ref name="Bee Cool">{{cite episode|title=Bee Cool|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise|network=Cartoon Network|season=3|number=6|airdate=May 27, 2017}}</ref> Instructor (ep. 55),<ref name="Disordered Personalities">{{cite episode|title=Disordered Personalities|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise|network=Cartoon Network|season=3|number=10|airdate=June 24, 2017}}</ref> Computer Voice (ep. 56)<ref name="Guilty as Charged"/>
* [[Jeff Bennett]] - Axiom, Theorem
* [[Gregg Berger]] - Stockade, Major Mayhem (ep. 37)
* Ted Biaselli - Octopunch
* [[Steve Blum]] - [[Starscream]], Backtrack, Ransack, Polarclaw,<ref name="Overloaded, Part 1">{{cite episode|title=Overloaded, Part 1|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise|network=Cartoon Network|season=2|number=1|airdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> Aerobolt
* Kate Bond - Casey (ep. 19, 55)<ref name="tformers.com"/>
* [[Victor Brandt]] - Scorponok<ref name="Metal Meltdown">{{cite episode|title=Metal Meltdown|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise|network=Cartoon Network|season=2|number=3|airdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jeffrey Combs]] - Ratchet
* [[Ian James Corlett]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/18/ian-james-corlett-joins-cast-transformers-robots-disguise-319505|title=Ian James Corlett Joins The Cast Of Transformers: Robots In Disguise - Transformers News - TFW2005|date=July 18, 2016}}</ref> - Shadow Raker
* [[Peter Cullen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/brand-new-trailer-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise-animated-series-181287/|title=Brand New Trailer For Transformers: Robots In Disguise Animated Series|author=SilverOptimus|work=TFW2005.com|date=October 7, 2014|access-date=October 10, 2014}}</ref> - [[Optimus Prime|Orion Pax/Optimus Prime]]
* [[Jim Cummings]] - Clampdown,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Thermidor, Vehicon Sentry #1 (ep. 38)
* [[Eddie Deezen]] - Ped<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/>
* [[Trevor Devall]] - [[Hermit]] (ep. 46, 47), Patrolman #2 (ep. 46)
* [[John DiMaggio]] - Groundpounder, Farnum (ep. 19)
* [[Robin Atkin Downes]] - Jacknab, Pilfer, Flamesnort
* [[Chris Edgerly]] - Crustacion, Video Game Voice (ep. 48)
* [[Dave Fennoy]] - Overload<ref name="Overloaded, Part 1"/>
* [[Crispin Freeman]] - Sawtooth
* Bailey Gambertoglio - Hank
* [[Gil Gerard]] - [[Fallen (Transformers)|Megatronus Prime/The Fallen]]
* Brooke Goldner - Cyberwarp
* [[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]] - Glowstrike<ref name="Metal Meltdown"/>
* [[Jackée Harry]] - Zizza
* [[Mark Hildreth (actor)|Mark Hildreth]] - Scowl, Automated Announcer (ep. 22)
* [[David Hunt (actor)|David Hunt]] - Chop Shop<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/>
* [[Danny Jacobs (actor)|Danny Jacobs]] - Brother Gunter (ep. 42)<ref>{{cite episode|title=Pretzel Logic|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)|network=Cartoon Network|season=2.5|number=3|airdate=November 5, 2016}}</ref>
* John Katovsich - Larry LaRue (ep. 7)
* [[David Kaye (voice actor)|David Kaye]] - Hammerstrike,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Slashmark, Announcer (ep. 55)<ref name="Disordered Personalities"/>
* [[Mikey Kelley]] - Heatseeker, Heatmark, Opposing Captain (ep. 46)
* [[Tom Kenny]] - Nightstrike, [[Police officer|Police Officer]] (ep. 15)
* Arif S. Kinchen - [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]]<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/>
*[[Matthew Yang King]] - Simacore, Computer Voice (ep. 32)
* [[Maurice LaMarche]] - Dragstrip, Dragbreak<ref name="Overloaded, Part 1"/>
* [[Harry Lennix]] - Cyclonus
* [[Erica Lindbeck]] - Windblade (season 3)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/01/erica-lindbeck%e2%80%8f-voice-windblade-transformers-robots-disguise-combiner-force-343021|title=Erica Lindbeck To Voice Windblade For Transformers: Robots In Disguise Combiner Force|date=July 1, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Yuri Lowenthal]] - Glacius<ref name="Cover Me"/>
* [[Edie McClurg]] - Realtor (ep. 41)
* [[Andy Milder]] - Quillfire,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Father (ep. 35)
* [[Max Mittelman]] - [[Blurr (Transformers)|Blurr]]
* [[Liam O'Brien]] - Underbite, [[Kickback (Transformers)|Kickback]],<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Cybertron Museum Guard #1 (ep. 1)
* [[Adrian Pasdar]] - Micronus Prime
* [[Rick Pasqualone]] - Buzzstrike
* [[Lori Petty]] - Nightra
* [[Kevin Pollak]] - Fracture,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Tour Boat Captain (ep. 14)
* [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] - [[Bulkhead (Transformers)|Bulkhead]], Terrashock,<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/> Gallery Narrator (ep. 5)
* [[Robbie Rist]] - Tricerashot, Swelter<ref name="Cover Me"/> 
* John Steven Rocha - Springload<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/>
* [[Daniel Roebuck]] - Malodor, Computer Voice (ep. 13)
* [[Charlie Schlatter]] - Vertebreak
* [[David Sheinkopf]] - Dropforge
* [[Roger Craig Smith]] - Slipstream, [[Jetstorm]], [[Airazor]], Blastwave,<ref name="Guilty as Charged"/> Scoutmaster #1 (ep. 28), Major Mayhem (ep. 37)
* [[Andre Sogliuzzo]] - Clawtrap
* [[Kath Soucie]] - [[Tour guide|Tour Guide]] (ep. 24)
* [[Jason Spisak]] - Paralon
* [[Frank Stallone]] - Thunderhoof<ref name="Robots in Disguise Cast List and Voice Actors"/>
* Raymond Stein - [[Police officer|Police Officer]] (ep. 7)
* Christopher Swindle<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/22/christopher-swindle-voice-character-robots-disguise-320122|title=Christopher Swindle to voice a character in Robots in Disguise - Transformers News - TFW2005|date=July 22, 2016}}</ref> - Ragebyte
* [[Fred Tatasciore]] - Saberhorn,<ref name="Metal Meltdown"/> Night Watchman (ep. 29), Vehicon Guard #1 (ep. 38)
* [[James Arnold Taylor]] - Crazybolt, Boostwing, Arnold (ep. 30), Teenage Boy (ep. 53)<ref>{{cite episode|title=Get a Clue|series=Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)|network=Cartoon Network|season=3|number=8|airdate=June 10, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Kirk Thornton]] - Shadelock
* [[Robin Weigert]] - Scatterspike
* [[Frank Welker]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/11/rumor-robots-disguise-season-4-318581|title=RUMOR - Robots In Disguise Season 4? - Transformers News - TFW2005|date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> - [[Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]], Mayor's Secretary (ep. 66)
* [[Gary Anthony Williams]] - Slicedice, Dad (ep. 30)
* [[Travis Willingham]] - Motormaster, Menasor
* [[Dave Wittenberg]] - Wildbreak
* [[Kristy Wu]] - [[Windblade]] (seasons 1–2), [[News presenter|Newswoman]] (ep. 5), Woman's Voice (ep. 10), [[Aircraft pilot|Pilot]] (ep. 23), Mother (ep. 28)
* Michael Yurchak - Zorillor

==Broadcast==
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===United States===
The series was originally planned to premiere on what was known as the [[Discovery Family|Hub Network]] (a joint venture between [[Hasbro]] and [[Discovery Communications]]).<ref name="disguise"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=861485|title=Hasbro Returns to Comic-Con International, Showcasing Top Entertainment Brands|work=hasbro.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208095755/http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=861485|archive-date=February 8, 2015}}</ref> However, on October 7, 2014, just days before the channel's re-branding as [[Discovery Family]] that took place on October 13, it was announced that the series would premiere on [[Cartoon Network]] instead. Hasbro Studios president Stephen Davis felt that Cartoon Network was a more appropriate home for a ''Transformers'' series due to its male-oriented demographics, having felt that Hub Network had been skewed towards girls. Previous animated ''Transformers'' series had also aired on Cartoon Network before the launch of the joint venture and Hasbro Studios.<ref name="To CN Hasb Press"/><ref name="variety"/><ref name="To CN D Holl"/><ref name="adweek-df">{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/after-rocky-few-years-hasbro-s-tv-strategy-changing-again-163083|title=The Rise and Fall and Rise of Hasbro's TV Strategy|last=Thielman|first=Sam|work=Adweek|date=February 23, 2015|access-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>

The series debuted with a special prime time premiere of the two-part pilot on March 14, 2015, followed by the regular time slot debut, starting with an encore of "Pilot" Pt. 1, on March 21.<ref name="premiere">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/|title=Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise|last=Holbrook|first=Damian|date=February 12, 2015|work=TV Insider|access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="premiere_cn">{{cite web|url=http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/cnschedule/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=414572&show=Transformers|title=Cartoon Network - TV Schedule - Transformers|access-date=February 12, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200722/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/cnschedule/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=414572&show=Transformers|archive-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

Season 2 ran from February 20 to May 14, 2016. The six-part miniseries premiered on October 22 and concluded on December 3.

Season 3 ran from April 29 to November 11, 2017. It was the third and final season.<ref name="news.tfw2005.com">http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/04/18/transformers-robots-disguise-season-3-combiner-force-debut-april-29th-us-337423 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

===Japan===
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In Japan, the series premiered in Japan on [[Animax]], where it was known as ''Transformers Adventure'' for its first two seasons, and ''Transformers Adventure: Prime of Micron'' for the special miniseries between seasons 2 and 3. Season 1 took a break after episode 13 on June 14 and picked up again on September 20 with episode 14.

The songs "Save the Future!!" and "Try (Transformers: Adventure)" replace the original opening and closing themes, respectively.

===International===
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On January 13, 2015, it was announced that [[Cartoon Network]] has acquired the rights to broadcast the series worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/13/cartoon-network-acquires-global-rights-to-hasbro-studios-newest-series-transformers-robots-in-disguise/349995/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114224250/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/13/cartoon-network-acquires-global-rights-to-hasbro-studios-newest-series-transformers-robots-in-disguise/349995/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2015|title=Cartoon Network Acquires Global Rights to Hasbro Studios' Newest Series 'Transformers: Robots in Disguise'|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 13, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref><!--However, some countries and areas were excluded from this deal due to the pre-existing contracts.--> similarly to the global distribution of [[Transformers: Prime|''Prime'']] before it.

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Several countries have premiered the series before the United States.<!--On December 31, 2014, the first 13 episodes of the series were made available online to the premium subscribers of 1905.com in mainland China, a website operated by China Movie Channel (a [[SARFT]] agency which is one of the production partners of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', and which provides programming to [[CCTV-6]], the channel that has been airing various ''Transformers'' series and films<See also http://www.tfg2.com/simple/?t49730.html in Chinese. Don't quote that post on the CCTV-6 history bit, though.>). On January 16, 2015, it became free to watch regardless of subscription on 1905.com, and also made available on other online video services in mainland China.--> On February 9, [[Canal J]] premiered the series in France,<ref name="france">{{cite press release|date= February 6, 2015|title= Lancement en France de Transformers robot in disguise: mission secrète|trans-title= Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission to Launch in France|url= http://www.lagardere-tvdistribution.com/content/download/1525/5343/file/CP.Youpi%20c%20est%20les%20vacances.22.01.15.pdf|language= fr|access-date= March 16, 2015|archive-date= February 4, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160204221424/http://www.lagardere-tvdistribution.com/content/download/1525/5343/file/CP.Youpi%20c%20est%20les%20vacances.22.01.15.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref> making it the first in the world to broadcast it on television. On March 2, [[Biggs (TV channel)|Biggs]] premiered it in Portugal.<ref>{{cite press release|date=February 19, 2015 |title=Shin Chan, Pokémon e Transformers em Março no Biggs |trans-title=Shin Chan, Pokémon and Transformers in March on Biggs |url=http://dreamia.pt/noticias/shin-chan,-pok%C3%A9mon-e-transformers-em-mar%C3%A7o-no-biggs |language=pt |access-date=March 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325094932/http://dreamia.pt/noticias/shin-chan,-pok%C3%A9mon-e-transformers-em-mar%C3%A7o-no-biggs |archive-date=March 25, 2015 }}</ref> In Italy, [[K2 (TV channel)|K2]] aired the pilot on March 7, followed by the official premiere on March 9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://maridacaterini.it/news/7146-transformers-robots-in-disguise-su-k2-dal-9-marzo.html|title=Transformers Robots in disguise su K2 dal 9 marzo|date=March 9, 2015|last=Grimaldi|first=Angela|work=Marida Caterini|language=it|access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref> On March 13, [[Cartoon Network Arabic]] premiered the Arabic version of the series <!-- Should I add or remove this: (6 days after the English language debut on [[Cartoon Network (Europe)|another version of Cartoon Network available in the Middle East]] on March 7) -->.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transformers.cartoonnetworkarabic.com/ |title=Transformers |language=ar |work=Cartoon Network Arabic |access-date=March 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130510/http://transformers.cartoonnetworkarabic.com/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>

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Among English-speaking countries, [[Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network]] in Australia was first to debut the series, having premiered it on February 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/robots-in-disguise-201x-48/transformers-robots-in-disguise-to-premier-in-australia-on-february-21st-182055/|title=Transformers: Robots in Disguise to Premiere in Australia on February 21st|date=February 9, 2015|work=TFW 2005|author=SilverOptimus|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> On March 7, the series debuted on two versions of Cartoon Network, [[Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland)|one available in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta]], [[Cartoon Network (Europe)|the other broadcasting in English to Greece, Greek Cyprus<!--certainly providers in the Turkish side will carry CN Turkey instead-->, the Middle East and Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/robots-in-disguise-201x-48/robots-in-disguise-premieres-on-march-7-in-the-uk-181972/|title=Robots in Disguise Premieres on March 7 in the UK|date=January 30, 2015|work=TFW 2005|last=Fury|first=Sol|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DStvTanzania/photos/a.166773980014351.36927.136610003030749/960568777301530/?type=1&permPage=1|title=Transformers: Robots in Disguise|date=March 6, 2015|author=Dstv|website=Facebook|access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> In Canada, the show premiered on [[Teletoon]] on March 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/robots-in-disguise-201x-48/robots-in-disguise-premieres-march-21st-in-canada-182259/|title=Robots In Disguise Premieres March 21st in Canada!|author=Matty|date=March 11, 2015|access-date=March 16, 2015|work=TFW 2005}}</ref><!-- Other Anglophone premieres to count: South Asia. --> The series premiered on May 23, 2015, on [[Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network India]]. The series also aired on Toonami in [[India]] in English. In [[Croatia]], the series debuted on April 23, 2018, in [[RTL Kockica]] channel.

Season 1 made its debut on [[CITV]] weekday morning lineup on January 4, 2016. Season 2 first aired on [[CITV]] in March 2016 in the UK.<ref name="Optimus">{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/01/04/transformers-robots-disguise-season-2-release-date-info-307413|title=Transformers: Robots In Disguise Season 2 Release Date And Other Info|last=Optimus|first=Silver|work=TFW2005.com|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=January 4, 2016}}</ref>

==Home media==
[[Shout Factory]]  released the first five episodes onto DVD titled ''A New Autobot Mission'' on October 27, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/07/30/transformers-robots-in-disguise-2015-dvd-a-new-autobot-mission-298921|title=Transformers Robots in Disguise 2015 DVD: A New Autobot Mission|author=Matty|work=Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM|date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> They released the complete first season on May 10, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/02/robots-disguise-season-1-dvd-set-308905|title=Robots In Disguise Season 1 DVD Set|author=ORIO|work=Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM|date=February 2, 2016}}</ref>

In Australia, [[Beyond Home Entertainment]] released the complete first season onto DVD on September 1, 2015; they also released a single-disc DVD comprising the first seven episodes on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/05/robots-in-disguise-2015-season-one-dvd-coming-to-australia-299219|title=Robots In Disguise 2015 Season One DVD Coming to Australia|author=onslaught24|work=Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM|date=August 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/05/robots-in-disguise-collect-em-all-dvd-volume-1-for-australia-299293|title=Robots in Disguise "Collect 'Em All" DVD Volume 1 for Australia - Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM|author=Sol Fury|work=Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM|date=August 5, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|3604232|Transformers: Robots in Disguise}}
* {{Official website|http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/transformers/index.html}} at [[Cartoon Network]]
* {{Official website|http://www.hasbrostudios.com/shows/page/title/transformers-robots-in-disguise}} at [[Hasbro Studios]]
* ''[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Robots_in_Disguise_(2015_cartoon) Transformers: Robots in Disguise]'' at Transformers Wiki

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