Two spaceships, one manned by benevolent Maximals, the other by evil Predacons, crash-land on a pre-humanoid planet while en route to Earth. Their crews assume indigenous animal forms to protect themselves from an overabundance of natural energy, transforming into robots to do battle. Thus, the Beast Wars have begun...
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Garry Chalk
Optimus Primal (voice)
David Kaye
Megatron (voice)
Colin Murdock
Quickstrike (voice)
Scott McNeil
Dinobot / Rattrap / Waspinator (voice)
Ian James Corlett
Cheetor (voice)
Richard Newman
Rhinox (voice)
Venus Terzo
Blackarachnia (voice)
Jim Byrnes
Inferno (voice)
David Sobolov
Depth Charge (voice)
Campbell Lane
Rampage (voice)
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26 episodes • 1996Avg: 6.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beast Wars (1) | Apr 22, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Beast Wars (2) | Apr 23, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 3 | The Web | Sep 18, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Equal Measures | Sep 23, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Chain of Command | Sep 24, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Power Surge | Sep 25, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Fallen Comrades | Sep 30, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Double Jeopardy | Oct 7, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 9 | A Better Mousetrap | Oct 8, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Gorilla Warfare | Oct 14, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 11 | The Probe | Oct 15, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Victory | Nov 1, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Dark Designs | Nov 4, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Double Dinobot | Nov 5, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 15 | The Spark | Nov 11, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 16 | The Trigger (1) | Nov 18, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 17 | The Trigger (2) | Nov 19, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Spider's Game | Jan 6, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Call of the Wild | Jan 7, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 20 | Dark Voyage | Jan 27, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Possession | Feb 3, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 22 | The Low Road | Feb 10, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Law of the Jungle | Feb 17, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Before the Storm | Feb 21, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Other Voices (1) | Mar 31, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 26 | Other Voices (2) | Apr 1, 1997 | 6.0 |
13 episodes • 1997Avg: 6.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aftermath | Oct 26, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Coming of the Fuzors (1) | Nov 2, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Coming of the Fuzors (2) | Nov 9, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Tangled Web | Nov 16, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Maximal, No More | Nov 23, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Other Visits (1) | Feb 8, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Other Visits (2) | Feb 15, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Bad Spark | Feb 22, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Code of Hero | Mar 9, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Transmutate | Mar 10, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 11 | The Agenda (1) | Mar 11, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 12 | The Agenda (2) | Mar 12, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 13 | The Agenda (3) | Mar 13, 1998 | 6.0 |
13 episodes • 1998Avg: 6.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimal Situation | Oct 25, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Deep Metal | Nov 1, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Changing of the Guard | Nov 8, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Cutting Edge | Nov 15, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Feral Scream (1) | Jan 31, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Feral Scream (2) | Feb 7, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Proving Grounds | Feb 14, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Go with the Flow | Feb 18, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Crossing the Rubicon | Feb 22, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Master Blaster | Mar 15, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Other Victories | May 5, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Nemesis (1) | May 6, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Nemesis (2) | May 7, 1999 | 6.0 |
