Product Details

• Actors: Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Chris Latta, Jack Angel, Corey Burton
• Directors: Peter Wallach
• Writers: Roger Slifer
• Producers: Atsushi Shimizu, Edward Lee Rapp, Kenichi Morohashi, Tim Spiedel
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Rhino Entertainment Company
• VHS Release Date: September 21, 1999
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305538581
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,832 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the back cover

Starscream's Brigade. Evil takes a new form when Starscream injects the essence of five renegade Decepticons into ancient World War II military vehicles, creating the Combaticons: Brawl, Swindle, Blast Off, Vortex, and Onslaught. Starscream promises to equip them with energy absorbers from the Autobots and has them kidnap Jazz and Cliffhanger. Optimus blames Megatron, and the two are at odds until Prime discovers Starscream is behind everything. The Decepticons call for an all-out war, and Starscream is ready, willing, and able to oblige. His Combaticons merge to form a giant called Bruticus, and Megatron's has his Constructicons form a huge metallic monstrosity named Devastator. Who ever is victorious will lead all the Decepticons against the Autobots, Cybertron and galaxies beyond. AutoBerserk. Because Inferno has abandoned his post, Red Alert's circuits are damaged in a battle over Wheeljack's newest superweapon, the Megafader. Red starts to think his friends are all against him, and runs off before they can help. Hiding out in an old warehouse, Red Alert encounters Starscream, who convinces him to steal the Megafader so the two can be all powerful. They break into level 9 of Autobot headquarters and are soon joined by Megatron and his Decepticons. All Optimus Prime can do is stand and hope Red Alert comes to his senses before the Megafader explodes and turns them all into molten metal.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A TransFans dream come true!, February 26, 2000

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Chris Gooley (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transformers Vol. 3 - Programmed For Evil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Original TF-G1 episodes have been hard to come by until recently. They've been available on-line now for about a year and a half from Sunbow Productions in Canada. But now Sunbow and Kid Rhino are releasing this classic in the United States. And they're available here at Amazon.com! <--- web site plug :-) As far as the episode choice for Volume Three, hmm... I think I like it. I think I like it a lot.Again both of these episodes take place in season two, and they feature much of the best elements notable in season two. Especially the introduction of new adjunct teams... always a fan pleaser. :-)In "Starscream's Brigade", Megatron, finally fed up with Starscreams antics, exiles him to a deserted island. Starscream quickly discovers World War II military wreckage, which he uses to build his own army of soldiers, stealing renegade Decepticon sparks from Cybertron to give them life. Starscream leaves out an essential component in their construction forcing them to obey him, and commands them to assist him in defeating Megatron. This new adjunct team, the Combaticons, has a merging ability just like the other adjunct teams. Starscream and Megatron are both very much in character in this episode, which also features an unprecendented battle between three super-robots, Devastator, Bruticus and Menasor!In "Auto Bersek", Starscream is once again left in the dust by Megatron, and he teams up with the malfunctioning Red Alert of the protectobots. Red Alert's circuits have given Red extreme dimensia and paranoia, and he joins Starscream in an attempt to steal a new and powerful autobot weapon.This volume is the perfect mix of character focus and fan pleasing, with gigantic robot battles, great character continuity and profiles of the Autobots' sense of community, and the Decepticons' lack thereof. Highly recommended for purchase here at Amazon.com. I can't wait for the next package. It features three episodes I've been waiting to be released for a long time! Reviews pending for volumes 4-6. If you've found my review here helpful, view my other reviews about everything Transformers here on Amazom.com!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like this video but there a-lot of mistakes!, July 19, 2001

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N. Kok "Kirby Kok" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transformers Vol. 3 - Programmed For Evil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I like Transformers Volume 3 programmed for evil but there are too many mistakes. This video has two episodes from Season 2 of the Original American Transformers cartoon show. The first episode on this tape is "Starscream's Brigade". It features the first apperance of the Combaticons! Starscream is cast out of the Decepticon army by Megatron! Starscream plots his revenge by stealing five personality components of the Renegade Decepticons. Renegade Decepticons were political prisoners who were detained and defied Megatron. Megatron had there personlities removed from there structures and were stored in a Decepticon Detention center. Starscream uses the personlity components to create his own army, The Combaticons! In a human cermony dedicated in honor of Optimus Prime. Starscream and the combaticons attack the Optimus Prime memorial and kidnap Jazz and Cliffjumper. Will Optimus Prime be able to rescue Jazz and Cliffjumper from Starscream?! Will Starscream be able to take leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron now that he has the combaticons to help him?! this video also has the first apperance of the Decepticon Gesalt, Bruticus! Find out what happens next! Get the video! Also in this video is "AutoBeserk", An episode about Red Alert and Inferno. There was a mistake from Rhino Home Video in packaging this video. The first thing is the Rodimus Prime is pictured on the front cover and does not appear on this video at all! Rhino Home Video mistook that Transformers character for Red Alert who should have been illustrated on the package! The next mistake Rhino Home video made is that Starscream's Brigade is actually a two-part episode. the next episode, should have been the "Revenge of Bruticus" not AutoBeserk. It tells what happens after Starscream and the Combaticons were banished on that Astriod by Megatron. dispite, those mistakes, I still recommend this video because it has two good episodes from Season 2 of the American Transformers cartoon series. Buy it! A must have for all Children of the 1980s Generation!

PS: the Voice of Optimus Prime is Peter Cullen and Not Jack Angel! Check the 1980's cartoon database!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Video! And Optimus Prime Too He Is Mine Forever., September 2, 2000

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DriverAmy Optimus Prime's Driver (Pearl River NY, Now In Nanuet NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transformers Vol. 3 - Programmed For Evil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is great! It has the 2nd ep from the Transformers Generation 2 when red alert is confused. Optimus Prime (aka) Jack Angel must get red back to his own self while I tell prime that red alert might be back to his own self. I hope they come out with Transformers Generation 2 or a Play Back I'd love to see that