"Brainwash" was the first chapter of the three-part Transformers adventure "The Ultimate Doom." It all begins as Megatron enlists the aid of a mad human scientist to bring Cybertron into Earth's orbit, thereby harnessing the energy from both planets. As part of the scientist's efforts to use hypnotized humans as slaves, Sparkplug finds himself an unwilling guinea pig. Will Sparkplug be the one to put Megatron's sinister scheme into action? American viewers first saw "Brainwash" on November 3, 1984. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide