Beast Machines DVD, the series was initially to be called Beast Hunters. The character Jetstorm was initially called Skybolt, but the writers changed the name to make it harder to theorize Silverbolt's connection to the Vehicon. The first five episodes of the series were filed with the name Skybolt, and later edited to reflect the change. At one point, Thrust was going to be carrying Silverbolt's spark, but the writers, on a whim, decided to have him carry Waspinator's spark instead. In the episode Home Soil, the character Thrust made a gesture similar to the middle-finger to Optimus while racing to the crashed ship and in the episode "Savage Noble", Thrust also made a gesture similar to the middle-finger to Cheetor when they briefly banded together to search for Savage. In the flashback featuring Waspinator, the heads of Inferno and Quickstrike make cameo appearances, as do the pre-humans Hammer, Jack, Una, and others. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (1999) Season 2 (2000): Battle for the Spark Home releases Beast Machines: Transformers (Episodes # 1–5) Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: 2.0 Dolby Surround Number of discs: 1 Rating: PG in Canada Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004 Run Time: 107 minutes Canada / United States Beast Machines: Transformers – The Complete Series Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: 5.1 Dolby Surround & 2.0 Stereo Number of discs: 4 Rating: Not Rated Studio: Kid Rhino Entertainment DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006 Run Time: 700 minutes Canada / United States Beast Machines – Transformers: Series 1 Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL Language English Region: Region 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: 5.1 Dolby Surround & 2.0 Stereo Number of discs: 2 Classification: PG (Parental Guidance) Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: 16 July 2007 Run Time: 264 minutes Beast Machines – Transformers: Series 2 Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL Language English Region: Region 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: 5.1 Dolby Surround & 2.0 Stereo Number of discs: 2 Classification: PG (Parental Guidance) Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: 19 November 2007 Run Time: N/A UK Beast Machines – Transformers: Season 1 – Volumes 1 & 2 DVD Release Date: 20 June 2007 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Aspect Ratio: