List of Transformers Animated episodes. An episode list for the first two seasons has been released through Cartoon Network's website. The series began with "Transform and Roll Out!", a 90-minute movie special later broken up into three episodes for re-runs. Following the debut of the movie on December 26, 2007, the series properly began on January 5, 2008. The series returned with the third season on March 14, 2009, in the US and Canada.