Changes (Part 1) is the fourth episode of the second season of the Animorphs, the twenty-fourth episode overall, and the first of a three-part episode. It originally aired on September 17, 1999. It was directed and written by Ron Oliver.
Synopsis[]
The Animorphs decide that they've earned a break and plan to go to the spring dance. Cassie tries to urge Jake to help her stop a cosmetics factory's experiments with animals, but it ends up being a disaster. After the remaining Animorphs come to the rescue, Marco is caught on tape demorphing.
Plot[]
The Animorphs decide that they've earned a break and plan to go to the spring dance. Cassie tries to urge Jake to help her stop a cosmetics factory's experiments with animals, but it ends up being a disaster. After the remaining Animorphs come to the rescue, Marco is caught on tape demorphing.
Appearances[]
Protagonists[]
Supporting Characters[]
- Skater Dude (Behind the Scenes)
- Edina Rose (First Appearance)
- Harold Nesbit (First Appearance)
Antagonists[]
- Visser Three / Martin Tessmacher
- Various Human-Controllers
Other Characters[]
- Mr. Wilson (Mentioned)
- Elfangor (Mentioned)
- Bob Candy (First Appearance)
- Martin Tessmacher (First Appearance)
- Aisha (Mentioned)
- John (Mentioned)
- Lee (First Appearance)
- Glaser (First Appearance)
Locations[]
- Earth
- Museum of Science and Technology (First Appearance)
- Yeerk Base
- Brockwood High School
- Mall
- Wildlife Preserve
- Shempco (First Appearance)
- Rachel's House
- Marco's Apartment
Organizations[]
- Animorphs
- Yeerk Empire
- Resistance Movement (Behind the Scenes)
- January Rose Cosmetics (First Appearance)
- Animal Rights Freedom Fighters (First Appearance)
Mentioned[]
- Curious George (Mentioned)
Items[]
- Intracellular Rehydration and Cleansing System Coil (First Appearance)
- Andalite disc
Major/Highlighted Events[]
- Jake and Marco break into a museum to get pictures of what turns out to be part of an Andalite toilet.
- Unable to use his Victor Trent morph, Visser Three acquires and morphs a TV executive, Martin Tessmacher.
- Rachel tries to convince everyone to go to the Swing Into Spring dance.
- Tobias notices hawk graffiti at the mall that reminds him of the Andalite disc.
- Jake and Cassie infiltrate a cosmetics lab to end their animal testing.
- Harold Nesbit films Marco demorphing.
Morphs[]
| Morpher | Morphs acquired | Morphs used |
|---|---|---|
| Jake | Capuchin Monkey | Golden Retriever (Homer), Capuchin Monkey |
| Rachel | Grizzly Bear | Grizzly Bear |
| Tobias | -- | Human (Tobias) |
| Cassie | Capuchin Monkey | Capuchin Monkey, Cockroach |
| Marco | Duck, German Shepherd | Duck, Rat, German Shepherd |
| Ax | -- | Human |
| Visser Three | Human (Martin Tessmacher) | Human (Martin Tessmacher) |
Trivia[]
- This three-part episode is largely original, drawing on no single existing book material. However, some elements of the episode resembles some loose partial adaptations of stories from the books. These include:
- Jake and Marco breaking into the museum to investigate an Andalite artifact share some similarities with the main plot of The Unknown.
- Tobias learning that Elfangor is his father was a major revelation in The Pretender.
- Harold Nesbit filmed Marco demorphing, which resembles when Marco was photographed while demorphing, a minor plotline in The Journey. However, The Journey was not released until in May 2000 while this episode premiered in September 1999 meaning that any similarities are likely coincidental.
- Breaking into Nesbit's house to steal the tape resembles the Animorphs breaking into David's home to steal the Escafil Device from The Discovery.
- Infiltrating a cosmetic company testing on animals and Ax causing a power outage share some similarities with the early plots of The Experiment, released in March 1999. Since this episode premiered in March 1999, these similarities may be coincidental.
- Ax trying to return home was the inciting incident of The Predator.
- The Animorphs attend school dances in both The Sickness and The Illusion, released it April 1999 and August 1999 respectively. Since this episode premiered in September 1999, this small similarity may be purely coincidental.
- Shempco's motto is "Changing the world one molecule at a time".
- This episode is the only one to feature Rachel's grizzly bear morph.
- This episode marks the final appearances of a demorphed Andalite form before Visser Three morphs into Martin Tessmacher. Ax's last appearance as an Andalite happened in The Front.
Goofs/Inconsistencies[]
- Visser Three acquires Martin Tessmacher through his clothing.
Gallery[]
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Title card
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Visser Three
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Visser Three
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Intracellular Rehydration and Cleansing System Coil
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Intracellular Rehydration and Cleansing System Coil
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Edina Rose and Rachel
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Edina Rose
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Quotes[]
- "Given the recent events here at January Rose Cosmetics, I have decided to reconsider all further testing of our products on animals. No further questions."
- ―Edina Rose
Transcript[]
To be added
References[]
| TV Episodes | ||
| Season 1 | #1 My Name is Jake (Part 1) | #2 My Name is Jake (Part 2) | #3 Underground | #4 On the Run | #5 Between Friends | #6 The Message | #7 The Escape | #8 The Alien | #9 The Capture (Part 1) | #10 The Capture (Part 2) | #11 The Reaction | #12 The Stranger | #13 The Forgotten | #14 The Leader (Part 1) | #15 The Leader (Part 2) | #16 Tobias | #17 Not My Problem | #18 The Release | #19 Face Off (Part 1) | #20 Face Off (Part 2) | |
| Season 2 | #1 Face Off (Part 3) | #2 My Name is Erek | #3 The Front | #4 Changes (Part 1) | #5 Changes (Part 2) | #6 Changes (Part 3) | |
| Book Tie-Ins | Meet the Stars of Animorphs | |