TFtember: The Gambler

 "The Gambler", the Transformers, Nov. 11 1985

Shockingly nothing to do with Kenny Rogers. 

Picking up right after "Child's Play", the ship containing the Autobots is hijacked by traveling rogue Bosch. He puts the crew in stasis, with the intent to sell them into slavery. Our heroes are all knocked out, save for Smokescreen. 

Yeah, he's still awake but what can he do? Turns out Bosch is quite the gambling fiend and Smokescreen can manipulate slot machines. Thus, our duo heads to a casino planet. Things go great, at least until they end up losing the rest of the crew to a gambler even more corrupt than Bosch. 

Dirge, Ramjet, and Astrotrain then arrive on the planet, followed by a mysterious new Autobot. 

Said new Autobot makes his way to a pub, where Smokescreen is drowning his sorrows. He introduces himself as Devcon-bounty hunter at large. He's hunting Decepticons and what do you know, the three that just arrived go to meet with the same gambler that has the rest of the Autobots. Can Devcon and Smokescreen save them?

Prety good, although WHY this wasn't made after "Child's Play" is a mystery. It did air but the production order is jumbled. Devcon is a pretty neat character so I'm equally baffled why they never made a figure of him. They made a few toys but they were con exclusives, although I'm told they are making a proper one for the Legacy line sometime this year.