![]() ![]() 'Generation One' spanned from the toys’ inception in 1984 to 1992. Luckily, he got better in the cartoon’s third series.Īnd that wasn’t the end of their ‘toon adventures…Ĭlearly unwilling to let their cash cow stop mooing, the Transformers’ rights holders kept the ‘toon series going for at least three more seasons after the movie.Īnd there were other comic books and novels. ![]() The main plot issue in the movie is the death of Optimus Prime, which kind of shocked the kiddie audience. What, you don’t recognise the Transformers' universal greeting? Shame on you. Oh, and 'Baa Weep Granah Weep Ninny Bong!' It’s a psychedelic, sloppily plotted affair, crammed full of cheese and aching of ‘80s standbys (it launched ‘The Touch’, performed by Stan Bush, which you can enjoy above and has been lovingly recreated for the new film). Intended to bridge the gap between the second and third seasons, the film ups the danger ante with the introduction of god-like artificial planet-'bot Unicron, voiced by legendary auteur/thesp Orson Welles in his final film role. The story takes place in 2005 (ah, remember those heady days of giant robot battles on Earth? No? You must’ve been asleep or something.), 20 years after the events of the show’s second season. In 1986, the successful ‘toon series birthed a cinematic spin-off, in the awkwardly titled The Transformers: The Movie. The cartoon series would be the launching point for the Transformers’ first assault on cinema screens.īut who could the filmmakers possibly approach to do the masterful, booming voice of the bad guy? Spike’s father was Sparkplug Witwicky – and the surname has carried through several incarnations of the TF stories, all the way through to the current blockbusters. The series also introduced human friends for the Autobots in the form of Spike Witwicky, whose younger brother Buster would befriend the ‘bots in the comic series and was originally intended to replace him, before Spike’s introduction forced continuity changes. The series’ premise shifted several plot elements about Cybertron and the Transformers’ arrival on Earth, with the Autobots searching for new energy sources and crashing on our planet after a serious Decepticon attack. Around the same time that the comic book was created, a cartoon TV show was developed based on the newly minted toys. ![]()
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