I knew it! Megatron's head was different from the final version. I somehow always knew this but could never remember why. Thanks for uploading this! :D
Loved them as a kid- it's also a great example of Triple Marketing- The Comic, Cartoon series and toys all helped sell each other. I probably still have a bunch of these in the attic at my folk's house. Thanks for uploading!
@gageepicness The original Transformers comic book was from Marvel. I have a collection of 'em. These days Transformers comics are distrubuted from other comic labels.
What I wouldn't give for a TARDIS ride back to 1984 for those prices. Megatron is now $100-$130 for a re-issue. Optimus is $50, Seekers are now $30, Soundwave $75, and Jazz, Sideswipe, Prowl, and the like are all re-issued at $20.
@Doomsday971 that was from his days as a diaclone figure in japan i think, they have released a megatron with that head mold though, shattered glass megatron
I remember this commercial. I was about 12yrs old on my way to school. I thought this was the greatest thing ever. Jets turning (forever knows as transforming) into robots...fuckin awesome. I've been down with the decepticons ever since!
@Jackthemeat No-Vay. Optimus prime would kick Leader-1 and Cy-Kill's butt. Megatron is a far better villian than Cy-Kill. Gobot command center always looked gay. The Transformers had better headquarters.
i have not seen this commercial sinse i was a kid and im happy to see it again i love the classic treasures of the good old days i apreciat it is super cool
I remember thinking this was a Gobots commercial, whome were already out at this time (neighbor kids had them). This marvel comics commercial for TF ran quite a few times before the next TF commercial, the one that actually introduced the toys. It was only then that people realized that Transformers were better than Gobots.
That's not what I'm talking about. The cartoon was American made. Megatron's head is black (which I think looks cooler). I know the toy line was different from Japan to America. American kids are dumb and would blind themselves or choke on the plastic bullets.
i first got into tfs in 2006 when i was eight. i liked tf: cybertron, then iliked the bay film, then a breakthrough in my life when i saw the 1986 movie. ever since then ive been hooked to g1. and yes, call me kid all you want, i am 12.
Oh man I loved these commercials for the comic books, both for this and GI Joe. Great animation. This is what started my love for the "robots in disguise ".
I'm only 19 and I am just starting to get into the G1 series after getting shout factorys season 1 box set for my birthday. I have to say this cartoon is way better than the 2 michel bay movies
I remember seeing the Go-Bots toys first and thinking this was a rip off. I soon became more fond of the these guys from Cybertron! I loved reading about the characters on the tech specs.
I read that in the early 80's, before the infamous Reagan deregulation on cartoon based on toys, Hasbro hatched an idea to bypass these laws by having animation shown in what were comic commericals but in effect were toy commercials, they did this with gi joe from 1982-1984. By 1984, the regs were gone and hasbro had free rein to make cartoons based on toys.
I remember seeing this commercial back in the days leading up to the first days of high school...Ahhh...the memories...this is a rare gem of a commercial indeed!
HOLY SMOKES!!!! In the 25 years I have been a fan of the Transformers...I don't think I have never seen this commercial!! The only commercial I remember seeing for the Marvel comic was the one announcing Optimus Prime's return as a Powermaster! The early animation models and color schemes used were pretty cool! However, in the case of Megatron...I am glad they changed him up a little bit. Having to hold his arm at a 45 degree angle and manually raise his cannon would have sucked in battle!
Looking at the characters, you can tell that this commercial was made LONG before production of the television series was finished. Several of the color schemes are wrong, and they aren't even flying in the correct ships!!
As far as I remember, the comic book was first, with the TV show airing several months later. The toys didn't appear on shelves until about 2 weeks prior to the first episode. When the toys were finally available, sales didn't pick up until after the 3-part mini-series aired. I remember the seeker jets going for $16.99, most mini-Autobots like Bumblebee were $4, Soundwave was like $20, Optimus and Megatron went sold for like $30 each. Ironhide, Jazz, Prowl, and those guys sold for $6 to $8.
I've found prices are very hard to approximate because retailers charged differently from market to market. I have a site with a list of '84 Transformer newspaper ads from different cities in the 1980s. From the research I've done, Optimus and Megatron were more often in the range of $19.99. It was Jetfire and Shockwave that sold in the range of $25-$30 in '84. Regular price on Autobot cars in '84 was usually $8.99 but sales would lower them to $6.99.
@TKE31 I saw the comic commercials first. Never saw this video though. I see there's more footage of that different-looking Megatron. The first one I saw featured Starscream, an ad for the comic.
The comic debuted May 8 1984 and the cartoon first aired September 17th. The toys were first released in May of '84 although they may have lagged a little in some areas.
All I have is a crappy little .RM from which I did the upload. I'll bet better quality video exists and it may just pop up in the upcoming DVD release of the G1 Transformers cartoon.
Ah, bummer. Here's hoping it does show up in the new release! Regardless, thanks a bunch for sharing - this is probably the rarest of all the TF commercials! :)
I was a G.I. Joe fan. But, when I saw Optimus transform in this commercial, I was like "Screw G.I. Joe- I want THAT!! The next day, Transformers was the topic of choice at school. After awhile if you didn't have one, you were a chump, in the eyes of the fellas. I'm proud to say that over 25 years later, I'm still a fan.
My 1st one was Brawn, mainly cuz I couldn't afford very many. But think about how a generation of kids were changed forever due to this very commercial. Who knew that Optimus Prime would become the icon that he is? Who knew that 25 years later, it would lead to a 2nd live action, and 3rd movie overall? Who would've known it would lead to all the multi-universes, the conventions, and legions of fans from all walks of life? Who knew it would lead us all back here, where it all started? Awesome!!!
That's deep man! My first was Ironhide yeaah! I always wanted Omega Supreme... Grimlock was my favourite... My parents ditched my whole collection when I was about 14... I have since gotten back a few of the ones I had and some I never had (G1 Optimus, Devastator etc).
That really brings back memories. I remember all my friends getting excited when that commercial came out. That was the talk of class the next day at school.
Yeah, when this commercial came out the comic series launch and the Pre-Rub toys came out (The first three Transformer toys released in the US were Hound, Soundwave with Buzzsaw, and Jazz)And from June to September other toys were release like Optimus Prime, (Gray Version-Pre Rub)Megatron,Ironhide,Jazz and Sunstreaker and the other Autobots.
But it was when the TV series came out on television when the Transformers were know worldwide and the Decepticon Jets were instroduce in the toy line.
cool info how do u know for sure that hound soundwave and jazz were the first to be released i thought it was the minicars and cassettes i could be wrong though
Thanks for the memories. When did this commercial come out? I am trying to determine if this came out before the Gobots commericlas because both came out in 1984.
The GoBots were first. Their television advertising campaign began February 2nd 1984 in ten cities after the toys had already been in stores a month. Transformers did not launch until May of 84.
Man I really appreciate this. I remember being in the spring semester of 3rd grade when I made my own jet transformer out of paper.
EvilKingMacrocanios, do you know the 10 cities that the ad-campaign started with? In 1984,I know that they were already heavily advertised down south on channels WGNX 46 and WTTO 21 before kids were out for summer vacation.
DO you know long I have been looking for this commercial. I can still remember seeing this when I was a kid. Man thank you for posting this. Thanks alot. It almost completes my child hood
The only copy of the Soundwave commercial I have is on the 2003 Madman (Australian/New Zealand) DVD release of the Transformers animated movie. It's the one with the Don Figueroa cover of Megatron figthing Optimus Prime. I'm not smart enough about DVDs to figure out how to upload it here, though.
I'm impressed with the animation in this commercial. The sleek shiney style is far better than anything seen in season 1. Hard to believe this is something like 1983 or 1984 when this was animated. Most other shows had a dulled down look to them at that point. (Look at Superfriends, Fantastic 4, and even He-man for example.)
We can assume they spent a lot of time on this animation, since it was the first one. When you get into season production, the quality will tend to go down for some shows, since everything has to be rushed out, due to the number of shows in the queue. That means key frames will usually be sloppily drawn, and shading will sometimes be neglected.
you can def. tell that the animation for this is at its highest level. When you fast forward to Years 2 and 3 the animation starts to go down hill fast!
That depends. If you want to refer to episodes like "City of Steel" or "Triple Takeover", I totally agree. But if you want to refer to episodes like "The God Gambit", or "The Golden Lagoon", I'd have to respectfully disagree.
I don't know if it's fair to compare the two because Sunbow's in house animation studio did the early commercials while the cartoon was done by another studio entirely.
@KingTorrtera If you're saying they had produced season 1 before they produced the ad, then they obviously had separate production teams, since the ad used different character model sheets. I would also be surprised to know that they spent money on producing a whole season before advertising to know if they had an audience for it. If you're talking about the 3-part pilot, that wouldn't be considered season 1.
Michael Bay needs to put battles like this in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. Decepticons where kicking but and Sideswipe,Prowl,and Jazz are fighting for there life.
Then Prime realized just standing there wasn't going to light their darkest hour.
DarkandTwistedTales 2 months ago
I still have that first "The Transformers" comic book, in which I had received as a Christmas present back in '84! :)
chp101675 2 months ago
Technology of Animation, and commercials, have gone so far since then
TOAOFULTIMATEDOOM 2 months ago
i watch cartoons like this in the hub and im 14!
MultiXxMW2xX 3 months ago 2
This Megatron was from Marvel Comics. thats why his head looks 'retarded'.
MrGojira95 4 months ago
Megatron looks like a idiot xD
optimuswhat 4 months ago
The rest is history :)
pantherbuff89 4 months ago
Wow look how Megtron's head was so different. Or am I seeing things?
MrMikebighead 5 months ago
GOBOTS RULE
timpriddy73 5 months ago
was any 1 else scared of megatrons prototyped head form also?
CyberDebMarin 5 months ago
Skywarp: "What's wrong with your head, Lord Megatron?"
Megatron: "My helmet is in the cleaners, why?"
Skywarp: "Erm... nothing boss... you look great... yeah..."
viraticwars 5 months ago
I knew it! Megatron's head was different from the final version. I somehow always knew this but could never remember why. Thanks for uploading this! :D
AvroBellow 6 months ago
Loved them as a kid- it's also a great example of Triple Marketing- The Comic, Cartoon series and toys all helped sell each other. I probably still have a bunch of these in the attic at my folk's house. Thanks for uploading!
lgh122 6 months ago
Wow, don't think I ever saw this 1 - and I grew up in the 80s
Leolyon00 6 months ago
Haha, I still have this commercial on a Beta video tape plus the G.I. Joe toy commercial that introduced Duke as a mail-in offer.
Chestrockwell1976 6 months ago
so transformers is marvel?!?!?!
gageepicness 6 months ago
@gageepicness The original Transformers comic book was from Marvel. I have a collection of 'em. These days Transformers comics are distrubuted from other comic labels.
checkmateforever 5 months ago
The most constant thing in the last 27 years of my life is plastic robots.
Depressing.
insecticon77 6 months ago
I certainly miss the old-school days.
MDthornton83 6 months ago
the first was the best .... why is evryone falling for shitty micheal bay?
visorakman6 7 months ago
I was almost too old for this stuff back then. This is back in the day where all the cartoons were just infomercials for the toys.
MrCorporalTunnel 7 months ago
the sad or ironic part of this commercial is that every character shown here gets killed during the '86 movie....except for jazz
AverageUsername 8 months ago
@AverageUsername ...and Sideswipe!!!
TheYoungDoctor 8 months ago
the sad or ironic part of this commercial is that every character shown here gets killed during the '86 movie....
AverageUsername 8 months ago
What I wouldn't give for a TARDIS ride back to 1984 for those prices. Megatron is now $100-$130 for a re-issue. Optimus is $50, Seekers are now $30, Soundwave $75, and Jazz, Sideswipe, Prowl, and the like are all re-issued at $20.
guyveromega27 8 months ago
transformers came into my life on the bozo show!!
robots1 9 months ago
Whats the deal with Meg's head at 0:18? Man I am glad they didnt keep that version.
Doomsday971 9 months ago
@Doomsday971 that was from his days as a diaclone figure in japan i think, they have released a megatron with that head mold though, shattered glass megatron
PrimalWolf2006 9 months ago
I remember this commercial. I was about 12yrs old on my way to school. I thought this was the greatest thing ever. Jets turning (forever knows as transforming) into robots...fuckin awesome. I've been down with the decepticons ever since!
megatron0357 10 months ago
September 1984, marking it on my calendar.
MerscratianAce 11 months ago
Hello. i have an old Happy Meal Transformers toy.
He has a red torso, black legs, black face with purple details and a white mouth. He has a transparent sphere covering.
What is his name?
Thank you
nunopumpkin 11 months ago
"This took me back to 7th grade! Thanks!"
MrWINNSLAW 1 year ago
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OptimusPrime21577 1 year ago
When I was kid in the early 80's if you had Optimus Prime, you were the coolest kid on the block.
harlequin75 1 year ago
Autobots! ROLL OUT!
prun3 1 year ago
I remember this well....I was 10 at the time. The first appearance of the Transformers. I was an instant fan.....
kray97 1 year ago
Megatron sure went through a radical redesign within the cartoon.
TF2Fan101 1 year ago 8
Did they only have the prime,jazz,sideswipe,and prowl for the autobots.
nspartan011 1 year ago
Haha i made one out of paper too...in 2rd grade!
Godravage 1 year ago
Cool but why are the Decepticon' heads different?
PFM719 1 year ago
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PFM719 1 year ago
Thankx for posting. Brings me back to way better times. Boy being an adult blows. Being a kid in those times? Wish it never ended! Thankx again!
CaptainBuckRogers 1 year ago
GO-BOTS RULE !!!!!
Jackthemeat 1 year ago
@Jackthemeat No-Vay. Optimus prime would kick Leader-1 and Cy-Kill's butt. Megatron is a far better villian than Cy-Kill. Gobot command center always looked gay. The Transformers had better headquarters.
PraiseYeshua 1 year ago
Gotta give credit to Bob Budiansky; he's the Larry Hama of Transformers. He wrote all the tech specs and most of the Transformers comics.
CosmoShidan 1 year ago
"Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons."
That didn't really rhyme, but at least they managed to explain the story to me.
DarkReaper1994 2 years ago
Classic
AZSecondCity 2 years ago
SIDESWIPE
leahtropolis 2 years ago
is unfortunate that the kids now, do not enjoy cartoons like this...
PiperMMMMMMMMMM 2 years ago 6
i have not seen this commercial sinse i was a kid and im happy to see it again i love the classic treasures of the good old days i apreciat it is super cool
blackmagno 2 years ago
Megatron sure had a different design in the comics.
TF2Fan101 2 years ago
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PiperMMMMMMMMMM 2 years ago
The Transformers is one of the most 80s cartoons.
Warrenles 2 years ago
I remember thinking this was a Gobots commercial, whome were already out at this time (neighbor kids had them). This marvel comics commercial for TF ran quite a few times before the next TF commercial, the one that actually introduced the toys. It was only then that people realized that Transformers were better than Gobots.
albatross1977 2 years ago
@albatross1977 Had the same experience and thought the same thing
phoneke 1 year ago
Wow! What was wrong with Megatron's head?
Jimdlux 2 years ago 3
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its lord niggertron!
makutazicron 2 years ago
@Jimdlux
The toy for Megatron was not made yet. I think this was a prototype sketch.
Trouble was because it imitated a hand gun. The US toy had its legs painted red and japanese toy was blue inside
Difference was one Japanese toy came with sword and plastic bullets which did fire - blue legs
US toy had no sword and the springs were removed so it did not fire - red legs
fungboy3 2 years ago
That's not what I'm talking about. The cartoon was American made. Megatron's head is black (which I think looks cooler). I know the toy line was different from Japan to America. American kids are dumb and would blind themselves or choke on the plastic bullets.
Jimdlux 2 years ago
Transformers Still going strong
Terryfan 2 years ago 2
Thank God somebody taped this on vhs so we could all enjoy it 25 years later. Cool!
mmartino2 2 years ago 3
i first got into tfs in 2006 when i was eight. i liked tf: cybertron, then iliked the bay film, then a breakthrough in my life when i saw the 1986 movie. ever since then ive been hooked to g1. and yes, call me kid all you want, i am 12.
abudzakho 2 years ago
Oh man I loved these commercials for the comic books, both for this and GI Joe. Great animation. This is what started my love for the "robots in disguise ".
Getterprime 2 years ago
YES!!! I remember they promoted the comic book FIRST!! Wow! They actually animated a commercial before they finalized the cartoon design!!
The Ark is completely different, Megatron and the jets heads are too! This is gold!
Allanforbes 2 years ago
I'm only 19 and I am just starting to get into the G1 series after getting shout factorys season 1 box set for my birthday. I have to say this cartoon is way better than the 2 michel bay movies
foxfamilychannel1989 2 years ago 47
You got good taste, kid. You'll enjoy the ride ;)... God Gambit, Return of Optimus Prime, the Ultimate Doom, Prime Target are my personal faves...
PraiseYeshua 2 years ago
@foxfamilychannel1989 So young, and yet so wise!
BlackBeltJohnson 1 year ago
@foxfamilychannel1989 God bless you. <:)
Bobzeaux 1 year ago
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HeyCrabman14 8 months ago
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@foxfamilychannel1989 Welcome to the G1 family my fellow Brotherbot (or Brothercon) !!
HeyCrabman14 8 months ago
@foxfamilychannel1989 The 3rrd movie is pretty good. I think the old toys are awesome....if you can afford them.
mcmetolhead 8 months ago
@foxfamilychannel1989 At least now you know what everyone else knows by now.
RetroToledo 6 months ago
@foxfamilychannel1989
That's an understatement. The whole G1 set is well worth the money rather than all three crappy movies combined.
viraticwars 5 months ago
As much as I love the toy, cartoon, and comic... the theme song was my favorite part of it!
yadnoid2 2 years ago
When I saw this commercial when I was 8, I literally was like "Mom, Mom!!! YOU Should've seen this!!!! The rest was history for me :D.
PraiseYeshua 2 years ago
That was awesome! That was supposed to be Megatrons head! This is classic! Where did you find this?
Thanks
chrispd3432 2 years ago
i remember seeing this commercial...then seeing a commercial for go-bots..
i was like 'what the hell is this crap?' after seeing the go-bots...
needless to say i think i made the right decision when it came to choosing between the two lol
raclos234 2 years ago 22
I remember seeing the Go-Bots toys first and thinking this was a rip off. I soon became more fond of the these guys from Cybertron! I loved reading about the characters on the tech specs.
Allanforbes 2 years ago
I read that in the early 80's, before the infamous Reagan deregulation on cartoon based on toys, Hasbro hatched an idea to bypass these laws by having animation shown in what were comic commericals but in effect were toy commercials, they did this with gi joe from 1982-1984. By 1984, the regs were gone and hasbro had free rein to make cartoons based on toys.
crb4059 2 years ago
This was my favorite when I was kid!
sklarma 2 years ago
When i saw this first i didnt know what to think
ajones35 2 years ago 6
oh the good times
broli3110 2 years ago 5
Bad ass cartoon for the time.
p0479 2 years ago 4
I remember when this was first aired. Thanks for uploading. It takes me back to my elementary school days.
humonculus7 2 years ago 4
This makes me wish I was born in the 80's XD
ElizabethScotty 2 years ago 7
aw, that's cute
nogginzinc 2 years ago
actually, you would have had to be born in the 70's have experienced this
abobjenkins 1 year ago
@ElizabethScotty You would have to be born in the late 70's at least to see this commercial's first airing. First aired 1984.
PraiseYeshua 1 year ago
This commercial got me into this series. At this time, I thought it was just a comic book - didn't realize it was a toy.
Wow, I'm so glad you had this. Thank you!
akhan41 2 years ago 2
Woah, I thought I knew what this was going to be- thought I'd seen them all- never seen this one!
molybdenumtop 2 years ago
I remember seeing this commercial back in the days leading up to the first days of high school...Ahhh...the memories...this is a rare gem of a commercial indeed!
wlhubb2010 2 years ago
Wow. I've never seen this before. I like seeing those different animation models and colourschemes.
NuclearConvoy 2 years ago
HOLY SMOKES!!!! In the 25 years I have been a fan of the Transformers...I don't think I have never seen this commercial!! The only commercial I remember seeing for the Marvel comic was the one announcing Optimus Prime's return as a Powermaster! The early animation models and color schemes used were pretty cool! However, in the case of Megatron...I am glad they changed him up a little bit. Having to hold his arm at a 45 degree angle and manually raise his cannon would have sucked in battle!
Rodimus75 2 years ago
not to mention they changed megatron's head for the cartoon
lindblom1 2 years ago
Looking at the characters, you can tell that this commercial was made LONG before production of the television series was finished. Several of the color schemes are wrong, and they aren't even flying in the correct ships!!
Thanks so much for uploading this!!
zeusis1 2 years ago
As far as I remember, the comic book was first, with the TV show airing several months later. The toys didn't appear on shelves until about 2 weeks prior to the first episode. When the toys were finally available, sales didn't pick up until after the 3-part mini-series aired. I remember the seeker jets going for $16.99, most mini-Autobots like Bumblebee were $4, Soundwave was like $20, Optimus and Megatron went sold for like $30 each. Ironhide, Jazz, Prowl, and those guys sold for $6 to $8.
TKE31 2 years ago 8
I've found prices are very hard to approximate because retailers charged differently from market to market. I have a site with a list of '84 Transformer newspaper ads from different cities in the 1980s. From the research I've done, Optimus and Megatron were more often in the range of $19.99. It was Jetfire and Shockwave that sold in the range of $25-$30 in '84. Regular price on Autobot cars in '84 was usually $8.99 but sales would lower them to $6.99.
EvilKingMacrocranios 2 years ago 3
@TKE31 I think that's right dude. I remember the first time I saw this I was in sixth grade.
pastramipete 10 months ago
@TKE31 Good Memory, and you are 100% correct sir. I remembered all of that except for the prices.
JohnnyP1776 8 months ago
@TKE31 I saw the comic commercials first. Never saw this video though. I see there's more footage of that different-looking Megatron. The first one I saw featured Starscream, an ad for the comic.
British1500 7 months ago
wait a minute the cartoon was first? or the comic was firts?
heronatoin 2 years ago
The comic debuted May 8 1984 and the cartoon first aired September 17th. The toys were first released in May of '84 although they may have lagged a little in some areas.
EvilKingMacrocranios 2 years ago
Wow. I never remember that one, and I remember most others. Nice find!
ChrusherComix 2 years ago
Fantastic find! If the original recording this video was encoded from still exists, it would be great to see a higher quality version.
Zaranyzerak 2 years ago
All I have is a crappy little .RM from which I did the upload. I'll bet better quality video exists and it may just pop up in the upcoming DVD release of the G1 Transformers cartoon.
EvilKingMacrocranios 2 years ago
Ah, bummer. Here's hoping it does show up in the new release! Regardless, thanks a bunch for sharing - this is probably the rarest of all the TF commercials! :)
Zaranyzerak 2 years ago
@EvilKingMacrocranios
i would not count on that. Hasbro has tried very hard to delete Marvels part in the TFs creation.
henkman00 1 year ago
Unbelievable someone was able to find this, I (thought) Id seen every commercial ever. Wow!
crb4059 2 years ago
adde em too liste of ppl htat goode!!!!!
EvilKingMacrocranios 2 years ago
oh wow,I never knew that megs had a different head design
ironhide9012 2 years ago
I was a G.I. Joe fan. But, when I saw Optimus transform in this commercial, I was like "Screw G.I. Joe- I want THAT!! The next day, Transformers was the topic of choice at school. After awhile if you didn't have one, you were a chump, in the eyes of the fellas. I'm proud to say that over 25 years later, I'm still a fan.
TKE31 2 years ago 4
No doubt man. I had a ton of GI Joe but these were far better. My first one was Soundwave. Too bad most of them got destroyed when I was a kid.
ancientmariner1984 2 years ago 2
My 1st one was Brawn, mainly cuz I couldn't afford very many. But think about how a generation of kids were changed forever due to this very commercial. Who knew that Optimus Prime would become the icon that he is? Who knew that 25 years later, it would lead to a 2nd live action, and 3rd movie overall? Who would've known it would lead to all the multi-universes, the conventions, and legions of fans from all walks of life? Who knew it would lead us all back here, where it all started? Awesome!!!
TKE31 2 years ago 4
That's deep man! My first was Ironhide yeaah! I always wanted Omega Supreme... Grimlock was my favourite... My parents ditched my whole collection when I was about 14... I have since gotten back a few of the ones I had and some I never had (G1 Optimus, Devastator etc).
Blundergus 2 years ago 2
Word. I've been working on getting back some of the older G1 figures and restoring them. I'm currently working on Starscream, Jetfire, and Metroplex.
TKE31 2 years ago
Who would have thought back in 1984 that this franchise would be such a juggernaut.
eshaw2115 3 years ago 2
i love how the designs changed over time ^_^
barbaro267 3 years ago 2
Too bad the video it self is bad but so cool ^_^
PharaohYami2 3 years ago
cool...
PiperMMMMMMMMMM 3 years ago
That really brings back memories. I remember all my friends getting excited when that commercial came out. That was the talk of class the next day at school.
bguzmanjr2 3 years ago 4
Oh, NO!!! That is not my Thundercracker!!!
StarscreamBW 3 years ago
If anyone does have a link or website of where I can find the American Soundwave commercial, email me.
JaredMan328 3 years ago
Yeah, when this commercial came out the comic series launch and the Pre-Rub toys came out (The first three Transformer toys released in the US were Hound, Soundwave with Buzzsaw, and Jazz)And from June to September other toys were release like Optimus Prime, (Gray Version-Pre Rub)Megatron,Ironhide,Jazz and Sunstreaker and the other Autobots.
But it was when the TV series came out on television when the Transformers were know worldwide and the Decepticon Jets were instroduce in the toy line.
JaredMan328 3 years ago
cool info how do u know for sure that hound soundwave and jazz were the first to be released i thought it was the minicars and cassettes i could be wrong though
trans8010 3 years ago
Thanks for the memories. When did this commercial come out? I am trying to determine if this came out before the Gobots commericlas because both came out in 1984.
tightmadnessss 3 years ago
The GoBots were first. Their television advertising campaign began February 2nd 1984 in ten cities after the toys had already been in stores a month. Transformers did not launch until May of 84.
EvilKingMacrocranios 3 years ago
Man I really appreciate this. I remember being in the spring semester of 3rd grade when I made my own jet transformer out of paper.
EvilKingMacrocanios, do you know the 10 cities that the ad-campaign started with? In 1984,I know that they were already heavily advertised down south on channels WGNX 46 and WTTO 21 before kids were out for summer vacation.
phoneke 3 years ago
Also WCIX 6 in Miami, lol. I thought I was the only person who tried to make Thundercracker out of paper, lol.
TKE31 2 years ago
The original 10 cities that ran the GoBots promos? No, I don't have the complete list.
EvilKingMacrocranios 2 years ago
DO you know long I have been looking for this commercial. I can still remember seeing this when I was a kid. Man thank you for posting this. Thanks alot. It almost completes my child hood
jfliguy 3 years ago 3
Do you know somebody that does know how to upload it? And is there another website you can unload it to?
JaredMan328 3 years ago
No, sorry. You could always try ebay.
EvilKingMacrocranios 3 years ago
Do you have the soundwave commercial? If you do, can you post it?
JaredMan328 3 years ago
The only copy of the Soundwave commercial I have is on the 2003 Madman (Australian/New Zealand) DVD release of the Transformers animated movie. It's the one with the Don Figueroa cover of Megatron figthing Optimus Prime. I'm not smart enough about DVDs to figure out how to upload it here, though.
EvilKingMacrocranios 3 years ago
THANK YOU. I've been looking all over Youtube for this. Which link was it in?
cksmith08 3 years ago
Do a google search for "interview with Paul Kurnit".
EvilKingMacrocranios 3 years ago
this brings back memories taht's i don't have...i wasn't born in the 80's but if i was it's like old times. :)
Autovolt127 3 years ago
I'm impressed with the animation in this commercial. The sleek shiney style is far better than anything seen in season 1. Hard to believe this is something like 1983 or 1984 when this was animated. Most other shows had a dulled down look to them at that point. (Look at Superfriends, Fantastic 4, and even He-man for example.)
Great find. Thanks for posting it!
DJ80s 3 years ago
We can assume they spent a lot of time on this animation, since it was the first one. When you get into season production, the quality will tend to go down for some shows, since everything has to be rushed out, due to the number of shows in the queue. That means key frames will usually be sloppily drawn, and shading will sometimes be neglected.
hellspreetube 3 years ago
you can def. tell that the animation for this is at its highest level. When you fast forward to Years 2 and 3 the animation starts to go down hill fast!
iLLMiLLz978 3 years ago
That depends. If you want to refer to episodes like "City of Steel" or "Triple Takeover", I totally agree. But if you want to refer to episodes like "The God Gambit", or "The Golden Lagoon", I'd have to respectfully disagree.
TKE31 2 years ago
I don't know if it's fair to compare the two because Sunbow's in house animation studio did the early commercials while the cartoon was done by another studio entirely.
EvilKingMacrocranios 2 years ago
@hellspreetube they had season 1 made before they advertised
KingTorrtera 1 year ago
@KingTorrtera If you're saying they had produced season 1 before they produced the ad, then they obviously had separate production teams, since the ad used different character model sheets. I would also be surprised to know that they spent money on producing a whole season before advertising to know if they had an audience for it. If you're talking about the 3-part pilot, that wouldn't be considered season 1.
hellspreetube 1 year ago
@hellspreetube all of season 1 they had air time bought already
KingTorrtera 1 year ago
Great to see this again, love the early design of Megatron!
Swainy101 3 years ago 4
Thanks! I have been looking for this one for years!
evan1975 3 years ago 3
Michael Bay needs to put battles like this in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. Decepticons where kicking but and Sideswipe,Prowl,and Jazz are fighting for there life.
JaredMan328 3 years ago 5