Vehicle Voltron Toy Commercial

[CoolJoeRed]

I have this. Got it for my birthday in 1985. Ironically I knew the year I got it, but seeing that copyright 1985 at the bottom of the screen only backs up my tried and true memory.

[underlinedbluetext]

sweeeeeeeeeeet

[antidirect]

i have bought this voltron on ebay and it was very expensive.. because its rare and old :)

[CaptainAshSpearow]

Hold it, guys! Something's not right! Let's take it back to step 6!

[hilarioph]

I wish they have it on Amazon that vehicle Voltron

[scottandrewhutchins]

The annoying part was that the helicopter blades couldn't come off like in the show.

[fedner31]

So many memories! I had the five-lion Voltron! Awesome toys! I feel so sorry for the Poke Mon/Power Ranger generation!

[ThisNamesNowTaken]

One of the many toys I never got as a kid :(

[Diskoboy1974]

Still have mine I got for Xmas of '84!! My nephews play with it now whenever they come to visit. And they've figured out what I did all those years ago - putting it together was a total pain in the ass!

[burf82]

Vehicle Voltron all the way!

[Gilvader210]

Finally got one off of ebay about a month ago and love him. That boy is big though I'll tell you that much. I thought he sucked ass back in the day like everyone else, but he's actually pretty cool.



[bmandrake01]

I would have sold my soul for that toy back in 87...

[TheRealOzMuerte]

@0:19 Its cool they put lighting on that kid to make it appear like his skin is blue like Krik's.

[90fxstang]

I had the cheap swapmeet version! An absolute horror to put together!

[AnyBodyWannaPeanut]

I love vehicle Voltron!!! :D

[TheMk1138]

Somethings wrong, lets take it back to step 6!

[Bluedash3r]

that car version of voltron is a fail

[ALIENFAN23]

that in my opion is the worst voltron ever i like the cat voltron and only the tv shows of it aka voltron defender of the universe and voltron force

[Atriviality]

@ALIENFAN23

What about "Voltron: The Third Dimension"?

[fatroc33]

I had that toy. I remember saving for a few month to buy it. I think I pay $50 for it

[icu2jimy]

I vaguely remember having this.

[funk192]

I had something like this hwne I was about 3-4yrs old, but only the foot/car lol. It sucked XD.

[David315842]

It's time to form....DAIRUGGER XV! :D

[amishmike1]

Land team sucked

[fahrmeier]

So all the parts made sense individually, you had a jet, a helicopter, SUV, Submarine, etc then there is the three parts that made up the torso...what the hell were those supposed to be?

[oc395]

i waned the big lion set

with action figures but

instead my dad got me the

mini lions set i was bummed

[whoopdiddydo]

had lion voltron as a kid, was never able to get one of those unfortunantly. Really did want it.

[Doomsday971]

@whoopdiddydo Me too, but I was happy with just 5 lions as opposed to like 30 vehicles. lol Plus the lions were big so they were easier to keep up with.

[whoopdiddydo]

@Doomsday971 That's true about the lions. How many kids must have lost one of those 30 pieces and it was never the same toy again? Also, Vehicle votron looks like he is wearing skates, which isn't the most manly thing for him.

[Doomsday971]

@whoopdiddydo Saving the universe while delivering your Sonic burger, lol!

[mvilla36]

Well I'm 36 and I'm still a Voltron freak!

I watch the cartoon on Netflix

[Goldendragon7377]

@mvilla36 The new one that came out this month is pretty cool.The life action movie is on the works.Hopefully it turns out well.

[SuperKRGR]

Very cool.

[j26fremont]

anyone remember what the original retail price was?? I had it and I think it was around $100??

[haggardass666]

So this just completly solved my hunt to figure out what the hell these leg peices and red jet come from

[andoc]

I actually had the whole thing. Kicked the butt of Lion Voltron in my opinion. What I did never like were the faces of the three kids, they look weird with that stoned expression. Brrr....

[Cavillier1970]

@andoc Finally someone who agrees with me. Anyone I talk to about Voltron its always "Lions so great!" To me the Vehicle Teams were more realistic. Although I read if you're a Vehicle Team fan you're more a Star Trek fan, if you're Lion Team you're more a Star Wars fan.

[andoc]

@Cavillier1970 Well, I don't know about that, I actually like Star Wars much, much more than Star Trek. But yeah, Vehicle Voltron had a better story than Lions, better team and better weapons, too.

[Optimus313]

@Cavillier1970 Two me I'm a Voltron fan weather it's the Lion or Vehicle teams they are both defenders of universe.

[Cavillier1970]

@Optimus313 I agree, and the one episode where they had both voltrons fighting the Drools was awesome. Too bad the vehicle team & the third team didnt get the push in the US like they did in Japan.

[Optimus313]

@Cavillier1970 Yeah I remember that movie when I saw the pic I was like I would really like to see that but then I saw it the movie is called "Voltron defender of the universe the fleet of doom" if you wanted to know so you could check it out.

[Optimus313]

@Cavillier1970 This is my opinion I think they should make a Master piece Vehicle voltron to go along with the Lion Version which I still want.

[destro319]

always wanted this when I was a kid, and the one that had 4 robots inside each other

[777lokobratL]

People sell these on ebay All the time....and they make good money.

i wish i still had mine!!!!!!!!!!!

[mylene97531]

I wanted that toy so much, but my mother refused to buy it because it was only for boys.

[keithyw]

so this commercial demonstrates that two kids get screwed when the robot is formed :p

[TheChoujinVirus]

Leader: Wait a minute, guys. Something's not right

Let's take it back to step 6

[cheeseman4444]

@TheChoujinVirus hahaha robot chicken ftw

[TheChoujinVirus]

@cheeseman4444

Civilian: Voltron...where were you?

Leader: we got here at the speed of Justice!

Civilian: It's not even the real voltron..it's just that stupid vehicle one..*blows brains out with gun*

[wolfstarchaser]

I actually had this thing. It came in about a godzillion pieces; I was lucky enough to find them at a discount store (similar to Big Lots or somesuch, but not as big) for $7/team.

[Grooveraider]

The Matchbox version was pathetic in comparison the Japanese toy which came with all their weapons.

[misterchemist]

@Grooveraider : i agree.

[sumosam87]

woah.. didn't know matchbox bought rights to sell vehicle force in us.

[metalica2444266]

i never cares for the vehicle voltron cartoons. if you liked it cool, just saying i prefered allura and the lions

[pcgsociety]

I own two of this toy.

[potaka79]

that shit was cool.

[triipge]

DAIRUGGER, Fighting formation, on!

[ellnats]

oh my god someone told me about that we were watch ing the robot chicken epi about that and he said that thing was a pain in the ass both finding all the picese and putting them together

[Janayla94]

I wish Toynami would make an actual 20th anniversary Vehicle Voltron like they've done with the lions a few time's already. We all know the vehicle cartoon sucked ass big time but the Vehicle Voltron itself was still a nice piece of art work.

[kranktank]

@Janayla94 i don't agree on the cartoon, it wasn't my favorite but I liked it anyway, but a big hell yeah from me on a re-release of Dairugger/Vehicle Voltron. Got to be in die cast like the lions, though, "it's a lost art". :)

[Janayla94]

@kranktank If the fan's can just get Toynami to release an actual transforming Vehicle Voltron and not that plastic vinyl non-transforming Vehicle Voltron that's being sold through Entertainment Earth toy store then that would be great!

[kranktank]

@Janayla94 oh definitely it has to be transforming/combining and articulated. I wouldn't buy an immobile hunk of metal that was shaped to look like a car, I'd want to buy a real working car, just like I wouldn't buy that vinyl piece of junk you mentioned.

[jesamani75]

die cast lions were cooler.

[shootEMlikeCrazy]

0:15 why the fuck is that kid on a motobike

[Skybaby79]

Oh Christ...My childhood

*cries"

I could never find one with all it's parts.

[Alexsplat2]

0:16 that kids on a bike i dont think hes part of the team lolz

[NCTaikoDrumboy]

Ah, the memories this commercial rings back:

"Okay, Air Team... DETACH!"

"Land Team... SPLIT 'EM UP!"

"Sea Team... BREAK IT UP!"

"Everybody ready?"

Okay, then... LET'S FORM VOLTRON!"

[bassguitarist21]

i thought flash gordan was th defender of the universe

[SayVarRee]

lmao

[Nsinger998]

you don't really see ads like this anymore. especially not since the government cracked down on advertising to kids.

[hilarioph]

Me too

[lorrblade]

I WANT THAT!!!!!

(((O.O)))

[bassguitarist21]

ditto

[JasonAllen]

Matchbox robbed us of the cool weapons this toy should have had, same with Voltron III (GoLion).

[Devilbat]

They gave us Albegas (intended as Voltron II) but we never got Daltanius (Voltron III). Dairugger (Vehicle Voltron) ended up being Voltron II and they sold Albegas as Voltron III even though they never ended up using the show. Daltanius was really cool though. My friend had it (Godaikin Japanese import) cause his parents were rich.

[JasonAllen]

I had Daltanius, too. Had it been released as Voltron, Matchbox would have gutted it of its spring mechanisms, and ditched all of the accessories.

[fatalgrace79]

wow you guys sound like a broken record. I wish i knew the difference between these toys. all iknew that when i was a kid in the early 80's i wanted this toy too. must be nice to be a spoiled kid in thise era pretending to be an 80's kid.

[literalprig]

Vehicle Voltron totally sucked ass and everyone knows it. There I said it.

[JasonAllen]

I wasn't "spoiled". My Daltanius was second hand, My GoLion was a cheap bootleg, and my Vehicle Voltron was bought on clearance from Pic 'N Save.

[LuvBugLuvver]

Actually, there's a difference between what you think and what "everyone knows". Do not confuse opinion for fact.

[kingkongbassbeat]

I remember this horrible toy. It had too many pieces and it if you lost or broke one you were screwed.

[zvermilyer2]

That's the way it was in the TV show, so that's the way it was in the toy.

[SpacerAM2]

Metroplex reminds me of Macstar 2 from Macron 1.

[SpacerAM2]

Bombshell's mouth vent design look like Mazinger Zees'. Omega Supreme has them hoses that connect around his lower face and mouth like the Zeon Zaku mobile suit does. So yes I see the resemblances.

[hotcakes23]

Everyone had the lion voltron and I had this one growning up. It had so many pecies to buy, my parents had to declare bankruptcy

[fatobowman]

The Lion Voltron was way cooler. My brother and sisters and I had them all.

[SlimTwisted]

You know, as a kid I loved Vehicle Voltron but looknig at it these days, a lot of those vehicles were pretty lame. I mean many of them just look like nothing more than robot body parts. Take the Land Team for example, other than the two cars, what the hell are those other things supposed to be?

[fauztran]

I completely agree. If the vehicle Voltron were to be redesigned, I wonder how it would look now.

[JMFabianoRPL]

Well yeah...VV was best when he was put together. At least the separate lions in Lion Voltron had play value. What would you do with one of the feet cars that you can't do with a toy car? And yes, a lot of the vehicle modes were pretty ambiguous. I still like VV a lot though.

[Rodimus78]

If Vehicle Voltron were revamped, it would probably look like Voltes V. For the record....I wasn't fond of Vehicle Voltron aka Dairugger XIX that much since the robot ripped off Voltes V.

-R78

[SpacerAM2]

And Voltes V is ripoff of Getter Robo. Don't you think Power Rangers is a ripoff too? It is so hard to be original. Optimus Prime's head looks like Gundam's. Omega Supreme's head looks like a Zeon Zaku. Bombshell's head looks like Mazinger Z'.

[Rodimus78]

Bullshit....Voltes V was a spinoff of Combattler V(same creator), Lion Voltron aka Golion was spunoff from Zyurangers (both made from Toei Co.), Omega Supreme doesn't even come close to a Zaku so that's Bullshit. Bombshell's head looking like Mazinger Z is also Bullshit....They only share the same grill mouths and that's a minor similarity. I agree that Prime's head is similar to a Gundam, but not a total ripoff. It's so hard to be original?...now that's lazy-minded BULLSHIT.

-R78

[SpacerAM2]

It's silly how one person always want to contradict the other every time. Looking like an even bigger ignoramus as a result.

[Rodimus78]

Bomshell's vent isn't identical to Mazinger's, Omega S's coils are too small to look like a Zaku and he doesn't have a snout.

Who's contradicting who Spacer AM2? Not me so quit bullshitting around.

-R78

[SpacerAM2]

I still dissagree with you. It's you that is contradicting me. Everyone has an opinion. Speak your mind if you wish. May you someday drop the baloney baggage yourself.

[Rodimus78]

Hey look buddy, It's not my intent to bruise your pride. I've made a logical analysis, and you have to get all mad about that. I think it's crap and BS that you condemn me as ignorant without asking me WHY I disagree. You're a Christian and you ought to know better than that. I'm not trying to be a KIA-Boy, I'm just being to be honest here. I feel sad for you acting like this.

-R78

[SpacerAM2]

You are no different than I am. But atleast I'm letting you speak your mind. You told me to shut up and I didn't treat you that way. I'm trying to have some tolerance. I think you should work on that too.

[Rodimus78]

WHAT?! HUH!?

First of all.....buddy, I didn't tell you to shut up.

Second of all....I'm letting you speak your mind as well.

Third of all....I'm expressing a logical opinion, I'm in no ways expressing my perfection or dominance to you. I've made that very clear to you buddy.

Just b/c I said "quit bullshiting around" doesn't technically mean "shut up", and unfortunately you're continuing this slandering crap and that's indeed bullshit.

-R78

[pherob]

I can't believe I forced my parents to buy this piece of junk lol

[Devilbat]

My friend had Daltanius and I had Dynaman and Gardian

[dale7wc]

the second kid "sea team seprate" really seemed into this commerical...this voltron

is coming out on dvd in december 23,2008

can't wait enjoyed both versions lions and

vehicle force voltrons

[tohotxox]

i had all the lions lol!!!

[carnivalofsouls2047]

Junkyard Voltron is da bomb!

[xeokym]

KICK ASS! Sweet, it brings back memories. I still have mine too...I collect Godaikin, Transformers, chogokin, Bandai robots, die cast metal Japanese toys, etc. and I loooove seeing the old commercials for all my toys. Keep posting them!

[stef300000]

I just order masterpiece Voltron(Golion) I cant wait to come home

[xeokym]

The Masterpiece Voltron is pretty cool, but I still like the old version better...the new one looks too "skinny" in some ways. Of course it's waaaaay more articulated, you can pose it just about any way you want to, whereas the old one was hardly posable even tho it had quite a lot of joints. I'm still waiting for the Soul of Chogokin version of Lionbot to come out!

[Georgiacatcrimson]

Theh real flaw of Masterpiece Voltron is the lack of pop-out weapons.

[watcherjt]

I wished I had had one of those when I was a kid, but oh well.

[whatizit202]

just think what will happen if you lose 1 piece.

[javijana1972]

The worst day of my life was around Halloween when dad (unknowingly) backed up the van and crushed our vehicle Voltron. My lil bro and I cried for days (lol)....got it back that christmas!!! Great memories...thanks 4 sharing

[djuro20]

gayyyyyy

[RafaelPhoenix07]

damn that shit looks complicated

[RafaelPhoenix07]

that shit looks complicated

[carnut015]

@RafaelPhoenix07 It IS. I have one minus a few bits and pieces and to transform it either way without the epic cuts, takes quite a while. I love it all the same, though.

[maddnus13]

i have the 2 voltrons, what a luck !

[hilarioph]

I wonder matchbox was selling voltorn

[LastStarfighter]

Cool! I had lots of Lion Force Voltron stuff but I have no recall of the Vehicle Force toys. Thanks for posting this :D!

[mikesgtrs2]

these were one the best toys ever made __ iam lucky enough to own a vehicle voltron and ist great

[MrGilliardMusic]

I still have mine too. :)

[Rodimus78]

Where's the robot's blazing sword?

[MDthornton83]

Cool. I'm surprised I didn't see the king sized toy before. I've seen the king sized toy of Lion-Voltron but not Vehicle-Voltron. That is until I saw this commercial.

[crazyermonkey]

i had the lion one

[MDthornton83]

Cool.

[crazyermonkey]

i forgot where i put it though...

[Teddywolf]

i remember having the massive voltron that was controlled by battieres it was like 3 feet tall. and the blazing sword withthe pull string...then my dogs found them >.>

[mekandarobo]

is it dairugger XV?

[FullMetal5]

boy i wish i had those toys

[an147]

You still can find´em at e-bay.

[HansCent]

i lost them piece by piece.. i think some kid stole mine =(

[taz55bug]

i had both lions and ships

[an147]

I only got the lion force Voltron.

[tringrad50]

lol, America screws up japanese translations again

[wokchan53]

Why was it that, America insisted on calling any and every super robot from 80s Japan Voltron?! There's only one Voltron(the lions) This robot is Dai-raga it had a completely different plot, stroyline and universe even.

[trustarscreamer]

just like robotech...if it was all threaded together it was more marketable...and considering this was over 20 years ago before the purist otaku came out...we were pretty happy...thankfully I can buy a Voltron or Robotech box set and you can buy a Macross or Go Lio and we can both be happy

[Optimus313]

Where can I get one.

[Godtron]

Ebay, my friend. Ebay.

[Optimus313]

Got ya

[Chuloloc]

Awesome.

[KronnangDunn]

Wow... I want It!!! A friend of mine had it when I was a kid... It was an escellent toy... Diecast metal rules!!!!

[Godtron]

This set wasnt made of die cast metal though. You may have it confused with the lion set. This vehicle set was made entired of plastic and real rubber tires. They had one made of metal which was much smaller and not mainstreamed to the american market though.

[mekandarobo]

what about the popy version?

[Godtron]

The Japan product was also plastic. Theres a web page that explains the history of how the toy company originally wanted to make this toy out of di-cast, however was too expensive to produce. So, instead, gave them plastic housings.

[mekandarobo]

doeas Ebay have it?