Patriot Prime Reviews 1989 Classics Pretender Bumblebee

[@franzise3605]

Love how Bumblebee gets turned into Goldbug and then turned back into Bumblebee, that's some Megatron > Galvatron > Super Megatron levels of goofy

[@grahamandlukecollectables8538]

Great review! I've got this Bumblebee but I didn't realise he was a pretender. I always thought it was some retool or something. Who knew! Thanks for sharing!

[@MDestron2282]

At some point after the Pretenders line they sold the robots without the shells. I had Bee, Jazz and Starscream when I was a kid but I never had their shells. I never even knew until recently that they were the Pretender versions.

[@lukebaldock4672]

This is still my favorite bumblebee figure

[@gw9241]

Hi, many thanks for the excellent review of Pretender Bumblebee. I had no idea about the backstory of this guy and the Classic Pretenders, and how it all ultimately led to the Matrix Quest story arch - will need to check it out. Always appreciate the background story and info you provide - also very cool, that the toy has a G1 cartoon accurate face sculpt.

[@stephencerhit]

If you look closely at his vehicle mode he has the black stripes on the front that the live action movies use in his car modes.

[@BertTheStormtrooper]

I love how you keep bringing up Cpt Power, another favorite toy line of mine! Love this figure, definitely my favorite G1 Bumblebee! Awesome video as always brother! AIRBORNE!!!

[@transformersukcollector]

Awesome review totally agree I think he has the best Pretender inner robot, great job.

[@aviatordanz]

Yeah, all the pretenders with the exception of Jazz are designed after there voice actors, which sucks because it would have been awesome to have a Scatman Cruthers figure.

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

Agreed

[@alekskot9240]

Man... you have a magic gift reviewing Trs figures. You are my favorite! Keep rocking

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

Wow, thanks!

[@JROD082384]

This is the only classic pretender I had back in '89, and then I also had Vroom and Crossblades pretenders as well. They are all beat to hell and missing bits from years of hard play back in the day, since 5 year old me didn't understand that these things would be huge collector's items 30+ years in the future.

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

I'm missing a lot of the Autobot Pretenders...the mission continues.

[@JROD082384]

Godspeed in your quest, Patriot Prime!

[@RPO808]

Great review! Only had one pretender when I was younger, Skullgrin. I absolutely loved it!

[@SoundwaveNL1977]

Cool figure. Thanks for sharing brother

[@canopyfields]

I love the classic pretenders. Their stories were good and interesting. Remember they played a big part in the final matrix quest saga, as they battled thunderwing and lost!!!

[@RetroRobotRadio]

There's one other appearance of this shell. The teaser comic for Shattered Glass has the Classic shells appear in a lab. tformers.com/transformers-botcon-08-shattered-glass-comic-3-page-preview/9223/news.html

[@RetroActionUK]

The best of the Pretender Classics (as the packaging calls them) or Classic Pretenders!

[@joerodriguez8519]

I have the g1 legends version! Didn’t realize it was a Kmart exclusive!!

[@BluckersVideosandToys]

The more I see these Pretenders the more I want them.

[@kaisipe412]

Cloudburst is a great pretender to get

[@angelokeaton6604]

Same.

[@harlanPerry]

It's just a shame the pretender shell for jazz didn't look like scatman crothers.

[@marcch72]

The smaller weapon also fits in the hole on top of the vehicle mode

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

Sure does, I realized I forgot to show that during editing but wasn't going to pull out all my equipment for a reshoot.

[@tigerbread78]

I prefer the Marvel UK version of how Bumblebee got destroyed.

[@CannonFodder93]

I do like Bumblebee's Pretender figure quite a bit. He isn't as cool looking as Jazz and Starscream, but at least he does have an advantage over Pretender Grimlock: the inner robot looks good in both modes.

[@chapeljohn9462]

Jazz: Bumblebee, you've eaten too many doughnuts. Get on that treadmill right now!! Bumblebee: Aw, man, I just wanted win the contest!! (Nice review!! I do agree that he's a cool figure, just not the best Bumblebee in G1. Main problem is the proportions in robot mode, but otherwise, he's cool. Though I do imagine that the face plate change did a lot for the children in the 80s.)

[@RetroRobotRadio]

This shell was repainted for Dairycon into Pretender Convoy. dairylandtransfans.com/2010figmooo.html

[@cybertronconvoy]

What about a comparison of the G1 Walmart reissue Bumblebee with the G1 face?

[@animemusicarchive5292]

They should have created several other classic decepticon pretender like pretender soundwave, shockwave or maybe blitzwing? But if blitzwing then he will be a triple changer classic decepticon pretender? That is just a mouthful.

[@animemusicarchive5292]

Could it be that the human pretender shell for some autobots resembles some characters from gi joe?

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

I never thought of that.

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

Yeah... don't see that as Dan Gilvezan.

[@francobonazzola5012]

Who would be your best pretenders ?

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

Thunderwing, Skullgrin, Roadblock, Cloudburst, and Bumblebee

[@francobonazzola5012]

@@PatriotPrimeReviews Thanks! and your worst?

[@animemusicarchive5292]

The bee can pretend.