Rom the Space Knight TV commercial

[@rzionrnrzfm5925]

This has to be easily the coolest ads for a toy ever. Using the lore created by Bill mantlo to hype him was genius. Great comic too.

[@crithon]

over 75 issues, and it tied into EVERY SINGLE MARVEL COMIC BOOK ON RELEASE!

[@danielferstendig]

The real life buzzlightyear.

[@EMTeves]

Except, Rom (the Toy) was nowhere near as popular as Buzz was.

[@davehandelman2832]

BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW!

[@maths1995]

Holy smokes i just realized the reference.

[@waltonsimons12]

@@maths1995 Wait, what? There's a "ROM" reference in Beyond the Black Rainbow? I don't remember that, but it's been ages since I watched it. Can you clue me in?

[@von7405]

​@@waltonsimons12 There's a video on KZbin that reversed the phone call scene, that's where it references this commercial. Just search up beyond the black rainbow reversed phone call.

[@von7405]

​@@waltonsimons12There's a video on KZbin that reversed the phone call scene in BTBR it references this commercial

[@waltonsimons12]

@@von7405 I just found it. Thanks! I had no idea; I just figured it was bizarre sound effects. (Which, to be sure, it was, but you know what I mean. 🙂)

[@carolinacortina5720]

To Infinity and Beyond

[@villain68]

I had one of these when it first came out. I had a comic book too before the toys hit the shelves.

[@kannakamui2334]

I found this in my recommended and i guess its because i watched the robot chicken sketch. I didn’t know it had all this lore lmao. Rom the Space Knight tv series when, the final villian should the Guy with a Giant Magnet.

[@lukealberts1189]

Damn long commercial.

[@spadehatesscrewtube]

jem. and synergy. they are afraid.

[@LegitMan335]

Cryptic 0-0

[@Lfdjake91]

Obviously, this promotional video & the Rom action figure himself were heavily influenced by Star Wars.