The Incomplete History of The Transformers!

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[@jeremyjedynak]

This video contains content from Toy Galaxy. ... Is it canon? ... YES!!!

[@tommykaos8406]

What does canon mean?

[@Rojixus]

Happy 40th anniversary, Transformers!

[@kardiserde]

38!!

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

​@@kardiserdeHasbro is promoting the 40 anniversary.

[@SkittleKicksPlays]

Thanks for reminding me that I'm that old LOL!!! 🤣

[@Rikirakka]

The dirk diggler “you got the touch” was epic lol. 😅

[@jax2428]

I was Leo Dicaprio pointing at the screen the first time I seen that scene in Boogie Nighte.😂

[@AMVH2012]

Guy who watched each of these videos 3 times is now watching all these videos a fourth time.

[@dendostar5436]

Yes. Yes, I am.

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

Way to celebrate the 40th anniversary.

[@MiguelMendoza-pn1fe]

Here I am

[@mikal768]

Me. I’m the guy

[@bluenothing720]

Same here man. Same here.

[@xerofetus]

I don't remember Hasbro killing off a bunch of my Little ponies in their movie to continue their product...

[@anon_laughing_man]

🤣🤣🤣

[@WolfRamAndHart]

@@anon_laughing_man And somehow Duke survived a snake staff thrown by Serpenter to the heart. So MLP wouldn't pull the trigger as well. While done for the wrong reasons, the Transformers movie at least didn't treat kids like complete idiots.

[@Harbingeruprisingofficial]

I can only imagine the Death Ponies cut, lol

[@WolfRamAndHart]

@@Harbingeruprisingofficial I had to look up online the "plot" of the My Little Ponies movie...none of present well established ponies of today, but the "Spike" dragon is still there. But can you imagine the group outrage for killing off a fictional talking pony geared to girls, as a means to sell new toys? Hasbro got off easy, for killing Optimus Prime, who amazingly enough, was a role model, in the Lincoln mode.

[@HollywoodWick3d]

​@@WolfRamAndHartDuke wasn't supposed to survive in the original script... The reaction to Prime's death forced a late rewrite before release.

[@MilesDashing]

Because he got blacklisted after Citizen Kane, Orson Welles had to do a lot of commercials to pay the bills. The Brain's (from "Pinky and the Brain") voice performance was inspired by a series of coffee commercials Welles did. Welles knew that the Transformers was a big toy commercial, but that doesn't entail that he didn't respect it or take his role seriously. I can't remember if it was Lindsay Ellis or hbomberguy, but they convinced me Welles probably wouldn't have been sad to know his last role was as a talking planet in a toy commercial...more likely he would have laughed!

[@minnieclark5625]

Happy 40th birthday, Bumblejumper!

[@thatsandwich2go531]

Wish I had that one

[@rhysh7390]

The stories in the Marvel UK comics after the movie (“Target 2006”, “Wanted: Galvatron - Dead or Alive”, all the way through to “Time War”) were superb and would have been a great big screen sequel.

[@colingram8785]

"We now return to the Transformers!". How frickin' amazing were those voice over guys, same as the 80s movie trailers on VHS. The 80s is just the best decade

[@mrmikermac]

Always felt gobots deserved a better shot. I actually liked many of their figures a lot more when I was younger, but transformers clearly surpassed them in quality over time.

[@robleavold84]

Always loved go-bots due to the movie.

[@sidearmsalpha]

No way. There really was no comparison, especially with the robot designs and animation. The Go-bots cartoon paled in comparison. They could have done a comic book which actually for me was way better than the cartoon with the stories being more serious and a continuing story. I think there was a Japanese cartoon for Machine Robo which Tonka should have dubbed and aired in the US. The US cartoon was just too cheesy. And the toys lacked the cool design and complexity of Transformers. I remember my younger bro and I walking several miles as kids to a Mervyns with money we had saved up to hopefully get a Transformer but to our disappointment, they only had Go-bots. We didn't wanna walk back empty-handed so we each got one. I ended up with Dozer is what I think his name was. His transformation was laughable. He bent at his waist and his arms pushed in to become a bulldozer. After that, I swore Go-bots off forever. Luckily I was able to get Prowl at a TRU soon after and was so impressed with him.

[@Vyctor353]

This Has Truly Been My Absolute Favorite Cartoon Since Childhood...From Generation One To Beast Wars...Thank You For The Work You Put Into This...Really Appreciate It...

[@kharilester]

Me too. We had a lot of epic cartoons in the 80’s, but Transformers will always be my number one.

[@jax2428]

Me three, I've watched and collected transformers since day 1. Sept. 17th 1984

[@AnyBodyWannaPeanut]

1. Why did you stop at Beast Wars? 2. Why is every word capitalized in your comment?

[@Vyctor353]

@@AnyBodyWannaPeanut The Short Answer Is I Have OCD...Beast Wars Was Just The First Reference That Came To Mind...

[@AnyBodyWannaPeanut]

@@Vyctor353 Ah I see! Did you enjoy Animated or Prime series? Are there any series you did not enjoy?

[@davidpyott3710]

Almost two hours of Transforming toys related programming 🤩🤩 with a host who rapidly ages and de-ages before our very own eyes I'll clear my schedule for this morning 😂😂

[@Kenneth2413]

And with facial hair that appears, goes away, comes back, goes away again and then reappears.

[@numbbaby]

No shit,.man, I'm going thru some stuff, and even though I am just about 18 min. in so far...you are helping me out. I really appreciate it, you really have no idea how much you're helping some random guy....

[@numbbaby]

Actually, this compilation more than anything preceding it, will get me to your Patron finally. Just FYI. You rock, you SOB.

[@chrissiebeneck3294]

Holy cow! I didn't realize it was a full feature length documentary! I'm going to have to pause this until I can make a bit more time. But looking forward to it!!

[@gundambassexe31]

Bumble jumper ! XD that was a handful but awesome 😊😊

[@bubba966]

Why did I stop having an interest in Transformers toys? When I got an NES for crimmus in '87. Everyone I knew had moved onto NES and later Gameboy, Genesis, SNES, etc. The video game era killed off toys for the title of main plaything...

[@texasbeast239]

I lost most of my TF interest after the movie. S3 barely registered. When I grew up, I learned to love it all. Even the Japanese G1. Still hate everything post-BW though.

[@carlosvillavicencio6710]

OK I always thought the yellow body toy I had was just a cliffjumper factory mistake. I had never even heard of Bumblejumper until this video. Now I treasure this item from my childhood even more.

[@Yomanchamcru]

I figured the same about my red Bumblebee. I remember hunting for Christmas presents buried in a wardrobe I wasn't supposed to be in and being like 'Muuuuumm!' Bumblebee blister pack, Bumblebee body, but red bodywork. Mid-eighties me was so confusedupset, he didn't mind copping to hunting for presents in early December if it meant he got an explanation. None was forthcoming till now!

[@animeking1357]

I gotta say I love that blue Optimus that goes inside the Magnus armor. I'd love a new figure of that. Maybe a new Missing Link figure?

[@gundambassexe31]

Transformers 40 years old and still evolving with the eras . Just like tmnt ( also 40 years old )

[@PowerRangersLostGalaxyFanFilm]

Comics - 40 years. Cartoon - 40 come 2027. 1990 movie - 40 come 2030. Holy midage pizza, Batman!

[@RetroRanter]

Whew! you could say this is, The history of The Transformers: The Movie Thanks for putting everything together so far. 💜 Awesome for the 40th Anniversary.

[@frankyboi1819]

I love how the selling model of toys, cartoon, and comics has effected so many toy lines. Masters of the Universe is one of my favorites because the two continuity’s were very similar in themes but the actual story’s are completely different

[@aaronweinzetl149]

Thank you for the years of entertainment, information, humor, and single frame gags. Bumblejumper

[@Harbingeruprisingofficial]

I’d like the official “Hey…. Things That Shoot Balls” alarm clock/ring tone, please. (With the proper mobster accent of course)

[@ToyKennections]

Love that you included the Oddities episodes in this supercut!

[@phantomharlock999]

I was a massive Transformers fan as a kid and when the movie came out I was really only upset about Optimus Prime's death. Even though i wasn't a fan of Rodimus I really liked the post movie cartoon better because it was more of a Sci-Fi show which i loved. I was so stoked for the Return of Optimus Prime and so crushed that it just ended there. That's what made me disinterested in Transformers the conclusion of the G1 cartoon here in the US.

[@MilesDashing]

That's totally understandable. But you missed out on by far the best season of G1. The writing was darker and more mature, more creative and sci-fi, had more character depth (mainly in the form of how Rodimus was conflicted about being the leader because he felt he couldn't live up to OP the OG), and of course...the return of Optimus Prime! Twice! He got to come back and nobly sacrifice himself for the Autobots AGAIN in "Dark Awakening," then come back for real in the two parter that closed off the season. Me around 14 at the time and a little too old for Transfomers, saw season 3 first, and believe me if you see season 3 of G1 first, seasons 1 and 2 are nearly unwatchable. They are an enormous downgrade, written for slightly younger kids, set on present-day Earth instead of in space, with every episode being the same "Megatron comes up with a way to steal energy and the Autobots stop him" formula over and over. Watching seasons 1 and 2 after having seen season 3 is like watching the prequels after having grown up on the original Star Wars films. Which I also experienced, lol.

[@phantomharlock999]

@@MilesDashing I think you misread my comment. I didn't miss any seasons of G1 and described how despite the fact that I wasn't a fan of Rodimus I like the post movie cartoon more because of it being more Sci-Fi.

[@DroneBeeStrike]

Ok what we need is a movie that's transformers vs gobots, but it's like small soldiers and the toys are literally competing for "territory" on toystore shelves

[@MrBeardsley]

If you really want a rough night, do a shot every time Dan says “Peter Cullen” or “Frank Welker” during this video.

[@avenuePad]

I remember seeing Transformers: The Movie in the theatre when it was first released. I was 10 years old and I drove my bike to the nearby mall where it was playing. I was in all my glory. I absolutely loved the movie. And I did witness a mother and her son leave the theatre after Prime's death. After the movie, I rode my bike back home and begged my mother for money so I could go see it again before the next showing started. Critics be damned. I always loved that movie. I felt like the movie wasn't treating me like an idiot. The deaths and smattering of curse words made me feel like I wasn't just watching something for kids. It felt like a movie.

[@Nitemerican]

The fact ads still got squeezed into the hour compilation. I respect it.

[@cecilfahie7152]

It amazes me that Hasbro took fans money to make a toy, a toy that they fully could make on their own.......and that's Business 101

[@davidfrederick1971]

Im not sure when I first attempted this (re) search (years ago), but when searched for items related to the song (1976) and film (1978) "Convoy" by C.W. McCall by inputting the word "Convoy" into EBAY, results with the Transformers autobot leader Optimus Prime appeared. WTF!? And despite the fact I was a Transformers fan from its Sept 1984 debut I had NO idea their origin is from a Japan toy line.

[@SixshotRevan]

I was a Generation 2 Transformers kid, but my older brother had the G1 toys. When he was too old to care about them anymore, I started getting the G1 toys as hand-me-downs. Between him and the G2 repaints, I had nearly all of the Combiner teams. He only had two of the Headmasters, but I knew about the rest of them from his Transformers product catalogues.

[@mathewpanek1794]

Such an amazing wealth of information, Great work! Bumblejumper would be proud!

[@skyden24195]

Hey Dan, I saw your appearance on "The Toys That Built America," the Transformers vs. GoBots episode coincidently enough. (Was it a coincidence?) Tripped me out for a moment when I saw you on screen, I was like, "When did I switch back to KZbin?" Movin' up in the world? Of course, in the episode you were credited as being the host of something called "Toy Galaxy." 😄 (edit: punctuation)

[@jerrymoreno1714]

Bumblejumper! Great compilation! Greatest Hits package!

[@RichRetr0]

For some reason, I never really got into the toys as a kid, even though I loved the show. I did, however, have an Astro Train that I absolutely loved!

[@lutherheggs451]

the toys weren't anything spectacular. Some of them were OK at best alot of them were embarrassing looking garbage that barely resembled a robot. But atleast they had metal in them until the movie came along and they were turned into alot of garbage trash brick shaped plastic.

[@kristophergilliam9374]

Watched this over several weeks and thoroughly enjoyed it. Bumblejumper!

[@nathanwright812]

As a child with a limited vocabulary, I waited in anticipation each episode for a character named “Morthan” to meet “The Eye” as the theme song promised.

[@kevinoliver1756]

Love this channel keep up the great work y'all

[@laceywindu44]

Good to see the OG Mike Kaess as a bumblejumper in one of the videos

[@jimdwyer8607]

This video is friggin' amazing. I loved it!

[@MilesDashing]

38:36: It has always baffled me that Hasbro thought they had to permanently kill the first season characters in order to bring out the next year's toyline. Did they not know that you can release MORE THAN ONE VERSION of a character? They were trying to replicate Kenner's success with the Star Wars toys, which DIDN'T involve killing their main characters. They just released new versions of the characters to match their look in the latest films. And one of the 86 toys they released WAS AN UPGRADED OPTIMUS PRIME, but they chose to release him as a different character instead! Baffling. They'd barely have to change the story...have Optimus mortally wounded in the fight with Megatron, maybe APPEAR to die, while letting the audience know his spark is safe inside the Matrix, and have someone rebuild him bigger and better in the third act as the Ultra Magnus toy, but still CALLED Optimus. The Junkions could do it...there's ALREADY a scene of them rebuilding UM. How could they have MISSED this?

[@xodiaq]

I don’t think they thought they COULD get away with the differing versions like Star Wars. Prime always looked like Prime, unlike Luke who had moisture farmer robes, a fighter pilot suit, a tactical suit, and later a Jedi master suit. Prime was a truck or a robot, he didn’t change clothes and they never seemed to think of repaints. I mean, hell, they brought him back with the all white paint job and they didn’t even think to release that as a toy version. There was a real stuck mindset there. Any repaint became a new character, and they never managed to think past that.

[@UpNerdPodcastNetwork]

I had things to do today Dan why did you have to reach into my dreams and put together a video specifically tailored to meeeee?

[@bryantpino7993]

Thank you for existing. I love this channel.

[@btetschner]

I made sure to watch this compilation video slowly so I was 100% attentive to every part of it.

[@pranckstyr]

Great video as always. Thank you Bumblejumper!!!

[@lynngreen7978]

So this covers the first 17 years of Transformers. Will there be a follow up covering 2002-2024? (Unicron Trilogy, Animated, Live Action Movies, Aligned Continuity, Cyberverse, Earthspark, Energon Universe)

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Very helpful compilation video for understanding The Transformers Franchise!

[@Burnedcoffee0]

I started reading the new Skybound comics as my first introduction to transformers. Got curious about the history and some lore elements and this video actually answered all the question I had without getting too in the weeds about obscure single mention characters & stuff. Like, now I know why Soundwave is a cassette player.

[@Skorpius2]

I still can't believe you don't have milk with your cereal?!?! Great job with the Transformers series! I'm a G1 fan for life!

[@horrorfilmkid9910]

This is more sad than the many deaths of Prime.

[@michaellombardi1620]

Watch a two hour video of something I've already watched? Only for Transformers

[@rasmusolesen5307]

Bumblejumper❤

[@SonsOfLore]

I got into transformers a little late. I guess. I was going through puberty. By the time Headmasters came out, I had already gotten out of toys, and was into girls, and music. However in the beginning, I was a Transformers freak, after transitioning from GI Joe, to Gobots, to Transformers. Beast Wars brought me back to the franchise, and my collection continues to grow till this day. Unfortunately when ii got back into collecting again my house was broken into while I was away, and my collection, that I gained over maybe 5 years was raided, having only a handful left. Oddly enough, my GI Joe, and Gobots collections individually were larger than my Transformers collection when I was still a kid. You could take my GI Joe, Gobots, Star Wars, He Man, Shogun Warriors, and other collections combined now can't touch my Transformers collection. Which those previous collections happened to included would be the "ancestors" of Transformers in the Micronauts series. At 53 I'm a Transformers freak again, and still. Just the other day, I finally got my Missing Link Optimus Prime.

[@Ares180BPM]

JUMBLEBUMPER!

[@Smile_good68]

Optimus dying was the single most traumatic thing of my childhood. Another great episode Dan. Sidebar, where did you get that awesome GI Joe zip up?

[@kazecloud2916]

Curious if y'all will cover Gundam or even Toonami oh and Bumblejumper

[@TenNoZeorymer72]

Robotech Valkyrie? Macross Veritech?? Was that intentional, Young Dan? lol

[@ryanstarling9391]

Awesome episode. Can never go wrong with Transformers related topics, especially G1 related. Yes I'm biased lol

[@Celtic_Thylacine]

Holy shit! A "Guyver" reference. Wow! I had a little independant games rental place near me as kid that was very early on lots of games systems, etc. He did a side-line in anime and manga dvd rentals. Only had a few of "The Guyver" series but I was hooked. Loved it. "Crying Freeman" too.

[@leonigama5597]

awesome job about The Incomplete History from The Transformers

[@thisithis]

Well, I just saw a Boomerang Bumper that shouldn't exist promoting Exosquad.

[@skitariisoldier7367]

Exosquad is awesome!

[@thisithis]

@@skitariisoldier7367 Yeah, that Boomerang video is fake. But there were rumors that Exosquad was going to Toonami and that Universal ruined the deal. But, that was all it was just rumors.

[@jnerdsblog]

Yes, more of these longforms please!

[@Lokkiism]

MOVIE! omg this gave me so much insight and anger at what happened to robotech.

[@AbsolutionZeroX]

Bumblejumper! Great watch!

[@Anchorheart401]

The no beard host videos were the early days of the channel I'm guessing? Still got that infectious speedy energy in the speech though. 👍👍

[@christopherwebb3517]

48:29 - "Hey! I have a great idea to sell this new Hot Rod character! Let's kill off our most beloved existing character, and make it all Hot Rod's fault! This is a can't miss!"

[@TheTookinator]

Congrats on your newfound fame, Bumblejumper!

[@everyonexist]

Great tedtalk on bumblejumpers❤

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Great video and this is one of my favorites but you can guess which is my favorite one! I got my first vintage Skiff about 10 years ago for $100 and the boxed one was $250 from Dallas vintage toys but it did not have the insert sadly. I predict you do the Shuttle next

[@raulzavala9061]

I was 8 years old when Transformers came out and by 1986 I was just about to stop buying more TF's as I felt "too old" for them but then I saw TF The Movie and holy cow that was a turning point as I felt the franchise actually growing up with me and the more character driven season 3 episodes in a way proved that.

[@davidpyott3710]

"Hey, things that shoot balls" 😂😂

[@burninlightpresents]

This was a great Bumblejumper!

[@MoteofLobross]

I still have my convertors Ro-Bat from childhood. Still my favorite transforming robot.

[@caveman42o7]

Another great long format compilation for me to zen out to about my childhood more long cuts plz for my job and sleep lol😂

[@samuelspencer6016]

I think what really held back Gobots is at least in my area the only place you could find the cartoon was on the USA network and one must always remember that cable was not everywhere back in that era so it was far less advertising for the toy line which was funding the show. Meanwhile transformers was able to reach syndication.

[@alfmaster2256]

The biggest misstep that Hasbro did with the movie was that they should have lead in with a TV "mini-series" introducing the audience to the new characters (Hot Rod, Cup, Ultra Magnus, Arcee, etc) and time period so you had some understanding of who they were and grew some type of bond with them. This could have helped soften some of the loss of the older bots except Prime. They should have had him in a long term "coma" situation or even rebirthed him by merging in some form/fashion with Hot Rod to create Rodimus Prime. That being said, I loved the movie as it was and actually enjoyed seeing some of the transformers expire, including Prime! Season 3 writers did not do Rodimus any favors to help build him into the leader he should have been.

[@BostonSportsMovieFan]

Cool video. Bumblejumper.

[@btetschner]

I added Transformers: The Movie to my December Watchlist.

[@anon_laughing_man]

Great video. BUMBLEJUMPER I was an OG G1 fan but after Transformers shit the bed I found Robotech. That was all this 80s kid needed. Nothing was as cool after Robotech in the 80s. Literally nothing. That led to all things anime. Good times. The love of all things Transformers moved onto my daughter who got hooked on G1, then Beast Wars, Armada and Cybertron. We both gad high hopes for Transformers Prime but they killed that too early. Has anyone here read the new 2024 Transformers "reboot" comic? It is actually very good, more in the vein of All Hail Megatron in vibe but it retells the G1 era. Pretty cool.

[@wstine79]

I miss seeing brand new Secret Galaxy videos, but I'm sure this time off to film the Halloween Special will all be worth it.

[@DragoonMS]

You silly for that last bit. Buuut...as instructed...*"BUMBLEJUMPER!!"*

[@JakeBlake-m3d]

Guyver popping up was a pleasant surprise! Lol

[@CUniverse]

Just noticed that the "we''ll be right back" chyrons are muted. Don't tell me someone copyrighted it!

[@arthurdotson9579]

"In the distant year of two thousand f-"....*looks around*...........I want my money back!

[@00ga-booga]

Never failed. Every Christmas and birthday it would be a GoBot from my grandparents. They saw no distinction between the two brands. Sometimes they'd even get me the SAME GOBOT. I had 3 scooters. :-(

[@mattharvey78]

Headmasters looks sick. I would love to watch the Omni Productions dub!

[@dendostar5436]

Oh my God, that sweet sweet hit of old intro song.

[@croakinc3670]

To answer your questions, the cars that they flip are real, but the engines are removed to make them lighter. Also, transformers started as a toy franchise and still is primarily a toy franchise, but also has many cartoons and comics and games

[@mccallosone4903]

man, i was actively angry during the transformers movie. it wasnt so much that te transformers died, it was that they all got killed in the very beginning and we were left with a movie following lame new transformers like hot rod kup and rc. i went to see the classics, not these new guys

[@Mr.ThomasAnderson]

Literally just finished the last episode…ah well

[@RyanMercer]

Very nice.

[@jmc6644]

Bumblejumper! That kind of explains the yellow Cliffjumper that’s out there, but how has the red Bumblebee that we had get explained?

[@texasbeast239]

11:47 I miss that TG theme music. Those tunes took me back.

[@thomasmeehan4581]

Greatest. Video. Ever.

[@rouenrobinson]

Mighty Go-Bots when sung in the Wendys' commercial sounds a lot like Buy Me Go-Bots lol... bumblejumper.

[@Harbingeruprisingofficial]

I tried Magic Spoon cereal…. Actually really good and healthy!

[@chriscampanozzi6516]

Great information. Thank you.

[@CanonballKryptoTheKryptonautsI]

Bumblejumper! Thanks!

[@tampatroll1]

Bumblejumper, Bumblejumper, BUMBLEJUMPER!!!