The Runabout/Runamuck Muckabout: Thew's Awesome Transformers Reviews 234

A cheeky speedrun through the brief history of the Battlechargers!
[0:00] Intro
[0:29] G1 Battlechargers Runabout & Runamuck
[2:39] Collectors' Club Timelines Over-Run & Runamuck
[5:51] Generations War For Cybertron Trilogy: Earthrise Runabout & Runamuck
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[@krimsonklaww611]

That's what I like about Thew. He never goes "THIS TRANSFORMER IS THE SECOND COMING OF GOD" or "THIS WORTHLESS PLASTIC REMINDS ME OF MY DEAD CAT". He'll sometimes just go "well that's ok innit"

[@vocalcalibration8033]

Another thing I appreciate from him "This is daft but I like it."

[@JustinWahlne]

I think you just summed up Emgo vs Bobbyskullface

[@Spartan-Primer]

@@JustinWahlne I mean, I think Emgo is also pretty firmly in the "It's either great or it's just okay" territory, and it takes a lot for him to outright say he doesn't like a figure.

[@MrHAH-cd9ku]

@@Spartan-Primer R.I.P. Devil Saviour

[@tzeyungyong2645]

That's why his motto is keeping it real😝😜

[@chaotixcompany1427]

Rundabout: Heh heh heh Runamuck: Huh huh huh

[@lizerdspherex]

"Uh, what's your name"? "Tailpipe". "Uhuhuhuhuhuhu"! "Hmhhehehehe"!

[@Spartan-Primer]

Oh God these two basically are just Beavis and Butthead aren't they.

[@TheKrenk999]

@@Spartan-Primer and now you know why the fandom loves them.

[@jesseholland261]

@@Spartan-Primer Now I need some Metallica and AC/DC stickers for them.

[@Takeshi357]

@@Spartan-Primer And the crazy thing is that the Beavis & Butt-Head characterization is from a comic that predates the actual Beavis & Butt-Head cartoon by almost a decade! Bob Budiansky was remarkably ahead of the curve there.

[@mechamanblade8465]

The original G1 Runabout and Runamuck look like something the Autobots would set up and shoot at for target pratice.

[@misterbadguy7325]

For the record, the business Thew is talking about at 3:10 was a time when the Transformers Collectors Club apparently had some seriously outdated software on their website when Over-Run got put on there. So the site got hacked, a number of people ended up having their credit card info and login information leaked, and the Club spent a couple weeks completely failing to contain the problem or come up with a good answer for why. I think it was the point when the fandom opinion of Fun Publications officially moved from "aw, they're alright, ennit?" to "wow, these guys are utterly incompetent."

[@walterlopez5054]

im pretty sure opinions of funpub started to sour when they required fax machines for botcon registration. as late as 2010.

[@andrewmichael9201]

Explains why the club collapsed

[@misterbadguy7325]

@@walterlopez5054 Ayup - I mean to say, there was always people who didn't like them and their operation always had some major issues. There's a laundry list of exclusives preceding that period that had some kind of problem; the Seacons had major mold degradation problems, Nightbeat's ears were removed last-minute, Heatwave's combiner head didn't store correctly half the time, Punch's head was tiny. Not to mention the website being hilariously outdated in general. But 2012 was the point when they officially started losing ground, between the Over-Run issue and most of the Botcon releases being mediocre or undesirable.

[@olchapplobro5258]

seems like Fun Publications wasn't so fun

[@TartanStraitJacket]

Runbelievably Runremarkable? Oh no, he's gone all Scooby Thew!

[@vickerandflips8061]

This comment kicks ass

[@nightlypiano4116]

Ruh roh

[@mechanwhal6590]

@@nightlypiano4116 Your comment apparently translates to “spirit of spirit.”

[@nightlypiano4116]

@@mechanwhal6590 pfft

[@rodakscreens]

I love how the two characters that do absolutely nothing and die in the G1 cartoon somehow manage to get fan vote victor status but we're still yet to see Star Saber outside of a Masterpiece here in the west truly a magical brand

[@MassHystarix]

Shows the transformer fanbases idiocy

[@krank23]

Well, they did get an absolutely magnificently stupid G1 comic story pretty much all to themselves =)

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Star Staber's an asshole in IDW, maybe that's why?

[@Fenrir72]

They didn't DIE.

[@solbadguy9025]

And he is going to get Shafted again from a Commader Class Figure in favor of a "Leader" Class Rodimus Prime (worst leader in existence) with a Commander price point. Yay...

[@davidstevens9461]

Watches Jobby for the swivels. Watches Thew for the alliterations (and badass beard)

[@Gingy_2006]

"Nobody jumps into action, faster than the battle chargers!!!"

[@imperialbricks1977]

"More than meets the eye."

[@BagOfMagicFood]

"Nobody charges into battle faster than Battlechargers!"

[@MrGameAndToy]

@Cmndr Roy Fokker Yeah, but the battlechargers had alt modes that looked like something. Take your pick, all of them were kinda meh.

[@joehudson3042]

“So daft but also very stable” will be the name of my autobiography

[@luketfer]

Yeah mine would be from another of Thew's reviews "look out, he's surprisingly heavy set!"

[@crasherdude]

I know you're probably over the comments on every new video saying that it's some of your best work yet, but in my opinion the videos you've put out this year and in 2020 have genuinely been the best work you've ever done. Not to mention some of my personal favorite content. Yes that includes what they've got going on at netflix and disney+. Your stuff is really that good. Very few things in life give me that warm feeling inside than settling in from a long day to see a new Thew video in my patreon feed. I keep catching myself backing up a few seconds to appreciate the wordplay you craft, or take in the photos you snap and the graphics you create. The production value you're able to bring as one dude is genuinely insane to me at times. Anyways, not just trying to big you up too much, but I really do love what you're doing. Keep at it man, we appreciate ya.

[@toygrind]

omg thank you

[@WhitzWolf92]

I always budget double the runtime when I sit down to watch a new Thew review, accounting for all the rewinds and pauses for laughter.

[@rodcurtis9342]

Couldn't agree more with the sentiment towards Thew. He's one of a kind.

[@crasherdude]

@@toygrind sanpai

[@TyphonMar]

I always got time for a Thew video

[@nightlypiano4116]

I love how they made it so you can shoulder-mount the guns on the Earthrise versions

[@wyattearp1886]

The Bevis and Butthead of Transformers.

[@copperhead577]

If they're Beavis and Butthead, then Rumble and Frenzy are Barnaby & Barnaby

[@ARCWuLF]

If you're referring to the Marvel comic that they headline in, then Beavis and Butthead are the Runabout and Runamuck of MTV, as the Battlechargers were featured a good 5 years or so before that other duo of idiots. For those reading this who don't know, Runabout and Runamuck in the Marvel book act and talk almost exactly like you would expect Beavis and Butthead to act if they were Transformers -- it's quite funny, and a bit eerie that Transformers "predicted" Beavis and Butthead so early on.

[@DonaldWWitt]

@@ARCWuLF Mike Judge a Transformers Comics fan?

[@cheeseburgerpaladin]

"HERE LIES RUNAMUCK. HE NEVER SCORED."

[@mudawott]

Thew's videos always bring a smile to my face. Alliteration, puns and a very nice guy who seems super passionate about his robots. What's not to smile about. What's better than this

[@geo-fry6372]

Am I the only one who thinks earthrise runabout could be used for a future knight rider crossover figure? Because I get some serious knight rider vibes from him

[@neightneight1280]

Slight retool & it'll be Spot-on K.I.T.T. (AND K.A.R.R. of course..) They COULD even re-deco a Goliath cab from CW Motormaster - Prime..

[@RPO808]

"Runabout, and the ghost of Runabout..." Fricken hilarious!

[@AlmostAnimixers]

I love Thew trying to do a rare negative-skewing review. It's always "Here's a bunch of perfectly valid criticisms that demonstrate why this is a bad toy, but I still think it's the best thing ever". And honestly, that kind of positivity is what keeps brining me back.

[@tzgaming207]

Thew: "'Cuz you're gonna get him, 'cuz you're weak..." Me: (Looks around at overloaded shelves) "Does he have a camera in here?" 😅

[@justGSquared]

I came for the Transformers, I stayed for the alliteration ❤️

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

I don't normally bother collecting teams if most of their key members have been made into exclusives, but these guys, I went for. And Thew nailed it, as always. They're . . . all right. They don't want to hold together particularly well, their chest-hood undercarriage has 1.4 nanometers of clearance for rolling (if you're lucky), and they're not particularly stylish in car mode, but they're a laugh. And now I can't help but imagine Ultra Magnus saying "Ain't they them two 'Cons that've been priming their pistons in mah tool shed? Them boys ain't right."

[@woundedzilla1517]

These 2 are literally my favorite side character deceptions just because I have a comic that there the focal point of

[@gunnariron797]

Ah, yes, Decepticon Graffiti. What a wonderful and crazy story

[@Deutalios818]

“It’s like a foot without the toes” Thanks for making me imagine that

[@arcanecyan8846]

Now imagine noses without holes

[@TheNynjspider]

The dummy roof gets in way of the doo de doo. Enjoyed the review!

[@_V.Va_]

Enjoyed the review dee doo.

[@squirtle3859]

6:52 the crotch looks like a face doing an evil laugh

[@machotron5429]

Really digging the "review across the eras" you've done with several videos now. Would like to see more or even for this to become your standard format, assuming you can get your hands on the original toys.

[@jakepearce7776]

I know others have said this Thew, but your ways with words is fucking masterful!

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

He puts the English language in a tutu and makes it dance for him.

[@CallieBlader]

"its like a foot without the toes" as an advid watcher of anime, animation teams sometimes just have the feet be one solid block with no detail when its a panned out shot for whatever weird reason. don't get me started on fallout 4's atrocious foot block

[@vocalcalibration8033]

Because drawing toes can be tricky at the best of times, and wehn panned out it's harder. Plus deadlines prevent people from adding too much detail.

[@austinhinton3944]

Anime tends to sacrifice character detail (or just copy-paste every face) and put more emphasis on the backgrounds and movements. For some reason...

[@_V.Va_]

I prefer foot blocks.

[@ShyBiiteVT]

For some reason, I feel like this is your best video yet. All of your words just glided so smoothly to me. Absolutely loved it.

[@KennyEspling]

I got recommended this channel by a friend recently, and it just makes for awesome comfort viewing. You know, when you need to lie down but don't want to fall asleep.

[@gunnariron797]

Oh, man, this guys... I really love them. Sad to know that usually they are used as simple cannon fodder or generic decepti-goons, but... Their bios and the way they act in Decepticon Graffiti make me want to see this two making more crazy and funny things. Definitely two of my favorite decepticons

[@mjlee29]

Love this video, just Thew givin his view talkin’ to his crew!

[@BLAZE084]

Wow... Runabout was quite literally my first ever TF toy and from there on I've loved giant robots my whole life.

[@mattskawinski9368]

Mucky Pup reference at 3:36! I caught that, and it might be the first reference of good ol' MP in ANY Transformers review EVER! Thew, you ABSOLUTE UNIT.

[@TheCrabbyArchives]

I really like this vintage/classics/wfc format you’ve got going here. Please keep doing it!

[@Bobsheaux]

So Runamuck wins a fan-poll completely on his own, Hasbro decides to make Runabout I ASSUME because these two are as synonymous as peanut butter and jelly and having one without the other is completely unthinkable... and then they make Runamuck a Target-exclusive and cast Runabout to the four winds? That doesn't strike me as the best way of giving the fans what they want.

[@internetaddict443]

The Beavis and Butthead of the transformers

[@Tailgate009]

Somewhere along the video, I expected to see the Takara repaints of Blackjack that were painted as Runabout and Runamuck. Great video as always tho

[@walterlopez5054]

awww no love for the Combiner Wars/TAV versions of these guys?

[@Zonorheso]

6:51 I can't help but see a face on the groin and now I'll never be able to unsee it

[@NightmareZerogbs]

Man, we gotta start asking him for reviews on toys with easy to pun names, he went super saiyan!

[@jayscruffilostudios]

The thumbnail of this video reminds me of something, something that's now gone forever, but a certain phrase comes to mind whenever I see it.

[@EricTheKartoonKing]

You did do it Thew, and you did it great! Seriously man keep it up, looking forward to more!

[@Gigas0101]

These guys throttled the throttlebots out of memory, that's wild.

[@maxaprettyboy6512]

It's my birthday today & this was another enjoyable video, thank you Thew!!!!

[@Chazzsg]

Really felt that when thew said "you're gonna get him, cause you're weak"

[@devilbringer1102]

Funny how 3 of the 4 characters in the Earthrise fan poll have a new toy rn with only Shrapnel remaining

[@cyberneticwarmachine]

Hey Thew! Saw the sweet comment on twitter you posted. And i totally agree! I don't even collect transformers but i really enjoy your content.. the jokes, music, puns and the emergy! Man i just love that enthusiasm. So keep it up and stay cool!

[@stephenwells3679]

Really love these types of vids. Especially the Skids one. Mowr!

[@M3xican_k1d_009]

Battle chargers,jumpstarters and activators. The og one step changers

[@slave7022]

I see deepcover in the back.

[@psychoticbuzzsaw]

I think they get their love from us old heads having them as youngins. I remember getting them both at K-mart on our family Sunday afternoon excursions to one of the three big ( well bigger lol) towns with in thirty minutes, they weren't much more than a Gi-Joe so I could ask for them and know it was sure bet lol. Got A-Muck in Whiteville and A-bout in north Myrtle Beach two separate weeks apart lol. I didn't get the club versions I did have the univere one I think it was A-bout in A-mucks colors, but I jumped on the earthrise versions. I like them but I've lived the characters or my interpretation of the characters since forever

[@DRU_Hards]

If you dont watch Thew's videos at 2x speed, you are really missing out; it just amps up his commentary to a new level.

[@miguelarmenta8933]

i always like this little runs of the history to the latest model of a tf figure is like a nice strorytelling / buy checklist if you want to get them ...and that's why im running a cj collection, oh well . love you

[@keeganforeman1054]

You could say these two are pretty run of the mill but we love em

[@tannerprice2018]

Gotta love how they changed Runabout’s name to “Over-Run,” just to change it back to “Runabout” in like, less than two decades later.

[@naapurihei]

Im all ABOUT this MUCKers vids

[@magnachemmayhem]

Was a fun vid, funny enough I had my two Run's nearby while watching it I'll admit I do kinda prefer Earthrise keeping it modest with its screen(comic?) accuracy to the robots - but I gotta agree the paintjobs on the Collector's Club figures really do stand out!

[@kylelangdon6724]

Thanks Thew, this was a pretty good birthday present.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Happy birthday!

[@kylelangdon6724]

@@Beedo_Sookcool Thanks

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@kylelangdon6724 My pleasure!

[@toyshelv]

Loved it! Love the full review for all of them.

[@jorgeiturbe6082]

Thew Adam's special ability is combining words

[@QueenStodge]

I see Deep Cover. He's a fun toy

[@IntheL1ght]

Thew thanks for I introducing to the music of Trivium, they are awesome! I meant to comment on the video of you telling us the music you liked, but can't find it. Anyway love the transformers reviews!

[@thejaztracy]

Weirdly ADORE this mould. Love the shape and how hefty they are. Just wish they used it for the Devastation goons as well

[@TakeWalker]

Congrats on evolving into Strange, Pleasant Matt. ...Thew :B

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

This had way more puns than usual and I am LIVING for it

[@wakeangel2001]

I was kind of expecting you to reference the fact that their crotch plates look like faces

[@Rorschach771]

Just found your channel from my transformers feed. You do have a different way of doing reviews. Love it.😆 New subscriber here.

[@MathewHaswell]

Regarding the faux-wheel heel-spurs (wheelspurs?) - Recreating the general look of the often rather silly-looking late-G1 toys when making figures of the charcters those toys depicted is the aesthetic of WFC. An extreme form of CHUG's "G1 with knees" shtick. E.G. Siege Springer, in all the angular glory of the OG toy.

[@SW1NDL_3R]

I love that runamuck and runabout are basically the Bevis and butthead of transformers

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

"Weird, unpleasant Matt" was my nickname in high school AND at my last job. My current one is much more open to my strangeness.

[@subtlewhatssubtle]

I think it's worth noting that because of the gigantic feet/heels, these guys are very stable for a lot of poses, including a few which exude pure stupid reckless hooliganism (try it, you can get a half-squat gangsta-style guns akimbo pose out of Runabout) and it just works wonderfully.

[@thephotographer5901]

Those two are like the seekers you have to get them all

[@Toadalinakong]

Feels like I just watched the basics on Runabout and Runamuck, in a v good way

[@ballisticblocker9163]

That thumbnail is so Unus Annus.

[@jaspersullivan1395]

So, I noticed a thing. In the fan pole the Impacter was decided on, everyone of the characters eventually got a new toy in the WFC trilogy. Except Needlenose. Then in the fan pole that Runamuck came from, Gnaw got a SS86 toy. Shrapnel is probably going to be in Legacy since Kickback is. Poor Needlenose

[@ThePrimus12]

These 2 are Run The Jewels, chance My mind

[@Lee-pf3bw]

"...Muckaroo's blazin hot like a yoghurt pot..." (SAME)

[@qemuel]

I got a really good deal and picked up the Collector Club twins off eBay several years back, still dig them quite a bit. Picked up the new ones (they're fine), decided to keep my CC twins. Kickass review as always, thanks!

[@zuttoaragi8349]

I'm amazed HasTak didn't go insane on the repaint train by releasing some kind of hard to get exclusive figures of the grunt forces from Devastation. Blue and Orange Muckabouts, black Blitzwing, and black, red, and purple Durges.

[@fartfast4834]

Thanks for uploading again

[@soundwavesuperior7522]

Thew, I've just recently gotten back into customizing my figures, and this video has now got me hyperfixated on turning two Studio Series 07 movie Jazz... es into these two heehaws, and I blame you ❤

[@kingdoms_come]

This is just awesome!!!

[@optiTHOMAS]

Love these little dudes! They seem so fun! Love the colors! That white and orange is glorious! Might see if i can find the newer ones. Good stuff! Love ya thew! 😁👌🏻

[@ShadowACE1998]

I love my Runabout and Runamuck. A couple of background also-rans that really should get more time to shine. They're kind of like the Beavis and Butthead of the Decepticons. Too bad my Runamuck had so many QC problems I thought he was unusable. His hands were covered in so much plastic flash he couldn't hold his gun, his tabs would go into their slots and the painted parts were done by a blind man with no sense of smell. But some work with an x-acto knife, cutters and model paint got him right as rain.

[@justGSquared]

Hope everyone has a Thewmendous day!

[@Roctev]

Did anyone else notice that the last 2 had faces on their crotches? Seriously rewatch it, they do have crotch faces! What was the thinking behind that design choice?

[@originaluddite]

Yes - I did - they're like creepy macho codpieces.

[@DonaldWWitt]

@@originaluddite Probably EXACTLY why these two have them!

[@fishstrengthandfitness]

Great video as always thew

[@leetri]

Man, such a shame about that missing orange. White and orange just pops and looks so fresh.

[@jedder]

I remember stumbling across these guys in an episode and being surprised that they were actual characters who made it to the shelves.

[@dwainpannell4931]

Futhermucker gotta use that one love your energy dude great vid

[@gnohman8580]

I was there for the Transformers Collectors Club releases of Runabout and Runamok and don't remember how exactly I went about getting them, even. But I do remember that was one of the only 2 times (so far) that I've had a credit card be compromised

[@TFfangeek]

BEYOND AMAZINGLY FANTASTIC REVIEW THEW ADAMS!!!!!!!!!! :D I loved all your puns throughout the video, they are mucking about so much they gave me the runs. :D Keep on being amazing, Double Thumbs Up. ;D

[@Titanfactorydirect328]

I find it satisfying how you describe the figures lol

[@awesomeguy9513]

I would love to get this duo but the exclusives strike again. It’s like the seekers you can get some of the team but you have to pay way more for sky warp and Thundercracker.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Yeah, I miss the days of a Seeker coming out every other wave or so at standard retail, so you actually have a decent chance of getting them all. As soon as they start making key team members exclusives, I don't even bother trying to collect them. Except for these guys. These guys, I went for.

[@vickerandflips8061]

I got Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker. I also saw Thrust one time at target but i didnt get him because they had new Studio Series stuff, which i prefer.

[@Exdeathmore]

Damn, now that you mentioned Star Wars, they do kinda remind me of a Stormtrooper and TIE Fighter pilor.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

Armada Sideswipe also got repainted as Runamuck in the Cybertron toyline.

[@mr.timothytanner2572]

I can’t help but to look at Thew for most of the video. You’re a good looking dude, man dude man.

[@toygrind]

I disagree, but thank you!

[@mr.timothytanner2572]

@@toygrind ya welcome mate!

[@Zenbloke]

8.15 never stop Thew PLEASE

[@krank23]

I've always loved these two knuckleheads. Ever since I saw them in that old G1 comic where they're latching onto some random family and pick up the son in the family's bad grafitti habit… Absolutely bonkers and yet absolutely funny as hell. Now I'm just sad I'll have to shell out around £80-100 for Runabout. Another casualty of the US only store exclusivity bullshit… And no, getting only Runamuck is absolutely not an option. These dum-dums belong together.

[@langletprolet8378]

Banger thumbnail, Thew.

[@risel56]

The WFC figures have faces on their crotches and now you can't unsee it either.