TRANSFORMERS G1 AUTOBOT JAZZ VINTAGE TOY REVIEW

This is a video review of Hasbro's 1984 Transformers Autobot Jazz! In this video I discuss the Diaclone origins of the toy known as Jazz as well as it's many reissues. So please enjoy this informative look at this iconic figure and character.

[@atomD21]

I am so glad you didn't edit out the joke about Prime being high. That was an awesome laugh and that's all I can see now!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@atomD21]

@@80sTransfromersFan Seriously though, I have been loving these 1984 G1 reviews! It has been both a nostalgia trip and a great learning experience for the figures I never had. Thank you for doing these! Can't wait for the next one!

[@randomnetsurfer]

Yeah it gets a laugh from me. I'll never be able to look at that picture the same way ever again. :D

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@randomnetsurfer 🤣🤣🤣

[@boycebutler7191]

About time they did these reissues. Takes me back to my childhood. I'm 42 and still collect transformers. G1 that is.

[@shawnmartens9711]

Jazz was one of the few G1 figures I never managed to find as a kid. He was one of my favorite and the one I always had wanted.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I actually never saw Optimus Prime in stores.

[@vesuviustitanus4006]

Great review man, I love your vids, they're informative, you tell us the story of where these toys came from, the intention of why they were made, and you read out the specs, character profiles, and show us the catalog! to my knowledge nobody else online does that, they just say. "Here's the toy blah blah thanks for watching!" But you try and give us accurate info on these timeless treasures and share your personal experiences with them.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I'm honored that you enjoyed the video. And I'm grateful that you took the time to leave a comment!

[@Deby_Bumblebee]

Another G1 Transformers that Is now on my wishlist Jazz is awesome

[@bigsonny45]

I was 11 years old, got Jazz and several others for Christmas.

[@AnthonyJackson-v5l]

This STILL is My favorite "Autobot" Race-Car!! A 935 Martini-Porsche just like this one, won a 1976 (Gran-Tourismo) style race!!!! 🤗 ❤👍🏼

[@KennyWhitty]

Loved having Jazz as a Kid was my second favourite next to OPTIMAS prime. Great review as always keep up the great work 👍🏻🤖🤖🤖

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I keep those two together at all times as a kid.

[@ganimed1976]

Never had Jazz as a kid. Not because I didn't like or want him, but because I never saw him in any toystore here in Germany. But as of today, that unfortunate omission is a thing of the past. Today I got the 1989 Classic Heroes version of Jazz with its gun, 3 Rockets and the booklet. The only thing missing is the rocket launcher. But I try to find one on ebay soon. I love this figure but he is not the easiest G1 Autobot to transform. But he looks awesome in vehicle mode and also as a robot. Love him 😍

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Congratulations! Be careful with the windshield during transformation. And thanks for the transformers story!

[@ganimed1976]

@@80sTransfromersFan Thanks for the friendly advice. I know from my G1 Prowl that I had as a kid, that the weak spot on this kind of TF is the windshield. Broke the windshield of my Prowl off during transformation after a few hours of playing with him. Glued it back on but it came off from time to time. Very annoying. 😫

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@ganimed1976 same here 🤣

[@александрсамойлов-ж3ч]

I have never seen anything cooler than these old toys and old cartoons, I’m a big fan of these figures, thank you very much for your review of them

[@80sTransfromersFan]

You're very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@moneluve1000]

Yes, the coolest autobot ever! I'm so jealous of you! He looks fantastic! I have g1 prowl by the grace of Primus, and have been hoping to get my hands on a jazz😆👌❤

[@cquinn4555]

My fave transformer of all time❤️

[@80sTransfromersFan]

"The north side of Cybertron is blacker than the inside of a drive shaft"

[@markralston5548]

awesome figure Jazz 🙂👍 and awesome video too 👍

[@80sTransfromersFan]

THANKS!

[@markralston5548]

you're welcome 🙂👍

[@bntsloma5946]

I always like when you have a new video up

[@whomenever8678]

I'm high as hell watching this ,no joke. As always I enjoy your vids and am sad to say I never owned Jazz as a kid.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Lol thanks!

[@slkric1724]

WOW! One toy a week! Lol.. my mom would only get me a toy once a month. If I wanted more than that I had to use my allowance to buy toys.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Yeah man my mom was a "Mall Rat" . She would hit 2 or 3 different malls every weekend. Not counting stripmalls that had Montgomery Wards, Sears and K-Mart . She was a shopaholic and my dad wouldn't be pissed but I didn't care as long as I got the newest Transformer or He-Man or G.I. Joe. 😆

[@slkric1724]

@@80sTransfromersFan My mom would buy my transformers and I would use my allowance to buy my gi joes and he - men. When we went to the mall my mom would usually get me a new pair of shoes from footlocker. I always wanted what the NBA players were wearing at the time. Lol

[@slkric1724]

@@80sTransfromersFan I got most of my toys from a toy store called Children's Palace. They got bought out by Toys R Us eventually.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@slkric1724 we had two Children's Palace hear that I knew of but you had to drive pass 2 or 3 Toys R Us to get to them so we didn't go much. Hell I didn't get to Toys R Us that much either!

[@mikew2151]

I remember seeing both Deluxe Autobots at a Service Merchandise... I said, "Please!?" and my Mom said... "no". :( But now I have them... :)

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I love a good childhood toy story thanks for sharing! I don't own the Deluxe Autobot yet.

[@jakejager]

Never got Jazz as a kid, wanted him the most but was one of the ones I couldn't find

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Do you own one now?

[@jakejager]

@@80sTransfromersFan no, I have all the newer mainline chug figures plus only a few 80's figures... they're just too expensive to get the OG mold 🙁

[@indy1935]

Wonder if we will ever get a War for Cybertron trilogy Jazz? He is the only larger size original autobot we haven't seen yet. I’m not counting the guys who were minibots in the original line.

[@KennyWhitty]

Loved having Jazz as a Kid was my second favourite next to OPTIMAS prime. Great review as always keep up the great work 👍🏻🤖🤖🤖

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks!

[@NephiTheSpaceWarrior]

I got the Japanese Encore Jazz. He's a great figure.

[@freddyvidz]

My favorite!!!

[@gtcreels532]

My wife got the takara reissue about 10 years ago from image anime in nyc on her business trip. Love it but I keep mine sealed in the box

[@TFfangeek]

Epic review the 80's Transformers Fan!!!!!!!!! :D Jazz is my favorite of the original 1984 Autobot cars. :D Keep on being amazing, Double Thumbs Up. ;D

[@gtcreels532]

Man remember the days going into a toy store and seeing them on the shelves next to Voltron and macross by Bandai it takatoku we had the best toys my friend the best

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Wow Takatoku?

[@mattc528]

Jazz was a cool one character. I got the book one reissue in Japanese. I never took it out. I believe I have him regular but loose and the generations one

[@TransformersCollector-pj5jw]

Favorite KZbinr bro!!!!!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Wow thank you !

[@ironhideprimal6300]

Great Review On G1 Jazz Jazz is My Other Favorite Autobots in G1 Jazz Transform exact same way of Prowl, Bluestreak & Smokescreen

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Prowl , Bluestreak and Smokescreen rotate at the waist.

[@bobahicks]

Great review! Jazz is such an awesome bot.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Yes he is! And thanks.

[@Raul-bw2xl]

Remember this funny moment,Jazz hey I’m stuck I can’t transform,Ironhide kicks jazz,Jazz ow transformers into robot mode thanks I guess

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Definitely a funny and cool moment.

[@maxbrandt6]

Ah, one of my favorites and he transforms into my favorite racing team! I really wish I had got him back in the day. Autobot top ranks: Optimus Prime- 10, Prowl- 9, Jazz- 8, Wheeljack- 8, Ironhide- 7, Ratchet- 7, Bumblebee- 7 (Bee outranks most other Autobots from the original team)

[@visionaryventures12]

Speaking of rank, take a look at Jetfire. It gave me the impression they were shaping him up to replace Optimus Prime.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Well spotted! In some parts of Europe and other countries the licensing for Convoy/Optimus Prime was still being used by Joustra ! Sort of like how Sony got Spiderman before Disney got the rest of Marvel. So then Hasbro marketed Jetfire as the the leader of the Autobots in that part of the world. Later Hasbro would use there sub company Milton Bradley to release Optimus Prime in Europe and that's how we got the French stamped trailers and Red Feet Optimus variants.

[@georgechadwick902]

Awesome vid dude

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you!

[@Thatperson80]

It's a bummer that your Jazz has yellowed, but it's still an awesome piece. I think you made a good choice by not opening it. And yea, Scatman Crothers was a perfect choice for Jazz. Wish Jazz had more screen time. Back in the day my mom found a incomplete G1 Jazz at a yard sale for me. I loved it, but ended up breaking the roof lol

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I think we all broke the roof 🤣🤣🤣 I was lucky mine broke in a way that was able to stay on during transformation . A lot of my white figures turned yellow! My G1 Jetfire and Skylynx just to name a few.

[@KingLucas64]

its weird to think he was voiced by the legendary scatman

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Hong Kong Phooey! 😂

[@williamthompson5504]

My first Transformer and my all time favorite along with Prime. The only Jazz I have that hasn't yellowed one bit is my Gigi G2 Jazz. The others had to be taken apart, the yellowing pieces put in a glass jar with hydrogen peroxide, put the lid on and set it in the sun for a couple of days. The plastic goes back to a perfect white. Here in the south, it only takes 24hrs of daylight. Also, Where did you get that Teletran 1 and can I buy a Diaclone pilot. Fake ones with no moving limbs are all over eBay. R.I.P. Scatman Crothers.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I got Teletraan 1from bigbadtoystore.com 10 Years ago.I reviewed it about one week ago. The pilot is from one of figures in my Diaclone collection.

[@RPO808]

3:16 ... Oops! Great review! Always thought Jazz was the coolest character.

[@toddfraser3353]

Jazz should had gotten the Matrix of Leadership. So we would have Jamminous Prime.

[@GamerKing1482]

Love this!

[@themasterbarrientos3759]

Esta genial

[@deang5386]

I used POTP Jazz as a combiner leg on my Optimus Combiner

[@alishafenton2415]

Love in the video

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you!

[@colt5189]

I still need to get Jazz. Though the reissues are a little pricey new in the box. So I'll keep waiting until one pops up for a good price.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Never pay more than the price you set for yourself.

[@josh1536]

Good video

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you!

[@georgechadwick902]

Ye it's a pretty mint vid

[@newyorknight]

I think Jazz should have pumped out some Zapp & Roger.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

That would have been great! More bounce!

[@newyorknight]

@@80sTransfromersFan Their smooth jam, Computer love. Would have sounded cool.

[@mathiasmorqubus]

He wasn’t a god but he would save you.

[@audiebavington8789]

I very much enjoyed the Power of the Primes trilogy series. Well... it grew on me. Loved Megatron's potty mouth. Definitely targeted at us Generation X bunch.

[@shogunfox7141]

And he's Hallmark G1 ornament this year. LOL.

[@Transfixed]

So when will you be reviewing Powerdasher(s)? 😂

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Be careful what you wish for 🤣 I plan on doing a mail away review series after this.

[@Transfixed]

@@80sTransfromersFan Looking forward to it!! I could only review Downshift as he's the only one i have.

[@mattyburns1398]

Is there some kind of legal reason we don't have Jazz? Why won't Hasbro make a good one?

[@StarSaberConvoy]

Because Porsche wants no association with Transformers anymore

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@StarSaberConvoy I did not know that.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I'm sure Takara Tomy/Hasbro will give us a second US reissue release of Jazz soon because they want to release the Masterpiece version. And once that deal is done the G1 reissue won't be far behind.

[@colt5189]

That reminds me. Years ago, I paid top dollar for a sealed MOTU Skeletor 2001 reissue. I opened it up to find out that Skeletor had tan lines from the vest piece. i.e. someone had the figure where sun got to it and gave him a sun burn like when you can see bra lines on a woman who tans with her bathing suit on. I was so pissed. I ended up throwing it away because the figure just looked dumb like that having bra lines on this chest.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

That sucks! I found out a few years ago a way to fix that issue. If you have a toy that has yellowing or discoloration get some Salon grade Peroxide place the damage figure and Peroxide into a zip lock under a blacklight or direct sunlight. This process can take days but it works and is definitely worth it.

[@colt5189]

@@80sTransfromersFan Thanks. That's the only figure I got that had that problem. I ended up getting another one a few years ago. Though I think your yellowing problem is probably something to do with the plastic. Kind of like how some Super Nintendo's will yellow while others don't.

[@Linchpin_TF]

i own the EU joustra diaclone version from jazz or rather porsche.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Sweet!

[@thomasmeehan4581]

3:10 - 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@80sTransfromersFan]

😇

[@Lone432345]

Anyone getting sick of Jazz getting killed. But he dose have it as bad as Cliffjumper.

[@freddyvidz]

What?!? I loved that corny, recycled song!!! Lmbo

[@80sTransfromersFan]

🤣🤣🤣

[@freddyvidz]

@@80sTransfromersFan I really did. "Generic rock song" is what it is called.

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

Why does Hasbro hate poor Jazz so much?

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I don't know? He survived the 86 movie.

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

@@80sTransfromersFan Yeah but I think he needs more spotlight in modern shows and toylines. He always just makes a few guest appearances nowadays.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@legoawcstopmotioner9435 right! It might have something to do with the licensing issue with Porsche? Maybe they want the Porsche look to do the charter justice.

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

@@80sTransfromersFan True.

[@jeromekennedy330]

you can open that is your toy please worrying about what people are saying

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Yeah but it was my wife lol🤣

[@thomassecher319]

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