MUFFY AND THE MYSTERIANS - An untold tale from Transformers history!
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- Produced for TFNation's "Big Broadcast of 2020" livestream, this special presentation digs into the strange, interlinked story of a cancelled toyline and an early proposal for the Transformers cartoon!
Read Jim Shooter's origin blog post about Mysterians: jimshooter.com/2011/06/secret-...
Check out the Twitter thread where the first images from Toys That Time Forgot were linked back to what Shooter had revealed: / 904829034676318211
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If any budding pop-culture historians are interested in exactly how this discovery slowly unfolded over the years, here's the scoop:
- We first learned about the mysterious "Mysterions" from Jim Shooter's blog post back in 2011. He told us they were transforming robot toys from Knickerbocker, but we didn't know anything else about them! jimshooter.com/2011/06/secret-origin-of-transformers-part-1.html
- Then, the 2017 publication of "Toys That Time Forgot" set things rolling. As a Kickstarted book it wasn't widely owned or known about in the fandom, but some select images made their way online showing the "Mysterians," and revealing they were the Autobot Mini-Vehicles. We were able to immediately connect these "Mysterians" and Shooter's "Mysterions" and realise they were the same thing, but the initial assumption - without the text of the book to read - was that they were just an early attempt by Knicerbocker to import Takara toys. twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/904829034676318211
- The "eureka" moment came in 2019, in a thread on the TFW2005 boards started by poster ClunkerSlim, who had heard about the book and its Mysterians content in a then-recent video from Toy Galaxy. In this course of this thread, the actual text of the book was unearthed, and it became apparent that the toys might have been designed by Knickerbocker after all! See Toy Galaxy's video here: ruclips.net/video/DvF9wrUqnis/видео.html and read the thread that put it all together here: www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/new-theory-after-35-years-brawn-g1-was-not-originally-a-microman-or-diaclone.1179378/
Do you have any videos on the Robotix short lived cartoon series? Thanks your video are really well done and informative.
Thanks for the detective work of everyone involved.
José
Hey, checking in at 2021, I noticed on a few panels of IDW's comic run, some of the characters retained their "M" on their hood or wherever. Pretty sure pipes had it on a few panels, Brawn, Windcharger may have had em
Marvel Productions: Man, these comic people are hacks, these ideas are garbage! Why can't they come up with something unique, like teens having wacky adventures with their dog?
Scooby Dooby Doo where are you?
"Okay, so I have this new idea for a show. See, it's a bout a couple of kids, and they have a..."
"I'm going to stop you right there. I swear to god, if you say dog again, I'm throwing you out this window..."
** nervously checks notes. **
@@kalajel If Dennis Marks hadn't already gotten himself fired before the change in management, I could see that conversation happening.
Meanwhile in Bob Budiansky’s Office:
“…What if we had a war for energy in our kids show? Make it relatable… that’s a great idea!”
The whole Minibots being designed by Nickerbocker felt like suddenly learning the earth is flat or some other insane perception shattering thought
It's not entirely out of left field, what with Takara taking the Classic GI Joe dolls and retooling them into Henshin Cyborg, which later gave birth to Microman and thus Micro Change and Diaclone...
'A robots best friend is his dog'. I'm sure Thundercracker approves.
Bruh yes
Is this a comics?
....it all comes full circle
@@splonko9788 In the IDW comics, Thundercracker has a dog and he goes with her everywhere
I’d like to think that in the IDW-1 future, TC would be inspired by Buster to create a children’s show involving robots, kids and a dog. Using his war experiences as a basis, his show would be light-hearted and goofy. He would call it “Muffy & the Mysterians”, and it would be such a smash hit that TC would eventually win a Daytime Emmy for best children’s programming.
"Did you get any answers, Optimus?" "Yes, and they only led to more questions!"
The lore of the actual creation of this franchise is starting to rival the lore of the aligned continuity in terms of confusing elements.
Steady on now. You can go too far, you know. 😅
Don't worry, the lore of the creation of the Aligned Continuity isn't much better.
“Mom, can we see transformers?”
“No, we got transformers at home”
*transformers at home*
@Samuel Cannon Actually, given that the Transformers are a cornerstone of not just 80's pop culture, but also the relationship between toys and marketing in general, things would be really different today. I have a feeling that if this was the transformers series, I feel that it would only make a splash in the 80's and that's that; absolutely a smaller TFWiki at best.
Hyper Turtle
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Let me Guess...
She Bought them from Aldi
Dennis Mark's family must think he's insufferable too.
"Do you have to bring your dog with you to Thanksgiving?"
"He's family!"
"He's been taxidermied"
"What should we eat tonight, dear?"
"Dog!"
“Daddy! I want a pet for Christmas!”
“That’s great honey! What breed of dog do you want?”
“I actually want a kitten!”
“*I͏͔͙̩͉̟̙̼ ̵̺͍̯̩h̛̲̰̤̱a̲͍̩̲̳̥͝v͓̟̩̣͞ḛ̻̪̰̯͈ ̼̟͖͈̣̠̮n̙̺͔̺o͕͔̳̳͠ ̷͎͔̜͚d̩̳͓̲̗̞͓ạu̜͉g̰̝̞̰̫̥ͅh͇t̺e̫̭̙̩̙͕̤r̹̰̩!̼̱͜!̞͎̟̠!̦̙̙̱̝*”
MUFFY AND THE MYSTERIANS sounds like something out of Hanna Barbera.
Well, the Mysterians almost had a dog, and we all know where a TV executive would get that idea from at the time.
I'm sure the guys obsession with dogs and kids came from all the Scooby-Doo knock-offs.
Partigrade Cannon i know,right?
@@isabelrodriguezsjolund9701 Actually, most of the Scooby-Doo knock-offs were made by Hanna-Barbera themselves. They took their success and turned it into a formula.
Speed Buggy but they're a transforming robot.
So wait. Does this mean that the characters that would become Huffer, Brawn, Gears and Windcharger were originally created in America for Mysterians before being sent to Japan to be used for Micro Change and then back to America again for the Transformers?! Wow. My brain is numb.
Possibly. Nobody knows for certain.
This Changes my Sight of my Reality
Hasbro: yes come in boys
Windcharger,brawn,Huffer,: yeah what is it
Hasbro you're double adopted
the guy's get around a lot
I think I need some sort of flow chart to understand all these potential new links!
That early Cliffjumper design kind of looks like his Animated incarnation... and that early Bumblebee’s head looks like Waspinator!
The purple colour and Prowl-like shadow in the Muffy cartoon, could retroactively be Barricade.
That Bumblebee design with the insect looking head really gives an Animated Wasp vibe.
A G1 barricade would be cool
@@ShimadaHideo There is actually one. Mainly featured in the IDW comics but in the WfC Netflix series as well.
BUMBLEBOT HAZ PLANZZZZ
Muffler looks like it was based on the Super Gobot Bugbite only as a convertible VW. It looks like it would transform in exactly the same way.
Makes me wonder if someone working on Animated were inspired by that art
I've always loved the messy, jumbled nature of the origins of Transformers as a franchise. A handful of separate Japanese transforming robot toy lines, each with their own unique and weird origins, all thrown in the same boat and shipped off to America, eventually becoming a nearly four decade global phenomenon with six Hollywood films, a dozen or so television shows, hundreds of comics, and *thousands* of toys.
Speaking of the Godzilla connection with the name "Mysterians," it's actually kind of funny that the Dave Cockrum comic was renamed to "Futurians," because that name would later be used by Toho as the name for a group of time travelling antagonists of 1991's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, and even more so when later in that film series, the Futurians' technology would be reverse engineered to create that continuity's versions of both Mechagodzilla, and (drum roll please) Moguera, the giant robot originally controlled by the titular aliens of the very film from which Knickerbocker had ripped off the title for their canned transforming robot toys that were the focus of this episode! XD
You ever just draw the infinity symbol but with copyright laws?
oh my god it goes deeper
Ripoffs… Ripoffs everywhere!
@@guyperson754 It's almost as crazy as the circle that led Hasbro to license Transformers.
Time is a Golden Disc
The lighter had his own anime. Of course he did.
That explains why only *some* of the Autobot mini-cars look like Choro-Q / Penny Racers.
Yes, exactly. It's all starting to make sense now. Hasbro probably gave the early Knickerbocker designs to Takara who cleaned them up and made them workable in the scope of the size class.
I'm not going to lie, that thing about the "M" blew my slagging mind. Really questioning my entire reality now.
We should eject those toys from our Transformers shelves and put them in separate Mysterians displays. ;)
How about the "Gundam Headcrest On G1 Megatron That Got Ignored Due to Gun Mode Kibble" conspiracy?
I have repro Outback (Brawn), Swerve and Gears in an ash tray next to my computer desk. I dug them out, and there's that M. Neat!
@@reynaldipangestu259 the great part is MOST other megatrons post g1 and hell *even* galvatron got that crest crown thin from there to the bayverse megatron, its only with the 2018-to the present boredom of classic designs that the bucket heat originated from the sunbow cartoon has become the only option for fiction
#bringbackmegatroncrown
I feel very proud to be a part of a fandom that can boast academics like Chris McFeely.
Truly, you are the best of us!
Now I cannot unsee. Even when we do not see Chris's face or body actions. We all know for a fact. Even doing all other Transformers basics. He is talking with his hands.
Great stuff, Chris. Never been to TFNation, but I feel like I've sat through a panel for real!
You guys sent them illegal scans of a book?
Thank you for helping with this video, I really enjoyed it. Reminds me of some of your more obscure history of videos.
Go back to the photo booth Dan!
@@kingkahn11 they arnt illegal
Anybody else really dig this format? Chris should do a TED talk.
Me:"Mom can we get g1 bumblebee"
Mom "No we have g1 bumblebee at home"
G1 bumblebee at home:
Gone where the G1 Bumblebee want too go
"Mysterians" turned out to be a rather prophetic name, it seems.
THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE MYSTERIANS.
WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN HEAR US EARTH MEN.
INDESTRUCTIBLE, CAPTAIN SCARLET!!
I wondered if anyone else would remember the Mysterions from Captain Scarlet.
@@windsweeper8002 Yeah, I bloody love that show. Anderson's best in my mind.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I remember watching it as a kid and my father telling me he watched it as a kid.
All roads will lead to dogs. - Dennis Marks, enthusiastically.
“Okay did you get the story we sent for you to make an animation of?”
“Yes but i can do way better”
Thats not what we asked but okay, tell me about it.”
“So it’s about these kids and their dog”
“God damn it”
“So it’s about these kids and their dog, and they…”
“Let me guess, have wacky and outrageous adventures?”
“Wow! You’re so creative boss! How’d you know that’s exactly what I wrote?”
…
*Cut to said designer landing on someone’s car hood after being thrown from a second story window*
“What the fuck?!”
I had "Enforcer" as a kid, and I loved that transforming black box. I used to stare at the card back and pine away for the other characters, but my folks could never find more. The one I had came out of a Canadian discount store. I have been searching for 20 years now, ever since I became a collector to find it and the others and I always came up with nothing. Shrugs and empty stares when I would describe a black box to other collectors. THANK YOU FOR THIS.
This was an incredible look into the formerly unseen "Pre-History" of The Transformers. Thanks for compiling all of this information into one convenient source.
Also, the dynamic between DC and Marvel even as far back as the late 1970s is comical. Marvel Productions was completely obsessed with goofy kids and dogs, while DC entered the 1990s early, and apparently never left with how "dark," "brooding" and otherwise "edgy" they keep trying to make their movies.
It's also interesting considering that DC and Marvel had pretty healthy relationship as rivals, but then gone full war on each other.
@@mikhaelgribkov4117 It's a shame we'll never get _anything_ as stupendous as _SUPERMAN VS THE AMASING SPIDER-MAN_ anymore.
I knew a fair bit going in from tfwiki and the like, but this was totally insane. Every twist had me going "THEY DID WHAT?". I only managed to catch the first half, so I'm excited to see what's to come.
I hope this info gets added to thw Wiki one day. Super interesting!
Chris McFeely of Transformers: The Basics and Dan Larson of Toy Galaxy know each other! I would be excited to hear a crossover or a discussion between these two toy enthusiasts.
This looks like the Go-Bot/Micronaut crossover that nobody asked for.
DePatie: These ideas are all trash!
also DePatie: endlessly recreates the Scooby Do formula; tries to turn Transformers into Speed Buggy.
Meanwhile…
*Simon Furman chugs an entire bottle of whisky with no ill side effects before throwing it behind his back into a garbage can* So there were these two gods see…
The fact that bee's design is a literal bee robot, not just a mecha like takara's design, makes me think the micro change line in it's entirety was derived from the early Muffy, Mysterians, ect.
The engineering, physically as in the toys themselves, being japanese designs, hence why credited as being takara designs. But the concept and appearance being that of US creation, i',m guessing takara saw the designs as reminiscent of their ChoroQ line (Penny Racers in the US) And decided to license and market them in japan as a choroQ Spiritual successor.
The information about Murphy and the Mysterians is very interesting. I hope we can get a "Nintendo Gigaleak" version of Transformers and the secret that Hasbro locked away someday.
Maybe one day we'll find out that Optimus was meant to be upgraded into Ultra Magnus in the Transformers Movie's first draft, similar to how Megatron was upgraded into Galvatron?
Woah - the sculpted M suddenly makes so much sense now
McFeely needs to be brought on as a consultant for future shows, movies, games, comics, etc, its wild how well educated this dude is 👌
It's amazing....we didn't realize it at the time, but the late 70s/early 89s were a true cultural renaissance. Think of what came out of it....Star Wars, Transformers, GI Joe, He Man.
Name me one person on this planet who doesn't know Optimus Prime and Darth Vader.
Never will there ever be a better time than then.
Hasbro: can we see your pitch
Marvel productions: sure
Hasbro: . . . This is the EXACT same pitch as the last two times, and both times we said no
Marvel productions: actually we’ve tried making this for other toys too . . .
Hasbro: I’m burning this pitch.
just when toy think you know everything about Transformers, Mcfeely pulls something weird out of the bag!!!
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It's amazing how much of the Bumblebee movie resembles all this new information about the origins of the franchise, even more so if it's all by pure coincidence. Muffy and Bee being VW Beetles; the focus on a girl, two boys and a dog; Bee's battle helmet being surprisingly similar to his face on that 1983 concept art; and even the irradiated electronics on that deleted scene that look somewhat more like retro-styled robots, just like the Mysterians did!
And I really hope to hear more from you about this subject once new discoveries are made about it!
they look like characters from Cars, but just transformers
They almost did it before Cars became a thing.
Imagine having a character called Muffy. That's gotta sell well in the UK.
Nobody found earmuffs funny...
@@greenisnotacreativecolour muff is slang for vagina in the uk
@@That_Guy- I know, I'm saying nobody found the word earmuffs funny in the UK despite the meaning of the word muff, so I don't think anyone will give a toss if a character is called Muffy. Arthur's sister (in that cartoon Arthur) was called Muffy without issue.
@@greenisnotacreativecolour Arthur's sister is called D.W. (Dora Winifred). His classmate is called Muffy.
@@princeaphan8274 Thank you.
I actual watched the live stream for this, never seen Chris before... he's too beautiful for this world.
Agree
Just when you think the origins of this multi-generational franchise couldn't get any stranger, it gets a whole lot stranger and THIS is not only strange but it's incredibly insightful. A shame this never happened even if it does come across as a tad "of the time" phase especially the inclusion of a dog buddy. But man, Muffy and the Mysterians sounds like it should have been a thing, probably not associated with Transformers but purely on it's own as there is some kind of unique if not weird charm to it that feels like it would fit right at home with every other cartoon of the 80's. As ever Chris this is amazing stuff!
I must say, "We Don't Know" is starting to feel like a catchphrase
Will say, I woke up at 4am on a Sunday morning (where I am) just to see Chris present this live at TF Nation. Totally worth it and now I want some of those blocky bots!
b l o c k e y b o t s
I'm a huge Transformers fan, and I'm trying to learn more whenever I can, and this was so fun and educational, about something that I never knew that I wanted to learn about. Thank you for this awesome segment, and please do make more content like this, along with MORE BASICS😅 I've watched through all of them and I'm thursty for more
This has been eye opening chris, cos incidently not that long ago toy galaxy did a video about that show where a teen turns into a car (turbo teen i think it was called), and i could swear dan mentioned that muffy was an early concept of that cartoon
Can I just say, as someone who lives in a country that doesn't have any Transformers conventions, how awesome it's been over these last couple of days to engage, at least in some way, in an actual convention. Thanks Chris and everyone else involved for all the work you've put into making this happen.
There's still the issue of time zones, but hey, that's life in the southern hemisphere for you.
I guess maybe it wasn't a coincidence that MOGUERA could transform when it was brought back in Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla
A part of me wants to see “Car and Cable” revisited in a future TF series. Maybe if it was an alternate universe, or a goofy show that humans watched based on the transformers within that series.
I dunno, maybe Muffy could be best friends with Bumblebee if that happened.
I was thinking the same thing with the in universe show idea, just as fun nod to what could have been. Either it be some show that happens to be on or a comedy moment where some busniess person is trying to do a license deal with the Autobots and that's the show they tries to pitch to them. Just to top it off one of the Autobots could reply "is the dog really necessary?"
They reused certain unused Diaclone figures into new Transformers characters before, maybe that will be the case for Muffy and the Mysterians someday.
I just had this idea where the Autobots and their human companions find out that some cartoon director found out about their existence, and made a cartoon based on them called “The Adventures of Muffy and Friends.” It would be about Muffy escaping too Earth after the main villain, a cheesy knock off of Optimus Prime, took over his home planet. However, the main villain and his minions, all knockoffs of members of Optimus Prime’s team, invade Earth and constantly try to take him back. The way the Autobots were knocked off and portrayed as the bad guys in the cartoon, combined with the fact the show’s creator knows they exist, made them feel uncomfortable. However, after they end up saving the show’s creator’s life from an attack from the Decepticons, the creator apologizes and promises to never knock any of them off again. Finally, one of them asks him who Muffy was based on, since it couldn’t be Bumblebee since there is already a villain in the show based on him. The creator however says he had no idea and only ever saw a silhouette of the mysterious entity Muffy was based on.
Maybe it could be a show within a TF show, say that the humans have been watching Muffy after school and then gone out on their bikes and decide to explore a cave that revealed its self and they find the Ark and then by accident waken the nearest con and pretty much they restart the war!!
I know it's a bit daft but then that whole Muffy business is rather silly to start with but at least the idea of a dog evenly got into TF and evenly became Thundercracker's pet.
Have it be a big massive show in a series. It could allow the smaller transformers move around more freely
There's a universe out there where this was the big hit of the 80s, revived in the 90s, 2000s, and so on. Michael Bay presents Car and Cable!
I am so glad Unicron consumed that reality.
Meanwhile, on Earth 2, Warner Bros. is about to release the 7th installment of the critically panned but multi-billion-dollar Mysterian film franchise started years ago by director Joel Schumacher. (too soon?) ;P
I had "Major Repair" as a kid. It was a surprisingly fun toy considering it turned into a box. Kind of an old school Wall-E.
This does raise other questions, such as how is it that these minibots scale so exactly with bumblebee and cliffjumper, and were they ever intended to be deformed ‘penny racer’ style toy cars like the Takara toys or are they meant to depict full size vehicles in their alt modes..
Aren't the Mysterians those space incels who tried to conquer the world with giant mole robots?
Edit: It's more pronounced Maw-gir-uh, from what I recall P:
Ah, a man of culture I see.
>incel
Meanwhile the Mysterions were alien circle lights that brainwashed marionettes into destroying the Earth and had no respect for the intro.
It is indeed pronounced Moe-Ge-Rah. Japanese phonetics.
Good God you just solved a decades old childhood toy mystery for me. I had two of the Marchon figures as a kid (the black sphere and the yellow box). They have long since disappeared from my possession, but I still remember them. I’ve thought about them and searched for information about them from time to time but have never been able to find a name to associate with them. Until now. Thank you, sir!
This is all really interesting stuff. I like it a lot. It really changes how I look at Brawn, Huffer, Windcharger and Gears. And yeah, I think the M on them stands for Mysterians.
17:51 I had to pull out my Gears and you've just blown my mind. So much for M standing for Microchange.
Transformers the ever growing patchwork quilt of toy ideas and concepts.
Always nice finding more details on the inner workings behind the scenes. Didn't realize we came so close to having something completely different to what we got, or at least another Scooby clone.
As always another great video. :)
Mysterians! Oh my gosh, Chris, you've unlocked a long-discarded part of my memories! I owned Blastar/Bomber... the red one with the face... and used to use it in my childhood TF games all the time. I have a feeling he often played the role of Death's Head, believe it or not, post "Wanted: Galvatron - Dead or Alive!". This was, as always, a great video. Thanks for your hard work and insight.
I remember the yellow Mysterian. Several kids had it. They were sold at Family Dollar.
The place where it was sold shows everything
Brilliant, when you think you know the history of your favourite toy line, this throws it up in the air, excellent video.
There the cousins no one talks about at the family reunion
Whenever I think I already know too much about Transformers, Chris is here to shove more info into my brain. Great video I really enjoyed it a lot.
Me as a kid in the 80's: all these transformers are soooooo cool
Me now looking back at the same toys: man, these are godawful
If anyone is searching for a Synthwave retro 80s band name, here's your sign.
Wow Chris. I was fascinated by this and caught myself going "Wow!" a few times. But the end, when you showed the released version of the Mysterians my head almost exploded. I had that blue one in the bottom center as a kid. I never knew what it was. I had forgotten about it until I watched this. I always thought it was supposed to be a garage door opener! Thanks for that bit of nostalgic rush.
Mind. Blown. Unbelievable how these toys which have become iconic still have secrets hiding in plain sight..
I actually had one of these toys in my mix of G1 Transformers ...Gobots...McToys ....and Zybots. I had the triangular shaped one...interesting info on the mini cars...yea as far as I knew it was supposed to be from microchange but that is an interesting take the M may be for Mysterians. Hmmm another thought....is that why IDW had included a dog companion for Thundercracker in their series.
This was a really interesting episode. You think you know your toys, but then you see things like this. Wow, wow, wow! As a kid, you just enjoyed the adventures your Transformers went on. As adult, you enjoy learning about the adventures in market and development. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this.
Chris, this was absolutely fascinating! I've no idea how long this took you to research but bravo sir, bravo!
I still have 4 of these figures. It's nice to learn the history behind them. The link to Transformers is amazing. Muffy looks a bit like the Gobot Bug Bite too.
I was so surprised when your Face Cam was shown cause I've never seen your face before.
Same here
His animated icon is a very good representation. However, seeing Chris is a treat.
@@FuzzyCrimson That's what I was thinking.
Man I love this kind of obscure history. I wish we knew more about the history of these two projects. Great “panel” Chris!
That bumblebee sketch looks like Waspinator
I was gutted when I got back to the big broadcast half way through this presentation, so thank you loads for putting it up so quick.
Oh my head hurts! Muffy?! How utterly fascinating! Thank you for putting together!
These seem like knockoffs but were probably almost licensed
I absolutely love the incredulity in his voice every time the dog thing comes up
This begs the question of how many product lines we think as knockoffs at the dollar store are in reality prototypes, abandoned, side product lines from beloved franchised. I remember having some of these that my grand father found in god-knows where discount bin in the early 80’s.
I hope Hasbro will make Figures of Muffy and The mysterions in their Vision of the Transformers.
Thank you Chris, this was some of your best work and a real highlight of ‘The Big Broadcast of 2020’! 🙂
I could listen to this all day. In fact, so far I have!
Digging the deep dive you did in the history of transformers . Very cool information and thanks for this panel
It's amazing how close the Bumblebee concept looks like Waspinator.
Makes me think why they invented animated Waspinator
That is so crazy. I clicked on this video because I recognized the toy designs. I had two of them that I got for my birthday one year. Probably 1985. I had the Tank commander and the one that was Goldar. Amusingly they found their way back into Transformers lore as part of my childhood play pattern where they served as either cannon fodder Decepticons or more of Wheeljack's crazy inventions. Back then, I also noticed the similarity of the "M" on their sticker and the one sculpted on my Autobot minibots. Fantastic video.
Absolutely loved this little documentary! Well done, Chris.
The man behind the ICONIC voice! 😘💕🇵🇭
This is extremely fascinating to a long time Transformers fan like me. Thanks for sharing the story with us!
I was watching this on my Amazon Fire TV but I hopped on my laptop just so I could comment on this. This video was fascinating, Chris. Started out interesting but when you started talking about the tie-ins to TF history, blew my mind. Thank you for putting this together!
I normally enjoy The Basics, yours is one of only 2 Patreons I contribute to, but this is definitely my favorite episode. This type of obscure, and some parts absurd, history I really love.
If it came to pass, we could be calling Bumblebee as Muffler and he alone might take the spotlight instead of Optimus and the rest of the Transformers cast. But i think making Muffler have a separate cartoon is not a bad idea.
Well... Isn't that just the Bumblebee movie? Even the semitransformed harm?
Wow. That's an amazing deep dive on the early days of the transforming toy craze. I acutely had one of those Mysterians the Secret Force toys (the black sphere) shown at the end of the video. I just assumed it was another of the deluge of cheap transformer knock-offs that cropped up back then, like the Converters or the Parasites from Matchbox. Wish I'd hung on to it, now.
A fascinating journey into the little-known! Thank you for the effort on this, Chris!
Chris - This is really amazing work! Great job! 👍🏼 The M one the Minibots blew my mind.
Gold Lightan... I remember him from Tatsunoko vs Capcom on Wii. Fun game.
I found this fascinating Chris, thank you for sharing
Quite the informative bit of TF history. To think that the the transforming robotic alien concept went back even further.
Also, your pronunciation of Mogera/Moguera is actually spot on.
This was an amazing blip of historic information! Thank you for helping bring it to light.