The History of Transformers: 1984 Edition

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  • @jenningsmills5398
    @jenningsmills5398 Před 5 lety +254

    I grew up without a father figure optimus filled that role.
    So it's probably not a coincidence that I've been a commercial truck driver the last 21 years. Autobots transform and roll out!

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +28

      Thanks awesome. Safe travels and roll out! :D

    • @swordpegasus4032
      @swordpegasus4032 Před 3 lety +10

      Awesome!

    • @bennym5244
      @bennym5244 Před rokem +2

      I look back at my childhood and remember our family not having much money. My father was a teacher in an inner city school we didn't go on holidays much and he had to use public transport a lot. But!! But!! I know remember the optimus prime figure. The portable laboratory looks very familiar. Did I have it or did my neighbour have it? Either way I feel much guilt, as it was the most expensive autobot figurine.

  • @failure5864
    @failure5864 Před 5 lety +981

    I'm 38 and a Paramedic/Firefighter. My wife does not understand how I'm still so enamored with my 80's toys, especially the Transformers. I try and express to her that I learned my morality and ethics from my toys and they're part of my foundation as a member of society. I love that these ideals are what you highlight in your videos and especially all the positivity!!! Great video!

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +61

      Thanks Mike! Salute to you for your service. Glad you enjoyed the video. Roll out and keep safe! :D

    • @sidearmsalpha
      @sidearmsalpha Před 5 lety +18

      Very few women do. A few guys are lucky enough to find the right one. I do see quite a few women at the local toy shows though so it's nice to see them supporting their guys' toy hobbies and I'm sure some are there because they are looking for dolls. 😁

    • @linsanity1981
      @linsanity1981 Před 5 lety +20

      me too. I'm 37. The 1984 line of Transformers and 85 are near and dear to my heart.

    • @dannyvestal299
      @dannyvestal299 Před 5 lety +14

      I'm one of those lucky dudes! I'm 44, collect Masterpiece Transformers, and have all the G1 transformers, and my wife is cool with it. Ofcourse, it helps to be okay with her fashion and shoe cravings..lol..nice to know that you are NOT alone though buddy! Thanks for your service!

    • @shonc8338
      @shonc8338 Před 5 lety +10

      I know people don't get that.i learned my morals and ethics from a lot of places and different people but comic books and cartoons and TV shows like chips that always gave a message for kids helped build that foundation. Some people just will never get it

  • @ShinobiShowdown
    @ShinobiShowdown Před 5 lety +111

    I met Peter Cullen (voice of optimus) got a photo with him & his autograph, and I got the Tramsformers: The Movie soundtrack signed by Stan Bush childhood dreams = fulfilled.

    • @jackgirskis
      @jackgirskis Před 3 lety +3

      Awesome wish I could do that just had my 13th birthday

  • @keenandixon4671
    @keenandixon4671 Před 5 lety +142

    My dad was in the military so I grew up in Japan in the early 80s. So my first toys were Diaclone. Then moving back to the states in 84' I was so surprised to see Transformers on TV. I've been a collector since. My wife is 10yrs younger than I am and doesn't understand my obsession. When she ask me what I want for xmas/bdays, I always answer. "If it doesn't Transformer, I dont want it!"

  • @fuzzo73
    @fuzzo73 Před 5 lety +304

    "Soundwave and his tape army." I'm dying laughing at this now, but, god the 80's were the best time to be a kid!

  • @SJHFoto
    @SJHFoto Před 5 lety +16

    I LOVE TFs! I'm 43, and thus the perfect age in 1984. My best friend growing up didn't have a lot of spending money, so he had Gobots while I had TFs. We used to pretend Optimus Prime had to call Leader-1 for help (or vice versa) and have team ups! Yes, the imagination was great!

  • @waterbearer4627
    @waterbearer4627 Před rokem +7

    Soundwave will always be one of the greatest designed toys of all time. The ingenuity and attention to detail. To have the mechanism to eject cassettes. How majestic he looks transformed and the compact sleek look of the cassette player. Proud to have owned him and played with him in my childhood.

  • @alejandrovaldez9848
    @alejandrovaldez9848 Před 5 lety +194

    I’m 19, and even though I wasn’t born in the 80s and grew into the 2000s instead, I remember watching the g1 cartoons on vhs tapes I bought from the flea market as a kid, and remembering how strong the transformers cartoon was from their personality to designs. I continue collecting transformers to this day and realized how much of a impact it has on me and why it motivates me into drawing and wanting to design videos games! And dude seriously! Thank you so much for making this video with such gorgeous and stunning quality! It really lifted my spirits up today, and those G1 toys still look awesome to this day!! 👍 🚗🚓✈️

    • @monsieur_mercury8772
      @monsieur_mercury8772 Před 5 lety +12

      Scorcher Cubone Dude same here I’m 19 as well but instead of VHS tapes my dad bought me and my brother the seasons on dvd cuz that’s what he used to watch as a kid that’s what I grew up on

    • @joelbaldwin4051
      @joelbaldwin4051 Před 5 lety +16

      Glad someone your age can appreciate the good stuff from days gone by.

    • @DavidSilva-mn4dz
      @DavidSilva-mn4dz Před 5 lety +9

      19 boy here too, I watched More than meets the eye and divide and conquered in dvd before the 2007 movie. Fell in love with Prime and his crew, Megatron and his instruments of destruction.

    • @AriAriOptenfree
      @AriAriOptenfree Před 5 lety +8

      @@DavidSilva-mn4dz 13! god it was a memorable series even to me

    • @gochem3013
      @gochem3013 Před 3 lety +4

      I grew up in the 2000s and I saw those 80s and 90s cartoons. They're better than the 2000s.

  • @ultramanss
    @ultramanss Před 5 lety +93

    Sorry for my poor english, i'm from italy you make me feel better with your existence and your museum...i ever cry when i see my adored toys, thank you really

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +8

      Grazie, Stefano! :D

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +7

      Your English is just fine, we read you clearly and it's cool you appreciate these toys, i love them too!

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +2

      I have an Italian Sunstreaker by the way, I think the only Italian Transformer I have...

    • @T.R.R.Jolkien
      @T.R.R.Jolkien Před 5 lety

      Stefano Spotti 🇺🇸😎. hi from Texas

  • @NealDamiano
    @NealDamiano Před 5 lety +12

    My mother got me Skywarp for Christmas in 84 played for hours, absolutely loved it.

  • @wrp4955
    @wrp4955 Před 5 lety +21

    Soundwave was my favorite, my sisters favorite as well. We both loved his voice.
    Great video.

  • @rjc7289
    @rjc7289 Před 5 lety +46

    So glad I was a kid in 1984 when G1 Transformers were all the rage. For x-mas of that year, I got Huffer, Cliffjumper and Brawn, and it started a lifetime obsession with the toy line. I would also race home from school to watch the cartoon, and I even had a few issues of the comic book. Transformers were definitely a very iconic part of my youth, and one that I very much cherish.

  • @yaboigavin42
    @yaboigavin42 Před 5 lety +26

    Thundercracker: What’s that? | Starscream: I’d call it a target!

    • @yaboigavin42
      @yaboigavin42 Před 5 lety

      Q: who’s the target A: the reader is the target

  • @filmandpage1138
    @filmandpage1138 Před 5 lety +20

    Transformers is one of those toylines that I don't think have ever gone off the shelf. I don't remember a time when there were no Transformers toys since I first saw them in the 80's. They just keep reinventing the toys to stay current and fresh.

  • @robmcmuffin8453
    @robmcmuffin8453 Před 5 lety +53

    I remember my first Transformer, Gobots were huge and that's what I wanted. I was hoping for Cy-kill, but ended up with Sunstreaker instead. I hadn't heard of Transformers at that time. I was still very grateful for my gift and quickly began to love it! My new Sunstreaker towered over the other kids puny Gobots, even though they ridiculed me for not having a then popular gobot. And then began my love for this franchise!

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +8

      Sunstreaker was my first TF, one of the all-time best in my opinion and probably my favorite! I've heard he was the first Robot that could change to a car in the Diaclone line, but I don't have a real source on that.

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 3 lety +5

      Oh boy how your friends were so wrong

    • @emiliorebenga443
      @emiliorebenga443 Před 3 lety +2

      Crasher was my only fav Gobot

  • @darkharvest4722
    @darkharvest4722 Před 5 lety +7

    Haha, the ONLY Michael I want working on MY Transformers!!

  • @4DModding
    @4DModding Před 5 lety +28

    What an amazing time to be a child, :) Still good in 2019. I had many battles in my garden in 1989

  • @mercer1st
    @mercer1st Před 5 lety +13

    My first Transformer from this line was Jazz while my brother got Soundwave.

  • @TheZamaron
    @TheZamaron Před 5 lety +53

    Transformers is a franchise that works well with a Multiverse style approach to it. while other series like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Halo have to rely on a set storyline, the advantage Transformers has is that Hasbro can experiment with many variations n the line to give us cool new spins on the characters we love or adding in new lore to the story to make it good.

    • @MrenderboyoPrime
      @MrenderboyoPrime Před 4 lety +3

      Same with marvel, DC, G.I. Joe, indiana jones and videogames like mario, sonic, megaman, kirby, etc

    • @gaborkiss1425
      @gaborkiss1425 Před 2 lety +2

      @@MrenderboyoPrime Good base writing begs for more stories.

  • @TheQA247
    @TheQA247 Před 5 lety +20

    😍 oh how I miss the '80s. My first 2 transformers: Prime and Megatron with the diecast pieces. Best toys ever .. still.

  • @SignOfTheTimes008
    @SignOfTheTimes008 Před 5 lety +21

    I think the music they picked for each scene really added a lot to the tension of each scene, cause I've never forgotten any of them. I loved them all, especially first season.

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +3

      The narrator set the stage pretty well too!

  • @yamaha1450
    @yamaha1450 Před 5 lety +71

    U just made me cry.. remembering my childhood with this awesome toys and series...no words..80' era is beautiful

  • @thomasmeehan4581
    @thomasmeehan4581 Před 5 lety +35

    My favorite toy line ever! I still remember going to the store and getting my first one - Sideswipe. Thanks for the video, looking forward to '85!

    • @goldusprime2988
      @goldusprime2988 Před 5 lety +3

      My first one was Starscream.

    • @shonc8338
      @shonc8338 Před 5 lety +1

      My.mom bought me.megatron in Xmas of. 1984. I remember it was so hard to find but she got it for me. In 1984 I wanted more star wars and secret wars toys than transformers. My collection really took off the following year thouhj

  • @ToaSchwiftyMan
    @ToaSchwiftyMan Před 4 lety +4

    I seriously feel like one of the few kids out there who still knows what a cassette recorder and cassette tapes are

  • @ronaldclayton3999
    @ronaldclayton3999 Před 5 lety +4

    I'm 39 and I grew up on g1 transformers,it wasn't just another cartoon it was the only cartoon as far as I'm concerned.Seen the movie in the theater the summer I turned 7,and have the double disc 20th anniversary edition movie and every episode on collection dvds.Just wish I held on to the action figures,The first one I remember getting was the original shockwave it was mostly made of metal and made electronic shooting sounds with a flashing purple light built in,complete it goes for about $3000.

  • @tonyjackson1636
    @tonyjackson1636 Před 5 lety +22

    My first TF was Brawn, always have had a soft spot for the tough talking bruiser. However my favorite G1, wave 1 toy was Prowl. He just worked aesthetically for me, a cool sleek cop car, armed with incendiary rockets and acid pellet gun in robot mode. I've also always had an affinity for "smart" characters, and while Jetfire, Perceptor, and Brainstorm aren't slouches, loved Prowl's cool logic and tactical mind.

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +2

      Good point, Prowl didn't get featured enough in the G1 cartoon. I think his biggest role was in the episode where Chip remote controls him? And that was just a part of the episode. Like Jazz, I wish they had given him a whole episode to himself like The Girl Who Loved Powerglide or Changing Gears.

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +1

      I want an old Fairlady Z thanks to Prowl, although I'd prefer Smokescreen for the Rally Car but that will never happen!!

  • @likeitharder
    @likeitharder Před 5 lety +10

    Fun fact: Michael Bay never made (directed or produced) any Transformers movies.
    However some of his movies about humans do actually feature Transformers as supportive characters and in brief cameos.

  • @strafefox
    @strafefox Před 5 lety +26

    Another really excellent video!
    Ah G1 Transformers.. it wil always remain my favorite toyline and tv series. Hearing the music alone makes me nostalgic :)
    So many amazing memories linked to such an amazing time of my life:
    Receiving Snarl for my birthday, sending my drawing of the Constructicons to SkyChannel in the hope they would show it on TV, the moment a friend showed his Trypticon toy, to watching the epic battle in the final episode of Rebirth.

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +1

      I have a Bayformer Bumblebee [non-transforming] that plays the old theme song!

  • @tonybp
    @tonybp Před 5 lety +2

    The nostalgia watching this video is so strong, brings back so many memories that I've shed a few tears. I miss those times.

  • @samuelseager6785
    @samuelseager6785 Před 5 lety +13

    This was so well done. So much information and images. Not too long, not too short. Loved it.

  • @SgtRoxx72
    @SgtRoxx72 Před 5 lety +21

    Absolutely amazing video Michael! So many great memories brought back from when I was a kid when the Transformers first came out. I was in awe then, and as an adult I still am. I sure do love those robots in disguise! I remember getting Optimus Prime for Christmas in 1984, and thinking he was the coolest thing ever. 34 years later and I'm still a huge fan of Optimus, and everything he stands for. Thanks for the trip down memory lane brother. You sure know how to bring out the kid in me! Oh...one more thing...that skit had me rolling!!! 😂 Keep up the amazing work. Every day you remind me of why you, and your channel are so important to myself and people like me. People who adore everything 80's, people who have such fond memories of their childhood heroes, and people who still nurture the child inside through collecting Transformers. What you do for the community as a whole is absolutely priceless, and so very appreciated. You bring joy to me, and I know you bring joy to others. For that Michael I am eternally grateful. Thank you again brother. For everything. Nerdmasté my friend.

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +1

      Thank you good brother! Yeah that skid was a blast. "WHAT THE HEY?!" Glad to hear my channel brings so much joy, that's what it's all about! Have a great week! :D

  • @that_blue_idiot2004
    @that_blue_idiot2004 Před 5 lety +33

    okay I'm just gonna list my history with optimus since that 1984 Optimus Prime video is a little out of date) back when i was nine i saw the first bayformers film as a introduction to transformers but in 2008 my father gave me a box full of g1 transformers but one of them really stuck out (g1 Optimus prime) so that year i bought a g1 dvd box set and as that toy struck a beam of light into my home but just hearing that voice on tv made my day skipping to 2012 my father passed away taking a financial problem into play but skipping two months later i went digging through my old toy box getting rid of some of my stuff and then again i came across a familiar paint scheme i went back to watching g1 and i started to notice what kind of a impact optimus left on my childhood compares to the teenage mutant ninja turtles or he-man ever since then I've been collecting any figure i can of that gentle giant..so thank you for main this video of bringing back nostalgia and good times for the g1 fans

    • @schmidington
      @schmidington Před 4 lety

      Like you, River-Run!, Optimus Prime became an important figure in my life. As the leader of the autobots he taught us valuable lessons that helped mold the adults we grew to be. I know several like-minded individuals that will proclaim him to be there favorite, some aren't even fans of the toys but of the cartoons. I have what I call the 'Hall of Primes' (inspired by a scene from the series) that contains a dozen variations of Optimus as well as other characters such as Lio Convoy, Star-Saber, and even Rodimus. They rest atop my book shelf and watch over everything.

  • @Stallone7484
    @Stallone7484 Před 5 lety +13

    Christmas 1984 my Dad got me all the awesome ark bots, with others ,he got me optimus ,hound ,prowl,Soundwave, starscream ,jetfire and a big Volkswagen from gobots ,I can't remember his name but he was awesome ,no one at school believed me,and they wanted proof,I brought prowls,rifle and laserbeak to class ,and this other kid tried to steal it from me ,today I'm 43 and I have my awesome masterpiece figures,I just need 5 ark bots to complete my collection

  • @danielnegron8803
    @danielnegron8803 Před 4 lety +2

    One of the best era a child could ever grow up in... 80's are awesome, I was born in 86 so I mostly experience my life in the 90's but I always love the 80's era...

  • @dismantle123
    @dismantle123 Před 5 lety +19

    Despite having watched your videos for years I never subscribe but after this video I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't. Extremely well done. I'd say the quality of this video is on par with the netflix show "the toys that made us" in spite of the limited resources at your disposal. Loved the humour, it was just the right amount for me.

  • @danfrancisco49
    @danfrancisco49 Před 5 lety +27

    Excellent video and eloquently narrated! I also appreciate how you “play” with the figures. You should be producing and directing toy commercials. Keep up the great work!

  • @bradadrianwilliams9399
    @bradadrianwilliams9399 Před 5 lety +5

    Man I love your channel!
    Don’t ever stop growing up but never stop being kid.😂🤘

  • @cecilDisharoon
    @cecilDisharoon Před rokem +1

    i LOVE THIS. That first year, it all felt like a revolution! I collected those first four issues, bi-monthly, in complete suspense. I also was blessed with some knock-offs to go with the six minis I owned- it was the later G1s, where I got some jets, some bigger cars. I loved every kind of robot then. I enjoyed the stealth and strategy, as well as reading every single bio card down at my Paw Paw's hardware/ variety store in Shannon, GA. He-Man was also big still that year, too. I even made my own cardboard Trailbreaker
    in fall '85.

  • @TheRealDustinNunn
    @TheRealDustinNunn Před 5 lety +6

    I love the '80's.

  • @KevinMayle1974
    @KevinMayle1974 Před 5 lety +75

    You really put a lot of quality work into these videos! They are entertaining and enjoyable, but also seem to be jam packed with a tremendous amount of behind the scenes effort. And you even make the toys look fun to play with, while simultaneously looking like beautiful works of art.

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +3

      Thanks Kevin! :D

    • @hektorlinko
      @hektorlinko Před 5 lety +2

      Amen!! Michael Mercy is totally awesome at what he does. Love his videos and you are right...he does make toys fun to play with. As a matter of fact while watching this video just a few minutes ago...I grabbed a few of my Transformers toys and transformed a few just for fun while watching this video. My toys have been sitting on my glory shelf for months but just had to play with them. It's like eating Fruit Loops or Apple Jacks on a Saturday morning and watching Duck Tales and feeling nostalgic like a kid again. I'm a grown man but I still enjoy the great memories of back in the day. It's a great feeling. Whoops...long comment ahem.... Anyway Yes...Great video! A+++

  • @TooLameToDie
    @TooLameToDie Před rokem +2

    Man, looking at the Gen 1 toys really takes me back. My bestfriend and I would spend hours setting up our Transformers in these elaborate battle scenes or acting out that weeks episode. One of the best games we'd play is Transformers vs. G.I. Joe (the giant metal robots usually won). R.I.P Mikey, my brother from another mother. You are sorely missed.

  • @Ztinkyy
    @Ztinkyy Před 5 lety +3

    Excellent point about the price tiers, which is very intelligent in sales. One additional thing to note despite the tiers is how incredibly hard these ALL could be to find in stores, they would fly off the shelves. Never saw the mid-tiers in stores, less Ironhide, but got lucky with Optimus after the folks called daily for him in Christmas ‘84 (‘85?). Nabbed the last one. And not to mention this was also before modern store-brawling, in which case they never would’ve gone.

  • @madgeniusx69
    @madgeniusx69 Před 5 lety +14

    Excellent job.... if only the Bayformers utilized the same effort in their films...

  • @peteortiz65
    @peteortiz65 Před 5 lety +13

    Man, Just watching these videos you post up, brings me to my childhood! Action figures today aren’t what they use to be.

  • @codystarr4189
    @codystarr4189 Před 5 lety +21

    Can you make a transformers history of both 1985 and 1986.

  • @seatspud
    @seatspud Před 5 lety +25

    Diecast construction: it's a lost art. ;)

  • @xophaser
    @xophaser Před 5 lety +10

    I took my few transformers to show and tell in elementary school. Took shockwave like 2x.

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +1

      Shockwave is the baddest... I let a friend borrow mine and I never got it back!

  • @trevormoffat4054
    @trevormoffat4054 Před 5 lety +3

    Soundwave’s weapons were his batteries????? I had NO IDEA!!!!! I always wondered why his back opened up.

  • @Hektols
    @Hektols Před 2 lety +1

    What the 1984 figures lacked in joints was more than compensated with their detail.

  • @rush6055
    @rush6055 Před 3 lety +1

    The golden age of toys came and gone, but I'm glad i got to be part of it! We'll never see a time like it again.

    • @FrancisJohnDYbas
      @FrancisJohnDYbas Před 3 lety

      A new age of toys has begun! Check self "converting optimus prime" it was made by the people that became obsessed by the transformers! Hasbro found thier project and hasbro clobaborated with men to make a real self transforming optimus prime they even hired peter cullen the ogirinal optimus prime voice actor to voice the robot!!! too bad its on a limited edition and it got sold-out very quicky in just days after its announcent!

    • @rush6055
      @rush6055 Před 3 lety

      @@FrancisJohnDYbas I'm sure someone is selling it on ebay for $20,000. Lol😆

  • @TheSharter
    @TheSharter Před 5 lety +1

    I took my megatron to school with me when I was in first grade. Teacher freaked out when I pulled it out of my bag. Parents got called to come pick it up.

  • @BuggieSmalls
    @BuggieSmalls Před 2 lety +1

    6 months later, this is due for another view. Thanks once again Michael Mercy for such a wicked video (804,456)

  • @WXSTANG
    @WXSTANG Před rokem +1

    Just want to mention how cool it was that Shockwave could light up and had different firing modes as a gun, and how Bumblebee could be wound up and would go on his own. Loved these toys! haha

  • @wizzrobotix2379
    @wizzrobotix2379 Před 5 lety +1

    The creativity in those toys was so good. Like, Powerglide's arms could be folded and form the plane's engines, Megatron's gun-mode having the crosshair become his arm-cannon....real complex.

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety

      Kojin Ono, Shoji Kawamori and Kazutaka Miyatake are all geniuses, hard to believe they came up with such incredible designs so long ago...

  • @theunderdogmrwilliams
    @theunderdogmrwilliams Před 5 lety +22

    Your one of my favorite channels on CZcams!!!!!! 👍👍👍 transformers 🚗🚙🚚 was and still is my favorite toy lines!!!!!!! I been waiting on this video!!! Your the best Michael!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks, much appreciated! Nerdmasté! 🙏

  • @quellidelnido
    @quellidelnido Před 5 lety +6

    best video ever. I got my red alert I was 9. I will never forget that Christmas. This Christmas Santa (who exists, but brings toys only to the ones who believe in him) will bring me a red alert mp. If I'll be a good boy. I will.

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety

      I hope you get that MP Alert!

  • @sideswipe8469
    @sideswipe8469 Před 5 lety +1

    I have a very large collection of G1 Transformers. I remember when I was a kid I once owned the Tyco electronic train set. I lost pretty much all of that but I still have a lot of the Transformer figurines. That was one of my biggest regrets from my childhood having lost that train set. If I want to get it back I’m looking at paying a pretty penny for it.

  • @danylwong
    @danylwong Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the walk down memory lane! Lovin' my Hasbro and 3rd party MPs.

  • @tubetop123
    @tubetop123 Před 5 lety +15

    I have that Megatron gun but the japan version with attachments for the gun. And G1 Optimus

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety

      We had a gentleman's agreement not to buy duplicates among my friends so since my friend Colin had Optimus I never got one... but I broke that agreement for Jetfire!!

  • @sidearmsalpha
    @sidearmsalpha Před 5 lety +2

    Awesome video! As an 80s kid and a big TF fan, this one had me gushing. For the longest time, I thought Hoist was part of the original wave too. Thanks for doing this. Can't wait for the next one!

  • @paulgraham4567
    @paulgraham4567 Před 5 lety +5

    That's an awesome collection you have there I hope you have them insured, five years ago I had a fire in my room due to a faulty bulb in one of my cabinets and I lost forty out of my two hundred figures, it was an absolute heartbreaking nightmare of a time and I've still not got over it, needless to say, they are all now covered on my insurance. Gave you a sub and gonna binge watch some vids, cheers.

  • @schmidington
    @schmidington Před 4 lety +2

    I remember my Christmas that year. I was able to pick out a few of my gifts, so my mom took me to Toys R Us (R.I.P.) and I scanned the aisles up and down for the coolest thing around. There were entire shelves full of Go-bots and Transformers. I was so distraught, I couldn't decide which to go with!! Ultimately the better figures one out due to their colorful packaging and artwork and their compelling forms. My first 5 Transformers toys were Optimus Prime, Sunstreaker, Ironhide, Skywarp, and Soundwave (chosen because he's basically a two-fer with buzzsaw. I passed on Megatron only because I wasn't so sure about having a gun-like toy. I was given the option of opening a gift 3 days early....so of course I chose the biggest, Optimus Prime!! I am 45 years old and now have well over 100 figures from various series and still collect them to this day, though not nearly as voraciously as my youth. I envy you, Mr. Mercy, as I have no place to display my massive collection so the large majority of them are in boxes in a storage unit. Thank you for this video (I'm only just discovering it), and for bringing me back to a simpler and happier period of time.

  • @ahmedsenussi8232
    @ahmedsenussi8232 Před 4 lety +1

    I think what makes Transformers more interesting than any other toy is that every Transformer had character

  • @SMVal23
    @SMVal23 Před 5 lety +7

    Im only 14 and i have and watch the all the 80s cartoons im still interested and sad i wasnt around to buy them

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 3 lety

      Same but I am looking into getting Mirage and then predaking

    • @swordpegasus4032
      @swordpegasus4032 Před 3 lety

      I also wasn't born in the 80s but now I'm kind of obsessed with the G1 Transformers I was born in 2003 and I used to watch beyblade G Revolution it was my favourite show and I also love the Transformers as well because of the characters and the animation is stellar and my favourite characters would have to be Cliffjumper and Starscream and Brawn because they're very funny and their one-liners are practically hilarious.

  • @bennewbury2572
    @bennewbury2572 Před rokem +1

    Great video Mike!
    I love the parts where you talk to the bots like they’re actors, especially 13:03 where you told Huffer to stuff it, and 14:50 where Trailbreaker fired up the force field again.

  • @damedan9389
    @damedan9389 Před 2 lety

    There was something SPECIAL about the smell of these toys when you opened the package on "a special day" (Christmas/ birthday). I can almost remember it as I'm typing.

  • @bigk2080
    @bigk2080 Před rokem +1

    This was a glorious time to be a kid.

  • @OldManTheseDays
    @OldManTheseDays Před 5 lety +7

    Really well done video! Great analysis about the themes, characters and motivations. The thought put into these old toy lines and shows is staggering. There was some amazing talent and thought behind the Marvel/Sunbow shows and it becomes more obvious when examined closer. Great job with the magnifying glass :).

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks! I'm finding so much more substance to these classic properties too. So many people will just watch for 2 minutes and go "Wow, that doesn't hold up anymore" but you start to notice the depth of it after 22 minutes. :D

  • @DoRag8
    @DoRag8 Před 4 lety

    Transformers were my childhood. You bought me one & I left you alone for the rest of the day.

  • @davidsweat6791
    @davidsweat6791 Před rokem +1

    My parents were so good to me. I just realized I had every single transformer that came out. Including masters of the universe and Legos and every other Kool. 80s toys ate the best

  • @Theo_Weston
    @Theo_Weston Před 5 lety +3

    You always knock it out of the park with your videos thanks for sharing your collection

  • @Kindlesmith70
    @Kindlesmith70 Před 4 lety +1

    Memories :) Good memories.
    The original cartoons were really good.
    Soundwave, the constructicons and insecticons were my fave,

  • @kenbrisby4825
    @kenbrisby4825 Před 5 lety

    combining an action figure with a puzzle really is genius. some peoples brains in this world make me feel like evolution is noticeable if you look in weird places.

  • @teaguehansberry3135
    @teaguehansberry3135 Před 5 lety +2

    Sadly I never got my favorite Autobot for Christmas....G1 Sideswipe!

  • @roufoushornero8648
    @roufoushornero8648 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Soundwave, Megatron, and Optimus. Incredible toys, never topped for the rest of the line.

  • @robdcollector2808
    @robdcollector2808 Před 5 lety +2

    ....Amazing video to see all these G1 Transformers!!!

  • @KinkArcana
    @KinkArcana Před 5 lety +2

    Tremendous!! Thank you for such a fabulous waltz through a special year!

  • @Timmiewrath
    @Timmiewrath Před 4 lety

    You know what else I love about the Transformers from the 80s the Transformer toys actually transform the same way as they did in the cartoon, that was incredible

  • @vhsguy032
    @vhsguy032 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since this video came out

  • @CDiesel720
    @CDiesel720 Před 3 lety +1

    Let me say thanks for putting this video together. The Transformers and G.I. Joe were a big part of my childhood so this video is a major win for me and my need for nostalgia.

  • @mav2553
    @mav2553 Před 3 lety +1

    The dramatization of the kid stealing the gun and radio was F-ing hilarious. This brought me back man, I still got some of mine 👍

  • @karmadrone6647
    @karmadrone6647 Před rokem

    Very nice, thanks so much for taking the team to create these videos. I just showed my 7 year old what I played with when I was young.

  • @FinnGreenland
    @FinnGreenland Před 2 lety +1

    I recently bought one of my all time holy grails last month. G1 OPTIMUS PRIME! I’m super happy with it. Even though it’s the G2 reissue, I LOVE IT!

  • @BrotherApexx
    @BrotherApexx Před 5 lety +2

    i watched your He-Man video first and was very impressed. I watched this one next and subscribed. Great work!

  • @wheeljack0
    @wheeljack0 Před 4 lety +1

    The best time ever for toys coming out. I am so happy i was around then & will always have the memories of going into toy shops to buy these classic toys. Amazing times

  • @APG2112
    @APG2112 Před 2 lety

    I remember army building my Star Wars, Joe’s ,Transformers and recreating Saturday morning episodes. Kinda wish someone keyed me into directing and producing movies as a kid. The 80’s was the absolute pinnacle of kids and their toys. If only I still had all of them.At least my memories are as if it happened yesterday and you just can’t put a price on that. Your channel/collection covers an exact recollection of my childhood, thank you for all your hard work and love you put into this.

  • @johnkirk2863
    @johnkirk2863 Před 5 lety +8

    I have that power of the Primes Optimus..Love him!!!

    • @Mechakick
      @Mechakick Před 5 lety +2

      I'm holding out for Nemesis Prime but it's tough waiting!

  • @ryanmac3134
    @ryanmac3134 Před 2 lety

    My 5 year old found a lot of my old transformers in my old room at my parents. I lost a lot of the pieces which I regret now, but I like to sit down with him and watch these videos so he can see how the toys looked and we will literally talk for hours about the toys I had and how I played with them

  • @toalesovikk7168
    @toalesovikk7168 Před 5 lety +3

    I think the g1 cartoon should get the same treatment as Dragonball Z Kai because the show contains many animation errors.

  • @cbr600rrturbo
    @cbr600rrturbo Před 10 měsíci

    I was 11 when these came out,now I'm 50 & I still love transformers

  • @willieleefrancis8091
    @willieleefrancis8091 Před 5 lety

    A great storytelling of G1 Transformers. That is why I have ALWAYS loved collecting the G1 reissue Transformers. Back in the day, I only had a few of them. When the reissues began coming out in the year 2002, that was the time I begin buying them. And I still buy them till this day, Michael. Thank you as always for bringing this to us by taking out the time to make videos like this one!!! G1 Transformers forever!!!

  • @tonybp
    @tonybp Před 4 lety +1

    My favorite toys were The Transformers. I consider myself lucky to have been a kid in that era and that my parents every so often would buy me a Transformer. Sometimes they wouldn't get me the Autobot/Decepticon versions, but some different version with different colors that came from Japan or some other asian country, they probably got those because they were cheaper but I didn't mind because they still made the effort to get them for me and we weren't rich. But they did get me many of the originals including Optimus Prime and Soundwave with all the tapes, those two were my favorites.

  • @jedijian
    @jedijian Před 3 lety

    Brings back so much childhood memories!!! I remember desperately searching for my fav' Autobot Transformer, "Hound" around all shops with my late mum. I never did find it so had to make do with my second fav' Transformer "Skywarp" instead as my very 1st Transformer toy!

  • @DeterminedVeteran
    @DeterminedVeteran Před 5 lety +2

    Great content and quality of your videos ... plus your collection is amazing

  • @skywarpger
    @skywarpger Před 4 lety

    Amazing collection!!! I'm 47 years now, grew up watching Transformers G1 in 1985 here in México City, I do video editing since 1999 and I Think your editing for this video is just great!!!

  • @ronin-uq1ce
    @ronin-uq1ce Před 5 lety +1

    Bringing back memories i loves the 80s . Keep up the great work

  • @biggstan870
    @biggstan870 Před 5 lety +3

    Another awesome video,sir! Keep up the amazing work!

  • @MilkeyMilkthedog
    @MilkeyMilkthedog Před 4 měsíci

    You have an amazing collection man, I love seeing the whole line of 84’ together being shown together

  • @damienmercer4731
    @damienmercer4731 Před rokem +1

    ….I thank God I was a child of the 80’s… We had best of EVERYTHING…. Toys, cartoons, cereal, movies……… You CAN NOT BEAT the 80’s…..

  • @chuckdixon1446
    @chuckdixon1446 Před 5 lety

    That's one of the finest collections of vintage Transformers i've ever seen, thank you for sharing! I hope you cover every year of the G1 toyline, even though it did kind of go downhill near the end. And i hear you on how the toys challenged young minds: It peaked with Sixshot and his five alt modes, complete with a sticker over the manual challenging kids to figure them all out without it!