We kick off 1986 with the first original video animation made exclusively for the Japanese market entitled, “Scramble City: Mobilization.” We’ll also take a look at the stop-motion version and the one characters introduced in the story before seen anywhere else.

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We enter into one of the most pivotal years in Transformers history as we take a look at the world surrounding the brand in 1986.

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Ant saw Bumblebee and tells you why you should see it, too! The episode starts with a non-spoiler take on the film before giving you plenty of time to put this episode aside as he delves into the spoilers and Easter Eggs contained in Travis Knight’s work.

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Like an explosion from Mt. St. Hilary, Transformers ingrained itself in the cultural consciousness in 1985. Our look into this gigantic year for the brand comes to an end as we look at the touchstones laid out, the impact the 1985 toys and fiction have had on future years, and some opportunities still left untouched.

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This time around we’ll wrap up season 2 of the original cartoon series with a look into the final 5 episodes:
“Cosmic Rust”
“Starscream’s Bridgade”
“Revenge of Bruticus”
“Masquerade”
“B.O.T.”

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Gabriel Owens, the Salty Seaman: http://www.youtube.com/recharge138
Charles aka Big C, Transmissions Podcast: http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/
Dave, D-Squared Productions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP84U4J-8ac
Chrystabella, Steel City Bots Podcast: https://twitter.com/steelcitybots

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On this episode, we give a final look to the audiobooks published about the Transformers in 1985. From Pickwick’s, “The Battle for Planet Earth,” to a pair of stories entitled, “Sun Raid,” we’ll look into the stories held within these artifacts.

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If there was ever a Transformers cartoon episode to listen to, this is the one! This 5 episode run from the late part of season 2 details the origins of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons and explains to us just what created the Transformers. Plus we’ll take a few fun trips to Europe and the Middle East in between as we near the end of our 1985 lessons.

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Gabriel Owens, the Salty Seaman: http://www.youtube.com/recharge138
Jason Kirk, Podvocacy: http://www.http://podvocacy.com/
Charles aka Big C, Transmissions Podcast: http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/
David Schulz, Gamer Going Gray: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJDBhfc1ZQu21H2u_2iD7g

Episodes covered in the podcast:
“The Key to Vector Sigma, part 1”
“The Key to Vector Sigma, part 2”
“Aerial Assault”
“War Dawn”
“Trans Europe Express”

Botcon 2009 audio of David Wise courtesy of www.unicron.com

TFCon 2018 audio of David Wise courtesy of:
Neil Temple – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r_i7o0mVAU
Chasformer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Rxg-ilpjA

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Find out what the first internet review of the Transformers cartoon was like, along with the first Transformers video game. Plus we’ll delve into some of the more memorable and bizarre aspects of the Transformers merchandise boom of 1984 & 1985!

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Hasbro invited us in for a special look into the first Wave of War for Cybertron: Siege at New York Comic Con 2018. Here, Anthony shares his thoughts on the experience and the first wave of the upcoming toy line!

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Season 2 of G1 continues! This time we find out what’s shaking at the Dancitron in “Auto-Bop,” we go on a “Search for Alpha Trion,” we meet “The Girl Who Loved Powerglide,” and our favorite tow truck becomes a movie star in “Hoist Goes Hollywood.” Plus, even the Transformers can show us from time to time that knowing is half the battle.

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The Salty Seaman – http://www.youtube.com/recharge138
Charles aka Big C from Transmissions Podcast – https://www.transmissionspodcast.com
Eric Crownover of Nerdy Geek Talk – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA7a2ph9Pyz3DsowrjkI0Dw
Soundjack of Nerdy Geek Talk – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFuivideD8z7E01RL1zIMQd

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