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In this episode, we stay in Japan to explore just how Takara would market Transformers into season 3 without the help of Transformers: the Movie. In the pages of TV Magazine, we will find beautifully illustrated Story Pages and an 8-part manga that gets crazier with each issue!

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We’ll explore the Scramble City, Transformers: 2010, Transform Jr., Kabaya and much more as we take a look at the multitude of toys released in Japan in 1986. We’ll also break down the slight differences in the third season of the original cartoon. How did the Japanese transition after not receiving Transformers: the Movie on time? Find out in this episode!

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After Five Face of Darkness, season 3 of the Transformers cartoon took a harder science fiction tone. In these 5 episodes, we’ll watch as some new lore is established and some old friends make their way back into the fold.
This time around we’re talking about:
The Killing Jar
Chaos
Dark Awakening
Forever is a Long Time Coming
Starscream’s Ghost
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Skids, Aerialbots, Stunticons, Coneheads, & Battlechargers all arrive on Earth as war between Autobot and Decepticons rages on. With special guests Jon & Maggie from Married with Comics and The Rod Pod podcasts and Gabriel Owens, the Salty Seaman!

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In this episode we take a look at the 2 video games released for 1986: “Mystery of Convoy,” for the Famicom and, “The Battle to Save the Earth,” for Commodore 64.

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We head back to Japan to see the manga published by Comic Bom Bom magazine in 1986. We’ll get a Scramble City tale in, “Full Throttle Scramble Power,” and we’ll tie-in to the Famicom game with the “Mystery of Convoy,” comic.

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Kicking off Season 3 of the original cartoon, the only 5-part story in the series: Five Faces of Darkness. Learn the origins of the Transformers as we begin new tales in the far off future of 2005!

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It’s time to Meet the Cast once more as we head into Season 3 of the original Transformers cartoon. This time around we’ll meet some voice acting legends in the earliest days of their careers as well as some seasoned Hollywood actors creating a new realm of work for themselves.

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We return to the Marvel US continuity in 1986 as we explore issues 16-19. We’ll see a number of future comics greats fill in for a Bumblebee-focused adventure. We’ll head back to Cybertron for a classic 2-parter and we’ll see Omega Supreme unleashed on the Decepticons! Plus we’ll check in with special guests Gabriel Owens, the Salty Seaman and Jon Schafer-Hames from Married with Comics podcast.

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