Autobots and Decepticons invaded pop culture in 1984 when the animated TV show and Hasbro's Transformers toy line were introduced to North America.
By 1986 The Transformers had extended their empire to the big screen with an animated movie starring the voices of Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, and Judd Nelson.
Returning in several animated incarnations in the past twenty years, on July 4th 2007 the Transformers will make their most impressive return yet, when they appear in a sophisticated live-action movie produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Michael Bay.
Transformers Original Animated Series
Origins:The Transformers originated in 1982 when the Japanese toy company Takara had a few toylines with transforming robots called Diaclone and Microchange (the latter a subset of another toyline called New Microman).
In 1983 Hasbro decided to import and market these toylines in America under the name The Transformers, and made a deal with Marvel Comics to develop a story for the toyline. Marvel's Jim Shooter and Denny O'Neill developed the treatment and a few characters, but the bulk of the characters were named and developed by Bob Budiansky, who would eventually become the first editor and later on the writer on the Transformers comic book. Bob developed almost all of the first five or six years' worth of characters.
The toyline was launched in early 1984, with the comics starting in May and the cartoon in September. Driven by evolving storylines and distinct characters, The Transformers remains one of the most addicting animated series for toy collectors.
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Transformers Series on DVD
2007 Transformers Movie
Official Transformers Movie Website and Forum. For Transformers movie videos, photos, cast and crew, new toys, video games, books, and other collectibles, check out the Transformers 2007 Movie lens.
Transformers Original Animated Movie
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The Transformers - The Movie (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
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Newest Transformers toys
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Transformers Licensed Apparel
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Transformers Masterpiece Editions
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Transformers Music Video
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Songs and Vince DiCola's score from the 1986 movie
Transformers Video Games
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- Hasbro.com/Transformers
- Toy maker's website for Transformers.
- TF Archive
- #1 Resource site for all things Transformers. Cartoons, Comics, Toys, Fandom.
- TheTransformers.net
- Transformers resource site with downloadable multimedia including video, sounds and images. Chat, info, web links and Transformers - Robots in Disguise!
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- Transformers news, entertainment, images, interaction.
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- A dedicated Transformers search engine. You can embed the custom search into your own blogs and websites.
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- Transformers fan site.
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- Transformers fan site. "2005" comes from the animated movie.
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Transformers 2007 Movie
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Transformers Video games
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