Transformers Season One

TF Season 1
Hasbro + Sunbow Productions
25^th Anniversary Edition

Way Back When -
Back in the 80’s, a certain series changed the way everyone saw robots and toys. In the past Mobile Suit Gundam and Macross defined what Japan saw in the Mecha genre. In the 80’s, it was Transformers for us kids. Taking us on adventures with: Optimus Prime & his Autobots versus Megatron & the Decepticons. It last for four seasons stateside, then became more of an overseas series. But what it did for viewers here, was a glimpse of fun story telling, plus life lessons that actually taught its viewers diverse lessons in life. (Yup, cartoons that made its viewers think about every day decisions.)

What’s inside the collection?
Remastered episodes of the complete first season, with higher quality audio + picture. Triple Change: A documentary about the series journey from television, toys, comics, and films. Scripts from various key episodes, classic PSA’s, and commercials.

More Than Meets the Eye -
Amazing as it was back in the 80’s, the series has aged surprisingly well. Back then it dazzled us with its hand drawn technique, compared to current shows that ditched hand drawn for CG designs. Honestly it makes me miss that type of style in animation. Oddly enough I actually forgot about how short each episode really was. Clocking in at 20+, and break segments, it never loses flow from start to finish.

I admit I was one of those fans as a kid who had a neat collection of the toyline. But it was scary how expensive some of them were, and still are. Some are valuable with prices of $100+ value as of late. Who knew that something from the 80’s could be priceless today?

With three films (including the original from the tv series). Transformers gained an audience from all sides of the world. Plus the comics cover classic generations tales, and new sagas that keep things fresh for all ages.

Overall, rewatching the classic season that started it all makes me an even more humble viewer with fond memories. If you were a fan of the classic days of animation and a TF fan, totally worth watching again. Or if you are a new fan, welcome new friends, you are in for a treat.