The Mighty, Affordable History of Tonka's GoBots: 1983 Edition - NOT the Poor Man's Transformers!

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[@thabuloodles9209]

Man I loved the gobots watched them just as much as the transformers

[@nicholaseedy3244]

I loved Gobots. My dad used to bring them back when coming home from being on course in the military.

[@ReaverPrime]

6:52 Sentinel Prime from Dark of the Moon could be considered your evil fire truck, given his motive and method.

[@BobHansenJokes]

GOBITS!!!!!!!!!!!! Tremendous! I didn't know Leader 1 wasn't around at the beginning, and that while Gobits came out a year before TF, the TF lore came first for the "well actually" crowd :)

[@TheHoboPig]

I'm glad to see this video finally come out after seeing your Leader-1 review!

[@shuey9299]

Awesome! Really enjoy your "History of" episodes. Thanks for the nostalgia buzz!! 👍

[@Bluestar1079]

Somehow I had forgotten, but I actually had more gobots than transformers as a kid. Only after seeing retrospectives like this one, was I like oh I had that figure and that one and that one. I even had the big space shuttle base.

[@k3n0ju]

I loved GO BOTS! The combiner and the transforming base were fantastic toys. Thanks again for the trip down memory lane.

[@touchingevil2302]

I really like the Gobots cartoon ❤

[@emerje0]

Funny thing about Fitor is in Japan his figure was the primary hero character for Machine Robo, Blue Jet (AKA Jet Robo).

[@razorwave95]

Always wondered about these guys

[@ModernVintageTV0]

An Underated Toyline. Great retrospect, Michael.👍

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks!

[@Commander_Bly327]

Thank you for this! Had some of the GoBots back in the day. They fueled hours-upon-hours of imaginative play!

[@jasonsangwin4006]

Gobots were great and the cartoon was excellent. The first GoBot I got was Tank, it was a solid toy and withstood a lot of play

[@p.a.u.l.555]

The forgotten budget transformers, I remember my mom getting these from a car boot sale ( yard sale) , great memories Micheal 🙏👍

[@michaelpalmer5351]

Whatever doesn't un-alive us, only makes us stronger!!!

[@MichaelMercy]

😂 Now that's a hill I'd un-alive on!

[@Summertimeblues28]

Thank you for reminding me of just how many of these original Gobots I owned. Awesome Video Michael

[@MichaelMercy]

Thank you!

[@TheIndoNerd]

I've found more than enough go bots over the years and you appreciate them, even if they were not a part of your regular programming as a kid, lol

[@JohnSchafer-rs2nh]

Love this video now,vi wanna go buy some GoBots now and collect.

[@ZedMazaus480]

Ah, I remember those days. I actually had quite a bit of GoBots as a kid. They were fun and simple toys that were pretty inexpensive. But were also prone to easy breakage too. I can't tell you how many times I had to replace Cykill, let alone other figures from the line. I still loved them anyways in the end. I think Crasher was one of the few I never had to replace back then.I'm gonna have to try and find another Crasher some day. She was always one of my favorites. 😮

[@mattpatterson3415]

I think in a way i liked gobots better than Transformers as a kid, but the show ended and that kind of automatically made them second best. I loved that they had actual playsets. I definitely find them more nostalgic now because of their inherent obscurity.

[@xazylsclubhouse]

I wonder if Hans Cuff is any relation to Hans Chow? Our cartoon in Australia was also called the Mighty Machine Men. I didn't know what a Gobot was until later in life. I still prefer the Aussie theme song for the cartoon. Great video 🎉

[@MichaelMercy]

I was thinking the same thing about Mr. Cuff and Mr. Chow. 😂 Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@johneastman108]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@bobahicks]

I'm pretty sure that I watched GoBots around the same time I first watched Transformers. Both shows were regular rentals from the local video shop.

[@patricksheffield2839]

Awesome I loved the go bots was much easier to get at the lower price then transformers and I still have one 40 years later it got a drill for a head so look forward to more videos and finally finding out it's history

[@HeadCannonPrime]

So the Gobots had Pumper AND Dumper.

[@MichaelMercy]

😆

[@171QA]

Neat.

[@PabloSantaJuliana]

Por fin!!!!

[@dalemcconnell-zt4dn]

Can we please get the year of transformers 1989