About this episode

The episode revisits the transformative year of 1986 for Transformers and toys, highlighting the impact of Transformers: The Movie.

Join Jay (Geek Dad Life) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they revisit the year that fundamentally changed Transformers and toys forever, 1986. Transformers: The Movie got rid of so many favorite characters including Optimus Prime. It was unheard of then for kids watching Saturday morning cartoons and it really hasn’t been done to that level […] The post Transformers: 1986 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life. .

Topics covered

• Transformers
• 1986
• toys
• Saturday morning cartoons
• character development

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