Before time began… there was The Transformers. Welcome to the first of a FOUR PART complete retrospective covering the first adventures of the robots in disguise.

From their inception as toys to their expansion to TV and a feature film, all the way to their radical reinvention into the Beast Wars of the 90s. Travel from 1983 to 2000 to see just how the Transformers came to be.

Covering the good, the bad, and everything in between.

This is… TRANSFORMERS: A COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE - PART ONE

MAIN SOURCES:
The Transformers Wiki (tfwiki):
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page
Chris McFeely on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisMcFeely
The Basics on G1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cGLMi6Jv7s
The Basics on G2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-PI9JOA154
The Basics on The Beast Era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rShS6tmJ9H4

THE COMPLETE TIMELINE:

00:00 - 1983: Before Time Began
00:03:45 - 1984: Seeds of the Future
00:04:44 - 1984: The Toy Line and Comic Begin
00:06:36 - 1984: THE TRANSFORMERS - Season 1
00:13:41 - 1985: The Toy Line Continues
00:14:58 - 1985: The Comic Continues
00:15:49 - 1985: The Return to Television
00:16:31 - 1985: THE TRANSFORMERS - Season 2
00:26:05 - 1986: THE TRANSFORMERS - Season 2 continued
00:27:43 - 1986: The Toy Line Continues
00:28:27 - 1986: New Autobot/Decepticon Commanders
00:29:03 - 1986: A New Motion Picture…
00:31:27 - 1986: THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE
00:42:58 - 1986: Reception to Transformers: The Movie
00:45:24 - 1986: THE TRANSFORMERS - Season 3
00:51:12 - 1987: THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME
00:54:08 - 1987: The Toy Line Still Continues
00:54:43 - 1987: Origin of Primus and Unicron (Marvel Comic)
00:56:05 - 1987: THE TRANSFORMERS - Season 4
00:59:53 - 1987: The Transformers Ends
01:01:36 - INTERIM: The Last Years of The Transformers
01:04:00 - 1993: Generation 2 Begins
01:05:03 - 1993: Generation 2 Sucks
01:07:14 - 1994: Generation 2 Ends
01:08:41 - 1996: A Radical New Idea
01:09:14 - 1996: The Beast Wars Begin
01:10:48 - 1996: BEAST WARS - Season 1
01:16:26 - 1997: BEAST WARS - Season 1 continued
01:19:22 - 1997: The Continuing Beast Wars Toys
01:19:54 - 1997: BEAST WARS - Season 2
01:23:09 - 1998: BEAST WARS - Season 2 continued
01:32:26 - 1998: More Beast Wars Toys
01:33:13 - 1998: BEAST WARS - Season 3
01:35:07 - 1999: BEAST WARS - Season 3 continued
01:38:39 - 1999: The End of Beast Wars
01:39:48 - 1999: The Dawn of Beast Machines
01:40:41 - 1999: BEAST MACHINES - Season 1
01:46:17 - 2000: Beast Machines Toys Launch
01:46:40 - 2000: The Impact of Star Wars
01:47:58 - 2000: BEAST MACHINES - Season 2
01:52:37 - 2000: The Beast Era Ends/Conclusion

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Outro Music : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuDoml06LvU