#Gobot identification plus#

I wonder if he would hang out with Fearless Photog from the Masters of the Universe create a character contest? 'Film-Bot' would have been a hit for me at playtime. My solution as a child would definitely have been to build a robot body out of Construx and then rubber band this camera to the top as a head. But maybe they were banking on children being excited to have, вЂњA real camera just like mommyвЂ™s and daddyвЂ™sвЂќ. While it may have been fun to take some pictures of your GoBots toys assembled on the floor of your bedroom, itвЂ™s kind of a letdown. ItвЂ™s just a camera with some stickers on it. Unlike the previous item, this licensed GoBots camera does not transform into a вЂњMighty RobotвЂќ. Likely stored in a humid garage for years, this machine has melted gumballs in the bottom, yuck! The only poor production choice I feel is selling the thing with the gumballs pre-loaded.

#Gobot identification plus#

The other plus was that if a kidвЂ™s fascination with GoBots faded as they got older, they could easily leave the dispenser in jet mode while playing вЂњDanger ZoneвЂќ by Kenny Loggins on their stereo and live that Top Gun life. Not only were you getting a gumball dispenser, but a bank and a toy all in one! The idea of bringing one home always appealed to me, but I was usuallyВ imagining one of the standard red metal and glass globe models on a stand. I donвЂ™t know about you, but nothing was cooler to my 4 year old self than gumball machines.

So today, letвЂ™s look back at some of the non-robot products that carried the GoBots name in our local drug stores. Tonka seemingly did everything right with GoBots, releasing toys at multiple price points, with Hanna-Barbera to create stories and characters, even licensing plenty of tie-in merchandise not directly related to the toy line. The truth is, Leader-1 and the GoBotronians debuted weeks before the Transformers in toy aisles and on TV. But despite the common misconception, GoBots was not a mere imitator, simply hopping on the Transformers bandwagon to cash in. From box art, to robot design, cartoon adaptation and catch phrases (Robots In Disguise/More Than Meets The Eye), Optimus PrimeвЂ™s Cybertronian cohorts were just cooler. LetвЂ™s face it, GoBots never had the staying power of their fellow transforming robot vehicle competitors The Transformers.