"Challenge of the GoBots" (1984) TV series 1984-1985

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Writers:

Reed Robbins (writer)
Peter Salas (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Animation

Plot:

Gobots are loosely bassed on the Tonka toy line. There are two warring factions: the Gaurdians, lead by the charismatic Leader-1, and the Renegades, lead by Cy-Kill, whom is bent on dominating Gobotron and then the Earth and the galaxy.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Based On Toy | Transforming Robot | Cartoon

Cast

Lou Richards

...

Leader-1 / ... (62 episodes, 1984-1985)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Quotes:

Matt: What's wrong Rest-Q?
Rest-Q: Her entire transformation mechanism's been completely destroyed. It's as if she never went through the modifier.
Matt: The modifier! What's that?
Rest-Q: It's a machine that gives Gobots the ability to transform into vehicles.
Matt: Can't you put her through it again?
Rest-Q: It's never been done before but it looks like we don't have a choice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Robot Chicken: Book of Corrine (#2.20)" (2006)

The rivalry was pointless. I loved Gobots.

When I was a kid the rivalry between Gobots and Transformers was rather intense but I thought it was rather pointless, maybe even a little bit silly, because my kid brother and I had tons and tons of the Gobots toys when we were kids. It was another chapter in the pointless rivalry between Gobots and Transformers. Gobots started out small so the Transformers started out small. Transformers had bigger toys then Super Gobots were created. Then Gobots got their Power Warriors while Transformers had their robot combiners, gessalts. I didn't see the point of the Transformers versus Gobots thing when I was a kid and I don't see the point of the Transformers versus Gobots thing now.