And the Jumpstarters were also much better designed than their predecessors, the Battlechargers. While the Battlechargers may have Earth based alt modes, the Jumpstarters had much nicer robot modes. My only gripe about the Jumpstarters was that the gimmick never quite worked like it was meant to -- i.e. the odds of a Jumpstarter landing on its feet and not toppling over was slim, even back in 1985. But conceptually it was a fun gimmick.

On that note, another underrated toy is McDonalds Happy Meal Armada Starscream, which is essentially a Jumpstarter itself... but being a 2003 toy, the gimmick works a lot better on it than on the original Jumpstarters. And for just a cheap $2 Maccas toy, incredibly great value for money.


Above: Happy Meal Starscream using his psychic powers to predict the outcome of the last Federal election.It picked Liberal... so while this toy's psychic powers may suck, its Jumpstarter gimmick works excellently!