Transformers references in other media

[5FDP]

The Professional with Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, and a very young Natalie Portman. There were several scenes in which Natalie's character was seen watching the G1 cartoon.

Awesome movie BTW

[1AZRAEL1]

Robot Chicken has in a number of episodes

[GoktimusPrime]

This page has a fairly comprehensive list (last updated 2004)

[ILikeSoundwave]

Found a video on Youtube which shows most of them in Family Guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reiBvowF5z8

[liegeprime]

Episode 8 I think or 9 of the weird (and not for kids) Jap anime - Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt - the whole episode is dedicated to TFs with the two lead taking on the look of Optimus and Megatron - very funny coz some of the "adult items" in their rooms transformed as well

[BigTransformerTrev]

Episode 8 I think or 9 of the weird (and not for kids) Jap anime - Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt - the whole episode is dedicated to TFs with the two lead taking on the look of Optimus and Megatron - very funny coz some of the "adult items" in their rooms transformed as well

Episode 7 - love the quote "Wow, they remind me of that cool 80's show and crappy live movie!". Lots of quotes from both in it They even quoted 'Triple Takeover' "Tell me whats on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall, and see for myself"

[griffin]

Gen1 Galvatron in the new Doctor Who... apparently Andrew Wildman is a storyboard artist, so managed to get the prop snuck in.

[griffin]

I sometimes hear the phrase "more than meets the eye" used on TV or commercials... I wonder if it was a phrase before Transformers, or if it has since become a part of vernacular for being well known and understood as to what it means (something surprisingly unexpected).


In the sitcom Roseanne, in the one of the early seasons, the girls are cleaning up their brother's room, and a Gen1 Metroplex is one of his toys on his bed (plus a Castle Greyskull in the back corner).

[BigTransformerTrev]

In a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon talks about how he likes Transformers.

In Community they start guessing different names and then the names become... "Bluestreak? Optimus Prime?" to which the girl responds "Now even I know some of these are the names of Transformers".

There was an add running for The Colbert Report for ages where he said "And as the President landed in what I can only assume to be a Transformer"

Can't remember the name of the song but on one of my cd's there is a song where the line is "And if not for the Decepticons, they'd rule the f@#king world"

There is another song on Youtube called 'You, me and Optimus Prime'

On the cartoon show 'Frisky Dingo' they talked about needing a bad guy toy for the good one to fight and the guys says "A Decepticon to your Autobot". Also on that show the X-ticles renamed themselves 'The Decpeticles' and their theme song was (same tune as Transformers) 'The Decepticles, more than you bargained for'

In Archer, Pam is coughing from smoking a spliff down the intercom and tried to cover it by saying 'Transform', like she was imitating the noise. Also in another episode she had taken hallucinegons and stared accusing her co-workers of being Decepticons. At the end of the episode she is smashing a toilet yelling 'Must. Kill. Decepticons!'

In Scubs they painted a mural on the baby's wall of Optimus & Megatron fighting.

Interestingly, they used Dreamwave art for Megatron and G1 Powermaster Optimus Prime box art for Prime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6sNTmNf6iI


Heh - Im sure I can think of a few more but that'll do for now

[BigTransformerTrev]

Just thought of another one!

(Not for kiddies)






In the DVD Seth McFarlene's Calvalcade of Cartoon Comedy, a running joke throughout the DVD is a short sketch of "Sex with..." (examples - Sex with a midget, Sex with Gilbert Godfried). One of them is Sex with Optimus Prime, which shows a woman naked bent over a bed. Optimus is holding the whole bed up against his crotch, thrusting away going "Almost, almos...t" and at the high point of the act Transforms into a Truck, crushing her and the bed, and blows white smoke from his smokestacks and blood seeps out from under his tires. Nearly died laughing when I saw it (but wont be showing it do my infant son)!