Transformers references in other media

[griffin]

Posted over on TFW, the appearance of a Gen1 Ultra Magnus toy in a promo video for the 3rd season of the Netflix show Stranger Things (set in the 1980s). They have a link to the youtube video and screen-grabs in case the video is taken down.

[GoktimusPrime]

Heh, that's neat... although damn those mistransformed arms!

G1 Galvatron appeared in an episode of Doctor Who (I think it was storyboarded by Andrew Wildman too) and the toy was mistransformed, but it was being handled by Clara Oswald who was just fidgeting with it on the kitchen bench rather than properly playing with it.

[snaketales]

I rewatched Ground Zero (Australian film, 1987) recently and spotted Colin Friels' son had a Transformers poster in his bedroom.

[griffin]

Heh, that's neat... although damn those mistransformed arms!

G1 Galvatron appeared in an episode of Doctor Who (I think it was storyboarded by Andrew Wildman too) and the toy was mistransformed, but it was being handled by Clara Oswald who was just fidgeting with it on the kitchen bench rather than properly playing with it.

(photos of my TV screen from last year... I probably could have looked for a better quality image online, but this was easier)

[KELPIE]

I'm wondering if I missed that episode or if I was totally oblivious to Galvatron just sitting there....

[BigTransformerTrev]

On Mad as Hell they we’re talking about Jackie Lambie and saying how powerful she is. The interviewee character said ‘She practically is the Prime Minister, in fact practically the Optimus Prime Minister’

[M-bot]

Posted over on TFW, the appearance of a Gen1 Ultra Magnus toy in a promo video for the 3rd season of the Netflix show Stranger Things (set in the 1980s). They have a link to the youtube video and screen-grabs in case the video is taken down.

The scene in question happens in the first episode. Which is set in 1985... a small oops that probably only matters to TF fans.

I’ve seen some people say that it appears that UM is remote controlled, but my read of the scene was that the toy was placed on a remote controlled vehicle or something.

[BigTransformerTrev]

On an Indigenous Affairs TV ad from the NT there are a bunch of boys hanging out on the street and one of them is wearing an Autobot T-Shirt

[griffin]

The classic movie that started all of these "Transformers sightings in other media" back in the early years of the online fandom in the 90s, is on tonight... Leon the Professional, is on channel 32 at 9.15pm.
This is the movie that has a hitman reluctantly take in a 12 year old girl, who loves watching Transformers cartoons.

[BigTransformerTrev]

On My Little Pony Twilight Sparkle was looking through a box of her old stuff from when younger and found a toy and went ‘(Gasp) My G1 Starswirl Action Figure!’