I won't be asking those questions above, as they would need to be answered by Hasbro US (which we don't have access to anymore).

I haven't got anything back for the December submission, so just sent the following for January:

Just a couple of queries on items, as most of the new stuff was listed in the December Qs email.
1 - Shanghai Showdown (White Demolishor and IceCream Truck Twins - US ToysRUs exclusive)
2 - Movie Leader 2-pack with Jetfire and Optimus Prime (Asian Exclusive, but not for Japan)

If not already, try to get the Animated cartoon back on TV in some way, as there is heaps of Animated product hitting stores right now. We have quite a few new toys coming up, and a lot of the old toys being dumped on us for cheap. Plus we have the Australian DVD release just recently up to volume 6, with a boxed set also just in stores containing the first four volumes. With the interest in the Movie dying off (the toys are just too darn complex to keep a lot of the kids coming back for more, after the initial 'souvenir' phase of the Theatre/DVD season), and the next TV series is still probably a year away, I think now would be a good time to push the whole Animated Series in Australia again to keep the TFs brand in the minds and eyesight of the public. Most consumers will probably see it as a welcome, colourful change to the brand in stores, for their youngens, who are the target audience of TFs anyway.
Just my thoughts as a long time consumer/observer of the brand.