I think this is a very good point. A lot of people I know (myself included) disregarded TF's when they went into the Beast Wars/Beast Machines era (don't flame me Beast Wars fans I am older and wiser now and enjoyed the series). When I first noticed Armada on Cartoon Network all those years ago seeing them as vehicles rekindled the flame slightly (It wasn't until I found the G1 movie on DVD that it really took off again) and I watched it casually with interest. With Hot Shot being one of the new key characters on a new show I can understand his placement in the list.