TRANSFORMERS G1 AUTOBOT PROWL VINTAGE TOY REVIEW
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- This is a video review of Hasbro's 1984 vintage generation one Transformers Autobot Prowl! Please join me as I discuss this classic 80's toy and look back at its Diaclone origins.
I can’t tell you how many times my Dad crazy glued the windshield back onto Prowl’s head. So much so, that there was a massive clear glob. Thing keep snapping off. Thanks Dad. RIP.
Thank you for sharing that.
Same with my Prowl. Jazz too. Except I couldn't bother with Krazy Glue. No amount of scotch tape could keep that thing in place.
Prowl was also my first transformer, i wanted him and no one else. I begged and begged my mom to buy him. I wanted him because he was a cop car and at the time the only one of a few, i knew of that did the waist twist transformation. My biggest regret was i was protending i was devistator fighting prowl a accidently caused his to fly toward a brick wall, breaking his waist. I was bummed for months. And causiquently did get another transformer for almost a year.
Cool childhood Transformers story thanks for sharing! Well not the part about breaking it but you know what I mean.
I was a later 80s kid, so while I had seen Transformers the Movie, I had seen some episodes of the cartoon, I didn't have a lot of the figures. I had some mini bots, and my parents told me the bigger figures were too expensive, too complicated, and I'd just break them. Massive bummer. But later on in life I lived in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere in Ohio, and I used to see Prowl driving around. The REAL Prowl. Not just a Nissan S130, but the lights, the logos, it was a full on lifesize G1 Prowl replica. Some guy around there had one and I'd see it drive past my house regularly, I'd see in the little parades they'd have. So when I got into toy collecting and getting toylines I had wanted but didn't have, Prowl became my favorite Transformer. The perfect combination of 80s, Transformers meets Robocop. I love his design so much. I wish I could go back now and get to know the guy who owned that full size Nissan Prowl, it was a tiny village.
I love how these toys bring back so many memories. Thank you for sharing it!
I never managed to own G1 Prowl, even though he was one of my favorite characters. A good friend had him when we were kids, but the first time I bought a version was the MP figure, which I love to this day. Thanks for the review, been enjoying these G1 reviews.
I'm happy to make these videos and even happier to talk to people that enjoy them! Thanks for watching and sharing your Transformers story!
Prowl was my first deluxe Transformer. I got him Christmas 1984. I didn’t even get to transform him once when my dad said he’d show me how. He broke the windshield immediately. I will never forget it lol! Still one of my favs. Keep it up man I love it!! 🤖
Nice story! Not the part about it breaking but the memory aspect. I remember some of the old commercials were the adults couldn't transformer them and the kids would have to show them. Thanks for sharing!
My very first Transformer. It was 1984, and my friend gave it to me since it was broken. I did not care. I was AMAZED at the quality, especially the rubber tires. The rubber tires was so awesome to me. The scent of the tires takes me back. What a lovely scent it was. I took it everywhere. My favorite Autobot to this day, of any generation. Just a stunning thing of beauty. I have the knockoff and the reissue. I would LOVE to get my hands on a mint condition 1984 figure (with the Styrofoam insert), but I would need to take out a loan...
@woksrandomchannel Yes, that smell is amazing. You had an awesome friend! Great transformers story. Thanks for sharing! Till all are one.
Fun fact: he's number 17 on the list, but he's officially also #17 in the Masterpiece line!
Loved Prowl, he got played in the movie though, I wish they dove more into him in the cartoon. He is top 2 Autobots only second to Jazz. I got him in 2002 reissue cause I could never find him elsewhere. Thanks George!
Your welcome and thank you!
Thought I was the only one to enjoy that new fresh out the box transformer smell🤣🤣
😂
Still have my prowl from childhood. The windshield has been glued so many times. Lol. Even as an adult I’ve glued it.
🤣 did you remove the excess glue 🤣
I never had this guy but a cousin did and I do love those legendary "Z cars" *now* owned by Nissan. Cool figure, I'm more of a Bluestreak fan but Prowl gives me a bit of a chuckle these day. I don't think any US police department ever used the Datsun cars for highway patrol, that was only in Japan. Good review!
TRANSFORMERS - THE MOVIE gives with one hand and takes with the other, and sadly it took Prowl from us. But at least Black I.G.A. Prowl lives on! Long live the variants!
Until you get into the Headmaster series... & he & Ironhide look pretty spry for dead guys...
You got a shout-out by Michael from RetroBlasting on his latest live show.
WHAT!? NO WAY! THAT IS AWESOME!!!! I've made the big time now 🤗 Thanks for letting me know I'm going to check it out now!
it's interesting that the instructions show the diaclone stickers. Definitely a favorite.
Yes but Hasbro never actually produced that sticker sheet .
Prowl was my first Transformer too. I remember that whole summer of 1984 you kept hearing about these toys Transformers, they were coming, they were coming and they would be awesome. Gobots were already out at that time and some generic brand cheap transforming toys, I had some of those, but when Transformers came out, they were supposed to be the best.
So one day in September I go with my parents to a Bradlee's department store. Like I always do when I'd go to a store with my parents I go straight to the toy aisle.
And they were there!!! Finally in all their red and orange and purple and black boxed goodness!
This was even a week or two before the cartoon premiered so I didn't know anything about the characters. I just looked at the boxes and Prowl caught my eye. Optimus Prime did too, of course. I had to get the leader of the good guys, but I wanted the police car one too.
So I took both and found my parents and begged and pleaded and I got them.
I opened Prowl first, so that's why he ranks as my first Transformer.
I played with him a lot. Yep, the windshield broke off. Then the back windows. I could still play with him though, he was a convertible now. But then he broke in half. I was so upset. Eventually I got a replacement and in was ecstatic to have a whole one again. I still have that one...But his windshield broke off and his back windows...But he hasn't broken in half!
Wow incredible TRANSFORMERS story! Optimus and Prowl off the back! I had Gobots before I had TRANSFORMERS but they went under the bad after my first TRANSFORMER came home 😆
Optimus Prime was my first transformer as a kid.
Did you break the windshield as a kid?
@@80sTransfromersFan
Nope, it never broke on me. And I still have my G1 Prime too.
I never had a G1 Prowl, but I had Opitmus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Twin Twist, and Scrapnel. I reviewed Earthrise Smokescreen and I have to admit Earthrise Prowl is as close to MP for a mainline as you can get. I love watching your vids.
Cool! And thanks.
19:06 - YES!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO GLAD to see this back! I love the crazy comparisons in the first few videos! F'n hilarious!!
Thanks ! I try to keep it new and unexpected.
My 1st "full size" bot and still one of my favorites!
AHA! so prowl was your first transformer!
Yes! Trivia question!!!!!!!!!
I love how you brought up the IGA variant! I know a lot of collectors that don't know about the IGA Transformers. It would be awesome to find an IGA Prowl. I have a IGA Blitzwing and Optimus Prime. Anyways, awesome review!!
Thanks! IGA Optimus Prime is one of the few versions of Optimus I don't own. I just can't get past those eyes 🥴
@@80sTransfromersFan Yea, my IGA Blitzwing is even worse compared to my IGA Optimus Prime. The heads look horrible with the red paint smeared everywhere like a kid painted them lol
@@zombieman1247 I want the IGA Hoist and Smokescreen!
@@80sTransfromersFan, me too. Hopefully you can eventually add them to your collection. They are rare, but definitely in the realm of possibility. I'm not even sure what they're going for now. But yea, I hope you're eventually able to find them for a decent price and add them to your collection. I'd love to see you do a review of them!
@@zombieman1247 I couldn't purchased IGA Hoist at a local toy show about 3-4 years ago now. The guy wanted $125 for it. But the guy was such a jerk I could deal with him and walked away. Once I got home I regretted it.
Prowl was my first Transformer. My best friend and the kids in school collected them. I wanted to collect them, too, to join in. No access to the cartoon until I moved to another school the following year. My mom went out and picked one. It just happened to be him. I think she chose it because it’s a police car, something upstanding. I think he comes close to my personality anyway. Everyone seems to favor Bluestreak, but I still think Prowl has more character. My next was Ratchet. Not having seen the cartoon yet, the lack of a head above the windshield didn’t bother me as much.
Just like a lot of commits on this video… Prowl was 1 of my 1st Transformers when I was a kid. Though I didn’t get 1 Transformer when I did get my 1st Transformers. Up to that point… I was a BIG transforming robot fan… owned a lot of Gobots/off brand robots at the time… & I remember seeing an ad for Transformers in some magazine that 1 of my parents got… SO I HAD TO GET 1 AFTER SEEING THAT AD! RIGHT?! The thing that I remember as a kid was my dad was much as a kid as I was, & even though he never played with anything that I owned (except Legos. He liked Legos), he enjoyed watching me play with it as much as I did. Though it killed me, I had to wait 3 weeks until we went out looking for them, & frankly I think that I enjoy the memory of going out looking for them with them just as much (or even more) with him. Never forgot the experience. I forget how many stores that we hit… something like 4-5… & for whatever reason we never got anything at those stores. It might have been the price. Knowing my dad, that was probably the reason why. But we ended up going to Consumers Merchandise (I don’t know if any of guys remember that store or even had heard of it), but I had to wait in the car for 2 hours (because the lines where that long)… but I ended up getting Bumblebee, Prowl, & Jazz as my 1st Transformers in 1 fatal swoop. Hooked ever since. I played with those guys till they were literally turned into pieces. I forgot what happened to my Prowl. He was probably thrown away… but I held onto the other 2 well into my college days & what I ended up doing is finding junkers that had the parts that I needed & restored my old guys back to life. 1 of the things that I’m thinking of toying with & how I stumbled onto this video, is that I’m thinking of scanning various parts on these guys that are hard to come by where there are CAD files that you can use to bring these banged up junkers back to life via 3D printing or something of that nature. Cool vid man!
Awesome awesome toy story! My dad was never a fan of my toy habits as a kid especially Legos and if he ever stepped on one of any of my toys they all went in the trash. But my mom loved my toy fascination and purchased me a new toy every weekend 🤗 Thanks for sharing your story!
MY first TF was Soundwave... I liked to draw the box art on paper at school... :)
Cool! Thanks for sharing.
Still have my original prowl. His windshield is glued on. The back windows are missing. Most stickers are still intact. He was always one of my favorites
We got all the Mexican versions in the UK in 1988. passed up on Prowl, but managed a IGA Astrotrain and a full set of Constructicons - much brighter green than the US versions
I had to glue 😉
@@battletrap lol!
Great video, very informative. Your channel helps me with my purchasing decisions. Thank YOU!
He was reissued in 1990 as a UK / Europe classics in a gold box. Thats the first reissue with Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker and tons more because the Mexican imports were being sold in value stores. Hasbro Europe were cashing in because of the under the radar imports from South America.
Should totally do a uk / us difference video.
Best review on G1 Prowl I’ve ever seen!!!
Wow thank you I'm truly flattered!
I couldn't tell you the 5th Transformer I owned, but I do know that Prowl was my 4th Transformer, and the 2nd Autobot I owned behind Hound. One of my favorites!
Cool G1 forever!
Whooo, I have always loved Prowl!
I too was devastated when he got shot on the shuttle. Never owned him during the G1 release, but I had Smokescreen and pretended he was Prowl on occasion. I got the Takara Bookstyle rerelease when that was available and am as happy as a clam.
I once owned the Takara bookstyle version along with most of those reissues from Takara. But I never got to opened Prowl or most of the other's because of a financial crisis back in 08-09 they were the first to go.
@@80sTransfromersFan that must've been tough. I'm happy to see that you have your main line and can share your collection and stories with us today. 🤙
@@RPO808 yeah it been worse " I remember the time on Cybertron " 😂 I got back on my feet in 2012. But not before sacrificing my vintage G.I. Joe's my Dragon Ball Z my Jackk's Pacific's WWF/E Classics my Toy Biz Marvel Legends (I had ever variant) my vintage 3.75 Star Wars and 60% of my reissue Transformers. Collection.
@@80sTransfromersFan holy moley! That's insane! A lot of great stuff lost for sure.
I had a purge of my own as well, but it was more because of the lack of space, haha! I had to choose which would stay and which would go and decided on keeping the Takara bookstyle set and Generations CHUG lines.
To be honest, I miss my Berserk collection more than my Toybiz Marvel and Starwars 3 3/4 inch collections... weird.
My favorite Autobot!
Epic review The 80's Transformes Fan!!!!!!! :D Prowl is fantastic, especially since his head sculpt inspired the Autobot faction logo. :D Looking forward to Optimus Prime. :D Keep on being amazing, Double Thumbs Up. ;D
Thanks! Optimus Prime review will be epic!
Great Review On G1 Prowl
I can’t wait for Your last Autobots on G1 Optimus Prime I ever have G1 Prowl as a kid but I did have G1 Smokescreen I still have Smokescreen
Is Sad what happened to Prowl in Transformers The Movie I got shock of his death Scenes same thing with the other Autobots too Rip Prowl
Bluestreak was my first TF, Cliffjumper was my 2nd and I want to say Prowl was my 3rd but I’m not 💯 positive on that. Probably the most perfect G1 Autobot toy (besides Prime, of course). When Prowl got it in the Movie, and I saw all that smoke coming out of his eyes and mouth, I had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I knew sh- - was getting real in this movie and I didn’t like it. Still had no idea what was coming for Optimus.
I'm hyped up for optimus primetime
It is going to be epic!
I agree it was crazy just to see the first wave of the auto bots getting killed off by megatron in the transformers move back in 86 its ashame this was Hasbro's way of making room for the next wave of g1 transformers after the movie's debut im m not really a fan of hot rod or rodimus prime but hey it is what it us lol
Great video really enjoyed it
Cant wait for the prime review
im 45 and i still recall prowl was my first transformer but also sad cuz my little cousin broke the delicate windshield same day i got it😥
Man that sucks but if it makes you feel any better I broke my G1 Megatron on Christmas day!
Awesome review George I like the auto bot base with trlatran 1 iconic and nostalgic I cant get enough of the g1 transformers Diaclone figures A1
Thanks! I can't get enough either! I'm working on Optimus Primes review right now!
I've got the Takara reissue of G1 Prowl! I generally try to only get Takara G1 Transformers over Hasbro.
Takara version's for sure 👍
Love your background to your video excellent review..
Thank you!
Yes! I've been waiting for Prowl 🚓
I hope you enjoyed this video?
@@80sTransfromersFan Absolutely, been enjoying the whole series!
... my Prowl reissue has chrome gun and missiles. Looks very much like the original, as far as I can tell.
It must be the Takara version.
16:45 - same here man!! Hahaha.
😂😂😂
love you videos
Thank you!
Awesome review!!!!! Where did you get that diorama? This 80's kid and Transformers fan needs one of those. Are you doing 1984 Cons next? I have a repro sticker for Prowls hood. The one that goes over the clear plastic. Do you want it? The South American variant of Prowl is gorgeous. Datsun became Nissan Datsun and then just Nissan. If you say Nissan 280z turbo, I know what you're talking about. Some fans are jerks. The MP box of Blue Bluestreak says NISSAN. That is a late 80's release. I have a Prime with plastic wheels and feet. Even the trailer has plastic wheels. I got it at Botcon 2001. He's mint and complete. No chrome wear and I paid $75 for it. I know it's a legit Prime, but I don't know it's origins.
Bell also voiced Swoop. Prowl looks ok with a black blaster and rockets. I have the Takara reissue from 2002 and the TRU "Silverstreak" reissue. So I swapped out the weapons for visual reasons. I can tell you how to fix his launchers.
I purchased the diorama from Bigbadtoystore.com years ago. Everyone asked about it so much it did a video on it about a month ago now. The name of it is CCC Computer Control Center by I-Gear. Yes the Decepticons are after Optimus Prime. As for the stickers I appreciate the offer but I like it the way it is. And thanks for backing me up on the Nissan Datsun thing! People love correcting giving me a hard time . But I do take all comments in consideration and try improve in each video.
Awesome vid dude!!
Thank you very much!
What is your favorite Non-G1 Characters and which Non-G1 Characters That you want see in Generations Update?
My favorite non-G1 character is Sentinel Prime. I love to see a Quick Switch update. What about you?
My Favorite Non-G1 Characters are
Shatter and Dropkick From Bumblebee Movie I really love to see them in Different Transformers Shows and Movies
And Knockout is my Second Non-G1 Characters too I really love to see him again too but in the Generation
Great video 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
I love the way you combine the history of them before they were transformers, your own story’s of your childhood and tips about if you want to buy 👍🏻 love the channel keep up the great work mate🤖🤖🤖👍🏻
@@KennyWhitty thank you! People that appreciate it and works of encouragement make it all worth it.
Do the Diaclone driver's have names?
Good question 🤔 I'm not sure. But I will like to think so, because each vehicle has a specific pilot. And the pilots have at least 4 different molds and multiple colors variations. And now I'm curious and will look into it.
Love the stories no one is doing that
Thanks! I felt TH-cam needed something different and something we all can relate to.
Everyone remembers prowl but I barely remember his voice
Duke was my favorite G.I. Joe as a kid and I recognized the voice immediately when I heard it coming out of Prowl on the first episode!
@@80sTransfromersFan Nerd alert: The actor Michael Bell, was in the first episode of Star Trek The Next Generation - Encounter at Farpoint as Groppler Zorn
LEYKIS 101!!!
Too bad Prowl took that flight...
😂 final destination
prowl is your first transformer
Yes he was!
I know right!!!!! Prowl died something awful!!!!