I picked a red Bumblebee out of a dump bin of minibots, thinking it was Cliffjumper. I was 8 so I didn't have sense enough to actually look at the thing. I didn't notice until I'd gotten it home and ripped it open. Man, I was annoyed. I hated Bumblebee. And yes, his feet always came off.
I don't know if I would be able to tell the difference between a red bee and and a red Cliffjumper as a kid in the heat of the moment. It would probably fool me today. It's nice to know that I'm not ham-fisted and that others had similar feet problems with this mold.
When I got this reissue, it was my first time ever actually handling a G1 bee. To be honest, I ADORE how tiny this figure is, as well as the other minibots. So much so that I even went out and got the keychain release of bee that came out a while ago to wear on my work uniform! Needless to say, I adore this figure, and this review was fantastic, well done!
I think I'll call the red Bumblebee "Ladybug" and the yellow Cliffjumper "Blow-Out". And as for the Mazda 323 - the yellow one is "Bumper" and the red one is "Stinger".
The cartoon yellow seemed similar to the toy. Maybe the cartoon was a little lighter. I really don't get why the masterpiece toy veered so far towards orange.
I had the original G1 Cliffjumper, in the correct red, that one of my cousins gave me, and the keychain version of Bumblebee, and both of them had the detachable foot problem. They've never fixed that with any character sharing this mold. The keychain version also had the new sticker, but the old face and none of the newer paint, and the only other difference was the loop on the shoulder for the chain.
I got my red Bumblebee Way back in 1990. Flea market. I knew it was bumblebee. He was in a box of ordinary toy cars for 25 cent. I have the yellow cliffjumper too. hasbro released them in both red & Yellow. Also don't forget G2 Bumblebee & the blue one glyph. I have those too. OH Tip for Bumblebee's feet. Use clear Nail polish on the joints. Make it much easier.
@@CardboardBots yeah and to my knowledge all the minibots somewhat were part of a promotional tie-in for the rubsigns as they also came with a random mini spy that came in like 4 different types each in 3 colors and could be an autobot or Decepticon but I think that was just for 1985
I didn't grow up with g1, but a part of me always wished that the toy accurate head got some love once in a while. The visor-faceplate combo is always cool in my eyes.
I remembered long time ago when they aired G1 on TV in mid 2000's where my friends and I had a fight with this kid who can't differentiate Bumblebee and Cliffjumper because he's colourblind and we didn't know what colourblind meant.
The reason you may have a memory of a red bumblebee is because in the 80s hasbro not only made a yellow bumblebee and a red cliffjumper, but color-swapped versions of them both. Edit: the Transformers basics video doesn’t talk about yellow Cliff and Red Bee but those toys definitely did exist. And Bumper really didn’t have anything to do with the color-swaps
No. He was an imported toy from Takara that Hasbro never released that then was released in Cliffjumper packaging. It was believed to be a mishap at the factory, but nobody really knew. I recommend the transformers basics video on Bumper if you wish to learn more. But to answer the question no he was never put out in red, cause again he just kinda showed up with no explanation.
I had a red Bumblebee and a yellow Cliffjumper as a kid. The packaging said Bumblebee and Cliffjumper. Most of my friends couldn't seem to understand that Bumblebee is a VW Beetle and Cliffjumper is a Porsche. They all thought the color is what defined the characters. In defending these wrong colored Autobots I said the color isn't what defined the characters, it was the form. Thank god I didn't have a blue one. I likely would have been told it was a fake. The rubsign sticker isn't original to all G1 Transformers. None of the original line in 1984 had them. This only started in 1985. I can tell you exactly which ones I got in 1984 and which ones I got in 1985 or later due to the lack of the rubsign sticker. I don't recall the feet being an issue as a kid. As the toy had aged I can feel that it's gotten harder to transform and won't let anyone but myself do it out of fear of damaging it.
I would agree with that. Also copyright laws might have been different between different countries. Perhaps years passed and Japanese companies became more obliged to honour likeness rights. I hope Capcom doesn't go after my use of their Megaman music!
Nice video. The penny racers had a mild comeback in the late 80's with Turbo tricksters. A pull-back motorized version. I have a few of them from Tonka
Some food for thought on the oranger shade of yellow on the Netflix/Masterpieace bee's, Yellow is really hard to paint well, so choosing a more orange shade for more heavily painted figured might have been to save the time it would take to get bright yellow right. Just a theory, I've never handled either so I don't know how much paint's used on them in the first place
Maybe. However I used to own the Worlds Collide BB and he was lemon yellow. So was Hubcap. Masterpice Sunstreaker was lemon yellow too and painted i think. Makes me wonder.
I used to have the Worlds Collide BB and loved the yellow. I sold him after I got the Netflix BB. If only they could reissue it in lemon yellow. Come on Hasbro, listen to us!
I have a great deal of admiration for the patience of people that do stop motion videos! I do have a nostalgic soft spot for the original BB. I don't think he was my first minibot back on the day (Gears may have that honour) but he was one I got fairly early on and he also suffered from the foot issue but that was only after I'd had him a while. I picked up a couple of the keyring versions that were released a few years ago (I think they had the original face sculpt). I always thought, at the age of 8, that the asymmetric arm joints were so clever! (and still do to this day!)
When I animate, I end up moving limbs and joints a lot. Most of the everything survives the use... BB gave me foot issues very early on. It wasn't a good sign.
I had a red Bumblebee growing up (I still have it). They were among the first retail releases of Transformers in the U.S., and were issued before the rub insignias were a thing. After the television show blew up, and they started issuing the rub stickers these disappeared from shelves. I honestly don't think that I had seen the cartoon when I bought the figure -- I just liked VW beetles and wanted one. I also had a few Penny Racers (known as "Choro-Q" in Japan). As far as I know, there are red Bumblebees but there are no yellow Cliffjumpers (there are allegedly, however, similar yellow cars packaged in Cliffjumper cards, now affectionately referred to as "Bumblejumper" or "Bumper"). These aren't the Bumblebee or Cliffjumper mold, but another Microman/Microchange figure that was mistakenly released. Oddly enough, I also have a red G1 Sunstreaker in my collection. It was the original Diaclone color for the figure, and one of three Diaclone (known as Diakron in the U.S.) cars released before Hasbro bought the rights for The Transformers. There were also U.S. releases of a Blue Trailbreaker and a black Iron Hide. These figures quickly disappeared from shelves and were replaced by the Hasbro models in the early 80s. Thanks for posting!
@@CardboardBots I was mistaken: There are also apparently yellow Cliffjumpers out there (I had to look it up). I didn't recall seeing them, but then again it has been almost 40 years since I've seen them on pegs.
I like to think of Bumblebee as a realistic VW Beetle but jacked up with big tires in the rear like the G1 minicar. I think the Cali surfer crowd popularized this look in the '60s. It makes him seem a little cooler than just a plain Bug. The original G1 toy seems to have been loosely based on a VW Model 111-1200A Sparkäfer Saloon (left-hand drive Standard Beetle Sedan for Euro continental export), with flat windshield, squared-corner bumpers (instead of bulky US safety bumpers) with integrated front headlights (instead of US fendertop headlights). However, it also adds the single right-side exhaust pipe outlet indicative of the US emissions controls introduced in 1975. The G1 yellow over black coloration of the body over the robot arms with black bumpers is reminiscent of the Sonderaktion (Special Edition) Beetle called Jeans (so named for blue jeans fabric on the interior). If Bumblebee was indeed modeled after a Jeans special edition Beetle that also received the 1975 emissions controls exhaust, then that would point specifically to the *1975 S744-L16M Jeans III special edition.* That exported special edition used a color called Tunisgelb (Tunisian yellow), which was a sort of amber orange-yellow. MP-21 Bee appears to use the Tunisgelb color and black bumpers, but it drops the other Jeans III special edition appearance features, and it adds US fendertop headlights but deletes the single tailpipe. Weird.
@@CardboardBots the one I had was a 2007(?) one, and had the original face; though I’d have to go check again. Pretty sure it had the original face, though. Weird that the foot problem is on mine as well, it gets stuck pretty regularly, but falls off?
I have the keychain reissue from the mid-aughts as well as a hand-me-down original and neither of them have problems with the foot coming off, huh. Wonder if thats a problem specific to the new mold from 2004
Netflix Bumble's color is in my opinion close to School Bus Yellow instead of Mustard Yellow, as color mustard can vary between brands, in fact I've seen Mustards that are close in color to most of these Bumblebees.
Damn, I keep forgetting how small the mini bots in G1 toy-line actually are. Also thanks for the history lesson on penny racers. I was wondering what there connection to coins was.
Vaguely remember friends having penny racers. Definitely recall my brother had a red Bumblebee and its feet sometimes came off, though maybe not as much as yours seems to. Maybe that's just the price of moving manufacturing away from Japan.
I just discovered your channel today, and I love this review so much! It reminds me of stuff TheLazyEyebrow used to do, with your own sense of humor sprinkled in. Definitely subscribing, and I'll be off to check out your other vids from here.
@@CardboardBots Oh that's delightful to learn! I actually only just discovered TLE a couple months ago, only to learn he had already wrapped up making videos. I'm glad I found you by happenstance! I've watched a couple more videos, and I really admire the quality. I know the cardboard is a whole signature thing by now probably, but it really does serve as a good backdrop given that the medium-brown is such a neutral color.
Thanks, I've had the animation shot for two months. Finding the time to edit has been hard. Also... technology problems. Glad you're around to see the new vid.
I still have the keychain versions of the reissues of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper still carded I got in exchange for art waaaay back in the early 2000s. I'm debating if I want to open them now and play with them.
Go for it. You can't be funky people with your headphones on. You be all alone and the funk will be gone. The same is true for sealed toys. Have fun. Live life... with a fidget keychain transformer.
"Functional but but derpy" is my description of all the G1 toys. Love 'em despite, maybe because of, the limitations. I like the banana yellow for Bumblebee, but that can change based on lighting.
The Cliffjumper that was was Bumble Jumper an was Yellow with Cliffjumper face an the case showed him red it was a oppsie at the factory. My Brother had one.
So it was real! Man, imagine being a kid who loves the cartoon... you write to Santa to bring you a bumblebee... then you get a red BB in your stocking! You bring it to school for show and tell and the other kids make fun of you for calling Cliffjumper Bumblebee. But it really was BB. You lie and tell your parents it's alright. But it's not alright. Then Fter 35 years you reali,e how cool it was!
I know I’m not the only one that remembers a penny racer styled pull back car that had like a turbine on the back of it that allowed the car to do twirly type of wheelies. What was the of that line ?
@CardboardBots I researched again and found the vehicle that could have been Bumblebee. Actually, it's not a Mitsubishi like I suggested. Instead, it could have been a 1947-51 Toyota. I couldn't attach an image, but Google the thing. 😁
@Liminality2022 Of course, it is. Keep in mind the Transformers are a Japanese invention. Can you really know for 100% certainty that back in the 80s the concept did not originate from a Japanese motor vehicle? Why not? Ie; Silverstreak, Ironhide most obvious.
Eh, while the Toyota SA definitely looks similar as well (since it was almost certainly heavily inspired by the Beetle), the specific raised edge bits on the hood and lack of grill, and general proportions (even with keeping the superdeformed-ness in mind), definitely firmly plant Bee as a VW Beetle imo.
Ha ha,you made Bee do the pee pee dance. I mean he is yellow after all...good job dude. Yikes how many Johns are on that list? I would be happy to join, if I weren't 10000 in debt.
@@CardboardBots Well,thanks. I really would like to support all the creators that I like. Do you have Gordon Foodservice in your part of Canada? That's who I work for down here in Florida.
@@johngavin1175 i don't think I've heard of Gordon's food service before. The only Gordon I know of is the one from Sesame Street who played a pimp in Willie Dynamite.
I picked a red Bumblebee out of a dump bin of minibots, thinking it was Cliffjumper. I was 8 so I didn't have sense enough to actually look at the thing. I didn't notice until I'd gotten it home and ripped it open. Man, I was annoyed. I hated Bumblebee. And yes, his feet always came off.
I don't know if I would be able to tell the difference between a red bee and and a red Cliffjumper as a kid in the heat of the moment. It would probably fool me today.
It's nice to know that I'm not ham-fisted and that others had similar feet problems with this mold.
Why u hated bumble bee?
Use clear finger nail polish On the joints of the feet That will make it tighter.
Always hated bee can’t stand him now he got movies and whatnot over more deserving ‘bots
i think hasbro release those variations of bumblebee in red and cliffjumper in yellow has joke toys characters
When I got this reissue, it was my first time ever actually handling a G1 bee. To be honest, I ADORE how tiny this figure is, as well as the other minibots. So much so that I even went out and got the keychain release of bee that came out a while ago to wear on my work uniform! Needless to say, I adore this figure, and this review was fantastic, well done!
Thanks very much. There's something special about tiny toys.
I think I'll call the red Bumblebee "Ladybug" and the yellow Cliffjumper "Blow-Out".
And as for the Mazda 323 - the yellow one is "Bumper" and the red one is "Stinger".
I like those names.
In my head cannon, Bumblebee would be closer to the lemon yellow.🍋
The cartoon yellow seemed similar to the toy. Maybe the cartoon was a little lighter. I really don't get why the masterpiece toy veered so far towards orange.
I had the original G1 Cliffjumper, in the correct red, that one of my cousins gave me, and the keychain version of Bumblebee, and both of them had the detachable foot problem. They've never fixed that with any character sharing this mold.
The keychain version also had the new sticker, but the old face and none of the newer paint, and the only other difference was the loop on the shoulder for the chain.
A keychain version sounds like it could be a nice desk or figit toy too.
@@CardboardBots You're not wrong.
I got my red Bumblebee Way back in 1990. Flea market. I knew it was bumblebee. He was in a box of ordinary toy cars for 25 cent. I have the yellow cliffjumper too. hasbro released them in both red & Yellow. Also don't forget G2 Bumblebee & the blue one glyph. I have those too. OH Tip for Bumblebee's feet. Use clear Nail polish on the joints. Make it much easier.
So many bumblebees, so little nail polish 😃
The old microchange toys were small alien robots hiding in your toybox
I believe that. They also stole my granola bars.
the red bumble bee was known as Bumblejumper. He was a takara version common 1st issue TF
I've definitely heard that name before.
Red bumblebee didn’t have a name. Bumblejumper was the name given to the yellow minibot who turned into a mazda. He was packaged as cliffjumper
That penny racer music goes way harder than it needs to, but I love it. Bit of a power rangers feel to it.
Go Go Penny Racers!!!
It's so intense. Prime diective: sell more toys!
3:30 My original G1 Bumblebee also had a foot that would pull off. Happened even when he was brand new.
So they duplicated his faults completely with the reissue.
It wasn’t exclusive to the reissue. In the 80s, my Bumblebee’s foot came off sometimes too. Not all the time but it did happen
Bumblebee has been breaking kids hearts since the mid-80s then.
I ripped the foot off too. Unscrewed it then reassembled it on the joint
I didn't see any screws in this toy so I fixed it by flexing plastic.
@@CardboardBots if it's the 2019 version there are teeny tiny screws in the feet that are very easy to miss
If I recall the first version of bumblebee didn't have a rubsign I think the rubsign variant was first used in 1985
I believe you are right about the rubsign version coming out after the 1st year.
@@CardboardBots yeah and to my knowledge all the minibots somewhat were part of a promotional tie-in for the rubsigns as they also came with a random mini spy that came in like 4 different types each in 3 colors and could be an autobot or Decepticon but I think that was just for 1985
I didn't grow up with g1, but a part of me always wished that the toy accurate head got some love once in a while. The visor-faceplate combo is always cool in my eyes.
I think you can still buy KOs with that face. Life... finds a way.
I remembered long time ago when they aired G1 on TV in mid 2000's where my friends and I had a fight with this kid who can't differentiate Bumblebee and Cliffjumper because he's colourblind and we didn't know what colourblind meant.
Cool story. Red/yellow colour blindness must be pretty rare.
Welcome back glad to see this review missed ya
Glad to have you here too.
The reason you may have a memory of a red bumblebee is because in the 80s hasbro not only made a yellow bumblebee and a red cliffjumper, but color-swapped versions of them both. Edit: the Transformers basics video doesn’t talk about yellow Cliff and Red Bee but those toys definitely did exist. And Bumper really didn’t have anything to do with the color-swaps
Cool, thanks. So was "Bumper" ever put out in red by Hasbro?
No. He was an imported toy from Takara that Hasbro never released that then was released in Cliffjumper packaging. It was believed to be a mishap at the factory, but nobody really knew. I recommend the transformers basics video on Bumper if you wish to learn more. But to answer the question no he was never put out in red, cause again he just kinda showed up with no explanation.
@@SuperDK64 Neat, I didn't know that part of the story.
@@CardboardBots hey you’re welcome! I’m glad I could enlighten you on some TF history!
In the 2022 video of Transformers Basics on Bumblebee, the red bumblebee is mentioned within the first minute of this episode! Lolz.
Penny racers were awesome!
Dime racers were 1000% better.
I bought this Bumblebee a few years ago. I've kept it on card because it looks great with the classic artwork
That it does. That crazy airbrushed art.
While the quality of this toy is.....iffy. I still can't help but love him.😊
Very iffy... delicate in a way.
Actually, when it comes to g1 toys, there are lots of variants. So if you see red Bumblebee, it's not so weird. I heard that same to Cliffjumper.
I thought I was going foolish. Turns out that it was the world that was crazy.
@@CardboardBots yeah 😂.
Still. It's not rare when it comes to misunderstand. Especially when Bumper used Bumblebee color but Cliffjumper mold.
Yeah, they released red and yellow versions of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper to pad out the initial assortments.
They never change, do they?
@@OptimusPhillip new money for old rope. That's why hasbro licensed designs from Takara in the first place.
I love these stop motion thingies. They SO look like they move on their own and that's so cool.
It's like magic
@@CardboardBots Yup! And we all like magic :)
I had a few penny racers back in the 80's. Pull back cars like that were very popular. So were slot cars, Stompers, and other cars back then.
I remember slot cars... key cars very well
he's back with a new full length vid lets gooooo
I'm excited that you're excited 😁
@@CardboardBots its been like ages lol great to see you making vids
@@Diondre1019 thanks very much. I don't feel like I've been away very long, but I guess that time moves fast!
I remember different colored bumblebees and cliff jumpers. Red ones blue one green ones. I'm sure some were KO's though.
There were different colours available of the Brazilian releases of Cliffjumper and the other Mini Autobots including green and white.
I don't think I've ever seen a blue or green one in person.
@@windsweeper8002 multicultural colours!
Can you review laser prime or toxitron
Sorry, I don't have those. But I do have Scourge from the same Legacy mold.
@@CardboardBots that’s fine it’s the same thing just different colors
I had a red Bumblebee and a yellow Cliffjumper as a kid. The packaging said Bumblebee and Cliffjumper. Most of my friends couldn't seem to understand that Bumblebee is a VW Beetle and Cliffjumper is a Porsche. They all thought the color is what defined the characters. In defending these wrong colored Autobots I said the color isn't what defined the characters, it was the form. Thank god I didn't have a blue one. I likely would have been told it was a fake.
The rubsign sticker isn't original to all G1 Transformers. None of the original line in 1984 had them. This only started in 1985. I can tell you exactly which ones I got in 1984 and which ones I got in 1985 or later due to the lack of the rubsign sticker. I don't recall the feet being an issue as a kid. As the toy had aged I can feel that it's gotten harder to transform and won't let anyone but myself do it out of fear of damaging it.
Yeah, when I was a kid, it was the colour that defined those guys to me. I think you're right about the rubsigns coming later, after the stickers.
I have a yellow cliffjumper in my collection
The fact that the Diaclone cars were less stylized and still didn't have any licensing tells me Hasbro and Takara just didn't care back then.
I would agree with that. Also copyright laws might have been different between different countries. Perhaps years passed and Japanese companies became more obliged to honour likeness rights.
I hope Capcom doesn't go after my use of their Megaman music!
Interesting.....
Thanks bee man!
G1 Bumblebee's color is actually sunny yellow, depends on the original cartoon.
As long as it's not Sunny-D flavoured!
Nice video. The penny racers had a mild comeback in the late 80's with Turbo tricksters. A pull-back motorized version. I have a few of them from Tonka
I know little cars with pull back motors are ubiquitous children's toys, I can't actually recall the brand of "penny racers" from my memory.
Welcome back, Great review as always
Thank you for being back here too.
G1 toys are a lot smaller than I remember. I guess I was a smaller 35 years ago.
And the world was bigger
:)@@CardboardBots
Some food for thought on the oranger shade of yellow on the Netflix/Masterpieace bee's, Yellow is really hard to paint well, so choosing a more orange shade for more heavily painted figured might have been to save the time it would take to get bright yellow right. Just a theory, I've never handled either so I don't know how much paint's used on them in the first place
Maybe. However I used to own the Worlds Collide BB and he was lemon yellow. So was Hubcap. Masterpice Sunstreaker was lemon yellow too and painted i think. Makes me wonder.
I have the Worlds Collide and Origin Bumblebee, and I love their Lemon Drop Yellow
I used to have the Worlds Collide BB and loved the yellow. I sold him after I got the Netflix BB. If only they could reissue it in lemon yellow. Come on Hasbro, listen to us!
I have a great deal of admiration for the patience of people that do stop motion videos! I do have a nostalgic soft spot for the original BB. I don't think he was my first minibot back on the day (Gears may have that honour) but he was one I got fairly early on and he also suffered from the foot issue but that was only after I'd had him a while.
I picked up a couple of the keyring versions that were released a few years ago (I think they had the original face sculpt). I always thought, at the age of 8, that the asymmetric arm joints were so clever! (and still do to this day!)
When I animate, I end up moving limbs and joints a lot. Most of the everything survives the use... BB gave me foot issues very early on. It wasn't a good sign.
Thanks so much for your kind words. I love bringing toys to life.
I definitely lean more towards the mustard yellow.
It's okay. We all like slightly different things.
I seem to remember having the pretender Bumblebee as a kid
I've never seen one in person. I bet it was fun.
@@CardboardBots was interesting to have, turned him into a bad ass during play since indestructible shell
Awesome review! This bumblebee was one of my favorites when I was 8 years old
That's the right age for him. 8 and up, as it says on the package.
@@CardboardBots that’s cool. That was the encore reissue pack too lol
i love these stop motion reviews
And I've been known to enjoy chicken nuggets every now and again.
I had a red Bumblebee growing up (I still have it). They were among the first retail releases of Transformers in the U.S., and were issued before the rub insignias were a thing. After the television show blew up, and they started issuing the rub stickers these disappeared from shelves.
I honestly don't think that I had seen the cartoon when I bought the figure -- I just liked VW beetles and wanted one.
I also had a few Penny Racers (known as "Choro-Q" in Japan).
As far as I know, there are red Bumblebees but there are no yellow Cliffjumpers (there are allegedly, however, similar yellow cars packaged in Cliffjumper cards, now affectionately referred to as "Bumblejumper" or "Bumper"). These aren't the Bumblebee or Cliffjumper mold, but another Microman/Microchange figure that was mistakenly released.
Oddly enough, I also have a red G1 Sunstreaker in my collection. It was the original Diaclone color for the figure, and one of three Diaclone (known as Diakron in the U.S.) cars released before Hasbro bought the rights for The Transformers. There were also U.S. releases of a Blue Trailbreaker and a black Iron Hide. These figures quickly disappeared from shelves and were replaced by the Hasbro models in the early 80s.
Thanks for posting!
No, thank you for commenting. I didn't realize that some of those diaclone colors were released outside of Japan. Thanks for confirming red Bumblebee.
@@CardboardBots I was mistaken: There are also apparently yellow Cliffjumpers out there (I had to look it up). I didn't recall seeing them, but then again it has been almost 40 years since I've seen them on pegs.
@Michael Adams It's okay, we are getting older. Where are our jet packs... and clone replacement bodies?
My cousin used to have the keychain one, I would play with it non stop
That's a good cousin to have around.
@@CardboardBots unfortunately he passed away 2 years ago, whenever I see a G1 bumblebee I get reminded of him
@@asboboys7276 I'm so sorry he's gone. I'm glad you have good memories of your times together.
@@CardboardBots thanks man, I really appreciate it
they had red and yellow bumblebee toys and red and yellow cliffjumper toys. there might have been more colors but I don't remember .
Man, the fact you didn't know about penny racers makes me feel ancient. I had a few of them mixed in with my hotwheels/matchbox/corgi cars.
I is learning
Great fun! Thank you!
No! Thank you. You're fun.
I like to think of Bumblebee as a realistic VW Beetle but jacked up with big tires in the rear like the G1 minicar. I think the Cali surfer crowd popularized this look in the '60s. It makes him seem a little cooler than just a plain Bug.
The original G1 toy seems to have been loosely based on a VW Model 111-1200A Sparkäfer Saloon (left-hand drive Standard Beetle Sedan for Euro continental export), with flat windshield, squared-corner bumpers (instead of bulky US safety bumpers) with integrated front headlights (instead of US fendertop headlights). However, it also adds the single right-side exhaust pipe outlet indicative of the US emissions controls introduced in 1975.
The G1 yellow over black coloration of the body over the robot arms with black bumpers is reminiscent of the Sonderaktion (Special Edition) Beetle called Jeans (so named for blue jeans fabric on the interior).
If Bumblebee was indeed modeled after a Jeans special edition Beetle that also received the 1975 emissions controls exhaust, then that would point specifically to the *1975 S744-L16M Jeans III special edition.* That exported special edition used a color called Tunisgelb (Tunisian yellow), which was a sort of amber orange-yellow.
MP-21 Bee appears to use the Tunisgelb color and black bumpers, but it drops the other Jeans III special edition appearance features, and it adds US fendertop headlights but deletes the single tailpipe. Weird.
I hear that!
I have a little Bumblebee Keychain that I removed from the chain. Love that fella.
I've never seen these in the wild. What kind of face does it have?
@@CardboardBots the one I had was a 2007(?) one, and had the original face; though I’d have to go check again. Pretty sure it had the original face, though. Weird that the foot problem is on mine as well, it gets stuck pretty regularly, but falls off?
How did my brain completely forget about penny racers?! Also my retro also pops its foot regularly.
I'm sorta glad that it happens to other people and not just me. It means that I'm probably not the cause.
I have the keychain reissue from the mid-aughts as well as a hand-me-down original and neither of them have problems with the foot coming off, huh. Wonder if thats a problem specific to the new mold from 2004
I don't know for sure. Some people here state that it was a problem from the beginning. So anecdotal corroboration.
Lemon Yellow 💛
I hear dat
Netflix Bumble's color is in my opinion close to School Bus Yellow instead of Mustard Yellow, as color mustard can vary between brands, in fact I've seen Mustards that are close in color to most of these Bumblebees.
All of what you write sounds accurate to me. School bus yellow it is! I wish I was better a describing colour.
My step daughter got me this same figure for a Christmas gift when it first came out - small world
We've got good kids in our lives then.
Damn, I keep forgetting how small the mini bots in G1 toy-line actually are. Also thanks for the history lesson on penny racers. I was wondering what there connection to coins was.
I tried to put a penny in the back of this toy but the face kept getting in the way.
Soooo tiny
Aha! John Smallberries!
Finally!
I missed you. Looking forward to more videos!
ThNks. New one out today.
Vaguely remember friends having penny racers. Definitely recall my brother had a red Bumblebee and its feet sometimes came off, though maybe not as much as yours seems to. Maybe that's just the price of moving manufacturing away from Japan.
Nice to know it wasn't hurt mecwith these memories and experiences
This is how a BumbleBee Beetle should look.
He's pretty neat.
ayyyyyy hes back
I never left. Like footprints in the sand. 😉
really creative review, love your stile
Thanks so much. It's a labour of love. BTW, cool name.
I think bumblebee should be purple!!!!
I wonder if there was an Orange one?
*THE BUMBLEBEE BEHIND THE SLAUGHTER*
@@glitchknight409 that's dark
@@CardboardBots I don't think you understand
@@glitchknight409 and I'm the butcher
I just discovered your channel today, and I love this review so much! It reminds me of stuff TheLazyEyebrow used to do, with your own sense of humor sprinkled in. Definitely subscribing, and I'll be off to check out your other vids from here.
@@Kanguin2 Thanks very much. I'm glad you found the channel. The Lazy Eyebrow is a mentor and a friend.
@@CardboardBots Oh that's delightful to learn! I actually only just discovered TLE a couple months ago, only to learn he had already wrapped up making videos. I'm glad I found you by happenstance!
I've watched a couple more videos, and I really admire the quality. I know the cardboard is a whole signature thing by now probably, but it really does serve as a good backdrop given that the medium-brown is such a neutral color.
I've pulled a foot or two off of my original G1 BB.
It's good to know that I'm not alone in brutalizing a small child's toy.
My man, I missed you and your videos. Nice one 👍
Thanks, I've had the animation shot for two months. Finding the time to edit has been hard. Also... technology problems. Glad you're around to see the new vid.
I still have the keychain versions of the reissues of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper still carded I got in exchange for art waaaay back in the early 2000s. I'm debating if I want to open them now and play with them.
Go for it. You can't be funky people with your headphones on. You be all alone and the funk will be gone. The same is true for sealed toys.
Have fun. Live life... with a fidget keychain transformer.
If i had a G1 Bee to; i'm not sure if i'd be happier with the toy or toon head...
I'm leaning toy head, oddly enough.
I'm sure he be equally fun either way.
Talk about best daughter ever!
Don't give her a big head, but I think she's pretty darn great.
Another great video
Another great comment! 😀
CrashMan theme. MegaMan 2.
For the win!
I owned red Bumblebee as an 80s and 90s kid and the feet do accidentally come off
@@mightybluespider thanks for the confirmation
there was a red version of Bumbleebee; as well as a yellow Cliffjumper. I had both as a kid. Great video as always.
Excellent. I'm not crazy. At least not about this.
Actually, I consider the yellow-orange of Netflix and MP Bee to be an American Cheese color
That's a good colur description. Does American cheese mean cheddar?
@Cardboard Bots no. American cheese is different from cheddar. It is lighter, and takes longer to melt. Also, it's entirely factory made.
@@primustheprotogen3169 oh... so processed cheese slices?
The Bay Bumblebee though? That's Bee enough.
Bayverse bumblebee is his own thing. I find his face hard to look at.
@@CardboardBots It works on making something new but yet at least it's not the eyesore that is The Fallen in the second movie.
Long time no see! Great review as always!
Thanks so much, Pushan.
@@CardboardBots you're welcome!
I like my bees to be a slightly darker yellow but not quite the yellow orange like the netflix bee
Yellow to orange is a spectrum. It's okay if you like it weighting one way over another.
The foot falling off is a defect, I've had multiple ones of the new reissue and transformed them multiple times and the foot never fell off
You probably have a more delicate touch than my ham-fisted approach.
I owned a red bumblebee
So it wasn't a dream!
"Functional but but derpy" is my description of all the G1 toys. Love 'em despite, maybe because of, the limitations.
I like the banana yellow for Bumblebee, but that can change based on lighting.
"Functional but derpy," was a possible thumbnail title option for this video. It describes so many TF toys.
HE MADE G1 BUMBLEBEE WALK
It requires more patience than I had.
I am also more of a fan of bumblebee being a lemon or banana yellow instead of a sunny D yellow
Sunny D yellow... great description.
FUN FACT: Sunny D tastes gross and no one in our family likes it! 😝
Six months!!
I had to step out to buy some milk.
heard the Heavy "NOM" in my head and y'all know exactly when.
I think of the yellow/orange colour as "egg yolk".
But I like my G1 Bumblebee lemon.
Egg yolk is an excellent description of that yellow orange. Thanks.
@@CardboardBots that way it keeps the food theme too lol
The Cliffjumper that was was Bumble Jumper an was Yellow with Cliffjumper face an the case showed him red it was a oppsie at the factory. My Brother had one.
🎉🎉🎉
I feel like I fall down a new rabbit hole with you every other week.
I feel like I'm playing Mega Man lol
I loves me some mega man
I still have him … 🥰
I just realized that multiple people use the name 14th prime...
@@CardboardBots I’m the official verified one 😉
The red bumblebee ypu speak of was Cliff Jumper another Autobot.
I'm not so sure about that anymore.
No, there was a red bumblebee that was presumably left over stock from the microchangers line.
@@TheEvilTH-cam memory! Reality! Controversy!
Juicy Yuzu
Uh, what now?
I’ve had that same reissue and pulling the foot off is a consistent problem it seems.
Yeah, I've since heard other people have had the same issue as us with the reissue.
red my faverate transformer is cliffjumper
Cool. I did a review of 3rd part Cliffjumper once. His name was Ace Tumbler.
Yo, long time, no see.
Glad to see you stick around. I hope it was worth the wait.
Nah fam, I should custom made Bumblebee + Upgraded (aka GoldBug), i should recreated this.
I had the red one 🚗💨… but wanted the yellow one😬😅🤣‼️ GREAT VIDEO AS USUAL🎬📸🎞️
So it was real! Man, imagine being a kid who loves the cartoon... you write to Santa to bring you a bumblebee... then you get a red BB in your stocking! You bring it to school for show and tell and the other kids make fun of you for calling Cliffjumper Bumblebee. But it really was BB. You lie and tell your parents it's alright. But it's not alright. Then Fter 35 years you reali,e how cool it was!
4:59 Pichu, Pikachu & Raichu in terms of colour.
I can see that. Good colour references.
@@CardboardBots My brother suggested it.
@@fishpop smart bro.
@@CardboardBots He's very opinionated but DOES have good ideas occasionally.
I know I’m not the only one that remembers a penny racer styled pull back car that had like a turbine on the back of it that allowed the car to do twirly type of wheelies. What was the of that line ?
No idea... pull back cars of all sorts were widely available
In REALITY BUMBLEBEE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A VW BUG AT ALL. BUT INSTEAD A VERY CLASSIC COMPACT TOYOTA. Like a 1947-51 Model Toyota..
Really? That's a neat idea.
@CardboardBots I researched again and found the vehicle that could have been Bumblebee. Actually, it's not a Mitsubishi like I suggested. Instead, it could have been a 1947-51 Toyota. I couldn't attach an image, but Google the thing. 😁
@Liminality2022 Of course, it is. Keep in mind the Transformers are a Japanese invention. Can you really know for 100% certainty that back in the 80s the concept did not originate from a Japanese motor vehicle? Why not? Ie; Silverstreak, Ironhide most obvious.
Eh, while the Toyota SA definitely looks similar as well (since it was almost certainly heavily inspired by the Beetle), the specific raised edge bits on the hood and lack of grill, and general proportions (even with keeping the superdeformed-ness in mind), definitely firmly plant Bee as a VW Beetle imo.
I like my Bumblebees purple.
Prince would be proud.
Ha ha,you made Bee do the pee pee dance. I mean he is yellow after all...good job dude. Yikes how many Johns are on that list? I would be happy to join, if I weren't 10000 in debt.
Ha ha, I guess it does look like he has to lubricate. You will be an honourary member on the next list.
@@CardboardBots Well,thanks. I really would like to support all the creators that I like. Do you have Gordon Foodservice in your part of Canada? That's who I work for down here in Florida.
@@johngavin1175 i don't think I've heard of Gordon's food service before. The only Gordon I know of is the one from Sesame Street who played a pimp in Willie Dynamite.
Is that Crash Man's theme I am hearing?
Yes! It's a banger of a tune.
@@CardboardBots lol you ain't gotta tell me. Mega Man 2 is my favorite video game of all time
Lemon or canary.
@@Dragondude2525 good descriptors