Kup would probably say " don't mock me on being old, with age comes an understanding that the wisdom and advice you give others is just as important a legacy to leave behind as that of great deeds that are accomplished for society sake".
Kup is one of the best transformers characters but also one of the best Autobots ever,in both the 🎥 and the cartoon,also Kup was first voiced by the late 👍 legendary Lionel stander.also Michael all I can say is thank you for posting this video about Kup the veteran Autobot warrior and 👌 up the 👍 work stay safe and stay healthy until next time till all are one.
Congrats on transforming Kup with your eyes closed! I knew you had potential, lad. Kidding aside, I really dig how you seamlessly worked in a product review with nostalgia and a biography, peppered with your brand of humor. Really enjoyed this. 😎👍
Kup gets better with age. I don't have my original anymore but proud to have the Studio Series 86 Kup now. Don't forget Michael, Kup knows Japanese as seen in the season 3 episode which is one of my personal favorites of the third season, "The Burden Hardest to Bare"
I always thought of Kupp as the Grandpa that lived down the street who will tell you many stories. It is always great to put a face to those iconic voices that we adore. Thanks for this video on a grizzled vet.
Great video as per usual. I got Kup myself a few months before seeing the movie. It was the first time I saw 86 toys on a store shelf and just really liked the look of him. I was later thrilled when he had such a big roll in the movie(once I got over the trauma of watching almost my entire collection die on screen that is). He would later be joined Ultra Magnus, Metroplex, Springer, Rodimus Prime(because my Optimus broke a leg shortly after his onscreen and comic book death), and Pipes, Tailgate, Swerve, Outback and Wheelie(because I loved minibots). At age twelve it was my last year collecting Transformers toys(Though I got Sixshot as a Christmas present the following year), so my 86 crew were retired with honor at the end of "my Cybertronian wars". I held out hope for a Powermaster Optimus Prime to stand on my shelf with them but he would not arrive until years later when my interest in Transformers was resurrected as an adult. Good ole Kup though? Still in really good condition, weapon included, and standing beside my reissue Hot Rod where he belongs. (With just a little wear that adds to his character.) 'Til all are one!
Ah, Heart to Heart, used to watch that a lot back in the mid 90s when the original fX network (before it became the FX of today) did nothing but repeat old 70s and 80s shows (they also had a morning news show featuring Tom Bergeron and a puppet named Bob as well as Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race and Suzanne Whang of House Hunters among others). It's also where I would watch a lot of Fall Guy, Green Hornet, Wonder Woman and Batman.
I first recognized the actor Mr. Stander was from the comedy movie 1941 which also started the voice actor Robert Stack who did Ultra Magnus!!!!! He was great as the Amusement Park owner!!!!
Sad to say, it wasn’t until recently that I learned that the name Kup comes from the term pickup truck. I had been wondering for most of my life where the name came from.
The UK didn't get the movie until December so my first exposure to Kup was in Marvel UK's Target: 2006 when he, Hot Rod and Blurr (displacing Shockwave, Frenzy and Thundercracker into Limbo) went back in time to force Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge back to the future.
I know Kup gets a lot of grief especially for his G1 toy but I was one of my favorites growing up. I'm a sucker for "futuristic" alt modes and he was easy to transform.
i grew up with the g1 transformer's and had a lot of them. i got g1 kup for xmas one year. but i never had the target master kup. i miss the old g1 transformers they where the best.
I love how you edited other lines from Stander's other characters into Kup footage! I've always wanted to do things like that. This is great timing for a Kup video too, as our movie coverage has begun at the Four Million Years Later podcast!!
Super cool review of G1 Kup, I liked Kup and Blurr when they first came out and they were Cybertronian vehicles (as a toy) which stood out from the rest of the characters before them. Great video Michael, you're awesome and so totally rock.
Love this video! Kup awesome! And the Dr Wu head upgrade kit was my first 3rd party purchase. I'm building a Kup display with every version of him that I have. Fans Toys made such a fantastic version of him that I avoided ordering that Xtransbots dumpster fire. Ha ha Although I have been waiting forever for the Xtransbots Springer.
Kup is awesome! There isn't an autobot that I don't like. Back in the day, when I didn't have Kup in my collection, I used the rubber green lion from voltron, and called it Kup lol. It wasn't supposed to be the same Kup in my universe though.
I love Kup he's such a good character he's just one of the better old timers, you would've expected his personality to be like Gears (When we first saw him first in 86 well I did anyway) although he's genuinely one of the funnier characters, the point is Kup is just excellent.
I consider my G1 Kup one of my really well posably G1 figures because of all the joints in his arms allowing to get more poses with his arms than most other figures
I remember as a kid I got this birthday gift that was a letter with 30$ . The note said here is money for Rodimus Prime, happy birthday! When I got to Toys R Us they didn't have Rodimus or Hot Rod. So I had to get Target Master Kup...
Always liked this guy. Maybe cause my grandpas both were the service (one military other an officer) and Lip had that same attitude. Back then this was a fun figure. Yes I have the ss86 update as well.
For my personal collection any of my original childhood toys get top billing on the shelf. I love the wear and tear. I may have another clean version or reissue but the original stays out front.
Oh heck, I was watching Hart to Hart back in the day so was fully aware of who Lionel Stander was, lol. I watched a lot of adult dramas back then (Magnum, P.I., Hart to Hart, Hunter, Murder She Wrote, etc). (also did you forget John Stephenson was Thundercracker or just leave him out cuz he's not "old" enough?)
I’m a huge kup fan in fact I’ve just started building my 95 Dakota to be modeled after the old coot. I have badging for my truck that says kup I’m painting it to match his colors and of course I’m adding some autobot symbols. Anyway also as I was looking there are 86 comments before mine which is the same year kup showed up in the movie.
Really great tribute to one of the best thought-out characters of g1. I always assumed, mainly because of his age, maybe he was one of the first cybertronians to become a "transformer"... Not sure if this conflates with the comic or not, but it's just what I assumed with some of the other post-movie characters...
Michael Mercy, between you and the guy from The Basics, you make my son and mines weekends fun watching and learning about the toys, cartoons, and comics I grew up with as a child. You do it in a way where I can relearn things and be nostalgic while at the same time it keeps my son interested in what he calls 'stuff from the 19s'. We always look forward to new videos of yours coming out and we always enjoy watching them on the weekends when we aren't in the middle of an outdoor activity. We even listen to your GI Joe year-by-year history anthologies while on road trips. From Daytona Beach Florida, thank you.
Pax is a recolor of kup. So that means his alt mode before autobots where built for war. Making it a golden age mode. Here's a grim idea. The target master kup. Well he use to look all new. But his good looks and his master pal was one of the many casualties that day.
Something tells me Kup and Ironhide would be good drinking buddies. That is if they don't annoy the Cybertron Hell out of each other and/or try to upstage each other in a "scar competition".
Still looks better than the tesla cyber truck. I actually have the generations version which is my favorite figure from that line. I have to find this though.
My aunt and uncle just got me studio series kup last night and it is amazing do you own it yet and + if you do own it or are planning to buy it pls make a video on it
I like Kup, but felt like he was a replacement for the murdered Ironhide without the on-screen history. Honestly I think if you painted him red, his design is close enough to Ironhide's that I would have bought him as a revamp like Goldbug
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Kup was one of the best characters in the movie. And now to find out he was voiced by Max from Hart to Hart, incredible. Thanks for the review!
He should have became the new leader of the Autobots instead of Rodimus Prime because he was at least a war hero
@@SailorMoonFriends kinda true
Please never stop making videos. I feel like a kid again with each retrospective.
Kup would probably say " don't mock me on being old, with age comes an understanding that the wisdom and advice you give others is just as important a legacy to leave behind as that of great deeds that are accomplished for society sake".
You went above and beyond for this video! Love the Lionel Stander clips! Probably my favorite on the channel now! 😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
Kup is one of the best transformers characters but also one of the best Autobots ever,in both the 🎥 and the cartoon,also Kup was first voiced by the late 👍 legendary Lionel stander.also Michael all I can say is thank you for posting this video about Kup the veteran Autobot warrior and 👌 up the 👍 work stay safe and stay healthy until next time till all are one.
Love kup he's the grandfather of the auto bots lol very priceless
Congrats on transforming Kup with your eyes closed! I knew you had potential, lad.
Kidding aside, I really dig how you seamlessly worked in a product review with nostalgia and a biography, peppered with your brand of humor. Really enjoyed this. 😎👍
Always loved G1 Kup. He is one of the few originals I had growing up. Definitely an old friend.
Kup gets better with age. I don't have my original anymore but proud to have the Studio Series 86 Kup now. Don't forget Michael, Kup knows Japanese as seen in the season 3 episode which is one of my personal favorites of the third season, "The Burden Hardest to Bare"
I always thought of Kupp as the Grandpa that lived down the street who will tell you many stories. It is always great to put a face to those iconic voices that we adore. Thanks for this video on a grizzled vet.
Thank you, Michael! This was a great way to start my Sunday morning!
Kup was a great character. He reminded me a lot of my grandfather. Very gruff but wise.
Excellent video and 50 is the new 40 made my day , being 48, bravo!
Just received this notification. Looks like I'm going to have to cut my gym session short!
Great video as per usual. I got Kup myself a few months before seeing the movie. It was the first time I saw 86 toys on a store shelf and just really liked the look of him. I was later thrilled when he had such a big roll in the movie(once I got over the trauma of watching almost my entire collection die on screen that is). He would later be joined Ultra Magnus, Metroplex, Springer, Rodimus Prime(because my Optimus broke a leg shortly after his onscreen and comic book death), and Pipes, Tailgate, Swerve, Outback and Wheelie(because I loved minibots). At age twelve it was my last year collecting Transformers toys(Though I got Sixshot as a Christmas present the following year), so my 86 crew were retired with honor at the end of "my Cybertronian wars". I held out hope for a Powermaster Optimus Prime to stand on my shelf with them but he would not arrive until years later when my interest in Transformers was resurrected as an adult. Good ole Kup though? Still in really good condition, weapon included, and standing beside my reissue Hot Rod where he belongs. (With just a little wear that adds to his character.) 'Til all are one!
Kup definitely one of my favorites bots
Ah, Heart to Heart, used to watch that a lot back in the mid 90s when the original fX network (before it became the FX of today) did nothing but repeat old 70s and 80s shows (they also had a morning news show featuring Tom Bergeron and a puppet named Bob as well as Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race and Suzanne Whang of House Hunters among others). It's also where I would watch a lot of Fall Guy, Green Hornet, Wonder Woman and Batman.
Jeff Probst was there too. Crazy the hosting talent they had when the network started.
I first recognized the actor Mr. Stander was from the comedy movie 1941 which also started the voice actor Robert Stack who did Ultra Magnus!!!!! He was great as the Amusement Park owner!!!!
He was the limo driver in Hart to Hart in the 80’s Max
Sad to say, it wasn’t until recently that I learned that the name Kup comes from the term pickup truck. I had been wondering for most of my life where the name came from.
The UK didn't get the movie until December so my first exposure to Kup was in Marvel UK's Target: 2006 when he, Hot Rod and Blurr (displacing Shockwave, Frenzy and Thundercracker into Limbo) went back in time to force Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge back to the future.
I still have my og kup from when i was a kid simpler times
I know Kup gets a lot of grief especially for his G1 toy but I was one of my favorites growing up. I'm a sucker for "futuristic" alt modes and he was easy to transform.
Indeed! I love his colors and he's fun to transform and mess around with! Good stuff! 😁👍🏻
Love the review. Kup is one of my all time faves... and I was just reunited with mine from my storage container back in the states! 😁
Dropping a line. Lionel was my great grandfather and happened upon your video. Nice tribute!
That's awesome! Loved him so much as Kup in the movie. Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video.
This deserves a million likes and views! This was absolutely thrilling! I'm a huge fan of Transformers as well as voice actors
Thank you!
@@MichaelMercy I also chuckle every time you introduce a new video by saying hello gorgeous. Hahaha! It's a nice touch and very endearing
I was 19 in 86 and a Fan of Hart to Hart and Max so when I seen The Transformer Movie loved Kup.... 👍🏼
As a child i had Kup , Optimus Prime and Bumblebee , my older brother had starscream and that purple black plane forgot the name nice memories!
I had this one, too. The only one I ever owned from movie. There was just something I loved about the design and the color scheme.
i grew up with the g1 transformer's and had a lot of them. i got g1 kup for xmas one year. but i never had the target master kup. i miss the old g1 transformers they where the best.
Wow I remember lionel stander in heart to heart i remember hearing his voice when I saw the transformers movie
I love how you edited other lines from Stander's other characters into Kup footage! I've always wanted to do things like that. This is great timing for a Kup video too, as our movie coverage has begun at the Four Million Years Later podcast!!
I had the original when I was a kid. I loved him so much I bought the 86 studio series.
Outstanding review Mike!👍😁. I always loved the colors used on this one and Blur!👍
Kup has the same face as Stander. Mind blown!
Michael Mercy the best way to start any weekend day! I grab my coffee relax and I enjoy the show! Thank you Micheal! Nerdmasté! 🙏🏽👍🏽😊
Super cool review of G1 Kup, I liked Kup and Blurr when they first came out and they were Cybertronian vehicles (as a toy) which stood out from the rest of the characters before them. Great video Michael, you're awesome and so totally rock.
Love this video! Kup awesome! And the Dr Wu head upgrade kit was my first 3rd party purchase. I'm building a Kup display with every version of him that I have. Fans Toys made such a fantastic version of him that I avoided ordering that Xtransbots dumpster fire. Ha ha
Although I have been waiting forever for the Xtransbots Springer.
"Old timer? That's something you'll never be if we don't get back the city!"
Kup is awesome! There isn't an autobot that I don't like. Back in the day, when I didn't have Kup in my collection, I used the rubber green lion from voltron, and called it Kup lol. It wasn't supposed to be the same Kup in my universe though.
I love Kup he's such a good character he's just one of the better old timers, you would've expected his personality to be like Gears (When we first saw him first in 86 well I did anyway) although he's genuinely one of the funnier characters, the point is Kup is just excellent.
I consider my G1 Kup one of my really well posably G1 figures because of all the joints in his arms allowing to get more poses with his arms than most other figures
A+ review as always! Great work Michael
This guy is definitely my Kup of tea!
I remember as a kid I got this birthday gift that was a letter with 30$ . The note said here is money for Rodimus Prime, happy birthday! When I got to Toys R Us they didn't have Rodimus or Hot Rod. So I had to get Target Master Kup...
XD "How many of you just said Bah weep grannah weep nini bong?" Me
im still a big fan of KUP and still have my original toy of him.
Always liked this guy. Maybe cause my grandpas both were the service (one military other an officer) and Lip had that same attitude.
Back then this was a fun figure. Yes I have the ss86 update as well.
Kup and Hot Rod were so cool.
I like your tie died shirt Mike awesome I have a few myself
For my personal collection any of my original childhood toys get top billing on the shelf. I love the wear and tear. I may have another clean version or reissue but the original stays out front.
Oh heck, I was watching Hart to Hart back in the day so was fully aware of who Lionel Stander was, lol. I watched a lot of adult dramas back then (Magnum, P.I., Hart to Hart, Hunter, Murder She Wrote, etc). (also did you forget John Stephenson was Thundercracker or just leave him out cuz he's not "old" enough?)
SS86 Kup is as beloved as my original G1 Kup
The voice actor also great in Hart to Hart
I’m a huge kup fan in fact I’ve just started building my 95 Dakota to be modeled after the old coot. I have badging for my truck that says kup I’m painting it to match his colors and of course I’m adding some autobot symbols. Anyway also as I was looking there are 86 comments before mine which is the same year kup showed up in the movie.
For his gun i saw when you put him to truck mode in the right place,i believe you can put it there!
Really great tribute to one of the best thought-out characters of g1.
I always assumed, mainly because of his age, maybe he was one of the first cybertronians to become a "transformer"...
Not sure if this conflates with the comic or not, but it's just what I assumed with some of the other post-movie characters...
Thank you. I like that idea.
His voice reminded me of another Hot Rod, an older Roddy Piper.
Great History! Love the cuts... 😂 😂 😂
Pepperidge Farm remembers 😂😂😂
Michael Mercy, between you and the guy from The Basics, you make my son and mines weekends fun watching and learning about the toys, cartoons, and comics I grew up with as a child. You do it in a way where I can relearn things and be nostalgic while at the same time it keeps my son interested in what he calls 'stuff from the 19s'. We always look forward to new videos of yours coming out and we always enjoy watching them on the weekends when we aren't in the middle of an outdoor activity. We even listen to your GI Joe year-by-year history anthologies while on road trips.
From Daytona Beach Florida, thank you.
Do 1987 Edition! Headmasters & Targetmasters.
Pax is a recolor of kup. So that means his alt mode before autobots where built for war. Making it a golden age mode.
Here's a grim idea. The target master kup. Well he use to look all new. But his good looks and his master pal was one of the many casualties that day.
kup deserves more luv tbh
2:45 What are some of those auto bot cars in the background I know some of them are masterpieces but what are the other ones
Had no idea Max for Hart to Hart was Kup back in 86.
Cool video , love it !
I’m trying to remember ther was a awful lot of casualties that day
The vehicle mode looks like something Elon🚀Musk would design...🤘🏼💯✔️
Hope to see Kup in future movies. Harrison Ford would be a good voice for him.
Something tells me Kup and Ironhide would be good drinking buddies. That is if they don't annoy the Cybertron Hell out of each other and/or try to upstage each other in a "scar competition".
😆
looks good
Still looks better than the tesla cyber truck. I actually have the generations version which is my favorite figure from that line. I have to find this though.
Kup is a Cybertronian El Camino.
I really Wish somebody made an earth alt mode with that old truck for out old Warrior..
Kup the old timer right hot rod
Love Kup. Review rules
Stay out that fight that prime fight
Hey you have to do kingdom cyclones
I love how this character is my favorite 86 movie design but my least favorite g1 toy.
Nice 🤘
I ❤Kup
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My aunt and uncle just got me studio series kup last night and it is amazing do you own it yet and + if you do own it or are planning to buy it pls make a video on it
Yup, I've got one. He looks cool!
Yup. Said it
Can u do G1 Ironhide Next My Number One Favorite Autobots in the Transformers Franchise
I said Ba weep granna weep ninny bong.
Kups first toy better than his reissues
Can you transform MP36 with your eyes closed?
Doesn't Kup look a little like Orion Pax alt mode or is it just me?
It's not just you. E-Hobby in Japan recoloured Kup as Orion Pax in 2005.
Ba Weep granna weep nini bong.
Dud he have diecast?
bowie grana weep nenibong
XD
I like Kup, but felt like he was a replacement for the murdered Ironhide without the on-screen history.
Honestly I think if you painted him red, his design is close enough to Ironhide's that I would have bought him as a revamp like Goldbug
You could of even had a van attachment like the G1 Ironhide's that fit between his legs in vehicle mode
2:45 What are some of those auto bot cars in the background I know some of them are masterpieces but what are the other ones