I love how Animated created just decided they could basically do a whole show of Bumblebees. Also that Valentine’s Day comic special was fun! Wonder what Bumblebee re-colors we might get in the new movie coming next year and the Energon comic universe
Have to say that I do actually really like the idea of Bumblebee having a Decepticon lookalike rival called Wasp. I kinda hope that idea is explored in a future Transformers series, maybe having Wasp grow in to his own character separate from Waspinator.
Thats bugbite. Wasp is waspinator. We wont get him explored not being waspinator. Becuase when wasp debuted in transformers animated, he wanted to be like bumblebee and ends up getting mutated into waspinator.
As a Brazilian, I found it nice your mentioning the toys which were sold in Brazil. I had Cliffjumper - in its traditional red color - and Gears - in an orange and red color scheme. Since the Mini-bots were the only figures sold in Brazil, many kids were surprised to find out that they were part of a much bigger group of robots when the G1 cartoon was aired here. Very nice video!!
No matter how many Mini-Bots there are, they stand as proof that sometimes the best Transformers are the smallest. Bumblebee is an example of the Mini-Bots being among the best Transformers characters.
And probably profitable. These days there is almost always a smaller scale lineup, be it Legends or Core or whatever they call it, as part of a series these day. The smaller, simpler versions of familiar or popular characters is good for collectors and parents of younger children alike.
My favorite moment of the Minibots is when they faced Trypticon to defend the Ark. Despite being on the losing end, they show that they have courage bigger than their bodies.
Bugbite seems to be the go to evil recolor for Bumblebee in the same vain as Nemesis Prime is for OP. But I’ve had this idea kicking around in my head of Stinger being the evil Bumblebee clone after AOE. And the thing is a toy for G1 Stinger would already exist because the original Bumblebee toy’s red variant can just be repurposed as it.
@@axolotl5874G1 Bee and Cliff were different molds with the same engineering, and both were originally sold in red and yellow variants. The fiction surrounding them then established that Bee was yellow and Cliff was red, leaving Red Volkswagen Beetle available as a G1 Stinger
Bugbite would qualify but a G1-ified version of Stinger I could go for too. The Decepticons in general could use more smaller scale figures besides Soundwave's cassette horde. Part of why I like that they redid some guys like Iguanus and Bomb-Burst recently.
@@SwiftpawWolffox There have been several Decepticons over the years that shared molds with newer versions of the Mini Autobots or had their character models based on Mini Autobot figures. Examples include: Warpath - Treadshot, Gutcruncher Powerglide - Bad Boy, Stormcloud, Viper Tailgate - Wipe Out Windcharger - Wipe Out Beachcomber - Buggyman, Swindle, Hardtop Swerve - Oilpan
Hubcap was one of my favourites as a child, but I was always disappointed that he had no fictional appearances. His bio was actually pretty interesting, making him morally ambiguous.
I KNOW RIGHT!? I have the Hunt for the Decepticons toy and in that toy line he has a Decepticon rival named Brimstone who turns into a chopper motorcycle! And I’ve made a bunch of alternate universes that merge his G1 bio and HFTD bio together, among other bios and my own reimagined personality for him, where he is kind of a shy, scared, overly caring Autobot, but if he has to, he will fight alongside his comrades to defend the rights of all sentient beings…even if it eats him up inside to be harming other beings! HOWEVER…He also is eager to try and enjoy himself and have fun on the urban drag strips of earth, and help do simple repairs, and toy around with his multi-frequency R/C powers to occasionally mess with various cybertronian and earth technology, but he also has difficulty knowing when enough is enough, which causes some unnecessary accidents. He’s always trying to keep himself balanced, but he often either slips into being too careful and cautious, or too hyper and reckless! (He’s like a cross between Bumblebee, Beachcomber, Tailgate, Hot Rod and HotShot!)
Thank you for shedding more light on the Animated character Wasp. I've been all up and down social medias talking about him because he's my favorite character from that show. I REALLY hope he gets a recolor from Bumblebee soon because I REEEEALLY want him immortalized in toy form.
Technically, Bumper HAS had a new figure, but you really have to jump through a few hurdles. In the World's Collide 4 Pack, there is a light yellow Bumblebee that turns into Cliffjumpers alt mode. It's more in line with the original Bumper toy and not the actual character, but it's something at least.
Ever since the Cliffjumper mold came out in Earthrise, I have been waiting for it to eventually get retooled and recolored into Bumper, the second 1984 oddity in my collection that I have always wanted aside from Road Hauler. It was retooled so much into Bee, Bug Bite and Hubcap but I really wonder if they will ever release that mold as Bumper, or even as Glyph and Tap-Out. I feel like there is an audience for those retools. I wouldn't mind if they were even sold under the Selects branding, I would still buy Bumper in a heartbeat to complete the Holy Grail of my collection.
This could be the jumping off point to so many other Basics. For me, the mini-bots are a fond memory of saving my milk money so i could buy a new figure on Friday. Yep I'm that many years old. I brought my lunch to school but bought a drink at the cafeteria. I figured if i drank from the water fountain and held on to that drink money I could buy a minibot on Friday from the local store. Kid determination.
Love the mini-bots, Bumblebee and Brawn were two of the first G1 toys I had as a kid back in the day (have em all now) and I loved them. My top 5 will always be Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Cosmos, Powerglide and Pipes- I love those little guys-awesome toys and awesome characters.
@@windsweeper8002 Aye, and it works. Roadburn (they didn't want to use Chase's name because Rescue Bots) is kind of an algamation of Chase, Searchlight and Freeway as the three were pretty similar, similar looking car modes. It's a shame Rollbar and Wideload are the ones that never really have a chance for new toys it seems.
A Basics on the Decepticon and Autobot Mini-Cassettes might be a good follow up to this video. I have a soft spot for the original Cliffjumper since he was the first Transformer I owned.
Ba weep granna weep minibot. I've been on a very long term mission (20 yrs and counting) to collect all the season 1, 2 and 3 minibots, I'm almost there just Windcharger, Swerve, outback and Pipes remain. What a wonderful video to wake up to on a Saturday, thank you once again.
I like the WFC mold for Bee and Jumper, but I think my favorite is Generations Select Hubcap. The lemon starburst yellow really grabs me. I have mine stickered up with Toyhax decals and he looks pretty sweet!
As someone who owns the hubcap toy its honestly not that bad of a recolor i find it more fun than bumblebee Ironically, because since he has no character of his own, you can do whatever you want with him For example he could be a decepticon spy or a heavy weapons specialist. Endless possibilities
Dreamwave came up with a profile for him in their "more than meets the eye" 8 issue series of chracter profile books.....he is a con artist,a swindler,takes credit for other bots work and achievments,will be nice and friendly to you but as soon as your back is turned he will stich you up to shift the blame for his failures on to you, is lazy,doesnt actually do anything useful to help the autobots war effort and is generally disliked by those who are forced to work along side him.
I remember Cyberverse had a quick joke about this as well. When Bumblebee was captured by the Quintessons he was trying to stall for time by just talking about random things. When the scene cuts in says, "So Hotrod tells me I should get a red paint job. But I tell him, then everyone will think I'm Cliffjumper!" But this is really a fascinating little snippet of Transformers history I didn't know. Chris can do such deep dives to find every little bit of history on any topic. And his presentation is so good, every video sounds like it is his favorite.
Huffer was my first ever Transformer, so, by default, he's always been my favourite mini-bot. When he punched Snarler into the middle of next week in Regen 1, it was just my absolute favourite Huffer moment ever.
Man with Bumblebee having so many retools and recolours of him I wouldn't be surprised if he at one point becomes some sort king/queen bee to a hive these little guys
Hold on there, good Sir. You left out one key fact: Goldbug, which you showed as one of the Throttlebots. Goldbug is, in fact, Bumblebee, who was reformatted during the sequel to the 1986 movie - the 2-part episode that also brought Optimus Prime back into the series.
I loved how Animated re-used body types for background characters. That concept just meshes well with the factory planet origin presented by the Sunbow cartoon. Also I want a modern toy of Glyph really badly.
So, in short, Bumblebee was the Autobots' answer to the Decepticons cloning/mass producing Seekers to make up the bulk of their troops. LOL Very good and unique way to address the retool/repaint issue Hasbro has used and incorporate lore into it. Great job!
IDW's Transformers Galaxies series of comics made a super joke about Bumblebee and Cliffjumper resembling one another. It presents Cliffjumper as living in Bumblebee's shadow, constantly being mistaken for him by other Transformers!
I find it interesting how in the G1 cartoon, in multiple shots, and even in promotional art, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper are actually shown to be different heights, which is fitting considering what they transform into. And that's something I wish was represented in the toys more, as I see Cliff sort of as "Bumblebee's slightly older brother".
Wow, never knew abt the deeper history behind the other 84 Minis! *That* explains the Day The Earth Stood Still styled head designs, those were always a "mystery" to me! 😁
Great episode! With regards to "more Bumblebee recolors," I personally like to use the Studio Series NEST Offroad Bee as a separate (unofficial) character named "Hive." Haha, yes, I'm so clever.
I really hope Buzzworthy Bumblebee will do a bumblebee and cliffjumper recolor set so that we can get some of the missing bumblebee and cliffjumper retools and redecos like Rest Q, Glyph, Tap-out, and Bumper.
Great video! Thank you! Y'know, if HasTak would just follow the G1 pattern again (and not resort to partsforming), they could get so many sales out of the Mini-Bots and their recolours. They're on more or less the right path, but I think they need to do better on the Mini-Cars.
Interestingly, if we look at the Katakana at 0:47, Brawn is called 'Jeep', Gears is called 4wd 'Off Road', Huffer is called 'American Truck' and Windcharger is called 'Transam'. The one left of Bumblebee appears to be called 'Familiar 1500 X G. Bumblebee himself is called 'Folkswagen', probably referring to the German pronunciation of Volkswagen and Cliffjumper is called Porsche 924 not certain what the last bit is though.
Something that I don't think has been properly explored in TF media is the idea that the reason there are so many bots who share designs is because in the original cartoon they started out as servant robots mass-produced by the Quintessons before achieving free will and rebelling against their creators.
Thank you so much, Chris. I've always appreciated the Minibots, specially Bumblebee, Powerglide, Cosmos, Warpath and Seaspray. They are my favorite subgroup and like to think of them as a special unit led by the yellow one, hehehe. This is a special gift for my birthday, thank you!
Looking forward to see the other mini-bots as new toys in the future, Like Gears, Windcharger, Powerglide and Seaspray. Whether it's in the Legacy line or the Studio Series line.
Gears needs to be the next, but Powerglide desperately needs a better toy than the spindly target master treatment he got. And hopefully not an exclusive that ends up costing 3 times retail on the after market
@@russellharrell2747 I really want Hasbro to make figures of the Season 1 and Season 2 Autobots. Before the debuts of the Aerialbots (Silverbolt, Air Raid, Skydive, Fireflight and Slingshot) and the Protectobots (Hot Spot, Groove, Streetwise, Blades and First Aid).
@@codytriffo I’d love it if Hasbro would just release these characters in a logical manner and without sticking characters you want with odd ball releases (Prowl released with Beast Wars Grimlock?)
Windcharger and Brawn are my favorite of the mini bunch. I love their small interaction with Skyfire in that g1 episode. And Beachcomber is also my fav too, how could I ever forget that bittersweet ending in the Golden Lagoon episode
also we did get Choro-Q Transformers but are based on Optimus, Megatron, and Rodimus, then we have Q-Transformers which features characters turn into Chibi vehicles.
I used to have Mini-bots in my collection especially my fave Goldbug, Bumblebee's evolved form. But I also have invented recolored violet Bumblebee was Destron/Decepticon Dusk and Navy Blue Cosmos was called Milkyway. XD
8:43 i have that transformers collection set and still do. They were my first g1 transformers toys. Unfortunately the Huffer figure broke. But the rest are still ok.
2:00 I've only just noticed the jump cut on the commercial (not that I've previously studied this advert for any great lengths of time?) where the kid places down the yellow Cliff Jumper. I never had that figure new from out of the package, but... he wasn't standing up first go pal. 😀
I like how a ton of characters from TF Animated share a body design with Bumblebee, even if the most prominent ones we’ve seen were Cliffjumper and Wasp. It kinda helps Animated’s arc of developing Optimus Prime’s team as heroes instead of wash-ups when one of them basically looks no different than a bunch of other bots. In my opinion, it helps to make Bumblebee’s character a bit more understandable, how he wants to be a guy that stands out from other bots his size like Cliffjumper.
To think some recolors of the same figure mold could have such a long complex story behind theme. Then again, it's Transformers we're talking about so it shouldn't be a surprise. Great video as always Chris! PS: i suggest talking about Thunderwing in a future episode.
Think my favourite Bumblebee is still the classic, bright and cheerful yellow 80's beetle. Got the Takara MP in my collection along with my 2nd favourite Bee, the MAAS Toys Cybertronian Skiff.
My favorite Transformers subline, since it was the only one I could affort when I was a kid here in Argentina! I still have my G2 Bee, although I always wanted a Powerglide or a Warphat.
The only modern version of an auto bot mini vehicle that I have in my collection is the titans return outback figure. speaking of which, I’m surprised that outback hasn’t transformed into a delivery car/delivery vehicle for the steakhouse of the same name.
As many people may remember, the Throttlebot Goldbug is simply Bumblebee with a new look as a result of the events of the two-part G1 episode "Return of Optimus Prime".
Missed opportunity to refer people to your Muffy and the Mysterians video (only a brief mention of the Mysterians line), still my favorite of all your videos.
Great video, I'm very happy whenever The Basics mentions Brazilian Robocars❤. As a contribution, allow me to say that the name "Furão" is not a new character, but rather how the name Bumblebee was translated into Brazilian Portuguese when the comics were published in Brazil in 1985
Seems Chris can turn everything into a Basics video, including Bumblebee’s height.
And we all love it
TfA Bumblebee would not approve of this
@@redfern6013or will he????!!!!A
*"THE BASICS on CHINS"*
He should be the writer for the next movies.
I like how Animated essentially said that Bee's design was basically the Autobots' Seekers.
. . .Well scrud, their actually right. 😐
I love how Animated created just decided they could basically do a whole show of Bumblebees. Also that Valentine’s Day comic special was fun! Wonder what Bumblebee re-colors we might get in the new movie coming next year and the Energon comic universe
The irony that most of the mini bots are significantly bigger than Bumblebee.
Have to say that I do actually really like the idea of Bumblebee having a Decepticon lookalike rival called Wasp. I kinda hope that idea is explored in a future Transformers series, maybe having Wasp grow in to his own character separate from Waspinator.
Wasp just wants to turn into car like Bumblebot, And what happens, Wasp get mutated into Waspinator, Waspinator hates Waspinator's life!
Why Wasssspinator get no break?
Thats bugbite. Wasp is waspinator. We wont get him explored not being waspinator. Becuase when wasp debuted in transformers animated, he wanted to be like bumblebee and ends up getting mutated into waspinator.
@@ericdunn7352poor Waspinator
As a Brazilian, I found it nice your mentioning the toys which were sold in Brazil. I had Cliffjumper - in its traditional red color - and Gears - in an orange and red color scheme. Since the Mini-bots were the only figures sold in Brazil, many kids were surprised to find out that they were part of a much bigger group of robots when the G1 cartoon was aired here. Very nice video!!
I love how the video just became a list of bumblebee's recolors
Honestly it would be a fun nod if in a future continuity, all the Bee lookalikes are made into being one big family that just look *really* similar
Less of family. More like series of specific unit.
Can we all agree that those can just be called the Bee-colors instead of recolors?
@@thatwaffleguy4958 Oh that’s good
No matter how many Mini-Bots there are, they stand as proof that sometimes the best Transformers are the smallest. Bumblebee is an example of the Mini-Bots being among the best Transformers characters.
And probably profitable. These days there is almost always a smaller scale lineup, be it Legends or Core or whatever they call it, as part of a series these day. The smaller, simpler versions of familiar or popular characters is good for collectors and parents of younger children alike.
@@SwiftpawWolffox Well said!!
I've always been a big fan of Brawn and Seaspray as well.
@@SwiftpawWolffoxexactly
My favorite moment of the Minibots is when they faced Trypticon to defend the Ark. Despite being on the losing end, they show that they have courage bigger than their bodies.
Bugbite seems to be the go to evil recolor for Bumblebee in the same vain as Nemesis Prime is for OP.
But I’ve had this idea kicking around in my head of Stinger being the evil Bumblebee clone after AOE.
And the thing is a toy for G1 Stinger would already exist because the original Bumblebee toy’s red variant can just be repurposed as it.
At red variant is cliff jumper
@@axolotl5874G1 Bee and Cliff were different molds with the same engineering, and both were originally sold in red and yellow variants. The fiction surrounding them then established that Bee was yellow and Cliff was red, leaving Red Volkswagen Beetle available as a G1 Stinger
Red Bee can also be repurposed as Volks.
Bugbite would qualify but a G1-ified version of Stinger I could go for too. The Decepticons in general could use more smaller scale figures besides Soundwave's cassette horde. Part of why I like that they redid some guys like Iguanus and Bomb-Burst recently.
@@SwiftpawWolffox There have been several Decepticons over the years that shared molds with newer versions of the Mini Autobots or had their character models based on Mini Autobot figures.
Examples include:
Warpath - Treadshot, Gutcruncher
Powerglide - Bad Boy, Stormcloud, Viper
Tailgate - Wipe Out
Windcharger - Wipe Out
Beachcomber - Buggyman, Swindle, Hardtop
Swerve - Oilpan
Hubcap was one of my favourites as a child, but I was always disappointed that he had no fictional appearances. His bio was actually pretty interesting, making him morally ambiguous.
I KNOW RIGHT!?
I have the Hunt for the Decepticons toy and in that toy line he has a Decepticon rival named Brimstone who turns into a chopper motorcycle!
And I’ve made a bunch of alternate universes that merge his G1 bio and HFTD bio together, among other bios and my own reimagined personality for him, where he is kind of a shy, scared, overly caring Autobot, but if he has to, he will fight alongside his comrades to defend the rights of all sentient beings…even if it eats him up inside to be harming other beings! HOWEVER…He also is eager to try and enjoy himself and have fun on the urban drag strips of earth, and help do simple repairs, and toy around with his multi-frequency R/C powers to occasionally mess with various cybertronian and earth technology, but he also has difficulty knowing when enough is enough, which causes some unnecessary accidents. He’s always trying to keep himself balanced, but he often either slips into being too careful and cautious, or too hyper and reckless!
(He’s like a cross between Bumblebee, Beachcomber, Tailgate, Hot Rod and HotShot!)
What did you think of him in Sins of the Wreckers?
Thank you for shedding more light on the Animated character Wasp. I've been all up and down social medias talking about him because he's my favorite character from that show. I REALLY hope he gets a recolor from Bumblebee soon because I REEEEALLY want him immortalized in toy form.
Technically, Bumper HAS had a new figure, but you really have to jump through a few hurdles. In the World's Collide 4 Pack, there is a light yellow Bumblebee that turns into Cliffjumpers alt mode. It's more in line with the original Bumper toy and not the actual character, but it's something at least.
I mean, it works, but it's not a technicality, it is distinctly not Bumper, but we can pretend it is
Wish someone would do a custom Bumper head for this figure, it'd be perfect.
Ever since the Cliffjumper mold came out in Earthrise, I have been waiting for it to eventually get retooled and recolored into Bumper, the second 1984 oddity in my collection that I have always wanted aside from Road Hauler. It was retooled so much into Bee, Bug Bite and Hubcap but I really wonder if they will ever release that mold as Bumper, or even as Glyph and Tap-Out. I feel like there is an audience for those retools. I wouldn't mind if they were even sold under the Selects branding, I would still buy Bumper in a heartbeat to complete the Holy Grail of my collection.
I swear this man will not run out of basics even after 10 years of no new content
Long may he continue...
This could be the jumping off point to so many other Basics.
For me, the mini-bots are a fond memory of saving my milk money so i could buy a new figure on Friday. Yep I'm that many years old. I brought my lunch to school but bought a drink at the cafeteria. I figured if i drank from the water fountain and held on to that drink money I could buy a minibot on Friday from the local store. Kid determination.
Tiny but mighty they say. Well it certainly applies to these guys. Let alone all the other small scaled transformers in transformers history.
Love the mini-bots, Bumblebee and Brawn were two of the first G1 toys I had as a kid back in the day (have em all now) and I loved them. My top 5 will always be Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Cosmos, Powerglide and Pipes- I love those little guys-awesome toys and awesome characters.
11:01/11:02 Makes sense since all of the Throttlebots (sans Wideload) in G1 mostly share similar design traits.
Titans Return Chase's head was actually based on that of fellow Throttlebot Freeway.
@@windsweeper8002 Aye, and it works. Roadburn (they didn't want to use Chase's name because Rescue Bots) is kind of an algamation of Chase, Searchlight and Freeway as the three were pretty similar, similar looking car modes. It's a shame Rollbar and Wideload are the ones that never really have a chance for new toys it seems.
I love that the OG mini’s had huge game charger personalities as well as abilities that let them stand toe to toe with the others!
A Basics on the Decepticon and Autobot Mini-Cassettes might be a good follow up to this video.
I have a soft spot for the original Cliffjumper since he was the first Transformer I owned.
Ba weep granna weep minibot. I've been on a very long term mission (20 yrs and counting) to collect all the season 1, 2 and 3 minibots, I'm almost there just Windcharger, Swerve, outback and Pipes remain. What a wonderful video to wake up to on a Saturday, thank you once again.
That's a LOT of Bumblebees! I was, perhaps, a little surprised no mention was made of his chrome plated outing as "Goldbug"
Every other mini-bot: generally the same height
Brawl: *L E G S*
I like the WFC mold for Bee and Jumper, but I think my favorite is Generations Select Hubcap. The lemon starburst yellow really grabs me. I have mine stickered up with Toyhax decals and he looks pretty sweet!
As someone who owns the hubcap toy its honestly not that bad of a recolor i find it more fun than bumblebee Ironically, because since he has no character of his own, you can do whatever you want with him For example he could be a decepticon spy or a heavy weapons specialist. Endless possibilities
Dreamwave came up with a profile for him in their "more than meets the eye" 8 issue series of chracter profile books.....he is a con artist,a swindler,takes credit for other bots work and achievments,will be nice and friendly to you but as soon as your back is turned he will stich you up to shift the blame for his failures on to you, is lazy,doesnt actually do anything useful to help the autobots war effort and is generally disliked by those who are forced to work along side him.
I remember Cyberverse had a quick joke about this as well. When Bumblebee was captured by the Quintessons he was trying to stall for time by just talking about random things. When the scene cuts in says, "So Hotrod tells me I should get a red paint job. But I tell him, then everyone will think I'm Cliffjumper!"
But this is really a fascinating little snippet of Transformers history I didn't know. Chris can do such deep dives to find every little bit of history on any topic. And his presentation is so good, every video sounds like it is his favorite.
Huffer was my first ever Transformer, so, by default, he's always been my favourite mini-bot. When he punched Snarler into the middle of next week in Regen 1, it was just my absolute favourite Huffer moment ever.
Out of all the Mini-Bots Warpath is my favourite and still is. As it was a present from my Mum.
1:24 Robots who can blend into a different toyline in their alternate modes - robots in disguise indeed.
While this was more in lines of Bumblebee recolors, this did give neat in look to Mini-Bots.
Quite about the Origins of the Mini-bots. Nice work.
A goldmine of figures to collect, if Hasbro went for it, I'd go all in.
Glyph is great, I wish she would get the spotlight soon
Bumper- a small, innocuous autobot, around from the very beginning, as it were. Any significance that his face looks kinda like Rung?
Man with Bumblebee having so many retools and recolours of him I wouldn't be surprised if he at one point becomes some sort king/queen bee to a hive these little guys
Awesome video. I hope you make one about the Beast Wars II recolours and retools from previous toy lines.
Please do a basics on tarantulas. He is my favorite beast wars character.
Hold on there, good Sir. You left out one key fact: Goldbug, which you showed as one of the Throttlebots. Goldbug is, in fact, Bumblebee, who was reformatted during the sequel to the 1986 movie - the 2-part episode that also brought Optimus Prime back into the series.
I loved how Animated re-used body types for background characters. That concept just meshes well with the factory planet origin presented by the Sunbow cartoon.
Also I want a modern toy of Glyph really badly.
Managed to get my hands on an original bumblebee for a really good price
I always loved Hubcap. I even went looking for his Hunt for the Decepticons figure. The only figure not based on Cliffjumpers design.
my favorite Mni-bot overall is Warpath with Clifjumper as a Close 2nd while my favorite Recolors are Bug bite, Pipes, Tailgate, hup-cap and Glyph.
Glad we dodged the whole RIRFIB bullet with Bumblebee and Cliffjumper!
So, in short, Bumblebee was the Autobots' answer to the Decepticons cloning/mass producing Seekers to make up the bulk of their troops. LOL
Very good and unique way to address the retool/repaint issue Hasbro has used and incorporate lore into it. Great job!
IDW's Transformers Galaxies series of comics made a super joke about Bumblebee and Cliffjumper resembling one another. It presents Cliffjumper as living in Bumblebee's shadow, constantly being mistaken for him by other Transformers!
The Valentines Day special really made me a fan of Glyph and Tap-Out.
I find it interesting how in the G1 cartoon, in multiple shots, and even in promotional art, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper are actually shown to be different heights, which is fitting considering what they transform into.
And that's something I wish was represented in the toys more, as I see Cliff sort of as "Bumblebee's slightly older brother".
Great video! How about Sunstreaker? He was definitely one of my favorites.
Wow, never knew abt the deeper history behind the other 84 Minis! *That* explains the Day The Earth Stood Still styled head designs, those were always a "mystery" to me! 😁
Great episode! With regards to "more Bumblebee recolors," I personally like to use the Studio Series NEST Offroad Bee as a separate (unofficial) character named "Hive."
Haha, yes, I'm so clever.
I really hope Buzzworthy Bumblebee will do a bumblebee and cliffjumper recolor set so that we can get some of the missing bumblebee and cliffjumper retools and redecos like Rest Q, Glyph, Tap-out, and Bumper.
These may be small but they can really make a big ruckus
Great video! Thank you!
Y'know, if HasTak would just follow the G1 pattern again (and not resort to partsforming), they could get so many sales out of the Mini-Bots and their recolours.
They're on more or less the right path, but I think they need to do better on the Mini-Cars.
I remember the Valentine's Day comic! I tried to get a copy by calling a bunch of local comic stores to no avail.
Interestingly, if we look at the Katakana at 0:47, Brawn is called 'Jeep', Gears is called 4wd 'Off Road', Huffer is called 'American Truck' and Windcharger is called 'Transam'. The one left of Bumblebee appears to be called 'Familiar 1500 X G. Bumblebee himself is called 'Folkswagen', probably referring to the German pronunciation of Volkswagen and Cliffjumper is called Porsche 924 not certain what the last bit is though.
Something that I don't think has been properly explored in TF media is the idea that the reason there are so many bots who share designs is because in the original cartoon they started out as servant robots mass-produced by the Quintessons before achieving free will and rebelling against their creators.
Thank you so much, Chris. I've always appreciated the Minibots, specially Bumblebee, Powerglide, Cosmos, Warpath and Seaspray. They are my favorite subgroup and like to think of them as a special unit led by the yellow one, hehehe.
This is a special gift for my birthday, thank you!
Looking forward to see the other mini-bots as new toys in the future, Like Gears, Windcharger, Powerglide and Seaspray. Whether it's in the Legacy line or the Studio Series line.
Gears needs to be the next, but Powerglide desperately needs a better toy than the spindly target master treatment he got. And hopefully not an exclusive that ends up costing 3 times retail on the after market
@@russellharrell2747 I really want Hasbro to make figures of the Season 1 and Season 2 Autobots. Before the debuts of the Aerialbots (Silverbolt, Air Raid, Skydive, Fireflight and Slingshot) and the Protectobots (Hot Spot, Groove, Streetwise, Blades and First Aid).
@@codytriffo I’d love it if Hasbro would just release these characters in a logical manner and without sticking characters you want with odd ball releases (Prowl released with Beast Wars Grimlock?)
Finally, I waited my hole life for this
Windcharger and Brawn are my favorite of the mini bunch. I love their small interaction with Skyfire in that g1 episode. And Beachcomber is also my fav too, how could I ever forget that bittersweet ending in the Golden Lagoon episode
Chris. You make my Saturday mornings 👌🏻😁
I was shocked when I found out Warpath was originally a mini bot, since he has never been portrayed as small in animation.
1:02 Was that a blue Bumblebee toy?
My favorite part of transformers
The mini bots
Mini cons
Etc
Loved em
Real ones remember the minicons
also we did get Choro-Q Transformers but are based on Optimus, Megatron, and Rodimus, then we have Q-Transformers which features characters turn into Chibi vehicles.
My favorite is Cliffjumper by far!
I used to have Mini-bots in my collection especially my fave Goldbug, Bumblebee's evolved form. But I also have invented recolored violet Bumblebee was Destron/Decepticon Dusk and Navy Blue Cosmos was called Milkyway. XD
8:43 i have that transformers collection set and still do. They were my first g1 transformers toys. Unfortunately the Huffer figure broke. But the rest are still ok.
2:00 I've only just noticed the jump cut on the commercial (not that I've previously studied this advert for any great lengths of time?) where the kid places down the yellow Cliff Jumper.
I never had that figure new from out of the package, but... he wasn't standing up first go pal. 😀
I like how a ton of characters from TF Animated share a body design with Bumblebee, even if the most prominent ones we’ve seen were Cliffjumper and Wasp.
It kinda helps Animated’s arc of developing Optimus Prime’s team as heroes instead of wash-ups when one of them basically looks no different than a bunch of other bots. In my opinion, it helps to make Bumblebee’s character a bit more understandable, how he wants to be a guy that stands out from other bots his size like Cliffjumper.
Not using the "correct" Hasbro colours when showing off the Micro Change cars was a nice touch.
I didn’t expect to see a lot of recolor Bumblebee’s!
Another amazing video
Awesome background on this toy and character being used over and over. Bugbite is my favorite recolor so far.
Oh course he requested this for a video video.
Thanks Keyen, we needed that. 😅
Now I want to collect them all
Very interesting. I never knew how many of the Animated characters were based off of Bumblebee's design.
To think some recolors of the same figure mold could have such a long complex story behind theme. Then again, it's Transformers we're talking about so it shouldn't be a surprise. Great video as always Chris!
PS: i suggest talking about Thunderwing in a future episode.
Whatta dazzling historic run it's been...🤘🏼💯✔️
12:33 There should be a Legacy Subline dedicated to the various obscure recolors from Animated and the South American line.
I love thie basics,Please make the basics on Powerglide from minibots for us next time❤❤❤
To this day, I’m convinced movie bumblebees head design was inspired by bumpers head molding. Their helmets look inconceivably similar.
Think my favourite Bumblebee is still the classic, bright and cheerful yellow 80's beetle. Got the Takara MP in my collection along with my 2nd favourite Bee, the MAAS Toys Cybertronian Skiff.
My second favorite Beachcomber,Seaspray,Outback.
I hope we get the rest of the throttlebots, I’d really like a deluxe Wideload
Surprised this didn't become "the basics on Minicons". As a kid I knew who Leader 1 was, no idea who bumbelbee was...
There's an older ep for minicons
Mini bots and Micromasters are the equivalent of selling more mini figures
My favorites are Windcharger,Powerglide,Huffer,Brawn,Warpath.
Ever thought of doing a Basics entirely on new characters? Like very recently created characters that still haven't done much
7:35 Hubcap also got his own mold in hftd! It was a pretty neat scout class
Truthfully! I wish the throttlebots would get more recognition.
My favorite Transformers subline, since it was the only one I could affort when I was a kid here in Argentina! I still have my G2 Bee, although I always wanted a Powerglide or a Warphat.
The only modern version of an auto bot mini vehicle that I have in my collection is the titans return outback figure. speaking of which, I’m surprised that outback hasn’t transformed into a delivery car/delivery vehicle for the steakhouse of the same name.
As many people may remember, the Throttlebot Goldbug is simply Bumblebee with a new look as a result of the events of the two-part G1 episode "Return of Optimus Prime".
And thus, Bumblebee became the Autobot's answer to Starscream's Seekers. The Autotroopers.
Missed opportunity to refer people to your Muffy and the Mysterians video (only a brief mention of the Mysterians line), still my favorite of all your videos.
Great video, I'm very happy whenever The Basics mentions Brazilian Robocars❤. As a contribution, allow me to say that the name "Furão" is not a new character, but rather how the name Bumblebee was translated into Brazilian Portuguese when the comics were published in Brazil in 1985
Thanks!