The first season of the cartoon series that started it all those 35 years ago is now available on YouTube. Now called Transformers: Generation 1 (to denote the original cartoon and related toys, etc.) is an interesting look at how cartoons were made in the 80s to help sell toys. The stakes were non-existent, the character development mostly accidental, and the stories simple for the intended audience.
Despite that, it makes for a good walk down memory lane for old fans and a look at how the Transformers we know today came to be as Generation 1 continues to have a strong influence on everything that is created be it today's toys, movies and cartoons. And yep, final season was only 3 episodes.
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