Toggle navigation
P
O
P
isms
Explore
Lists
Register
Sign In
Home
Explore
Television Series
The Transformers (1984 - 1987)
Super Bowl LV (2021) Ads
Music from Super Bowl LV (2021)
The Transformers
(
Television Series
)
Dates:
September 17, 1984
-
November 11, 1987
Genres:
Animation, Child/Family
0
0
0
The Transformers is an American animated television series depicting a war between giant robots who could transform into vehicles, animals, and other objects.
Pop Culture Connections - Incoming
What
Books
reference this Television Series?
It is referred to by...
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
written by
Trevor Noah
Date:
November 15, 2016
This Book refers to
The Transformers
Trevor writes about American television shows that were broadcast on South African stations. 'The Transformers' is one of the shows he mentions. (P. 49)
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother’s unconventional, unconditional love.
0
0
Book:
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood written by Trevor Noah
More by
Trevor Noah
Book:
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood written by Trevor Noah
More by
Trevor Noah
Book:
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood written by Trevor Noah
More by
Trevor Noah
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
written by
W. Kamau Bell
Date:
May 2, 2017
This Book refers to
The Transformers
W. Kamau Bell writes about watching TV with his grandmother. When she would fall asleep in her chair, the TV was his, and he loved to watch cartoons such as 'Tom and Jerry', 'Looney Tunes', 'The Flintstones', 'Super Friends', 'ThunderCats', 'G.I. Joe' and 'Voltron'. He notes that he did not care of 'Transformers' however. (p. 27)
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6'4", African-American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell is a humorous, well-informed take on the world today, tackling a wide range of issues, such as race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; right-wing politics; left-wing politics; failure; his interracial marriage; white men; his up-bringing by very strong-willed, race-conscious, yet ideologically opposite parents; his early days struggling to find his comedic voice, then his later days struggling to find his comedic voice; why he never seemed to fit in with the Black comedy scene . . . or the white comedy scene; how he was a Black nerd way before that became a thing; how it took his wife and an East Bay lesbian to teach him that racism and sexism often walk hand in hand; and much, much more.
0
0
Book:
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell written by W. Kamau Bell
More by
W. Kamau Bell
Book:
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell written by W. Kamau Bell
More by
W. Kamau Bell
Book:
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell written by W. Kamau Bell
More by
W. Kamau Bell
What
Television Episodes
reference this Television Series?
It is referred to by...
Family Guy
:
Season:
12
/ Episode:
4
A Fistful of Meg
Date:
November 10, 2013
This Television Episode refers to
The Transformers
Meg's real name is revealed to be, not Megan, but Megatron. The day Meg was born, Peter changed her name on the birth certificate from Megan to "Megatron" without Lois' knowledge.
When Meg spills her lunch on the new kid at school, he makes plans to end her. Meanwhile, Peter keeps harassing Brian in the nude until it reaches the breaking point.
0
0
Episode:
A Fistful of Meg part of Family Guy Season 12
More from
Family Guy Season 12 part of Family Guy
Episode:
A Fistful of Meg part of Family Guy Season 12
More from
Family Guy Season 12 part of Family Guy
Episode:
A Fistful of Meg part of Family Guy Season 12
More from
Family Guy Season 12 part of Family Guy
Family Guy
:
Season:
10
/ Episode:
15
Burning Down the Bayit
Date:
March 4, 2012
This Television Episode refers to
The Transformers
Now that Peter, Quagmire and Mort are in jail, Joe asks Peter if Chris is old enough to be his new friend. Peter tells Joe that Chris is afraid of him because he thinks Joe is a Transformer that broke halfway through.
Overwhelmed with financial troubles, Mort asks Peter and Quagmire to help him save his pharmacy. However, things take a turn for the worse when the trio decides to burn it down to collect insurance money.
0
0
Episode:
Burning Down the Bayit part of Family Guy Season 10
More from
Family Guy Season 10 part of Family Guy
Episode:
Burning Down the Bayit part of Family Guy Season 10
More from
Family Guy Season 10 part of Family Guy
Episode:
Burning Down the Bayit part of Family Guy Season 10
More from
Family Guy Season 10 part of Family Guy
Family Guy
:
Season:
10
/ Episode:
12
Livin' on a Prayer
Date:
January 29, 2012
This Television Episode refers to
The Transformers
Stewie has a play date with his new friend Scotty. Brian tries to join in as the two boys are playing with their Transformers, but Stewie gets angry with him, because he doesn't understand anything about the Transformers.
When Stewie's new best friend falls ill, Lois takes him to the hospital where she finds out he has a critical, but treatable, disease. However, the boy's parents refuse treatment due to their religious beliefs, leaving Lois no choice but to take drastic measures to seek treatment for the boy herself. Meanwhile, Peter has a religious experience of his own.
0
0
Episode:
Livin' on a Prayer part of Family Guy Season 10
More from
Family Guy Season 10 part of Family Guy
Episode:
Livin' on a Prayer part of Family Guy Season 10
More from
Family Guy Season 10 part of Family Guy
Episode:
Livin' on a Prayer part of Family Guy Season 10
More from
Family Guy Season 10 part of Family Guy
Family Guy
:
Season:
9
/ Episode:
14
Tiegs for Two
Date:
April 10, 2011
This Television Episode refers to
The Transformers
A cutaway scene includes the Decepticons, including a new one named Negatron.
0
0
Episode:
Tiegs for Two part of Family Guy Season 9
More from
Family Guy Season 9 part of Family Guy
Episode:
Tiegs for Two part of Family Guy Season 9
More from
Family Guy Season 9 part of Family Guy
Episode:
Tiegs for Two part of Family Guy Season 9
More from
Family Guy Season 9 part of Family Guy
What
Movie Series
are based on this Television Series?
It is the basis of...
Transformers
Dates:
June 28, 2007
-
June 24, 2009
This Movie Series is based on
The Transformers
0
0
What
Movies
reference this Television Series?
It is the basis of...
The Transformers: The Movie
Date:
August 8, 1986
This Movie is based on
The Transformers
The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated TV series by the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986. The film was directed by Nelson Shin, who produced the original Transformers television series, and features the voices of Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey Kasem, Robert Stack, Lionel Stander, John Moschitta, Jr., Peter Cullen and Frank Welker. It also marked the final roles for both Orson Welles[3] and Scatman Crothers. The story takes place in 2005, 20 years after the events of the TV series' second season and serves to bridge into the third season. Set to a soundtrack of synth-based incidental music and hard-driving metal music, composed by Vince DiCola, the movie has a decidedly darker tone than the television series, with detailed visuals in Toei Animation's typical anime film styling, and Decepticon villains that are more menacing, killing without hesitation. The film features several grand battles in which a handful of major characters meet their end. The film's tagline was: "Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination."
0
0
It is related to...
Transformers
part of
Transformers
Date:
June 28, 2007
This Movie is related to
The Transformers
Sam Witwicky is a teenager involved in a war between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery. The Decepticons desire control of the All Spark, the object that created their robotic race, with the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth.
0
0
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
part of
Transformers
Date:
June 24, 2009
This Movie is related to
The Transformers
Sam Witwicky discovers something about the origins of the Transformers and their history on Earth. The evil Decepticons need to capture him for information. The climactic battle takes place at the Giza pyramid complex, where a temple is located within.
0
0
Movie:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
More from
Transformers
Movie:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
More from
Transformers
Movie:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
More from
Transformers
What
Television Series
reference this Television Series?
It inspired...
Beast Wars
Dates:
September 16, 1996
-
March 7, 1999
This Television Series is inspired by
The Transformers
Beast Wars is an Emmy Award-winning animated television series that is set in the "original" Transformers universe and is a sequel to the original Transformers series.
0
0
It is related to...
Beast Machines
Dates:
September 18, 1999
-
May 6, 2000
This Television Series is related to
The Transformers
Beast Machines is an animated television series that is a direct sequel to Beast Wars and is a television series to take place within the continuity of the original Transformers series.
0
0
Pop Culture with the Same or Similar Titles
Transformers
(Movie Series)
Dates:
June 28, 2007
-
June 24, 2009
Transformers
part of
Transformers
(Movie)
Date:
June 28, 2007
More from Popisms
×
Visitor FAQ
×
Modal title
Comment
Name:
Email:
URL:
Comment: