VOTD: Kids Are Shocked To Learn Transformers Existed Before 2007
There are some of us who have been acquainted withTransformersfor so long that we tend to forget that there’s a whole generation of kids who have no idea that the Autbots and Decepticons were doing battle decades before they hit the big screen in 2007. And that brings us to another edition ofKids React, this time with some youngsters learning that the Transformers actually hail from the 1980s. Their reactions are pretty priceless. Watch kids react to oldTransformersafter the jump!
Here’s Kids React to Old Transformers (viaMashable):
“This is not the Transformers I know.”
Yes, before theTransformersbecameMichael Bay’s latest excuse to put hot girls and explosions on the big screen, they were an animated series designed to sell countless toys. Quite literally, for the younger kids aware ofTransformerstoday, these transforming robot aliens are more than meets the eye. They have a whole mythology that informs the action bonanza that we see unfolding in the form of millions of visual effects.
Most of the kids are surprised by the existence of the cartoons. Others clearly have parents who have taught them a thing or two about the history ofTransformers. And one just likes the catchy theme song. But all of them are blown away when they find out that the originalTransformerscartoon is from 1984, with no hesitation about saying “that’s really old.” And then many of them are embarrassed when they see the movie versions of theTransformerswith the cartoons. C’mon, kids! Show a little respect!
Don’t worry, you little heathens. With Paramount Picturesplanning a wholeTransformersuniversefor the big screen, you’ll get your fill of the more modern Autobots and Decepticons over and over again. And with thehiring of some female writersfor theTransformers brain trustto make this all happen, maybe it won’t be such a boys' club film franchise anymore.
