The Transformers is a half-hour American animated robot superhero television series which originally aired from September 17, 1984 to November 11, 1987. The first of many series in the Transformers franchise, it was based upon Hasbro's Transformers toy line (itself based upon the Diaclone and Microman toy lines originally created by Japanese toy manufacturer Takara) and depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects.
Co-produced between Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions for first-run syndication, animation for the series was done by Toei Animation in Japan, and later by AKOM in South Korea. The series was supplemented by a feature film, The Transformers: The Movie (1986), taking place between the second and third seasons.
This series is also popularly known as "Generation 1", a term originally coined by fans in response to the re-branding of the franchise as Transformers: Generation 2 in 1992, which eventually made its way into official use.
The series was later shown in reruns on Sci-Fi Channel, The Hub and Discovery Family.
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Optimus Prime | Peter Cullen | Edgar Wald | Tessho Genda | Hubert Gagnon | HansRainerMüller | Francis Lax | Angelo Nicotra | Vlado Kovačić | Gilad Kletter | ||||||||
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Rodimus Prime | Dick Gautier | Hiroya Ishimaru | Hubert Gagnon | Henry Djanik | |||||||||||||
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Bumblebee | Dan Gilvezan | Roberto Alexander | Hans Rainer Müller | Francis Lax | Daniel Magon | ||||||||||||
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Ultra Magnus | Jack Angel | Jesús Brock | Mario Desmarais | Henry Djanik | |||||||||||||
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Ironhide | Peter Cullen | Isidro Olace | AndréLuiz Chapéu | Guy Nadon | Hans Rainer Müller | Francis Lax | Zvika Shwartzberg | ||||||||||
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Wheeljack | Chris Latta | Isidro Olace | Hans Rainer Müller | Albert Augier | Gadi Levy | ||||||||||||
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Megatron | Frank Welker | Alejandro Abdalah | Carl Béchard | Gernot Duda | Henry Djanik | Yoram Yosefsberg | |||||||||||
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Starscream | Chris Latta | Hirotaka Suzuoki | Bernd Simon | Jacques Ferrière | Yehoyachin Friedlander | ||||||||||||
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Galvatron | Frank Welker | Alejandro Abdalah | Carl Béchard | Thomas Rauscher | Jean Claudio |
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