September 17, 1984: The Day The Transformers Changed Pop Culture Forever
On September 17, 1984, American television audiences were introduced to a war that had already raged for millions of years. Its combatants were not human. They were enormous, sentient machines from the distant planet Cybertron—warriors capable of disguising themselves as automobiles, aircraft, weapons and other machines. On one side stood the Autobots, led by the principled and commanding Optimus Prime. On the other were the Decepticons, ruled by the ruthless Megatron. The first episode was called “More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1,” and few titles in television history have…
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