YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT IN "THE GOLDBERGS," IN THE PRESUMPTIVE 80s THE KID HAD THE REISSUE OPTIMUS PRIME WITH THE SHORTER SMOKESTACKS FOR SAFETY REASONS, AND HIS GRANDFATHER(?) DRESSED UP SPECIFICALLY LIKE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OPTIMUS PRIME, WITH YELLOW ARM-ARROWS AND THE LIVE-ACTION MOVIE AUTOBOT SYMBOL

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Prompts a fun question: whats the most niche historical inaccuracy in a piece of work that annoys you Not like 'oh they were referring to the wrong king' , more 'they had the wrong king on a banknote in one scene'

"Sesame Street" #4261, "The Shape-o-Bots", features "Transform" as its Word of the Day. At one point, Andy Samberg is repeatedly ran into by a number of Anything Muppets, two of which are based on Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox from the 2007 "Transformers" film #transformers #maccadam #tfintv #tfhomage

In the 4261st episode of "Sesame Street", "The Shape-o-Bots", Elmo, Rosita, and Telly pretend to be transforming robots. When Chris asks what they turn into, he suggests "A bumblebee? A car? A cassette player?" #transformers #maccadam #tfintv #tfhomage

In various episodes of the Amazon Prime show "Neagly", the title character has a number of Transformers stickers on her laptop. While these are the same ones she had when she appeared in "Reacher", it's worth noting that they're in different places now #transformers #maccadam #tfintv #tfbackground

In the song "True Lightyears" by KMD ft. Jay Electronica & MF DOOM, at approx. 2:05 into the track, features the lyric "Soundwave transform like Rumble, Ratchet eject" #transformers #maccadam #tfinmusic #tfnamedrop www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUBF...

KMD FT. Jay Electronica & MF DOOM - True Lightyears

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The song "Who Gives a Fuck Where You From" by Three 6 Mafia samples the scene transition musical score from the 1984 "Transformers" cartoon throughout almost the entire track #transformers #maccadam #tfinmusic #tfsample www.youtube.com/watch?v=-77Q...

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In the 11th episode of the 7th season of "Doctor Who" titled "The Crimson Horror", Clara can be seen briefly playing with a G1 Galvatron toy on the kitchen counter #transformers #maccadam #tfintv #tfbackground

In "Spaceballs", when Yogurt is showing off various pieces of "Spaceballs" merchandise, "Spaceballs the coloring book" and "Spaceballs the lunchbox" are actually Transformers merchandise with the "Spaceballs" logo applied #transformers #maccadam #tfinmovies #tfbackground

Episode 15 of the comedy anime "Teekyuu" has the title "Transformers with Senpai", as part of a running gag where each episode title is basically "[Famous Movie] with Senpai" #transformers #maccadam #tfinanime #tfnamedrop

In episode 4 of "I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?", Shizuri and Tsukasa go to a store in Akihabara that, among many other references, features a number of Masterpiece-style Beast Wars toys, all but Optimus Primal being in strange colors #transformers #maccadam #tfinanime #tfbackground

This "Pop Team Epic" strip features the character of "Star Ice Scream" attempting to usurp leadership of Strawberry Parfait Town when his companion is in danger, a clear reference to Starscream being made even more blatant with the head reveal #transformers #maccadam #tfinmanga #tfhomage

The first OP for "Hayate the Combat Butler" sees Hayate standing off against a trio of silhouettes referencing different pop culture robots, one of which being Optimus Prime #transformers #maccadam #tfinanime #tfhomage

On page 1, chapter 7 of "Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt", the car being blown away resembles the alt-mode of War for Cybertron Bumblebee #transformers #maccadam #tfinmanga #tfbackground

In issue #44 of the IDW "Sonic the Hedgehog" comics, Dr. Starline interogates Belle the Tinkerer in his lab, and in the background of the panel featuring the line "There's more to you than meets the eye", you can see the Autobot Matrix of Leadership #transformers #maccadam #tfincomics #tfbackground

In the 2017 comedy "The Disaster Artist", Tommy Wiseau (played by James Franco) has a G1 Nautilator toy on the dashboard of his car, who he calls "Robot Crab" #transformers #maccadam #tfinmovies #tfcameo

"Megatron's Dilema", a 2018 "Robot Chicken" segment, features Beast Wars Megatron, Scorponok, and an unnamed Maximal who transforms into a panda The unnamed Maximal is a repainted Beast Wars Polar Claw toy, and David Kaye reprises his role as Megatron #transformers #maccadam #tfincartoons #tfhomage

On "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" S6E17, "The Butler's Son Did It", Will is excited to get his hands on Beast Wars Basic Class Razorbeast and Megatron. (Though he's most excited for Razorbeast) Submitted by @generaltekno.bttoons.com #transformers #maccadam #tfintv #tfcameo

In the 2017 "Power Rangers" movie, Red Ranger Jason uses his Zord to throw a yellow Camaro into a crowd of monsters, shouting "Sorry Bumblebee!" as he does so #transformers #maccadam #tfinmovies #tfnamedrop

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The song "Nightcrawler (feat. Method Man)" by CZARFACE features the lyric "I transform to a beast, call me Predacon" approx. 27 seconds in, which is accompanied by the G1 transformation sound effect #transformers #maccadam #tfinmusic #tfnamedrop youtube.com/watch?v=fTZSuprsH5A

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In various episodes of the Amazon Prime show "Reacher", the character of Neagly has a collection of Transformers stickers on the back of her laptop, including the Autobot logo, Soundwave, and Thundercracker #transformers #maccadam #tfintv #tfbackground

In "Scrubs" season 5 episode "His Story III", JD paints a mural on the wall of Turk and Carla's new baby room, featuring an interesting combination of artwork between a Dreamwave-era Megatron and Power Master Optimus Prime #transformers #maccadam #tfintv #tfcameo

In 1998's "The Great Outdoors", Ben can be seen sitting on the couch with a G1 Sixshot toy resting in his lap partially transformed between what looks to be jet and armored car modes #transformers #maccadam #tfinmovies #tfbackground