Radio

2016-06-05T14:07:44Z

Randomguy562:

Mecha-soccer

2016-06-01T00:07:27Z

Randomguy562:

:''Mecha-soccer is a [[Cybertronian sport]] practiced by [[Transformer]]s from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

a game called '''Mecha-soccer''' (or '''football''') has a long history on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Professional leagues existed prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], although amateur league play continues throughout the conflict.

During wartime, the non-professional teams of the '''[[Primus]] League'''<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/darnnblast/Issue326.jpg #326's Darn 'n' Blast]</ref> garner the most attention, especially their competition for the prized '''Primus League Cup'''. While the '''Cybertron Premier Division''' is assumed to be the uppermost tier in the League, non-League teams (such as '''Throttlebot Wanderers''') are apparently recognized and able to compete.

The [[Decepticon]] [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] was one of the most violent players of the sport before unceasing warfare put an end to mainstream organized sports on Cybertron. He hopes to reintroduce traditional athletic competitions, like Mecha-soccer, after the war ends.<ref>[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue .233|More Than Meets The Eye profile]]</ref>

In a strange coincidence, [[human]]s ''also'' have a sport called football, which bears some striking similarities to the Transformers version and even has its own [[World Cup|Cup championships]]! The reasons for this parallel evolution are [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|unknown]]. [[Grimlock_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity|Grimlock]] even played in a charity football game as part of the publicity surrounding his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (fictional)|The Transformers: The Movie]]''. {{storylink|Robo-Capers issue 91}}

==Teams==
We know these teams definitely exist because [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] told us!<ref>Letters pages fo Marvel UK, [http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/dreadtidings/Issue264.jpg #264], [http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/darnnblast/Issue316.jpg #316], [http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/darnnblast/Issue320.jpg #320], and [http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/darnnblast/Issue327.jpg #327]</ref>
===Known Cybertron Premier Division Teams===
* '''Actionmaster Academicals'''

:Known members: [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
:Known matches: Defeated '''Horrorcon Thursday''' despite an in-game brawl.

* '''Bruticus All-Blacks'''

:Known members: [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]
:Known matches: Controversially won a match against their rivals '''Defensor United''' when Brawl did "a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_%281986_FIFA_World_Cup%29#.22Hand_of_God.22_goal 'Hand of God'] routine" and punched the ball in. This foul move went unseen by the refs (the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Patrol]]), who were recovering from being stepped on by Bruticus.

* '''Defensor United'''

:Known matches: Controversially lost a match against their rivals '''Bruticus All-Blacks''' when an illegal move went unseen by the refs (the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Patrol]]), possibly putting them out of the championship race.

* '''Dinobot Dynamo'''

:Known matches: Game against '''Triplechangers Town''' interrupted by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] blowing up the referee, then claiming to be a living god.
:Other: May be the same team as Dynamo Dinobot.

* '''Horrorcon Thursday'''

:Known members: [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]]
:Known matches: Lost to '''Actionmaster Academicals''' following a brawl with both that team and then each other.

* '''Triplechangers Town'''

:Known matches: Unfinished game with '''Dinobot Dynamo'''.

===Other League Teams===
* '''The Aerialbots'''

:Other: Said to be "looking very good in the air".

* '''Combaticons Hove Albion'''

:Known members: Brawl
:Known matches: Hard game against '''Throttlebot Wanderers''' resulted in appalling injuries to [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], resulting in a professional foul against Brawl. Final outcome of that game unknown.

*'''Cybertron United'''

:Other: [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] noted this team had general support.

* '''Dynamo Dinobot'''

:Other: Said to be one of the two biggest teams on Cybertron. May be the same team as Dinobot Dynamo.

*'''Polyhex City'''

:Other: [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] noted this team had general support until it was relegated to a lower division. What division it had previously been in is unknown.

* '''Protectobots Academicals'''

:Other: Said to have a very strong defense.

* '''Technobots Wednesday'''

:Known members: [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]
:Other: Nosecone said to be in line for the [[Sportsmechanoid of the Millennium]] award for his ability to "drill through defences", while Strafe is the "top winger around".

* '''Terrorcons Ununited'''

:Other: Said to be one of the two biggest teams on Cybertron.

* '''Seacons'''

:Other: Said to have a "water-logged pitch".

===Non-League Teams===
* '''Throttlebot Wanderers'''

:Known members: [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] (although [[Chase (G1)|Chase]], [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]], [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]], and [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] have been suggested as members)
:Other: Called the "non-league no-hopers" by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], Goldbug sustained fusion servo injuries from Brawl during a match with '''Combaticons Hove Albion''', the final outcome of which is unknown. ''The team members were listed by a child (and confirmed by Blaster); he probably meant [[Wideload (G1)|Wide Load]] instead of Overload.''

==Other continuities==

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===

A [[International School coach|coach]] at the [[International School]] berated [[Shūta Gō]] for grandstanding during a soccer game. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}

===Kre-O continuity===

The Autobots and Deceptions played a game of soccer. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}

===Transtech===

The mecha-soccer draft had begun, and [[Kickstart]] and [[Heavyfoot]] were considered valuable picks in the sports world of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}} [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] interviewed Krok, who talked up the playing skills and leadership ability of the two potential stars, while being coy on the subject of his own team, the Granaught Gatoraiders. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist}}

==Other codes==

===American football===

====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====

A game of '''American football''' (or '''Gridiron''') was played with a team of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] versus the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Later on, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] sought the advice of an American [[Football coach|football coach]] in a Decepticon urban battle he was leading against the Autobots. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====

[[Clyde]] and [[Joey Slick]] threw a football around in front of other kids, one of them noting that Slick's skill would make the [[Seattle Seahawks]] consider him if he maintained consistency. After Slick had made several successful robberies, the kids announced that they desired to be robbers instead of "tomorrow's [[N.F.L.]] all-pros". {{storylink|Shooting Star!}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====

After being given a vintage [[Bronco Kowalski]] helmet by [[Denny Clay]], [[Russell Clay]] proceeded to participate in a game of football on a nearby field with a group of children including [[Hank]] and [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. After being confused by jargon and falling on the ground. Russell returned to the scrapyard, where [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] communicated his desire to play the game before being swatted down by regulations. Hank later showed up at the scrapyard in order to give Russell his helmet back and invited him to practice the following day. That day, the practice did not go well for him as he was assigned to a "way-back" position. After he returned to the scrapyard, Hank went over to encourage him to return to practice as everyone was assigned to way-back at some point. After she left, Russell (with [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]) kicked his helmet in frustration only to watch it sail through a nearby building. Later on, Russell successfully punted in a game, to the delight of Hank, the other players, and the Autobots. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

====Age of Extinction movie====

Cade and Lucas threw around a football

===IDW Robots in Disguise comic===

Russell and Hank played another game of football, wherein Hank berated herself for not living up to Bronco Kowalski after failing to make a catch. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5}}

====Ask Vector Prime====

[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the human being from [[Quadwal]], is good at football. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2183 Dread Tidings #264]
* [http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2235 Darn 'N Blast #316]
* [http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2239 Darn 'N Blast #320]
* [http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2245 Darn 'N Blast #326]
* [http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2246 Darn 'N Blast #327]

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2016-05-16T19:31:42Z

Randomguy562:

many [[human]]s and [[Transformers]] enjoy special sound patterns termed '''music'''. Like many cultures, Transformers make music to express themselves. (The Decepticon [[Squawkbox]], for instance, is a passionate musician.) However, very few of these alien songs have ever been recorded or played for human ears.

== Generation 1 cartoon continuity==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] has the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] play a fanfare on brass instruments for his coronation. After a while, he gets sick of it and shoots the trumpets. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

The entire culture of planet [[Eurythma]] is based on musical harmony, much to [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s apparent awe. Soundwave personally referred to the harmony as "heaven". {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] enjoys karaoke after just a few drinks of [[energon]]. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

==Beast Era==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] mentions the existence of "cyber violins". Considering the (although sarcastic) context, it can be assumed to be an instrument to be played during events of mourning. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
The [[Jointron]]s have adopted a style of music akin to (a highly stereotyped version of) [[Spain|Spanish]] music. It mostly involves shaking maracas, sometimes accompanied by classical guitar, all the while yelling out Spanish nonsense. [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] is also said to be able to use his Seven-Year Swords to produce music.

==''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity==
At least in this continuity, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had a rich history of music. With his Matrix-granted powers, the former G.I. Joe commander [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] had access to a database of at least 11 million traditional Cybertronian songs. One apparently has a line that goes: "[[Protoform]]/Protoform/What will you be?"

== Generation 1 toy bio ==
[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] loves [[magna marches]], a form of music native to his homeworld, Cybertron.

== Transformers Armada ==
The [[Mini-Con]]s were revealed to project a strange, haunting melody amongst themselves. The exact effect of this varied.

== Transformers Cybertron ==
The Transformers on the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] have a [[Velocitron band|band]] that plays at official functions.

While downloading [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s memories, a bored [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] listened to music on [[Soundwave (G1)|a microcassette recorder]], even singing along until [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] told him to quit slacking off on the job. {{storylink|Memory}}

== Transformers Animated ==
The earth song "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" is known even by [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Decepticon warriors]].

== Live-action film series continuity==
[[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]] enjoyed listening to [[Shock Pop]], a type of Cybertronian music, while living in [[Vos (polity)|Vos]].

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], presumably before the war, enjoyed many types of music back on Cybertron.

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2016-05-14T23:31:59Z

Randomguy562:

Internet

2016-05-14T23:27:32Z

Randomguy562:

[[Image:NewRecruit-Starscreammonkey.jpg|thumb|300px|So many gifs of animals, so little time.]]

The '''Internet''' is one of the greatest technological innovations of the [[human]] race. Whether that is a good thing or not is a matter of personal opinion. The good things humans do with the internet is help research for information, earn money, yadayada. There are also many other things humans do with the internet, and many, many, of them are [[Main Page|quite stupid and are a waste of time.]]

Just be careful what you put on it, as you may get attacked by a [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|child molester]]...or [[Barricade (Movie)|the ultimate bad cop]].
{{quote|There are some suspicious people on the internet!|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]|"[[Retreat]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron''===
[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] is addicted to the internet, along with music and [[television]]. {{storylink|Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt's Tech Spec}} Nobody was aware of the existence of Transformers on [[Earth]], except for some people on the internet. {{storylink|Retreat}}

===''Animated''===
[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] believes everything he reads on the internet. {{storylink|Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar's Tech Spec}} [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] adopted the pseudonym "Meg A. Tron" while online and duped [[Heinz Von Furstwartz|Professor Heinz Von Furstwartz]] into building a machine to use against the Autobots. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}

===Live-action ''Transformers'' movie continuity===
====''Transformers'' film====
[[File:Movie Sam's eBay profile.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
As part of his efforts to gain money to buy a car, [[Sam Witwicky|Samuel James Witwicky]] tried to sell his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]]'s expedition equipment on a online auction on [[Ebay]], including his telescope, his compass, and (for some reason) his [[glasses]]. The [[Decepticon]]s [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] later tracked down Sam through his [[eBay]] page, intent on seizing the glasses, which contained the coordinates to the [[AllSpark]].

Later, when Sam met the [[Autobot]]s, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] greeted Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] as "little bitches". When Sam asked how Jazz could talk like that, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] explained that they had learned [[Human]] languages through the world wide web. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Given the rather shaky cover up about the events at <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]], a number of people remained skeptical about whether or not giant alien robots were walking the Earth. Rather than suck the sack of mainstream media, [[Leo Spitz]] and his friends [[Sharsky]] and [[Fassbinder]] set up [[The Real Effing Deal]], a website dedicated to spreading the truth about how aliens were on Earth. [[Seymour Simmons]] did the same thing with [[GiantEffingRobots.com]], feeding more relevant information about how to fight the Transformers as [[Robo-Warrior]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
Sam's new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]] visited him at his workplace to reveal that her boss [[Dylan Gould]] had given her a new car: [[Soundwave (ROTF)|a Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG]]. Sam used the internet to look up a Mercedes-Benz <s>product placement</s> web page that revealed the car was so expensive that it would take him decades to earn the amount of money needed to buy it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

===Shattered Glass continuity===
Whilst trying to find [[Sir Soundwave|Soundwave's]] lost [[stasis pod]] on the strange world of [[Earth]], [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] used the "interweb" and discovered there was no local military activity in the area. He had some doubts as to the reliability of this information, as this interweb system had a "dirty, dirty mouth". {{Storylink|The Desert Heat!}} [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] had far different opinions, saying that it was "full of win". {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:Crisscross Jack's profile.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
[[Silas]] and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] used a social networking site to track down [[Jack Darby]]. {{storylink|Crisscross}} [[Raf Esquivel]] routinely surfed the net, using his impressive hacking skills and Autobot technology to replace reports of Transformer sightings (mainly [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]) on conspiracy websites with pictures of cats {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} and tap-dancing monkeys. While he was surfing, Raf stumbled on a report of [[Red Energon]]. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] had located the same report, having learned to tap into the Internet himself. Aside from this useful lead, he had dismissed almost the entire Internet as being useless... though he ''did'' find some entertainment value in a video of a dancing monkey. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

After the Autobot base was destroyed and the Autobots went into hiding, Raf managed to find a picture of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] online. Starscream found the same picture, but before he could draw it to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s attention, Raf replaced it with a dancing monkey. {{storylink|Scattered}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
[[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] discovered one of the drawbacks of [[time travel]] - the Internet didn't exist in [[1939]]. {{Storylink|It's a Bot Time}} [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] got all his important knowledge from the Internet. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} [[Dani Burns|Dani]] was able to use her web sleuthing skills to track down the whereabouts of [[Quint Quarry]]. {{Storylink|Big Game}}

==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Internet|The internet writes about itself.]]

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Television

2016-05-14T23:25:55Z

Randomguy562:

[[File:Television.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|C'mon, ''Scrubs'' is on channel 16! Where's the remote?]]
'''Television''' is a crude means of entertainment used by [[human]]s. Whether it is good or bad is a matter of debate, as is all human technology. It receives broadcasts from various different "channels", allowing for a wide range of "television shows", including news, sports events, or cartoons, such as ones with aliens who [[Transformation|turn into things]].

Surprisingly, it has had diverse effects on [[Transformer|Cybertronians]]. [[Junkion (species)|Some]] even learned to talk from it.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] ''really'' loves watching television, especially mindless music videos. {{storylink|Rampage (G1)|Rampage's toy bio}} {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Rampage's ''Universe'' profile}} What this says about the other [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] is open to debate.

====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
After [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] got through explaining about [[Transformer]]s to [["O"]] and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]], "O" was disappointed that it was too late to get on the show ''That's Incredible'' since it had been cancelled. {{storylink|Power Play!}}

[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] watched [[The Honeymooners|enough]] [[V|television]] to determine humans were stupider than he had originally anticipated. {{storylink|The New Order}}

Sounds fair.

''However, while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was out trying to figure out why he protected humans from the Decepticons, the [[Powermaster]] [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] came to enjoy a show called ''[[Miami Metal Clamp]]''... or something.'' {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] believes that his ability to make contact with the [[Allspark|other side]] and communicate with the lifeforces of departed Decepticons is actually just television broadcasts he managed to pick up. He does have a fondness for the classic TV show ''My Mother the Car''. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Mindwipe's ''Universe'' profile}} Given that the show has a car possessed by the owner's mother, this is too appropriate, but says a thing or two about Mindwipe's intelligence.

=====''Robo-Capers''=====
[[File:Gogglebox marvel uk 88.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb]]
[[Gogglebox]] transformed into a television set but was destroyed when exposed to [[United Kingdom|British]] light entertainment. {{storylink|Robo-Capers issue 88}}
{{-}}

====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Kitchensinks-show.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Cybertronians are not above watching television every now and then. The Autobots are shown to be fans of a television show called ''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]''. This type of programming falls under the "soap opera" definition of television shows. What this says about the Autobots is open to interpretation. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], on the other hand, became disgusted with Humanity after watching a little television. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:BigBroadcast Junkions watch TV.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
The race most affected by television are the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], who have based their speech patterns around the use of lines from television shows. This can make it somewhat difficult to understand the Junkions and can also make initial communication difficult. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} After studying the Junkions while trying to recover one of their [[Quintesson Journal|journals]], a trio of [[Quintesson]]s tried to make the Junkions more xenophobic and neat by broadcasting subliminal messages through the television programs. However, a mishap also caused the Junkions to begin broadcasting those tainted programs to others, causing the receiving races to begin attacking their neighbors and risk dragging the Milky Way into an interstellar dark age. Although intrigued by the prospect of supplying all those races with war materials, the Quintessons decided that the journal's recovery was more important. However, the journal was lost when the [[Autobot]]s managed to destroy the device sending the affected programs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

When forced to leave his meetings with [[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy Kennedy]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] often left the young human with music videos to watch. Exactly how Tommy was able to watch the music videos in the lifeless wasteland he and the Autobot leader met in is currently unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' season 5}}

=====Super-God Masterforce=====
[[Image:EliminateGinrai_Ginrai_on_TV.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"I'll be back soon...to transform your day into an adventure!"]]
The Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]]s saw [[Ginrai]]'s appearance on ''[[Wideshow]]'', causing him to be attacked by the Decepticon [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} [[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]] presumably watched the show, as he sent a letter into the [[CNM TV|studio]]. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

===''Cybertron''===
[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] is a TV addict, whether or not he's not on the [[Internet]]. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Jolt's Cyber Key Code text}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
The Autobots decided that a good way of learning about human customs would be to observe television programs from the comfort of their home base. They received over five thousand channels. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}} They also watched it on the world's largest flatscreen TV, so long it required both [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] to carry it. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} Usually, they would watch cartoons with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] in between ninja training sessions. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

===''Transformers'' film===
Sam Witwicky watches a television news report

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' adaptation===
[[Leo Spitz]] was astonished when an [[Alice (animatronic)|animatronic puppet]] seen in a television advertisement looked like one of [[Alice|his college classmates]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|Revenge of the Fallen #2}} {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] switched the base's television to an [[Urbana 500]] ad in a failed attempt to cheer [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] up after the removal of his [[Transformation cog|T-cog]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}
====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
[[File:ReignOfMorocco Blades watches TV.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
[[Huxley Prescott]] is [[Griffin Rock]]'s most prominent television personality. As well as reporting and sometimes making the news, he has a show called ''[[I Dare Me]]''. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} After the [[Rescue Bot]]s were stood down from active duty, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] took to watching television as a way of studying human culture. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}} Shows he liked included ''[[Most Dangerous Chefs]]''. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}}

Prescott attempted to launch a reality show featuring the town's rescue force, but their regular work was so mundane that Prescott began manufacturing dangers for them to face. [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] soon pulled the plug on it. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}}

Blades also likes ''[[Cupcake Hoarders]]''. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}
{{-}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
The Autobots watched a biker movie on television with [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and were bewildered by two people [[kiss]]ing. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} Television proved only mildly effective in keeping a de-matured Bumblebee engrossed. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}} Apparently the demolition derby and beast machine Smashdown at the [[Rumbledome]] had a TV deal, as Team Bee was able to watch a video feed of the events. {{storylink|The Champ}}

==External links==
*Humans also like to make articles on {{w|Television}}

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EBay

2016-05-14T23:24:20Z

Randomguy562:

{{lowercase}}
: ''eBay is an online auction website from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]] and (incidentally) in the real world.''
[[File:Movie Sam's eBay profile.jpg|right|thumb|Oddest profile picture?|300px]]
If you're a [[Sam Witwicky|young teenager]] looking to score some cash to pay for your first [[Bumblebee (Movie)|car]] by hawking your [[Archibald Witwicky|great-great-grandfather]]'s junk over the [[Internet]], '''eBay''' is a good place to do it.

Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|two evil and dangerous]] [[Barricade (Movie)|killer alien monster robots]] can also use it to track you down and kill you. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

In the ''real world'', eBay is the largest online market for buying both new and used Transformers toys, whether in full or [[for parts]] (we're told other stuff gets sold there as well.) Its sheer size and market share mean that the selection and variety of toys is enormous; however, it has also given rise to [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. In addition, <strike>stolen</strike> <strike>leaked</strike> [[Prototype|prototypes]] "acquired through unauthorized means" also often end up being offered on eBay, often going for even higher prices than toys sold by scalpers.

==Notes==
*In the movie, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] states the eBay item number for [[Sam Witwicky|Ladiesman217's]] [[glasses]] as "21153", a five digit number. In the ''real world'', eBay item numbers had already reached the eight digit region by 1998; and in 2007, when the movie came out, they were already in the 12 digit region.
*In [[Movie Adaptation issue 1|issue 1]] of the movie's [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation|comic book adaptation]], the eBay logo on Sam's computer has been changed into "ePay", possibly to avoid accusations of product placement. Seems strange, since they had no qualms about that in the [[Transformers (film)|movie]].
*According to producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], eBay was not written into the movie as part of a sponsoring deal (although eBay ''was'' a partner for the production), but had already been explicitly referred to by name in the script even before the deal between eBay and Paramount was reached.<ref name="lorenzo">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070926225129/http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2724&Itemid=99 Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura addressing the eBay references in the movie]</ref>
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] can't use eBay, as he can't get a credit card without a date of birth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10}}
* eBay ran a video competition titled "[[Transform Your World]]" during the run-up to the first movie.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[[wikipedia:EBay|eBay]] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.ebay.com/sch/Transformers-Robots-/83732/i.html?_armrs=1&_from=R10&_ipg=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_pcats=246%2C220&_sop=1&_udlo=5 eBay section of Transformers merchandise]

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