RadioShack - Revision history

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	*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio" (not to be confused with the Argentinian [[Radio AM Robot]]), which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, ~~possibly~~, ~~that~~ it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, did you not read that Radio AM Robot page that we wikilinked five sentences ago? You fool, you complete fool.		*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio" (not to be confused with the Argentinian [[Radio AM Robot]]), which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Although it is not ''completely'' impossible that, by some chance, it might as well have been the original toy and that Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, did you not read that Radio AM Robot page that we wikilinked five sentences ago? You fool, you complete fool.

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	About two decades later, in conjunction with the [[Transformers (film)\|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]], RadioShack introduced a variety of ''Transformers'' radio-controlled cars licensed by [[Hasbro]] and [[DreamWorks]], under their ''ZipZaps'', ''XMODS Evolution'' and ''Micro IR'' brands - the last of which are capable of transforming to robot mode - as well as some other assorted merchandise.		About two decades later, in conjunction with the [[Transformers (film)\|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]], RadioShack introduced a variety of ''Transformers'' radio-controlled cars licensed by [[Hasbro]] and [[DreamWorks]], under their ''ZipZaps'', ''XMODS Evolution'' and ''Micro IR'' brands - the last of which are capable of transforming to robot mode - as well as some other assorted merchandise.
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	==Toys and merchandise==		==Toys and merchandise==

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	*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio" (not to be confused with the Argentinian [[Radio AM Robot]]), which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, did you not read that Radio AM Robot that we wikilinked ~~two~~ sentences ago? You fool, you complete fool.		*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio" (not to be confused with the Argentinian [[Radio AM Robot]]), which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, did you not read that Radio AM Robot page that we wikilinked five sentences ago? You fool, you complete fool.

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	*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio" (not to be confused with the Argentinian [[Radio AM Robot]]), which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, [[Radio AM Robot\|you fool]].		*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio" (not to be confused with the Argentinian [[Radio AM Robot]]), which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, did you not read that Radio AM Robot that we wikilinked two sentences ago? You fool, you complete fool.

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	*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio", which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, [[Radio AM Robot\|you fool]].		*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio" (not to be confused with the Argentinian [[Radio AM Robot]]), which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, [[Radio AM Robot\|you fool]].

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	==~~Merchandise~~==		==Toys and merchandise==
	===''Transformers'' (2007)===		===''Transformers'' (2007)===
	{\| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"		{\| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Micro IR'''		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Micro IR'''
	{{Bp-a1\|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/~~merchandise~~#~~Radio Shack~~\|Optimus Prime]]}}		{{Bp-a1\|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Micro IR Transformers_Cars\|Optimus Prime]]}}
	{{Bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/~~merchandise~~#~~RadioShack~~\|Bumblebee]]}}		{{Bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Micro IR Transformers_Cars\|Bumblebee]]}}
	{{Bp-d1\|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#~~RadioShack~~\|Barricade]]}}		{{Bp-d1\|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Micro IR Transformers_Cars\|Barricade]]}}
	\|[[File:Movie_OptimusPrime_ZipZaps.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|ZipZaps Optimus Prime]]		\|[[File:Movie_OptimusPrime_ZipZaps.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|ZipZaps Optimus Prime]]
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	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''XMODS Evolution'''		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''XMODS Evolution'''
	{{Bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RadioShack\|Bumblebee]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit" sold separately)}}		{{Bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RadioShack\|Bumblebee]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit for Bumblebee"<br> sold separately)}}
	{{Bp-d1\|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#RadioShack\|Barricade]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit" sold separately)}}		{{Bp-d1\|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#RadioShack\|Barricade]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit for Barricade"<br> sold separately)}}
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	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Micro IR'''		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Micro IR'''

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	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{Bp-d1\|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#RadioShack\|Starscream Micro Flyer]]}}		{{Bp-d1\|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#RadioShack\|Starscream Micro Flyer]]}}
	{{Bp-d1\|[[Blackout (Movie)#RadioShack\|Blackout]]}}		{{Bp-d1\|[[Blackout (Movie)#RadioShack\|Blackout Infrared Helicopter]]}}
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	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Clip-On FM Radio'''		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Clip-On FM Radio'''

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	*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio", which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you ~~right~~ respond? Ohohoh, [[Radio AM Robot\|you fool]].		*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio", which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you might respond? Ohohoh, [[Radio AM Robot\|you fool]].

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	*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio", which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you right respond? Ohohoh, [[Radio AM Robot\|you fool]].		*At one point, RadioShack sold a toy called "AM Robot Radio", featuring a design identical to Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. This same mold would also be released by [[Nasta]] (with a few retooling differences) as an official Transformers-branded toy called "Robot AM Radio", which suggests that RadioShack's version was a [[knockoff\|bootleg]]... Or, possibly, that it might as well have been the original toy and Nasta's version was simply a rebrand with the official Transformers logo stamped on it. "But it seems unlikely that a very clearly copyright-infringing design would just get the Transformers license from Hasbro", you say? Well, [[Walkie Talkie Robot\|think again]]. "Okay, but not when the copyright being infringed is the Transformers brand itself", you right respond? Ohohoh, [[Radio AM Robot\|you fool]].

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	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''XMODS Evolution'''		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''XMODS Evolution'''
	{{Bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RadioShack\|Bumblebee]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit" sold separately)}}		{{Bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RadioShack\|Bumblebee]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit for Bumblebee"<br> sold separately)}}
	{{Bp-d1\|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#RadioShack\|Barricade]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit" sold separately)}}		{{Bp-d1\|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#RadioShack\|Barricade]]<br>("Weapons and Light Kit for Barricade"<br> sold separately)}}
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	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Micro IR'''		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|'''Micro IR'''