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:''Dinsmoore is a [[Human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family]].''
:''Dinsmore is a [[human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''


[[Image:Lord chumley dinsmore.jpg|right|180px|thumb|No, it's not Count Olaf]]
[[File:Lord chumley dinsmore.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|No, it's not Count Olaf.]]
'''Dinsmoore''' is [[Lord Chumley]]'s somewhat addled manservant. Aged to the point of decrepitude, he has painful memories of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Second_Boer_War">Boer War</a> which ended in 1902, and is no longer able to pour tea straight.
'''Dinsmore''' (born c. [[1884]])<ref>The first draft script for "[[Prime Target (G1)|Prime Target]]" puts Dinsmore's age at 101.</ref> is [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]'s somewhat addled manservant. Aged to the point of decrepitude, he has painful memories of the [[Boer War]], and is no longer able to pour tea straight.


==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[François Leccia]] (European French)}}


==Fiction==
Dinsmore had a noted lack of enthusiasm for Lord Chumley's schemes, greeting his announcement he would [[Hunting|hunt]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] with only a tired "oh, dear". He tried to gently dissuade Chumley from continuing, suggesting they call in early because he was bushed.
===Generation 1 cartoon===
 
:''Voice actor:'' [[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)
He had a black sense of humor, noting that the [[Decepticon]]s were "just like the Humane Society in a way" when they spoiled Chumley's hunt, and dryly suggesting that, though Prime's value as a trophy had been ruined when he's believed dead by hands other than Chumley's, he could still be made into a nice coffee table. When Lord Chumley was contemplating how to destroy the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s, Dinsmore gleefully suggested molten lava.


Dinsmoore had a noted lack of enthusiasm for Lord Chumley's schemes, greeting his announcement he would hunt [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with only a tired "oh dear."  He tried to gently dissuade Chumley from continuing, suggesting they call in early because he was bushed.
When Prime breached Chumley's castle, Dinsmore hid in the tank in the trophy room. {{storylink|Prime Target (G1)|Prime Target}}


He had a black sense of humor, noting that the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] were "just like the Humane Society in a way" when they spoiled Chumley's hunt, and dryly suggesting that, though Prime's value as a trophy had been ruined, he could still be made into a nice coffee table. When Lord Chumley was contemplating how to destroy the [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]], Dinsmoore gleefully suggested molten lava.
===''Unite Warriors''===
In [[2021]], a somehow still alive Dinsmore accompanied Lord Chumley to the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'  illegal arms trading market. {{storylink|Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!}}


When Prime breached Chumley's castle, Dinsmore hid in the tank in the trophy room, presumably evading capture, for a time at least.  {{storylink|Prime Target|Prime Target}}
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinsmore''' (ディンスモア ''Dinsumoa'')


==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
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Latest revision as of 07:37, 6 January 2026

Dinsmore is a human from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
No, it's not Count Olaf.

Dinsmore (born c. 1884)[1] is Lord Chumley's somewhat addled manservant. Aged to the point of decrepitude, he has painful memories of the Boer War, and is no longer able to pour tea straight.

Fiction

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The Transformers cartoon

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Voice actor: Alan Oppenheimer (English), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese), François Leccia (European French)

Dinsmore had a noted lack of enthusiasm for Lord Chumley's schemes, greeting his announcement he would hunt Optimus Prime with only a tired "oh, dear". He tried to gently dissuade Chumley from continuing, suggesting they call in early because he was bushed.

He had a black sense of humor, noting that the Decepticons were "just like the Humane Society in a way" when they spoiled Chumley's hunt, and dryly suggesting that, though Prime's value as a trophy had been ruined when he's believed dead by hands other than Chumley's, he could still be made into a nice coffee table. When Lord Chumley was contemplating how to destroy the Decepticon Triple Changers, Dinsmore gleefully suggested molten lava.

When Prime breached Chumley's castle, Dinsmore hid in the tank in the trophy room. Prime Target

Unite Warriors

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In 2021, a somehow still alive Dinsmore accompanied Lord Chumley to the Combaticons' illegal arms trading market. Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!

Notes

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Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Dinsmore (ディンスモア Dinsumoa)

References

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  1. The first draft script for "Prime Target" puts Dinsmore's age at 101.