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'''Playskool''' is Hasbro's brand name for toys designed for small children, famous for products such as Mr. Potato Head. | '''Playskool''' is Hasbro's brand name for toys designed for small children, famous for products such as Mr. Potato Head. The [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Bots]] were produced under this brand. | ||
In Transformers fandom, Playskool (sometimes written "Playskoolish") is also a loosely defined adjective, often used to refer to [[alternate mode|vehicle modes]] which one does not like. | In Transformers fandom, Playskool (sometimes written "Playskoolish") is also a loosely defined adjective, often used to refer to [[alternate mode|vehicle modes]] which one does not like. | ||
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*Having a lower amount of sculpted detail than an [[Alternators (toyline)|Alternator]] | *Having a lower amount of sculpted detail than an [[Alternators (toyline)|Alternator]] | ||
To be considered Playskool, a Transformer need not bear any resemblance of any kind to | To be considered Playskool, a Transformer need not bear any resemblance of any kind to actual Playskool products. | ||
Like most words used by fans in this fashion, Playskool is almost never applied to [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation 1]] toys, regardless of the appearances of their vehicle modes. | Like most words used by fans in this fashion, Playskool is almost never applied to [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation 1]] toys, regardless of the appearances of their vehicle modes. | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 28 August 2006
Playskool is Hasbro's brand name for toys designed for small children, famous for products such as Mr. Potato Head. The Go-Bots were produced under this brand.
In Transformers fandom, Playskool (sometimes written "Playskoolish") is also a loosely defined adjective, often used to refer to vehicle modes which one does not like.
Traits commonly leading to a Playskool classication include:
- Having proportions which, to the speaker, are unexpected for that vehicle type (also known as Tonka)
- Lacking clear windows
- Having bright colors
- Being an Armada toy
- Having a lower amount of sculpted detail than an Alternator
To be considered Playskool, a Transformer need not bear any resemblance of any kind to actual Playskool products.
Like most words used by fans in this fashion, Playskool is almost never applied to Generation 1 toys, regardless of the appearances of their vehicle modes.
