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:''The Hot | :''The Hot Rod Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Micromaster Hot | [[Image:Micromaster Hot rod patrol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A searing look inside the "rock and roll" culture of the youth of today! <br>(Left to right: Big Daddy, Trip-Up, Greaser, Hubs)]] | ||
Sin Street, [[Little Iacon]]. Trouble hits hot and heavy when the '''Hot | Sin Street, [[Little Iacon]]. Trouble hits hot and heavy when the '''Hot Rod Patrol''' roll into town. These are the children of violence, who live today as if there's no tomorrow. Hep cats, who learn the naked facts of life too soon. They're ''jazzed up'' and ''power mad!'' Witness if you dare, the ravaged lives in the adolescent jungles of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] today. They are in your city, your town, your neighborhood. These... are ''the delinquents''. | ||
The '''Hot | The '''Hot Rod Patrol'''—the hottest of hot rodders, the cool and the crazy—guys who've got what it takes. Starring: | ||
* [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], that rockin'est, rollin'est of cats. | * [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], that rockin'est, rollin'est of cats. | ||
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[[Image:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Robot Hoouuuuse!"]] | [[Image:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Robot Hoouuuuse!"]] | ||
* The Micromaster Hot | * The Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol were assigned their own semi-animated commercial in 1990. Standing in a rocky canyon, Action Master Jazz encourages Action Master Optimus Prime to "check out the new Hot Rod Patrol." Picking the tiny [[Detroit]]-made cars up from off what is perhaps a mesa or cliffside, the towering Optimus remarks that they're a "sharp looking bunch" and wonders if ''they'' can transform (for alas he and Jazz [[Action Master|can't]]). One of them replies in the affirmative, stating, "You bet we can! We're Micromasters!" (as opposed to the giant Action Masters), and the team transforms into miniature robotic form. Note that in a shorter version of the commercial Prime tells the viewer to "check out [his] new Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol." Later in the same TV ad, [[Scorponok (G1)|Headmaster Scorponok]] attacks... | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
*'''Hot | *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990) | ||
: The Hot | : The Hot Rod Patrol was sold as a carded four-pack at the $5 price point. Each transforms into a vintage hot rod car, mostly from the 1950s. | ||
===Return of Convoy=== | ===Return of Convoy=== | ||
*'''Hot | *'''Hot Rod Team''' ([[Micro Trailer]] team, 1991) | ||
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-362''' | **''Japanese ID number'': '''C-362''' | ||
:This set came with Micro Trailer # 2. | :This set came with Micro Trailer # 2. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* The Hot | * The Hot Rod Patrol appears to be "gang molded" with Big Daddy and Greaser sharing colors as well as Hubs and Trip-up. | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot | *''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod Team''' (ホットロッドチーム ''Hotto Roddo Chīmu'') | ||
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]] | [[Category:Autobot subgroups]] | ||
Revision as of 10:20, 13 March 2011
- The Hot Rod Patrol is a team of Autobot Micromasters from the Generation 1 continuity family.
(Left to right: Big Daddy, Trip-Up, Greaser, Hubs)
Sin Street, Little Iacon. Trouble hits hot and heavy when the Hot Rod Patrol roll into town. These are the children of violence, who live today as if there's no tomorrow. Hep cats, who learn the naked facts of life too soon. They're jazzed up and power mad! Witness if you dare, the ravaged lives in the adolescent jungles of Cybertron today. They are in your city, your town, your neighborhood. These... are the delinquents.
The Hot Rod Patrol—the hottest of hot rodders, the cool and the crazy—guys who've got what it takes. Starring:
- Big Daddy, that rockin'est, rollin'est of cats.
- Greaser, the lost boy, child of the streets
- Hubs, the nice kid who'd rather die than be called chicken
- Trip-Up, the bully-boy punk whose courage was a snap-open blade
Fiction
Universe
Big Daddy was among the innumerable Transformers who was held captive within Unicron, and escaped in a mass jailbreak. Escape
Dreamwave comics continuity
They rebelled, came back, then rebelled again. There was much vacillation, angst, and shooting. Micromasters
Commercial appearances
- The Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol were assigned their own semi-animated commercial in 1990. Standing in a rocky canyon, Action Master Jazz encourages Action Master Optimus Prime to "check out the new Hot Rod Patrol." Picking the tiny Detroit-made cars up from off what is perhaps a mesa or cliffside, the towering Optimus remarks that they're a "sharp looking bunch" and wonders if they can transform (for alas he and Jazz can't). One of them replies in the affirmative, stating, "You bet we can! We're Micromasters!" (as opposed to the giant Action Masters), and the team transforms into miniature robotic form. Note that in a shorter version of the commercial Prime tells the viewer to "check out [his] new Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol." Later in the same TV ad, Headmaster Scorponok attacks...
Toys
Generation 1
- Hot Rod Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
- The Hot Rod Patrol was sold as a carded four-pack at the $5 price point. Each transforms into a vintage hot rod car, mostly from the 1950s.
Return of Convoy
- Hot Rod Team (Micro Trailer team, 1991)
- Japanese ID number: C-362
- This set came with Micro Trailer # 2.
Notes
- The Hot Rod Patrol appears to be "gang molded" with Big Daddy and Greaser sharing colors as well as Hubs and Trip-up.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Hot Rod Team (ホットロッドチーム Hotto Roddo Chīmu)
