The Hub will air vintage cartoons, and Hasbro has filed a trademark for Transformers Prime on this April 14, 2010 Radio Free Cybertron. John DeLuna hosts while Brian Kilby is away, joined by Ender, Exvee, Rob Springer, JD and Chris McFeely. The crew covers War for Cybertron’s June 22 release date and roster additions, plus a rumored blue Henkei Bumblebee. The Fish reports from DairyCon, and the crew asks whether fans admit the toys are for them.
News
The Hub Will Air Vintage Cartoons
News broke that The Hub, Hasbro’s coming TV network, will show vintage cartoons, likely including G.I. Joe and Transformers. One host hopes that means Transformers: Generation 2. Chris McFeely notes his kids happily watch old shows, and the model works for Boomerang. [Source: not found]
Hasbro Files for the Transformers Prime Trademark
Hasbro filed a trademark application for Transformers Prime, the new cartoon coming to The Hub. The crew doesn’t see how it is news, since the show was already known. One host jokes that if news sites knew when Aaron Archer used the bathroom, they would report it. [Source: not found]
Power Core Combiners Rumored for May
Power Core Combiners are rumored for May in Canada. The crew doubts anything new will reach stores soon, since shelves are still packed with Revenge of the Fallen peg warmers. Chris McFeely says the last new toy he saw on a UK shelf was Human Alliance Skids. [Source: not found]
Blue Henkei Bumblebee Surfaces
A blue Classics Bumblebee has turned up, said to be a lucky draw prize. The crew notes it uses Henkei Bumblebee’s chrome pattern and Autobot tampograph, but it could be a knockoff. Ender expects someone to pay $1,000 for it anyway. [Source: not found]
War for Cybertron Dated for June 22
War for Cybertron has a June 22 release date, and Air Raid and Breakdown have joined the game roster. The crew wishes the game would nod to Generation 2, and one host hopes the character customizer allows it. Later, news breaks that the game will include an instruction manual. Ender says the flood of minor game news is making him sick of it before release. [Source: not found]
Big Bad Toy Store Spring Sale
Big Bad Toy Store is running a spring sale of 20 to 90% off nearly 2,000 items. It also has Hot Properties Transformers buttons and car magnets from $1.99 to $5.99, and a Diamond Select Omega Supreme statue for $149.99. [Source: Big Bad Toy Store]
This Day in Transformers History
JD notes that War and Peace No. 1 was released in the U.S. by Dreamwave on April 16, 2003. Ender suggests renaming the segment This Week in Transformers History, and the crew agrees. The crew also jokes about Pat Lee’s unpaid artists.
DairyCon Report
Bill, known as the Fish, reports from DairyCon, where five people recognized his voice from RFC. One dealer gave him Energon Scorponok for $10. His haul includes Universe Cyclonus, Energon Prowl, Scattershot, Animated Leader Megatron, Movie Crankshaft and the DairyCon exclusive Minerva. He came in second in the Jumpstarter races with Twin Twist, behind Eric from Cybertron.com. Other events included a costume contest and a make-your-own-Transformer contest. The con plans to return next year and stay free.
Icons Optimus Prime Bust Cancelled
Ender’s pre-order of a Transformers Icons Optimus Prime bust from Entertainment Earth was cancelled by the manufacturer. [Source: Entertainment Earth]
Do You Admit the Toys Are for You?
John DeLuna finally found an Animated Cybertron mode Ratchet at Toys R Us and was asked if he wanted a gift receipt. Since his mid-20s, he proudly says no. JD and Chris McFeely have never been asked. Chris once corrected a cashier who assumed his Cybertron Lugnut was a present. Rob tells of buying a Beast Machines Triceradon while in Alabama for his uncle’s funeral and telling the cashier he collects them.
Twitter Theater and Commercials
The crew skipped Twitter Theater during a slow news week and asks listeners whether to bring it back. They suggest doing classic commercials instead and recall Japanese Microman ads and the G1 More Than Meets the Eye spots.
Wrap-Up
JD asks fans to stop posting about War for Cybertron until they can play it, comparing the hype to The Force Unleashed. John says Brian should be back next week.
Radio Free Cybertron is the world's first and oldest toy and action figure podcast — broadcasting from the heart of the Transformers fan community since October 1999. What started as a scrappy fan show has grown into an institution, with nearly 1,000 episodes and over 25 years of coverage. Every week, host Brian Kilby and the RFC crew dig into the latest Transformers news, toy reveals, collecting, and everything hitting shelves from Hasbro, Takara, and beyond. No fluff, no hype — just informed, passionate collectors who have been doing this longer than anyone else on the planet. The original. The longest running. Till all are one.