02The collection

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RFC · Aired Mar 11, 2000Audio only

03/10/00

Beast Machines Thrust, Blackarachnia, Longhorn and Obsidian finally reach Walmart. A third season of Beast Machines is debunked, and Hasbro weighs a new Transformers movie without Bob Skir. Brian Kilby…
RFC · Aired Mar 5, 2000Audio only

03/04/00

McDonald’s preps Beast Machines Happy Meal toys, and Kid Rhino releases Transformers tape volumes 4 through 6. Brian Kilby reviews In Darkest Night and the return of Silverbolt. Zobovor imagines…
RFC · Aired Feb 19, 2000Audio only

02/18/00

Toy Fair 2000 brings at least 11 Beast Machines repaints, and Optimal Optimus returns as Primal Prime. Turin reviews the Fox Kids Cheetor and Tarantulas, and Goldimus Prime reviews Buzzsaw.…
RFC · Aired Feb 12, 2000Audio only

02/11/00

The Beast Machines Dinobot leader is a repainted Ultra Megatron called T-Wrecks. The robot-less Beast Wars Mutants stir controversy as Toy Fair 2000 opens. Brian Kilby reviews Big Convoy, and…
RFC · Aired Feb 5, 2000Audio only

02/04/00

BotCon 2000’s $70 dinner draws complaints, and Hasbro keeps re-releasing Beast Wars deluxes in Fox Kids colors. John DeLuna says Hasbro now banks on collectors. Goldimus Prime gives Beast Machines…
RFC · Aired Jan 30, 2000Audio only

01/29/00

BotCon 2000 registration opens, and a tech spec photo previews Beast Machines Triceradon alongside a likely Ultra Megatron recolor. Goldimus Prime reviews Beast Machines Mirage. Brian Kilby delivers a State…
RFC · Aired Jan 22, 2000Audio only

01/21/00

Takara’s new 2000 Transformers line is Car Robots, not Transformers 2000. Rhino’s Transformers: The Movie DVD gets a remixed soundtrack, and Transformers beat Star Wars in ToyFare’s Toy Tussle. Spooky…
RFC · Aired Jan 14, 2000Audio only

01/14/2000

Takara plans a new Transformers series for 2000, led by a fire truck Convoy. RFC hands out its first Year in Review Awards, and John DeLuna names the worst of…
RFC · Aired Jan 7, 2000Audio only

01/07/2000 (Lost Episode)

The audio for this January 7, 2000 Radio Free Cybertron is lost. The original show page survives: an interview with Marvel Prime, Karl Volmer of the Marvel Universe: Transformed fan…
RFC · Aired Dec 31, 1999Audio only

12/31/99 “Y2K Edition”

Beast Machines toys finally hit US shelves, and John DeLuna gives the Tankor mega a thumbs in the middle. Goldimus Prime scores Transmetal 2 Tigerhawk an 8. Brian interviews ViceGripX…
RFC · Aired Dec 25, 1999Audio only

12/24/99

Beast Machines toys are turning up early at stores across the country. Picard42 of Transformers World’s Worst explains how the fanfic parody site works. Brian Kilby scores the Beast Machines…
RFC · Aired Dec 3, 1999Audio only

12/03/99 (Lost Episode)

The audio for this December 3, 1999 Radio Free Cybertron is lost. The original show page survives: a 25-minute show with a Fanfic Review column grading Dave Van Domelen’s “Tales…