02The collection

Toy Review

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 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 18, 1999Audio only

12/17/99

Beast Machines Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Thrust toy pictures surface on ATT, along with spoiler-posting trolls. Turin fills in for Brian, reviews Nightglider and the UK Claw Jaw and Spittor repaints,…
RFC · Aired Nov 27, 1999Audio only

11/26/99

Beast Machines toys hit pre-order as Toymania hints at a condor Silverbolt and new Maximal dinosaurs. Turin debuts with a top eight list on Optimus Minor and a pitch for…
RFC · Aired Nov 20, 1999Audio only

11/19/99

Early Beast Machines toys Mirage, Buzzsaw and Scavenger sold on eBay for $283 combined. BotCon 2000 heads to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Brian reviews the Japanese Beast Wars Metals Ravage, and…
RFC · Aired Oct 15, 1999Audio only

10/15/99

Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia ships, and Brian Kilby reviews her in the first Radio Free Cybertron ever. Rhino re-releases Transformers: The Movie on VHS with the UK scrolling intro, and Cartoon…