RFC · Aired Mar 26, 2000Audio only
03/25/00
Car Robots reach US import stores days after launching in Japan, and John DeLuna defends Hasbro. Goldimus Prime calls Beast Machines Obsidian a must-have, and Spark War Part 1 debuts…
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RFC · Aired Mar 17, 2000Audio only03/17/00
Takara’s Transformers Car Robots line launches in Japan, and a contest prize hints at a Fortress Maximus reissue. John DeLuna reviews Beast Machines Longhorn. Part one of the RFC parody…
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RFC · Aired Mar 5, 2000Audio only03/04/00
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…
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RFC · Aired Feb 26, 2000Audio only02/25/00
Beast Wars story editor Larry DiTillio talks to Turin for 32 minutes about Hasbro keeping the show on Earth, fighting the Transmetal changeover and why Tarantulas was his favorite. John…
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RFC · Aired Feb 19, 2000Audio only02/18/00
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.…
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RFC · Aired Feb 12, 2000Audio only02/11/00
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…
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RFC · Aired Feb 5, 2000Audio only02/04/00
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…
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RFC · Aired Jan 30, 2000Audio only01/29/00
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…
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RFC · Aired Jan 14, 2000Audio only01/14/2000
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…
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RFC · Aired Jan 2, 2000Audio only01/02/2000
Turin guest hosts the first RFC of 2000 with retro reviews of the G1 triple changers Springer, Octane and Sandstorm. He counts down the New Year’s resolutions Transformers will never…
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RFC · Aired Dec 18, 1999Audio only12/17/99
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,…
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RFC · Aired Dec 11, 1999Audio only12/10/99
Amazon.com hikes Transformers prices, with mega-size toys jumping from $15 to $21. Turin hosts while Brian’s computer is down. He disputes Brian’s 8 for Transmetal 2 Spittor and pans the…