“Robot Vehicles That Change Into Robot Warriors”
Joining yesterday's Tribots ad, this block for Tonka's GoBots offers up a three-pack of the transforming robot toys for just...
Go-Bots
“Sales of robot toys exceed predictions” in 1984
October 12, 1984. This Calgary Herald newspaper article by Barton Jaques helps to reinforce what we already know: transforming robot...
“Year of the Giant Robot” in Fantastic Films, June 1985
I picked up a copy of the June 1985 issue of Fantastic Films and was surprised to find this short...
GoBots Command Center, Super GoBots, and Omega Supreme
October 23, 1985. The Saint George, Utah, Daily Spectrum newspaper certainly knows how to capture the attention of a kid...
GoBots Bubble Man Newspaper Advertisement
I reviewed the GoBots Bubble Man cheap transforming robot toy back in 2015 (posted here), so please take a peek...
GoBots Watch at Osco Drug in 1985
Yesterday's Changeable Robots newspaper ad block from Osco also included this peek at the GoBots Watch, a toy I rarely...
Tonka Shock Rocks at KayBee Toys in 1987
May 20, 1987. An excellent KayBee Toys advertisement from the Baltimore Sun newspaper offers up this final gasp of the...
Buddy L Robotron Toys and Monogram GoBots Model Kits
November 29, 1984. Here's some cheap transforming robot action from the eighties that's going to send a few of you...
