The very first promotional poster for IDW's Transformers homaging the iconic Uncle Sam "I want you for U.S. Army" World War II recruitment poster. (2005)
an IDW cover features Optimus Prime in a Barack Obama campaign homage. (2010)
a whole bunch of toys of Optimus Prime that turn into things that aren't trucks.
Swerve's role in More Than Meets The Eye was originally meant for Bluestreak, but the creative team of the Robots In Disguise comic wanted him in their book. He then ended up in MTMTE anyway after the RID team ended up doing nothing with him. (2012-2014)
Megatron's original profile describes him as being able to use his cannon to link up to a black hole and draw antimatter from it. the profile on the box omitted the cannon part, thus the Marvel UK and IDW comics draw Megatron as directly channelling this power through his eyes.
the Animated episodes focusing on the Constructicons were not broadcast on Japanese television due to them not having toys. (2010)
two kids use their Nightscream and Jetstorm figures to fight over fries. (2000)
Episode 12 of Cyberverse features the one and only human character to appear in the entire show. (2018)
Derrick J. Wyatt personally requested the TFWiki page for Animated Cliffjumper to be renamed as such when it was originally called "Little red Autobot" back when his only appearance was as an unnamed, voiceless cameo. (2008)
the G1 cartoon episode "The Insecticon Syndrome" gives Spike his own gun. (1985)
Brainstorm does the sign of the Cross. (1987)
Optimus lifts an entire oil tanker. (1984)
The Decepticons' top-secret base. (1985)
not a single Decepticon can figure out who this mysterious cloaked figure is. (2020)
Starscream shows the other Decepticons a video of a tap-dancing monkey. (2013)
Optimus doesn't want to see something funny. (2012)
Optimus laughs. (2009)
the Masterforce anime never, ever explains or even acknowledges that Ginrai looks like Optimus Prime. (1988)
Wheeljack makes a Shrek reference. (2013)
the Japanese broadcast of the final episode of Animated had the entire cast sing the show's theme song. (2010)
Animated Optimus, Bumblebee and Sari are transported to Axiom Nexus, where they meet Flareup, TransTech Shockwave, and a familiar-sounding Predacon named "Joe". (2008)
Paramount officially acknowledges the "if it came out in 2007" meme. (2022) twitter.com/ParamountPics/…
early trailers for DOTM have Sentinel Prime coloured mustard gold. (2011)
the upcoming Studio Series Fallen toy not only has a removable face, but can also scream. (2022)