The History of Transformers: 1985 Edition 

Thanks Michael I needed this today. I just found out my step mother is very sick and not expected to live long. She bought me my first transformer in 1984 and gave me a devastator set for christmas. I needed those memories today. You have a magical ability to bring me right back to being 8 years old and seeing these for the very first time.

Jetfire was the first Transformer I ever owned. Took me and my Dad a while to figure out how to transform him. Made a big impression when I brought him into class for show and tell.

Haha that censored part of the Japanese version of Shockwave totally cracked me up! Great video! Love your channel

I love how you customized Red Alert with the red G2 head.

You are honestly the best when it comes to showing your collections and explaining the history behind them. Please keep up the good work. 😁👍🏾

I'll bet for 1986, the kid's gonna swap his father's camera with Reflector and have Galvatron stand-in for the gun.

I'm like halfway through season 2 and it's amazing, my dad showed me the G1 Transformers and my life has changed ever since

Excellent video! I didn't realize there were so many Autobots! I'd never even heard of those you could mail order!

dear god these videos make me so happy and calm after feeling angry and pessimistic after watching the news thank you Michael for being a great person til all are one

I love your channel💕 I was 7 when Transformers came out and I was instantly hooked. I used to have almost all of these G1 Transformers. Nostalgic. Man where did the time go?😞

1985 is probably when Transformers G1 was at it's peak!

This was simply brilliant! The clarity of every single shot was impeccable. Each bot looked brand new like just out of a package. Now the wait begins for 1986 EDITION!👍👍

Who noticed the other 1980s franchise crossover, when Buzz-Off from Masters of the Universe looked in on the Insecticons! 😂😂😀😀

I love how you literally swatted the Insecticons with a fly swatter! XD

YESSSS!! Best year of the best toy line ever. 😍 Amazing work on this video....as always!

Thanks for making these great nostalgic videos Michael! I love your positive vibe and creativity in your videos!!!

Poor Skids. So over looked, you even covered him in this video, but I totally didn't notice until I looked back and saw he was indeed present. Story of his life.

Omega Supreme was one of the only ones that I kept from the clutches of my Mom’s yard sales

1985 was a great year for Transformers with some new and fresh ideas. I loved Devastator and Astrotrain for the Decepticons. Then for the Autobots, it is Jetfire and Omega Supreme. It is hard to pass up a tank that doubles as a Christmas tree decoration.

Excellent Video. Your dedication to this franchise is very much appreciated. Keep up the great work!

Amazing, high quality video. What a great 30 minute watch! I especially love the fine details of weaving the various soundtrack themes in the background. Adds such a charming touch to the narrative. Makes me feel like I'm walking through a Disney-like theme park/museum. Keep up the outstanding work!

I look forward to the video with the 3rd lineup of Transformers with Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, Kup, Arcee, etc.

Tracks, Jetfire, Beachcomber... and the cartoon, man! Now _this_ is a good year for the series.

Great memories of 1985! I really enjoyed this video and being an adult Transformers fan.

You will also make the video of The History of Transformers 1986 edition?

Such a beautiful and comprehensive collection. Your video was hilarious and entertaining.

Enjoy your review, my nostalgia for gen one transformers will never get old. Great work!

I'm waiting for history of transformers: 1986 edition

I gotta say man , these videos your doing are absolutely great !! Thank you my friend !!

@Michael Mercy Thank you for compiling and producing this. I'm very aware of all the time and effort involved to produce and edit a video (Adobe Premiere Pro and photography time) like this. So I understand your blood, sweat and tears you put into each video you put out. This is the best and most comprehensive video for the subject. And thank you for not going over the top with the humor. Your level of humor is tolerable unlike a lot of other toy channels. Looking forward to seeing 1986 and 1987 Edition videos soon! (Transformers 1987 series is no joke to collect. lol The damn Targetmasters and Headmasters are not easy to find complete and near-mint/mint.)

Thank you for putting out this video segment for the 1985 Transformers, Michael. I bought some of these in the forms of reissues a few years ago.

I love your passion for Transformers. You have a unique ability to educate your audience on Transformers History. God bless you Michael Mercy.

Amazing as always mate, I enjoyed this amount of nostalgia in 29 mins. Keep it up mate!

This video is incredibly well done. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this. As of now I am loving the War for Cybertron Siege figures!

Ha ha. How many times did Starscream get shot down in this video? I lost count as he seemed to be the butt of this joke. LOL

Great video!!! I am super impressed with this series of videos looking at the Transformers year by year. I wish you would do the same for Zoids. I owned both the Radio Shack Galactic Man and their version of the Zoid Mammoth. The problem with Galactic Man for me was after straightening out into gun mode, he would often go limp with the barrel slowly moving toward the ground, greatly reducing the threat level against evil siblings.

Thanks again for bringing back some great memories!

Thank you for your service in this excellent experience video. You are a historian of toy culture.

Another great video!! Thanks Michael!

A really well-made and comprehensive video! Splendid! :)

Thanks for the fun, entertaining, and informative shows.

Your best video so far and it's so amazing! This and the following year were my favorites for TF releases. Can't wait for '86!

Wow. We 1980s kids are lucky to have Michael Mercy putting this stuff together. Nobody does a better job of capturing the magic that these things brought to our childhoods.

thank you for taking me back to my childhood, you do a great job my friend.

Well done! You really know your stuff, and how to bring me back to my favourite part of childhood. Thank you!

This was awesome. Thanks for the time and effort you put into it!

What an amazing production! I'm enjoying this so much! Also love the mint condition of the toys! Thank you so much!

This was awesome, and very well edited. Thanks for doing this!

Man these videos are so well edited. Keep going all the way until 2019

Amazing video as always Michael! Thank you for the stroll down memory lane. I'm glad I was the right age to enjoy the G1 series. Such awesome figures, and the animated series was the best! Thank you for all you do for the collector community, and also the kid that is still alive and well in me. Nerdmasté my brother!

Michael, You did an amazing job on this segment!👍 This was my first one I have watched like this from you. I see a lot of work and effort went making this. I look forward to more videos. Thanks👍😁 Bill

Hello Michael and thank you for sharing this with us and I have to admit that it is great to go down memory lane and remember when I was a kid with this great cartoon , but of course we are all kids at heart today and for ever and as always nerdmaste 😊

My favorite part of these reviews is the banter between Michael and the cartoon. Tremendous work!

Another great video! Thank you for all the hard work you put in.

This was a good year for me as a kid. My father bought me more than just 1 Transformer on the first year, Cliffjumper. Swoop and Kickback were the best

Congrats! This is a very well produced video...great and comprehensive compilation....thanks!

I wish I had some '80's Transformers figures to this day. I never owned any growing up. The only Transformers figures that I had were the ones from the '90's and the 2000's because I was born in 1988 and grew up in the '90's and the 2000's.

Oh my gosh, this was genuinely hilarious Great job on the writing and production mate, can’t wait for more

This video is awesome and hilarious! Also: I hope there will be a G1 Constructicon review and a G1 Megatron review. No rush! : ) Edit: thanks, Patrons!

I’m 20 years old and I kinda was introduced to TF when the bay movies came out and went back and watched the G1 series. I try to steer clear of collecting these old 80s toy/cartoon franchises as I didn’t grow up in that era, but man this video just makes me realize how much I do love TF. Incredible video man! Can’t wait for the next one!

Awesome video. Still have my transformers collection in storage. This takes me back. Wish I could display mine as hreat as you do.

A great mix of all kinds of 1985 knowledge about the line.

I forgot just how awesome these guys are! Shockwaves head reminds me of ROM the Space Knight.

Hey Michael, if you ever run out of show ideas, i think you can do a "versus" series. You can compare strengths and weaknesses of the combatants in a hypothetical battle. Win. lose. Draw. Add supporting battle footage from the cartoons and your own models. You will have more great content for us. Maybe take requests too. All the classics like metroplex vs tripticon, Megatron vs Optimus, bumblebee vs ravage(?).

Love your production/editing and how you tell the history of the figures... btw awesome collection. Keep up the great work and look fwd to the next one

These "History of" videos are OUTSTANDING!!

Wait a minute... "A mighty power that can save the day"? Next you're gonna tell me no one knows what lies behind the masquerade!

I just wanted to let you know, I've been a huge fan for years and have seen most of your videos more then once. Love your collection, love your work to inform the masses of the greatest decade ever in toy and cartoon history, and the passion you have for it. Keep up the great work.

great work on reliving my childhood. keep it coming plz ^_^

Love the video man. You made me get back into transformers by getting the war for cybertron figures thank you.

In the UK comics Twin Twist, Topspin, Roadbuster and Whirl were part of the Wreckers along with the Autobot Triple Changers. Wreck and Rule!

Great job. Love your stuff.

This was so fun to watch! Memories flooded through my mind. Thanks so much

Awesome video, going down memory lane!

This must have taken a long time to put together. Greatly appreciate your love and effort. Long live the Transformers.

You should make a short transformer show with your action figures 😃 that would be so cool!!! Your good at this!!! No your great at this!!!!!!!!😃

Really great video, just like the 1984 version. Thank you for doing it, brought back a lot of memories. Looking forward to the 1986 episode.

That Blaster vs Soundwave fight was badass!

Thank you for making this channel. It is and was my entire childhood.

Thank you Michael. This is my childhood. I had omega supreme, grimlock, skyfire and many more tf. I still collect tf to this day. Thanks again for the well thought out video.

Thanks for bringing back memories, once again! 🙂

best transformers video for sure. thank you for this. so many unknown mail away transformers that era

Starscream always getting beaten up by autobots and Megatron. Anyways awesome video!

Great work Michael. Your channel gets better and better.

Thank u Michael for this amazing video, I loved it!

Fabulous video! I'd love another one which covers the Transformers from the Movie and the series that followed- Hot Rod/ Rodimus Prime, Galvatron, Kup, Arcee, etc.

Beautifully done man!

Great Video! brought back a lot of memories. I was an avid collector when I was a child and one day I came home and my mother gave away my toy collection. All the best toys I wonder who the lucked out on this treasure trove!

Beautiful video, Michael.

the entire presentation was so wholesome, love it

this brings back appreciation and love 4 my parents in endless waves. damn

This video is perfect. Very well done.

Jetfire/Skyfire was by far my most favorite transformer. While visiting family (lived in Florida and visited Maryland) he ended up snapping in half. Still haven't gotten over that. :(

As always an outstanding informative video.

thoroughly enjoyed this well researched piece of pure entertainment. Some lovely location shots too.

Your videos are some of the best on RU-vid.

Shockwave is probably my favorite 85 decep. His card bio quote is, clarity of though before rashness of action.

Thank you for this video. Everything cool about being a kid in 80's this brought so much memories.

I love the first wave but, for being a follow up, 1985 is a great year for transformers! Love these series your doing with gi joe and transformers. Keep up the great work!!

Your videos are awesome top notch editing also great work Mr Michael Mercy!