Transformers
1984–1987SyndicationAnimation
Robots in disguise, narrated over a synth march that has outlived every toy it was made to sell.
One opening sequence is catalogued for Transformers, covering season 1.
It arrived on Syndication in 1984, when Romper Room, Truth or Consequences and Soul Train were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
No usable clip found. The available upload states in its own title that it has been AI upscaled, which makes it a reconstruction rather than the broadcast picture.
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