VortexVFX Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 (edited) If anyone who knew oldschool anime, they would know that this toy was based on the same mold as an Alpha FIghter from Robotech's 3rd seaon, whoch was from the ANime Series Mospeada. This toy is also from Robotech 3/Mospeada. For you people born in the late 70s/early 80s and remembered USA's cartoon block. You probably remembered this show called "Turbo Teen". It was about a teenager who had the power to turn into a 1982 Pontiac Trans AM. I never thought in a million years that they actually made a toy based off of one of the Gobot models.... Dudes, I wish I was making this up.... Now that is one weird toy, from an even weirder show... For some reason, I wouldn't mind being a car. Edited September 6, 2004 by VortexVFX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstone Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Yeah, old news. I absolutely despised that show because they were such blatant rip offs. Hated the Mighty Orbots too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Okay, that Turbo Teen kit is just bizarre. A bit unsettling, actually. I had that Cy-Kill kit, when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 (edited) Eeee...those are like the Bizarro World versions of Leader 1 and Cy-Kill...a world where Go-Bots are actually cool and interesting toys! I actually like that color scheme (or lack of) for the Legioss. And Turbo Teen looks like Michael and K.I.T.T somehow managed to spawn an unholy love-child. Puts a whole new spin on the name "Knight Rider"... Edited September 6, 2004 by eriku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexVFX Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 LOL!!! I know this is old news... Hell, this is the place where I found out about Gobots biting off of Mospeada. It's the first time I've actually seen these oddball kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kin Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Lol we knew that... but that weird pontiac thing... How were they going to sell that with a geek on the package? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy438 Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 I've honestly been trying to remember what that show was for a decade!!! Turbo Teen! I had pretty much decided that I'd just made it up or dreamed it ... Anyone else remember another show that featured talking cars, one was red and one was blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexVFX Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 Pole Position? I remembered that show had a red muscle car and some blue futuristic car in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Turbo Teen modelkit? I've seen this monstrosity of a Monogram model back in the 80's and it's a POS! What was Ruby-Spears and ABC thinking when thay green lit this idea for a Sat. Morning cartoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_wong00 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) I still have the "Leader-1" kit somewhere. Bought it for $0.25 at one of those school fund-raisers somewhere. I think it's complete, and I never got around to building the sucker. Edited September 7, 2004 by j_wong00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) Pole Position?I remembered that show had a red muscle car and some blue futuristic car in it. That was a cool show part of the CBS "Saturday Supercade"! It had an anime look to it and the lead car had a talking screen as cool as Knight Riders' KITT. Edited September 7, 2004 by gerwalk25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Leader Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 I loved Pole Position. The guy's blue car I never could identify (certainly nothing that curvy existed THEN), but the girl drove a Red Mustang, and THAT kicked ass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsARCLIGHT Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Pole Position was my favorite cartoon show back then... even though I was 13 or so when it came out I still watched cartoons like that back then. And for those who just want to rock out: Really crappy mpeg of the POLE POSITION theme song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 I still have the "Leader-1" kit somewhere.Bought it for $0.25 at one of those school fund-raisers somewhere. I think it's complete, and I never got around to building the sucker. It's worthless. You should send it to me for proper disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 This might sound dumb but....wat exactly are the Gobots? Are they a line of bootleg toys? There seems to be some cartoon of them out or something..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 This might sound dumb but....wat exactly are the Gobots? Are they a line of bootleg toys? There seems to be some cartoon of them out or something..... Gobots were a competing toy line and I think a short-lived cartoon also. The toys were basically similar to Transformers but with even less articulation. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 This might sound dumb but....wat exactly are the Gobots? Are they a line of bootleg toys? There seems to be some cartoon of them out or something..... Gobots were a competing toy line and I think a short-lived cartoon also. The toys were basically similar to Transformers but with even less articulation. Graham Ok...then what is this about the Mospeada toys and that freaky Teen-Car thing on top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobotFool Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Gobots were a line of toys known as machine robo. Like transformers the toy line was hijacked, brought over to the states, and given new cartoon series to go along with the toys. Diaclones and Machine robo were both lines riding the transforming toy trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) They aren't Mospeada toys, they're Mospeada model kits, repackaged as Gobot model kits. They basically had a good leader (Leader 1, a Jet) and a bad leader (Cy-Kill, a motorcycle), so they released these two Mospeada kits, even though they bear almost no resemblance to the characters they are supposed to represent. Sort of thing happened alot back in the day. Transformers itself is nothing more than a bunch of toys rereleased with a different name and storyline. As was Robotech, essentially... and Battletech. As for TurboTeen... there's no real explanation other to say it was a godawful cartoon that apparently got it's own crapass ripoff model kit too. I'd like to pretend I never saw it, actually. Edited September 7, 2004 by Blaine23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 LOL!!! That transforming teenager is hilarious Mechanical transformation is a stretch as it is, but organic/inorganic transformation is really silly. Better if the teen transforms into a huge, green guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Leader Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Pole Position was my favorite cartoon show back then... even though I was 13 or so when it came out I still watched cartoons like that back then.And for those who just want to rock out: Really crappy mpeg of the POLE POSITION theme song ......wow, that takes me back (adds to his obscure music file) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 I had the Leader-1 and Cy-Kill models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 pilot!!! Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) OMG!!!! i thought that Turbo Teen was a repressed childhood memory i had deep in my sub-counscious. but looking at that creepy ass kits it has all come back to me!!! i have a very vivid memory of the sick and twisted morphing sequences in the show... you know how every childrens cartoon hires a child phychologist consultant to make sure that the cartoon doen't makes serial killers in training...well i think the consultant really dropped the ball on that show. i remember that turbo teen would either have to be doused with cold or hot water for him to morph. what the hell is up wthi that!!!!? perhaps they really should have hired a science advisor because....oh that's right! if they had there would have been no show at all!!!! Edited September 7, 2004 by VF-19 pilot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 i remember that turbo teen would either have to be doused with cold or hot water for him to morph. what the hell is up wthi that!!!!? American version of Ranma 1/2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Yeah, I remember that. If he got too hot, he turned into a car. If he got too cold, he changed back. Nine times out of 10, they used water. Deffinately a strange show. I loved it, when I was little. That may explain some things, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexVFX Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 i remember that turbo teen would either have to be doused with cold or hot water for him to morph. what the hell is up wthi that!!!!? American version of Ranma 1/2? Well, Ranma came out several years later in Japan, so I highly doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 i remember that turbo teen would either have to be doused with cold or hot water for him to morph. what the hell is up wthi that!!!!? American version of Ranma 1/2? Well, Ranma came out several years later in Japan, so I highly doubt it. What about the manga? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexVFX Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 That's what I was referring to. When Turbo Teen came out during the early 80s, Urusei Yastura was in full swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radd Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Might be interesting to note that apparently Go-Bots the cartoon came out before Transformers the cartoon. Also, what is Mighty Orbots a rip off of? I've never seen more than the first episode, but it had some amazing animation for even today, and it was an interesting blend of Japanese and American styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) Might be interesting to note that apparently Go-Bots the cartoon came out before Transformers the cartoon. Also, what is Mighty Orbots a rip off of? I've never seen more than the first episode, but it had some amazing animation for even today, and it was an interesting blend of Japanese and American styles. Mighty Orbots is what you say it is. It's a TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), US co-production under the head of BlackJack Movies and OVA's director Osamu Dezaki. IMHO Orbots was a great show it would have been sweet if Bandai made a Chogokin/Godaikin back in the day. Edited September 7, 2004 by gerwalk25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Also, what is Mighty Orbots a rip off of? Like what gerwalk25 said, Mighty Orbots was a joint U.S./Japanese production. If it ripped off anything, it was probably God Mars. But then again, they were both produced by TMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 this turbo teen looks disturbing, good thing i never saw it. is it me or this looks like an instructional poster on how to kill yourself by landing on a car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull00 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 (edited) i remember that turbo teen would either have to be doused with cold or hot water for him to morph. what the hell is up wthi that!!!!? American version of Ranma 1/2? Well, Ranma came out several years later in Japan, so I highly doubt it. Rumiko Takahashi probably ripped off her idea for Ranma 1/2 from Turbo Teen. Bitch. Turbo Teen is wierd but possibly not as wierd as Golden Warrior Gold Lightan that aired in Japan in 1982. In case you don't already know it was about a mighty robot that transformed into a...cigarette lighter. BTW That image from TT looks like a dude falling on to a car and then being zapped by the electrified security system. Edited September 8, 2004 by Skull00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 "A mighty robot that transformed into a...cigarette lighter." The hells? No wonder Japan is a country of chain smokers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexVFX Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 i remember that turbo teen would either have to be doused with cold or hot water for him to morph. what the hell is up wthi that!!!!? American version of Ranma 1/2? Well, Ranma came out several years later in Japan, so I highly doubt it. Rumiko Takahashi probably ripped off her idea for Ranma 1/2 from Turbo Teen. Bitch. Turbo Teen is wierd but possibly not as wierd as Golden Warrior Gold Lightan that aired in Japan in 1982. In case you don't already know it was about a mighty robot that transformed into a...cigarette lighter. BTW That image from TT looks like a dude falling on to a car and then being zapped by the electrified security system. LMAO!!! They must have some good weed over there to conjure up that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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