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Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye


When I was younger, I loved to watch cartoons. Although I watched many
cartoons, there was one cartoon in particular that caught my attention the most.
This cartoon was a science fiction story about robotic lifeforms called The
Transformers.
At that time, The Transformers was the most exciting and important thing
in my life. It came on everyday, and I tried not to ever miss an episode. If I
knew I would miss an episode, I made sure I had someone record it for me so I
could watch it later. I even recorded many shows just to be able to watch them
over and over again.
One day when I was away somewhere, I had my mother record it for me.
After returning home, I immediately began to view the tape only to find out that
the tape ran out about half way though the show. I remember I was so incredibly
angry over not being able to completely watch the episode, that I threw a
childish tantrum by crying and yelling at my poor mother.
I later began buying The Transformers action figures; which were
developed by Hasbro from the television series. Over the years, I accumulated a
collection of about thirty different characters; which I still have stored in my
room. I don't think I could ever get rid of them. Also, each Transformer came
with a stat card on the back of the box he was sold in that described his
various skills and attributes. I used to always cut these stat cards from the
back of the boxes, and tape them onto large sheets; which I hung on my bedroom
wall. Along with the action figures, I also had Transformer books and
Transformer bedsheets. I couldn't get enough of the Transformers. I saw about
every episode, and I knew about everything there was to know about them.
The Transformers were intelligent robots with the ability to transform
from a robot shape to some other shape. The very first Transformers were the
Autobots and the Decepticons. The Autobots, who transformed into cars, were the
heroes, while the...