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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Challenge of the GoBots''}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Challenge of the GoBots''}} | ||
:''This article is about the TV series. For the video game it inspired, see [[Challenge of the GoBots (video game)]].'' | |||
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|title_card= [[File:COTGB title card.png|300px]] | |title_card= [[File:COTGB title card.png|300px]] | ||
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|released= [[October 29]], [[1984]]—[[December 13]], [[1985]] | |released= [[October 29]], [[1984]]—[[December 13]], [[1985]] | ||
|run_time= 22 minutes | |run_time= 22 minutes | ||
|starring= [[Lou Richards]]<br />[[ | |starring= [[Lou Richards]]<br />[[Bernard Erhard]]<br />[[Arthur Burghardt]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Bob Holt]]<br />[[Marilyn Lightstone]]<br />[[Ike Eisenman]]<br />[[Leslie Speights]]<br />[[Morgan Paull]]<br />[[Brock Peters]]<br />[[Peter Cullen]]<br />[[Rene Auberjonois]] | ||
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]<br />[[Patrick S. Feely]]<br />[[Joe Taritero]] | |execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]<br />[[Patrick S. Feely]]<br />[[Joe Taritero]] | ||
|producers= [[Kay Wright]]<br />[[Mitch Schauer]]<br />[[Lois Hanrahan]]<br />[[Ray McDonald]]<br />[[Iwao Takamoto]]<br />[[Lew Saw]] | |producers= [[Kay Wright]]<br />[[Mitch Schauer]]<br />[[Lois Hanrahan]]<br />[[Ray McDonald]]<br />[[Iwao Takamoto]]<br />[[Lew Saw]] | ||
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|caption2= Mini-series' title card. | |caption2= Mini-series' title card. | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Challenge of the GoBots''''' is an American animated sci-fi action-adventure | '''''Challenge of the GoBots''''' is an American animated sci-fi action-adventure television series produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for syndication on stations that took part in ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (syndication block)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming block (although the preceding miniseries aired in syndication outside of the block). It ran from [[1984]] to [[1985]], airing 65 episodes in total that spanned one season. The TV series is an adaptation of Tonka's toyline, which was intended as direct competition to Marvel/Sunbow's adaption of [[Hasbro]]'s ''The Transformers'', even to the point where Hanna-Barbera combated Marvel/Sunbow's ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in [[1986]], with its own theatrical movie, ''[[GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords]]''. | ||
Two warring sentient robotic factions, the peaceful [[Guardians]] and the evil [[Renegrades]], take their fight from their homeworld of [[GoBotron]] to [[Earth]], where both sides find human allies. | Two warring sentient robotic factions, the peaceful [[Guardians]] and the evil [[Renegrades]], take their fight from their homeworld of [[GoBotron]] to [[Earth]], where both sides find human allies. | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
The series is rife with continuity errors and not even the most thoroughly researched order could avoid some of these issues. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Title | ! Title | ||
! Original air date | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
* "[[Battle for GoBotron]]" | |||
| [[October 29]], 1984 | | [[October 29]], 1984 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
* "[[Target Earth]]" | |||
| [[October 30]], 1984 | | [[October 30]], 1984 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
* "[[Conquest of Earth]]" | |||
| [[October 31]], 1984 | | [[October 31]], 1984 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
* "[[Earthbound]]" | |||
| [[November 1]], 1984 | | [[November 1]], 1984 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
* "[[The Final Conflict]]" | |||
| [[November 2]], 1984 | | [[November 2]], 1984 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
* "[[Time Wars]]" | |||
| [[September 23]], [[1985]] | | [[September 23]], [[1985]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[It's the Thought That Counts]]" | | 1x06 | ||
* "[[It's the Thought That Counts]]" | |||
| [[September 24]], 1985 | | [[September 24]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Trident's Triple Threat]]" | | 1x07 | ||
* "[[Trident's Triple Threat]]" | |||
| [[September 25]], 1985 | | [[September 25]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Renegade Alliance]]" | | 1x08 | ||
* "[[Renegade Alliance]]" | |||
| [[September 26]], 1985 | | [[September 26]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
* "[[Cy-Kill's Cataclysmic Trap]]" | |||
| [[September 27]], 1985 | | [[September 27]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
* "[[Speed is of the Essence]]" | |||
| [[September 30]], 1985 | | [[September 30]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
* "[[Genius and Son]]" | |||
| [[October 1]], 1985 | | [[October 1]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
* "[[Dawn World]]" | |||
| [[October 2]], 1985 | | [[October 2]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x14 | | 1x14 | ||
* "[[Nova Beam]]" | |||
| [[October 3]], 1985 | | [[October 3]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x15 | | 1x15 | ||
* "[[Forced Alliance]]" | |||
| [[October 4]], 1985 | | [[October 4]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x16 | | 1x16 | ||
* "[[Invasion from the 21st Level Part I]]" | |||
| [[October 7]], 1985 | | [[October 7]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x17 | | 1x17 | ||
* "[[Invasion from the 21st Level Part II]]" | |||
| [[October 8]], 1985 | | [[October 8]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x18 | | 1x18 | ||
* "[[Lost on GoBotron]]" | |||
| [[October 9]], 1985 | | [[October 9]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x19 | | 1x19 | ||
* "[[Cy-Kill's Shrinking Ray]]" | |||
| [[October 10]], 1985 | | [[October 10]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x20 | | 1x20 | ||
* "[[Doppelganger]]" | |||
| [[October 11]], 1985 | | [[October 11]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x21 | | 1x21 | ||
* "[[The Quest for Roguestar]]" | |||
| [[October 14]], 1985 | | [[October 14]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x22 | | 1x22 | ||
* "[[Rogue Renegade Part I]]" | |||
| [[October 15]], 1985 | | [[October 15]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x23 | | 1x23 | ||
* "[[Rogue Renegade Part II]]" | |||
| [[October 16]], 1985 | | [[October 16]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x24 | | 1x24 | ||
* "[[Ultra Zod]]" | |||
| [[October 17]], 1985 | | [[October 17]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x25 | | 1x25 | ||
* "[[Sentinel]]" | |||
| [[October 18]], 1985 | | [[October 18]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x26 | | 1x26 | ||
* "[[Cold Spell]]" | |||
| [[October 21]], 1985 | | [[October 21]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x27 | | 1x27 | ||
* "[[Crime Wave]]" | |||
| [[October 22]], 1985 | | [[October 22]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x28 | | 1x28 | ||
* "[[Auto Madic]]" | |||
| [[October 23]], 1985 | | [[October 23]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x29 | | 1x29 | ||
* "[[Scooter Enhanced]]" | |||
| [[October 24]], 1985 | | [[October 24]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x30 | | 1x30 | ||
* "[[Tarnished Image]]" | |||
| [[October 25]], 1985 | | [[October 25]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x31 | | 1x31 | ||
* "[[In Search of the Ancient GoBonauts]]" | |||
| [[October 28]], 1985 | | [[October 28]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x32 | | 1x32 | ||
* "[[Gameworld]]" | |||
| [[October 29]], 1985 | | [[October 29]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x33 | | 1x33 | ||
* "[[Wolf in the Fold]]" | |||
| [[October 30]], 1985 | | [[October 30]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x34 | | 1x34 | ||
* "[[Depth Charge]]" | |||
| [[October 31]], 1985 | | [[October 31]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x35 | | 1x35 | ||
* "[[Transfer Point]]" | |||
| [[November 1]], 1985 | | [[November 1]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Steamer's Defection]]" | | 1x36 | ||
* "[[Steamer's Defection]]" | |||
| [[November 4]], 1985 | | [[November 4]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The GoBot Who Cried Renegade]]" | | 1x37 | ||
* "[[The GoBot Who Cried Renegade]]" | |||
| [[November 5]], 1985 | | [[November 5]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Seer]]" | | 1x38 | ||
* "[[The Seer]]" | |||
| [[November 6]], 1985 | | [[November 6]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Whiz Kid]]" | | 1x39 | ||
* "[[Whiz Kid]]" | |||
| [[November 7]], 1985 | | [[November 7]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Ring of Fire (GoBots)|Ring of Fire]]" | | 1x40 | ||
* "[[Ring of Fire (GoBots)|Ring of Fire]]" | |||
| [[November 8]], 1985 | | [[November 8]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Cy-Kill's Escape]]" | | 1x41 | ||
* "[[Cy-Kill's Escape]]" | |||
| [[November 11]], 1985 | | [[November 11]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Queest for the Creator]]" | | 1x42 | ||
* "[[Queest for the Creator]]" | |||
| [[November 12]], 1985 | | [[November 12]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Fall of GoBotron]]" | | 1x43 | ||
* "[[The Fall of GoBotron]]" | |||
| [[November 13]], 1985 | | [[November 13]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Flight to Earth]]" | | 1x44 | ||
* "[[Flight to Earth]]" | |||
| [[November 14]], 1985 | | [[November 14]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Return to GoBotron]]" | | 1x45 | ||
* "[[Return to GoBotron]]" | |||
| [[November 15]], 1985 | | [[November 15]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Pacific Overtures]]" | | 1x46 | ||
* "[[Pacific Overtures]]" | |||
| [[November 18]], 1985 | | [[November 18]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Destroy All Guardians]]" | | 1x47 | ||
* "[[Destroy All Guardians]]" | |||
| [[November 19]], 1985 | | [[November 19]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Escape from Elba]]" | | 1x48 | ||
* "[[Escape from Elba]]" | |||
| [[November 20]], 1985 | | [[November 20]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Fitor to the Finish]]" | | 1x49 | ||
* "[[Fitor to the Finish]]" | |||
| [[November 21]], 1985 | | [[November 21]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Clutch of Doom]]" | | 1x50 | ||
* "[[Clutch of Doom]]" | |||
| [[November 22]], 1985 | | [[November 22]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Third Column]]" | | 1x51 | ||
* "[[The Third Column]]" | |||
| [[November 25]], 1985 | | [[November 25]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[A New Suit for Leader-1]]" | | 1x52 | ||
* "[[A New Suit for Leader-1]]" | |||
| [[November 26]], 1985 | | [[November 26]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Renegade Carnival]]" | | 1x53 | ||
* "[[Renegade Carnival]]" | |||
| [[November 27]], 1985 | | [[November 27]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Gift (GoBots)|The Gift]]" | | 1x54 | ||
* "[[The Gift (GoBots)|The Gift]]" | |||
| [[November 28]], 1985 | | [[November 28]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Terror in Atlantis]]" | | 1x55 | ||
* "[[Terror in Atlantis]]" | |||
| [[November 29]], 1985 | | [[November 29]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Last Magic Man]]" | | 1x56 | ||
* "[[The Last Magic Man]]" | |||
| [[December 2]], 1985 | | [[December 2]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Braxis Gone Bonkers]]" | | 1x57 | ||
* "[[Braxis Gone Bonkers]]" | |||
| [[December 3]], 1985 | | [[December 3]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Inside Job (GoBots)|Inside Job]]" | | 1x58 | ||
* "[[Inside Job (GoBots)|Inside Job]]" | |||
| [[December 4]], 1985 | | [[December 4]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Element of Danger]]" | | 1x59 | ||
* "[[Element of Danger]]" | |||
| [[December 5]], 1985 | | [[December 5]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Mission: GoBotron]]" | | 1x60 | ||
* "[[Mission: GoBotron]]" | |||
| [[December 6]], 1985 | | [[December 6]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Et Tu, Cy-Kill]]" | | 1x61 | ||
* "[[Et Tu, Cy-Kill]]" | |||
| [[December 9]], 1985 | | [[December 9]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The GoBots That Time Forgot]]" | | 1x62 | ||
* "[[The GoBots That Time Forgot]]" | |||
| [[December 10]], 1985 | | [[December 10]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Secret of Halley's Comet]]" | | 1x63 | ||
* "[[The Secret of Halley's Comet]]" | |||
| [[December 11]], 1985 | | [[December 11]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[ | | 1x64 | ||
* "[[Guardian Academy]]" | |||
| [[December 12]], 1985 | | [[December 12]], 1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Quest for New Earth]]" | | 1x65 | ||
* "[[Quest for New Earth]]" | |||
| [[December 13]], 1985 | | [[December 13]], 1985 | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Lou Richards]] as [[Leader-1]] | * [[Lou Richards]] as [[Leader-1]] | ||
* [[Bernard Erhard]] as [[Cy-Kill]] | |||
* [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] as [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]], [[Blaster]], [[Rest-Q]], [[Screw Head]], and [[Zeemon]] | |||
* [[Arthur Burghardt]] as [[Turbo]] | * [[Arthur Burghardt]] as [[Turbo]] | ||
* [[Bob Holt]] as [[Cop-Tur]] | * [[Bob Holt]] as [[Cop-Tur]] | ||
* [[Marilyn Lightstone]] as [[Crasher]] and [[Path Finder]] | * [[Marilyn Lightstone]] as [[Crasher]] and [[Path Finder]] | ||
* [[Sparky Marcus]] as [[Nick Burns]] | * [[Sparky Marcus]] (miniseries) and [[Ike Eisenmann]] (regular) as [[Nick Burns]] | ||
* [[Candy Brown]] (miniseries) and [[Leslie Speights]] (regular) as [[A.J. Foster]] | * [[Candy Brown]] (miniseries) and [[Leslie Speights]] (regular) as [[A.J. Foster]] | ||
* [[Morgan Paull]] as [[Matt Hunter]] | * [[Morgan Paull]] as [[Matt Hunter]] | ||
* [[Brock Peters]] as [[General Hardcastle]] | * [[Brock Peters]] as [[General Hardcastle]] | ||
* [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Pincher]], [[Spoiler]], and [[Tank]] | * [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Pincher]], [[Spoiler]], and [[Tank]] | ||
* [[Rene Auberjonois]] as [[Zebediah Braxis| | * [[Rene Auberjonois]] as [[Doctor Zebediah Braxis]] | ||
==Merchandise== | |||
===Home media=== | |||
===Reading material=== | |||
===Toys=== | |||
The purpose of the TV series was to promote the fact that there was already a whole range of toys out there already for kids to buy, with the far simpler name of ''GoBots''. | |||
===Video game=== | |||
In [[1987]] [[Europe]], [[Reaktor]] published an 8-bit scrolling shoot-em-up video game developed by [[Tony Crowther]] and [[Ross Goodley]] also called ''[[Challenge of the GoBots (video game)|Challenge of the GoBots]]'', which was released on the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum home computers. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:1984]] | |||
[[Category:1985]] | |||
[[Category:GoBots]] | |||
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
[[Category:TV series]] | [[Category:TV series]] |
Latest revision as of 20:26, 20 March 2024
- This article is about the TV series. For the video game it inspired, see Challenge of the GoBots (video game).
Challenge of the GoBots | |
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On-screen title card. | |
Network | Syndication |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | October 29, 1984—December 13, 1985 |
Run time | 22 minutes |
Starring | Lou Richards Bernard Erhard Arthur Burghardt Frank Welker Bob Holt Marilyn Lightstone Ike Eisenman Leslie Speights Morgan Paull Brock Peters Peter Cullen Rene Auberjonois |
Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Patrick S. Feely Joe Taritero |
Producer(s) | Kay Wright Mitch Schauer Lois Hanrahan Ray McDonald Iwao Takamoto Lew Saw |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Writer(s) | Alan Burnett Tom Ruegger Jeff Segal Jeff Segal Kelly Ward |
Director(s) | Oscar Dufau Carl Urbano Art Davis Volus Jones Don Lusk Rudy Zamora Alan Zaslove Ray Patterson (supervising) Gordon Hunt (voices) |
Second title card | |
Mini-series' title card. |
Challenge of the GoBots is an American animated sci-fi action-adventure television series produced Hanna-Barbera for syndication on stations that took part in The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming block (although the preceding miniseries aired in syndication outside of the block). It ran from 1984 to 1985, airing 65 episodes in total that spanned one season. The TV series is an adaptation of Tonka's toyline, which was intended as direct competition to Marvel/Sunbow's adaption of Hasbro's The Transformers, even to the point where Hanna-Barbera combated Marvel/Sunbow's The Transformers: The Movie in 1986, with its own theatrical movie, GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords.
Two warring sentient robotic factions, the peaceful Guardians and the evil Renegrades, take their fight from their homeworld of GoBotron to Earth, where both sides find human allies.
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, which for the miniseries, he was credited for conducting and composing, whereas for the series proper, he was credited with arranging and composing. In the case of Paul DeKorte he was credited as music director then music supervisor.
Episodes
The series is rife with continuity errors and not even the most thoroughly researched order could avoid some of these issues.
Title | Original air date |
---|---|
1x01 | October 29, 1984 |
1x02 | October 30, 1984 |
1x03 | October 31, 1984 |
1x04 | November 1, 1984 |
1x05 | November 2, 1984 |
1x06 | September 23, 1985 |
1x06 | September 24, 1985 |
1x07 | September 25, 1985 |
1x08 | September 26, 1985 |
1x10 | September 27, 1985 |
1x11 | September 30, 1985 |
1x12 | October 1, 1985 |
1x13 | October 2, 1985 |
1x14 | October 3, 1985 |
1x15 | October 4, 1985 |
1x16 | October 7, 1985 |
1x17 | October 8, 1985 |
1x18 | October 9, 1985 |
1x19 | October 10, 1985 |
1x20 | October 11, 1985 |
1x21 | October 14, 1985 |
1x22 | October 15, 1985 |
1x23 | October 16, 1985 |
1x24 | October 17, 1985 |
1x25
|
October 18, 1985 |
1x26 | October 21, 1985 |
1x27 | October 22, 1985 |
1x28 | October 23, 1985 |
1x29 | October 24, 1985 |
1x30 | October 25, 1985 |
1x31 | October 28, 1985 |
1x32 | October 29, 1985 |
1x33 | October 30, 1985 |
1x34 | October 31, 1985 |
1x35 | November 1, 1985 |
1x36 | November 4, 1985 |
1x37 | November 5, 1985 |
1x38
|
November 6, 1985 |
1x39
|
November 7, 1985 |
1x40 | November 8, 1985 |
1x41 | November 11, 1985 |
1x42 | November 12, 1985 |
1x43 | November 13, 1985 |
1x44 | November 14, 1985 |
1x45 | November 15, 1985 |
1x46 | November 18, 1985 |
1x47 | November 19, 1985 |
1x48 | November 20, 1985 |
1x49 | November 21, 1985 |
1x50 | November 22, 1985 |
1x51 | November 25, 1985 |
1x52 | November 26, 1985 |
1x53 | November 27, 1985 |
1x54
|
November 28, 1985 |
1x55 | November 29, 1985 |
1x56 | December 2, 1985 |
1x57 | December 3, 1985 |
1x58 | December 4, 1985 |
1x59 | December 5, 1985 |
1x60 | December 6, 1985 |
1x61 | December 9, 1985 |
1x62 | December 10, 1985 |
1x63 | December 11, 1985 |
1x64 | December 12, 1985 |
1x65 | December 13, 1985 |
Cast
- Lou Richards as Leader-1
- Bernard Erhard as Cy-Kill
- Frank Welker as Scooter, Blaster, Rest-Q, Screw Head, and Zeemon
- Arthur Burghardt as Turbo
- Bob Holt as Cop-Tur
- Marilyn Lightstone as Crasher and Path Finder
- Sparky Marcus (miniseries) and Ike Eisenmann (regular) as Nick Burns
- Candy Brown (miniseries) and Leslie Speights (regular) as A.J. Foster
- Morgan Paull as Matt Hunter
- Brock Peters as General Hardcastle
- Peter Cullen as Pincher, Spoiler, and Tank
- Rene Auberjonois as Doctor Zebediah Braxis
Merchandise
Home media
Reading material
Toys
The purpose of the TV series was to promote the fact that there was already a whole range of toys out there already for kids to buy, with the far simpler name of GoBots.
Video game
In 1987 Europe, Reaktor published an 8-bit scrolling shoot-em-up video game developed by Tony Crowther and Ross Goodley also called Challenge of the GoBots, which was released on the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum home computers.