This week we’re joined by our TFCon roomie Rosetta to discuss The Problem With Kids These Days, Hasbro’s weird thing about toys depicting robot murder, and TFCON TORONTO WOOOOOOOO!!!
Optimus Prime has decided it’s time for the Rescue Bots to be split up for new assignments— so it’s a bad time for the Mini Morocco to show up! Can they keep him from souping up his new MorBot despite being assigned all over the world? Can Cody convince his dad he’s old enough for a partner of his own? And which Rescue Bot is big in China? Join us this week as we near the end of Rescue Bots (for now) with “Upgrades”!
This week on Iacon Underground Radio we talk about the return of GoBots to broadcast TV, discuss the implication of the falling yen for toy robot enthusiasts, and explain why Death’s Head could be a Transformers 40 figure, yes?
Movie star Maven Danger has come to Griffin Rock to research a new role, but the Burns Family finds that he’s not as competent as he seems on the screen! Can they solve a series of strange crimes with him tagging along? Which bot is regretting their choice of altmode? And how many Bond movie title jokes can this episode contain? Join us this week for “A Brush with Danger”!
This week we have lots of licensed 3P toy news, a bunch of not-licensed 1P toy news, a foray into literary criticism, and a deep awe for Emirate Xaaron and Flame!
Cody needs to pick a specialty for the Junior First Responder Jamboree — law enforcement, firefighting, or EMT — and everyone in his family is ready to weigh in! Which path will he take? Can Graham and Boulder make an engineering camp seem appealing? And what sentence did we never think we’d say? Join us this week for “Family Business”!
Dani is heading off on a test flight to SPACE! And all kinds of things go wrong! Can the Rescue Bots help her before she crashes into the MOON? Can Blades get a grip on his attachment issues and accept her taking a full-time test pilot job? And when did Kade get so weird? Join us this week for “To Infinity… And Back”!
This week we wonder what Prowl did to get cancelled, discuss Transformers/Joe movie rumors, and muse about toy news!
Madeline Pynch has found a chunk of Energon, and it’s up to the Rescue Bots and the Burns Family to stage a heist to steal it back before it explodes! Can Chase get his head around the moral complications of stealing from villains? What does Kade mean that he “doesn’t believe in Ferris wheels”? And what was the best Jim Varney movie? Join us this week for “Cody’s 11”!
This week we’re talking about music release news, possible video game delays, toy updates, and Skybound’s Eisner nom!
