Last Christmas my Step-dad's sister and her family came over for Christmas lunch. She has a 4 year old boy and a 3 year old girl.

 

Anyway about half way through lunch theycame up to me and asked, rather shyly, if they could play in my room with my Transformers. They'd been wandering through the house and had seen my collection of movie figures sitting on my floor and their eyes just lit up.

 

They then went about creating a little story where the Autobots (plus Barricade - who had decided to become an Autobot) were travelling to a new location but were attacked by Starscream who would fly in, firing his missiles with a few phwosh sounds. They loved Optimus Prime and the Bumbebee in particular - it was even good that I had both the old and new Bumblebee - that way they could play with one each. I spent my time watching over them, careful that nothing would get broken - and also became the one who would transform the figures for them.

 

They loved having so many Transformers to be able to play with at once, as their parents don't have enough disposable income to spare on toys. However they now apperently have a few Transformers of their own to play with themselves.

My son and daughter fight over which transformer they get to transform with Daddy before bed everynight.

She also runs around pretending to use Sari's key. Why don't they make a toy of that yet?

I think it's because if a parent accidentaly bought one for a boy, the boy wouldn't want to play with it because it's a girl that uses it in the show.

My wife's friend has a young son who likes Transformers (he has a few moofie Legends) and he always wants to go to my collection room and play with my toys. His mum spoils him pretty badly so I've had to lay a few ground rules for him, being:

1) Consent: He can't go into my collection room or touch any of my Transformers without my permission

2) Pack up: All toys that he has been allowed to play with must be returned to their original state (i.e.: on the shelf and in the same mode that the toys were found in)

...any infringement of these rules may mean that he is banned from my collection room for a given period of time (like a time out).

 

He understands these rules and the consequences attached to them very well and ever since I've put them in place I haven't had any problems with him playing with my toys. :)

She also runs around pretending to use Sari's key. Why don't they make a toy of that yet?

I think it's because if a parent accidentaly bought one for a boy, the boy wouldn't want to play with it because it's a girl that uses it in the show.

 

 

Why does Hasbro think it's 1953?

Food for thought: would you be comfortable to see your son playing with dolls?

 

I get what you're saying - just playing Devil's Advocate here. :) :)

I was in a Toys'R'Us store doing my rounds looking for Marvel Megamorphs Wolverine and Transformers that I need for my UNIQUE MOULDS yada yada..

2 Instances struck me as heartbreakingly sweet.

 

1) A girl about 4 or 5 was with her moma and dadda and she saw the Transformers and ran over to them, her father looked overjoyed, her mother said to her "Hey Lucy lets go and look at the dollies" The girl responded in no uncertain terms "But I don't like dollies I like Wo-Bots". I didnt stay around for long enough to see if she got one, I was too damned creased up with laughter and had to head to the Bionicle section to stop laughing...

 

2) A girl of about 7 or 8 was with her bro probably about 4 or 5. They looked through the Transformers and the girl picked up DX BumbleBee saying "Oh cool BumbleBee's in I'm gonna get that one" sure enough she picked it right off the shelf, her bro looked forward and said "Its not fair I cant choose between Jazz and LandMine".... Oh hell this is gonna be a tantrum I thought.... Nope, his sister said to him "Get Landmine for yer self and we will share Jazz I like him hes cute" they walked off to their mom and dad with them... Oh shot this is gonna be bad... Nope thanks to my hearing being so good I heard her mom say "You know what I will buy the silver one for you two for being so nice".....

My daughter (turns 3 in November) digs TFs. If you ask her "What does Optimus Prime say?" she'll tell you "Transfoam and row out!" She saw daddy and big brother coming home with a bunch of :animated figures and asked me "Where's mine, daddy?" I told her that I'd get her one one day (I was waiting to find the Activator Bumblebee.) I said "As soon as daddy finds one at Wal-Mart, I'll get you a little Bumblebee." Every time we passed Wal-Mart from that point on, she would say "There's Wah-Mott, where daddy get my lilluh Bumbabee (little Bumblebee.)"

 

Finally found one for her last week, she was excited and hasn't put him down yet.

Food for thought: would you be comfortable to see your son playing with dolls?

 

I get what you're saying - just playing Devil's Advocate here. :) :)

 

 

Yeah. Not Bratz I suppose, but that goes for my daughter as well.

 

 

My daughter started "transforming" the other day. She says something dramatic then folds herself up and crawls forward a bit then says something else dramatic and jumps up back into robot mode.

um.... this is awkward.... uhhhh......

 

I've liked Transformers since I was about 7, but haven't become a huge fan until Animated. Unfortunately, no adults I know are collectors :( but I have a few friends who like them, but not as much as me :P I'm actually about to sell A few other TFs and non-related on ebay to make room/money for TFA. I'll prolly make a topic.

 

so yea....... hehe....