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Letterman Demos 'Transformers' Toy That Helps Maturing Fans Learn About Their Bodies

Mark — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:15:01 EDT

While most movie-tie in toys are conceived with no loftier goal than the draining of an indulgent parent's bank account, on last night's Late Show, David Letterman enthusiastically demonstrated Transformers's Optimus Prime-themed My First Orgasm playset, designed to help preadolescent males become comfortable exploring their rapidly changing bodies.

Ultimately, the toy might be a little too advanced for novices, as its initial rear-entry action seems to suggest a preliminary step that, while certainly exciting, is probably not necessary for young Transformers fans to begin their healthy experimentations in self-gratification.

Late Show [CBS.com]

Transformers Toys For Tots: Bumblebee's A Camaro That Likes To "Whip It" To Devo

Ray Wert — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:41:42 EST

In the cesspool of cross-promotions that is Hollywood, we can't think of any marketing opportunity less synergistic than the following combination: the Transformers live-action movie, Hasbro's Camaro-all-transformed "Transformers Movie Ultimate Bumblebee" figurine and Devo's "Whip It." But maybe that's just us. – Ray Wert

[via TFW2005]

Transformers Toys For Tots: Slot Cars And An Old And Busted Camaro Named Bumblebee

Ray Wert — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:02:34 EST

No, not our commenter — the Autobot named Bumblebee. Our fave fan site all about the 'formers hipped us to new pictures of a transformed 70's Camaro version of the yellow-n-black bot. I'm not yet thrilled as it's not the new concept Camaro version from later in the movie and we're actually curious as to where the rest of the car went post-transformation. But despite my lack of exuberance over this toy, there's some other news from TFW2005 that makes up for it. Unfortunately, it's only for olks over in the UK. We've heard they should be expecting to see:

"a Transformers Movie slot car racing set! UK slot car manufacturing company, Scalextric, is set to launch this product in June...the set will feature Transformers Bumblebee and Decepticon Barricade from the new movie and allow you to transform the cars to reveal the robots. Out early in June and costing 40, Scalextric is hoping to storm kids and adults bedrooms in time for the July 4 film release."

That means we'll finally be able to have a race between a Saleen Camaro and a Saleen Mustang. Oh joy of joys! Now if we can just drop a "Saleen" Challenger into the mix, we'll have ourselves some real muscle car wars...at 1:64 scale. But whatevs, beggars can't be choosers. Check out the full Bumblebee toy gallery below, and keep your eyes on our Transformers tag and gallery for any up-to-the-minute news on the new movie as we hear it. – Ray Wert

UK To Get Transformers Movie Racing Set in June [TFW2005]

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