Transformers Deluxe Classic Bumblebee Figure

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Classic Transformers design from the '80s
• Bumblebee is capable of aerial and underwater missions and is more versatile than many other Autobots
• Transforms into a cruiser vehicle with rear spoiler
• 8" posable figure
• Jet pack converts to a Wave Crusher watercraft and trailer

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000EUKRV8
• Item model number: 81296
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 9 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,580 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Name: Bumblebee
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Series: Transformers More Than Meets the Eye Classics
Release Date: November 2006
Details (Description): Small compared to most other TRANSFORMERS, BUMBLEBEE more than makes up for through his incredible bravery and willingness to go places larger robots wonŐt. Capable of aerial and underwater missions, he is more versatile than many other AUTOBOTS. His eagerness to do his part leads him to above and beyond the call of duty, often placing him in grave danger. It is a testament to his skill that he has never been captured.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not just a Gold Bug anymore, October 14, 2006

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C. Bedford Crenshaw "the Rebel Rockhopper" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transformers Deluxe Classic Bumblebee Figure (Toy)

While this is not the greatest version of Bumblebee of all time (that goes to the Pretender version), this is still a nice toy. No longer allowed to be a VW Bug due to Volkwagen refusing their cars to be "war toys", this Bumblebee is a composite of various compact/cruiser cars. The transformation is OK, although there is no way great to sort the "kibble" of the toy, as the doors and hood sections of car mode detract from the robot mode. As a nice touch, the vintage heat-sensitive stickers, originally to prove that a transforming robot was an actual Transformer brand toy, returns and is place exactly where it should on the robot; the chest. If the doors are swung out of the way, Bumblebee can attach minicons onto his forearms.

Bumblebee does not have a weapon, but does come with a "jet pack", which transforms into a jet ski on a trailer for the car mode. Note that one joint on the jet pack is quite stiff and one of the sides will keep falling off due to trying to convert the jet pack to its jet ski trailer mode. You might want to take a scerwdriver to loosen it.

If you don't like yellow transformers, you can wait for the upcoming Cliffjumper figure which have a similar mode to Bumblebee, but will be red and released in February 2007. Otherwise, this will definitely be a great addition to your Transformers collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool once you get over the "Bug" issue, October 22, 2006

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James P. Lysoby "Autobotsoby" (Harleysville, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transformers Deluxe Classic Bumblebee Figure (Toy)

I'm gearing this review mostly to people who grew up with Transformers in the 1980's and would either like to relive their memories or introduce their kids to the same things they enjoyed. If you're not familar with the original Bumblebee character or toy, then in a nutshell I'll say "Yes, it's cool, and your kids will like it!"

Okay, now for the old school fans...

As another reviewer mentions, Volkswagen will no longer allow Hasbro to produce toy molds in the likeness of their cars, because they don't want their vehicles to be thought of as "war toys".

When a lot of Transformers fans heard that a new Bumblebee figure was going to be released as something other than a VW Bug, they shuddered. I was one of them.

However, this figure really won me over. The car mode was so-so, I'll admit. It's not only not a Bug, it's not any "real-life" car. I also didn't like all the white on it because I'm used to Bumblebee being all yellow in vehicle form. I'm also not a big fan of the trailer/wave crusher. I don't think it adds anything because while it transforms into a jetpack, it takes 3 years to change it over to jetpac and as a trailer, doesn't seem to stay on the hitch well.

On the other hand, the robot form is out of this world. This is Bumblebee how long-time fans always hoped he'd be as a toy. He's very posable and a lot of fun. He bends all over the place, and you can twist and flex his legs and arms into all sorts of positions.

Either way, I think he's a good buy, whether it be for sentimental purposes or for your kids to play with.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not more, nor less accurate than his original cartoon appearance., January 11, 2007

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J. Decelles (North Chelmsford, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transformers Deluxe Classic Bumblebee Figure (Toy)

A lot of people are complaining that Bumblebee is no longer a VW Bug. Hasbro has liscencing reasons why they chose not to use that car, but at the same time they could have chosen not to re-release this character as a new, highly poseable toy too, so don't complain too loudly...

Anyway, yes this car no longer looks like a Bug, but having said that, the original toy was a lot smaller and didn't actually look like the cartoon character either. This version of the toy is very well made and the headsculpt is nearly a perfect match for what we all saw in the original cartoons. He has door shields, just like the new Optimus, but in Bumblebees case I feel that they were better done, since Optimus's kind of flop around when you move his arms. Bumblebees do not. They lock into place and are very solidly stuck to his arms in robot mode.

My few complaints, and the reasons I didn't give this toy 5 stars is that instead of a fun, he comes with a silly "waverunner on a trailer." I don't know whose idea this was, but the trailer/waverunner really feel like an afterthought for the toy. More like a "gee this toy needs an accessory" type of addition than something really thought through. The quality of the plastic and paint in the wave runner is not in the same class as the quality of the Bumblebee figure and the area where it hooks onto the car just look awkward overall. Like someone else mentioned he really should have just come with a gun.

My second complaint is his "knees" which are formed by the two front seats inside the car. It is really great that the car has front seats as that adds an additional detail which makes the vehicle mode look great. However the flaps above the feet on my toy tend to get caught under the seats when posing, making it occasionally irratating to move the legs and making me worry I might chip the paint of the leg or the seat. Its a minor thing but it coulda been fixed by just making the seat slightly shorter.

All in all I am very happy with this toy, its a great addition and puts the original Bumblebee to shame.