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12.09 x 7.01 x 3.11 inches

Item Weight

8 ounces

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B000EUKRV8

Item model number

81296

Manufacturer recommended age

4 - 9 years

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#913,332 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
#56,141 in Action Figures
#248,272 in Pre-Kindergarten Toys

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Release date

September 12, 2006

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Hasbro Transformers Deluxe Classic Bumblebee Figure

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C. Bedford Crenshaw

Not just a Gold Bug anymore

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2006

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.

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Peggy G.

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2018

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My grandson was so happy to get it. Delivery is always great and easy to keep track of

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014

What happened to the REAL CLASSIC Volkswagen Beetle Bumblebee? That's what he was in the beginning, on Earth that is. I want a REAL classic Bumblebee action figure. A big version of the original small Bumblebee. There are "close" to a Volkswagen Beetle, but NOT really one, like this one. This is not the CLASSIC Bumblebee that I grew up with.

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Steven M Scalf jr

Transformers Prime Bumblebee is cool, and Bay Bumblebee is okay

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2014

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I GOT IT!!!!! Sorry, couldn't help but geek out. Finally, the G1 version of Bumblebee that I always wanted! Transformers Prime Bumblebee is cool, and Bay Bumblebee is okay, but nothing beats G1! Old school baby!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2009

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The way this toy is presented is very misleading. For $47.99, I expected a much larger toy. I thought the car looked at least 10 to 12" long. What I got was a 3 1/2 to 4" long toy. Not much for almost $50.00! I will not buy these Hasbro toys again. They are way overpriced for what you get. Please understand, I will continue to do business with Amazon. Just won't order Hasbro toys.

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James P. Lysoby

Pretty cool once you get over the "Bug" issue

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2006

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.

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M. Ram

One of the better early Classics, despite lacking some things...

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2010

Bumblebee was one of the first Classics-style transformers released back in 2006 (back when they were just labelled "Robots In Disguise" on the card), along with Sunstreaker. Besides both figures being yellow, they're also made of thick plastic and have similar transformations (both of their shoulders are connected to wheels that hide inside the chest in robot mode). Interestingly enough, Bumblebee's sticker is one you have to "rub" to reveal the Autobot logo.

On the positive side, 'Bee has a cute and durable car mode, and a decent robot mode with some good articulation. His balljointed head in particular has a good range of movement, allowing him to look all the way up. Against other releases, he's lacking - no swivels for his waist or wrists, no double-jointed knees or arms, and things that are supposed to stay in place (chest, head plate) don't lock or tab in and tend to move when you're messing around with nearby parts. Also, the Wave Crusher looks okay while trailed but very awkward in "jet pack" mode, and keeps his head locked in place...it would have been better if it turned into a gun or blaster (like Classics Prime's wind vane). You can give him another character's gun (including the War For Cybertron Bumblebee's pistol) to fill out the look though. Everything else aside, I like the fact that he's so easy to transform.

His size is actually sort of an issue in that he's too big in car mode and bulky in robot mode, but it's not overdone to the point that he doesn't fit in with the rest of the line.

Overall, if you can find him for say $20 or less, he'd make a fine addition to your collection. He was later repainted several times (as Cliffjumper, with gold and black in 2008, and in a movie-inspired scheme in 2011) but I prefer the original look, as it's simple but fits the character nicely.

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