The Cutlass Supreme never appeared in Transformers, and what do transforming jets (the VF-1 aka Veritech fighter) have to do with this?

The Lambo Countach did appear in TF, but... I think what you're on about is saying Alfas look weird and are unreliable?

Robotech was a bastardization of a Japanese series called Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. It exemplified everything that was right with cartoons-- good story, decent animation (for 1983), cool giant robots. It was the Ferrari of cartoons in the 80's.

Transformers was just simply about cool giant robots. The fact that there was a story was kind of an afterthought since the plot was wildly different from one to the next-- this works out well because every episode is basically standalone after you know who the autobots and decepticons are. I suppose the Countach is very similar to transformers in that it was entirely about being ridiculous.

I'd equate "that borg chic" with the C4 Corvette, American and loaded with odd (and frankly needless) bits of technology.

Alfas in the 80's, on the other hand, don't really fit into any cartoon parallel... Well, maybe Star Blazers. Weird, kind of cool and there were kind of a niche cartoon to be into.

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