BuggyMan
BuggyMan is a fictional character from the Gobots series.[1] He is a Renegade Gobot who turns into a dune buggy who was introduced in 1983. He was a reoccuring character in the Challenge of the Gobots animated series.
Gobots
A Renegade Gobot who turns into a dune buggy. Some fiction refers to him as "the Buggy Man".
Animated series
BuggyMan appeared in the Challenge of the Gobots episode #5, "The Final Conflict" where he was among the Renegades captured on Gobotron.
BuggyMan appeared in episode #11, "Time Wars" where he was sent from Gobotron to Earth on a mission by Cy-Kill to delay the Guardians by demolishing a dam. BuggyMan was then sent to the lab of a scientist who invented a time travel machine to guard the machine while Cy-Kill and his allies were in 217 B.C. Although the Guardians captured the Renegades BuggyMan aided them in escaping by using a portable stealth device to turn them all invisible.[2]
BuggyMan appears in "Flight to Earth" episode #44. He and Geeper-Creeper chase Scooter and Sparky on Gobotron.
Scooter and Small Foot join Nick and A.J. to watch a car stunt show which is attacked by Crasher, BuggyMan and Fly Trap. Small Foot fights BuggyMan and defeats him, but the Renegades regain the upper hand until the Guardians are rescued by Leader-1 and Turbo who arrive in Power Suits.[3]
Toys
- Gobots BuggyMan (1983)
- A mold in blue.
- Gobots Buggyman (1985)
- A recolor of the original mold in orange.
References
- ↑ Bellomo, Mark (2010). Totally Tubular '80s. Krause Publications. pp. 90–93. ISBN 1440212821.
- ↑ "Time Wars". Written by Jeff Seagle, Kelly Ward and Doug Booth. Challenge of the GoBots. First-run syndication. September 17th, 1985. No. 11, season 1.
- ↑ "Scooter Enhanced". Written by Jeff Segal, Kelly Ward and Mark Young. Challenge of the GoBots. First-run syndication. November 24th, 1985. No. 55, season 1.
