The Transformers, in syndication
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An old 1980's cartoon; I originally listed it under "anime", because it was at least partly animated by Toei. But it really was more of an American cartoon, so I eventually moved this entry to "animated series". I also originally refused to include "The" in the title, but also eventually relented.

Anyway, I don't think I saw as much of this as I wanted to. And I don't remember it very well. But, y'know, it's about a bunch of giant robots who turn into vehicles and all sorts of other things. There are good ones called Autobots and bad ones called Decepticons, and they all come from a planet called Cybertron, and now they're fighting each other on Earth. And some humans are involved, and stuff. And it sold tons of toys. My favorite character was Starscream. I always wanted him to overthrow Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. Dunno what else to tell you, but maybe I'll say more if I ever see the old series again someday.

There was a Transformers movie between seasons 2 and 3. And there have been some other Transformers shows which I haven't seen, and don't really care to, though I've heard they were better than some of the more recent series (which I've seen a little of and didn't like). But there was a more recent show I did like, called Transformers Animated. And there was a live-action adaptation movie, Transformers, which was pretty cool, and had a few sequels.