Missing child found to have become a man: Jason Jansen located

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Nevermore, Jan 4, 2013.

  1. Aernaroth

    Aernaroth <b><font color=blue>I voted for Super_Megatron and Veteran

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    Neat! Good for him!
     
  2. SPLIT LIP

    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    Mission accomplished.

    I'm just glad he's made it and not, like, down on his luck. Grats to being a self-made man, Tommy-T.
     
  3. Billzilla

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    Back in the day Hasbro produced a fifth season to the G1 cartoon that was just repackaged episodes from earlier seasons. The only new content was the bumper segments before and after every commercial which featured Powermaster Prime talking to a kid named Tommy Kennedy. Legend has long held that this material has never been rereleased (as DVD bonus material or what have you) because nobody could find the guy who played Tommy until today- Jason Janson/Janowski.

    So it's been kind of a mystery for several years. As a group, we tend to keep tabs on everyone who had even a peripheral involvement in the series, so Jason's absence was notable even for people who had no particular interest in the segments themselves.
     
  4. Cyclonus79

    Cyclonus79 Decepticon General

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    Don't feel bad. This is all a first for me too. Kinda embarrassing cause I'm pretty old lol.
     
  5. guard convoy

    guard convoy The Big Daddy

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    The dude just seems like a really awesome guy

    and if anyone wants to see a clip from season 5, I know this copy of "The Touch" music video has a clip of it:

    http://youtu.be/GZPjrOgFpWI
     
  6. Takeshi357

    Takeshi357 "Research"

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    And judging from the picture, he's hanging out with John Locke!
     
  7. bellpeppers

    bellpeppers A Meat Popsicle

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  8. encline

    encline customizer of love TFW2005 Supporter

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    Soo this is cool..and I could see why I never watched season 5...well, it never aired right?
     
  9. moreprimeland

    moreprimeland Optimus told me to do it!

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    Nice find....both the story and the man. :thumb 
     
  10. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

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    If it didn't air, even less people would know about it.

    It aired some time in 1988.

    Again, it featured no new cartoon content, just these live action segments with a Powermaster Optimus Prime animatronic and Jason Jansen as Tommy Kennedy.
     
  11. Hicks_Royel

    Hicks_Royel Hurts feelings being honest.

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    I remember this kid being at all the commercial breaks during the TF Movie when it aired on TV some time in the past. My friend had taped it and we'd watch it from time to time as kids. To say that I care what happened to him though would be to greatly exaggerate my concern.

    But yes, I would like to know what happened to the only known version of a flying G1 Prime.
     
  12. Josh

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    lol, same here

    pretty nifty interview though!

    thats one fandom collective grail down!
     
  13. Takeshi357

    Takeshi357 "Research"

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    Now let's see if we can track any of those big winners from the numerous Transformers contests from the 80's who won prizes bigger than toys. Like that Transformers birthday party one!
     
  14. RKillian

    RKillian http://www.rktoyandhobby.com

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    The interviewer could've used an editor. This seems like a bigger deal than a weekly update on Beast Hunters still being out soon.
     
  15. DJW107PRIME

    DJW107PRIME Autobot Hero

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    Ah the memories.
     
  16. bookwormdalek

    bookwormdalek Gotta get a grip

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    Now if we could only find that Hot Rod Go-Cart contest prize....
     
  17. destrongerlupus

    destrongerlupus Well-Known Member

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    Wow! I didn't think we'd ever track him down. Looking forward to reading the article, hope he's doing better than the "Fearless Fotog" kid is rumored to have turned out....
     
  18. REMINATOR

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    I was kind of reluctant to click this thread because of the title, but glad I did. After all these years, I didn't know he live right at my backyard in the Bronx. Fordham University is only a couple of block where I live when he attended there. Well, glad one mystery is shot down
     
  19. ken8kuhletz08

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    I never knew the Transformers Universe was so... interesting.
     
  20. Dolf

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    That was awesome, good find.

    Loved the link to the official "The Touch" video from the Animated Movie, honestly was first time seeing that!