Trivia / Transformers: Robots in Disguise

• Ashcan Copy: The English dub was only made because Hasbro needed a toyline to fill the gap between Beast Machines and the then-upcoming Transformers: Armada. Given the line's huge success in Hasbro's markets, things worked out.
• Breaking News Interruption: On September 11, 2001, a Fox Kids broadcast of the show was interrupted for breaking news coverage regarding the events of 9/11.
• Completely Different Title: In Latin America, the show is called "Transformers: Nueva Generación". ("Transformers: New Generation").
• Distanced from Current Events: The dub had only aired two episodes when the 9/11 attacks occurred and multiple episodes had to be re-edited to remove scenes of destruction that could be considered in poor taste. Three episodes didn't air at all and much of the series was Out of Order.
• He Also Did: The singer of the Japanese opening is the late Koji Wada, who did numerous songs for Digimon.
• International Coproduction: Between Studio Gallop and their subsidiary Dong Woo Animation.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: Although the entire series was released on DVD outside North America, in North America, it is this. The reason why is that both this series and Action Man (2000) are still under the ownership of Disney subsidiary BVS Entertainment. Hasbro seemingly has no interest in acquiring the series from Disney.
• Missing Episode: Thanks to the 9/11 attacks, several episodes were taken out of rotation by Fox Kids and were not seen until the show ran internationally and released on DVD. (The Ripping Friends also had several episodes left out for similar reasons, while Power Rangers Time Force had certain episodes severely edited.)
• What Could Have Been: Originally, the anime was planned to have 52 episodes. However, due to lackluster toy sales and ratings on Takara's end, the show was reduced to 39 episodes.
• Written by Cast Member: Several episodes of the dub were written by Richard Epcar (Armorhide) and Tom Wyner (Grimlock/Build Hurricane)

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