In February 1984, Marvel Productions' Hank Saroyan and Jeffrey Scott were hurriedly commissioned to create a development bible and pilot script, intending to sell The Transformers as a Saturday morning series to CBS Network. Now, at last, the Archive presents the paper material that formed that pitch.
Included at the link below are:
- The initial development bible, written in three days without full reference or character profiles available.
- The revised bible, dated 7th March 1984, incorporating Bob Budiansky's profiles and original characters requested by CBS.
- Outlines and full script for the pilot episode: A Robot's Best Friend Is His Dog.
- Jeffrey Scott's notes file, which ties all the pieces together. Containing Hasbro product list, notes from development meetings between Scott and Saroyan, along with feedback from Hasbro, Griffin-Bacal and CBS executives.
To read them all, head to The Transformers, Part 1
