Scooter - Gobots

Scooter Robo MR-16

Originally designed in Japan by Bandai and released for their Machine Robo Series line as Scooter Robo the model was not long after issued as Motor Scooter Man and Scooter in the West. For Tonka's distribution in the US as 'Gobots' Scooter is one of the few figures to retain one of its elsewhere distributed names.

Further details are below, on the Series 1 Index and for more in-depth reading see the Toy Line History page.

Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely incomplete.

SCOOTER - 8.6 cm

Gobots 27 Series 1 US/CA Tonka 1983
Gobots 27 Series 1 US/CA Tonka with 3-D Sticker 1984
Robo Machine RM-16 EU Bandai 1983*
Robo Machines Series 1 EU Bandai 1992*

MOTOR SCOOTER MAN / SCOOTER - Later Issue Adopted Gobots Name

Machine Men [Motor Scooter Man] 13 AU Bandai Australia 1983*
Machine Men [Scooter] AU Bandai 1984*

SCOOTER ROBO

Machine Robo Series MR-16 JP Bandai 1983*

* Machine Robo Series extra sticker sheet issued with this release.

Canadian Cardback: The character art on the Canadian cardback seems to be an earlier, possibly later corrected image showing Scooter with the arms backwards and the black leg sections very different to the production toy.