I have many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. But more than anything else, I am thankful for the Transformers movie coming out on DVD.

The movie is not only a trip back to 1987; it is full of action that makes one want to conquer the world. I guarantee you will feel your childhood energon cubes fully recharge. Nothing will bring you back to life like playing air guitar to the Transformer theme song written and performed by Wolf (one of the greatest `80s hair bands).

I remember the shows that I watched and how they shaped me into the person who I am today. They taught me many of the life lessons on which I base my day-to-day decisions. Optimus Prime and the other autobots trained me to adapt as a youngster and not to disassemble my friends. And when there is a greater evil present, cooperation is extremely important.

I should also never give up, no matter how high the odds are stacked against me. For those of you who aren't still embarrassed to play with plastic robot toys, Transformers still live on in the form of Beast Wars and Beast Machines. Led by Optimus Primal, the Maximals battle Megatron and the Predicons.

Here is a short quiz to refresh and reboost your Transformer IQ:

Questions

1- In what season did the Dinobots appear on the show?

2- Who is the chosen one, the only one who can unlock the power of the matrix?

3- When does Optimus Prime get back the matrix?

4- Why did the Autobots come to Earth and what city did they build there?

5- What year far, far in the future did the Transformers movie take place in?

Answers

1- Season 1/Episode 8

2- Hot Rod (Judd Nelson), later known as Rodimus Prime

3- Season 3/Episode 30. He gets it back from Rodimus to save all the autobots and Galvatron from a deadly infection.

4- They crash-landed after being attacked by Decepticons in a meteor shower/ Cybertron.

5- 2005

SAVED BY THE BELL

It seems that everyone watched this show. Girls got more attached though, knowing every episode as if they were the ones dating Zach and laughing at Screech when their buddy AC stuffed him in a locker.

The show struck something in all of us. There was a character that we could all associate with in one way or another. Even more than that, the show let us laugh at our problems. It showed us how to be a friend and taught us how to start finding our true identity. We are "The Bayside Generation."

After the gang graduated, Saved by the Bell lived on in two forms. It was hard for all of us, but deep down we all sort of knew that it was time to move on. Unfortunately, the creators of the show made, "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" which was horrible.

If that wasn't enough, while "The College Years" was running, another show called "The New Class" ran for a while too, but nobody cared about these new people. It just wasn't the same.

Here is a quick Saved by the Bell quiz that is mostly for girls:

Questions

1- What is the name of the girl who joins the wrestling team in 11th grade?

2- In one episode there was a date auction held. What was the auction for? And why did no one bid on Slater?

3- Why couldn't Kelly go to the prom with Zach in 10th grade?

4- Who won the "Miss Bayside" Contest?

5- What is Mr. Belding's brother's name and why didn't he take the class on the whitewater rafting trip?

6- What is the name of the play that Zach and Jessie star in that forces them to question their feelings for each other?

7- What big choice does Slater have to make before graduating?

8- How many missing credits threaten Zach's graduation from Bayside?

Answers

1- Krystee

2- New cheerleading uniforms; Zach spread a rumor around the school that he beat up Screech

3- Money was too tight. Kelly's dad lost his job. (This is the episode of Kelly and Zach's first kiss).

4- Screech

5- Rod; He met a pretty airline stewardess.

6- Snow White and the Seven Dorks

7- Whether to go to ROTC college or to pursue a wrestling scholarship.

8- One (he works it out with Mr. Belding).

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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