Hi, I’m Optimus Prime for prostate cancer — VIDEO

July 07th, 2007 | Category: Adult Swim

And now we return to E! True Hollywood Story – Optimus Prime.

The early 21st century wasn’t kind to the Autobot leader. With revenues from his successful 80’s cartoon drying up, the accumulated losses he took from his investments in WorldCom and Enron, and the catastrophe that was the short-lived game show Autobot or Decepticon, Optimus Prime could barley put a cube of Energon on the table. He tried to get back in television with small bit parts on According to Jim and Still Standing but no one was really watching.

Then, around 2005, things turned around for

Optimus. Seth Green and Matt Senreich, executive producers and creators of the Adult Swim program Robot Chicken, called Prime into their offices to build him an offer: help prevent prostate cancer by promoting annual prostate exams. Optimus, still playing the role of leader despite the fact that there was no longer anyone to lead, demanded that some of his fellow Autobots join him in that crusade. Reluctantly Green and Senreich agreed. The conclusion of their partnership resulted in the poignant Public Service Announcement that you can view after the jump.

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