"I SAID I HAD A DAUGHTER WHO LOVES THIS STUFF. THERE ARE OTHER GIRLS THAT LIKE IT."
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on concept art of the brainchild of animation writer Ron Friedman, Arcee, the first female Transformer, and who made her on-screen debut in the now beloved animation classic "Transformers: The Movie" (1986).
RON FRIEDMAN: "The only rewrite I objected to was including the word “shit.” I didn’t want to do that. I also insisted on bringing in a female Autobot (Arcee) and I insisted on having human beings interact with the Autobots. That was a battle."
TODD MATTHY: "They were resistant to Spike and Sparkplug?"
RON FRIEDMAN: "Yes. And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!"
-- TODD MATTHY, (formerly Sledgehammer Productions), "He Killed Optimus Prime: An Interview with Ron Friedman, writer of 1986's "Transformers: The Movie""
Sources: https://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie, Pinterest, Twitter, & TFW2005.
