The Transformers franchise has been a pop culture phenomenon for 40 years, and it's seen several collectibles and merchandise ...

Some 40,000 Southern California Edison customers were without power on Christmas Eve after a transformer failed in the Downey ...

Some 40,000 Southern California Edison customers were without power on Christmas Eve after a transformer failed in the Downey ...

A transformer fire at Ross Park Mall on Christmas Eve caused smoke and a power outage, affecting last-minute shopping.

More than 24,000 Southern California Edison customers in Downey faced power outages on Christmas Eve following a transformer ...

A Christmas Eve power outage in the Downey and Norwalk areas left around 35,000 customers without power. Southern California Edison said a transformer failure caused the outage.

It enjoyed huge sales for toy company Hasbro upon launching in the 1980s, with Autobot leader Optimus Prime becoming a must-have Christmas present. A new animated film, Transformers One ...

The hot toys may come and go, but some things never change. Travel back 40 years when WTAE asked local children what they were asking Santa for in 1984.