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* '''''Generation 1'' Goldbug''' (1987)
* '''''Generation 1'' Goldbug''' (1987)
:Released as part of the Throttlebots sub-group, Goldbug had a [[pullback motor]] and simplistic transformation, but was proportioned more like an actual Volkswagen Beetle. Goldbug's head was directly based on the head of the original Bumblebee toy, making Bumblebee the second Transformer to be given a second toy, after [[Rodimus|Hot Rod]]. The Throttlebots were among the first Transformers released in 1987 and featured pull-back motors that worked in both car and robot modes.<ref>{{Cite book | title=The Unofficial Guide to Transformers 1980s Through 1990s Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition | last=Alvarez | first=J.E. | year=2001 | publisher=Schiffer Publishing Ltd.| ISBN=0-7643-1364-9 | page= 54}}</ref>
:Released as part of the Throttlebots sub-group, Goldbug had a [[pullback motor]] and simplistic transformation, but was proportioned more like an actual Volkswagen Beetle. Goldbug's head was directly based on the head of the original Bumblebee toy, making Bumblebee the second Transformer to be given a second toy, after [[Rodimus|Hot Rod]]. The Throttlebots were among the first Transformers released in 1987 and featured pull-back motors that worked in both car and robot modes.<ref>{{Cite book | title=The Unofficial Guide to Transformers 1980s Through 1990s Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition | last=Alvarez | first=J.E. | year=2001 | publisher=Schiffer Publishing Ltd.| ISBN=0-7643-1364-9 | page= 54}}</ref>
* '''''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Gold Bumblebee''' (2010)
 
:A redeco of the Legends figure in metallic gold with blue robot parts. Goldbug is renamed Gold Bumblebee for trademark reasons.
* '''''Alternity'' Susuki Swift Sport Goldbug''' (2011/2012)
* '''''Alternity'' Susuki Swift Sport Goldbug''' (2011/2012)
:A redeco of the ''Alternity'' Bumblebee figure in metallic gold pieces.
:A redeco of the ''Alternity'' Bumblebee figure in metallic gold pieces.