Micheal Charles Hill

he was a writer for most of the classics: My Little Pony, GI Joe, Challenge of the Gobots, Jem and Garbage Pail Kids, to name a few!

Crucially to our interests however, he wrote multiple episodes of the original Transformers animated series, alongside its sibling show, G.I. Joe – and served as producer too!

Michael’s Transformers episodes include; The Gambler; Starscream’s Brigade; The Killing Jar; Ghost in the Machine; The Burden Hardest to Bear; and The Return of Optimus Prime.

During his “tour of duty” with Sunbow Productions, he was primarily a writer/producer on both the original G.I Joe and Transformers animated TV series.

List of writing credits for G.I. Joe include:

COLD SLITHER (episode & song)

NINJA HOLIDAY

INTO YOUR TENT I WILL SILENTLY CREEP

Plus the G.I. Joe PSAs.

He also created the following

  • SPECIAL MISSION: BRAZIL & CAPTAIN CLAYMORE Toys’R Us Exclusive Box Set (also wrote the “radio drama” script for the audio tape)
  • “THE COIL” — a secret society within Cobra created by Cobra Commander in his attempt to usurp Serpentor’s reign.
  • AN OFFICER AND A VIPERMAN
  • SHADOW OF DOUBT
  • List of writing credits for the Transformers:
  • THE GAMBLER (and creator of DEVCON – the bounty hunter & Slizardo)
  • STARSCREAM’S BRIGADE (creator of the origin story for Bruticus & the Combaticons)
  • THE KILLING JAR
  • THE BURDEN HARDEST TO BEAR
  • GHOST IN THE MACHINE (creator of “Ghost Starscream”)
  • THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME, PART 2

Before and after Sunbow, was freelance writer on various animated TV series, including:

  • DRAGON’S LAIR
  • GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
  • ROBOCOP
  • C.O.P.S.
  • CENTURIONS
  • SABER RIDER & THE STAR SHERIFFS
  • SAILOR MOON
  • JEM
  • MY LITTLE PONY
  • CHALLENGE OF THE GOBOTS
  • SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA (anime feature)
  • SPACE USAGI
  • TEEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES