This is the Hearts of Steel continuity, right?

4. A Fratelli movie about Ma Fratelli's rise to power.

3. Some sort of film or show about Chester Copperpot.

2. A prequel revealing that the Goonies' parents all went on their own adventure, complete with Troy's dad starting off as a friend before turning into Mr. Walsh's enemy.

This is a toy listed on the Transformers Wiki. XD

Appa, perhaps?

Not that we'll get to hear either them, since Fiona Bruce will repeatedly interrupt to point fingers in complete alignment with the BBC's "no opinions" policy.

DW: Sutekh is back!
Me: Holy cow! Will the mystery of Ruby's mum be the key to resolving this?
DW: Nothing whatsoever! She's a normal lady who we won't meet until after the whole threat is over.
Me: Oh...

It was incredibly wasteful to stop doing these "what if" scenarios, then when revisited, claimed the characters were Go-Bots.

Teenager takes up a job as a locksmith and exterminator.