for awhile now I have been trying to remember the name of a certain cartoon from my youth (late 70's-early 80's maybe)

it was about a group of humanoid robots that could combine into a larger robot & I don't recall them having any other Alt modes

& if memory serves, one liked to eat.

Sorry to be so vague but this is about all I can remember.

Was it Metabots? http://tv.blinkx.com/show/medabots-english-dub/2IWOc8QYhJ9prhiq

The OP was looking for something from the late '70's early '80's. What you linked is a fairly new cartoon, no?

@ Rusty Gunn, I hope you get an answer because something about this is ringing a bell...

I thought it was older then that. I was obviously wrong...

was it voltron? That was from that time era... and had robots...

Wasn't Voltron Cat bots?

I believe so, but every time I type in a different version of what the OP was talking about, voltron pops up. It really won't give me anything else besides

Power Rangers

transformer mini cons

Voltron

Depends on which 'Voltron' it was. There was Lion Force Voltron (five robot lions-most popular Voltron show), there was Vehicle Force Voltron (15 vehicles: 5 air, 5 land and 5 sea), then there was a lost Voltron force (three humanoid robots that could combine in several different ways for different results-only a few episodes aired in the US before it was pulled from broadcast. Too violent for the targeted age group in the US at the time.).

But none of those sound like what the OP was talking about.

Power Rangers? Transformers?

It wasn't these though if I remember correctly it was like Voltron though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMSH5AeW3hw&feature=related

It had to of been Voltron, the lion version. I vaguely remember the Yellow Lion's pilot being a heavy set character who liked to eat. I think his name was Hunk or something.

Wiki confirmed, it was Voltron: Lion Force and it was the Yellow Lion whom formed one of the legs. His name was Hunk, he was never late for a meal and it was stated several times during the series that he eats "Fruit Loops" for breakfast every day.

I have all the episodes on Netflix, I should really watch them.

Check the link directly above your post.

It sounds to me like Power Rangers ?

Never mind I read the other posts...

Go Go Power Rangers xD

I. Don't. Remember. That. Show.

And for good reason, it looks bad. But, I stand corrected. It did have a humanoid robot eating what appeared to be food...of some sort.

Was it the http://www.maxtoons.com/ForceFive.htm?

I think we have a winner!

@The Tallest, it may not be the best show but it had it's own charms for a much younger Rusty

And since a piece o' my childhood has been unearthed is there any shows you all miss watching? Even if you can't remember it's name

I have semi fond memories of Voltron and I use to love watching Dragonball Z.