The Combative History of GI Joe: A Real American Hero - The Cartoon, The Toys and The Comic Books

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When Hasbro launched the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline in 1982 alongside the Marvel Comics series, it commissioned Marvel Productions to produce a series of fully animated 30-second television commercials which were broadcast in order to promote the toys and comics, beginning with an ad for the first issue that aired throughout the Spring of 1982. The popularity of these commercials led to the production of a five-part G.I. Joe mini-series which aired in 1983 and eventually to a syndicated animated show that ran for 95 episodes.
The production was not without it's problems.
The cartoon, the action figures and the comic books all working together in a first of its kind effort to resurrect a property that had been dormant for a number of years.
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@boyscout7277 3 жыл бұрын

The 80s produced some of the most iconic heroes and villains hands down. From Cobra Commander to the Mighty Megatron and countless others

@nachonachoman 9 ай бұрын

No list is a real list without starscream

@QuadMochaMatti 3 ай бұрын

And the biggest villainous tag team in the history of the multiverse, the United States and the USSR. Both intent on destroying everyone and everything else for their own selfish amusement.

@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 2 ай бұрын

You forgot about Skeletor

@ssgsorrels 4 жыл бұрын

Larry Hama doesn't get enough credit for creating much of the Joe mythos. From the comics to the file cards, he gave the Joes life. Not to mention his comics were WAY more violent, which i loved as a kid

@stevevondoom4140 4 жыл бұрын

Hama is a veteran too..

@Clay3613 4 жыл бұрын

The UK comics are even more violent, characters getting killed off left and right!

@ChristopherDaCrema 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Came here to say that.

@oddcreatureX 4 жыл бұрын

He made a licensed comic one of Marvel's top books of the 80's. Think about that for a second.

@MikeMoranX13 4 жыл бұрын

True STORY!! Larry Hama to me is the soul of GI JOE.

@Mr.EmeraldTheGreen 4 жыл бұрын

I remember the fact that the G. I. Joes had WAY more articulation AND had amazing accessories, made the Star Wars line look kindergartener- like. I also remember that the “Hooded” Cobra Commander was a box top you sent away for, and 8-12 weeks for delivery was like a dozen lifetimes!

@GnocchiTV 4 жыл бұрын

GI Joe helped me survive an encounter with an angry stray dog when I was a kid. Thanks, Joes!

@Dream0Asylum 3 жыл бұрын

It helped me survive an encounter with an angry pork chop sandwich - but that was much later.

@akaiseigo5664 3 жыл бұрын

And because knowing is half the battle.

@Apartment10LDN 3 жыл бұрын

Akai Seigo and the other half is extreme violence

@daveh777 3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@brixbattler5338 3 жыл бұрын

And knowing is half the battle LOL

@julymiller2308 3 жыл бұрын

Scarlett, Lady Jaye and Cover Girl were my Joe's I looked up to... And admittingly, still do!

@Huw_Morgan 4 жыл бұрын

Coming straight after Star Wars figures, the fact that the Joes had elbows and knees made them an easy sell.

@shanemorris702 4 жыл бұрын

Soooooo much more articulation!

@russellharrell2747 4 жыл бұрын

No ankles tho 😢 but joes blew away 5 POA for sure.

@cookieDaXapper 4 жыл бұрын

.....and when "swivel arm battle grip" entered the fray!!!!!!!!.............the Pinnacle of action figures,... until Cops that is. PEACE family.

@MechalemmiwinksV2 4 жыл бұрын

What's really sad is that Star Wars got their figures some articulation in the early 2000s and then took it away again when episode 7 hit.

@khunt1947 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah! But my GI Joe always broke around the waist,

@andrewgiglio 4 жыл бұрын

The intro sequence for GI Joe the Movie is my favorite piece of 80s toycentric animation. It exemplifies that "much higher quality animation opening than the show itself" vibe.

@russellharrell2747 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Giglio it’s the best part of the movie!

@ANonymous-bh1un 4 жыл бұрын

@@russellharrell2747 Nope, Pythona's break-in to the Terror Drome was the best part of the movie =D. But the opening is awesome.

@tjkhanks 4 жыл бұрын

Cobra.....CoBRAAAA! Cobra.....CoBRAAAAA!

@andrewgiglio 4 жыл бұрын

I'm partial to the entire Lovecraftian backstory for Cobra-la etc. I always wished the remaining human Cobra agents after learning the spore plan would have sided with the Joes. It always seemed weird Baroness, Destro et al wouldn't mind living in a post apocalyptic wasteland of mutants.

@joelsteverson 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewgiglio yeah, I agree. The rank and file might have thrown in with Cobra-La, but I don't see anyone with rank making that decision.

@RecondosJungle 4 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege of writing a few of the file cards with Brandon Jerwa in the 2000s.. it was a great experience & made me realize just how creative Hama was with each character. I wrote a handful and each took me hours of research and editing. Hama wrote hundred(s) and managed to make them each unique. Humbling.

@ANonymous-bh1un 4 жыл бұрын

Hama was in the Army, so he knew a lot of what he was talking about.

@RecondosJungle 4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Me too.

@RecondosJungle 4 жыл бұрын

We wrote new cards for new characters. There were quite a few new characters that came about then.. first waves of all new ones in years iirc.

@Sammo212 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing, Drew. Many of us clipped those cards out :D I kept mine in a plastic rolodex box.

@MementoMorituri 4 жыл бұрын

"...And knowing is half the battle." "What's the other half?" "VIOLENCE!" (Thank you Twisted Toy Fare Theatre.)

@KamuiCage 3 жыл бұрын

The other half is putting the knowledge (knowing) to action

@johncaulfield8935 3 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure it’s 25% red lasers and 25% blue lasers

@Sporkmaker5150 3 жыл бұрын

@@KamuiCage Yes.....with violence.

@joefell5311 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 48. You just brought back a lot of memories and nostalgia for me with this video. Made me feel like a kid for 20 minutes. Thanks for that. Took an otherwise ho-hum day and ended it as a real treat! Keep up the great work.

@jeffdoyle1227 Жыл бұрын

You're 51 now 😆

@JohnKelly2 4 жыл бұрын

When people say comics aren't art, I show them GI Joe #21 Silent Interlude.

@jakeaaron 4 жыл бұрын

A classic! it and the "dogfight" issue with Wild Wessel and Ace were my favourite two issues I think.

@unlimitedrabbit 3 жыл бұрын

@@jakeaaron Yes. Silent Interlude tends to overshadow this masterpiece (issue #34)

@ezion6032 3 жыл бұрын

It was brilliant!

@ryeb 3 жыл бұрын

is this something you can read as a stand-alone?

@markiv2942 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but unlike other comics, these GI Joes, Transformers etc. were done because of toys would be sold that way. It was commercial scheme to make action figures popular and sell them. That's why you have so many different characters in GI Joe and their names are mentioned in many comics. There are those myth building, character introduction and then actual story issues.

@billyheaning 4 жыл бұрын

You know, those 30 second PSAs at the end of every episode... whoever's idea that was, they were a genius. I remember almost all of them, and I'm 40 now... I still think about them, to this day. They *really* worked. Good job, 80's corporate dude.

@devonabates6184 4 жыл бұрын

I remember one of the PDA about how to stop a bloody nose. Fast forward several years later my dad had a bloody nose. I remember the steps from that PDA and stopped dad's bloddy nose

@julymiller2308 3 жыл бұрын

I came along too late for those PSAs. I'm basically watching the series on Tubi... Minus those PSAs. Wish I could see those...

@solaceboy 4 жыл бұрын

These days, Hasbro along with Paramount has no idea how to incorporate G.I. Joe to today's audience.

@joelsteverson 4 жыл бұрын

They did a comic last year, think it was called First Strike. It combined the Joes and M.A.S.K. I'd definitely check out a new animated series that did the same as long as it was along the lines of GI Joe Resolute. I'd see a live action version too.

@corneilusmcgillicuddy 3 жыл бұрын

That's because Hasbro is trying to sell Army men in an emasculated world.

@nohomers100 3 жыл бұрын

@@corneilusmcgillicuddy you mean like how grown men are obsessed with toys? And can’t move on from their childhood?

@corneilusmcgillicuddy 3 жыл бұрын

@@nohomers100 Fuck are you talking about?

@OG_Luciano 3 жыл бұрын

Marvel/Disney should get the rights and do a animated series or even a live action film 💰💰💰💰 to be made for sure.

@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13 4 жыл бұрын

In my day, when the Joes fought COBRA, the battles always ended up in a complete loss of both armies. It would always come down to my favorite Joe (Usually Flint or Snake-Eyes depending on the day) versus my favorite COBRA (Usually Firefly or Zartan, depending on the day) and the Joe would always have to sacrifice his life to stop the villain. Proving that even in my youth I knew the futility of war and it's costs and consequences. (that last line is just B.S. to make me sound prescient & cool, I just liked big bad-ass battles)

@KiloCharlieOne 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Dozier haha! Dude every battle came down to hand to hand combat between two of my favorites. Beachhead/flint/roadblock vs firefly/destro/stormshadow. Ahhhh good times.

@evilubuntu9001 4 жыл бұрын

For me, it was a TV sitcom where everybody was just playing laser tag because laser guns don't work in real life. They are running around going pew pew pew and then they go get drunk. Shipwreck was somehow always finding a way to slip a roofie into Scarlett's drink every time, and each show would end with Scarlett waking up and going "Aww that sonnova..." and Shipwreck was smiling.

@joelsteverson 4 жыл бұрын

When I was playing with my Joes, it was always more like the comics. No super-outlandish mega weapons in my world (bye, bye MASS Device). It was more like the comic and it was deadly. 25-50% casualities during a mission on both sides at a minimum with whomever was losing getting hit harder.

@thelemonddropskid5445 4 жыл бұрын

My old Joes would die quite horribly (years after getting them). Dismemberment, burnt, nailed, crushed. You name it. And then sometimes, some would be put back together to create a creature or zombie. No wonder I became addicted to horror movies in my teen years.

@theanonymousman8325 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Dozier Flint and Snake Eyes are my favorite Joes too!

@michaeloliver1905 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in Flatbush, Brooklyn G. I. Joe was avenue to escape the world that was outside. I always saw myself as a Soldier and actually am getting ready to retire after 23 years. I thank everyone involved with G.I. Joe to help motivate me to be a Soldier.

@mcurran6505 4 жыл бұрын

"G.I. Joe is the codename for America's daring, highly trained special mission force. It's purpose, to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world."

@foxholecharlie2750 4 жыл бұрын

Yo Joe!

@russellharrell2747 4 жыл бұрын

M Curran what, you don’t know the DiC intro?

@mwo79 4 жыл бұрын

Then we learned about real terrorist.

@availablerandomname 4 жыл бұрын

I think you are over explaining it, the bad guys are snakes and the good guys are army people :) Community homage intro kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7Gql7Nz37a4qo0.html

@williamsorrells6058 4 жыл бұрын

@@mwo79 yes and now we are learning about polotitions who like to defend terrorist. While at the same time sounding like Nazis.

@lukedodson3267 4 жыл бұрын

Things the G.I. Joe cartoon was about: Super science weapons, red & blue lasers, public service announcements. Things the G.I. Joe comics were about: PTSD, survivor guilt, espionage, betrayal, radicalizing the disenfranchised and the politics of the military industrial complex. Clearly nobody at Hasbro was actually reading the comics.

@ravishingrupac8277 4 жыл бұрын

Talk about extreme opposites huh? Wow

@jakeaaron 4 жыл бұрын

Which is why even as a kid I loved the comic so much more. ....also Cobra Commander was literally a used car salesman! Perfect. Thank you Larry Hama!

@jnnx 4 жыл бұрын

Jake Aaron He was more a soap/Multilevel Marketing salesman, and you should thank Jim Shooter, who hired Larry Hama

@mikeborsum8881 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shipwreck! Now we know!

@jasonpdsi 3 жыл бұрын

We would get that stuff in about twenty years...

@IffyJottere 4 жыл бұрын

YO JOE!! I've been a BIG fan of G.I.Joe. My favorite characters were Duke, Roadblock, Shipwreck and Flint. I also loved the rivalry between the Marine Leatherneck and the Navy SEAL Wet Suit. Always poking fun at each other. My favorite of the miniseries are the original with the MASS Device and "Arise, Serpentor! Arise!" As a kid I never realized how well Destro had his act together compared to the other villains, but if HE'd been running Cobra, like he WANTED to, the world would be his within a week.

@wstine79 4 жыл бұрын

I remember a G.I. JOE father's day special on the HUB channel in 2011. Back to back hours of class G.I. JOE with the Retaliation series from 2010. For dads and their sons.

@Strawberry92fs 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of watching the james bond marathons on thanksgiving with my dad as a kid.

@piyakhebisonii1001 4 жыл бұрын

That's dope!

@fernie-fernandez 4 жыл бұрын

Caboose 92m I remember that around mid-2000s...I think...

@FCastle23 4 жыл бұрын

G.I. Joe comic was my entry into comic collecting. I had picked up issues here and there of other comics but Joe was the first I HAD to subscribe to. When they offered a half of subscription when you subscribe to another, I also picked up X-Men. Larry Hama was my rabbit, leading me down a rabbit hole from which I have yet to exit.

@shanemorris702 4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Never cared about comics till Joe came along. I was hooked. My mom worked me like a Hebrew slave for 75 cents and I would literally run to circle k or 7 eleven.

@corneilusmcgillicuddy 3 жыл бұрын

Mine too. G. I. JOE is what brought me to this fanboy shit.

@faze_buendia9514 2 жыл бұрын

I learned how to tread water thanks to G.I. Joe when I was a kid :) I was near the target age when this cartoon was on TV; I loved watching this show! Being a girl I really looked up to Scarlet and the Baroness

@lukedodson3267 4 жыл бұрын

The greatest episode of GI Joe is "The Viper is Coming", change my mind.

@harlannguyen4048 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite is the one where Cobra almost goes bankrupt.

@RichWhiteUM 3 жыл бұрын

"I am the viper. I've come to vipe the vidows." That was my favorite episode as a kid.

@Sporkmaker5150 3 жыл бұрын

The greatest episode is 'The Gamemaster'. Not only does it have Lady Jaye stripping down to her bra in a changing room, but later she has a hair pulling catfight with a bikini-clad Baroness!.....Mind changed??

@bubbalocs5150 2 жыл бұрын

For me was the weird storytelling episode with smaller version of Joe's and the Shipwrecked episode where he's being brainwashed by Cobra, he's married and retired

@Katniss1975 2 жыл бұрын

"$5.75 an hour" (hello, inflation!. "I start on Vest corner. Top floor first".

@amirsmith7676 4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of little green plastic army men,how about a history on them?

@seibervideo 4 жыл бұрын

Amir smith I like this idea. Also I’m disappointed the ones in stores now aren’t the same molds as I had as a kid.

@williamsorrells6058 4 жыл бұрын

@@seibervideo how about Disney trying to sell two paratroopers for 15 dollars, that's insane

@newclothes8165 4 жыл бұрын

how much history can you say about them. "We made a cast iron mold and the rest is history."

@williammagoffin9324 4 жыл бұрын

@@seibervideo Oh there were great ones back in the early 1990s. Not just the normal Vietnam era GIs everyone knows, I had a massive collection of WWII era lookings ones, Germans, British, Americans, even had some that were a mix of WWII and Early Cold War era Soviet troops molded in blue plastic.

@gohjohan 3 жыл бұрын

@@seibervideo, they are different? I should check them out. I had a lot especially when I won a good set in a competition.

@brodysdaddy 4 жыл бұрын

When I was kid I didn't have many figures but smart parents bought me GI Joe Colorform and I had several awesome adventures with those beautiful reusable stickers!

@davelygrave21 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing the vintage ARAH toys next to the vintage Star Wars toys on a shelf in the 1980s was like comparing night to day. Kenner tended to use either photos of the toys or grainy production photos/stills while Hasbro gave every figure, vehicle, and playset its own original painted art surrounded by an eye-catching red, yellow, and black explosion, with the characters standing in a pose that the action figures were almost articulate enough to mimic.

@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын

Gijoe...Heman..Shera..Jem..Gummi Bears..Transormers...Thundercats..TMNT... These ruled my childhood and still bring me joy!

@joelsteverson 4 жыл бұрын

Good start on your list, but how could you leave out M.A.S.K., Spiral Zone, Voltron, and Robotech!?

@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын

@@joelsteverson trust me I was gonna go through mask, inhumanoids, Rocklords, gobots, and much more. I was even going to dip into 90s like Thailog, Baron Darkk, Megabyte..etc but the list would be long!

@MrJon76 4 жыл бұрын

The first half of the '80s produced a lot of "super brands"! The cross marketing back then was second to none! There were also quite a bit of quality kid's properties that were overlooked; Starriors, Power Lords, SilverHawks, the Mighty Orbots, Centurions and Bionic Six come to mind!

@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrJon76 sectaurs were another but your absolutely right!

@MrJon76 4 жыл бұрын

@@LowellLucasJr. You mean "Sectaurs"? I never liked that one! I'd replace it with Visionaries on the most criminally underrated and overlooked list!

@AL-ws5yi 4 жыл бұрын

I loved GI Joe the cartoon. I wasn't allowed to read comics so I wasn't able to follow as faithfully as the cartoon (I had read my classmate's comics when I could). Sunbow was my Joe. When DIC started their run, I checked out. I tried watching the first few episodes but I couldn't get into it. Thanks for the memories. I really miss GI Joe and Transformers.

@kencoleman5007 4 жыл бұрын

I love those figures. And to a lesser extent, the 80's animated series. I started reading the comics during the Bloylock-led era, and couldn't believe how much more I like the comics than the classic show. I'm a big fan of character-driven comics, and the Blaylock comics were much more grounded in plausible reality. Stories like "Snake-Eyes: Declassified", "Sins of the Mother", "WWIII", and "the Cabal" are still some of my favorite GI Joe stories in general. I think that the closest GI Joe story is GI Joe Renegades. There were guest characters from all throughout the franchise history, and with stories that could sometimes be astoundingly twisted. Like Destro kidnapping veterans from a VA hospital, experimenting on them, disposing of those who didn't survive, and turning the survivors into bioweapons to be sold to Cobra.

@bigbabysld 4 жыл бұрын

GI JOE was an after school favorite, this and the TRANSFORMERS. (the memories), I even collected the comic book for a while, the comic was a lot grittier and after reading a lot of comments some people prefer the comic over the cartoon..., not me, I loved the cartoon.

@zerocooler7 4 жыл бұрын

I loved GI Joe, but things did start to go downhill with the introduction of Serpentor. Then there was Cobra-La, a name that writer Buzz Dixon later apologized for. It was only meant to be a place-holder till a better name was made up, but Hasbro liked it so he was stuck with it. The DIC series was not as good as the Sunbow one, and the toys got worse and worse as time went on (so much neon). I think GI Joe deserves better. Transformers has lasted all this time, why can't they get GI Joe right?

@FormatorBlack 3 жыл бұрын

How they made Serpentor was cool, the stories were amazingly intelligent for the era, but I agree, he sucked! Later on they retconned him out.....

@markiv2942 3 жыл бұрын

They just didn't know where to go with the stories. It was really apparent from the start.

@robmarconi6758 3 жыл бұрын

@@FormatorBlack I remember the scene in the comic where Serpentor is stepping out of the vat, recalling all the history of what he'd experienced from the hosts he was grown from

@LatinSith 3 жыл бұрын

I'm one of the few fans who did like Cobra-La.

@FormatorBlack 3 жыл бұрын

@@robmarconi6758 There were some cool things about the character, but a military genius he was not. First mistake he mad was to leave Cobra Commander around, waiting in the wings to take over......first, last, Cobra will always belong to the Commander, not Serpentor.

@ChristopherDrum 4 жыл бұрын

I heard you mention the live action movies and the modern comics, but let's give a quick shout-out to the awesome G.I.Joe: Resolute.

@SageRudra 3 жыл бұрын

Is GI JOE 1983 series worth watching?all the 95 episodes?Wat abt gi joe sigma and extreme?

@ChristopherDrum 3 жыл бұрын

@@SageRudra I doubt there is any series worth watching *all* episodes, and my memory of the 95 episodes is that there are some great ones (for its time, and considering it was a kid's show) but also a lot of generic trash. There's probably a "top 10 episode list" that can point you to the quality stuff. Personally never watched Sigma or Extreme.

@johannesmakila2459 4 жыл бұрын

Larry Hama deserves all respect for making G.I. Joe ARAH what it is. Besides G.I. Joe comic books written by him were far better than either version of cartoon.

@kevinthomas4239 4 жыл бұрын

Marvel's ARAH was just fantastic. Washed up car salesman Cobra Commander > exiled snake guy scientist, and all the Fred Crimson Guard sleeper agents.

@Gruntvc 4 жыл бұрын

GI Joe Resolute was pretty good. Too bad it did not become a series.

@jeffveytia4021 4 жыл бұрын

@@Gruntvc Resolute was written by Warren Ellis, an excellent comic book writer. Wish we could get more like that series.

@CapitanJusticia 4 жыл бұрын

@nthnpark0 I hope you're wrong.

@RobberStormfire 4 жыл бұрын

I was one of those kids that this was about. In 1982-1983, me and my friends were obsessed by GI Joe in elementary school. It was all about the comics and the toys. Destro and Stormshadow were always my favorites and I loved the power struggle within Cobra that was always present in the comic books. From here, we all graduated to other Marvel books such as X-Men, Avengers, etc. Great stuff!

@mattsquires2622 4 жыл бұрын

Dan a real American Toy Connoisseur.....it just rolls of the tongue

@EngineerOfChaos 4 жыл бұрын

All I will say is that the Classic KZfaq Parody of the GI Joe PSAs was literally my freshman year of college in my dorm with my friends. That and Powerthirst.

@living_the_mac_and_cheese_life 2 жыл бұрын

I still remember my local fox channel showing the Serpentor movie on a Saturday afternoon and feeling like it was the biggest event ever. I wish I still had the VHS tape I used to record it.

@davidkoon4272 4 жыл бұрын

I love my g.i. joes it was such a fun time in my childhood I love getting home from school and waiting for it to show on TV

@googleownsyou8510 4 жыл бұрын

I went up early to see it. Such a ritual lol.

@ravishingrupac8277 4 жыл бұрын

Such a fond memory waking up early before school old school Adam West Pow Boom Batman, Joe back to back!

@TacticalCat-FJB 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Dan, I saw the GI JOE 1987 Movie in theaters in 1987 at the "Grand Lake Theater" at Lake Merritt in Oakland California. Everyone says it wasn't in theaters, its simply not true.

@mikegreen3613 4 жыл бұрын

I seen it also.

@LatinSith 3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't in theaters nationwide as originally planned. The backlash over Prime's death caused that. It also altered Duke's planned death. You were lucky to see it on the big screen.

@LRHSLakewoodLive 4 жыл бұрын

GI: Joe not having a good track record? Sounds like the perfectly over-funded government organization to me. Gags aside I LOVED those 1st two mini series. Revenge of Cobra with that heavy water element and ocean snakes in those columns was AMAZING! Love these types of episodes Dan, keep's coming.

@usagi32211 4 жыл бұрын

Knowing is half the battle. The rest is 25% red lasers and 25% blue lasers.

@Emmuzka 3 жыл бұрын

As a pre-teen I found a comic "Action Force" that I absolutely loved, alongside X-Men and such. Then I didn't even know that the original name was G.I Joe, or that there were toys and a cartoon. It was in Finland in the 80s, no cable tv, no internet, and I was "too old for toys". Also, a girl.

@BlueHooloovoo 4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe there hasn't been a 'Call of Duty-like" game developed featuring GI Joe vs. Cobra.

@everything80spodcast68 4 жыл бұрын

"Knowing is half the battle" is our generations "because Stone Cold said so"

@donmcintyre2611 4 жыл бұрын

G.I. Joe the Movie's opening title sequence is the apex of 80's kid's toy cartoons.

@jimbrown5091 4 жыл бұрын

Christmas 1982 was good to me. I got my first round of Joe's, I got into the comic in 83 with issue #12...and got a WHALE Christmas of 84....never got that USS Flagg though.

@henryferkey4505 4 жыл бұрын

I remember being impressed by the amount of articulation in the '80s Joes.

@matthewreynoso6904 2 жыл бұрын

GI Joe needs to make a comeback with a new animated series!

@tims4502 4 жыл бұрын

How did you miss Serpentor’s battle cry? Cobra LA LA LA LA LA

@torpedo8384 4 жыл бұрын

Larry Hama, writing awesome characters that you care about for decades! I'm making sure my son AND my daughter know GI Joe!

@JasonJMcCuiston 4 жыл бұрын

I was a G.I. JOE junkie as a kid, preferring the "realism" of the comic to the watered-down cartoon. That being said, I still get chills when I hear that theme song even in my mid-forties.

@atariblue 4 жыл бұрын

One of the top 5 best cartoon opening theme songs of the 80's? Yes, yes it is.

@SylentEcho 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid, the articulation is what truly sold me on GiJoe.

@DenisRyan 4 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic episode, this time around THE toy of my childhood. I connected so many Joe's and their plastic additions, though on my side of the pond it was called Action Force: International Heroes, so I squeed loudly with that reference in the epilogue! Y'all are the best!

@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Latta would forever seal my love of Cobra for all time! Now lets go conquer the world! Also Charlie Adler was a fantastic Cobra Commander as well!

@jakeproven256 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Charlie Adler also voiced low-light on the original cartoon.

@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын

@@jakeproven256 makes since! He was in transformers, Heman , Shera and Bravestarr! Your gonna laugh when u see his role in the latter!

@LowellLucasJr. 2 жыл бұрын

@@tylergarrett7572 too true! Charlie= Live action while Chris = G1! Both great Starscreams!

@LowellLucasJr. 2 жыл бұрын

@@tylergarrett7572 i loved it. Charlie Adler was in it too! Many of these great actors were in dozens of projects I couldn't help but enjoy!

@samfrito 4 жыл бұрын

Glad Dan mentioned Shogun Warriors and Micronauts. My gateway drugs to GI Joe.

@Inignot12 4 жыл бұрын

Have you guys covered the FCC de-regulation during the 1980s that allowed for these types of shows that were just toy ads? Genuinely interested, love your stuff.

@shanemorris702 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, that's a must!

@SecretGalaxyTV 4 жыл бұрын

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@TheUsmc0802 4 жыл бұрын

Transformers is still around, why is Hasbro letting this Cash cow flounder again? I have a son who loves the GI Joe cartoon that you can find on Tubi but obviously finding the toys are difficult at best .

@44HardCase 4 жыл бұрын

Give us 6 inch Classic G.I. JOE action figures NOW ALREADY HASBRO!!!! Sheesh!!!

@cocoolton1225 4 жыл бұрын

I just commented the same thing man lets start this now

@sebastianorduzo322 4 жыл бұрын

We need Dawn Moreno Snake Eyes, Throwdown Snake Eyes, the mysterious female Storm Shadow form the Hasbro Universe, Helix, and so many more.

@44HardCase 4 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Orduz O uh...no.

@sebastianorduzo322 4 жыл бұрын

@@44HardCase Whatever. To each their own.

@alexandremilliard4726 4 жыл бұрын

Imo the 3 3/4 inch scale as one advantage vehicles and playset.. have you seen the 6 inch tie fighter you need a mansion to display it

@OscillatorCollective 3 жыл бұрын

This series changed, saved and made my life worth living. My G.I. Joes got me through the worst parts of my life, and were a part of the best parts of my life YO, JOE‼️

@originalhulahoop72 4 жыл бұрын

"Action Force knock-off" Genuine LOL! Love it! Us Brits loved Action Man, and had no idea who this "Joe" was.

@johnosbourn4312 4 жыл бұрын

I watched GI JOE A Real American Hero, when I was a kid, plus, I collected, and played with several of the figures, and vehicles, as well.

@cerebros3671 4 жыл бұрын

I really dig the origin of Cobra in GI Joe. Wacky, yet somehow relatively realistic to a point.

@wigsvisaggio7741 4 жыл бұрын

The animated movie fantastical toxic poisoning origin of Cobra Comander, yes; the unimposing, disgruntled used car salesman turned terrorist leader of the comic book origin, no.

@cerebros3671 4 жыл бұрын

@@wigsvisaggio7741 bro, the pyramid scemeing car salesman story is amazing. I don't really care for Cobra Commander being some weird alien guy.

@thundercactus 4 жыл бұрын

About that scene where they pull the snake staff out of Duke's heart; I guess GI Joe never did a PSA on why you SHOULDNT remove an impaled object from a person lol

@daleva187goligo 3 жыл бұрын

I've always been amazed by their animation, so detailed and precise and oddly familiar, then I found out it was all animated by toei and I was surprised, who now is more known for the db series which I love, and I began to see the connection and resemblance... one thing that baffles me though is why didn't sunbow and marvel give credit where it was do? Not one mention of toei in the credits, and not one single japanese name in the credits, what the hell? that's messed up, was it in the contract? to essentially just be ghost animators? was it hogging all the credit cuz they can, was it a layover from ww2 40 years later of disrespect to the japanese? These questions need to be answered, I was hoping u would go into detail about it, but instead u just glossed over it like "oh and btw the animation was outsourced to japan" come on man, be more thorough than that, do some research

@alvinastahl 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite G. I. Joe episode was the one with the window washer.😊

@jayg1438 Жыл бұрын

I am the 'viper'

@cuda70gt7 4 жыл бұрын

i can recall when the gijoe animated mini series was first broadcast . i considered it the single greatest tv event of all time.

@thomasfisher6293 Жыл бұрын

By far my favorite toys to play with growing up! My parents got me The USS Flagg for Xmas in 1988 and it blew my mind with all the battles I could have on that monster!! Along with receiving the Gameboy for Xmas the very next year in ‘89, best gifts of my entire childhood……and brings back great family memories. Knowing how fortunate I was looking back, is half the battle! Great video, love the channel, thank you!

@jorgedelgado1427 4 жыл бұрын

"triangle of life: comic books, cartoons and action figures" Dan ephitomes vol lV. You give me the answer.

@VitaoSemCensura 4 жыл бұрын

I miss my toys. The adults my time destroyed my toys. They had no idea of their value to me.

@solidus0079 4 жыл бұрын

The Larry Hama Marvel GI Joe ARAH comic was hands down one of the best comic books of the 80's. The cartoon hasn't held up that well today, but the comic has. I re-read the whole thing a couple of years ago I still recommend it.

@daverage4729 4 жыл бұрын

After the last few videos, I was expecting to find Dan dressed as Snakeeyes. :)

@acereporter73 4 жыл бұрын

I see your triangle of life and raise you... A PYRAMID OF DARKNESS. Dang though... you went there with ACTION FORCE!

@ionacustoyreviews857 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you dan and co. For giving us this video. As a huge GI joe fan I appreciate it deeply. You guys are the best

@googleownsyou8510 4 жыл бұрын

I will still buy the old comics from 80s, wish the cartoon was like that, mature tone. As a kid one didnt understand how corny the tv-cartoon were. It was just cool seeing your favorite toy on screen, a real treat back when.

@ANonymous-bh1un 4 жыл бұрын

Buying the comics is a laudable goal. But if you just want to read them, they can be torrented.

@DSan-kl2yc 4 жыл бұрын

I think people knew it was corny. It was still a step up above transformers. But there was also Gundam or robotech

@ANonymous-bh1un 4 жыл бұрын

@@DSan-kl2yc We DEFINITELY knew it was corny. We could watch every Cobra parachute out of their FANG helicopters - then 30 minutes later we watch MAIN CHARACTERS die in an episode of Robotech (along with several dozen nameless redshirts). Transformers and GI Joe were two peas in a pod on that scale - nobody died and they gave lip-service to the Tech Specs/File Cards. For the record though, Gundam wasn't a "thing" in the US until around the mid-90s - and then only in Anime fandom passing VHS tapes around.

@CapitanJusticia 4 жыл бұрын

@@DSan-kl2yc Transformers rock!!

@googleownsyou8510 4 жыл бұрын

@@DSan-kl2yc Its very much a question of age. As 5-6-7 year old it was magic to see your favorite toys on the screen.

@Exdeathmore Жыл бұрын

10:22 If I remember correctly, COBRA wanted Alexander the Great's DNA, but the Joes actually stopped them from getting it, so they had to use Napoleon's DNA instead, which resulted in Serpentor's short temper.

@christopherlacher3544 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Been waiting on this one. Love the JOES still have all my childhood toys and comics. I enjoy having them.

@KhawChing 4 жыл бұрын

I have no reason to share this on FB except that I want to see your channel grow. Good luck Dan and crew! Love your channel.

@merrillpage 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, Dan. GI Joe sculpted a great part of my childhood, and was the last thing I played with before my playing days came to an end...before I became a collector and my playing days returned in a brand new way that is.

@shanemorris702 4 жыл бұрын

Me too man. It was the last line I played with them moved on to skateboards and girls.l

@chrisw6164 2 жыл бұрын

GI Joe Yearbooks were not a new series, they were the equivalent of comic book annuals, meaning they were a special extra issue of the regular series with extra pages. I was the prefect age for GI Joe, great memories. And the comic book was really great.

@ChuckSeville 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorites so far! Also, thanks for the heads up on where it's streaming!

@AC-gb7do 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up wanting an original GI Joe, Kung fu grip and all that..😔, but the ARAH line was really good as well.

@AaronLitz 4 жыл бұрын

I had some of the original GI JOE toys I got as a present from my uncle back in '80 or '81; the actual GI JOE figure and the Sea Wolf submarine, which included a big rubber squid. From what I remember of them they were in near perfect shape. Unfortunately, some of the older kids (READ: assholes) at the little housing complex/village where I lived randomly decided that they hated my little 4-5 year old self (or more likely that they could bully and beat on me without my clumsy, nerdy, asthmatic little self being able to retaliate) and they stole my bigwheel, dismantled it, and tossed it into a nearby creek. Then they stole my GI JOE, Sea Wolf, and squid, and tossed them all into the tall grass that grew a small distance away from the houses. My mom and I spent a good long time searching, but were never able to find them again. I remember crying a long, long time over those things. They were a pretty awesome present from my uncle.

@ANonymous-bh1un 4 жыл бұрын

*pat-pats* I had my Perceptor, Jetfire, and Omega Supreme stolen by a kid visiting my neighbor after I let him play with them right before he went home.

@gusbaker4u 4 жыл бұрын

Kudos for not being afraid to cover obscure toy lines like this one, and for including real photographs from your childhood like at 18:36

@SuperCosmicMutantSquid 2 жыл бұрын

12:28 - DUDE. WHY!? I love your random sound edits. They either highlight the ridiculousness of the scene or make you realize 'Oh shit, that was pretty fatal."

@project_idea 4 жыл бұрын

I would still watch G.I.JOE today if they were still making cartoons... Honestly, my favorite cartoon series of all time!

@marcus9511 4 жыл бұрын

USS Flagg was the only set I had missing from my collection. It is and will be my white whale. That's why I hoping Haslab makes it their next project. Yo Joe!

@DStavina 4 жыл бұрын

I put forward to the Unicron project. Still hoping it pulls through. :/ The modern sculpt figures were roughly $60 a piece, about 20-30 times the original 80's price... sooooo $3,300 for a new modern Flagg. Pffffffft who needs a good credit score?! Such is the price of freedom!

@williamsorrells6058 4 жыл бұрын

Let's run the numbers real fast, a to scale flag would roughly be,... so the original flag was like a long coffee table what your suggesting is a large dinner table,... that would be awesome when you think about it, a patent can even sit close to the comand deck and sound the alarm if the kids start to fight.

@joelsteverson 4 жыл бұрын

If you are patient and spend a lot of time on e-bay and going to yard sales, you can get most of the Flagg. I bought one, then a second. Put together the best I could from the two and sold the lessor one. I've repeated that once and have a 98% complete Flagg, minus a box. It's a big pain-in-the-ass, but worth it... And you might even get lucky and keep the cost lower than you planned. Now, if only I had somewhere to put it ☹️ That's the way to go. As @William Sorrells says, a Haslab version would be even bigger and probably cost over $3K before shipping.

@stmpdog1906 3 жыл бұрын

I had the USS Flag, so many great memories of Cobra trying to take over the the carrier, or invading a cliff stronghold (my bed). It was a time when kids would use their imagination to play. Now they just mash buttons on a controller.

@professord8888 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, the Chuckles gag was a GREAT conclusion. Touché!

@Gappasaurus 4 жыл бұрын

9:31 was wondering if any of the spoof PSAs would sneak into that little montage, and as always, you guys do not disappoint 😎👍🏽

@calebmurphy7343 4 жыл бұрын

“...And knowing is half the battle.” “...and knowing is half the battle.” “...and knowing is half the battle.” “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” Holy shit, I almost pissed myself. Brilliant, thank you so much for that, my day is so much better for that.

@509Gman 3 жыл бұрын

Caleb Murphy thanks, Snowjob

@RocketboyX 4 жыл бұрын

Great, now I am hungry for a pork chop sandwich.

@ElGordoBandito 4 жыл бұрын

And a body massage

@philleclerc4283 4 жыл бұрын

Give 'im the stick!

@kellyweingart3692 4 жыл бұрын

lol

@cavalierliberty6838 5 күн бұрын

@@philleclerc4283DON'T GIVE HIM THE STICK

@Maldo950 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome I'm happy to guys are around so I can relive my childhood brings back great memories

@kommissar.murphy 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact:the fabulous themetune to the gi Joe movie was composed by the Actors Studio host,James Lipton!

@johndonovan5521 4 жыл бұрын

God, I wish I was 10yrs old again....I do miss kicking COBRA's butt!

@Sporkmaker5150 3 жыл бұрын

Cobra always won in my backyard battles, often with the aid of Destro's skyscraper sized BB gun or tactical firecrackers strategically placed inside the stretchy rubber-band connected torsos of any Joes who would foolishly stand against Cobra Commander's rightful supremacy.

@ssmodk 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for a joke with the Fensler Films GI Joe PSAs and I was not disappointed.

@BeatLA24 4 жыл бұрын

Give him the stick. DON'T GIVE HIM THE STICK!

@grahsam6670 4 жыл бұрын

I've watched a few of these videos now, and it is crazy how this era of toy\tv synergy peaked in a 2-3 period but somehow it feels like my entire childhood.