It came today- my box set of three videos of G. I. Joe cartoons from the 1980′s. Guess what I am going to watch all weekend? Recaps of political debates? Nope… I am going to be watching some serious butt kicking cartoons! OH YEAH!
I am sure a lot of men who were born around the 1960′s will claim that the old 12 inch G.I.Joe figures were are still the best, but I would have never even known about G.I.Joe if not for the smaller size action figures and the cartoon show G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero that was prod
uced in the mid-eighties.
Why you might ask are the 1980′s a landmark time for G.I. Joe- in my opinion? That’s when they added lady Joes to the lineup- thus making the toy, cartoon series, and comic book interesting to girls- such as myself. Not only did G.I Joe add a few girls to the lineup, these girls were not token characters. Ladies such as The Baroness (hisssss), Scarlett, Lady Jaye, and Zarana actually fought alongside male Joes and Cobras and were lead characters.
Actually- some of the guys characters are cool too, my favorite guys from the series are Destro, Storm Shadow, and Snake Eyes. I just realized my favorites are either faceless or are covered up behind a mask… I might need that analyzed- is that Freudian for something? Moving on…You know what my favorite thing about G. I. Joe is though, it’s introducing vintage eighties Joe to my kids so I have an excuse to watch it now? Besides with the movie coming out in 2009 my kids need to get up to speed on their G.I. Joe characters. You know what I am thinking… I’m thinking I might even dress up as Cover Girl for Halloween this year (or maybe not).
YO JOE! He’ll fight for freedom wherever there’s trouble… G.I Joe is THERE!
First!
Never played with G.I. Joe. I don’t remember if any of my friends did. I think someone might have.
We were all into scifi stuff. Okay, it was Star Wars.
My brothers GI Joe was thrown … ans stuck up in a tree. We threw Spoke at him, and he was then stuck up there as well. Very illogical.
I wrote about the Wisconsin cheese smelling border just for you. Glad to see your exuberant reply. (Yes, it smells like cheese) Minnesota smells like a Sweedish meetball hotdish …. with cheese
GI JOE was strong because of cheese, and polymers.
In conclusion ….. “CHEESE”
ps … Green Bay smells nice, sometimes.
Spoke = Spock
ha haaaaa!!!!!!!!
I had a 12 inch GI Joe back when they made ‘em tough! To my mothers horror, I would climb trees 100 feet tall and make GI Joe parachute (made from a handkerchief and string) all the way down!
Dan- I can see you into sci fi and not Joe…
SPCat- I liked Spoke better then Spock! “Spoke” would be a good name for a character or maybe “ten speed.” I am okay with the cheese comments I am not native, I just want it clarified that the inhabitants of WI don’t smell like cheese or at least not me! Well- sometimes my belly button gets a little funky but I typically don’t smell like cheese.
Bobby- I can see it in my mind and I feel for your mother. If my kids even climb higher then my head I am screeching “Get down- get down here- don’t you hear me- NOW!”
I had no brothers and dad worked three jobs so we never watched GI Joe as kids. So I have no idea who all these characters are. But I thought I heard a rumor a few years ago that Barbie divorced Ken and hooked up with GI Joe. Is that true?
i have been watching GI Joe cartoons since childhood. a year ago, i was thinking why Hollywood has not yet created a movie version of GI JOE. I am very happy now that i can watch a movie version of my favorite cartoon show.
i am a big fan of GI Joe. it was originally a cartoon series that i always watched when i was just a kid. i also collected many GI Joe action figures.
GI Joe the movie is awesome. it focuses mainly on nanotechnology. this movie should have been made a couple of years ago.
I used to watch GI Joe animated series wayback in my childhood days. the movie version of GI Joe is definitely the best.