Go Joe
Of all the toy franchises of my youth, there was probably none that I played with more than G.I Joe. I liked Masters of the Universe, Transformers, Voltron etc.. but there was just something about those little G.I Joe figures – the way the joints could all move, the little rubberband thing in their core that would snap if you twisted it too much, the fact they were small and cheap so you could actually have a decent amount of them. They were just the shit.
Then there was the vehicles…. man, the fucken vehicles. I’d be asking Mum for what seemed like a year in advance for some of them shits. Subsequently, I’ve wondered why they haven’t tackled the idea of making a G.I Joe film earlier. Unlike the other 80’s franchises, G.I Joe seems like a relatively easy one to cash in on – they make army/war shit all the time. Seems much simpler than trying to tackle films about 20 foot transforming robots etc. Anyways, this trailer looks cute and I’m catching it regardless.
On another note, check this list of the 20 stupidest G.I Joe Vehicles ever and count how many you owned. We had 4 of them, and funnily enough the first one my mum ever bought me is #1 on the list. Well done mum.
Props to F&I
February 5th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I had #6 on that list and it was actually the shit!
Do you guys remember the aircraft carrier?
http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/wishbook/ussflagg.jpg
Or the space shuttle?
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FQNdkocpgx8/R1eTq4rT0kI/AAAAAAAABFo/6HzQqaqpZ1w/s320/g.i.%2Bjoe%2Bshuttle.jpg
February 5th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Holy shit @ the Aircraft Carrier.
Haha, we had #6 as well. Sounds like everyone had it.
#12 – H.A.V.O.C was my favourite of all time.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Bahaha I had that Sgt Slaughter tank too. I also had Destro and his stink ass flying machine thing – that shoulda been on the wack list. This kid I knew back in the day took his GI Joes so serious that when he played “war” with them and one would “die” he’d bury it in his backyard haha, muthafucka had a cemetery of fallen GI Joe soldiers, no lie.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
That’s some boy who could fly shit!
Do you remember collecting tokens and posting them away to get the windsurfer?
February 5th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Mannn G.I. Joes were the shit!! The ninja ones were the best, this list bought back memories haha I had that crappy Mambo. Did anyone ever get the street fighter Joes? I had M.Bison, meannnn
February 8th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Man, you guys had some awesome stuff. All I had was (I think) the badger (http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/91/badger/badger_box.shtml). My main use for my G.I. Joes was “rock climbing” up the wire mesh container thing that held all my toys. The G.I. Joe hands would perfectly snap onto the wires.
February 9th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Joe ruled!
February 9th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
When my cousin bought this beast, I was truely jealous. It folds out and has about three levels…
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/4010/gi1vv8.jpg
February 10th, 2009 at 7:57 am
“Do you remember collecting tokens and posting them away to get the windsurfer?”
oh hard! i always wanted that aircraft carrier when i was a kid too.