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Somehow had never seen this and I grew up with the toys and still collect them. I love it. Am gonna buy the DVDs. Don't know how I could have missed it?Did it originally come on in the afternoon or when?
shareWow, can't believe you grew up with the toys and missed the cartoon!
The cartoon began as two separate mini-series; One in 1983 (Known alternately as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero or The M.A.S.S. Device) and the other in 1984 (The Revenge Of Cobra). The daily series began airing in 1985 (Kicking off with yet another mini-series) and then aired weekday afternoons, M-F in most markets. Where I live it aired at 4 o'clock. There was also G.I. Joe: The Movie, which was set to be released theatrically, but ended up airing on TV because of the disappointing receipts from Transformers: The Movie.
The series ran '85-'87, and then in '89 a new G.I. Joe cartoon began airing, but this was done by a different company, featured a (mostly) different voice cast and is considered a separate (and inferior) series.
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Thanks. I was vaguely aware of the cartoon but never got to watch it. Probably some sort of practice after school and no DVRs back then 😄. I had it in my head that wouldn't like it anyway. Completely wrong.
shareYou're welcome. Yeah, I love my 80s toons, but I fully admit there's a bit of nostalgia there. But for me, G.I. Joe holds up on its own. There are some silly episodes in there, but by and large it remains an extremely entertaining show.
There's a thread on this board where users have listed their favorite episodes. If you're looking for a place to start (vs. just watching in broadcast order) you might wanna give it a look.
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OK, I'll check it out. I'm an obsessive DVD hoarder so I'm sure I'll read this board closely as I buy them.
shareGI Joe has really held up well due to its quality writing.
One of my favorites is the nightmare episode from season two, where Dr. Mindbender uses a machine to throw the Joes off balance by giving them all recurring nightmares. The only one who can save the day is the marksman Low Light, a loner who happens to be accustomed to nightmares due to a troubled childhood.
Great writing from Marv Wolfman that handles the undercurrent theme of child abuse in a surprisingly mature manner without beating the viewer over the head.
Low Light became one of my favorite Joes after this episode.
Marv Wolfman? I like almost everything he writes. Some of the best Spider-Man and Teen Titans comic book stories were written by him.
shareYeah, the series had an impressive group of writers. Wolfman, Paul Dini, Flint Dille, Christy Marx, Ron Friedman.
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A journey into the realm of the obscure: http://saturdayshowcase.blogspot.com/