As a younger fan of GI Joe, my introduction to the series was in the early 2000s, primarily the Frostbite vs Neo-Viper pack and Frostbite with the Rockslide, and GI Joe Volume 4: Deadly Lies. It was the only context I had as to who GI Joe and Cobra were, and when Valor vs Venom came out, I was all over it. The series of GI Joe I enjoyed the most was GI Joe Renegades. It was a new take on familiar concepts, which made it very exciting. I was saddened at the end of Joecon, as I never got the chance to go, and the ending of the toyline until recently, but watching these reviews has allowed me to view the nostalgia someone else has for a different era of the same toyline that I enjoyed, a shared interest that can be understood by multiple generations, and that is why GI Joe is great. YO JOE!
I have been a collector and avid fan and member since it's inception in 1964...I simply love it and hate it at the same time. I collect the items that I like and sometimes the ones I hate. GI Joe came into my life in the early 60s and really took hold in the 70s for me. As I got older I went away from it only to come back to it when I had children of my own. It will always bring back fond memories of Christmas with my family, the excitement when the GI Joe mail ins came in for my 3 boys. I am still collecting and have over 375 3 1/4 in figures and over 200 12 in vintage figures. Vehicles too. I have just begun to showcase some of my collection on You Tube. After inventory (took months) and completing figures from the mountains of accessories I am really appreciating your videos and they have helped me with my collection tremendously. I am grateful for your very entertaining videos and look forward to learning even more! Yo Joe!
Wow, what a great video! In 1983, my parents got divorced. As a ten year old then, it was a hard time for because I didn’t understand why it was happening and I couldn’t fix it. However, I discovered G.I. Joe the year before when I got my first figure which was Snake-Eyes, and immersed myself into the line along with my friends. The comic book helped too! G.I. Joe was there to help me through that rough period of my life, and to this day I’m still thankful to Hasbro and Marvel for developing that world.
It's only thanks to Cobra Commander's filecard in 1986' that I learned what 'Ordinance' meant. Every adult I asked had no clue what I was talking about. We learned something from these toys, files, backstories and comics, & that's a positive thing.
GI Joe for me was about creating friendship through imagination and play in the backyard! Couldnt get enough of Joe and Cpbra soldiers and thr vehicles to creat the awesome backyard battle. Plus my family has a lot military background and I related the two. Awesome review HCC788, when i watch your reviews, its like a time machine and takes me back to the 80's. I thank you and YO JOE!!
Great video! You know, I have been struggling to explain to my wife why I like G.I. Joe so much and I think you just made my life easier! :) G.I. Joe was my favorite toys growing up, sadly in Venezuela we did not get the comics, so I'm just starting to discover the great work of Larry Hama. Thanks to you, Kevin and all the other great G.I. Joe reviewers I have been able to relive the fascination I had for it in the 80s. Keep the great work!
Love the video essay. I had the Sea Adventurer Adventure Team 12" Joe when I was a kid. Later on I gravitated to the RAH line, mainly thanks to the superb writing in the comic book by Larry Hama. I had just about all the figures and toys from the first two years of the line, and had a smattering of them from '84-'87. This channel brings back a lot of pleasant memories of those times, and I just wanna say thanks HCC788, keep up the great work and Yo Joe!
My era was 80's G.I. Joe as well, and I completely agree with your assessment. For me personally, it's impossible to overstate how important Larry Hama was to the appeal of G.I. Joe. I loved the fact that he was able to blend comic book fantasy with real world military jargon, history lessons, character development, and a complex geopolitical world view that managed to avoid obvious propaganda. To be honest, I didn't even think about these things at the time, but looking back I appreciate his willingness to treat his (mostly) teenage readers as adults who didn't need to be talked down to. Also, the toys (at least in the early years) were absolutely brilliant.
Thank you for the inspirational words...Well said true G.I.Joe was big part of my childhood from comics to cartoon especially that most of my family served in the military and also part of the government to protect the law... True Now I know and Knowing is Half the Battle became part of our social life when talking. For me GI Joe will always be the best
I’ve been watching some of your review videos of individual Joes lately but this has me sold. GI Joe is great! Of all the toy lines we had back in the 80’s, none of them inspired me to go on an adventure with them like GI Joe. Whether outside in the dirt or inside on the floor “GI Joe was there”. Smashed the subscribe button and hit the bell.
We never got 80's cartoon so to me what I know about world and characters comes from comic books. It's why I like Destro so much as he really got to shine in comic book, I like comic book Cobra Commander as ruthless leader who didn't show mercy to anyone including his own son and I always pair Snake Eyes and Scarlet because they were couple in comic book and clearly cared about each other. Those are some of things that I still like about G.I Joe comic book. As some one who is also Transformers fan I didn't hate crossovers between two. This includes final one of Marvel run when Cobra repaired Megatron and gave him his G2 look. Back as kid I didn't have many G.I Joe toys as I had toys from several other franchises as well like Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but ones that I had included my favorite version of my favorite character that being Iron Grenadiers Destro so I was happy about ones that I had. Then again toys in here tend to cost more than in USA and that was also case back then.
That was a really entertaining video. As an 80's kid, there are a lot of reasons G.I. Joe is great. Too bad the franchise is pretty much dormant right now. But at least we still have the G.I. Joe: ARAH comic from IDW written by Larry Hama. It's like a link to my childhood. Yo Joe!
I sadly missed the great GI Joe era of the 1980's however a friend here in the Orangeville, Ontario area, was a sculptor and designer of GI Joes for Hasbro in the 1990's and a good friend, now sadly deceased, had a huge collection of GI Joes which fueled my love. The excellent art and scripting of the GI Joe comics didn't hurt either! Keep up the great work.
I wish Hasbro had made some of the October Guard vehicles like the ones used in G.I. Joe Yearbook #2. I know they made a few of the October Guard figures, like Horror Show, a few years later.
I agree about Larry Hama. The guy is the vital part of the success of G.I.Joe. as we know it. Even though we had past the Ninja fever, he made Arashikage and that silent issue comic cool! You are also correct that G.I.Joe is international. I am from Indonesia, and my first encounter with G.I.Joe was the toys in 1987 (or 1988 if I am mistaken). Even though we had American version of M.A.S.K., SilverHawks, and He-Man toys here, somehow we mostly have Japanese (Takara) version of G.I.Joe. My first toys were Skyhawk (named "Little Harry" for some reason) and Scarlett. Those two are still my favourite G.I.Joe toys now.
I loved my old Joe figures. I played with them in the early nineties, and my brother used to buy me figures all the time when he worked at Wal-Mart. I used to watch the cartoons in the morning with him and when my brother gave me a bunch of the old comics, it just made the toys even cooler. I loved those toys and those comics. It's a nice connection that I will always have to my older brother. That is why GI Joe is so great.
The knee-jerk response "...and knowing is half the battle" drives my wife crazy. It really is an automatic response to that input. Great insight, especially the discussion about the comic book.
I bought the mobat and Stalker in 82, and that was the new start of my Joes s passion. I had big Jims and 12' Joes at early age, but it was not as compelling. like others here, I moved a lot, and it was difficult to keep friends. in the 80 s, I was getting old to have friends to play with the figs, so I had few to do so. around 15, in 84, it was more of a intimate thing, and it turned more toward a dio passion where I d build cardboard bases out of big appliances s boxes like fridges. I always had many story scenarios in mind for cartoons or movies based on the Joe universe and kept collecting, very few of my friends knew I was still buying Joes. in the late years, around 88, my main buzz was to have my armies standing in rows. Cobras looked better, since I army built quite a lot. I can remember fulfilling a childhood phantasy by filling an entire shopping cart of Joe boxes... just before buying a sports car and could nt afford that afterwards. I had to pass on some great vehicles like the thunderclap, and rolling thunder because of that. I still bought some figs up to 94, but only very few. my last figs must be the Cobra flame throwers, desert vipers and ninjas. Cesspool, and the assortment of toxo vipers with the toxic hiss tank. I would have loved the internet to talk about Joes then. I finally sold all my collection in 2012 because I needed money.... I only have my comics collection remaining. I d have no place in my apartment to have my Joes anyways. as I completely filled it with Lego to make movies, as I built an animation studio as a business. since it did nt quite work, I sell all of it as well. knowing that earlier, I d have made a Joe channel too, I had a respectable collection, I would have specialized in dios with cardboard scenes of which I was pretty good at building. so this is why I appreciate your channel so much, I really share your passion. good show Commander!
Great video essay. I grew up playing with the 12" version. I was into GI Joe toward the end of the military era and the beginning of the Adventure Team. I only wish I had saved them for when my son came along in 1995. Luckily Hasbro had started doing the Timeless collection of the 12" line and I was able to buy some and wait till he got older, that and the huge box of 80's Joes and vehicles purchased at a yardsale gave him the chance to play with both sizes. I think he spent as many hours as I did playing with them.
I grew up a navy brat in a very large military family. Gi Joe was something my dad and uncles could relate to and play with with me while teaching me about real equipment my toys were based off of. My fondest memories include my dad always getting me the navy characters. My grandpa getting me army characters, and my uncles getting me the marines. Then they would bicker with eachother wich branch was better
Hi my name is Timothy Bentley You're show help me a lot cuz I'm going through a bad time in my life every time I watch a show it makes me feel better about myself because I'm going through bankruptcy and my mother passed away a couple years ago I've been feeling upset when I saw your show and when you talk about my favorite subject GI Joe it made me feel better about myself and it may go on in my life thank you very much
Tim, thank you for sharing this. I'm so glad you're feeling better about yourself. My condolences on your challenges and the passing of your mother. I hope life treats you better. You're always welcome here.
I was very disappointed you were NOT wearing a cobra commander hood. Other than that great video. I remember vividly being torn between My Star Wars toy collection and the new G.I. Joe toys. G.I. Joe eventually won my heart due to the superior articulation. Before I watched the toon or read the marvel comic. The 1st swivel arms and neck Joe I got was flint and some crimson guards. The extra articulation BLEW MY MIND. I thought, this was as realistic as any toy can get! Subscribed and going to watch some more of your vids later.
ive always loved gi joe but when i found your page, my love for gi joe was reborn. thank you for all the cool videos. my gf &i never miss an episode. i look to your reviews for characters & vehicles im interested in purchasing. again, thanks alot!!! yo jooooe!!!
Thanks Hooded Cobra Commander. I’m a 50 year old long time GI Joe San …and I love the transformers, Masters of the I overuse, Marvel Legenda, DC, THundercats, MAsK, I hummmanoids…if it was an 80’s Toy property I was probably in to it because I was a Dungeouns and Dragon introvert like d of nerd. I can confidentalybsaythat Gi Joe is THE single greatest toy line that ever existed. From the cartoon-to the comic-to the action figures, to the vehicles…GI Joe reigns supreme at least for me :)
Some really GREAT writing on this video. Or did you do this all off-the-cuff, from-the-hip?!?! In either case, you should be proud! Thank you for emphasizing the Marvel Joe comic books and how Larry Hama helped to build the mythos! I've been a fan of the comic books since 1983 (I got into Joe a year late but I caught up!)! YO, JOE!
What is great? HoodedCobraCommander788 for keeping the dream that is and was G.I.Joe alive. Allowing us to remember how great is was to be a child in the ‘80’s and showing kids today how amazing G.I.Joe was.
As always, great commentary! One other thing I would add, GI Joe was price scaled so that kids from almost any economic class could participate. From a couple of figures to the big ticket items, kids could come together and simply play.
Oh man another great video by hcc788!!! U really caught me with this one bc u explained gi joe to the greatest extent! N I feel the exact same way as u I don't think anyone could've said it better! Bc gi joe taught me those same lessons n that's why I am a HUGE fan of gi joe as a whole! So thank u for what u do and all the videos that we as fans get from u!! YO JOE!!! N once again thank God for larry hama!🖒🖒
I can confirm that i was also having fun, playing with Gi Joe during the late 80's through to mid 90's here in England, of course they weren't called Gi Joe, they were Action Force, so now i collect them, but i am actually a bigger collector of Action man! You're all welcome to check out my uploads, so come and take a look! :)
It was great well thought out toys that were just the best I got short fuse from my grandmother Christmas Eve and Christmas Day I got wave one and it was the best Christmas I had as a kid it’s one of the best toy lines ever made all races all genders and all walks of life were involved just a great line and hcc788 keep up the good work
Thanks for making these videos. I was a fan of GIJoe, but not a huge fan. I was more into Transformers (still am). I got the comics up through the Devil's Due series (which isn't cannon and I think that sucks) and my old toys are still somewhere in my parents' house. But I enjoy the videos. I watch other toy reviewers and I like how you have your own voice instead of trying to immitate others. One question I have for you is, how well do you think GIJoe would work today as a toy and a concept? You said GIJoe will come back into the public eye. I hope so too, but how? Hasbro made IDW Comics do a "shared universe" working GIJoe, Visionaries, Mask, and others into their Transformers comic which didn't work well. I don't think the concept itself was plausible. But at least we got Skywarp as a Joe and telling Red Ninjas to surrender or he'll step on them.
Thank you for this video! I really hope to see you at joecon this year! Gi Joe is why I joined the Marines and I really appreciate the optimistic view of America that Gi Joe represents and I find comfort in that.
G.I. Joe effected my child hood greatly and still effects my teenage years, it caused my interest in military history and just history in general, to the point where I have joined a history bowl at my high school and, I’m not to shabby at it, of course I still have a notion in my brain the G.I. Joe is for kids, but i don’t really care. It makes me happy and im ok with that
Hmmmmm......since there were no characters on the Joe team who were lawyers, does that mean HCC788 was inspired to his adult life by the Crimson Guard? Is HCC788 really a Fred undercover?!!!!!
As a younger fan of GI Joe, my introduction to the series was in the early 2000s, primarily the Frostbite vs Neo-Viper pack and Frostbite with the Rockslide, and GI Joe Volume 4: Deadly Lies. It was the only context I had as to who GI Joe and Cobra were, and when Valor vs Venom came out, I was all over it. The series of GI Joe I enjoyed the most was GI Joe Renegades. It was a new take on familiar concepts, which made it very exciting. I was saddened at the end of Joecon, as I never got the chance to go, and the ending of the toyline until recently, but watching these reviews has allowed me to view the nostalgia someone else has for a different era of the same toyline that I enjoyed, a shared interest that can be understood by multiple generations, and that is why GI Joe is great. YO JOE!
Cobra taught me the meaning of "RETREAT!".
GI Joe didn't retreat the fell back regrouped.
In the Rambo cartoon Savage where "advancing to the rear!"
I have been a collector and avid fan and member since it's inception in 1964...I simply love it and hate it at the same time. I collect the items that I like and sometimes the ones I hate. GI Joe came into my life in the early 60s and really took hold in the 70s for me. As I got older I went away from it only to come back to it when I had children of my own. It will always bring back fond memories of Christmas with my family, the excitement when the GI Joe mail ins came in for my 3 boys. I am still collecting and have over 375 3 1/4 in figures and over 200 12 in vintage figures. Vehicles too. I have just begun to showcase some of my collection on You Tube. After inventory (took months) and completing figures from the mountains of accessories I am really appreciating your videos and they have helped me with my collection tremendously. I am grateful for your very entertaining videos and look forward to learning even more! Yo Joe!
Wow, what a great video! In 1983, my parents got divorced. As a ten year old then, it was a hard time for because I didn’t understand why it was happening and I couldn’t fix it. However, I discovered G.I. Joe the year before when I got my first figure which was Snake-Eyes, and immersed myself into the line along with my friends. The comic book helped too! G.I. Joe was there to help me through that rough period of my life, and to this day I’m still thankful to Hasbro and Marvel for developing that world.
It's only thanks to Cobra Commander's filecard in 1986' that I learned what 'Ordinance' meant. Every adult I asked had no clue what I was talking about. We learned something from these toys, files, backstories and comics, & that's a positive thing.
GI Joe for me was about creating friendship through imagination and play in the backyard! Couldnt get enough of Joe and Cpbra soldiers and thr vehicles to creat the awesome backyard battle. Plus my family has a lot military background and I related the two. Awesome review HCC788, when i watch your reviews, its like a time machine and takes me back to the 80's. I thank you and YO JOE!!
I’m a fan of GI Joe and a friend.. HCC788 embodies all the greatest in GIJOE... he even takes time to encourage others.. class act! Thank YOU HCC788!
I actually said "...and knowing is half the battle!" along with the video, so I guess it is hard wired in at this point lol
Great video! You know, I have been struggling to explain to my wife why I like G.I. Joe so much and I think you just made my life easier! :) G.I. Joe was my favorite toys growing up, sadly in Venezuela we did not get the comics, so I'm just starting to discover the great work of Larry Hama. Thanks to you, Kevin and all the other great G.I. Joe reviewers I have been able to relive the fascination I had for it in the 80s. Keep the great work!
Love the video essay. I had the Sea Adventurer Adventure Team 12" Joe when I was a kid. Later on I gravitated to the RAH line, mainly thanks to the superb writing in the comic book by Larry Hama. I had just about all the figures and toys from the first two years of the line, and had a smattering of them from '84-'87. This channel brings back a lot of pleasant memories of those times, and I just wanna say thanks HCC788, keep up the great work and Yo Joe!
My era was 80's G.I. Joe as well, and I completely agree with your assessment. For me personally, it's impossible to overstate how important Larry Hama was to the appeal of G.I. Joe. I loved the fact that he was able to blend comic book fantasy with real world military jargon, history lessons, character development, and a complex geopolitical world view that managed to avoid obvious propaganda. To be honest, I didn't even think about these things at the time, but looking back I appreciate his willingness to treat his (mostly) teenage readers as adults who didn't need to be talked down to.
Also, the toys (at least in the early years) were absolutely brilliant.
GI JOE taught me how to say "deoxyribonucleic acid"
Thank you for the inspirational words...Well said true G.I.Joe was big part of my childhood from comics to cartoon especially that most of my family served in the military and also part of the government to protect the law... True Now I know and Knowing is Half the Battle became part of our social life when talking. For me GI Joe will always be the best
I’ve been watching some of your review videos of individual Joes lately but this has me sold. GI Joe is great! Of all the toy lines we had back in the 80’s, none of them inspired me to go on an adventure with them like GI Joe. Whether outside in the dirt or inside on the floor “GI Joe was there”. Smashed the subscribe button and hit the bell.
We never got 80's cartoon so to me what I know about world and characters comes from comic books. It's why I like Destro so much as he really got to shine in comic book, I like comic book Cobra Commander as ruthless leader who didn't show mercy to anyone including his own son and I always pair Snake Eyes and Scarlet because they were couple in comic book and clearly cared about each other. Those are some of things that I still like about G.I Joe comic book. As some one who is also Transformers fan I didn't hate crossovers between two. This includes final one of Marvel run when Cobra repaired Megatron and gave him his G2 look.
Back as kid I didn't have many G.I Joe toys as I had toys from several other franchises as well like Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but ones that I had included my favorite version of my favorite character that being Iron Grenadiers Destro so I was happy about ones that I had. Then again toys in here tend to cost more than in USA and that was also case back then.
That was a really entertaining video. As an 80's kid, there are a lot of reasons G.I. Joe is great. Too bad the franchise is pretty much dormant right now. But at least we still have the G.I. Joe: ARAH comic from IDW written by Larry Hama. It's like a link to my childhood. Yo Joe!
Great video essay! GI Joe is great because of the passionate fans!
SEO Toy Review Well said.
Blow me away! EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT and damn good insight.
I sadly missed the great GI Joe era of the 1980's however a friend here in the Orangeville, Ontario area, was a sculptor and designer of GI Joes for Hasbro in the 1990's and a good friend, now sadly deceased, had a huge collection of GI Joes which fueled my love. The excellent art and scripting of the GI Joe comics didn't hurt either! Keep up the great work.
Awesome video man :D in Brazil they were called comandos em ação :D I loved man :D hope my son will like it when he's older :D :D
YO JOE!! Thanks Hoodie, and it brought us you. Yo Hoodie!!
The cobra mamba looks like its taking a short drop with a sudden stop off your dresser.
I wish Hasbro had made some of the October Guard vehicles like the ones used in G.I. Joe Yearbook #2. I know they made a few of the October Guard figures, like Horror Show, a few years later.
I agree about Larry Hama. The guy is the vital part of the success of G.I.Joe. as we know it.
Even though we had past the Ninja fever, he made Arashikage and that silent issue comic cool!
You are also correct that G.I.Joe is international.
I am from Indonesia, and my first encounter with G.I.Joe was the toys in 1987 (or 1988 if I am mistaken).
Even though we had American version of M.A.S.K., SilverHawks, and He-Man toys here, somehow we mostly have Japanese (Takara) version of G.I.Joe.
My first toys were Skyhawk (named "Little Harry" for some reason) and Scarlett. Those two are still my favourite G.I.Joe toys now.
Great video. Ready to get Larry Hama to sign something else and hopefully a sketch on June 8th at DFW show.
Well spoken. I couldn't have said it any better myself.
I loved my old Joe figures. I played with them in the early nineties, and my brother used to buy me figures all the time when he worked at Wal-Mart. I used to watch the cartoons in the morning with him and when my brother gave me a bunch of the old comics, it just made the toys even cooler. I loved those toys and those comics. It's a nice connection that I will always have to my older brother. That is why GI Joe is so great.
The knee-jerk response "...and knowing is half the battle" drives my wife crazy. It really is an automatic response to that input. Great insight, especially the discussion about the comic book.
I bought the mobat and Stalker in 82, and that was the new start of my Joes s passion.
I had big Jims and 12' Joes at early age, but it was not as compelling.
like others here, I moved a lot, and it was difficult to keep friends.
in the 80 s, I was getting old to have friends to play with the figs, so I had few to do so.
around 15, in 84, it was more of a intimate thing, and it turned more toward a dio passion
where I d build cardboard bases out of big appliances s boxes like fridges.
I always had many story scenarios in mind for cartoons or movies based on the Joe universe
and kept collecting, very few of my friends knew I was still buying Joes.
in the late years, around 88, my main buzz was to have my armies standing in rows.
Cobras looked better, since I army built quite a lot.
I can remember fulfilling a childhood phantasy by filling an entire shopping cart of Joe boxes...
just before buying a sports car and could nt afford that afterwards.
I had to pass on some great vehicles like the thunderclap, and rolling thunder because of that.
I still bought some figs up to 94, but only very few.
my last figs must be the Cobra flame throwers, desert vipers and ninjas.
Cesspool, and the assortment of toxo vipers with the toxic hiss tank.
I would have loved the internet to talk about Joes then.
I finally sold all my collection in 2012 because I needed money....
I only have my comics collection remaining. I d have no place in my apartment to have my Joes anyways.
as I completely filled it with Lego to make movies, as I built an animation studio as a business.
since it did nt quite work, I sell all of it as well.
knowing that earlier, I d have made a Joe channel too, I had a respectable collection,
I would have specialized in dios with cardboard scenes of which I was pretty good at building.
so this is why I appreciate your channel so much, I really share your passion.
good show Commander!
Great video essay. I grew up playing with the 12" version. I was into GI Joe toward the end of the military era and the beginning of the Adventure Team. I only wish I had saved them for when my son came along in 1995. Luckily Hasbro had started doing the Timeless collection of the 12" line and I was able to buy some and wait till he got older, that and the huge box of 80's Joes and vehicles purchased at a yardsale gave him the chance to play with both sizes. I think he spent as many hours as I did playing with them.
Very well said sir.
I grew up a navy brat in a very large military family. Gi Joe was something my dad and uncles could relate to and play with with me while teaching me about real equipment my toys were based off of.
My fondest memories include my dad always getting me the navy characters. My grandpa getting me army characters, and my uncles getting me the marines. Then they would bicker with eachother wich branch was better
Hey, the Funskool Cutter I sent you got a cameo. Great essay, HCC.
Hi my name is Timothy Bentley
You're show help me a lot cuz I'm going through a bad time in my life every time I watch a show it makes me feel better about myself because I'm going through bankruptcy and my mother passed away a couple years ago I've been feeling upset when I saw your show and when you talk about my favorite subject GI Joe it made me feel better about myself and it may go on in my life thank you very much
Tim, thank you for sharing this. I'm so glad you're feeling better about yourself. My condolences on your challenges and the passing of your mother. I hope life treats you better. You're always welcome here.
I was very disappointed you were NOT wearing a cobra commander hood. Other than that great video. I remember vividly being torn between My Star Wars toy collection and the new G.I. Joe toys. G.I. Joe eventually won my heart due to the superior articulation. Before I watched the toon or read the marvel comic. The 1st swivel arms and neck Joe I got was flint and some crimson guards. The extra articulation BLEW MY MIND. I thought, this was as realistic as any toy can get! Subscribed and going to watch some more of your vids later.
Im pretty sure GI Joe got me into filmmaking. My friends and I acted out so many movies as children. Wonderful memories.
ive always loved gi joe but when i found your page, my love for gi joe was reborn. thank you for all the cool videos. my gf &i never miss an episode. i look to your reviews for characters & vehicles im interested in purchasing. again, thanks alot!!! yo jooooe!!!
Thanks Hooded Cobra Commander. I’m a 50 year old long time GI Joe San …and I love the transformers, Masters of the I overuse, Marvel Legenda, DC, THundercats, MAsK, I hummmanoids…if it was an 80’s
Toy property I was probably in to it because I was a Dungeouns and Dragon introvert like d of nerd. I can confidentalybsaythat Gi Joe is THE single greatest toy line that ever existed. From the cartoon-to the comic-to the action figures, to the vehicles…GI Joe reigns supreme at least for me :)
YAAAAAA! Great video! I couldn't have put it any better! God bless and YOOOOJOE!!!
... and now you know and knowing is Half the Battle...
*GI Joe!*
👊😎
Some really GREAT writing on this video. Or did you do this all off-the-cuff, from-the-hip?!?! In either case, you should be proud! Thank you for emphasizing the Marvel Joe comic books and how Larry Hama helped to build the mythos! I've been a fan of the comic books since 1983 (I got into Joe a year late but I caught up!)! YO, JOE!
Great vídeo, greetings from spain
Great stuff right on point! Happy to be along for the ride!!!
What is great? HoodedCobraCommander788 for keeping the dream that is and was G.I.Joe alive. Allowing us to remember how great is was to be a child in the ‘80’s and showing kids today how amazing G.I.Joe was.
Spoted that Mission Brazil Leatherneck. Any plans to review them?
As always, great commentary! One other thing I would add, GI Joe was price scaled so that kids from almost any economic class could participate. From a couple of figures to the big ticket items, kids could come together and simply play.
Well said HCC!!
Knowing is half the battle the other half is 25% red lasers and 25% blue lasers.
Thanx for everything Man!
Oh man, I love this video so much!
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Well said!
Well done, awesome video. You summed it up perfectly. Yo Joe!!
Oh man another great video by hcc788!!! U really caught me with this one bc u explained gi joe to the greatest extent! N I feel the exact same way as u I don't think anyone could've said it better! Bc gi joe taught me those same lessons n that's why I am a HUGE fan of gi joe as a whole! So thank u for what u do and all the videos that we as fans get from u!! YO JOE!!! N once again thank God for larry hama!🖒🖒
Brilliantly put...every point you made is so true...great video
......as always
Thank you for this video!!! Really made my day! YO JOE!!!
Well done and well thought out as always sir.
Excellent video, thank you.
Awesome video! You've got yourself a new subscriber :)
Brilliant! :-D
Great video.
I can confirm that i was also having fun, playing with Gi Joe during the late 80's through to mid 90's here in England, of course they weren't called Gi Joe, they were Action Force, so now i collect them, but i am actually a bigger collector of Action man! You're all welcome to check out my uploads, so come and take a look! :)
Well said! I've been a fan since the cartoon. G.I. Joe was the best.
Love this!!!
Back in High School, when i was taking ROTC, I felt like a Joe in some way..
Great video I love gi joe because my dad and mom was military both was Air Force and grow up around the military at why I love gi joe
It was great well thought out toys that were just the best I got short fuse from my grandmother Christmas Eve and Christmas Day I got wave one and it was the best Christmas I had as a kid it’s one of the best toy lines ever made all races all genders and all walks of life were involved just a great line and hcc788 keep up the good work
Transformers and voltron where my first loves but Gijoe is a close second
I always loved gijoe since I was little and sometimes I still buy them
The best review you have done.
another Awesome video!! G.i.joe Rules!!
Great video!!!
will you review the Mamba at some point? Or is yours incomplete? Would love to hear your take on it!
Excellent video. Subbed.
Thanks for making these videos. I was a fan of GIJoe, but not a huge fan. I was more into Transformers (still am). I got the comics up through the Devil's Due series (which isn't cannon and I think that sucks) and my old toys are still somewhere in my parents' house. But I enjoy the videos. I watch other toy reviewers and I like how you have your own voice instead of trying to immitate others.
One question I have for you is, how well do you think GIJoe would work today as a toy and a concept? You said GIJoe will come back into the public eye. I hope so too, but how? Hasbro made IDW Comics do a "shared universe" working GIJoe, Visionaries, Mask, and others into their Transformers comic which didn't work well. I don't think the concept itself was plausible. But at least we got Skywarp as a Joe and telling Red Ninjas to surrender or he'll step on them.
Thank you for this video! I really hope to see you at joecon this year! Gi Joe is why I joined the Marines and I really appreciate the optimistic view of America that Gi Joe represents and I find comfort in that.
Damn It 😭 Yo JOE!!!
HCC788 videos are informative , entertaining and great just like G.I. Joe.
cool video I have always thought of g.i.joe as a way to make my imagination grow as a kid
YOOOO JOE!
Do a review on the general
Yo Joe!
well spoken commander ,G I Joe is GREAT!
Yo Joe! Sorry you got that single down-vote, probably from Serpentor.
GI Joe : imagination, inspiration, and so much more
Holy smokes! I have been watching you for almost a year now and just realized I'm not subscribed for some reason. Problem solved.
It inspired boys to get toys & to a lesser extent comic books. Thanks Hasbro.
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For me it was G.I. Joe versus Revell, Monogram, Lindberg, Ertl..........I had air superiority in every battle.
Big fan of gi joe!
G.I. Joe effected my child hood greatly and still effects my teenage years, it caused my interest in military history and just history in general, to the point where I have joined a history bowl at my high school and, I’m not to shabby at it, of course I still have a notion in my brain the G.I. Joe is for kids, but i don’t really care. It makes me happy and im ok with that
Cobra LaLaLa
HCC I enjoy the show and GI Joe is great
Go Joe!!!
Hmmmmm......since there were no characters on the Joe team who were lawyers, does that mean HCC788 was inspired to his adult life by the Crimson Guard? Is HCC788 really a Fred undercover?!!!!!
GO JOE!!
Was the G.I. Joe team the Army Delta Force ?
The dude who thumbs downed this... you will get over constipation...eventually.
I know GI Joe because of the 80s show. As an adult I realized that the comics were much better
This should be presented on Capitol Hill
I didn't watch those cartoons and they didn't make me a better person I'm a card-carrying member of the terrorist organization known as cobra