Following RR's Transformer's poll, what GI Joes did you have? It can be figures and/or accessories. Please specify what type of figure it was too (3 3/4" or 12", etc). From what I remember;
3 3/4"
Dusty
Quick Kick
Snake Eyes (with wolf)
Cutter (came with Hovercraft)
Shipwreck (with parrot)
Zartan (with Swamp Speeder)
Storm Shadow
BAT Trooper
Crimson Guard
Cobra Commander (hooded variant)
Dr. Mindbender
Almost all the Dreadnots (including Thunder Machine)
Tomax And Xamot (first figures I owned)
There's more but thats what I recall off the top of my head. I actually still have the figures somewhere with all the accessories. I recall having the Cobra ATV and a mini tank for GI JOE. Also a bigger Cobra tank.
I inherited several 12 inch models from my brother, and also had a 12 inch Eagle-eye with the kung fu grip!
-Ed
Quote from: A Man Called Ed on February 25, 2011, 01:29:48 PM
I inherited several 12 inch models from my brother, and also had a 12 inch Eagle-eye with the kung fu grip!
-Ed
I had that one! It was leaps ahead of it's non-grippy bretheren. I also had the evil Intruder.
(http://www.toplessrobot.com/intruder.jpg)
My favorite set was the G.I. Joe Curse of the Mummy's Tomb.
(http://thebeat.iloveny.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/gi-joe-mummy.jpg)
I didn't have any but my brothers had a few: maybe Shipwreck, and Lady Jaye. I used to like pulling on the rubber band part in the middle and making their bodies contort in the most unnatural ways possible and I'd crack up.
Remember the G.I. Joe song from the commercial back in the 1970s? It made me want to streak into action. The lyrics went something like this:
"Ya gotta roll out your GI Joe, ya gotta get out your GI Joe, copter's waiting, time to go, ya gotta get out your GI Joe . . . "
The song made it sound like it was macho to play with dolls. It worked on me . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSyfMsqlOV0
I had the helicopter
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww28/jackc8/gijoehelo.jpg?t=1298666835)
and the command center
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww28/jackc8/-18123102737560530.jpg?t=1298667236)
Think I had a jeep too.
I had the 1964 original (blonde hair) Soldier, the first year they were out. He ended up losing a hand. I was 9 by the way.
I can't remember them all but I recall having the following:
Flint
Gung-Ho (these two were my favourites)
Cobra Communcations Viper
The Baroness
Blow-Torch (at least I think that was his name)
Stalker
Cobra Commander
I recall my friend had Quick Kick, Destro and Serpentor which he'd bring over sometimes.
I forget the names of the figures I had, but I had a lot of the mid '80s GI Joe figures. I do remember having some Sgt. Slaughter figures though, and not the wrestling ones, but the GI Joe issued ones.
Quote from: retrorussell on February 25, 2011, 03:07:31 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSyfMsqlOV0
Is it just me or does that jingle sound like a "manly" version of "Kumbaya"?
The entire '82 line-up: Grunt, Breaker, Stalker, Snake Eyes, Flash, Scarlett, Short Fuze, Zap, Hawk, Steeler, Clutch, Cobra Soldier, Cobra Officer, and the Laser Cannon Guy who's name I don't remember. I had Destro when he first came out in '83. Then puberty hit and I lost all intrest in my toys (untill 30 hit and I wished I still had them).
Three of the 12 inchers (two full beard and one no beard) and too many accessories to name, including the jeep, the helicopter, the atv, etc.
Gave it all to my nephews and to my knowledge, none of it is left.
I had one of the big figures from the 70's when I was literally a toddler. I had one of the radio's from 70's as well, it was second hand.
I am sad to say that I had an original G.I. Joe from the early 60's as a child. It was handed down to me from my uncle who got it on Chistmas as a child. This was the original G.I. Joe where was only one action figure, not different characters, but instead they came with different outfits like camos, astronaut, Navy cracker-jacks, etc. I also had the jeep. The sad part comes in when I admit that I was a foolish child and destroyed it. I even remember feeling a small sense of regret after doing it (blowing him up with lots of firecrackers) even then. What a collector's item that would be today. I honestly don't know what happened to the jeep.
:bluesad:
None. :(
The Cobra Rattler and GIJOE's Bridgelayer, lots of figures.
(http://i56.tinypic.com/nqac0i.jpg)
(http://i56.tinypic.com/29m681j.jpg)
I had almost every one... it also annoyed me when their thumbs would break off.
(although I love to mix my Joes with my other 3 1/2 action figures)... Darth Vader, Cobra, Cylon, Boss Hog and the dude with the tail in Clash of the Titans...
Gee those were great times
PS... did anybody unscrew a GI Joe and made their own character... I know I did... :)
Quote from: Skull on March 15, 2011, 03:11:06 PM
the dude with the tail in Clash of the Titans...
Kalibos. I remember I had the lunchbox with Bubo (the owl) on the front.
Also, other toys, I remember having the gaint ATAT and the Castle Greyskull playset.