This brings back so many memories. I wish i could go back in time and relive my childhood again. That was a happy and simple time of my life. Memories!!!!
These were the greatest toys ever made. I used to beg my parents to get them for me. Unfortunately due to our economic status only a small few were ever bought. None the less the best time I ever had as a child was playing with my GIJoes.
Bayas M yea I didn't know to many kids, myself included who had the bigger toys like the aircraft carrier. I may have known 1 rich kid who had that can't recall for sure.
I am so glad I was able to enjoy this time period. I was born in 1976, and got to enjoy the 80s as a kid. I miss it sometimes because of GI Joe, He-Man, and all the other great toys.
My brother and I had green Army Men too. Our first tactical sandbox (A literal Sandbox) system was loosely based on Battleship. We cut a box in half for a screen, then set up fortifications. Then, we'd remove the boxes, and take turns shooting with a Line-of-Sight system. Line up behind the soldier's head, if he can see it, he can shoot it. That's how we're able to cancel out "Pew!" "You Missed!"
It wasn't our entire childhoods. Honestly, we're both lucky to make it out without one of us in an eyepatch. We also had lawn-darts, and played "Double-Dragon!" In Austin, (Congress Park Apartments) the playground was literally I beams, embedded in concrete, and railroad ties bolted on with all-thread. They didn't even put down astroturf, if you fell off (Or were pushed) you fell straight down onto concrete, and we had terpene tar all over our clothes from the railroad ties.
I honestly gotta say when it comes to playability, realism and quality of product...this GI Joe line hit it out of the park...That MOBAT tank would run over just about anything, and the customization and scenes you could stage just out performed Star Wars..
+8thManDVD.com Cartoon Channel The G.I.Joe aircraft carrier- When you absolutely, positively, HAVE to take up the entire floorspace of your playroom! LOL.
I never lived in the 80s, but these are probably in the top 10 toys EVER. They had great articulation, well made accessories, amazing comics and cartoon, file cards for every character, and so many vehicles and playsets that had awesome features. Just like Transformers, they also have had some pretty great media in all forms. I’d really recommend G.I. Joe Resolute, one of the best animated action movies I’ve seen in a while. I was born in 2006, so obviously I never grew up with them, but it’s just obvious that these are great. I’d also recommend the RU-vid channel “Michael Mercy,” he has some pretty great videos on this stuff.
80's i love G.I.Joe reminds me of the time i served were actually used G.I.Joe code names. Whoever made G.I.Joe thank you for making my childhood worth it lol 💪
I'm getting goosebumps watching this. I had Mutt & Junkyard. Years later, I grew up, enlisted, joined the military and really became a K9 handler. Weird where life takes us. :D
I had all of them until 88 and then collected sporadically until I turned 13 in 1990. I miss those days of building bases in the dirt and playing with my Joe's. The 80s were amazing!
The best time to be a kid. The best cartoons. The best toys. Some of the best video games. Just the best of everything. The last great, golden era for kids
i didn't grow up with original 1980's gi joe, i grew up with the gi joe spy troops and valor vs venom toy line i still have my gi joe spy troops movie ah memories.
im right there with you, i grew up with spy troops and valor vs venom when i was growing. now watching these commericals, makes me want to buy them the 25th anniversary line. they still have, the same feel as they did back then kids will remember gi joe because their parents grew up them. what do i know i grew up with spy troops and valor vs venom.
I saved my collection from the 1980s and sold it 3 years ago. Including the Flagg. Made a freaking mint. But I would give it all back to be back in this simpler time when Americans were allowed to be proud.
1 YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS, WHEN I WAS A KID, I GOT 2 F-14 JETS! MAN, I FELT LIKE THE LUCKIEST KID IN THE WORLD. HAD A FEW GI JOE AND STAR WARS. THE 80'S WAS THE BEST TIME EVER TO BE A KID. TOYS LIKE THESE, SLOT TRACKS, RC TOYS, HOT WHEELS, TRANSFORMERS, TONKA TOYS, CARTOONS, PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH FRIENDS AND SO MUCH MORE!
Head to a local Walmart or Target snd take a look at the toys there, most of them pale in comparison to 80's GI JOE. I still remember the day Me mum bought me the Cobra Rattler, and I even remember what the weather was like. What a stellar toy.
Like most guys my age these toys were the ish back then. One day i wanna walk in a old ladies garage sale and find all these old toys she selling cause her kid dosent want them any more. Thats my dream haul of a find lol. Great video!
Love This!!! Takes me right back to back in the day when I was little!! So much fun!!Let's go back in time with a time machine to back then and I'm gonna stay there!! Lol 80's and 90's FOREVER!!
The band put some soul into it at 1:32 "Make sure to say destro in the song. Do your music magic, but just make sure you say destro" Its funny how they kept using the same guy, and were like "same melody, but this week we need this toy in the lyrics"
That MOBAT Main Battle Tank had a chronic problem of the battery lid falling off and getting the batteries disconnected. Later on, they solved that problem with the Mauler tank. However, the Mauler had the problem of not being able to turn left or right, which at least the MOBAT was able to do.
I had tons of G.I Joe figures and Vehicles including the Terror Drome, Night Raven and Rolling Thunder. But I cannot really recall ever actually playing with them. My friends and I would just sit around fiddling with them while talking about G.I Joe.
Seems like the vehicles from the early days were way cooler than the later ones. I remember wishing I had the older vehicles as a kid but were stuck with the late 80s stuff.
Yeah, during the run the vehicles went from resembling actual contemporary military vehicles (MOBAT, Rattler, Raven, APC, Skystriker), to not-quite-but-plausibly-could-work in an actual military (hovercraft, Water Moccasin, HISS, Conquest) to absurd (HAVOC, buzz boar, Pogo battle ball, almost everything after 1986). The toy and play set market was so crowded and volatile in the mid 1980's that Hasbro seemingly tried to make GI Joe everything to everybody. Tried to compete with the sci fi & fantasy stuff from MOTU, Thundercats MASK, and other stuff from the era instead of pigeonholing it to strict military themes. They were probably damned no matter what they tried.
Thanks soo much for this epic upload! ! can't tell you how much I enjoyed these commercials I forgot them I was too busy playing outside fake battles with all the neighborhood kids and these figures. I also was a big he man guy and used them to fight in the old WWF ring
Possibly but very unlikely. I've been collecting for a long time and I'm sure these would have popped up on Yo Joe or other forums. Especially now in this day in age where everyone has access to a digital camera. Collectors like to show off their rare figures or massive armies. All I know is that I have to build up my 85 Crimson Guards and 86 Vipers up to what they used to be. I recently had to sell a lot of my collection. I regret it big time! But when you need money you need money. I'm currently in the process of writing a dio-story. I'm just thinking of exactly what I want my story to be about and planning out the diorama sets. Plus I need a new camera. It should be an epic venture.
Black Heart I used to collect Joes and Transformers but sold them all off as needed the money, unfortunately that's life. I always wanted the Crimson twins protos as they looked so much better then the ones we got, did anyone every post those or did they disappear?
Ethan Shelley Those times were limited. Before the internet you were stuck with what local toy store had, at least now you can buy just about anything or at least find info about it. You're not missing anything trust me.
Ethan Shelley As someone who grew up during the '80s and early '90s, I can say that you are correct, Ethan. I have to disagree with the comment that "You're not missing anything." Sure, technology advanced remarkably in a short period of time (just consider how much changed with computers/Internet alone between the mid-'90s and the early 2000s!); and broadband Internet has unquestionably facilitated shopping, research, and communication. However, not all that glitters is gold, as the old saying goes. In all honesty, if given the chance, I would trade every bit of this modern technology and fast-paced, "got-to-have-it-now" society for the much simpler and far less chaotic 1980s, without hesitation. As far as I'm concerned, *everything* back then BUT computers was superior to American life in the 21st Century: toys, games, TV shows, movies, music, pro-wrestling, breakfast cereal, local restaurants & businesses, POLITICS (Reagan instead of Obama -- need I say more?!) . . . you name it. Unless you experienced life back then, it's really impossible to understand what I mean. You just had to be there! Needless to say, I am so richly *blessed* to have grown up when I did with the wonderful family and friends I had (and still have, to a degree). Yeah, I'm sentimental. ;-)
ArnoldArchives I can't disagree with your comment about "Reagan", we need another great leader like him but will probably never get one. I share the same love as you or anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s but yea it is more sentimental then anything else. Every generation loves what they grew up with.Though as for toys, games, arcade etc. we did have a nice BOOM for sure, ditto with Cartoon/TV Shows.Ah but life goes on. Nothing wrong with being sentimental about it. I don't recall life being all that much better esp. when it came to collecting toys - once it went out print you were screwed. Today I can buy (and download) whatever I want from the 80s and 90s.
+ArnoldArchives I was born just after the golden age of society but just before the age where every 6 year old plays cod and knows more cuss words than I do.
The commercial shown at 8:05 was the 1 that convinced me to start collecting. Plus having watched "The Weather Dominator." Those were the 1st 5 figures in my collection: Duke, Roadblock, Spirit, Stormshadow & CoCo. (Hooded version though.) Skyhawk was my 1st vehicle.
@Ayan Majumdar That's a blanket statement, and you know it. True, some people (keyword: SOME) may develop an unhealthy obsession with video games, but most of us gamers have the will power to look away from the screen and do something else.
Who remembers getting the Sears catalog reading the toy section every fall just to look for joes and circling the joe stuff u wanted for Xmas I read that catalog more than the Bible I knew what page the toy section started Lol
Awesome I’m glad I grew up in the 80’s amazing toys cool cartoons, and legendary music artists. Farmers Boulevard, yeah, you know that's where me and E hang out, cool out, you know what I'm sayin'? That's where the crib's at!!!!
i grew up with spy troops and valor vs venom, i never watched any of the old gi joe now i know what i missed im collection the gi joe 25th anniversary versions of these guys im only getting the original 13 Joes the ones from the comic books.
This is the memory I cherish: the perfect cheese of some of these lyrics. "It's the wickedest wea-pon YET, ya knowwww..." "Cobra Sea-Ray, it's a FIGHT 'n machine...."
Fun to watch these again...even if they're not in order. It's fun to pick out which of these were out before the show was finished. I love how Scarlet's hair is down in the old ones.
I remember building little bases in my back yard and having huge battles. I had over 100 G.I.Joes and an assortment of vehicles. Hours and hours of fun I had. Man those were the days.
Seeing the skyhawk.... sigh Loved that thing... got it for christmas The year earlier we got a puppy Came home after owning the skyhawk for like 3 weeks maybe. The puppy ate it Loved that dog. Hated him that day
I have the Sky Stryker in its box but one day in probably 1987 or so I was throwing the parachute up with figures and retrieving them but I never found the second one and I looked all over the yard I looked in the swimming pool and I looked in the bushes and I never found that second pilot seat with parachute so the vehicles incomplete now and that bums me
the motorized battle tank with steeler was the first gijoe I ever had. I miss the 80's the toys and fun were endless... I wish I could go back in time..
Ah yes, schoolyard memories of GI Joe and Cobra fighting it out-and spending half of recess arguing over who won. I brought my Conquest X-30 and a friend had to smuggle his SkyStriker to school. We ruled the air that week. My X-30 was a Christmas gift since it was usually out of my parents' range for toys. The floating toys fascinated me as well as the removable panels so you could PM your vehicles between battles. I wish I still had all my stuff-the day girls became interesting was the day poor GI Joe's services weren't necessary anymore.
