


There are certainly several go-to characters and episodes that tended to focus on smaller groups of Joes, allowing many members of the team to get their moment in the sun. Yet the show was never lacking for imagination and viewed now, it's all simply good, goofy fun. battles with monsters and even an adventure where a group of Joes are turned into children). Unlike the relatively more grounded comic, the animated series went way over the top with scenarios that the Joes would find themselves in, usually involving quite a bit of fantasy elements (i.e. If you're looking for corniness, you'll find plenty in G.I. Watching it again as an adult, certainly there's a lot to laugh at now.

Just+a+typical+day+on+the+job+for+G.I.+Joe. But it was bright, vibrant and visually appealing nonetheless. The show was certainly working within the confines of a limited budget one look at the animation makes that apparent. The animated series is filled with distinct Joe characters like Duke, Shipwreck, Snake Eyes, Spirit, Scarlett, Flint and Roadblock, all of whom are instantly identifiable thanks to their very different costumes and voices (OK, not so much the latter for Snake Eyes). As a kid, I read the comic and watched the series simultaneously, and while I always preferred the more intense and dramatic comic, there's no denying that like many I absolutely loved the cartoon, too. Like the toys and comic that proceeded it, the series saw the Joes constantly square off against the terrorist group Cobra who were always in the midst of a plan at world domination. Joe cartoon began with two popular miniseries (in 19), before an ongoing afternoon series began in 1985. Telling the story of "America's daring, highly-trained, Special Mission force," the G.I. As a major revamp and re-envisioning of the 1960s 12-inch doll, the "Real American Hero" action figure line was a huge success and the Marvel Comic was one of the most notable comics to be adapted from another medium but it's hard to beat the power of television when it comes to reaching a broad audience. If you were a little boy growing up in the mid-1980s, there is a very good chance G.I Joe was a big part of your life.
