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American line of action figures and media franchise

G.I. Joe
Created by	Donald Levine[1] [2]
Original work	America'southward Movable Fighting Man (1964)
Owner	Hasbro
Print publications
Comics	G.I. Joe
Films and television
Film(s)	Animated G.I. Joe: The Moving-picture show Spy Troops Valor vs. Venom Ninja Battles Live action The Rise of Cobra Retaliation Snake Eyes
Blithe series	1985 series 1989 series Extreme Sigma vi Resolute Renegades
Games
Video game(s)	List of video games
Miscellaneous
Toy(southward)	List of toy series
Related franchises	Transformers Action Force

K.I. Joe is an American media franchise and a line of activeness figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro.^{[3] [4]} The initial product offering represented iv of the branches of the U.S. military with the Activeness Soldier (U.Southward. Regular army), Activity Sailor (U.S. Navy), Action Airplane pilot (U.S. Air Force), Activeness Marine (U.Southward. Marine Corps) and later on, the Activeness Nurse. The proper noun is derived from the usage of "G.I. Joe" for the generic U.S. soldier, itself derived from the more general term "G.I.".^{[5] [six] [7]} The development of G.I. Joe led to the coining of the term "activity figure". G.I. Joe'southward entreatment to children has made it an American icon among toys.^[8]

The Thou.I. Joe trademark has been used past Hasbro for several different toy lines, although only two have been successful. The original 12-inch (30 cm) line introduced on February 2, 1964, centered on realistic activity figures.^[9] In the Great britain, this line was licensed to Palitoy and known as Activity Human. In 1982 the line was relaunched in a 3.75-inch (9.5 cm) calibration complete with vehicles, playsets, and a circuitous background story involving an ongoing struggle between the Yard.I. Joe Squad and the evil Cobra organization which seeks to accept over the Free World through terrorism. As the American line evolved into the Real American Hero series, Activeness Man too changed, by using the same molds and beingness renamed as Activeness Force. Although the members of the Chiliad.I. Joe team are not superheroes, they all had expertise in areas such as martial arts, weapons, and explosives.^[x]

Grand.I. Joe was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 2004 and into the Pop Culture Hall of Fame in 2017.

History of the 12-inch (30 cm) figures [edit]

Original Yard.I. Joe lineup.

Stan Weston's original design (1963) [edit]

The original thought for the activeness figure that would become 1000.I. Joe was adult in 1963 by Stanley Weston (inventor), a Manhattan licensing agent. Weston made rudimentary prototypes of the figure and basic marketing materials that showed the sales potential of a military activeness effigy. When he showed these materials to Donald Levine, a Hasbro executive, Levine told Weston: "You will make a fortune with these".^{[11] [12]} Weston subsequently licensed the unabridged concept to Hasbro for US$100,000.^{[13] [14]}

America'south movable fighting man (1964–1969) [edit]

The conventional marketing wisdom of the early 1960s was that boys would non play with dolls and parents would not buy their sons dolls, which have been traditionally a girl'south toy; thus the word "doll" was never used by Hasbro or anyone involved in the development or marketing of G.I. Joe. "Action figure" was the only adequate term, and has since become the generic description for whatever poseable doll intended for boys. "America's movable fighting man" is a registered trademark of Hasbro, and was prominently displayed on every boxed figure package.

The Hasbro prototypes were originally named "Rocky" (marine/soldier) "Skip" (crewman) and "Ace" (pilot), before the more universal name M.I. Joe was adopted. One of the prototypes would afterwards sell in a Heritage auction in 2003 for $200,001.^[fifteen] An African-American figure was introduced in 1965, though it was simply the same face as the white figure, painted brown.^[16]

Aside from the obvious trademarking on the right buttock, other aspects of the effigy were copyrighted features that immune Hasbro to successfully pursue cases confronting producers of inexpensive imitations, since the human figure itself cannot be copyrighted or trademarked. The scar on the correct cheek was i; another, unintentional at first, was the placement of the right thumbnail on the underside of the thumb. Early trademarking, with "G.I. Joe™", was used through some point in 1965; the markings inverse in one case 1000.I. Joe was a registered trademark; "Thou.I. Joe®" at present appears on the first line. Subsequently, the stamped trademarking was altered after the patent was granted (in late 1966), and assigned a number; 3,277,602. Figures with this mark would have entered the retail market during 1967.

Take chances Team (1970–1976) [edit]

By the late 1960s, in the wake of the Vietnam State of war, Hasbro sought to downplay the state of war theme that had initially defined "Thou.I. Joe". The line became known as "The Adventures of M.I. Joe". In 1970, Hasbro settled on the name "Adventure Team". Highlights of the line included:

• To coincide with the new management, "Life-Like" flocked hair and beard, an innovation developed in England by Palitoy for their licensed version of Joe, Activeness Human, is introduced in 1970. A retooled African American Adventurer was besides introduced, which came in 2 versions as did the others in the series, bearded or shaven.^[17]
• In 1974, named after the increasingly pop martial fine art, Hasbro introduced "Kung-Fu Grip" to the Grand.I. Joe line. This was another innovation that had been developed in the Great britain for Activeness Man. The hands were molded in a softer plastic that allowed the fingers to grip objects in a more than lifelike fashion. The polymer used, however, broke downwardly chop-chop, which caused the end of the thumb and fingertips to pause off after a few weeks. Serendipitously, the plain-featured bagginess bore a distinct resemblance to the Bao Zhua mitt hit technique and play went on.
• In 1976, G.I. Joe was given eagle eye vision; a movable eye mechanism to allow the toy to appear to exist looking around when a lever in the dorsum of the head was moved. This would be the last major innovation for the original line of 12-inch (30 cm) figures.

A shift in play patterns

For its first x years, G.I. Joe was a generic soldier/adventurer with only the slightest hints of a team concept existing. In 1975, after a failed bid to purchase the toy rights to the 6 One thousand thousand Dollar Man, Hasbro issued a bionic warrior figure: Mike Power, Atomic Human being. I million units were sold. Also added to the Take chances Team was a superhero, Bullet Man. This character had recurring enemies, The Intruders – Strongmen from Another World. Comics included with figures at the time featured "Eagle Eye" Joe, Atomic Human, and Bullet Man operating together; the Chance Team was finally an actual team. The original 12-inch (thirty cm) G.I. Joe line ended in America in 1976. At this fourth dimension, Hasbro released a line of inexpensive, rotationally molded mannequins in the G.I. Joe fashion chosen The Defenders.

International G.I. Joe licensees [edit]

From 1966 through 1984, Palitoy Ltd. produced a British version of the 12-inch (30 cm) G.I. Joe line, nether the Action Man name for the United kingdom market.^[8] Initially, these were exactly the same designs as the American figures, and at first the same armed services theme which included figures from Globe War 2. The line later expanded to include all men of action, similar football players and other sports figures. In the early 1980s, Palitoy responded to falling sales of Action Human by launching "Action Force", a new range of smaller armed forces-themed figures in the mode of the then-popular Star Wars line from Kenner. Later, when the U.S. Existent American Hero line was released in the UK, they were released under the 'Activeness Strength' championship, since the term "G.I." is not in mutual utilise in Britain. The figures had the same appearance and code names as the American G.I. Joes, but their identities and histories were international rather than purely American or British. The range was later renamed Yard.I. Joe to bring it into line with international markets; still, the Action Homo line retained its original proper name when it was revived in the early 1990s.

The Yard.I. Joe line was also licensed to Germany under the Activity Squad name. In Spain, Geyperman was the Hasbro licensee, although the products were more based on Palitoy's line, downward to the logo blueprint. In France the name was Action Joe, in Nihon, Takara and Tsukuda licensed the figures under the names "Thou.I. Joe" and "Combat Human". In Italia, Polistil licensed the figures under the Activeness Team name. In Australia, the line was released as "1000.I. Joe" by Kenbrite; Palitoy also licensed their "ActionMan" line to TolToys. In Brazil, it was licensed to Brinquedos Estrela; the 12-inch (30 cm) line was called "Falcon" and the 3.75-inch (ix.v cm) figures were called "Comandos em Ação" ("Commandos in Activity"). In Argentina, the Thousand.I. Joe figures were licensed by Veri-li enterprises under the name "Joe Super Temerario", and "Los Temerarios". The G.I. Joe toy line was produced in India under the Funskool brand. In Mexico, Thou.I. Joe was licensed to Lili-Ledy and were named "Hombres de Acción" (Men of Action).

Hall of Fame (1991–1994) [edit]

Hasbro began releasing new 12-inch (30 cm) G.I. Joe figures in 1991. The start figure, Duke, was marketed exclusively to Target retail stores.^[18]

Based on the Existent American Hero toyline, the Hall of Fame serial featured Mission Gear Outfits, vehicles, and featured popular characters like Serpent-Eyes, Stalker, Gung-Ho, Cobra Commander, Destro, and Tempest Shadow among others.

This was followed past an anniversary series based on the 1960s line and was followed by the Hall of Fame Limited Editions, likewise based on 60s releases.

Classic Collection (1995–2004) [edit]

G.I. Janes were introduced in a serial chosen the Classic Collection, the beginning 12-inch (30 cm) female dolls in the G.I. Joe line-up since 1967; this doll was a helicopter airplane pilot. The Classic Collection hearkened back to the original all military theme of G.I. Joe with fairly realistic uniforms and gear. Soldiers from Commonwealth of australia, Uk, and other nations, besides as The states forces were featured. The line also presented an all-new articulated G.I. Joe figure that formed the basis of many offerings until the 12-inch (30 cm) line was discontinued in the new millennium.

In 2000, a Navajo Code Talker was introduced, ane of only two 12-inch (30 cm) G.I. Joe talking figures (until this fourth dimension) since the 1970s.the other being the WW2 Military machine Police figure.

In 2001, G.I. Joe honored the events of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by releasing a line of Pearl Harbor figures. In 2003 Hasbro announced the release of the 40th Anniversary G.I. Joe line. This line featured reproductions of the earliest Grand.I. Joe figures and accessories originally made in 1964.

In Nov 2006 a reproduction State Adventurer G.I. Joe figure was released as an exclusive to Hot Topic stores. The effigy was a reproduction of the Country Adventurer with the Kung-Fu Grip and came in the "Coffin" style box. A reproduction Talking Adventure Team Commander was also released in a limited run of one,970 issues.

Masterpiece (1996–1997) [edit]

In 1997, the original Thou.I. Joe figure returned via the Thousand.I. Joe Masterpiece Edition, a unique book-and-figure product created past Relate Books with assistance from Don Levine, former creative director of Hasbro Toys and the driving force behind the original Joe concept.^[xix]

Timeless Drove (1998–2003) [edit]

During the late 1990s Hasbro built on the renewed interest in accurate reproductions of G.I. Joe established by the Masterpiece Edition reproduction book/effigy set; they bought the rights to the ME effigy and released a range of store sectional reproduction effigy sets, with the graphic symbol of the sixties M.I. Joe boxed sets.

History of the three.75-inch (ix.5 cm) figures [edit]

A Real American Hero (1982–1994) [edit]

The year 1982 saw the highly successful relaunch of the G.I. Joe production line in a smaller, 3.75-inch (9.five cm) scale. The scale was the aforementioned calibration used by the Kenner's Star Wars figures, but with many more points of articulation much like the 1970s Mego'south Micronauts toy line which itself was licensed direct from Takara's Microman toy line.

This relaunch pioneered several tactics in toy marketing, combining traditional advertisement with an animated tv set mini-series and an ongoing comic volume. The decision to use a smaller 3.75-inch (9.5 cm) scale for the figures likewise made information technology possible for Hasbro to produce a variety of matching vehicles and playsets that farther expanded the entreatment and commercial potential of the line.

G.I. Joe'southward increasing popularity supported an array of spin-off merchandising that included posters, t-shirts, video games, lath games, and kites. In 1985, both Toy & Lamp and Hobby World magazines ranked G.I. Joe every bit the meridian-selling American toy.

The 3.75-inch (9.5 cm) line was canceled at the terminate of 1994. This was also the 30th Anniversary of G.I. Joe and accordingly, Hasbro released a series of 12-inch (thirty cm) and iii.75-inch (9.5 cm) figures based on the Original Action Team figures from 1964.

Stars & Stripes Forever – TRU Exclusives (1997–1998) [edit]

A select assortment of figures from the "Existent American Hero" line were released as Toys "R" Us exclusives to celebrate the 15th anniversary. A second assortment followed in 1998.^[xx]

A Real American Hero Collection (2000–2002) [edit]

In 2000, Hasbro re-released a selection of iii.75-inch (9.5 cm) G.I. Joe figures and vehicles. This line lasted until 2002. The figures were sold in packs of 2 and consisted of repainted versions of figures from the Real American Hero line. Some of these repainted figures were assigned new identities: for example, the Baroness figure was repainted and sold as a new graphic symbol chosen Chameleon, described on the packaging as "the illegitimate half sister of Baroness".^{[ citation needed ]}

Thou.I. Joe vs Cobra (2002–2005) [edit]

First in 2002, newly designed collections of 3.75-inch (ix.v cm) G.I. Joe figures and vehicles were released. Each collection centered on a storyline or theme, such as "Spy Troops" and "Valor vs. Venom".^{[ citation needed ]}

Direct-to-DVD features were animated for both the G.I. Joe: Spy Troops and 1000.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom collections, as well as a new trading menu game based on the One thousand.I. Joe vs. Cobra storyline. Both the 12-inch (xxx cm) and three.75-inch (9.5 cm) lines were put on hiatus prior to the release of the Sigma 6 line in 2005.^{[ citation needed ]}

Direct to Consumer (DTC) (2005–2006) [edit]

The 3.75-inch (nine.5 cm) line was reintroduced after a very cursory hiatus via Hasbro's direct-to-consumer website HasbroToyShop.com and various online retailers. Every bit a result of the line's success, some figures too became available at certain retailers, such as Toys "R" Us.^{[ citation needed ]}

25th Anniversary (2007–2009) [edit]

To commemorate the 25th ceremony of the Real American Hero line in 2007, Hasbro released a collection of newly sculpted 4-inch (ten cm) figures (every bit opposed to the 3.75-inch (nine.5 cm) scale of the RAH line) based on classic and new designs of many of the line'due south best known and most popular characters. The 25th-anniversary figures replaced the archetype O-ring construction with a hinge chest feature and increased points of joint beyond the standard shoulder, elbow and knees to swivel wrists, ankles and double-hinged knees. The 25th-anniversary figures as well include "Specialist Trakker", otherwise known as Matt Trakker the leader of M.A.S.Thou.^[21]

Originally planned to consist of but two sets of five figures each (one Grand.I. Joe and one Cobra), the "25th Anniversary" collection was well received by retailers and collectors and was expanded by Hasbro into a full-fledged toyline that ran through 2009. The nigh recent releases in this line do not include the "25th Anniversary" branding, just in all other respects constitute a continuation of the "25th Ceremony" collection. Other waves released in 2009 include the Resolute figures, which were introduced in wave 13, and had an blithe feature premiere in April 2009.^{[ citation needed ]}

The "25th Anniversary" line was later canceled, in favor of releasing figures for the upcoming alive-action motion-picture show. Some of the planned figures from canceled waves, totaling fourteen figures, were instead released as 2 7-figure exclusive packs. Entitled "Defense of Cobra Island" and Attack on Cobra Island, each set contained figures from one opposing side. The canceled time to come waves included Dark Force Falcon, the Python Patrol Trooper and Tele-Viper, and an Iron Klaw/Resolute Crimson Baby-sit Trooper Comic Pack.

The Rise of Cobra (2009) [edit]

In July 2009, a series of figures based on the G.I. Joe: The Ascension of Cobra motion picture was released in the United States and Australia. The line was a mixture of the Rise of Cobra flick designs, some G.I. Joe vs Cobra designs, some 25th Anniversary figure molds and new molds.

The Pursuit of Cobra (2010–2011) [edit]

In 2010, a new series of figures was released, based on four battlegrounds: Desert, City, Jungle and Arctic. The packaging was an update to the 25th Anniversary design.

30th Ceremony (2011–2012) [edit]

In 2011, a new serial of figures was released, including characters from both G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and the G.I. Joe: Renegades drawing series. This series was continued through 2012.

Retaliation (2013) [edit]

A series of figures based on the picture Thou.I. Joe: Retaliation was confirmed by Hasbro in February 2012.^[22] Despite the motion-picture show'due south release existence moved from June 2012 to March 2013, the initial assortments of figures, vehicles, and role-play items were shipped to retailers, and appeared on shop shelves in May 2012. A Variety commodity was published stating that the already released figures had been pulled from the shelves and recalled by Hasbro,^[23] although the companies official argument indicated that existing production would be sold through. New product shipments were halted by Hasbro, but existing Retaliation figures were available in Target, Wal-Mart, and Toys R Us as late every bit December 2012.^{[ citation needed ]} The toyline was re-released in the United states in February 2013.^[24]

50th Ceremony (2014–2016) [edit]

In 2014, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Thousand.I. Joe, a new line of figures was released, using characters from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero drawing serial. This series ended in 2016.

Retro Collection (2020-present) [edit]

In 2020, Hasbro released a new line of super-articulated figures and vehicles, similar to the Star Wars The Vintage Drove, utilizing retro-themed packaging from the 1980s.

Other toylines [edit]

Super Joe (1977–1978) [edit]

In 1977, Hasbro released the Super Joe Run a risk Team, and took the battle between good and evil to the stars. The figures were scaled down to viii 1⁄ii  inches, similar in size to Mego's Superheroes line of action figures. The line was a hybrid of superhero and infinite action figures with new features incorporated such every bit battery powered back-pack lights and motorized accessories. The hero Super Joe characters, Super Joe Commander (Caucasian/African American) and Super Joe (Caucasian/African American) had a "Ane-Two Punch" that could be activated by pressing panels on the figure'southward back. The majority of these figures used Kung-Fu grip manner plastic in the joints and hands. But with age, the textile degrades, leaving even unopened figures missing limbs and hands.

Unlike the original G.I. Joe collection, the Super Joe collection was developed from the start with a play-pattern of Good vs Evil. Super Joe Commander and the Adventure Squad (Man of Action, and Adventurer) with their alien comrades "The Night Fighters", Luminos and The Shield, fight against the evil Gor, Male monarch of the Terrons, Terron, The Beast from Beyond, and his orange-eyed ally Darkon, the half-man one-half-monster (the action figure was the same as the Super Joe Commander, but molded in dark green plastic and with a dissimilar set of accessories.)

Equally with the previous series, diverse accessory/costume packs were sold for the Super Joe line (including several that were powered by the Commander's light belong via a jack to the battery pack.) Nigh of the not-powered packs were updated versions of previous GI Joe packs - some of which merely used the same accessories without scaling them down for the smaller figure. (The Sears exclusive "Avenger Pursuit Craft" was the same equally a prior GI Joe vehicle, molded in a different color and with different decals.)

Super Joe was discontinued past the terminate of 1978. The same basic trunk molds were used later by a subsidiary of Hasbro to produce a line of action figures based on the TV serial Space University.

Short-lived lines (1994–1997) [edit]

As a follow-up to the Real American Hero toyline, Sgt. Cruel and his Screaming Eagles figures debuted in belatedly 1994. It was canceled afterward merely ii waves of figures were released, due to a combination of scarce marketing and, therefore, depression sales.

In 1995, Grand.I. Joe Extreme figures were introduced by Kenner Toys (who had merged with Hasbro in late 1994, taking over their boys toys production). Forth with the release of toys, Thousand.I. Joe Extreme featured a comic book, published by Dark Horse Comics, and a Gunther-Wahl-produced drawing series which ran for two seasons.

Sigma 6 (2005–2007) [edit]

2005 saw the introduction of a new line called G.I. Joe: Sigma half dozen, consisting initially of an eight" calibration option of action figures distinguished by their extensive articulation and accessories. Sigma half dozen combined entirely new characters with already familiar characters from the iii.75-inch (9.five cm) "Real American Hero" line. Its release was accompanied by a television set serial produced by the Japanese animation studio GONZO, and a comic book mini-series published by Devil'due south Due. Hasbro also expanded the Sigma half dozen line to include a two 1⁄2 " scale pick of vehicles, play sets, and figurines with limited articulation.

2007 saw the re-branding of the 8" line. The Sigma Half dozen branding was dropped in the spring of 2007. Subsequent eight" figures were branded simply as "Thou.I. Joe" action figures and divided into differently packaged sub-groups such as Gainsay Squad, Commandos, and Adventure Team. The entire 8" product line was canceled by the cease of 2007, although Hasbro considers the 8" figures a success and may revisit the scale in the futurity.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sideshow Collectibles (2009–nowadays) [edit]

In 2009, Sideshow Collectibles began releasing its ain line of G.I. Joe figures nether license from Hasbro. These highly detailed figures offer new looks at key characters. In addition, Sideshow as well created "Figure Environments", which are small diorama pieces intended to enhance the brandish of their figures.^[25] A line of figures was featured at Comic-Con 2012.^[26]

Existent people honored with G.I. Joe figures [edit]

The Thou.I. Joe brand has made promotional activity figures based on real-life persons, both military and noncombatant, that the company deems Real American Heroes.

G.I. Joe Classified Serial (2020–present) [edit]

In the second quarter of 2020, Hasbro announced the new release of the G.I. Joe Classified Series. It was announced as a new line of highly articulated six-inch calibration action figures that included prominent characters like Serpent-Eyes, Scarlett, Roadblock, Knuckles, and Destro in the kickoff moving ridge. A deluxe edition Snake Eyes version was released earlier Wave 1. Cobra Commander, Gung Ho and Red Ninja were included in the second wave. Many repaint releases of the previous figures and also the characters from the 2021 film Snake Eyes were included in this series. At that place have been more than 30 figures of the famous Grand.I. Joe characters as of 2022 with news of even more than characters to be released in the time to come.

In media^[27] [edit]

Comics [edit]

K.I. Joe originated from a comic strip in the 1940s called "Individual Breger".^[17] As a licensed property by Hasbro, Chiliad.I. Joe comics take been released from 1967 to present. G.I. Joe re-appeared in the 1980s as a promotional comic book, produced by Marvel Comics. The success of the master title led Marvel Comics to produce a secondary title, G.I. Joe: Special Missions which lasted 28 bug. The primary series released its final consequence #155 in December 1994, coinciding with the finish of the Real American Hero toy line.

In July 2001, Devil's Due Publishing acquired the rights to G.I. Joe and released a four-result express serial entitled G.I. Joe: A Existent American Hero (Reinstated). The new serial picked up seven years afterward the end of the Marvel Comics series, and too used elements from the animated TV series. Potent sales led to Reinstated being upgraded to ongoing, and DDP also published other G.I. Joe titles outside the existing continuity. DDP's license with Hasbro expired in 2008 and was not renewed.

In 2009, IDW Publishing began to publish the serial over again. IDW's M.I. Joe series is a consummate reboot of the belongings, ignoring the continuity from the Marvel and Devil's Due incarnations of the comic. However, the Thou.I. Joe: A Real American Hero serial originally published past Curiosity Comics in the 1980s and 1990s was revived as an ongoing series in May 2010 with a special #155 1⁄2 event, and followed by #156 onwards in July 2010. The series directly picks up from the end of the Marvel Comics series and ignores the Devil's Due continuity completely. In 2022 it was annonced that IDW lost the rights to G.I Joe.

Records and Read-Along Sets [edit]

In 1966, Hanna-Barbera Records was the first characterization to produce a G.I. Joe anthology, titled "The Story of the Green Beret." In the 1907s, four Book and Tape 45 rpm sets were released by Peter Pan Records, which tied into accompaniment packages. Three of these were combined into an LP. The art of the original Peter Pan book and record sets was created by Carl Pfeufer. The aforementioned recordings were also repackaged as cloth for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.^[28]

Film [edit]

Many movies accept been made based upon G.I. Joe and the toy lines that adult from the action figure. The G.I. Joe: Real American Hero drawing serial was followed up by Chiliad.I. Joe: The Motion-picture show. The pic had been released direct-to-video in 1987 because of the perceived box role failure of another animated movie – The Transformers: The Movie. Inspired by viewers' reaction to Optimus Prime's death, G.I. Joe: The Pic was re-dubbed, cutting out the expiry of one of the main characters, Duke. Instead, he falls into a blackout and recovers (unseen) at the movie's end. Also, the main villain, Cobra Commander, met his own demise when he was turned into a living ophidian past mutant spores created by a new enemy, Cobra-La.

Filmmaker Gregory P. Grant made a film using old GI Joe figurines simply called Ode to GI Joe ^[29] which played at motion picture festivals and earned him a Pupil Academy Honor.^{[30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]}

A direct to video animated series was created for the Sgt. Fell line, packaged with an sectional Sgt. Fell effigy in 1994. Side by side in the G.I. Joe-based line of movies was the 2003 release of Spy Troops: The Pic, Hasbro's offset figurer blithe feature which coincided with the release of its "Spy Troops" header line. Information technology is followed by Valor vs. Venom (2004), in response to sales from "Spy Troops". This was Hasbro's 2nd commissioned feature using computer graphics to coincide with the line of the aforementioned proper noun. By 2005, Hasbro had entered into an exclusive agreement with Paramount Pictures to have them distribute whatsoever hereafter features based on the "Real American Heroes" line, but by the time a third motion picture was to be created, this time called, Set on of the BATS, Hasbro'southward sales on the "Real American Heroes" line had once once more slumped, and the project was scrapped.

In 2009 Stephen Sommers directed a big upkeep Hollywood live-activeness movie based on G.I. Joe. The first film in what is intended to be a franchise, is One thousand.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, stars Channing Tatum as Duke, Ray Park as Snake-Eyes, Christopher Eccleston as Destro, Jonathan Pryce in the function of the President of the United States, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander. Tatum describes the film as beingness a cross between X-Men, Transformers and Mission Impossible: "It's a huge $170 million movie. It's just a big kid sort of driven film".^[36] The movie showcased the main members of Thousand.I. Joe and Cobra. While some characters held true to the cartoon adaptations, others differed markedly in significant respects. Also, the storyline gave a different foundation for the battle betwixt G.I. Joe and Cobra. The film is based in present time (however at the beginning of the movie it states "In the non also distant futurity") and shows glimpses of each character'south history. In the motion-picture show, Cobra sets out to cause destruction using high tech weapons and sell them to ruthless terrorists. The G.I. Joe members join together to stop Cobra from becoming a global terrorist organization.

To promote the motion picture, M.I. Joe: The Invasion of Cobra Island was produced as a viral entrada. The short blithe 2-parter used stop movement and boob blitheness utilizing Hasbro's toy line, and was produced by R.M. Productions Ltd.

The sequel M.I. Joe: Retaliation starring Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock was scheduled to be released in June 2012 but was delayed until March 2013.^[37] In the film, the Joes are framed every bit traitors by Zartan, who is withal impersonating the President of the U.s., and Cobra Commander now has all the world leaders under Cobra'due south command, with their advanced warheads aimed at innocent populaces around the world. Outnumbered and out gunned, the Joes grade a plan with the original G.I. Joe Full general Joseph Colton to overthrow the Cobra Commander and his allies Zartan, Storm Shadow and Firefly.^{[38] [39]}

A new moving picture, Snake Optics starring Henry Golding, was released in 2021.

Television [edit]

Curiosity Productions and Sunbow Productions released Grand.I. Joe: A Real American Hero to promote the 3.75 inch (ix.5 cm) toyline. The premise was "skillful vs. evil" as explained in the testify's opening theme song, provided by Jackson Brook (previously known for his piece of work as Popeye'southward nemesis Bluto): "'Thousand.I. Joe' is the lawmaking proper name for America's daring, highly trained special mission force. Its purpose: to defend human being liberty confronting Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization adamant to rule the world".^[40]

The prove featured physical fighting and high-tech weapons as a mode to compensate for toned-downward violence and lack of bullets in what was intended to be a children's program. The show besides featured public service announcements placed at the stop of each show. These PSAs ended with the phrase: "Now I know!" or "And knowing is one-half the boxing".^[41] The series ran for a full of 95 episodes, from 1985 to 1986.

The animated series was canceled subsequently the release of Thousand.I. Joe: The Movie, only fabricated a pregnant render with the blitheness company DiC taking over where Sunbow/Curiosity left off, and ran from 1989 to 1991. DiC released a 5-part mini-series entitled "Operation: Dragonfire", in which the Joes faced off over again confronting Cobra equally they tried to take command of an energy source known only as 'dragonfire'. In this mini-series, Cobra Commander was also returned to a semi-human being land by the free energy itself while Serpentor, the Cobra emperor, was turned into an iguana by the dragonfire. This mini-serial was successful enough for DiC to produce 2 more seasons.

In 1995, Sunbow returned to produce "Grand.I. Joe Farthermost" an animated series based upon the namesake toy line. This series, along with the toy line, was canceled after 2 seasons, broadcast from 1995 to 1997.

In the 2000s, a new involvement in the "Real American Hero" toy line brought most new lines, including Spy Troops (2003), Valor vs. Venom (2004), and Sigma half-dozen (2005-2007). In 2009, G.I. Joe: Resolute was launched. This new series was more realistic and contained graphic violence and dark themes, with Cobra portrayed as a serious threat, a sharp contrast to the relatively lighter-toned blithe series that proceeded information technology. Resolute was originally released as mini webisodes, with the full series later broadcast on Cartoon Network'south Developed Swim.

In 2010, The Hub launched G.I. Joe: Renegades, in which the Joes became fugitives seeking to clear their names while Cobra worked towards earth domination under the guise of a pharmaceutical visitor. The series' last episode aired 2011.

It has also been spoofed by the cult animated sci-fi serial Futurama in the episode "Saturday Forenoon Fun Pit".^{[42] [43]}

In 2014, the American sitcom Community featured an episode ("G.I. Jeff") where ane of the principal characters dreams that he and his friends are characters in the 1983 drawing serial. The episode was animated in the same fashion and featured some of the same vocalisation actors as the cartoon.^[44] The episode also features scenes where the character'southward mind is trying to become back to reality, but keeps getting caught in M.I. Joe commercials.

In 2021, Paramount TV Studios, eOne, Skydance and Amazon Prime Video are developing the first live activity G.I. Joe TV series that will focus on Lady Jaye with Erik Oleson serving as the creator and showrunner.^[45]

Video games [edit]

There were several video game adaptations of G.I. Joe, including G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike past Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 and Intellivision (1983), Thousand.I. Joe: A Existent American Hero past Epyx for the Apple tree II and the Commodore 64 (1985), Action Forcefulness by Virgin Games for the Commodore 64 (1987), a G.I. Joe video game past Taxan for the Nintendo Amusement System (1991), a Chiliad.I. Joe arcade game by Konami for arcades (1992), and G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (1992).^[46] A game for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation iii, PlayStation ii, PSP and Nintendo DS was released to coincide with the start live-action G.I. Joe pic, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Another video game, M.I. Joe: Operation Blackout, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2020.

See too [edit]

• Activity Effigy
• Action Force
• Activity Man
• Big Jim, a similar action figure series fabricated by Mattel
• Eagle Force
• G.I. Joe's, a former sports store unrelated to the series closed in 2009
• Donald Levine, a Hasbro executive credited equally the "father" of G.I. Joe
• List of G.I. Joe series
• The Story of G.I. Joe

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External links [edit]

Wikiquote has quotations related to: G.I. Joe

• YoJoe.com - The Comprehensive G.I. Joe Database
• G.I. Joe and the Activity Figure
• ActionFigure411.com - Thousand.I. Joe Classic, Retro and Classified Guides

Official sites [edit]

• Official G.I. Joe Hasbro site
• The Official G.I. Joe Collectors' Social club—Licensed by Hasbro
• The Official G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention—Licensed past Hasbro
• The Official Canadian G.I. Joe Convention-Approved past Hasbro Canada

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe

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