G. I. Joe

[WriterDom]

Who the fuck sold that idea to American parents. I got one for Christmas one year and I never once got any enjoyment out of it. It's a fucking doll, people.

Now the little green army men were cool cause you could shot them with your BB gun and sets them on fire with matches.

 

[scylis]

that's b/c those old ones and the new ones are too damn big.. now, the 3.5 in. ones from the 80s and early 90s were just damn cool b/c they were so small.. you could have enough to have your own little personal war.. and then you could have these huge bases, like that big-ass aircraft carrier!!

 

[BlondeBeauty]

Let it out, WriterDom...let it all out...we're here for you...


LMAO

 

[Lil-Brandi]

LOL...

AND didn't they bring him back out last year??? I think personally..for a stud soldier man that he is supposed to be..he looks kind of wimpy...almost "ken-like".

 

[WriterDom]

Re: LOL...

he looks kind of wimpy...almost "ken-like".

He WAS Ken. some Chinese dude in Wang Ton Toy Factory misread the order for 100,000 Kens and made 1,000,000

goes to show you the power of marketing

 

[scylis]

i thought G.I. Joe was from Taiwan... oh wait, Taiwanese people are just Chinese people who arn't Communists.. my bad..

and this was back in the late 50s, early sixties, i think.. we were still riding high after WWII, so getting dolls with guns to kill other dolls with was cool to boys.. too bad prostitute Barbie didn't come out for another 40 or so years, or G.I. Joe could have had some fun on leave that much sooner...

 

[Beebeeblue]

Now the little green army men were cool cause you could shot them with your BB gun and sets them on fire with matches.

ANd lets not forget FIRECRACKERS!!!!!!

 

[Angel]

that's b/c those old ones and the new ones are too damn big.. now, the 3.5 in. ones from the 80s and early 90s were just damn cool b/c they were so small.. you could have enough to have your own little personal war.. and then you could have these huge bases, like that big-ass aircraft carrier!!

HAHAHA Yes! My best friend had a huge pit in his backyard when we were like 8, and we used that as the base. Was even better atfer a rainfall. My mom thought something was wrong with me. We used to kill barbie and hold her for ransom with the GI Joe men.

 

[Remington]

Now the little green army men were cool cause you could shot them with your BB gun and sets them on fire with matches.

ANd lets not forget FIRECRACKERS!!!!!!

AND Battery Acid melted GI Joe down!!! Guess he wasn't so tough after all!

 

[Never]

You're right about GI Joe, but remember He-Man?
He-Man was cool.

 

[Adoratrice]

What about Stretch Armstrong....now he was a real man.

 

[CreamyLady]

My brother got a GI Joe for Christmas one year. He didn't like him much, but my Barbie certainly did. They slept in her bed for years.

 

[Never]

I had She-Ra and He-man going at it all over the house until mom put a stop to that..

 

[Mizkitty]

I had She-Ra and He-man going at it all over the house until mom put a stop to that..

Oh man, So did I... those were my two favorite toys...

 

[CRaZy]

Sob...I hate to admit it - somewhere in the piles of junk around my house - I have a matching pair Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman. Oh the shame.