GeorgioCostanzaX
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At least the two 5 part Specials. It’s technically anime:
GI JOE Holds Up!
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GeorgioCostanzaX
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Me too GI Joe the Movie and the specials that launched the series at least are Japanese animated and the voice actors were fabulous. I was just really surprised it was still highly watchable after all these years.
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Space Runaway
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They were allowed to write GI Joe for a slightly older audience than most cartoons of the time so it tends to have some interesting elements. Still lots of goofy and wtf stuff to be found but it's easier to watch than contemporaries like Transformers (Not counting the movie) due to that.
One thing though, although GI Joe is always remembered for it's lack of violence, it was one of the last cartoons that allowed "violent" fisticuffs where they could regularly clock human characters in the face without having to use a screen flash or punching toward the screen. You didn't really see that kind of thing again until the WB superhero shows and even those mostly held back on that until the US got a taste of Dragonball. =P
One thing though, although GI Joe is always remembered for it's lack of violence, it was one of the last cartoons that allowed "violent" fisticuffs where they could regularly clock human characters in the face without having to use a screen flash or punching toward the screen. You didn't really see that kind of thing again until the WB superhero shows and even those mostly held back on that until the US got a taste of Dragonball. =P
Reality Czar
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It really does. The team behind the show was also responsible for a bunch of other classic 80s cartoons.
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Mr. Wedgewood
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The best episode "no place like springfield" Shipwrecks VO nailed it.
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Wheeljack539
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I could never get into the comics for GI Joe or Transformers. Never had a comic shop nearby when I was a kid but a fellow 5th Grader had two Transformers omnibus that he brought to school. I was so excited to see my favorites again only to be utterly disappointed by it. Same with GI Joe.
It was always be the Sunbow shows for me.
Scarlett gave me my first taste for love of redheads.
Also - Duke and Scarlett forever.
Also - Duke and Scarlett forever.
Space Runaway
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That was always a good 2-parter. I noticed in current versions they censored the synthoid of Shipwreck's daughter being melted.
Yeah Toei was one of the go-to companies for Sunbow.
The sad part is, with the budget the 90's X-Men had they could have done the show close in quality to the Pryde pilot. Unfortunately they went with Akom who are full on atrocious but they work for cheap... =P
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EverydayBeast
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We never got the cartoon here in Australia, which is strange because I think the toys were very popular. I fucking loved them.
The comic allowed for a much more mature template at storytelling, it actually had mortal stakes compared to the relatively safe cartoon. Truth be told though it was all about the toys more than anything, ‘82 to ‘86 were the golden years.
