Above Average Cartoon
G.I. Joe was an above-average cartoon from the 1980's.The series walked the line between military action & science fiction.There were many fascinating characters, including the silent Snake-Eyes, the jolly chef Roadblock, metallic-headed arms dealer Destro, & ninja Storm Shadow.A TV series was the perfect format for G.I. Joe, due to the huge amount of characters.The show had a few strengths.First, the opening.The way the show comes on, with all-out action & the theme song are now 80's classics. The animation is rather good, as well as the sound effects & voices.I found it interesting that the creators chose to use laser guns over bullets, I suppose it keeps it in a realm of fantasy.This leads me to the few drawbacks.It seems that nobody could ever hit each other.Even as a child, I found it to be a little far fetched that nobody ever hit anyone with all that blasting.(Cobra officers always escape their exploding vehicles, too)I understand it was done to tone down the violence.The only other negative to me was the "Yooo-Joe!" & "COOOBRAAAA"battle cries were a little corny, even for my 10 year old self back then.Those are my only complaints other than the sci-fi turn of the later episodes (Serpentor, etc.)score 10/10
Stapa-Bomar 31 October 2003
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