I had the Tomahawk, XP14 Skystriker, and Night Raven. I was blessed with also having the GI JOE headquarters. The Gi Joe toys of the 80s were second to none. I still think they are the best lol
The WHALE was by far my favorite toy. Played with it for hours and hours in and out of the pool. Thank you GI Joe and Hasbro for being part of my childhood
That vehicle was so memorable for me too. Still have it and couldn't part with it. Another one I really played with a long time was the troop transport with the camouflage back and handle on the bumper for carrying. I don't know how many times I put all the team's gear on and had them all sitting and standing in there. The V.A.M.P. too, was a real fun one, and the Cobra C.L.A.W.
I loved that, got it for Christmas one year and I was so happy. Unfortunately, the skids were warped and wouldn't attach onto the base, so it had to be returned. It was the only one left so I never got a replacement. I'm still feeling it.
@@GrizzAxxemann are you talking about the tomahawk? It was to ambitious and I remember it fell apart after a few crash landings. The fang and the dragonfly were tough as all get out.
The one vehicle I always wanted was the Wolverine. Those dual rotating missile turrets just looked so cool. However, the jets have to be my top 2 as well. My favorite comic I owned as a kid, was a GIJoe comic detailing a dogfight between Ace and Wild Weasel.
The Wolverine was pretty neat, but the hatch area isn't as cool as the Mauler and the treads are plastic covers in the same way the HISS tanks are. Don't get me wrong, it was still a great toy, but it loses some points in a best-of discussion because of that. On the plus side, Cover Girl is a pretty solid figure and the missiles were durable and not just brittle plastic.
Wolverine was/is my favorite vehicle. Looks badass, lots of loose missiles/rockets, the launchers can aim just about any direction, and the toy is lo-fi enough that we didn't feel guilty running it through the dirt. In my battles, Cobra always managed to steal it. Sorry, good guys.
The Rolling Thunder is my favorite GI Joe vehicle. It was a massive tank/battle platform/missile command. Fully extended, opened and with the missile carriage upright, it was like a forward command center with its own 6 wheeled recon ATV. It has seating for 2 drivers, 4 gunners, 2 turret cannon operators, 1 communication station and 1 navigation post. That thing is awesome.
and you missed cobra F.A.N.G. the most essential cobra copter, lives through pretty much the entire 80s. YOU Dan get a super awesome high five! some people just never experienced living as a child with a fridgerator Perry figure on their nightstand. and a cobra FANG hanging from their ceiling . sweet bliss!
No MOBAT? A Mobile Battle Action Tank that's motorized, direction changing, had REAL treads and came with it's own figure, Steeler! Say it isn't so Dan!
Trouble Bubble. Or whatever it was called. The Tomahawk holds a very special place in my heart, as it was part of a truly remarkable birthday, when my school was shut due to snow, my biology exam was cancelled, and I got a three day weekend to play with my new toys (and do extra biology revision).
The Rattler also had "Combat damage" Panels, I had one whilst one of my mates had a Sky Striker and we fought a lot over which one was better on the basis of nothing like children tend to do obv.
My most prized GI Joe possession growing up was the Havoc. I played with it for hours and hours. We went on tons of missions together. I agree that it doesn’t necessarily belong on this list of top 10 over all, but I loved it so much because it’s what I had!
Lots of people aren't fans of the Havoc, but it was hands down my favorite as well. It may not have been very functional had it been a real life military vehicle, but in the imagination of my 9 or 10 year old self it did damn near everything. It had air support by way of the hover vehicle, tons of firepower, and could hold a ton of Joes given the amount of pegs on it. Granted though if this had have been a real life vehicle whomever the two unlucky soldiers were that rode face down in that cockpit area should probably have been given free chiropractor visits for life lol!
I don't know, I never had one or had a friend that had one but the more I've looked at it I have to say it looks pretty badass and totally get why you would think it's awesome.
I loved the Havoc as well growing up for the reasons mentioned here. It was either a Christmas or birthday present, but it was 1 of the last my brother & I put together as a team. I was feeling like a big boy & building them was part of the fun. Sometimes tho he helped me later with difficult vehicles or stickers.
I got the SkyStriker and Killer Whale for Christmas one year. Greatest Christmas ever. My Mom didn't keep my toys, she gave them away ... I'm still working though some shit.
That hurts!!, I bought one SkyStriker 10 years ago in Ebay, good price, almost complete (no parachutes) in excellent condition, somehow got lost in transit, to this day nobody knows what happened to that package.
Cj W you’re not alone. Same happened to me. Had almost all the vehicles on this list and every single action force figure and set. Sadly all gone these days. 😥😥😥😥😥
Moray is definitely one of the coolest and one of my favorites. Wish I still had it from my childhood. Had a badass pilot/captain, multiple machine gun stations, depth charges, missile rack and 2 hatches for figures to peer out from. Great looking toy
Dude! Two words, "WART" and "HOG"! Best combination of all the neat things in Joe toys. Removable engine cover, seats for diver and support with a hatch, space in the back for more little dudes, and two giant missiles on top. How, oh how, in the nine realms did this not make the list? All kidding aside, great video as always.
James Kaiser II I've been scanning all of these comments for someone else who possesses the intelligence to realize the greatness of the Warthog. I scrolled for what seemed like seconds, thinking I may be the only one and then I found you.
I remember the whale and hydrofoil was fell apart real easily. The water moccasin was tough and well built. No to mention the vamp and stinger that could go off jumps and take beating
My first GI Joe toy was the RAM and Breaker to ride it. I remember getting it in 1984. The Mirage motorcycle was a good progression from the RAM as well.
As a kid I liked that the Joe's vehicles were based on actually military designs: The Dragonfly, MOBAT, Wolverine. The VAMP, VAMP II, and the Awestriker were cool. A favorite, often forgotten vehicle is the Joe Snow Cat. It had regular as well as ski missiles as well as the figure, Frostbite. The Cobra Rattler and GI JOe WHALE were the best, though. They came with so many missiles, bombs, depth charges and guns galore. Along with accessories such as the scout sled and motorcycle for the WHALE and removable panels to show battle damage on the Rattler
Some of my favorites were the Phantom stealth jet, the Tiger Paw ATV, the Dreadnok Thunder Machine, and Zartan's Chameleon Swamp Skier. The Chameleon was a bit on the lame side most of the time, but it was great in the snow, as was any figure with skis.
the Rattler was based on the Fairchild Republic A-10 *Thunderbolt II* . Warthhog is just one of several nicknames ( _though arguably the most popular_ ) given to the plane.
I think the VAMP should be on this list, your choices were well thought out and I agree with them. I just don’t know what I would pull out to be able to add the VAMP. WHALE!!!! (my all time favorite)
Great list, but I would have rearranged, or added a few more. From 1982-1985, my friend had probably the BEST backyard, to ever play G.I. Joe. It was huge, with 3 big trees ( all climb able, with large sprawling branches, and high up "jungle " top canopy. One did have a tree house. Anyways, it wasn't all flat land, on one side, was small rolling hills, and the other side of the yard dipped down, a few feet. Then some nice big plant,, and bush/ flower beds. So when it rained, it had awesome ponding, and areas of a "river", flowing through. Watching the MOBAT traverse mud, the "hills", and going through water, while watching from 50 feet away, as it does its thing, was bliss. When it wasn't raining, we had the foam gliders. Perched way above in the tree house, and launched. We could get those babies to sail! There was never a bad day to play G.I.Joe in that yard. Even the one time it snowed for 2 days, just amazing. Between the two of us, we had the whole arsenal of joe/cobra items, including a few extra more, of the smaller stuff, like bivouac camps, radar tower/stations, a few trouble bubbles. The wolverine, was always near the MOBAT for support/ coverage. ( way to go Cover Girl!)... and the hawk missile systems, and howitzer always strategically placed. Damn I miss those days.
Bridge layer was a fun vehicle. Favorite vehicle I got for Christmas was the Cobra Moray. Played with that in a college fountain while my mom was taking classes at night. Hydrofoils worked great. That was when you could let your 10 yr old not need adult supervision.
We didn't like the Vamp because we always thought the guys would get flamed by the missiles. Kind of like this: th-cam.com/video/Mvm-1gorCeQ/w-d-xo.html
Kottonmouth 365 there’s a couple of real life versions out there. And there was some boutique toy company made their own take on it that looked pretty sweet.
Of course we all have our favorites that may or may not have made it into this video but this was a really fun watch. Thanks for the walk down memory lane, young version of Dan.
I had many gi joe products here from 1982 to maybe 1985 or 86. My dad was in the USAF so you can imagine how as a kid I could play with the fighter jet and A 10 and then be on base and see real ones training overhead and on the ground.
I actually had the shuttle portion of the Defiant complex set, by itself... I don't recall at all how it came into my possession, as a kid. Probably gifted, possibly second hand, as I'm honestly not sure if you could get it as a separate piece or not. But, as a scifi fan, it very often became an integral part of my recreation of the opening to the original Planet of the Apes, vis a vis my parents' pool -- or the bathtub -- and 'escaping a sinking starship' sequences like that seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Yes, yes, it's true. I really *was* that dope, even as a kid already.
Jon Miller Ah, okay -- thanks for the heads up on that. I realized a bit later, after commenting, that mine had a black and white motif, whereas the one pictured in the video was all white, I believe. So, I assumed it had to be a release all its own. Awesome to be able to confirm that. :)
No SHARC? No Triple T? No Snowcat? Ok, the triple t is pushing it, but the SHARC was in no less than 3 sub teams, and the snow cat has been re used for both Tiger Force, and an (alternate version?!?) Of the HAVOC. Just my opinion. Thanks for taking the time to share your video with us!
I love the classics. Both Joe and Cobra planes. Whatever the car was called. AWE? and the Cobra variant. Wild Bill's helicopter was one of the best with the spinning rotars.
The video I have longed for....however, I was expecting just Joe with a separate and Empire Strikes Back better than the first one Cobra only follow up.
Top 3 I had as a kid (not on your list): Conquest X-30 (in python patrol coloring), Snow Wolf, and Moray hydrofoil (which I got second hand). I did love my Sky Stryker, though. Also worth mentioning as to upping the enjoyment factor were the "blueprints" that each came with. I'd estimate another 47% enjoyment from blueprints alone.
Many of my friends had several of those vehicles, with only the Sky Striker left out of the mix between us. And although I eventually traded other toys for the Tomahawk, the only vehicle I received new was the Rolling Thunder. The whole idea of launching a pair of ICBMs from a mobile launch platform was too fun to ignore. I was very fond of that monster, and still smile when I think of the fun I had with it.
You kinda forget the things you played with and trashed over and over till it was just a shell and then it just disappeared or mom threw it away, until I seen them here. Thanks for bringing back old memories.
I was lucky to own five of them, 10, 7, 4, 3, and 2. But I can not believe three other vehicles I had did not make the list, the Thunderclap, the Mean Dog, and the Rolling Thunder. Oddly though, my favourite/most played with/oldest two were the Vamp Jeep, while towing the Cobra ASP. (don't ask, I was a kid!) These were great toys, I miss them...
K4rt80y I had that, it was also motorized! And the figure who came with it was left in a different dimension where Cobra won in one episode. I forget his name, but his helmet had giant goggles... I'm surprised that other Joe tank didn't make the list. I forget the name, but I remember it being more popular, always on the show and commercials...
Oh man. These were the days. GI Joe is what really started it all for me. This was the very first toy line I truly fell in love with. And the line I had the most pieces of. I had the H.I.S.S. tank, the RAM cycle and the Skystriker. My favorite toy of all time by the way. This was a great list. A few of my personal favorites that didn't make the list are the V.A.M.P., APC, F.A.N.G. copter and the Dragonfly.
The Night Raven was my favorite vehicle. I still remember having to special order it from Sears as a kid. The day it finally came in and I picked it up was a great day.
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Dad bought me a Night Raven when I was in 3rd grade for getting all As on my report card. No toy I owned was ever more awesome than that thing.
My best friend had the Night Raven, my mom couldn't afford one that fancy, so I got the Bridge Layer instead.
Best Christmas gift I ever got
So COBRAAAA+
I had the Tomahawk, XP14 Skystriker, and Night Raven. I was blessed with also having the GI JOE headquarters. The Gi Joe toys of the 80s were second to none. I still think they are the best lol
I always loved the WHALE. It actually floated as well. Totally the best toy.
The WHALE was by far my favorite toy. Played with it for hours and hours in and out of the pool. Thank you GI Joe and Hasbro for being part of my childhood
That vehicle was so memorable for me too. Still have it and couldn't part with it. Another one I really played with a long time was the troop transport with the camouflage back and handle on the bumper for carrying. I don't know how many times I put all the team's gear on and had them all sitting and standing in there. The V.A.M.P. too, was a real fun one, and the Cobra C.L.A.W.
@@kafan439 excellent!! 👍🏻
it FLOATED too
I still have a WHALE from mail-order… In the box unassembled… 😉
It’s one of my favorites too…
@@Ruffian71 bro… you have a grail on your hands!!! That is gold.
The HISS owns in spite of being unrealistic and a terrible design for a combat tank. But it looks godly.
The truth is, in G.I. Joe battles, it makes little difference a very good tank from a bad one. A tank is a tank, you can't shoot it.
@@KillerKrieg plus it was the 80's and us kids didn't care we just played......
Got to love that fantastic black and red paint job too. Stunning!!!
The HISS tank in GI Joe : Renegades is Sick ASF!
Where is Wild Bill and his Huey AH-1 Cobra helicopter? Dragonfly
I loved that, got it for Christmas one year and I was so happy. Unfortunately, the skids were warped and wouldn't attach onto the base, so it had to be returned. It was the only one left so I never got a replacement. I'm still feeling it.
I still wished I had mine I got for Xmas
The rotors broke off mine a week after I got it. Then my dog thought the turret was a chew toy.
Right after the Hovercraft, the Dragonfly was my absolute favorite! Then the Rattler, then the original VAMP.
@@GrizzAxxemann are you talking about the tomahawk? It was to ambitious and I remember it fell apart after a few crash landings. The fang and the dragonfly were tough as all get out.
Rattler is #1 for me
+iluvmym4 trouble bubble was the best one man vehicle ever
My favorite was always the, "Dreadnok: Thunder Machine." it's the only thing I have today from my childhood collection
The one vehicle I always wanted was the Wolverine. Those dual rotating missile turrets just looked so cool. However, the jets have to be my top 2 as well. My favorite comic I owned as a kid, was a GIJoe comic detailing a dogfight between Ace and Wild Weasel.
The Wolverine was pretty neat, but the hatch area isn't as cool as the Mauler and the treads are plastic covers in the same way the HISS tanks are. Don't get me wrong, it was still a great toy, but it loses some points in a best-of discussion because of that. On the plus side, Cover Girl is a pretty solid figure and the missiles were durable and not just brittle plastic.
One of the most epic comics for sure!
Wolverine was/is my favorite vehicle. Looks badass, lots of loose missiles/rockets, the launchers can aim just about any direction, and the toy is lo-fi enough that we didn't feel guilty running it through the dirt. In my battles, Cobra always managed to steal it. Sorry, good guys.
Just bought one for the collection .. roughly 25 bucks & missing four missiles & the tow cable but I’ll piece it eventually.
The Rolling Thunder is my favorite GI Joe vehicle. It was a massive tank/battle platform/missile command. Fully extended, opened and with the missile carriage upright, it was like a forward command center with its own 6 wheeled recon ATV. It has seating for 2 drivers, 4 gunners, 2 turret cannon operators, 1 communication station and 1 navigation post. That thing is awesome.
It was and still is epic. Especially how it all folds in on itself and moves easily.
I still have mine!
Oh yeah!!!
and you missed cobra F.A.N.G. the most essential cobra copter, lives through pretty much the entire 80s.
YOU Dan get a super awesome high five!
some people just never experienced living as a child with a fridgerator Perry figure on their nightstand. and a cobra FANG hanging from their ceiling . sweet bliss!
Nah. Too easily broken.
No MOBAT? A Mobile Battle Action Tank that's motorized, direction changing, had REAL treads and came with it's own figure, Steeler! Say it isn't so Dan!
Agree!!!
Exactly the MOBAT was a game changer!
I wonder if that motorization is what made it come down on the list. All the other vehicles moved at kid speed!
I had the mauler, now that was a great tank. also motorized
I had one. Can’t believe it didn’t make the list
Trouble Bubble. Or whatever it was called.
The Tomahawk holds a very special place in my heart, as it was part of a truly remarkable birthday, when my school was shut due to snow, my biology exam was cancelled, and I got a three day weekend to play with my new toys (and do extra biology revision).
Nice! I had the Tomahawk it was wonderful!
Jeremy Davies The Trouble Bubbles you were talking about is called a Cobra Flight Pod.
Dude that is an epic birthday weekend for sure
The Rattler also had "Combat damage" Panels, I had one whilst one of my mates had a Sky Striker and we fought a lot over which one was better on the basis of nothing like children tend to do obv.
My most prized GI Joe possession growing up was the Havoc. I played with it for hours and hours. We went on tons of missions together. I agree that it doesn’t necessarily belong on this list of top 10 over all, but I loved it so much because it’s what I had!
Lots of people aren't fans of the Havoc, but it was hands down my favorite as well. It may not have been very functional had it been a real life military vehicle, but in the imagination of my 9 or 10 year old self it did damn near everything. It had air support by way of the hover vehicle, tons of firepower, and could hold a ton of Joes given the amount of pegs on it. Granted though if this had have been a real life vehicle whomever the two unlucky soldiers were that rode face down in that cockpit area should probably have been given free chiropractor visits for life lol!
I don't know, I never had one or had a friend that had one but the more I've looked at it I have to say it looks pretty badass and totally get why you would think it's awesome.
The Havoc was the only gi joe equipment I remember getting so its a very nostalgic piece for me.
I loved the Havoc as well growing up for the reasons mentioned here. It was either a Christmas or birthday present, but it was 1 of the last my brother & I put together as a team. I was feeling like a big boy & building them was part of the fun. Sometimes tho he helped me later with difficult vehicles or stickers.
I still remember the tv comercial song...awesomeeew
The G.I. Joe General. One of the biggest vehicles in Joe history.
I had one of those as a kid, the hidden cannon was really cool
I got the SkyStriker and Killer Whale for Christmas one year. Greatest Christmas ever. My Mom didn't keep my toys, she gave them away ... I'm still working though some shit.
Cj....i still have mine...what to do with them....?.....hmmmm....
hmmm
That hurts!!, I bought one SkyStriker 10 years ago in Ebay, good price, almost complete (no parachutes) in excellent condition, somehow got lost in transit, to this day nobody knows what happened to that package.
If you like your Mom, bad mother. If you don't like her, Bitch.
Cj W you’re not alone. Same happened to me. Had almost all the vehicles on this list and every single action force figure and set. Sadly all gone these days. 😥😥😥😥😥
Moray is definitely one of the coolest and one of my favorites. Wish I still had it from my childhood. Had a badass pilot/captain, multiple machine gun stations, depth charges, missile rack and 2 hatches for figures to peer out from. Great looking toy
I always preferred the Cobra vehicles they were pimped out! Cool video as always :)
Dude! Two words, "WART" and "HOG"! Best combination of all the neat things in Joe toys. Removable engine cover, seats for diver and support with a hatch, space in the back for more little dudes, and two giant missiles on top. How, oh how, in the nine realms did this not make the list? All kidding aside, great video as always.
James Kaiser II I've been scanning all of these comments for someone else who possesses the intelligence to realize the greatness of the Warthog. I scrolled for what seemed like seconds, thinking I may be the only one and then I found you.
I loved the Warthog, but it comes with a ridiculous version of Sgt. Slaughter.
Glad I'm not the only one. I loved my Warthog so damn much.
I loved the Dragonfly, and the tiger stolen rattler.
I thought number one was gonna be the buzz boar lol
In all seriousness the hydrofoil was one of the greatest
Cobra had all the cool toys
I remember the whale and hydrofoil was fell apart real easily. The water moccasin was tough and well built. No to mention the vamp and stinger that could go off jumps and take beating
Snow Cat should have made the list too. lol
Snowmation love the windshield on my snowcat, one of my first rigs!!!
Loved snow cat, don’t know why, but really enjoyed having a wind screen wiper on a vehicle. Mega
Agreed.
Snowmation snowcat was my favorite
Snow cat was the bomb!!!
My first GI Joe toy was the RAM and Breaker to ride it. I remember getting it in 1984. The Mirage motorcycle was a good progression from the RAM as well.
Love all those vehicles, but I would like to add the Snow Cat and the Rolling Thunder to the list.
As a kid I liked that the Joe's vehicles were based on actually military designs: The Dragonfly, MOBAT, Wolverine. The VAMP, VAMP II, and the Awestriker were cool. A favorite, often forgotten vehicle is the Joe Snow Cat. It had regular as well as ski missiles as well as the figure, Frostbite.
The Cobra Rattler and GI JOe WHALE were the best, though. They came with so many missiles, bombs, depth charges and guns galore. Along with accessories such as the scout sled and motorcycle for the WHALE and removable panels to show battle damage on the Rattler
While Cobra vehicles generally tended to be sleeker in concept, the GI Joe Avalanche was pretty sweet! Always been on my top 10!
1. Moray Hydrofoil
2. AWE striker
3. Rattler
4. Whale
5. Hiss tank
6. HAVOC
7. Tomahawk
8. Night Raven
9. Trouble bubble
10. Water moccasin/ armadillo tank
I'm at a Christmas party watching GI Joe videos on my phone. YO JOE!!!!!
Some of my favorites were the Phantom stealth jet, the Tiger Paw ATV, the Dreadnok Thunder Machine, and Zartan's Chameleon Swamp Skier. The Chameleon was a bit on the lame side most of the time, but it was great in the snow, as was any figure with skis.
Definitely also included in honorable mention:
1. Dreadnox Thunder Machine
2. Cobra FANG
3. G.I. Joe Dragonfly
Thunder Machine is epic
Rollingthunder was the one for me. I remember as a kid coming down one Christmas morning and seeing it under the tree. That thing was HUGE to a kid.
the Rattler was based on the Fairchild Republic A-10 *Thunderbolt II* . Warthhog is just one of several nicknames ( _though arguably the most popular_ ) given to the plane.
The Joe mobat tank was pretty sweet too. Got it for Christmas. It was motorized and had real tracks.
Thanks for leaving pics up longer. I mean, you look great, you big lovable toy man! But it's nice to see the toy too. 👍
I think the VAMP should be on this list, your choices were well thought out and I agree with them. I just don’t know what I would pull out to be able to add the VAMP.
WHALE!!!! (my all time favorite)
Awe. No Water Moccasin. :(
It's cool. The difference between each ranking is so small. Too much good stuff.
One of my favorite vehicles to play in the water until it got swept away in the ocean at Huntington Beach in California! Along with Zartan!
Water Moccassin???
Hell yeah
Great list, but I would have rearranged, or added a few more. From 1982-1985, my friend had probably the BEST backyard, to ever play G.I. Joe. It was huge, with 3 big trees ( all climb able, with large sprawling branches, and high up "jungle " top canopy. One did have a tree house. Anyways, it wasn't all flat land, on one side, was small rolling hills, and the other side of the yard dipped down, a few feet. Then some nice big plant,, and bush/ flower beds. So when it rained, it had awesome ponding, and areas of a "river", flowing through. Watching the MOBAT traverse mud, the "hills", and going through water, while watching from 50 feet away, as it does its thing, was bliss. When it wasn't raining, we had the foam gliders. Perched way above in the tree house, and launched. We could get those babies to sail! There was never a bad day to play G.I.Joe in that yard. Even the one time it snowed for 2 days, just amazing. Between the two of us, we had the whole arsenal of joe/cobra items, including a few extra more, of the smaller stuff, like bivouac camps, radar tower/stations, a few trouble bubbles. The wolverine, was always near the MOBAT for support/ coverage. ( way to go Cover Girl!)... and the hawk missile systems, and howitzer always strategically placed. Damn I miss those days.
Hydrofoil and Thunder Machine.
I had the Thunder Machine it was sweet!
Soterion Coil so did I , and yes it was swet
Yes! The Moray, that thing was awesome, i used to play with it my pool all the time
Dude! I was asking the same thing. I mean how can you not mention a vehicle with a machine gun that actually had a belt of ammo you moved?
Bridge layer was a fun vehicle. Favorite vehicle I got for Christmas was the Cobra Moray. Played with that in a college fountain while my mom was taking classes at night. Hydrofoils worked great. That was when you could let your 10 yr old not need adult supervision.
One word: Wolverine
Two other words: Cover Girl
✌🏻😉
F yeah...
Thanks for making this list Dan, making me feel extremely old at the same time!! I love this list dude, so many great memories.
The Conquest X30 was my favorite vehicle.
I had the chrome Joe recolor of the Night Raven, the "Sky Raven." Easily one of my favorite toys as a kid. That thing was huge.
No VAMP? I loved that thing. And the FANG.
The Cobra Stinger was like the Vamp....but cooler!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who got through the video and said that.
I had a blast playing with the Dragonfly attack chopper myself.
We didn't like the Vamp because we always thought the guys would get flamed by the missiles.
Kind of like this: th-cam.com/video/Mvm-1gorCeQ/w-d-xo.html
No Dreadnok Thunder Machine either
I had 1988 Gi joe Rollingthunder & 1990 General. I think Rollingthunder should be on the list. Miss my favorite toy. Happy 30th Rollingthunder! :)
The Thunder Machine would be #1 for me but your list is acceptable :)
Kottonmouth 365 there’s a couple of real life versions out there. And there was some boutique toy company made their own take on it that looked pretty sweet.
We used to play "road warrior" with our Joe's lol
Of course we all have our favorites that may or may not have made it into this video but this was a really fun watch. Thanks for the walk down memory lane, young version of Dan.
I’m sad the Skyhawk didn’t make the list, that was my favorite vehicle, great video 👍🏼✌🏽
100% agree with top 2. I cried as a kid when I got a SKYSTRIKER for Christmas, never had a Rattler but always thought they looked cool A F....
1984 stinger was my first gijoe.
Cobra's Hammerhead was my favorite. A giant tank with five additional, attachable water vehicles. The thing was a beast.
Snow Cat, Water Moccasin, and Cobra Hydrofoil should on this list.
Yes, Yes and Yes!! Sheer Awesomeness!!
I had many gi joe products here from 1982 to maybe 1985 or 86. My dad was in the USAF so you can imagine how as a kid I could play with the fighter jet and A 10 and then be on base and see real ones training overhead and on the ground.
Cobra Rattler is my favorite.
Cobra Rattler was one of my favourites! Awesome!
My favorite vehicle is the invisible stealth fighter jet
I have multiple in my collection
Joey Cool productions mines too ✋
Good to see so many Gi Joe fans
I actually had the shuttle portion of the Defiant complex set, by itself... I don't recall at all how it came into my possession, as a kid. Probably gifted, possibly second hand, as I'm honestly not sure if you could get it as a separate piece or not. But, as a scifi fan, it very often became an integral part of my recreation of the opening to the original Planet of the Apes, vis a vis my parents' pool -- or the bathtub -- and 'escaping a sinking starship' sequences like that seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Yes, yes, it's true. I really *was* that dope, even as a kid already.
They sold just the shuttle part by it self latter on because I had it to.
Jon Miller Ah, okay -- thanks for the heads up on that. I realized a bit later, after commenting, that mine had a black and white motif, whereas the one pictured in the video was all white, I believe. So, I assumed it had to be a release all its own. Awesome to be able to confirm that. :)
I kinda made my own shuttle set when I was a kid when I found an thrown away Defiant crawler and a broken Star Wars Imperial Shuttle
The Devilfish is by far my favorite G.I. Joe vehicle. It is the ultimate in playability -- it floats in the pool!
No SHARC? No Triple T? No Snowcat? Ok, the triple t is pushing it, but the SHARC was in no less than 3 sub teams, and the snow cat has been re used for both Tiger Force, and an (alternate version?!?) Of the HAVOC. Just my opinion. Thanks for taking the time to share your video with us!
So many great vehicles. Had to make some tough cuts.
It is a great list! Thank you very much for sharing with us!
Actually, I thought Cobra's Water Moccasin was rebranded as a Tiger Force Tiger Shark
I love the classics. Both Joe and Cobra planes. Whatever the car was called. AWE? and the Cobra variant. Wild Bill's helicopter was one of the best with the spinning rotars.
The video I have longed for....however, I was expecting just Joe with a separate and Empire Strikes Back better than the first one Cobra only follow up.
Top 3 I had as a kid (not on your list): Conquest X-30 (in python patrol coloring), Snow Wolf, and Moray hydrofoil (which I got second hand). I did love my Sky Stryker, though. Also worth mentioning as to upping the enjoyment factor were the "blueprints" that each came with. I'd estimate another 47% enjoyment from blueprints alone.
VAMP over Mamba
A.W.E Striker I loved it so much I even had the Stargate repackage. My brothers was the Cobra Water Moccasin.
"And of course the shuttle itself it's a shuttle itself."
- Dan Larson 2017
That was pretty damn funny
My favorite was a dune buggy styled vehicle. It had working suspension and a steering wheel that could turn the front wheels. Loved it for many years.
I liked steelers tanks and the Mobat tank. They should off been on the list
Steeler's tank WAS the MOBAT. Do you mean the MAULER?
Many of my friends had several of those vehicles, with only the Sky Striker left out of the mix between us. And although I eventually traded other toys for the Tomahawk, the only vehicle I received new was the Rolling Thunder. The whole idea of launching a pair of ICBMs from a mobile launch platform was too fun to ignore. I was very fond of that monster, and still smile when I think of the fun I had with it.
Can we get an honorable mention for the Ferret/Tiger Paw?
Well, you mentioned it. How honorable are you?
It was an interchangeable line of vehicles with Tiger Force & Python Patrol
The HISS was the best! The Vamp was my second favorite. Third is perhaps an oddity but it was the APC. Man I loved that thing!
The APC was very sturdy. The only thing you could possibly break were the tabs on the canvas top part.
Always feel weird wearing GI Joe clothing....always worry someone is going to ask me "where did you serve"?
Biorythym Stolen Valor!!
You kinda forget the things you played with and trashed over and over till it was just a shell and then it just disappeared or mom threw it away, until I seen them here. Thanks for bringing back old memories.
I also liked that weird Joe transport with six wheels that held like 16 figures.
Plus, it could actually float. It was pretty sweet.
Forgot I had that one, now I remember going through ditch water with it. I do remember having the Tomahawk helicopter.
Perhaps it is the intrigue having never owned it, but the Mauler always seemed so cool. And the Dragonfly. Again though, never owned it.
Dude no glider?
A vehicle that was real? Come on.
The W.H.A.L.E, Tomahawk, and Raven were among the few Joe Vehicles I could never get my parents to buy but I had the Sky Striker.
I'd have switched the motorcycle out for the snowmobile.
I was lucky to own five of them, 10, 7, 4, 3, and 2. But I can not believe three other vehicles I had did not make the list, the Thunderclap, the Mean Dog, and the Rolling Thunder. Oddly though, my favourite/most played with/oldest two were the Vamp Jeep, while towing the Cobra ASP. (don't ask, I was a kid!)
These were great toys, I miss them...
No Mobat? How many toys cheated us with fake plastic tracks? The Mobat was the real deal.
K4rt80y I had that, it was also motorized! And the figure who came with it was left in a different dimension where Cobra won in one episode. I forget his name, but his helmet had giant goggles...
I'm surprised that other Joe tank didn't make the list. I forget the name, but I remember it being more popular, always on the show and commercials...
Steeler. i think his name was steeler
Sears sold a black Cobra version of the MOBAT as an exclusive.
THe Mauler was the progression from the MOBAT as well. With upgraded cool controls.
@@hthrun the mauler? I had that one. it had a desert storm design.
I loved the Dragonfly.
All of these bring back amazing memories.
Dragonfly beats firebat
I hadem all, still got a few, what great memories. Im 44 now, lol.
Such spooky Thanksgiving decorations!
The Skystriker was number one that’s right‼️ Great list I agree with ALL of it👍🏽
Dragonfly didn't make the cut..
The WHALE is a childhood memory that I'll treasure forevah. Incredible toy!
No dragonfly?!!!
Brilliant and spot on Maverick impression. Just needed that smirk.
I agree... USS Flagg, not a vehicle.
USS Flagg....It's not a vehicle or play set. It's a life style choice heh.
Oh man. These were the days. GI Joe is what really started it all for me. This was the very first toy line I truly fell in love with. And the line I had the most pieces of. I had the H.I.S.S. tank, the RAM cycle and the Skystriker. My favorite toy of all time by the way. This was a great list. A few of my personal favorites that didn't make the list are the V.A.M.P., APC, F.A.N.G. copter and the Dragonfly.
Hell yeah vehicles!!!
Dame !! Bringing back a lot of memories most of these toys I wanted so badly when I was a kid. WoW the 80s .
FAIL! The MOBAT should have beat some of these easily. It was battery operated, moving on its own.
Rattler should be #1.
Great job. There’s always gonna be favorites left out but good way to focus on the iconic ones. And you’re still my favorite toy guy!
You put the ram over a space shuttle complex??? Really?!
I did!
Awesome you replied!!
Toy Galaxy the RAM is awesome. My first GI Joe vehicle.
The ram is awesome but over the space shuttle complex?
The Night Raven was my favorite vehicle. I still remember having to special order it from Sears as a kid. The day it finally came in and I picked it up was a great day.
The bridge layer was a favorite of mine
This guy knows his Joes, good call having sky striker on the list !