I'm sorry Michael, but I'll have to disagree. Having Chuck Norris on the GI Joe team would NOT be fair to Cobra. In fact, he'd render the whole GI Joe team obsolete!
i used to put Torch's head in Recondo's body and play like he was Chuck Norris' Braddock from Missing in Action. Then Outback came along and I didn't have to do that anymore :)
Great list! Rocky Balboa was meant to be the third "real" G.I.Joe back in the day, they even printed his file in Marvel's G.I.Joe: Order of Battle #2 (and later a retraction when the deal fell through), it was the whole reason behind making Big Boa in the first place. I think my own list would have perhaps included people like Arnold, Lee Majors, Tom Selleck, Bruce Lee, and Bruce Willis (imagine him saving the '89 cartoon).
These other characters are great ideas. I really love having Selleck/Magnum as part of the Joe team, especially since in the show he was already part of Naval Intelligence!
Lee Majors! That reminds me, how about Robert Conrad? Pro boxer with short but unbeaten career, martial artist, all around athlete, played a lot of tough guys, and one of the original "does all his own stunts" guys. And he liked to fight, remember him daring anyone to knock a battery off his shoulder? In the 80s he was a bit older, but just as fit and starred in the action show High Mountain Rangers.
A great and very entertaining video, Mike!!! Mr. T as the JOE's Chaplain would have been one of the most incredible things to ever happen. I would've put Arnold on the list, though, personally. :)
Love this so much! I especially love the Mr. T bit. Thank you for not shying away from your faith, brother. Yo Joe, and praise God! I think my list would’ve been something like this… 1. Mr. T - Chaplain/MP/ Boxing and Hand to hand Combat Instructor. Code Name: Mr. T 2. Arnold Schwarzenegger - Heavy Artillery Driver/Code Name: Big Guns (Comes with vehicle - Pounder: M110 Self Propelled Howitzer) 3. Clint Eastwood - Marine/Amphibious Assault Trooper. Code Name: Jar Head. Catch Phrase: “We’re Joes. When the chips are down, we improvise, overcome, adapt.” 4. Tim Allen - Vehicle Mechanic/Combat Engineer. Code Name: Gear Head (I know Home Improvement was a 90’s show, but his stand up was in the 80’s) 5. Sylvester Stallone - Infantry Trooper/Weapons Specialist. Code Name: Rambo. Catch Phrase: “Cobra drew first blood. I didn’t.”
Thanks! Great list. I forgot Arnold knows how to drive a tank, he'd be a perfect fit. Tim Allen as a mechanic would be hilarious. Have a great weekend and God bless!
I love idea of Mr. T as the Chaplain! I would love to see him (maybe how he became part of the Joe team?!) play out a scene similar to the Pearl Harbor Chaplain that helped man the AA machine guns and famously yelled "Praise The Lord, pass the ammo!!"
Those would be great Joe figures. Chuck Norris could even have variations a Delta Force version being part of the Night Force and a Braddock as part of Tiger Force. A Mel Gibson from Mad Max, he could come together with the Interceptor and his dog, and a Kurt Russel from The Thing with the flame thrower, would be awesome.
Great video!!! Here are three I think would make great Joes: John McEnroe - Codename: Hissyfit - weapon is a tennis racquet and exploding tennis balls. Harrison Ford - Codename: Indy Solo - comes with Blaster, Whip, Fedora, and soft goods black Vest. Michael Jordan - Codename: MJ - accessorized with various gadget weapon Basketballs and Sweat Bands.
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, the patriot who carries a 2x4 and the Star Spangled Banner is my pick for a GI.Joe, he to could be a member of Slaughter’s Marauders with his personal battle cry of “U-S-A!” or “Hay Oh!” he would strike fear into some of the Dreadnoks, fear of the “2x4 of Freedom” smacking them across the back of their heads.
Ok, so this is where my lack of wrestling knowledge comes into play. I do think he was a good guy on the Rock n Wrestling cartoon, but he looks like Dreadnok material, so I sent him to the wrong team. Your idea sounds better.
@@MichaelMercy Love the video Mike. I'll have to give some thought to who I'd add, but I'm getting the feeling you might have to do a Part 2 or 3 with one for the Cobras and if enough people give good suggestions no telling how far this can go. I do have a couple ideas; for the Joes Bruce Lee as a infiltration specialist and hand to hand trainer. R Lee Ermy as DI. Muhamad Ali since Rocky Balboa didn't work out. But for the Cobras as a stagiest Bill Belichick.
After thinking about Chuck Norris as a Joe, it made me think about the guy who taught Chuck the martial arts ... the man himself ... Bruce Lee! Everyone makes Chuck Norris jokes but you know why nobody makes Bruce Lee jokes? Because Bruce Lee is no joke, man. :) But seriously, it would have been a great tribute to one of the greatest martial artists and film stars of all time.
Awesome List,Michael. I agree with it 100%. I'd also add Andre the Giant as an Enforcer for Slaughter's Renegades or a Member of Slaughter's Marauders. Andre would scare all undisciplined new recruits straight.
I grew up off the joes. Live here in Pawtucket right up the street from Hasbro where My uncle worked for over 30 years. I just met the sarge at r.i. Con. My pick for the cobra team would of been tiny lister ZEUS
Someone tag Cody and Dustin with this! I'm sure they'd be able to make kind of deal with Hasbro to make Colonel Dream happen for real. The idea is awesome! Great video, Mike. Just one tiny nitpick. For Mr. T to be a chaplain, he'd have to be an officer. Chaplains' assistants are enlisted.
Jake "McNasty" McNiece. Real life, real history, antihero. Campaigns in 4 theater of WW2. Cons: Perhaps not the best example of conduct for young people; but definitely an iconic example of courage, ingenuity, and triumph in the face of insurmountable odds.
Awesome vid. Mr T should have been a Joe, absolutely without a doubt. Carl weathers and Jesse Ventura would have been great. Basically give us the team from Predator and it would have been a winner.
Love this list, it's tough to name real life people, because my mind keeps going to characters like Hannibal Smith and MacGyver...great characters for crossovers, but not real life. It would've been cool to have one (or more) of the famous astronauts like John Glenn or Neil Armstrong to have figures...could have been released the same year as the Defiant. Insert Cliff Clavin 'little known fact' - Bazooka was based on Steve Grogan, real life career QB for the New England Patriots, with his #14 jersey and mustache. Honestly, I think most fans of GIJoe already know this, but it's still worth a mention.
Exactly! I just recently learned that the 90's cartoons were purposely made goofy/silly to fit the new FCC regulations under Bush Sr. That explains why the DIC GIJoe was almost unwatchable. Reagan definitely needed a figure in the original GIJoe line, his efforts to improve the economy and provide choice in the market with deregulation is why we had so many great toys and cartoons in the 80's.
Although not real life people, I would have included the Knight Rider duo of Michael Knight and KITT. Michael would have been an under cover/espionage specialist and KITT would have been modded into a super mode with military weaponry, like a cross between the Thunder Machine and the Mad Max Interceptor.
I think one of the reasons a wrestler translates so easily into GI Joe as oppose to a football player, or Hockey Player. Is that to make it as a football or Hockey player etc. You just have to be skilled athletically, but to be a wrestler, and be successful you have to be athletic, and a performer. Most wrestlers already have over the top cartoon larger than life personas. With that said a Wayne Gretzky, GI Joe figure would have been a cool addition. He could have been part of the arctic special forces.
True, they're a breed unto themselves; athletic actors. And they lived the gimmick too, appearing as their wrestling personas on talk shows and public events and sometimes even at the restaurant or bar. Wayne would have been a 'great one' (pardon the pun) in the spirit of an athlete like the Fridge. Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson too. How about Bo Jackson? Bo knows Joe!
Your list is almost perfect! I would like to see 3 Joes added ! 1. Get that Rocky figure (Big Boa I know.) I know Rocky is fictional but listen to the rest of my list 2. Arnold Schwarzenegger from Commano! Perfect fit! also my favorite Arnold movie! 3. Jesse Ventura from Predator. Those are my must-haves! I love The Dusty Idea, so how about Terry Funk as a Cobra! or instead of Mr.T, The whole A-team? By far my favorite was Reagan ! His file card alone was epic! I was 9 in 82' and discovered GI Joe about 3 months before Wrestling, Just before Hulkamania. Not a fan of the Ultimate Warrior, But he would fit in great with Masters of the Universe. Macho too! Love your work! I have always loved action figures but don't collect them (Guitars and Legos are enough for me.) You me got interested in Them Again! Nerdmaste'
I think the 80's TV stars would make a great subteam: MacGuyver Hannibal Face BA Murdock Magnum Stringfellow Hawke Dominic Santini Michael Knight Chuck Norris (not from TV, but can't be left off)
I love your number one choice Ronald Reagan was our great President of the 80s and having a figure would have been the cherry on the Sunday. Rambo or Robocop would have been great additions to the figure line. As for Stars Mel Gibson with a Mad Max type figure or Arnold Schwarzenegger type Dutch figure from Predator would have definitely been sweet as well.
Before the boogeyman goes to sleep he checks under the bed for Chuck Norris, down straight. Chuck Norris was once bitten by a cobra. After suffering for 5 days it was confirmed the Cobra was dead. I still love those gags about Chuck Norris. Another one of my favorites is beard of knowledge. Always found it weird how much Outback looked like Chuck Norris and honestly wish I had the scale to take a couple of those damaged out back heads that I've got and repaint them to look like Chuck Norris's beard and put them on a more suitable body. I'm really surprised after all these years they haven't broken down like we did with Roddy Piper and done a special edition Chuck Norris GI Joe rather than fans doing it another one that never seems to cross a lot of people's radar as a GI Joe was and still is Bruce Campbell. I also joke about Steven Seagal but a lot of people immediately will say don't go there when you joke about Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme they both kind of gained popularity after GI Joe so I get it but I'm a little surprised they didn't kind of make their way into a newer iteration of GI Joe toy lines. Another one that probably didn't make this list but is 1980s is kind of a given Tom Selleck and of course Charles Bronson. Those two probably don't make many people's GI Joe lists but both Bronson and Selleck were pretty big in the 1980s and would have made sense to be translated into GI Joe figures when you think about it obviously they would have embellished a bit and made Bronson taller but still either one of them could have been a Joe figure given their catalog of action movies more so Bronson but Selleck is definitely on the list. Yes I know Magnum PI heading over in GI Joe type figure from some other company very poorly done figure I might add
How about Audie Murphy (1924-1971). A short man from Texas who served in the U.S. army and star of "To Hell and Back". Also the training Sergeant for the Dirty Dozen along side Charles Bronsen and Lee Marven.
A few females I think would have made it: Sigourney Weaver/Ellen Ripley, Marsha Warfield/ _ from Nightcourt, __ /___ redhead from Airwolf(pilot and I believe in matlock she could do JAG duties, also Navy in Magnum PI),... maybe Janet Jackson via Rythm Nation era.., female cop from Robocop..., Maria Conchita Alonso from her work on the running man and colors...
Reaganator as a GI Joe figure I never seen coming. I figured where Chucky wasn't around number two or number one you were going to go with Schwarzenegger or something along those lines. But Ronnie would be right up there with honestly John Wayne being a GI Joe figure at least in my opinion.
I like all these. I'm not so much of a wrestling fan, so can't comment too much on your picks, but Road Warriors look much more like Dreadnoks than any other. Iron Sheik, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, King Kong Bundy and a couple other 80s wrestlers would make good Cobras/Dreadnoks, Nikolai Volkov could be Oktober Guard, and Vince McMahon would work for the Crimson Guard. Macho Man, Jimmy Snuka, Jesse Ventura, Hulk Hogan, and Captain Lou Albano would have all been fun to see.
Road Warriors started off as heels but quickly turned good guys because the fans loved them so much. Every time they tried to be bad guys, it didn't last thanks to the fans refusing to boo them. That's why I couldn't see them as Dreadnoks. Too popular to stay bad guys. To this day when a wrestler comes out and there's a huge ovation, they call it a "Road Warrior pop." 💪
Quick Kick had the same kind of energy, but come on Jackie Chan. And, if the joes got the dream on their side, then Extensive Enterprises would float the bill for some limousine ridin' and jet flyin', flair might even bring the kiss stealin' and wheelin' dealin' for free. He did try to take over a youth center, sure it was in the 90s but you can't get much more 80s than that.
100% agree with Mr. T, Chuck Norris, and especially President Reagan. I do think the wrestlers would make better drednoks than Joes. In my office now I actually have a Ronald Reagan figure holding Captain America's shield. No one man is more synonymous with the 80s than the man who led the nation for almost the entirety of the decade.... the man who, to this day, got more electoral votes than any President in history.
A few guys for Cobra could have been the "Russian" guy from Octopussy (stephen berkoff) and Rambo ii. Kurtwood Smith from Robocop. A dreadnought recruit could have been __ from Octopussy with the sawblade yoyo.
Imagine The Road Warriors using weapons to get in close to the Cobra troops, throwing down their weapons, double clotheslining Crimson Guards, Double Shoulder tackling Tomax and then... Xamot goes up on Animal's shoulders while Hawk climbs a tank and then flies off w/ a clothesline as Animal flips Xamot onto his neck!! R.I.P. LOD
@@MichaelMercy Animal pressing Destro while Hawk flies off with a one-handed hammer sledge sounds awesome too!! That's the move they did to Sting when they turned heel in '88 in the NWA
I wish a company would do that today give us 1/12 scale action figures from the 80s and early 90s chuck Norris characters from invasion USA or delta force Arnold in commando jcvd and dolph in universal soldier Kurt Russell as jack burton Steven segal as nico and a line from the expendables movies modern day but all action stars of the 80s and 90s hell John McLain action Jackson nostalgia sells
I'm having a Mandela moment. I swear my cousin had a Mr T joe figure back in the 80's they had everything GI Joe even the Aircraft carrier and the Terror Dome.
I never got into the wrestling. It is very popular, ofcourse. And amongst Joe fans, there is an obvious reason why they would be keen. But for me, I just found it a bit corny as a kid. I do like the Sarg, but was neverr interested in his wrestling outfit figure, I only wanted the cammo one, so he looked military. I would have him training the Joes, getting them into shape.
Honestly I didn't know that Vince McMahon was a real manager I thought he was just another actor playing a role the same as the wrestlers. Never knew he was a real manager for say. And I didn't know that Sergeant dad bought left wrestling I remember him still being in wrestling and the last going off they had him playing a bad guy up against Hulk Hogan in one of the Royal Rumbles or something like that during the Gulf War first one. It's always been funny to me that Slaughter was a wrestler the guy looks like Bob the plumber or Mr dad bought and never really look like Adriel sergeant the action figure looks like a drill sergeant but the actor behind the the figure doesn't look anything alike from the neck down lol. I actually thought he used to play the Iron Sheik till somebody pointed out about a year ago the guy that played Slaughter never played the Iron Sheik I thought they were the same actor.
Michael, this was a great video topic. I'd love a Reagan Joe figure on my shelf. I think he'd look awesome on top the Mauler or maybe in the front gun of GI Joe Headquarters.
My number 1 pick was going to be Rambo, but I realized you were going with completely real people even if they had a larger than life persona. Stallone himself wouldn't make a great Joe even if Rambo and Rocky (who technically is a Joe) would.
Mr. T, Reagan, and Norris are all great choices. Some other good ones that could have worked: Dolph Lundgren-huge, expert martial artist, engineering degree. Lee Marvin-WWII vet and all around tough guy persona. Between The Dirty Dozen and Delta Force, we can get an idea how he'd be as a Joe officer. Arnold Schwarzenegger - starts out as Oktober Guard who joins the Joes full time. Jake the Snake Roberts - he screams Cobra agent. Andre the Giant-need I say more?
I'm sorry Michael, but I'll have to disagree. Having Chuck Norris on the GI Joe team would NOT be fair to Cobra. In fact, he'd render the whole GI Joe team obsolete!
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Chuck Norris IS a weapon.
i used to put Torch's head in Recondo's body and play like he was Chuck Norris' Braddock from Missing in Action. Then Outback came along and I didn't have to do that anymore :)
Great list! Rocky Balboa was meant to be the third "real" G.I.Joe back in the day, they even printed his file in Marvel's G.I.Joe: Order of Battle #2 (and later a retraction when the deal fell through), it was the whole reason behind making Big Boa in the first place.
I think my own list would have perhaps included people like Arnold, Lee Majors, Tom Selleck, Bruce Lee, and Bruce Willis (imagine him saving the '89 cartoon).
Thanks! I never considered Rocky a real life Joe. More of a cross-over character. Sly didn't live his gimmick like wrestlers did.
These other characters are great ideas. I really love having Selleck/Magnum as part of the Joe team, especially since in the show he was already part of Naval Intelligence!
Tom Selleck as a buddy for Chuckles would’ve been amazing!
Lee Majors… wasn’t he technically on the Joe AdventureTeam in 1975?🤣🤣🤣✌️🤘🇨🇦
Lee Majors! That reminds me, how about Robert Conrad? Pro boxer with short but unbeaten career, martial artist, all around athlete, played a lot of tough guys, and one of the original "does all his own stunts" guys. And he liked to fight, remember him daring anyone to knock a battery off his shoulder? In the 80s he was a bit older, but just as fit and starred in the action show High Mountain Rangers.
A great and very entertaining video, Mike!!!
Mr. T as the JOE's Chaplain would have been one of the most incredible things to ever happen.
I would've put Arnold on the list, though, personally. :)
Thanks!
Love this so much! I especially love the Mr. T bit. Thank you for not shying away from your faith, brother. Yo Joe, and praise God!
I think my list would’ve been something like this…
1. Mr. T - Chaplain/MP/ Boxing and Hand to hand Combat Instructor. Code Name: Mr. T
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger - Heavy Artillery Driver/Code Name: Big Guns (Comes with vehicle - Pounder: M110 Self Propelled Howitzer)
3. Clint Eastwood - Marine/Amphibious Assault Trooper. Code Name: Jar Head. Catch Phrase: “We’re Joes. When the chips are down, we improvise, overcome, adapt.”
4. Tim Allen - Vehicle Mechanic/Combat Engineer. Code Name: Gear Head (I know Home Improvement was a 90’s show, but his stand up was in the 80’s)
5. Sylvester Stallone - Infantry Trooper/Weapons Specialist. Code Name: Rambo. Catch Phrase: “Cobra drew first blood. I didn’t.”
Thanks! Great list. I forgot Arnold knows how to drive a tank, he'd be a perfect fit. Tim Allen as a mechanic would be hilarious. Have a great weekend and God bless!
I love idea of Mr. T as the Chaplain! I would love to see him (maybe how he became part of the Joe team?!) play out a scene similar to the Pearl Harbor Chaplain that helped man the AA machine guns and famously yelled "Praise The Lord, pass the ammo!!"
Those would be great Joe figures. Chuck Norris could even have variations a Delta Force version being part of the Night Force and a Braddock as part of Tiger Force.
A Mel Gibson from Mad Max, he could come together with the Interceptor and his dog, and a Kurt Russel from The Thing with the flame thrower, would be awesome.
I've been wanting a 3.75" Mad Max figure for a long time. Nobody's ever made one for mass market.
Mad Max was the obvious inspiration for the Thunder Machine, right? That’s my head canon anyway.
Great video!!! Here are three I think would make great Joes: John McEnroe - Codename: Hissyfit - weapon is a tennis racquet and exploding tennis balls. Harrison Ford - Codename: Indy Solo - comes with Blaster, Whip, Fedora, and soft goods black Vest. Michael Jordan - Codename: MJ - accessorized with various gadget weapon Basketballs and Sweat Bands.
Hissyfit 😆. He might make a better Cobra.
Jordan would have been great. With guys like Big Lob and Downtown on the team, it wouldn't be out of place.
John McEnroe quote: "Why don't you grow some hair!"
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, the patriot who carries a 2x4 and the Star Spangled Banner is my pick for a GI.Joe, he to could be a member of Slaughter’s Marauders with his personal battle cry of “U-S-A!” or “Hay Oh!” he would strike fear into some of the Dreadnoks, fear of the “2x4 of Freedom” smacking them across the back of their heads.
Love it, tough guy! HOOOOOOO! 👍
Ok, so this is where my lack of wrestling knowledge comes into play. I do think he was a good guy on the Rock n Wrestling cartoon, but he looks like Dreadnok material, so I sent him to the wrong team. Your idea sounds better.
John Rambo and John Matrix the real life contra would be perfect for g.i. Joe
The entire squad from Predator. I'd love to have an action figure of Billy and his huge knife.
Would love to have seen Junkyard Dog as one of Sarge's Renegades. Chef's kiss that would be awesome!
Another Cobra bites the dust!
Primary military specialty: Thumping
Secondary military specialty: Grabbing cakes
😆 All hail King Dog! 👑
Now you should make a top 5 real life Cobra. :D We already have Piper, but who else would be for Cobra?
Great idea. @manlystranger4973 mentioned John McEnroe as a Joe. I think he'd make a great Cobra.
Jake the Snake Roberts
Iron Sheik
Nikolai Volkov
Saddam Hussein (with the beret, for sure)
@@MichaelMercy Love the video Mike. I'll have to give some thought to who I'd add, but I'm getting the feeling you might have to do a Part 2 or 3 with one for the Cobras and if enough people give good suggestions no telling how far this can go. I do have a couple ideas; for the Joes Bruce Lee as a infiltration specialist and hand to hand trainer. R Lee Ermy as DI. Muhamad Ali since Rocky Balboa didn't work out. But for the Cobras as a stagiest Bill Belichick.
Booby the Brain Heenan, Mike Tyson, Alan Rickman, David Bowie,
Reagan is a perfect choice wearing an awesome battle dress uniform to inspire troops in the field!
I love this, Mike! Great idea thinking of real-life Joe's!
My favorites are Mr. T and Pres. Reagan, real 80s icons!
Thanks!
After thinking about Chuck Norris as a Joe, it made me think about the guy who taught Chuck the martial arts ... the man himself ... Bruce Lee! Everyone makes Chuck Norris jokes but you know why nobody makes Bruce Lee jokes? Because Bruce Lee is no joke, man. :) But seriously, it would have been a great tribute to one of the greatest martial artists and film stars of all time.
Awesome List,Michael. I agree with it 100%. I'd also add Andre the Giant as an Enforcer for Slaughter's Renegades or a Member of Slaughter's Marauders.
Andre would scare all undisciplined new recruits straight.
Thanks! Andre is his own sub-team. 😁 He'd have to be a Haslab these days.
I grew up off the joes. Live here in Pawtucket right up the street from Hasbro where My uncle worked for over 30 years. I just met the sarge at r.i. Con. My pick for the cobra team would of been tiny lister ZEUS
Good idea!
Someone tag Cody and Dustin with this! I'm sure they'd be able to make kind of deal with Hasbro to make Colonel Dream happen for real. The idea is awesome!
Great video, Mike. Just one tiny nitpick. For Mr. T to be a chaplain, he'd have to be an officer. Chaplains' assistants are enlisted.
Thanks! Wouldn't be the first time GI Joe didn't adhere to real life rules. 🤷♂️
I love them all! Sally Ride would be on my list, we need a woman and astronaut to represent. ❤
I think as a real life Joe I think Jdf fits the bill he was a real martial artist and martial Arts instructor he'd fit in real well in ninja force
Good gravy, brother, I love this list so much!
Thanks!
my first thought is Mr T and thats the first on the list, I'll by that for a dollar
I pity the fool who doesn't have Mr. T on their list!
Brother, that was a trip down memory lane, for real. Soooo good!!! I agree with the list, good video! 😁👍
Sgt Slaughter was enough for me, he's the greatest!!
Jake "McNasty" McNiece.
Real life, real history, antihero. Campaigns in 4 theater of WW2.
Cons: Perhaps not the best example of conduct for young people; but definitely an iconic example of courage, ingenuity, and triumph in the face of insurmountable odds.
This was so much fun, I really enjoyed it. I think Larry Hamma would approve all of your file cards. Thanks
Thanks! He was certainly an influence.
Awesome vid. Mr T should have been a Joe, absolutely without a doubt. Carl weathers and Jesse Ventura would have been great. Basically give us the team from Predator and it would have been a winner.
Yes! The Predator team would have been a great sub-group.
Apollo Creed!
Love this list, it's tough to name real life people, because my mind keeps going to characters like Hannibal Smith and MacGyver...great characters for crossovers, but not real life. It would've been cool to have one (or more) of the famous astronauts like John Glenn or Neil Armstrong to have figures...could have been released the same year as the Defiant.
Insert Cliff Clavin 'little known fact' - Bazooka was based on Steve Grogan, real life career QB for the New England Patriots, with his #14 jersey and mustache. Honestly, I think most fans of GIJoe already know this, but it's still worth a mention.
I wonder if these would work as Tribute Figures done in the GI Joe Classified Style.
fantastic!!! the file cards!!!! this was a blast!!!!!
I absolutely agree with Dusty being a Joe! I think he’d fit right in!
Theodore Rosevelt would've been my choice as a better character president for GI Joe. Sly S and Arnold S would've been great GI Joes as well.
Roosevelt was an inspiring man, but this was an 80s list.
I would love Ronald Ragon in the GI Joe. He is the reason we were able to get the animated series.
Exactly! I just recently learned that the 90's cartoons were purposely made goofy/silly to fit the new FCC regulations under Bush Sr. That explains why the DIC GIJoe was almost unwatchable. Reagan definitely needed a figure in the original GIJoe line, his efforts to improve the economy and provide choice in the market with deregulation is why we had so many great toys and cartoons in the 80's.
Bo Jackson- Bo knows, GI Joe’s
stallone as rambo and arnie as commando is a perfect G.I.JOE DYNAMIC DUO.
Outback is basically Chuck Norris.
Although not real life people, I would have included the Knight Rider duo of Michael Knight and KITT. Michael would have been an under cover/espionage specialist and KITT would have been modded into a super mode with military weaponry, like a cross between the Thunder Machine and the Mad Max Interceptor.
Loving your content.
Thanks!
Awesome list! Great job on the cards!
Thanks!
I think one of the reasons a wrestler translates so easily into GI Joe as oppose to a football player, or Hockey Player. Is that to make it as a football or Hockey player etc. You just have to be skilled athletically, but to be a wrestler, and be successful you have to be athletic, and a performer. Most wrestlers already have over the top cartoon larger than life personas.
With that said a Wayne Gretzky, GI Joe figure would have been a cool addition. He could have been part of the arctic special forces.
True, they're a breed unto themselves; athletic actors. And they lived the gimmick too, appearing as their wrestling personas on talk shows and public events and sometimes even at the restaurant or bar.
Wayne would have been a 'great one' (pardon the pun) in the spirit of an athlete like the Fridge. Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson too. How about Bo Jackson? Bo knows Joe!
Bo Jackson would have been cool. I would add Larry Bird.
Your list is almost perfect! I would like to see 3 Joes added ! 1. Get that Rocky figure (Big Boa I know.) I know Rocky is fictional but listen to the rest of my list 2. Arnold Schwarzenegger from Commano! Perfect fit! also my favorite Arnold movie! 3. Jesse Ventura from Predator. Those are my must-haves! I love The Dusty Idea, so how about Terry Funk as a Cobra! or instead of Mr.T, The whole A-team? By far my favorite was Reagan ! His file card alone was epic! I was 9 in 82' and discovered GI Joe about 3 months before Wrestling, Just before Hulkamania. Not a fan of the Ultimate Warrior, But he would fit in great with Masters of the Universe.
Macho too! Love your work! I have always loved action figures but don't collect them (Guitars and Legos are enough for me.) You me got interested in Them Again! Nerdmaste'
Thanks! Col. Funk as Col. Dream's Cobra counterpart would be perfect. Jesse The Body would have been a great UDT figure since he was one in real life.
@@MichaelMercy Oh yeah he was as a S.E.A.L.!! They're My fav!
I think the 80's TV stars would make a great subteam:
MacGuyver
Hannibal
Face
BA
Murdock
Magnum
Stringfellow Hawke
Dominic Santini
Michael Knight
Chuck Norris (not from TV, but can't be left off)
I love your number one choice Ronald Reagan was our great President of the 80s and having a figure would have been the cherry on the Sunday. Rambo or Robocop would have been great additions to the figure line. As for Stars Mel Gibson with a Mad Max type figure or Arnold Schwarzenegger type Dutch figure from Predator would have definitely been sweet as well.
Yes! I forgot about him! I feel like he is to heroic for Cobra though,. Maybe an Ex-Dreadok.
Before the boogeyman goes to sleep he checks under the bed for Chuck Norris, down straight. Chuck Norris was once bitten by a cobra. After suffering for 5 days it was confirmed the Cobra was dead. I still love those gags about Chuck Norris. Another one of my favorites is beard of knowledge. Always found it weird how much Outback looked like Chuck Norris and honestly wish I had the scale to take a couple of those damaged out back heads that I've got and repaint them to look like Chuck Norris's beard and put them on a more suitable body. I'm really surprised after all these years they haven't broken down like we did with Roddy Piper and done a special edition Chuck Norris GI Joe rather than fans doing it another one that never seems to cross a lot of people's radar as a GI Joe was and still is Bruce Campbell. I also joke about Steven Seagal but a lot of people immediately will say don't go there when you joke about Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme they both kind of gained popularity after GI Joe so I get it but I'm a little surprised they didn't kind of make their way into a newer iteration of GI Joe toy lines. Another one that probably didn't make this list but is 1980s is kind of a given Tom Selleck and of course Charles Bronson. Those two probably don't make many people's GI Joe lists but both Bronson and Selleck were pretty big in the 1980s and would have made sense to be translated into GI Joe figures when you think about it obviously they would have embellished a bit and made Bronson taller but still either one of them could have been a Joe figure given their catalog of action movies more so Bronson but Selleck is definitely on the list. Yes I know Magnum PI heading over in GI Joe type figure from some other company very poorly done figure I might add
The Ultimate Warrior and Ace Hunter from Mega Force.
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How about Audie Murphy (1924-1971). A short man from Texas who served in the U.S. army and star of "To Hell and Back". Also the training Sergeant for the Dirty Dozen along side Charles Bronsen and Lee Marven.
A few females I think would have made it: Sigourney Weaver/Ellen Ripley, Marsha Warfield/ _ from Nightcourt, __ /___ redhead from Airwolf(pilot and I believe in matlock she could do JAG duties, also Navy in Magnum PI),... maybe Janet Jackson via Rythm Nation era.., female cop from Robocop..., Maria Conchita Alonso from her work on the running man and colors...
What about "Michael Knight" codename Nightrider. Specialty- espionage. Plus, having a "Joe'd out" version of Kit wild be awesome.
Love the video but would like to switch out Dusty Rhodes with Hogan and put Legion of Doom on Cobra and Rambo/Rocky would be #1
Man that opening tune never gets old...and that's an order!!!
Real 80’s “Cobras”:
Fidel Castro
Aiatolá Khomeine
Muamar Kadhafi
Carlos, the jackal
Reaganator as a GI Joe figure I never seen coming. I figured where Chucky wasn't around number two or number one you were going to go with Schwarzenegger or something along those lines. But Ronnie would be right up there with honestly John Wayne being a GI Joe figure at least in my opinion.
I like all these. I'm not so much of a wrestling fan, so can't comment too much on your picks, but Road Warriors look much more like Dreadnoks than any other. Iron Sheik, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, King Kong Bundy and a couple other 80s wrestlers would make good Cobras/Dreadnoks, Nikolai Volkov could be Oktober Guard, and Vince McMahon would work for the Crimson Guard. Macho Man, Jimmy Snuka, Jesse Ventura, Hulk Hogan, and Captain Lou Albano would have all been fun to see.
Road Warriors started off as heels but quickly turned good guys because the fans loved them so much. Every time they tried to be bad guys, it didn't last thanks to the fans refusing to boo them. That's why I couldn't see them as Dreadnoks. Too popular to stay bad guys. To this day when a wrestler comes out and there's a huge ovation, they call it a "Road Warrior pop." 💪
Maybe they were ex-Dreadnoks who defect to the Renegades.
Yo Joe! I love your list. They would fit in great with GI Joe head to toe Sgt Slaughter 😎
All the A-team guys, and how about Jesse The Body Ventura
Jesse as a UDT naturally.
I believe Keanu Reeves would have made a great spy/covert-ops agent as John Wick.
Quick Kick had the same kind of energy, but come on Jackie Chan. And, if the joes got the dream on their side, then Extensive Enterprises would float the bill for some limousine ridin' and jet flyin', flair might even bring the kiss stealin' and wheelin' dealin' for free. He did try to take over a youth center, sure it was in the 90s but you can't get much more 80s than that.
100% agree with Mr. T, Chuck Norris, and especially President Reagan. I do think the wrestlers would make better drednoks than Joes.
In my office now I actually have a Ronald Reagan figure holding Captain America's shield. No one man is more synonymous with the 80s than the man who led the nation for almost the entirety of the decade.... the man who, to this day, got more electoral votes than any President in history.
Great video!
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A few guys for Cobra could have been the "Russian" guy from Octopussy (stephen berkoff) and Rambo ii. Kurtwood Smith from Robocop. A dreadnought recruit could have been __ from Octopussy with the sawblade yoyo.
Imagine The Road Warriors using weapons to get in close to the Cobra troops, throwing down their weapons, double clotheslining Crimson Guards, Double Shoulder tackling Tomax and then... Xamot goes up on Animal's shoulders while Hawk climbs a tank and then flies off w/ a clothesline as Animal flips Xamot onto his neck!!
R.I.P. LOD
What a rush!
@@MichaelMercy Animal pressing Destro while Hawk flies off with a one-handed hammer sledge sounds awesome too!!
That's the move they did to Sting when they turned heel in '88 in the NWA
And Precious Paul putting the boots to Cobra Commander.
@@MichaelMercy of course. Paul Ellering wasn't no slouch either. And he'd slap him w/ Wall St Journal
I wish a company would do that today give us 1/12 scale action figures from the 80s and early 90s chuck Norris characters from invasion USA or delta force Arnold in commando jcvd and dolph in universal soldier Kurt Russell as jack burton Steven segal as nico and a line from the expendables movies modern day but all action stars of the 80s and 90s hell John McLain action Jackson nostalgia sells
Awesome video,
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Great video.
Thanks!
I'm having a Mandela moment. I swear my cousin had a Mr T joe figure back in the 80's they had everything GI Joe even the Aircraft carrier and the Terror Dome.
It was probably the Galoob 3.75" BA figure from A-Team.
I never got into the wrestling. It is very popular, ofcourse. And amongst Joe fans, there is an obvious reason why they would be keen. But for me, I just found it a bit corny as a kid. I do like the Sarg, but was neverr interested in his wrestling outfit figure, I only wanted the cammo one, so he looked military. I would have him training the Joes, getting them into shape.
For me Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao because they are both Professional boxers who can fight Big Boa.
Honestly I didn't know that Vince McMahon was a real manager I thought he was just another actor playing a role the same as the wrestlers. Never knew he was a real manager for say. And I didn't know that Sergeant dad bought left wrestling I remember him still being in wrestling and the last going off they had him playing a bad guy up against Hulk Hogan in one of the Royal Rumbles or something like that during the Gulf War first one. It's always been funny to me that Slaughter was a wrestler the guy looks like Bob the plumber or Mr dad bought and never really look like Adriel sergeant the action figure looks like a drill sergeant but the actor behind the the figure doesn't look anything alike from the neck down lol. I actually thought he used to play the Iron Sheik till somebody pointed out about a year ago the guy that played Slaughter never played the Iron Sheik I thought they were the same actor.
My list
1. Mike Tyson
2. Captain Lou Albano
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
4. Wayne Gretzky
5. Pee wee Herman....jk
Captain Lou would be hilarious. Maybe he'd be Joe's version of this guy: gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/B.A._LeCarre
Tom Cruise Code name Maverick. Pilot of Sky Striker
Chuckles could have been done better by a Magnum PI/Miami Vice/Knightrider character...
Michael, this was a great video topic. I'd love a Reagan Joe figure on my shelf. I think he'd look awesome on top the Mauler or maybe in the front gun of GI Joe Headquarters.
And I would have none other then Angus MacGyver.
Piper is born in Lynn lake Manitoba my aunt went to elementary school with him at wayota elementary in Winnipeg
Roddy lived in a few different places in Canada while growing up but he was born in Saskatoon:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roddy_Piper
They need iron shiek and nicolai volkoff for the cobras
My number 1 pick was going to be Rambo, but I realized you were going with completely real people even if they had a larger than life persona. Stallone himself wouldn't make a great Joe even if Rambo and Rocky (who technically is a Joe) would.
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you goy good pick but i would chose Sly Stallone and coybow Terry Funk to go hardcore on cobra
Terry Funk forever! He would have made a great Cobra.
Ha! Great list!
Thanks!
I bet that roddy pipper joe is super expensive
Yup.
wow
Mr. T, Reagan, and Norris are all great choices. Some other good ones that could have worked:
Dolph Lundgren-huge, expert martial artist, engineering degree.
Lee Marvin-WWII vet and all around tough guy persona. Between The Dirty Dozen and Delta Force, we can get an idea how he'd be as a Joe officer.
Arnold Schwarzenegger - starts out as Oktober Guard who joins the Joes full time.
Jake the Snake Roberts - he screams Cobra agent.
Andre the Giant-need I say more?
Jake would make a perfect ...but can they trust him? Andre would be his own faction! 😄
I thought about the Barbarian Brothers, too. But they'd make better Masters of the Universe comedy relief than Joes.
Yeah, Dolph would've beem great and Schwarzenegger.
A Ronald Reagan G.I. Joe action figure would have sold like hotcakes.
Hawk, Animal and Sting!
Good list, Michael! Thank you for choosing Ronald Reagan. I have long thought he would've made a great Joe.
Back in the 80s when I was buying those figures, I wanted a figure of Ronald Reagan, but they never made him.