Joe has existed in some form since then, with multiple new toy-lines, cartoons, comics and video games, but none have ever matched the popularity of the original 80s TV show.įor the uninitiated (in which there are many, it seems), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero' cartoons were among the most successful of any in history, and produced 95 original episodes. To push the sale of their new toy-line, a comic book series was created in 1982, followed by a TV cartoon series in 1983. Joe toys were created using the same smaller-scale, but with many more points of articulation (Joe characters could bend at the knees, shoulders and elbows, where Star Wars toys at the time could not). As a response to the Earth-shattering popularity of the Kenner Star Wars toys, G.I. Joe action-figures have been around since 1964, but it wasn't until the early 1980s when the Hasbro property really ignited. Yes, despite the cold critical response it's received thus far, 'Snake Eyes' could very well be the start of something special: A cinematic universe that at least has the depth of characters and storylines to eventually go toe-to-toe with Marvel, with albeit a smaller but much more fervent fan-base.

Joe: A Real American Hero' cartoon series, this new film is packed full of content that will have you brimming with nostalgia-fueled joy. Joe Origins' as just another throw-away action-franchise wanna-be. Twitter: Facebook & Instagram: you don't know your Flints from your Dukes, your Scarletts from your Lady Jayes, or your Snow Jobs from your Beach Heads, then you might overlook ' Snake Eyes: G.I. Tom is the Executive Producer and co-host of the syndicated TV show, ' Movie Show Plus,' which has been on the air for 20+ years in the Metro-Detroit market and Mid-West. Tom Santilli is a respected journalist and member of the Critics Choice Association, Detroit Film Critics Society and Online Film Critics Society since 2010.

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