G.I. Joe by Marvel Comics - TV Commercials
In the 1980s, G.I. Joe was EVERYWHERE. We could find G.I. Joe toys at almost every toy store. We could watch the animated TV series five days a week. We could pick up the monthly comic at our local book store or comic shop. We would even see commercials for the toys and comics during other programming.
One of the ways that Hasbro continued to push the new toys was to sync up the toys that would appear in the comics and cartoons. In one week you might see a new vehicle on a toy commercial (showing the actual toy product), on an animated commercial for the comic book, and in the stores on the shelves. This type of coordination began months in advance, and was the result of intense collaboration between Marvel Comics (and Larry Hama), Hasbro (and Kirk Bozigian) and Sunbow.
Below is a compilation of the animated comic book commercials, starting with issue #1 and running through #80. If you find any I'm missing, please contact me through Facebook or Twitter and I'll add them below. Yo Joe!
One of the ways that Hasbro continued to push the new toys was to sync up the toys that would appear in the comics and cartoons. In one week you might see a new vehicle on a toy commercial (showing the actual toy product), on an animated commercial for the comic book, and in the stores on the shelves. This type of coordination began months in advance, and was the result of intense collaboration between Marvel Comics (and Larry Hama), Hasbro (and Kirk Bozigian) and Sunbow.
Below is a compilation of the animated comic book commercials, starting with issue #1 and running through #80. If you find any I'm missing, please contact me through Facebook or Twitter and I'll add them below. Yo Joe!
0:00 GI Joe #1: Introducing the legend of GI Joe!
0:30 GI Joe #11: Snow and air battles, Destro cameo
1:00 GI Joe #14: Introducing Destro! (with his own theme song)
1:30 GI Joe #16: Introducing Major Bludd (with his own theme song)
2:00 GI Joe #18
2:30 GI Joe #19
3:00 GI Joe #25: Introducing Zartan! (with his own theme song)
3:30 GI Joe #35: DREADNOKS! (with their own theme song)
4:00 GI Joe #37: Crimson Guard Commanders: Tomax and Xamot
4:30 GI Joe #40: Transportable Tacticle Battle Platform VS Cobra Hydrofoils
5:00 GI Joe #47: Devilfish VS Cobra Hydro-Sled
5:30 GI Joe #49: Introducing Serpentor! ("the most evil foe of GI Joe")
6:00 GI Joe #51: Dreadnoks, Swampfire, Thunder Machine
6:30 GI Joe #54: Cobra Terror Drome
7:00 GI Joe #59: Cobra Pogo VS GI Joe S.L.A.M.
7:30 GI Joe #60: Dreadnok Air Skiff and Cycle
8:00 GI Joe #65: The Defiant
8:30 GI Joe #68: Battle Force 2000
9:00 GI Joe #72: Cobra BUGG and Stiletto VS GI Joe Desert Fox and Warthog AIFV
9:30 GI Joe #74: Destro goes it alone! Introducing the AGP and the D.E.M.O.N.
10:00 GI Joe #80: Phantom X-19 VS Cobra BUGGs at Cobra Island
0:30 GI Joe #11: Snow and air battles, Destro cameo
1:00 GI Joe #14: Introducing Destro! (with his own theme song)
1:30 GI Joe #16: Introducing Major Bludd (with his own theme song)
2:00 GI Joe #18
2:30 GI Joe #19
3:00 GI Joe #25: Introducing Zartan! (with his own theme song)
3:30 GI Joe #35: DREADNOKS! (with their own theme song)
4:00 GI Joe #37: Crimson Guard Commanders: Tomax and Xamot
4:30 GI Joe #40: Transportable Tacticle Battle Platform VS Cobra Hydrofoils
5:00 GI Joe #47: Devilfish VS Cobra Hydro-Sled
5:30 GI Joe #49: Introducing Serpentor! ("the most evil foe of GI Joe")
6:00 GI Joe #51: Dreadnoks, Swampfire, Thunder Machine
6:30 GI Joe #54: Cobra Terror Drome
7:00 GI Joe #59: Cobra Pogo VS GI Joe S.L.A.M.
7:30 GI Joe #60: Dreadnok Air Skiff and Cycle
8:00 GI Joe #65: The Defiant
8:30 GI Joe #68: Battle Force 2000
9:00 GI Joe #72: Cobra BUGG and Stiletto VS GI Joe Desert Fox and Warthog AIFV
9:30 GI Joe #74: Destro goes it alone! Introducing the AGP and the D.E.M.O.N.
10:00 GI Joe #80: Phantom X-19 VS Cobra BUGGs at Cobra Island
