hamradio Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The action figure G.I. Joe turned 50 today. The movie "G.I. Joe - Rise of The Cobra" (2009 )is based on it. Trivia: The name "action figure" came about because the description, *doll* wouldn't went over well. (Duh you think?? ) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gi-joe-the-worlds-first-action-figure-turns-50/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfpcc2 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Does anyone have any stories Mutalating they GI Joes? (kids can be cruel.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 >Does anyone have any stories Mutalating they GI Joes? (kids can be cruel.) I enjoyed popping off limbs of my Jane West doll, it was easy & reversible. I'd stick legs and arms and even the head in my mother's houseplants dirt for effect. It wasn't to be mean, but more "set decoration". Today, my "adult" home has many mannequin hands, legs & heads in key positions. "Action figures" really came into general use when those Star Wars toys came out. Most kids found the tiny size outrageous, they were obviously marketed to collectors. Certainly no "action" involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Turn about is fair play, I guess this guy is bombing Barbie's Malibu Dream House with this. Yes, it DOES have jet engines! Slim Picken's action figure with H-bomb optional. Edited by: hamradio on Feb 7, 2014 9:21 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I was 12 when they came out. Too old to be intersted. Me and my friends thought, "Dolls for BOYS? Come ON!". So, how many years until that "anotomically correct" little Joey doll from "All In The Family" reaches a landmark? Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 WOW! Cool B-52 R/C model there, Ham! (...and speakin' o' "Slim"...I wonder if while he's workin' the controls the guy there listens to "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" on his iPod?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Hard to believe how much technology has come during the past 50 years since GI Joe was introduced. Remote control back then was a long tethered wire running from controller to vehicle (car, tank or whatever). Now its digital RC. Tiny helicopters you can fly in your living room. Propulsion. OMG, its a wonder some kid is doing an Anakin Skywalker and placing those small jets on their go cart! Mind blowing examples http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2SMnNLN4S4 Edited by: hamradio on Feb 7, 2014 1:45 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It truly is amazing how small they can make turbine jet engines now days, isn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 sfpcc2 wrote: >Does anyone have any stories Mutalating they GI Joes? (kids can be cruel.) Maybe a decade or so, an organization called The Barbie Liberation Front purchased some talking GI Joes, and some talking Barbies. They swapped voice boxes between the two, repackaged them, and snuck them back on the store's shelves. Imagine the surprise of the kids when Barbie spoke like GI Joe, and GI Joe spoke like Barbie! BTW, it's spelled mutilating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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