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That Was Way Too Close! Why No One Died in G.I. Joe (VIDEOS) watch!

slate.com — In G.I. Joe, everyone hits the eject button in time, and being shot out of the sky is at worst a temporary inconvenience. Joes who are shot down also have an uncanny ability to parachute directly into an enemy's aircraft and start punching the pilot in the face.

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  • browwiw, on 07/14/2009, -1/+52Anybody else question the wisdom of flying into battle in a enclosed cockpit with a goddam bald eagle on your shoulder?
  • Dumbledorito, on 07/14/2009, -2/+34After a few seasons, it got so ridiculous that COBRA switched to robots so someone could actually get shot once in a while.
  • saintsfan, on 07/14/2009, -1/+23It is a kids show...
  • mrgeekguy, on 07/14/2009, -1/+17http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOmHGxQdjJQ
  • dagnabbit, on 07/13/2009, -1/+15That is awesome. Be sure to watch the rest of the GI Joe videos via the bottom of the page. Clip 8 is hilarious.
  • serif69, on 07/14/2009, -0/+13They're not from eBaum's world. In fact, nothing is.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fensler_Films
  • RudeTurnip, on 07/14/2009, -0/+10This stuff was worse than pornography in the sense that it gave you a distorted and unrealistic view of violence.
  • wraiyne, on 07/14/2009, -0/+9knowing is half the battle!
  • doleboy, on 07/14/2009, -0/+8Look at all your different colored hats!
  • Gr00ver, on 07/14/2009, -0/+7Great job trouser snake!
  • ParticleMan420, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6wow, i guess the GI Joe movie doesnt look so bad after all.....

    selective memory *IS* a good thing, i guess.
  • bencanfield, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6It's like they were sitting there with their thumbs on the emergency eject button rather than concentrating on attacking.
  • revron999, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6No one died in G.I. Joe because it was a Kid's Cartoon!
    Why aren't we concerned about the eagle sitting on the guys shoulder in the jet?
  • NeonDistraction, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5No, it still looks quite retarded.
  • raze888, on 07/14/2009, -1/+5http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4OPr_QxoFg

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww3GTNv9hHk

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eA3XCvrK90
  • carnesm, on 07/14/2009, -2/+6Now I know!
  • andyb747, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4I loved this show.
  • Chairboy, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4I learned a new name for bald eagles today: Juno Pigeons. Apparently, they're as far from endangered as you can get up in Alaska.
  • wraiyne, on 07/14/2009, -1/+5what the ***** is your problem?
    you realize youre angry that little kids in the 80's liked cartoons?
  • crackerjack20, on 07/14/2009, -1/+5I am the Viper. I will come to vipe your vindows.
  • TheWriteGuy, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Buy all our playsets and toys!
  • Halsfield, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4They're fine with making characters that are so stereotypically ethnic that it almost becomes racism, but showing someone die from a laser beam on a cartoon? Offensive !
  • fixafone123, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4"Oh I just wanna eat you up...Look at all your different colored hats"
  • bongo, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3That was badass when Shipwreck threw that grappling hook into solid rock in a completely wrong way.
  • bencanfield, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3How was that at all related to TF2? or how could that be confused with something even resembling the Meet The *'s?
  • Buckwyld, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3That's why they created BATS
  • Swin3flew, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3STARSCREAM!!!!.....erm i mean cobra commander....
  • browwiw, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3I still have to admit Alley Vipers were pretty *****' badass.
  • browwiw, on 07/14/2009, -1/+4What kind of ***** pornography are you watching that it gives you a distorted and unrealistic view of violence?
  • DouglasRClark, on 07/14/2009, -1/+4Yea, tell that to the SAW Viper that MURDERED 20 Joes in one sitting...... god Im a dork.
  • Ruger11mcrdpi, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3Everyone knows a GI JOE doesn't die until the rubber band inside his body snaps, and he falls into 3 pieces.
    Then there's option A) attempt to unscrew his back and put in a new rubber band that will never be as good as the original... OR B) have a funeral in the backyard where you bury him, after you melt him/ burn him/ blow him up with firecrackers, etc
  • alex548, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3and knowing is half the battle
  • durruticolumn, on 09/18/2009, -0/+3
    I'm a little bit embarrassed that I used to like that show growing up.
  • punkcat, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3you see that eagle grab that ninja star out of the air? bad ass
  • Philbert, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2My personal favorite scene, which I've remembered since I first saw it on TV.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlIWSfjYVMc
  • DeadFox1, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Lady Jaye, you're my hero!
  • mattieshoes, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2You know, I never even noticed when I watched that show as a kid. There is something odd about our approach to violence. Shows with violence that also show the consequences of violence are deemed unsuitable for children (Saving Private Ryan?), while shows featuring violence with no repercussions (Bond?) are deemed acceptable. It seems... backwards.
  • morgenmuffel, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2The music in GI Joe was pretty good for a cartoon. At least it's orchestral instead of Power Rangers style techno, or whatever they play these days.
  • lepetitmousse, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Juneau?
  • hookback, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2http://media.fukung.net/images/11224/085c769f7705f ...

    My lawn. Get out.
  • drew101, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Sqamish, BC when the salmon run, and they eat the seagulls too
  • browwiw, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Well, that's simple. His mask cuts down on the wind sheer.
  • antdude, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2They forgot the movie. [grin]
  • RudeTurnip, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2The cartoon distorted violence...
  • NeonDistraction, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2They're actually not endangered anywhere anymore. They were officially removed from the list a couple of years ago.

    But yes, they weren't ever endangered in Alaska or Canada; just around us lower 48 *****.
  • Halsfield, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Figures not included =( (for those not in the know, they always showed vehicles with tons of gi joe/cobra figures riding in them but they rarely gave you a figure in the set).

    I also hated how all GI JOE toy commercials had sick scenery setups that the kids were playing in that no average kid could ever hope to build (like dirt cliffs with realistic bushes that cobra was sniping down from and rock piles that would fall when a ship crashed into it, etc.)
  • revron999, on 07/15/2009, -0/+1Ha.. I guess you don't understand sarcasm with out the /sarcasm
  • hankthedwarf, on 07/14/2009, -1/+2Ummm, the movie hasn't even come out yet LOL. How do they know noone dies? LOL.

    LOL. LOL. LOL.
  • zulfy26, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phFgCLguSNI&fea ...
  • punkcat, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1if only i could remember the words to the Cold Slither song...
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