{"id":1996,"date":"2025-06-07T20:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2025-06-07T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:00:36","slug":"g-i-joe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/g-i-joe\/","title":{"rendered":"G.I. Joe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Theme Song (1983 mini-series)\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcaFgT4Slyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Title<\/td><td>G.I. Joe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Creator<\/td><td><code>Hasbro<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seasons<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ranking<\/td><td>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Genre<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/tag\/action\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"470\">Action<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Links<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086719\/\">IMDB<\/a> (Season 1)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0337762\/\">IMDB<\/a> (Season 2 &amp; 3)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions released G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero in 1983 to promote the 3.75 inch (9.5 cm) toyline. The premise was &#8220;good vs. evil&#8221; as explained in the show&#8217;s opening theme song, provided by Jackson Beck (previously known for his work as Popeye&#8217;s nemesis Bluto): &#8220;&#8216;G.I. Joe&#8217; is the code name for America&#8217;s daring, highly trained special mission force. Its purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show featured physical fighting and high-tech weapons as a way to compensate for toned-down violence and lack of bullets in what was intended to be a children&#8217;s program. The show also featured public service announcements placed at the end of each show. These PSAs ended with the phrase: &#8220;Now I know!&#8221; or &#8220;And knowing is half the battle&#8221;.[34] The series ran for a total of 95 episodes, from 1983 to 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animated series was canceled after the release of G.I. Joe: The Movie, but made a significant return with the animation company DiC taking over where Sunbow\/Marvel left off, and ran from 1989 to 1991. DiC released a 5-part mini-series entitled &#8220;Operation: Dragonfire&#8221;, in which the Joes faced off once again against Cobra as they tried to take control of an energy source known only as &#8216;dragonfire&#8217;. In this mini-series, Cobra Commander was also returned to a semi-human state by the energy itself while Serpentor, the Cobra emperor, was turned into an iguana by the dragonfire. This mini-series was successful enough for DiC to produce 2 more seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gijoe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gijoe.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gijoe-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title G.I. Joe Creator Hasbro Seasons 3 Ranking \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Genre Action Links IMDB (Season 1)IMDB (Season 2 &amp; 3) Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions released G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero in 1983 to promote the 3.75 inch (9.5 cm) toyline. 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