Are G.I. Joe's the king action figures of the 80's?

[85 East]

G.I. Joe toys were awesome. They had knee and elbow joints, which made them posable. They were also easily affordable for a family on a budget. Plus, you could fit them in your pocket and bring them with you on the go.

Were GI Joe's the best action figures of the 80s?

 

[Deltron]

Turtles then transformers then gi joe

 

[JuvenileHell]

transformers >>>

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Only thing about those joint toys is over time kids would blow the hell out of them. I had a few that couldnt even stand up no more because of how we used to actually fight fight with them. If the nikka was throwing a punch we made that joint move no homo

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

ALL of them were. Simultaneously. Reagan allowed manufacturers a whole lotta leeway for advertising and all those cartoons were actually advertisement for their toys.​

 

[Collateral]

Only thing about those joint toys is over time kids would blow the hell out of them. I had a few that couldnt even stand up no more because of how we used to actually fight fight with them. If the nikka was throwing a punch we made that joint move no homo

This happened to all my toys that had joint articulation

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

YES. GOAT cartoon, toys, GI:JOE runs the 80s

Transformers ain't got shyt on these

 

[MajesticLion]

probably a 4-way tie with Joes + Transformers + He-Man + Thundercats

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow were the only acceptable GI Joe
Outside of them you were playing with Village People with kung fu grips

 

[manyfaces]

Turtles then transformers then gi joe

I'm a strong transformers lean, but the argument can be made for all 3 of these. Transformers for sheer innovation, Joe for goat toy articulation, and turtles for overall cool/fun factor with characters and vehicles.

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

The special weapons and vehicles that were available only via mail order >>>>>>

GI Joe buildings and vehicles (Terror Drome, USS Flagg, Sky Striker) >>>>>

But when Transformers second generation came out with Metroplex, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime. When the AerialBots combined to form Superion to kill the Combaticons (Bruticus)

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

GI joe is the only one that wasn't worldwide famous

So from an international perspective Id say He man and Ninja turtles.

 

[s@n]

ALL of them were. Simultaneously. Reagan allowed manufacturers a whole lotta leeway for advertising and all those cartoons were actually advertisement for their toys.​

The YouTube site secret galaxy is the best resource for all the backstory behind all of that era’s toys. Peep:

 

[RhodyRum]

G.I. Joe is probably correct because it brought decades long longevity & pop culture relevancy with it into the 80s, while the rest were mainly 80s phenomens. G.I. Joe did, however, lose relevancy fast once us 80s elementary school kids became 1990s high schoolers.

That said, you had to be an 80s kid who was into cartoons HEAVY to either remember Sectaurs and/or own the toys

Always wanted it because who else was packaging giant hairy insects with movable parts along with their action figures that the figures could also ride?

Never got one but that’s how it be as a kid sometimes

 

[Doobie Doo]

THe GI JOe figures from the 80s were absolute shyt compared to the full sized GI Joes from the 70s