90s GI Joe Intro By DIC Entertainment (1990)

"Got To Get Tough, Yo Joe! Got To Get Tough, Yo Joe!" GI Joe Intro 1990. This intro was by DIC Entertainment.

[@scuba3149]

"You've got to stand tall when it comes down to the wire. You've got to play rough when you cross the line of fire. You've got to have guts to stand for your rights. You've got to keep a grip and hold on tight. You've got to do the fighting with all of your might. You've got to keep the target straight ahead of your sight!" Wow, how many kids today would benefit from that kind of testicular fortitude to stand up for what is right and help people? Kids today do not know what motivation is all about.

[@TheNewEmphinix]

Scuba314 blame the manginas and pc police

[@BlazeFox02]

If only the cartoons that soyboys love had these kinds of messages, the west would be a lot different...

[@0570965]

We failed to teach it.

[@FireBomberBassist]

Motivation is there for some of todays kids but it's certainly not very testicular!!!

[@gibbs615]

You got all that right!

[@BlackWolfessUSCM]

as one of the few girls who grew up loving this show, let me just say this: YO JOE!!!!!!

[@DeadRaymanWalking]

I was exposed to this theme song through the four player arcade game based upon this that Konami came out with in 1992. I never watched the G.I. Joe cartoon, but one time I was playing arcade games through MAME on my old computer, and one of them was the G.I. Joe arcade game. When I started the game up, the music in the first stage of the level was a partially instrumental version of this theme song, where, like at the beginning after that flourish, there was that, "GOT TO GET TOUGH, YO JOE! GOT TO GET TOUGH, YO JOE!" Really got my adrenaline going.

[@adultmoshifan87]

No shame in loving a cartoon meant for children of the other gender! Having been a boy who enjoyed My Little Pony GEN ONE, I can happily say I was a Brony long before it was cool to be one!

[@jaysylvia1870]

I think this gi joe theme song his a hidden meaning to it

[@UltimateOmegaRed]

MADAM! IF I MAY? kzbin.info/www/bejne/anLLY3xna5uZlbc

[@Kaiba1288]

YO JOE!!!!!

[@keithcarlson7267]

My childhood just came to give me a big hug!

[@roachzilla]

haha the guy singing sounds like he was going all out. you got to have guts to stand for your rights!

[@jcwelchjr]

When even the cartoons motivated you to kick ass; you knew you were living in better times...

[@3Rayfire]

This was the best GI Joe intro. The battle cry YO JOE!

[@1983jblack]

Nope the Sunbow was better for me. And the Sunbow episodes were superior

[@PrinceTrunks26]

@@1983jblack PREACH BROTHER PREACH! This series by DiC made the Joes look like wimps

[@3Rayfire]

@@1983jblack The Sunbow Episodes were superior, but this is the best theme song (non-movie division).

[@TheJordanHunt3r]

I remember me and a friend of mine as kids use to sing this one over and over till we annoyed our parents lol. I was definitely around this era of GI Joe. 1986 over here haha

[@tylongkicks8821]

LMAOOO!!

[@robbykurogane7657]

kick ass opening song.. unlike cartoons now a days. deyum

[@1983jblack]

The original one from Sunbow was better

[@ChillandQuill]

not going to lie, this was in my head when i was in basic training. xD

[@최금동-n3r]

Oh yeah me too. Lol

[@azzythehero]

I actually prefer this theme over the Sunbow original....but then again this is the one I grew up with!

[@DestroWOD]

haha same, and for that ill always prefer those seasons

[@jordanthomas7304]

That's when GI Joe starts going downhill!

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

Same, I grew up watching Bush 41 era GI Joe.

[@Danfrombackhome]

This one is way more tough and bad ass

[@ChlopiecZZDynamitu]

Ah, after all these years it still kicks ass!

[@archangelstormrider3695]

So many years and this still slaps

[@maotisjan]

This is so catchy that I can watch it over and over, in fact I DO

[@LaughingManRa]

This the the GI Joe I remember. I like how shamelessly the vehicles were made to look like toys.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

Well, in fairness, they kinda were in the Sunbow series too. You could just chalk it up to all that weird tech they figured out in the earlier show for the new stuff XD

[@CGJ7755]

safe to say everyone here grew up in the 80s and 90s and is in love with this...

[@patrickbateman00]

Happy 4th of July YO JOE!

[@DaveGX]

*BEST* GI JOE INTRO EVER!! I always wanted that multi missile tank, whatever it’s called, never had 1.

[@Sakurazukamori2424]

Well for all the people who hate the DIC version, keep in mind that Sunbow fucked it up by bringing Serpentor in so DIC had a hard time trying to fix their fuck up. Second, while I'll agree that this GI Joe was not as good as Sunbow's, this is a far better intro with better music than 80s Joe, I don't care how nostalgic you are. Third, the GI Joe arcade game based on the DIC series, was fucking awesome.

[@HTorranvsibsy]

Oh My God! I was also beginning to think I made this intro up in my head. I remember the original show alot better but this intro has always overshadowed the former. That's awesome. Thanks for uploading this!

[@ParryAll]

I was born in 1984 so this is the intro I remember most

[@jdb2002]

Same.

[@TheOmegazerox]

@@jdb2002 Same' ditto' and also.

[@darkdragonforever]

best series intro

[@BernardChelgren]

You know you've got to stand tall when it comes down to the wiiiiiiiiire! You got to play rough when you cross that line of fiiiiiiiiiiire! You got to have guts, stand up for your rights! You got to keep a grip and then-a hold on tight! You got to do da fightin' with aaaaaaaaalllll uh your might! You got to keep the target straaaaaaight into your siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Crappy theme song brings back so many memories. Thank you for posting this. Gotta get tough! GO JOE!

[@Fiendishfoe666]

Thanks; I love the original 80's theme; but the 90's "Gotta get Tough" 90's theme is hard to come by. This is the first time I seen it on KZbin. Brings back memories.

[@TransMage]

This intro has DICs fingerprints all over it.

[@cellytron]

I'll always remember this particular incarnation of the show coming on at like 6:30 AM on channel 9, KMSP!

[@vforvaldez]

Oh goodness, this brings back childhood memories. This is the cartoon I grew up with, I loved the theme song, and had many of the action figures. 90's cartoons were so much better than cartoons nowadays.

[@Kaiba1288]

YO JOE!!!!!

[@Kev95682]

I used to watch this when I was in grade school. This song got me PUMPED UP every morning!

[@evisceratetheweak1301]

I remember this song used to get me so pumped. I miss cartoons like this. My 10 year old is into gi joe now and the toys are super expensive. Same stuff I had what a price difference.

[@Man_Solo3.14]

Got to get tough...Yo Joe! Got to get tough...Yo Joe! You know you got to stand tall when it comes down to the wireeee! You got to play rough when you cross that line of fireeeee! You got to have guts to stand for your rights! You got to keep a grip on them and hold on tight! You got to do the fighting with all of your might! You got to keep the target straight ahead in your siiiiiights!!!! Nigga, screw yo' balls on *tight* fo' this one!

[@SonicPAJ]

And knowing is half the battle.

[@RunnerBoy22]

Great, I remember this video....I had a lot G.I. Joe-s of this "generation", like Desert Viper, Laser Viper etc. :-)

[@davidcolantuono3622]

Although #GIJoe came out in the 1980s with a different intro, this is the intro that I remember the most.

[@brookswee1]

Another manly 80s cartoon that put hair on your chest. Not like these sponge bob kids cartoons.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

You act like we didn't have silly toons in our day. Looney Toons Heathcliff Inspector Gadget

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

So true, though this GI Joe is from the early 90s.

[@numagok]

Looney Toons were direct satire of the Axis forces and politics in the 40's, Heathcliff got into fights at least once an episode and Inspector gadget had C.L.A.W.

[@Supertron1]

@@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295 The DiC G.I. Joe cartoon first aired in 1989 according to Wikipedia and a few other sites.

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

@@Supertron1 Oh okay. I knew it was during the Bush 41 years.

[@CrimsonMystery]

B+ For effort, and for bringing the show back.

[@cellytron]

Damn, this song aged like fine wine! I remembered it as being goofier than this, but wow. This is legitimately good.

[@MISTAJZA]

This was the best iteration of GI Joe. Who doesn’t get pumped seeing Heavy Duty lifting up his green handheld cannon rig and blasting away? 🤯🤯

[@gibbs615]

This was the REAL MOTIVATIONAL STUFF of action cartoons unlike most of today's!

[@Cavillier1970]

Not a chance in hell. The most intense was the intro to the GIJoe movie.

[@manni17b]

A buddy snuck this on to our work out playlist and it's become the official song and time limit for making out on pull ups

[@CRocketSlim]

Best part of the DIC eps easily was this theme song (and the other version of it too)

[@danalong1237]

Both the Sunbow/Marvel and DiC theme songs are awesome!

[@gijoe8708]

got to get tough yo joe!!

[@danalong1237]

WDRB in Louisville carried both GI Joe animated series in both the Sunbow/Marvel and DiC eras.

[@chaosdimension24]

@dkupke: Man i agree with you 100%. I grew up in the 90s so i only know this version but when i watched the 80s version of GI Joe, i see the greatness of that version.

[@Gears8585]

This song got me so Amped as a kid.

[@1ButtonDash]

HOLY SHIT! THE MEMORIES!

[@DaddlerTheDalek]

I Love The 90s! I Love The 90s so Much! :)

[@cowboykiller47]

This is about when I started getting into the NBA and Michael Jordan and I gave my JOE's to my best friend.

[@MsTexas73]

HA! This is the one hat came on EARLY in the morning. My mom and I would watch this while getting ready for work and school. I was in high school at the time.

[@jetpackindustry]

you're right, vincent, he does. i didn't realize it until i read your comment.

[@TheJabberwock]

This was MY gi joe.

[@Deathknight50000]

Yeah, all those shots conveniently never hitting the people and only the vehicles lol classic

[@ronnyboy225]

I havent heard that anthem in over 15 years... ahh memories... now i remember why america is the best

[@terrancemckinney9945]

YOOOOOOOOO JOOOOOOOE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

"You gotta" also got me Every time back in the day

[@2011JYC]

The Sunbow GI JOE version had better stories as well as animation. The DIC version did do a couple of things which I thought was awesome. First off, Returning Cobra Commander to power and bitch slapping Serpentor..lol. Second, way better intro theme.

[@Husker_XIII]

Jay C Damn straight! Fuck Serpentor, Cobra Commander or gtfo.

[@TheMksteel]

+Sans the Skeleton Chris Latta FTW

[@aaronorenstein5963]

Everything else? Kinda lived up to DIC's nickname of "Do It Cheap".

[@anomalousnero944]

Gotta keep the target straight ahead in your siiiiiiiiights! Lol drunkely singing this while playing COD.

[@susanfit47]

Animation studio DIC contacted Hasbro and bid for a new lease on G.I. Joe. On a tighter budget and using less expensive animation studios in Korea, DIC produced a new mini-series for 1989, as well as two seasons (Seasons 3 and 4) for the '90-'91 and '91-'92 broadcast years. G.I. Joe reruns, including the DIC episodes, along with the previous series episodes from Sunbow/Marvel, appeared on the USA cable network for a few years from 1992 until fall 1996, and seemingly faded away.

[@TylerCharlesFisher]

Freaky. I didn't watch much of G.I. Joe as a kid, yet I remember this opening sequence.

[@TheNewEmphinix]

Cartoons like this gave motivation to be strong in tough times. Nowadays they turn people into pansies and make girls out of boys (no sexism intended)

[@maotisjan]

'' YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE GUTS TO STAND FOR YOUR RIGHTS,, need i say more

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

Preach, man! Preach!

[@anomalousnero944]

Personally my favorite was the 87 movie intro. With the Cobra scream intro lol. But that's me.

[@vtmarik]

This is the theme i remember.

[@chaosdimension24]

No probs man. I watched this on a Saturday Mornings which was d best!

[@TheDarkKnight1983]

I was born in 1983 so the Sunbow version was the one I remembered mostly watching. I was young (about 3), but still remember it very well. Especially the animated movie. I remember this one (the DIC version) too. I hated it even back then.

[@Darklogic112358]

In crystal clear 144p....ah memories.

[@kingsman565]

I'm 24 and I still go crazy when ever I hear the thundercats intro.

[@joaquinmccurty4762]

One of a billion reasons why I became a Marine. YO JOE!!!

[@wadethesladewilson6753]

I loved both versions.

[@themadprofessor76]

Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.

[@mk42586]

That's Metal-Head, an Iron Grenadier that REALLY loved his job of blowing up armor. I had a figure of him as a kid, and he came with more rockets than most vehicles.

[@rodcube]

I love this opening it's the best

[@MightyNeonFraa]

Ah-HA! I KNEW there was another intro to G.I. Joe but nobody I knew remembered it but me!

[@7thangelad586]

Yo Joe!!

[@Acrobatdog99]

The theme song was rad Got get tough Yo! Joe!👍

[@rodcube]

this intro rocks

[@gerryyoung6098]

Cross that line of fire. 🔥

[@NeoTigreTigre]

Esta es una de las temporadas que más me gustó, Espectaculares ! ! !

[@Magnus1718]

Man, I would love a next-gen game basic on G.I. JOE

[@ColorsBright]

What?? Cobra Commander fighting with school children better??? Are you freaking serious! The only thing I can say is THANK GOD that DIC didnt make the movie because we would be in serious trouble.

[@EthanJohn1986]

I like Cobra Camander with his silver mirror face the best.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

I remember the 80s toon more but this intro better

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Am I not the only one who thinks that this G.I. Joe theme sounds suspiciously like the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop"?

[@RiggsBF]

I still have some of these toys

[@thephantomplatypus]

it's called the Battle Wagon. Yeah, it's sweet. i had the toy. it was awesome.

[@CaptPlanet99]

To all my fellow soldiers out there past present and future I just two words fer ya...YOOOOOOOOOOOOO JOOOOOOOOOOOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ka5971]

Everything you need to know about life is in this theme song!

[@soseztheleadr]

Good memories. ^^

[@invincibleironman3]

A little more to the point...great chant "Got to get tough, yo Joe" I used to chant this when lifting weights! How corny was that? Reminded me of McGruber - Super bowl commercial!

[@dancumbe]

80's intro OWNs it three times over

[@Spideredge]

i completely missed when they said that. I also wished I could have seen Sgt. Slaughter.

[@Wilhelm1617]

Hey, we had to take what we could get didn't we? I loved the Sunbow series, but I still watched the hell out of this one. I was only 8 yrs old in 1990 so I really didn't notice that it had changed. I guess I probably noticed the different theme song though.

[@spooieVAULT]

And here we are 3 and a half years later. Sure enough, Shout! released the DiC episode. Not to mention subbed japanese TF shows. Go figure.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Man I want ALL of those toys

[@supa250]

they all go "all out" when singing intro or themes like this :)

[@garyv83]

I can remember this being the staple of my after school programming, alongside SWAT. Anyone else? Or am I just nuts?

[@mattmurd0ck]

At the time I wasn't aware that DIC had taken over the series, I just remembered I hated when they changed to this theme song. I will forever love the Sunbow series and Steve Gerber as supervising writer. Real Marvel writers worked the Sunbow series. Go Joe!

[@miguelmarchettarodriguez1706]

Yo joe!!

[@figment1988]

same thing here. it was used for the first stage.

[@miguelmarchettarodriguez1706]

I fucking love it!!

[@rodcube]

very motavating lyrics . to the song