Dude yelling "COBRA" in the background is the real MVP
@plasticaddictreviews53853 жыл бұрын
Thats cobra commander
@ossem13 жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@Kongman45473 жыл бұрын
0:43 CO-BRAAA!
@adamgrubb55523 жыл бұрын
He had one job, and performed it beautifully.
@LowGrowl3 жыл бұрын
No doubt!
@meowskull2 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine how proud the animators and producers were of this intro
@centralbiz59742 жыл бұрын
they must´ve had multiple orgams in the theatres singing the theme along
@Notathug2 жыл бұрын
@@centralbiz5974 if only this was a direct to video release. I remember when it premiered on tv this would have been awesome to see in theater.
@scottmccullough50122 жыл бұрын
Great intro. This and Transformers original animated movies were awesome.
@ColonelForte2 жыл бұрын
@@Notathug It was supposed to be, and then the Transformers movie tanked at the box office so the MLP and GI Joe movies were retooled and released as home videos.
@Notathug2 жыл бұрын
@@ColonelForte Yeah I remembered because of the reaction from killing Optimus they edited it so Duke went into a "coma".
@richardgadberry83982 жыл бұрын
This intro is 500 TRILLION TIMES better than both live action films!
@thekiller79942 жыл бұрын
And the new Snake Eyes movie as well
@jlassh2 жыл бұрын
this is the only good gi Joe movie
@jermainemartinez82822 жыл бұрын
100% facts
@thekiller79942 жыл бұрын
@@jlassh this and Resolute
@thenecessaryevil26342 жыл бұрын
The 80s comics are even better. Weirdly in the comics GiJoe was not doing so well. Most Joe casualties were caused by Cobra, and most Cobra casualties were caused by Cobra in fighting.
@Jonfather12 жыл бұрын
I just realized Duke grabbed the explosive with only 7 seconds left. The Statue of Liberty is just over 300' tall. The paratroopers were at full chute deployment well above that height. Even experienced jumpers, who are willing to risk severe opening shock, need about the 300' feet. So, even as an extreme lowball, let's say the Carrier was about 800 feet. There is no way Duke knew he was going to be able to fly that far, in that short amount of time, and escape safely. But still, he grabbed that bomb, ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for his country, and the lives of his fellow soldiers, whom would have surely died in such a massive explosion. That's why the 80s version was so badass... Or maybe I'm just over analyzing a children's show...
@willreeves6062 Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@jamesscarano7843 Жыл бұрын
You just keep doing what you do, brother. This country loves you.
@Johnjay610 Жыл бұрын
No you're not.
@Just_A_Dude Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the writers didn't exactly put that much thought into the implications, but even if was accidental the implications are 100% on-brand for GI Joe in general and in character for Duke specifically.
@gundammon Жыл бұрын
Save the Statue of Liberty and have a chance to blow up some Cobra goons in the process? I'd take that risk.
@gatorboymike5 жыл бұрын
"Guys, we finally got an animation budget. What should we do with it?" "The most epic shit ever."
@KareemHarper4 жыл бұрын
"Um... boss? We blew 75% of the budget on the first three minutes & this is supposed to be a two day TV event... what do we do?"
@thejoker-wu1sp4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@nicholassilva30284 жыл бұрын
Kareem Harper that was the 80’s for you. Spend it all in a kickass intro and scrape the bottom of the barrel for the rest of the run.
@PrinceTrunks264 жыл бұрын
I'm an 80s child so ill say this....They must have done so much cocaine at Sunbow to make this intro
@KareemHarper4 жыл бұрын
@@nicholassilva3028 It was a great time to be alive! "We all go home or no one goes home!"
@ClumzorZ6 жыл бұрын
Say what you will about Cobra Commander but he was willing to fly the bomb himself. Got to respect that kind of evil.
@TCMECH795 жыл бұрын
That's the mark of a leader
@spacecat60225 жыл бұрын
Sorry to say that but I think he was designated by Serpentor to do so since Serpentor always takes him as his scapegoat and Destro and the others, being ingrates, are all too happy to give troubles to Cobra Commander. So he may have courage (sometimes and sometimes not) but I think he was mostly forced to do so.
@TCMECH795 жыл бұрын
Cobra Commander leads by example
@TCMECH795 жыл бұрын
Cobra commander leads by example and earns mad respect for doing so
@thecrimsonghostakathefiend75085 жыл бұрын
Serpentor >>>>>>>>>Cobra commander
@jebes9090902 жыл бұрын
This has got to be the most goddamned dynamic action packed opening ever. Its pure madness 🤣
@flargarbason17402 жыл бұрын
And it’s purely awesome
@ColonelForte2 жыл бұрын
That's why Cobra commandos stopped being people and became B.A.T.'s, because there was so many troops "dying" they had to make them robots to keep it a kids show. LMAO
@ronaldsprowal99782 жыл бұрын
I still get hyped when see this opener
@jasonzacharias2150 Жыл бұрын
If only Joe still faught for freedumb instead of whatever we have today
@zippityzop10 ай бұрын
@@jasonzacharias2150if you want to limit the Bill of Rights or make special exceptions to where you don't have to follow the literal text of the US Constitution then you aren't an American. MOLON LABE! #fjb #letsgobrandon #2A
@chuckporter9526 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call myself a patriotic man. I don't get all teary eyed when the national anthem plays. But for some reason I still feel compelled to keep my hand at full salute for the entirety of this intro.
@sabishiihito Жыл бұрын
Same, also when I hear Capcom's theme for Captain America from their Marvel-based fighting games.
@marianoyuba3736 Жыл бұрын
I'm not even an AMERICAN, and this still gets your blood pumping for the U.S. of A. This is patriotism done right; loud, heroic and kicking terrorism right in its stupid face. :P
@larrydewesse655 Жыл бұрын
That's because this is a woke force of Americans from all walks of life defending life and freedom and not profits for the rich
@Jayce_Alexander Жыл бұрын
Dude I'm French and GI Joe has me saluting the stars and stripes.
@Kaslitama Жыл бұрын
Same, im not from the US, but this intro made me purchase tickets Just to sing the US anthem on a football stadium
@skeltonslay8er7814 жыл бұрын
“Mr president, we’re under attack” “By who” “Well they have a boom box that keeps screaming cobra, soooooo”
@theslayerofsimps81003 жыл бұрын
Mr President : Send in are most American soldier's we have a sick ninja and a lot of guns
@southdraw10173 жыл бұрын
@Timothy Mckee no not the communists
@lunarcrypt44163 жыл бұрын
LMFAOOO
@ericfisher95133 жыл бұрын
I dont think cobra cares about politics until they take over than I assume they are libertarians
@ryanangelastro5043 жыл бұрын
Mr. President: SOMEONE GET ME GI JOE!!!
@GMC10222 жыл бұрын
"Please explain the premise of G.I. Joe in 3 minutes." "Challenge accepted."
@randalllyons213011 ай бұрын
G.i. Joe is the codename for America's daring special mission Force, its purpose to defend human freedom against Cobra the ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world --- 23 seconds
@natsudragneel23110 ай бұрын
Patriots fighting terrorism with a propaganda kind of arse kicking
@deadcool322710 ай бұрын
Challenge Failed: Explanation lasted 3:18
@avernikas9 ай бұрын
But what a hell of An explanation though!
@welovephilippineswithmylov54199 ай бұрын
@@deadcool3227true they are failed to explaine. This is one of the members of manyakol team hehehe 🤣😁 not a joke.. a bullshit nagnakaw ng fb the cloner group bisayang mga dilawan
@wmg332 жыл бұрын
General Hawk laying down that full auto suppression fire like a boss
@SideSwipeGTA Жыл бұрын
Like he works for the USPS.
@danielhaire6677 Жыл бұрын
In the comics, Hawk was never the desk bound leader. He preferred the old fashioned lead from the front method of command.
@finnickrinzler89072 жыл бұрын
Americans of different races and ethnicities fighting for freedom.
@darkecofreak23 Жыл бұрын
If only we could emulate them.
@Cidolfus_Highwind3 ай бұрын
Um your forgot the last part.. fighting for freedom.. over land and sea and air! GI Joe is there!
@BLARGHALT8 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure this bald eagle wasn't perched on my shoulder when this video started.
@chrissams62308 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@nnelg81397 жыл бұрын
Must be some enormous shoulders you have.
@yezzthepasta_30787 жыл бұрын
I just found out my car was replaced by a box that can turn to a Mustang, fighter jet or tank and it's engine is Hulk Hogan's theme song and 'Murica styled bazookas come out of the muffler instead of smoke... I'm overdoing the joke aren't I?
@allewis40087 жыл бұрын
This made sure us 80s kids had our daily dose of testosterone :)
@ericmadsen96557 жыл бұрын
lanternboy1 Do you think "Yo, Joe" should be the battle cry for the U.S. military. Yes or No?
@timothyhouse16227 жыл бұрын
Every time i hear Cobra Commander speak I look for Megatron to pop up and say, "Starscream, you idiot!"
@DepravedMorgath7 жыл бұрын
There was, in the comics.
@weskeralive22167 жыл бұрын
Chris Latta
@Raximus30007 жыл бұрын
No there's going to be a Jem, g.i. joe and transformersmovie crossover.(lie) In the meantime enjoy the the space knight throwing down optimus prime in Revolution the comic the crossover that includes many of Hasbro's products.
@paradyne1T1017 жыл бұрын
Strange ...I always think of Angry Joe!
@gombarattila887 жыл бұрын
HELL YEA YOUR ARE RIGHT :D :D :D :D
@Nasher5150 Жыл бұрын
They never give up. They never say die. Walking tall with banners high. They sound the battle cry. GI Joe!🇺🇸
@gcHK47 Жыл бұрын
Fighting for Freedom wherever there’s trouble over land, and sea, and air; GI Joe is there! 🇺🇸
@LouisWarren530 Жыл бұрын
G.I. Joe is the code name for America’s daring highly trained special mission force. It’s purpose: To defend human freedom against COBRA, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world.
@nicholasmorsovillo275210 ай бұрын
G.I. JOE IS THE CODENAME FOR AMERICA'S DARING HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIAL MISSIONS FORCE IT'S PURPOSE TO DEFEND HUMAN FREEDOM AGAINST COBRA THE RUTHLESS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION DETERMINED TO RULE THE WORLD.🇺🇲
@each1-teach110 ай бұрын
you got the line that i could never figure out as a child - now at 43 i understand it because of your post, thanx!
@omarquijada99799 ай бұрын
Hell yeah! Alpine looked epic during that scene.
@ronaldsprowal99782 жыл бұрын
As a fully grown Adult I still get hyped and Jump around when I see this opening song and intro
@DOI_ARTS Жыл бұрын
Who wouldn't? 39 here
@greg5143 Жыл бұрын
I still get the same chills I did back when this came out.
@FirstLast-cg2nk6 жыл бұрын
This opening manages to accomplish two things: It makes Cobra sound intimidating, and it makes GI Joe utterly badass.
@alqu63755 жыл бұрын
Pretty much all you need to make a GI Joe movie.
@truck68594 жыл бұрын
And then the live action came along.
@kasimubartlett45044 жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@Defender784 жыл бұрын
Cobra sounds intimidating - until there vehicles get hit by one laser bolt in the bumper and xplode and their common troops get punched once in the shoulder and are knocked out
@sallymiller91474 жыл бұрын
I Would Like To Dedicate This Awesome Song, To All Of Our Fighting Men and Women overseas, Because They're The Real Live G.I, Joes.
@SithArbiter11574 жыл бұрын
My parakeet watched this... He's a bald eagle now!
@thorsandalwood3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this as a kid in the 80s. When I first heard the beginning and the theme song, I thought “oh crap, cobra took over.” It was scary af.
@madams31103 жыл бұрын
I showed this to my corn snake. He is now a COBRAAA!!!
@myrongaines55423 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@hobbs1701a3 жыл бұрын
LMFAO!!!!
@maxg96623 жыл бұрын
Lol I f×€%en died!
@mr.wallstreet7182 жыл бұрын
I always loved the Crimson Guard who punched the camera. Straight G.
@thekiller79942 жыл бұрын
The only time the cameraman wasn’t invincible
@Kwaj Жыл бұрын
I make it a habit to watch this on July 4th at the very least. Other times are at my leisure. Happy Independence Day!
@thekiller7994 Жыл бұрын
Yo Joe!
@naitthegr8131 Жыл бұрын
I missed seeing this yesterday! I try to see this on July 4 every year.
@nonchalantguy70084 жыл бұрын
I think this should be our National Anthem
@BiGbTCN3 жыл бұрын
I second this
@Devestato723 жыл бұрын
I third this
@animemangafan19873 жыл бұрын
Yes
@lastraven85753 жыл бұрын
Only if we can get the action force theme 😉😂
@armandotorres89623 жыл бұрын
“A soldier has died in the line of duty. Per his request, we will sing our Nation Anthem in his honor... “Crashing through the sky” Comes a fear full cry Cobra! (Cobra!) Cobra! (Cobraaaaaaa)
@bennbastard50826 жыл бұрын
Michael Bay wishes he could be this badass.
@jameschou8885 жыл бұрын
His movies would have China saving NYC instead of GI Joe
@jonhoughton3725 жыл бұрын
He was going to make a movie of this but because of the war in Iraq, they decided to make the Transformers movies.
@evildalejr45704 жыл бұрын
Michael Bay ruined transformers and g i joe
@freedomdeusmostartentertai75624 жыл бұрын
hahaha true that
@agentprime21794 жыл бұрын
"We call it an homage sir".
@dbclipz-yt426 Жыл бұрын
Honestly the cinematography of this makes it one of the best openings ever made.
@HeatRaver2 жыл бұрын
In my mid-40's now and still get hype AF to this! When it transitions from the intense "Cobra" theme to the patriotic "GI Joe" theme, it nearly brings tears to my eyes, lol
@politecat42362 жыл бұрын
I feel you! On my Saturday night drinking playlist for sure and born in the 90s
@ScorpioRahl2 жыл бұрын
@@politecat4236 Same. This "memory-line". But how sick is that over all this years it is still that epic. I mean, I watched so many things from my childhood, and this is something that even got bigger. This and Transformers animated movie,
@shadowhunter0176 Жыл бұрын
This cartoon was a big influence on me growing up. And I also get hyped as heck with the opener.
@3arnhardtfan3 Жыл бұрын
This intro still gives me goosebumps in my 40s as it did when I was a little kid.
@darkecofreak23 Жыл бұрын
You ain’t just whistling Dixie, man. I get choked up every time.
@Ben820773 жыл бұрын
Duke: So what’s the plan, General? Hawk: Shoot everything. Duke: Even the camera crew? Hawk: -Especially the camera crew.
@samoangimli26403 жыл бұрын
Camera crew - The true “ruthless terrorist organisation” 😏
@Southern_Crusader3 жыл бұрын
@@samoangimli2640 That is too true these days. People use cameras like guns these days to threaten and cajole anyone who defies them.
@edparadis66853 жыл бұрын
LOL that way they can't get any actual evidence on us for false pretenses
@fhb33 жыл бұрын
I heard that in their voices.
@shenron1013 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@OuroborosChoked9 жыл бұрын
This...is actually some impressive animation.
@MonkeyDLuffy-ui1jl8 жыл бұрын
tits
@blerdrotic8 жыл бұрын
It was done by Toei. Same as Transformers the Movie.
@dieselelectricrazor3778 жыл бұрын
+Han Seoul-Oh Same who did Dragon Ball Z
@blerdrotic8 жыл бұрын
Our Lord And Savior Serpentor Yup
@dieselelectricrazor3778 жыл бұрын
Its amazing what a Decent budget can do to an already Decently animated Series!
@billybadass30562 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the greatest Intro theme songs of all time.....
@brentsmelser2 жыл бұрын
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
@darkecofreak23 Жыл бұрын
I am literally crying.
@jamesscarano7843 Жыл бұрын
I am not crying. I AM NOT CRYING!!!
@W2ATL Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@BB-fy8kn6 жыл бұрын
Little known fact; every time someone watches this, a terrorist is attacked by bald eagles.
@SideSwipeGTA6 жыл бұрын
Then bald eagles have murdered at least 50 terrorists because of me alone.
@timothycrosby42515 жыл бұрын
Word! 😂😂😂
@loganmenchaca5 жыл бұрын
Sharing this with everyone I know now... 😂
@CBright78315 жыл бұрын
YO, JOE!
@Fede07795 жыл бұрын
Heavily armed Bald Eagles. Rocket launchers and M4's
@SilverSeraph1002 жыл бұрын
One of the the greatest animated intros ever made.
@chrisleitzel26592 жыл бұрын
Wish we could say the same about the movie.
@1daniel66 Жыл бұрын
Right there with the Transformers movie one.
@GulfCoastSportsLLC Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest?! THE GREATEST INTRODUCTION EVER!
@GulfCoastSportsLLC Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest?! THE GREATEST INTRODUCTION EVER!
@picknroll8221 Жыл бұрын
Greatest animated intro?? No no no. The greatest INTRO ever, animated or not. Hahahaha.
@josephmonroy3865 Жыл бұрын
Man, this is arguably one of the best intros. Every joe has their moment to shine. And Duke killed a few hundred on that Cobra Carrier.
@josephmonroy3865 Жыл бұрын
And Major Bludd.
@thekiller7994 Жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, everyone in that Cobra carrier all parachuted to safety
@danielhaire6677 Жыл бұрын
Snake Eyes signing: "Sorry, Duke. Still haven't broken my record for Cobras killed in a fight. "
@dldavi Жыл бұрын
This is literally what is the best intros to a movie ever. This is the 80s at its best.
@sr22gts3 жыл бұрын
Say what you want, but mad props to Cobra Commander for starting the countdown in-flight, before the bomb was even in place.
@115madmax2 жыл бұрын
Dude has balls of steel. He may be a buffoon but he was 100 percent about that life
@BryonYoungblood2 жыл бұрын
It comes with the territory of being determined to hurt democracy, even if you’re a buffoon like Cobra Commander could be. And it’s just as nuts when Duke gives Cobra their bomb back
@cypherdastro81052 жыл бұрын
@@BryonYoungblood Similar energy to Master Chief in Halo 2 giving the covenant back their bomb 😁
@Beelzeboogie2 жыл бұрын
I like to think it started automatically and Destro didn't tell him.
@BryonYoungblood2 жыл бұрын
@@Beelzeboogie It so would be something Destro would do. :) Not to mention it could have been something he had his company make, given how M.A.R.S. Industries usually handles ALL of Cobra's weaponry and tech.
@jordansimpson35533 жыл бұрын
I hope that guy that broke the camera got a promotion. He's the only Cobra that actually did anything.
@kdrapertrucker3 жыл бұрын
If they did a mode4n G.I. Joe the media would be Cobra apologists.
@picknroll82213 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha. Great comment. I always noticed that, too!
@Southern_Crusader3 жыл бұрын
He got a demotion. The news crew couldn't spin the terrorists being the victims without footage to doctor.
@Igarappappa3 жыл бұрын
@@Southern_Crusader Idiot.
@jptang17013 жыл бұрын
@@Igarappappa LOL........The idiot would be YOU.
@bluescat5812 жыл бұрын
The 80s were a perfect time to be alive.
@pavarottiaardvark34312 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm sure our love of 80s toon is a sensible indicator of how the whole world was going when we were kids. Anyway, I'm off to read about how Reagan dealt with AIDS and Iran while taking a big sip of coffee....
@blastradius9136 Жыл бұрын
@@pavarottiaardvark3431 Shuttt up...lol
@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295 Жыл бұрын
Early 90s too
@LMC-ud8zc Жыл бұрын
@@pavarottiaardvark3431 shaddup
@comphysync9084 Жыл бұрын
You mean to be a kid
@derekbates4316 Жыл бұрын
Memorial Day of 1987 was when I 1st saw this, I remember because right after the local airport held an air show and we had these WWII planes flying over our house; perfect, damn timing!
@MrRed887 жыл бұрын
The credits should just start scrolling after this intro. I mean seriously do you even need the rest of the movie after this?
@rogerart17 жыл бұрын
Yes, you do. How else would you get to watch Sgt. Slaughter get his ass kicked by Nemesis Enforcer?
@dancumbe7 жыл бұрын
Deleted scene
@LTenhet7 жыл бұрын
I like to think that the actual movie was another universe. Where everyone was stupid. And the intro is the real universe. Also supposedly this was going to be the original ending to their original idea for the movie.
@DaDualityofMan7 жыл бұрын
This one intro is better than both the live-action movies combined.
@thetowerofivory7 жыл бұрын
I read that The Movie is best regarded as "G.I. Joe: the Halloween Special" and should have ended with a postscript of Shipwreck telling the tale to a bunch of schoolkids
@BobbyDrake20003 жыл бұрын
"How much action do you want to put into the intro?" "Yes."
@Jshaw713 жыл бұрын
All of it, all of the ACTION...
@davidcruzjr2953 жыл бұрын
The intro is better than the movie.
@WebVManReturns2 жыл бұрын
Over 9000.... laser blasts.
@elknolasshrineofraja39662 жыл бұрын
@@davidcruzjr295 😹😹
@Joshua_N-A2 жыл бұрын
Animators: do I get paid overtime?
@eggballo44902 жыл бұрын
G.I. JOE is quite possibly the most American toy line in history.
@jswajsberg3 ай бұрын
Ya think?
@chrissales8987 Жыл бұрын
Just watched the new Transformers film... you gotta see that ending
@justagundam6 жыл бұрын
I don't remember my house being surrounded by American Eagles before I played this.
@Nonamearisto4 жыл бұрын
Bald Eagles, you mean.
@justagundam4 жыл бұрын
@@Nonamearisto I'm sorry! I can't hear you over my freedom and this theme song!
@karakun14 жыл бұрын
ArcticKaiju it’s not even July yet.
@CappyK4 жыл бұрын
@@justagundam The President just knocked on my door and handed me the Medal of Honor after the song finished.
@GrantAMoody3 жыл бұрын
G.I. Joe, Transformers, Thundercats, Real Ghostbusters, He-man...Golden era of animation! 💯
@loanaoftheshellpeople56273 жыл бұрын
Most of them have been turned into Horrible Movies, Sadly.
@dimes4crimes7743 жыл бұрын
@@loanaoftheshellpeople5627 ikr
@ul71853 жыл бұрын
As Seen on WGN-TV’s Bozo Show
@Nurgles_Rot_3 жыл бұрын
...Robotech, Voltron, Scooby-Doo....fuck we were spoiled for choice as kids!!!
@milesward10953 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget silver hawks
@nuggetpiece2 жыл бұрын
Shit still gives me goosebumps. 30 years later
@chadwebb1345 Жыл бұрын
100% hand drawn. This is art. This is animation.
@snesfan89352 жыл бұрын
I really miss Chris Latta with his unmatchable voice for Cobra Commander and Starscream.
@ericjohnson39872 жыл бұрын
The world 🌎 lost a legend the day Chris Latta died.
@animemangafan19872 жыл бұрын
Damn brain hemorrhage
@theguyfromwalgreens2 жыл бұрын
It’s gotta be a good feeling having played two of the greatest cartoon villains of the 80’s. Hell I’d say two of the greatest villains all time.
@terrencerhodes64032 жыл бұрын
On gawd
@Monkees4Evah2 жыл бұрын
Wish he would've lived to do conventions so he would have known how much the fans love him.
@jaketylenol5 жыл бұрын
the guy in the background singing CO-BRAAA Is like the greatest part of the song XD
@sexcorpio69764 жыл бұрын
Yeah... A Canon
@BudokaiTH3 жыл бұрын
COBRUUHH!
@kealunleday39483 жыл бұрын
He sounds like he’s lost and looking for the rest😂😂😂😂
@brianalex2193 Жыл бұрын
We need GI Joe back on TV again
@wardenm Жыл бұрын
Heck knows modern politicians could do with watching the old 80's PSA's a bit more! XD
@jasonzacharias2150 Жыл бұрын
Just go to Ukraine and fight for democracy, you'll be fine as long as you're vaxxed and taxed
@SubduedRadical Жыл бұрын
1:05-1:10 or so is, to this day, one of my favorite musical traditions of all time. Between the sound and the animation going on, it's just one of those "The good guys/cavalry arrives" things that is hard to achieve but amazing when it's done.
@joehalo Жыл бұрын
So fucking epic
@jeremybrimmer1990 Жыл бұрын
🎶 who can turn the tiiiiiiide🎵
@cjmike102410 ай бұрын
Duke wasn't having non of it!!
@WadeWilsonKPop6 жыл бұрын
Their guns fire bullets *AND* lasers at the same time. Holy shit.
@guardian085275 жыл бұрын
Laser Bullets: When you need to kill a guy more than dead!
@thebonecollections44785 жыл бұрын
General Hawk was blasting wasn't he
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer83704 жыл бұрын
Spiderman TAS flashbacks intensify.
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer83704 жыл бұрын
Lasers: for when you need a target dead and turned into swiss cheese.
@Commander_Shepard.4 жыл бұрын
The guns are actually powered by AMERICAN SPIRIT.
@sobitasadullah45173 жыл бұрын
Most cartoons: we need to tone down the violence for the kids GI Joe: Yeah kids! I killed the shit outta those snakes on the fourth of July!
@Kruppt8083 жыл бұрын
No human ever gets hit by any of those guns fired. Robots and vehicles? Oh yah, everything hits them.
@MizantropMan3 жыл бұрын
It's the Gundam logic. The MC will blow up entire space-faring batteships, killing the entire crew, but then have hangups about killing one enemy in a duel.
@kdrapertrucker3 жыл бұрын
Actually that was the reopening of the statue of liberty, in the mid 1980s the statue was given a total overhaul, it had fallen into some disrepair and it was covered in scaffolding for over a year while the work was done.
@kdrapertrucker3 жыл бұрын
This was created before the statue was uncovered and reopened as you can see the torch is still in the original configuration.
@abbycollins2 жыл бұрын
🎆🇺🇲 *AMERICA!* 🇺🇲🎆
@williestyle Жыл бұрын
They never give up! They never say die! Walking tall with banners high, they sound the battle cry! I get choked up at that part for some reason.
@weedofcrime22992 жыл бұрын
The two greatest moments in this opening: Alpine taking down an aircraft with a grappling gun and a hammer, and Bazooka face-planting and almost taking off Shipwreck's head with a stray shot.
@joehalo Жыл бұрын
Bingo!
@gusgrimm75336 жыл бұрын
I'm now a grown-@$$ man who served in the real military. Why does a cartoon from my childhood still elicit tears of pride? SMH
@seanbrittain26255 жыл бұрын
Same here
@TCMECH795 жыл бұрын
Same here
@icepicjoey5 жыл бұрын
And here as well...Desert Storm / Shield
@koolmckool70395 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service. It akso makes me feel a great pride.
@wyldshot6665 жыл бұрын
GODDAMN RIGHT !!!!!
@maxfields46486 жыл бұрын
1992... 6 y.o. GI Joe fan. 2018... USMC infantry officer. Thanks Hasbro!
@fortminor855 жыл бұрын
OOH RAH MARINE!!! Do Joes proud!!!
@AslanAtreyu5 жыл бұрын
Rah
@alcosmic5 жыл бұрын
Semper Fi, mac /former enlisted Marine //Hasbro is the best recruiter
@sumavargas31475 жыл бұрын
Indoctrination works!
@hawkstringfellow5 жыл бұрын
Lol dam
@marvingro79592 жыл бұрын
That dude yelling "Cobra" was obviously having the time of his life. 😁
@sgauden022 жыл бұрын
This was the BEST PART OF THE MOVIE!!!
@jamierose90955 жыл бұрын
A bald eagle just crashed through my window and started saluting!
@stephenbyrne21704 жыл бұрын
Eagles know how to salute?
@M4A1BestGirl4 жыл бұрын
@@stephenbyrne2170 Idk but they were as hell know how to scream. And that scream is "YO JOE!"
@stephenbyrne21704 жыл бұрын
@@M4A1BestGirl Now all we need is to add GI Joe with Captain America, the Freedom Fighters from Batman the Brave and the Bold and The Iron Patriot and the Patrioteer from Ultimate Spiderman. And we've got the perfect army of the Finest American Heroes.
@contentlobby38244 жыл бұрын
Stephen Byrne spidy too, he’s the homegrown American Boy Scout
@stephenbyrne21704 жыл бұрын
@@contentlobby3824 And don't forget the Autobots.
@metalmat36517 жыл бұрын
This should be played every 4th of July publically
@kalebfromme64827 жыл бұрын
MetalmaT Same with America fk yeah.
@robertrutkowski49467 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to see a music video of this song being performed by the Marine Corp Band.
@trealsteve6 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@kennethflores936 жыл бұрын
Awesome intro had a wonderful collection that was stolen...Real estate lady you stole from a kid I still remember you!
@wyldshot6666 жыл бұрын
MetalmaT GOD DAMN RIGHT!!!!!!!!
@Chuckernut52 жыл бұрын
This is the most American thing I've ever seen in my life!
@OriginalTodzilla2 жыл бұрын
A 35 year old cartoon intro straight destroys ANYTHING studios are putting out today in 2022.
@jaygravy1681 Жыл бұрын
Messing with our Childhood Bastards.
@susanroche597 Жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@Kepora1 Жыл бұрын
@susan silence, commie
@TheCoolProfessor Жыл бұрын
Of that there can be absolutely no question.
@patriot17764th Жыл бұрын
Tbh... Your not wrong.
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer83704 жыл бұрын
The most American thing of all, made and drawn in Japan.
@flargarbason17404 жыл бұрын
Yeah, well 95% of the stuff we use is made in another country. They tend to be cheaper and are very productive
@teneleven28184 жыл бұрын
Americans were watching anime before we knew it was anime. Heck even Scooby Doo was created by a Japanese guy at least in part.
@dragoneye62294 жыл бұрын
Japan supports Americans defending their statues confirmed.
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer83704 жыл бұрын
@@dragoneye6229 ironic and true.
@chaosbringer63404 жыл бұрын
I don’t get the point?
@cockroachcharlie56194 жыл бұрын
Animators: So which characters do you want in the intro? Producers: Yes.
@ichbifeuertrunk3 жыл бұрын
Cue the Gary Oldman "Everyone!" meme.
@stephenbyrne39093 жыл бұрын
What do you mean "yes"?
@dandelion40k873 жыл бұрын
@@stephenbyrne3909 yes
@Arlett7773 жыл бұрын
@@stephenbyrne3909 "yes" im going to put a lot of characters in just one show
@rotesil3 жыл бұрын
@@stephenbyrne3909 All.
@MakeYouFeelBetterNow2 жыл бұрын
We could sure use some real GI Joe these days. This intro was an inspiration.
@brodielarson909610 ай бұрын
that and some more like Rambo, or maybe Jack Ryan, who don't take any crap from anyone and who do the right thing for the right reasons. America needs a wake up call to all the crap that's going on and something to inspire them to do something about it.
@MakeYouFeelBetterNow10 ай бұрын
@@brodielarson9096 Agree.
@williampimentel51912 жыл бұрын
I have been a Lifetime GIJOE fan and this is the MOST EPIC animated intro ever. You can't help but getting hyped when hearing this intro! AWESOME!!!
@JeffHiggs746 жыл бұрын
anyone else get goosebumps from hearing this?
@Cavillier19705 жыл бұрын
every damn time
@toddsmith80825 жыл бұрын
JEFF HIGGS This intro bring tears to my eyes every time I watch it to be honest 🤔
@Yojimbo165 жыл бұрын
yes
@phillipjohn085 жыл бұрын
I’m 42 years old and I’m just glad I am not the only one. I don’t know which one is better this intro or hot rod unleashing the autobot matrix of leadership!
@JanikLitalien5 жыл бұрын
Yup
@R-L-I4 жыл бұрын
If this intro doesn’t get your blood pumping you’re dead inside.
@stephenbyrne21704 жыл бұрын
The Finest American Heroes!!!!
@karlsylvain4 жыл бұрын
GOOSEBUMPS!
@ezgezg86184 жыл бұрын
Right Cobra Cobra
@nowhearthis82654 жыл бұрын
I stll get chills when i hear this and im 47....
@king243054 жыл бұрын
Faxxxxxx goose bumps
@thekiller7994 Жыл бұрын
Happy 4th of July and to my fellow Joes, Yo Joe!
@naitthegr8131 Жыл бұрын
I missed seeing this yesterday! I try to see this on July 4 every year.
@cliptrashbin23892 жыл бұрын
The 80's with transformers and gi Joe were the best. The nice fluid and artistic style of japanese anime mixed with good American storytelling was a love letter to kids
@tomzadvydas17582 жыл бұрын
The Joes especially, they were such a compilation of American archetypes. Spirit, the Native American dude, Wild Bill, the Cowboy, Shipwreck the grizzled sailor, ect. They were great characters
@SubduedRadical Жыл бұрын
@@tomzadvydas1758 True diversity - lots of people all their own thing working together as allies, no need for special attention drawn to their differences, as what made them strong was all being in it together. I'm glad I was born during the 80s.
@adamshafeeq8685 Жыл бұрын
I miss that kind of art style. It's such eye candy to look at
@Fenrir72 Жыл бұрын
Satoshi Urushihara was cutting his teeth as an apprentice animator in Toei. Most of which are due to his efforts in both TF and G.I.Joe. Ever wonder why Scarlet, Baroness and the rest of the team had this certain aura of beauty?
@BryonYoungblood Жыл бұрын
@@SubduedRadical And one reason G.I. Joe can still work.
@dinordo6 жыл бұрын
miss your voice Cobra Commander / Star Scream..
@darksilveradoman20105 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't punching Cobra Commander in the faceplate hurt Duke's hand?
@White_Tiger21694 жыл бұрын
Didn't Cobra Commander appear in an episode of Transformers
@darksilveradoman20104 жыл бұрын
@@White_Tiger2169 yes he did.
@PeachWookiee4 жыл бұрын
@@darksilveradoman2010 Duke is the time-traveling love child of Shaggy and Chuck Norris. So no.
@emeraldmaster53884 жыл бұрын
Tigre Blanco also In G1 one apparently The daughter of flint and Mary Jane appears. Yeah to be honest that makes a lot of sense.
@ABCMeEFG3 жыл бұрын
Only Cobra would have the balls to attempt to blow up the Statue of Liberty live on TV during the 4th of July! Of course this possibly also meant that ALL of GI Joe would be standing by, since the 4th is probably their most celebrated holiday, but I digress. You got balls, Cobra.
@flargarbason17403 жыл бұрын
Well since they’re terrorists, their goal (by definition) is to cause everyone to fear them so they’ll do what they want. Blowing up one of America’s most treasured landmarks which symbolizes freedom on one of America’s most treasured holidays which celebrates freedom would definitely cause a lot of fear.
@ConsiderTheCrows3 жыл бұрын
The Joes only fought Cobra. Imagine the glorious morale knowing every mission you're 100% the good guy.
@blountman7473 жыл бұрын
It's such a beautiful intro there's absolutely no dialogue just the song shitload of action we are to watch it figure it out ourselves you are one hundred percent spot-on he's got huge balls to try to pull this off
@NeFESTING3 жыл бұрын
@@blountman747 there is one line of dialog "Cobra Retreat!"
@bkzomen13 жыл бұрын
He woke up that day and was liken"you know what? Ima fuck with them today lol"
@SulliMike23 Жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I hear it, this ALWAYS gets me pumped up! YO JOE!!!!
@kubazenigma25872 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I watch this, I ALWAYS, get excited & pumped when I see Duke go into action picking up the flag.
@tesseract18773 жыл бұрын
Who ever lived in this era of cartoons is the best era hands down i miss the 80s
@Ocea8i533 жыл бұрын
GI JOE ACTUALY SHOWING THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD AND ALWAYS HAVE A STRONG US MILITARY
@TANKTREAD3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, my friend. I miss it too.
@ginodescalzi64763 жыл бұрын
@@TANKTREAD count me too.
@Fede07793 жыл бұрын
Same here
@ntscavengeo313 жыл бұрын
We all miss the 80s. The Rock, the toons, the shows, Nothin like it ever
@theuprightmaneKYGA3 жыл бұрын
Y’all ever notice how super diverse the Joes were?
@diablerietandino19413 жыл бұрын
and we actually didn't care when we were kids because they were all pretty awesome and the show never made a big deal of it. Current year hollywood could learn a thing or two from that.
@em233 жыл бұрын
@@diablerietandino1941 so much this, I can only upvote you once...but in my heart a thousand upvotes fren...
@KareemHarper3 жыл бұрын
@@diablerietandino1941 I cared & it was always great to see someone like me whether it be on the A-Team or G.I.Joe. Representation matters.
@RM-ek4kf3 жыл бұрын
Watch "The Toys That Made Us" - they don't address the diversity, but it's just really good.
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer83703 жыл бұрын
And also it was ACTUALLY diverse: the characters had their flaws, their own abilities, different personalities and quirks. They weren't caricatures and pathetic purse puppies like Marvel and DC do nowadays, but they felt like _real people_ you could actually relate too no matter the race or sex.
@TheGhostryder882 жыл бұрын
One of the baddest theme songs and show openings ever! Loved it as a kid!
@flashygreenx8828 Жыл бұрын
Anyone else here after watching transformers rise of the beasts?
@Coolbeast1020 Жыл бұрын
For sure after the end of rotb i am so excited gijoe is back!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@roboticturtle8822 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@KingdomHeartsFan9111 ай бұрын
Yes sirrrrr
@MrGlenbw11 ай бұрын
Let's hope this newer iteration of G.I.Joe fares better than its previous failures which, even by this IP's standard, feels like a GIANT leap of faith.
@airshow4063 жыл бұрын
I want to love my job as much as Cobra Scream Guy.
@JD373 жыл бұрын
You will someday.
@abbycollins2 жыл бұрын
Same.
@osirisdebnam44202 жыл бұрын
My cousin made me feel guilty because I liked the Cobra part! R.I.P Big cuz…
@lordsxman3 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this theme more than the original.
@nostalgyea52802 жыл бұрын
Easily
@sawgeraylo31672 жыл бұрын
I can see why
@commentcopbadge66652 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you, me and most everyone familiar are in the majority on that opinion.
@billybadass30562 жыл бұрын
@Ursine ComicGeek dude, everybody likes this theme song.... even ppl that have never heard it before..
@billybadass30562 жыл бұрын
This & Jem XD...
@BLACKJACKY009 Жыл бұрын
Happy 4th of July to those watching this
@thekiller7994 Жыл бұрын
Yo Joe!
@javiersaugar376 Жыл бұрын
They could literally re-release this movie in theaters , have it be only this intro and I would still leave with a smile on my face
@legionaireb7 ай бұрын
Fathom Events did it for the 35th anniversary.
@savievere97595 ай бұрын
If they re-released it would be a bunch of guys in their 40s and 50s screaming like it's the Superbowl. I'm in
@jamcalx6 жыл бұрын
When you're sad and just need to feel like an American, you play this.
@koolmckool70395 жыл бұрын
@Jack Rabbit We call those Liberals. They're great at deceiving people into thinking that they're American, when a lot of us know that they are aliens.
@Dragonrider12275 жыл бұрын
This actually gives me more feelings of patriotism than the actual national anthem XD
@Dragonrider12275 жыл бұрын
@@koolmckool7039 as a Liberal myself I know the kind you mean and they drive me crazy too
@koolmckool70395 жыл бұрын
@@Dragonrider1227 They complain and complain about the U.S but don't realize that it's really the only country you can do it in.
@freedomdeusmostartentertai75624 жыл бұрын
well said
@CCJJ160Channels6 жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentleman, please stand for your new national anthem.
@edparadis66856 жыл бұрын
lol
@seatspud6 жыл бұрын
Just keep Roseanne away from it. ;)
@theevilascotcompany92556 жыл бұрын
"And here to sing the GI Joe Theme song, Fergie ..."
@timothycrosby42515 жыл бұрын
I would gladly!
@meg-k-waldren5 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah.
@scrappy932 жыл бұрын
That opening was badass. Cobra Cammanders voice is always hilarious.
@VintageRoadRail10 ай бұрын
I have always loved the GI Joe intro from the 80s. This takes that old intro to the next level! Very well done.
@funkydanieluk5 жыл бұрын
Cobra Commander doesn't need a reason to try to blow up the statue of liberty. That's just how he rolls.
@UrbanTiger744 жыл бұрын
He prolly doesnt like the French. Lmfao
@TrenchMan934 жыл бұрын
funkydanieluk yeah he just a jerk
@gillianday48044 жыл бұрын
blowing up the Statue of Liberty makes you feel like a Nazi!
@DeathScepter4 жыл бұрын
the sheer balls to pull that off means that Cobra is serious also if successful, that would be a heavy psychological effect on the American people. Mostly likely to piss off us unless if they had plans for that.
@gillianday48044 жыл бұрын
@@DeathScepter oh
@marcelanoryadi91106 жыл бұрын
that intro was better than BOTH live Action movie
@TheKyrix824 жыл бұрын
It was better than the animated movie too, sadly. They kinda blew their load in the first few minutes, and spent the rest of the rundown wiping everything down awkwardly.
@nilus2k4 жыл бұрын
Better then the animated movie that followed this. And all the cartoon. This was clearly the peak
@Sealhunt4 жыл бұрын
I completely agree!
@thescreenslaver85204 жыл бұрын
I personally liked GI Joe Retaliation.
@freedomdeusmostartentertai75624 жыл бұрын
best cartoon song of all time.
@chengli-long1614 Жыл бұрын
Still one of the Bad-ass greatest cartoon movie intros of all time.
@user-do2ev2hr7h9 ай бұрын
Even as a kid I was never a big fan of the Cobra-La stuff, but this intro alone made me rent the VHS tape so many times that the owner of my local mom-and-pop rental shop eventually just said I paid for it and gave it to me.
@PatTheNESpunk6 жыл бұрын
The hair on my chest is now red, white, and blue.
@markzarkdavis6 жыл бұрын
Love you Pat!
@gusbaker4u6 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure Frank is a member of GI Joe, code name "The Stache"
@MarioCaez6 жыл бұрын
Pat the NES Punk I just watched this video now I'm ready to do my girlfriend.
@wildmann236 жыл бұрын
Hoo-ahh!! That's our nation flag, no one & nothing can take that away. If anyone tries to take or destroy our country & its ideals. Like terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda & Taliban...others like them. They'll be in for one Hell of a fight.
@whysosyria16 жыл бұрын
My freedom boner so hard i can fight Isis and North Korea with it.
@toonami46 жыл бұрын
I was a rice and curry eating Sri Lankan 3.18 minutes ago, now I am Bourbon sipping steak eating Red, White and Blue blooded proud American. God Bless America. Yo Joe !
@politecat42365 жыл бұрын
toonami4 MURICA!
@Rodshark754 жыл бұрын
Welcome onboard... here is your flag, your gun, your six pack of beer, and your overblown sense of entitlement and superiority.
@Beedo_Sookcool Жыл бұрын
I don't care who you are, where you're from, or what your preferences are, this HAS to be acknowledged as the aboslute pinnacle -- the incontestible zenith -- of 1980s animation. And if you can think of anything better, I'd like to see it, because this movie intro is bloody amazing.
@Arxane2 жыл бұрын
It’s a small thing, but I love how the Statue of Liberty in most of the shots is animated in the foreground rather than the background. Even in scenes where she doesn’t move her color palette is bright and visible like the Joes. Animating those insane camera pans like the flag being flowing up to her crown took a lot of time and effort, but boy, does that effort show in the final cut.
@GenXGrown4 жыл бұрын
Gi Joe is totally badass, but the Cobra Crimson Guard have the absolute coolest looking uniforms
@dickvandyke12094 жыл бұрын
I preferred the viper uniform?
@sexcorpio69764 жыл бұрын
Iron grenadiers are better as ceremonial looked soldiers
@OverlordGrizzaka3 жыл бұрын
I'm partial to General Hawk. Camo pants, tanker helm and goggles, aviator jacket.
@dickmarx12983 жыл бұрын
@@OverlordGrizzaka General Hawk did have a cool look.
@PrinceTrunks263 жыл бұрын
Actually the Crimson Guard had to be educated in both combat and in business and law
@JetSetDex8 жыл бұрын
I can just imagine people on the main land thinking "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON AT LIBERTY ISLAND!?!?"
@em238 жыл бұрын
+JetSetDex that would be the ultimate comedy skit. some guys working late an an office in new york. they see this and you can hear this in the background. they call 911 panicking.
@gibbs6158 жыл бұрын
Yeah true that! *chuckle*
@jedijones7 жыл бұрын
Kinda makes you wonder whether she's naked under that toga.
@DisgruntledPigumon7 жыл бұрын
JetSetDex Why is Cobra throwing a fireworks show in the middle of parachuting????
@Ether101_Prime7 жыл бұрын
Their interrupting the celebration.
@jw97372 жыл бұрын
We could use some GI Joe right now.
@naitthegr81312 жыл бұрын
If only gi joe were anywhere near as popular as it was over thirty years ago....
@redsledgeblu5234 Жыл бұрын
As a kid in them days ..... How could you not want to be a soldier
@kennylanqua6512 Жыл бұрын
It's a shame most people under age 35 have no idea of gi Joe a real American hero since for whatever reason it hasn't been able to stay as prominent in pop culture as star wars, the marvel and DC movies, and transformers, etc. I'm 40 years old and still on active duty in army and I've only met less than a handful of soldiers who seem to know anything about GI Joe at all.
@justadogobeingdogo57662 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen men catch bullets with their bare hands, sword fights That can cut through dimensions, giant mechs fighting giant monsters, super-soldiers fall from orbit and survive, witches that can bend reality, a Titan who wiped out half the universe, and a man who literally out ran time itself. But *THIS* 0:39 an animated intro of a bunch of international terrorist jumping from an air ship, assaulting one of America’s most prized monuments yelling their organization’s name COBRA at the top of their lungs has to be one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen!
@CommissarChaotic Жыл бұрын
it really reminds me of RA2... I wonder if its inspired by GI Joe... theres a mission where the soviets are trying to destroy the statue of liberty as well, and the allies have GIs as infantry units... Theyre both like semi-silly semi-serious style and stuff except RA2 has soviets and allied nations
@willreeves6062 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂💪🏾
@welovephilippineswithmylov54199 ай бұрын
unbelievable
@welovephilippineswithmylov54199 ай бұрын
@@CommissarChaoticalf camp hmmm hehehe
@bouncer20746 жыл бұрын
Some say it's American propoganda, I say it's the finest damn propaganda I've ever seen.
@UrbanTiger744 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahahah YES!!! 👍
@Magnus_Caramelo_554 жыл бұрын
Bouncer America, the beautiful
@infjintegrityvsnarcissism72954 жыл бұрын
Gotta say watching GI Joe and Thundercats as a kid played a part in me becoming a professional Firefighter.
@abandonedchannel2814 жыл бұрын
It’s the greatest example of Reaganite Propaganda I’ve seen
@mauigio4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@oliverklinton7164 Жыл бұрын
Never mind me, I just needed a little dose of awesomeness in my daily routine.
@JP-199011 ай бұрын
Say what you will about Cobra Commander, but he actually takes the bomb in his hands, flies out there, dodges all manner of lasers and explosions, and plants the bomb all by himself. People don't know this, but the Stormtroopers in Star Wars, for the most part, love Vader because he's out there in the field leading and protecting his troops. Yeah they're the villains, but I gotta give props to the them for not just sitting in their chairs plotting.