HCC788 - 1983 SNOW JOB - G.I. Joe's Arctic Trooper con man - Vintage action figure review!

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[@whozyourdaddy]

I grew up in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and let me tell you, this figure was my jam. We had a hill in back of our house and this dude spent all winter doing backflips and 360 spins. He was a defining moment in GIJoe history with his multiple and storable accessories. By the time the Snowcat came out, I was in heaven. Wish I could go back to those times.

[@BreakingRealityShow]

Snow Job and the Polar Battle Bear was among my favorites. I loved the polar missions so much my Grandma sewed me jackets for the other joes made out of felt so they could do polar missions too. I wish I still had some of the jackets she sewed.

[@christianhafer9819]

The artic troops is what got me back into GI Joe. I have them all from Snow Job(1983) to Cold Front(1990). Every vehicle too. The only one I'm missing is Avalanche from '87.

[@whitevegeta6770]

I have clear memories of getting him one of the benefits that my parents enforced because we moved to Germany and we got snow regularly. Which was a big change after moving from Texas.

[@boomerangfishcb]

My mom found a Snow Job torso in Goodwill in 2020. I slowly put him back together with spare parts and help from my friends. He’s not pure white at all, got a nasty crack in one elbow, but he’s my favorite of all the Snow Job clones I have.

[@andrewandrew4568]

This was a fun figure. The skis were a very cool accessory and made him seem a little extra. GI Joe meets Adventure People. Maybe a little silly but as a kid, I really enjoyed him. Nice video. Not sure if video worthy, but those GI Joe accessory packs were great. We all lost bits and bobs so it was great for re-stocking.

[@jedilearner1138]

Maybe Snow Job was such a con man that he lied about being an Olympics champion and nobody fact-checked him...? Thanks for the great review! One of my favorites as a kid. I loved that he came with so many accessories. Thanks also for explaining the chemical reason why these figures turn yellow. I can't help but find it sad that they are doomed to deteriorate over time.

[@STRAKAZulu]

“...now I just need a job!” You and me both.

[@christianhafer9819]

He's one of the very best figures, I think. He is pretty perfect.

[@Markbell73]

Snow Job and Snow Serpent were two of the coolest artic troopers ever made. If only Star Wars Snow Trooper hsd the same articulation. Storm Shawdow always had to use his Nine Cutter Head Ninja magic to hang with the Snow Serpernt in artic missions in my backyard in late December early January. The Snow Trooper driving my Hoth Version AT-ST was always on the look out to blast any backyard tresspassers. Hoth Luke in the Snow Speeder was always shot down. And although the AT-ST isn't as heavy, it stil stepped and crushed Luke's downed Snow Speeder. Usually Storm Shadow would raid it for high tech space loot, while Snow Serpent scanned the perimeter on watch. Than the Probe droid would wander too close while, ya know probing, and get cut in half by Snow Sepernts alqays reliable Ak-47. But once he did use his rocket launcher. He just prefers his Ak. This one time, Storm Shadow actually acquired Zartan's laser pistol and shot the Snow Trooper in the head through the open blast shield viewport eye lid of the AT-ST from 150 yards. And of course jacked the AT-ST and wrecked havoc. You didn't know Storm Shadow is a dead eye pistol marksman? We won't talk about how he acquired Zartan's pistol. Something to do with a card game. And guile.

[@jab_life2284]

"Now i just need a job" i feel you HCC, we need the same things. by the way G.I joe knowledge, and snowjob backstory knowledge in general. also great video!

[@palpatine1975]

Watching your videos makes me wanna go looking for more Vintage Joes to put on my shelf next to my star wars collection... Thank you 👍

[@justinthomas7222]

The levels of detail they accomplished with these for the time still impresses me.

[@baumer2504]

Hahaha that strawberry cheesecake was so random.

[@magnuslauglo5356]

Great review of the original Joe arctic trooper. One important wintery thing about Snow Job compared to all the subsequent winter/arctic figures is that he is almost (with the exception of Whiteout, who was just a half-assed Snow job recolor from 2000) the only Joe equipped to actually go skiing. Blizzard and Windchill also came with skis, but they had no ski poles. Also one notable non-winter mission Snow Job went on in the comics was the original Borovia mission, (where he wore darker gear).

[@lesteralvarez903]

What an awesome figure and review. So many accessories with this figure. This was revolutionary. One of my favorite figures of all time. Thank you Commander

[@white-dragon4424]

Yes, I really wanted one for my collection as well. Pity they chose such a dodgy name though. I think that's part of the reason why we didn't see any more of this character after the first figure.

[@violagreene4643]

You had the hood on your modern Snow Job misplaced. You have the neck going through the face hole and the face looking out the neck hole. Notice the fur detail. It should be facing forward, not down towards the shoulders.

[@Barada73]

The Pursuit of Cobra Snow Job figure, from 2011, is easily my favorite version of this character and still one of the most impressive modern, 3.75” GI Joe figures ever made.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

Snow in March in OK? that is amazing! I don't recall snow in March when I lived in Tulsa. Pack some up and mail it to me B!

[@lostonwallace1396]

Another great review, HoodedCobraCommander788! Snow Job is one of my favorite of the vintage Joes. His unique look sold it for me, as he stands out on a shelf like no other Joe. Red beard and a white suit just makes him different from all the rest, and the addition of his skis made him a special purchase. Just an all around interesting character, visually speaking.

[@FedoraDog13]

Snow Job had to be my favorite Joe, and the battle bear was my favorite vehicle. Thanks for the memories!

[@subzero9113]

My Favorite Joe of all time. SnowJob I was hoping You would do a Video on Him. So far With the Dreadnoks and Snowy You have hit all My Favorites but one Mutt and Junkyard. I think 83 was to Me one of the best Years for Joe. I had the entire line that year. Glad to have You back Commander!

[@jamiesands3331]

A great figure, esp paired with the battle bear! Honestly, could have been sold as a set. Tennessee winters also had little snow. Sears also sold 3 packs. The flag point seemed slightly smaller and was on an area you’d trim off. These were in loose bags, no card backs.

[@yojoe2059]

Cool chemistry lesson! Much appreciated! Great video!

[@TheSkullReviews]

Great review, one of my favorites from the line, you really covered all the bases on this one.

[@nerdcraftercoley7305]

Snow job is the only vintage Joe I still have.

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

Yeah! I have 25th Anniversary Snowjob.

[@brianng8350]

New to the channel. Impressed with the detailed info! Brings back a lot of children memories. I like the updated figure. Too bad they were not selling them in most regular toy stores at the time.

[@jameskwiatkowski7202]

Dont forget Snow Job was also part of the story line where he QuickKick and Stalker were all captured.

[@tyeohno]

Fantastic review! I have fond memories of Snow Job and the Polar Battle Bear as a kid...living in Hawaii.

[@rtd1409]

Great review and one of my fave early figures. As a side note he had the first O-Ring to snap in 1986 of any Joe I had and was a pain in the era before replacement O-Rings.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

I'm honestly glad he explained his name isn't a plan on that "other word" 😂, I always thought it was 😅

[@tonyjackson4078]

Your example is really clean Hoodie! Most Snow Jobs I see loose definitely have yellowed chests, or upper arms, lower legs.

[@leegray99]

Never realised there were thst many snow themed figures

[@geekvipergateway]

Great audio for being outside! And props to sticking with the theme ;)

[@white-dragon4424]

I can just imagine little Jimmy getting all of his words mixed up when asking his mother for this figure: Mom: "You want a what?!"

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

i had a little hill in my back yard and if you balanced him just right, he would slide right down it - very cool accessories

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Blizzard is the best snow joe for me but Snow Job is a very close second ❄

[@dendostar5436]

Wow. This was fun!

[@ivane5110]

Rutland, Vermont? Nice. One of the most famous Halloween parades takes place their annually (at least I hope it still does). Marvel, Dc and a few other comics always had almost yearly unofficial crossovers set during it. And since GI Joe was set in the Marvel universe for an impressive amount of time I really hope they featured him at it at some point; maybe running into DC's Ice or Mr. Freeze and getting a hand from Ice Man? (I mean they met the Transformers and the Transformers met that certain other Amazing Friend)

[@dmathiass]

Snow Job may have picked a laser rifle for acting as the Designate Marksman of the team, when not so ling shots are needed or he chose it for anti-material purposes. Another sniper using a laser rifle is Sci-fi as at least stated in his last filecard from the Pursuit of Cobra/30th Anniversary line (2011). On the same Pursuit of Cobra (2010) line another Snow Job is introduced and with it's accessories there's an anti-material sniper rifle. That same figure was reissued with the same accessories but with a different painting for the camouflage on the 50th Anniversary line. The head was reused for the Outback on the JoeCon (2014) for the Zombie Iniative box set. Dennis Mathias, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

[@andrewvorozilchak5158]

Nice to know you're still out there man I truly enjoy your work keep it up have a good day

[@G7M9W]

Cool review, Hoodie!

[@shawntherapidlyaginghipster]

Here in Canada, we like to call snow Albino Fecese. If the only way to move it with a shovel then you do the math.

[@christopherlacher3544]

You should get a job at a vintage toy store. I got lucky enough to get hired on at my local toy store. So now I get.paid to go to work and play with toys all day!!!!. Woo-hoo!!!

[@cobraisland2594]

You're awesome HCC

[@phillipgatelein8591]

Enjoyed this. Liked the talk of the biathlon contender. Use of in the media section

[@treasuresfortrigger915]

I love that you were hooded in this video 😎- great video 👍🏽 big fan of Blizzard but Snow job will always be the original.

[@jakeproven256]

I think snowjob would be better on the snow cat, because to be honest I think the Snow cat is way cooler (no pun intended) than the polar battle bear, the polar battle bear is an alright vehicle but I wouldn't want that as Snow jobs vehicle. I understand the Snow cat came with Frostbite but maybe they could share the vehicle.

[@markraymo997]

Absolutely agree with you. Put Iccburg and Blizzard on the back foot pegs also Yo Joe!!

[@crazyksyn8787]

Great review as always. But I can’t help but add the fact that it does have relation to the thing it rhymes with. If someone makes their mouth very cold with ice while doing that thing, it is referred to as a snow job.

[@tycondrius23]

great review. the only thing I'll mention is the hood on the modern figure was misplaced . there is a fur sculpt to it that should simulate the fur of the original but you had it around the neck area . it is also interesting that it wouldn't be till 2010 in the pursuit of cobra ME line that he would get a sniper rifle

[@almeidaneto4728]

O frio tá de mata. Os joes estão incríveis

[@SnapDragonProto]

Yayyy, 39 minutes in X3 (Hey HCC, have you ever seen the past and present snowjob set? It's a 1983 snowjob with the battle bear and it's new modern version 2 pack!!!)

[@Brian-hi5si]

Great video, great figure. Stay warm lol

[@batandjoefan8108]

How many kids suffered hypothermia playing in the snow with polar Joe and Cobra figures?

[@TerryTurner]

😎👍

[@MCDJACDC]

You should sell freezers in the cold 🥶 snowy weather 😂🤣🍻 for a job!

[@QUANK321]

I'd rather see the SnowStorm figure. Those latter BattleCorps joes are rare so kindve interesting

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

Snow Storm v3 is a good figure. He really fits in with the 80s artic joes.

[@wraith6776]

cool

[@Actionfigurexpert]

P it was have been so cool if you had also reviewed the pictures of CRB RA figured as well

[@ivan363]

💚💪🏾

[@marcbrunson6986]

The Arctic Joes is one of the groups I've gone back to collect. It is complete and the Cobra group is close. I'm army building them so it's getting there ha ha. The Arctic themed group has always interested me and thought they were cool. I like Snow Job and thought he goes well with the Battle Bear. I'm glad to have got this figure with a lucky low price when I got him. Blizzard is my favorite of the Arctic Joes.

[@christianhafer9819]

That's what started me collecting Joe's again was the artic troops. I have every artic figure and vehicle from 1983-1990 except Avalanche from Battle Force 2000. I'll get him though. I even have Cold Front and the Avalanche from 1990. What a set!

[@marcbrunson6986]

@@christianhafer9819 Yeah, I had to make sure I was able to get those you mentioned complete before deciding on going for the whole group ha ha.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@marcbrunson6986 Oh, everything I have is 100% complete, and in pretty excellent condition. If the O ring is loose, I change it. If one of them has an elbow crack, I get a new arm. I don't mess around. I have 150 different Gi Joe's from 1982-1983 until 1990. 167, of you count some army builders, I've done.

[@marcbrunson6986]

@@christianhafer9819 Nice. Yeah, I bought a lot of o-rings and unless the figure has a tight waste, I replace the o-ring anyway. I bought a bunch of screws too because of were rusty so good to have shiny ones in ha ha. I wish I could get my hands on the Blockbuster blueprints.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@marcbrunson6986 Agreed with the O rings. I want them tight as a drum. If they're even a little loose, I change it. No wiggle! Lol. What year is the Blockbuster?

[@joemaulerworks]

Another figure where the artwork and the sculpt were enough to make a fun toy for us as kids. His appearances in comics and cartoons were ample enough to create a character. Gee. I never read his file card until now.… not as funny as Shipwreck’s…

[@at-atchinguns1680]

Classic joe

[@chrisph9910]

Beware the yellow Snow Job

[@T2Tiberious]

BOOOOO! You didn't even mention Snow Job's appearance in the Borovia comic-centered series, issues 61-62, 66. Some of my very favorite issues for it's realism and storylines outside of Cobra, and there Snow Job was presented outside of a snow-centered storyline in a interesting way.

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

That was an excellent story arc.

[@mikexmikex]

One question; Can it ski?

[@christianhafer9819]

I have Avalanche now.

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

Congratulations on having completed the entire artic lineup. It's impressive that you set a start and end to your G.I Joe collection and you don't deviate from it. I apologize if my texts are bothersome but I figured that you've responded to lots of other people's comments and you deserve replies. I've been plugging away at HCC788'S catalog when I have some slow time on night shift and I see that you pretty much commented on every review that you've watched. You should definitely get credit from other collectors and fans for as much as you've accomplished with your collection. I know you've put a considerable amount of time, money, and effort into it. Especially when you change out every cracked elbow, busted o ring, rusted screws, broken thumb, damaged waist

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

Also, the scouring for accessories and labels to complete vehicles and figures.

[@christianhafer9819]

@John Soehnlen Thanks, buddy. I'm glad someone is replying to me. Most of these videos are between 7-10 years old, so when I commented on them, I was the only one watching them, until you came along. It's nice that someone is replying back, honestly, and I'm getting recognition. I have a Secto-Viper to complete my Bugg, coming next week, and next month for my birthday, I'm gonna get a Transportable Tacticle Battle Platform.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@johnsoehnlen4781 I have a label guy. You need labels, let me know.

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

@@christianhafer9819 Thanks. I'm not quite to the point of getting my vehicles in top notch condition. Glad you are getting a Secto Viper. I just got mine from a local vendor who had it in his showcase in mint condition. What are you still looking for? I know you're up to 206 to 207 now. You're only looking for about 23 figures or so right?

[@yojoe2059]

Blizzard, was he mentioned?

[@pabcalderon]

Yes, he was mentioned

[@ghostman5620]

a classified Snow Job with Polar Battle Bear would be great. not great though...all the bullshit that comes with every single aspect of classified.

[@johnnierodriguez2325]

You have the hood wrong on the modern figure

[@kurtrocha2]

You got a job MJGA, make Joe's Great Again

[@FitnFire]

What it rhymes with??? Tow-Job??? 😬🤷🏼‍♂️ I have been a Patreon member but have decided to shut down my account since less and less is going to the content creater. How else can we support the channel financially if we don’t want to use Patreon?

[@lo1bo2]

I think it must be Joe-Job because he's a G.I. Joe going out on missions.

[@markraymo997]

Not really sure how job rhymes with job since it's the same word. 🤷

[@markraymo997]

Snow-job .....low-bob .. yeah that rhymes. Bobbing up and down when on artic missions to keep the Joes from getting hypothermia.

[@T2Tiberious]

Snow Job SHOULD have come with a sniper rifle, it's a big failure with this figure.

[@josiahalcorne]

WOJM is streaming at 9 tonite eastern time. They need less than 10 subs to monetize their channel. Please take a second and subscribe. We get multiple live streams a backlog of podcast episodes. Two brothers (one with a honey-sweet radio voice) sharing memories of play from their childhoods, an industry insider, a very invested foul-mouthed female cosplayer, and usually a special guest with a unique perspective on our hobby rotate spots and crack jokes about royalty-free music that plays in the background.

[@lo1bo2]

I'm already subbed and waiting for 9 pm! They have great chemistry, are informative, and entertaining.

[@josiahalcorne]

@@lo1bo2 It should be a good stream. I'm not an RPG guy (mostly because I can't put together a player group) but I'd love to see these hobby channels put together a live stream game session series. The card games aren't my thing either but I know they are huge in the nerd stores.

[@TheNecessaryEvil]

Worst best name ever