HCC788 - 1985 Crimson Attack Tank - C.A.T.- Sears Exclusive - G.I. Joe toy review!

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic book
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G.I. Joe MOBAT television commercial
Sears catalog 1985
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[@larryh502]

You have a keeper Mr. HCC788- a wife who puts up with your GI Joe addiction!

[@roguishpaladin]

*sits in the parking lot of a defunct Sears* "This is the worst date ever!" (I'm glad she's supportive of the channel, in all seriousness.)

[@christianhafer9819]

Not anymore. They're divorced.

[@internetabyss]

I remember the early and mid 80s had awesome GI Joe toys and I owned most of them. Then in the 90s they came out with trash multi colored neon looking colors and sci fi figures. I thought GI Joe lost its realism and I was done with it.

[@Canoby]

You're on the right channel

[@diamondsandgold1993]

Haha your wife is cool. I doubt mine would ever play along like this. Lol

[@tomservo5007]

I know mine wouldn't

[@TheGreatDayne1983]

Next you should visit a toysrus or Kmart. .....I made myself sad. Is great that your family helps out with your videos.

[@christophergeorge5111]

Check out my Crimson C.A.T. 2 that I'm scratch building

[@evanscott9473]

4 years ago. I'm so sorry, brother. I have a meeting with my Attorney tomorrow and the court date for some amount of custody time is April 8.

[@Elimtain]

Had this as a kid, played it to death. For me it was cobra commanders tank since I didn't have a HISS tank. Then it turned into the tank battle from Indiana Jones and the last crusade.

[@camcordernonsense5264]

cobra needed some standard looking tanks too. wish it was out earlier and more common.

[@francissobotka8725]

Those were serial numbers on the sticker needed to be there due to it having a motor

[@stevenimeson902]

U should put sum guys in the cat when testing it lol

[@cobraisland2594]

My very best gratitude to Mrs. Hooded Cobra Commander due to enduring the aka worst date ever in the empty parking lot of Sears

[@andrethornton3371]

Holy cow...... hcc bought my Honda.....I just sold mine that looks just like this. I had to show my wife

[@anionhero]

I never had this particular vehicle when I was a kid, but I had the Mobat. I loved that tank. Even though it only held one figure and that figure was majorly exposed to enemy fire, I would pretend the crew, including Steeler was actually inside the tank during combat. It made more sense to me.

[@mikewilson858]

As a kid I ignored the issue of the exposed gunner/pilot and just enjoyed the motorized function. Now it’s really hard to get past it’s absurdity. But I’m not the market for a toy, and the details are great for kids that liked real life army toys even if I’d half the size it should’ve been. Of course in its true scale it would have been to big and heavy and expensive for the target costumer.

[@ucitymetalhead]

I wish someone would make a properly scaled and motorized version of this.

[@slavinben4484]

I have the Cobra C.A.T that came with a gray crimson guard immortal

[@Canoby]

It really is sad how they ran Sears into the ground /worked there for a year after undergrad. Got out of retail soon after

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

I'm still amazed that these toys still work after all of this time. The random sticker....possibly an inventory number?

[@russellharrell2747]

The best cold open yet. Normally I hate skits on KZbin but that was perfect

[@Chris.Mc83]

Alot of this sears exclusives were the stuff of myths and legends as a kid, knew they existed but almost never saw them. Kinda wish they had been more readable available later on as re-releases with other retailers.

[@WeaselJuice]

I think the label on the battery cover is a date stamp. Yours may be manufactured April 1985. Perhaps the 4,832 tank produced? Who knows?

[@jamiecrowe7788]

I had the Action Force version of the M.O.B.A.T. as a kid (it might have had a different name to the GI Joe version). Does anyone remember the way these motorised toys would make the picture on your TV go all fuzzy when you had them both switched on in the same room? Or did I totally imagine that..? I remember the novelty of the motorised function wearing off pretty quickly and wishing that it had space inside to hold more figures instead. Plus it was just so noisy!

[@ucitymetalhead]

they were probably very noisy in an electronic sense as well as sound.

[@camcordernonsense5264]

I dont remember a Mobat problem since I lacked one. I do remember living in the boonies and my well informed ham radio operator dad, mentioning electronics and interference policies and complaining about my other toys with labels about their interference. since we lived in the boonies he was always boosting something for signal. I think some of his ham radio did interfere with our neighbors. hehehee

[@joncarling]

Nice cobra blue car. :)

[@TheGreatDayne1983]

jon carling He should get a cobra decal for it.

[@joncarling]

​@@TheGreatDayne1983 Most definitely.

[@georgelea4297]

Thanks for sharing your memories Bryan

[@cobra-emperor6starwars665]

it is a shame I never got one because they had them for like $15 and they had made tones of them, now they want a few $100 up to $1000, they were not rare here, but now they are harder to find,

[@skabcat242]

I never knew of this vehicle until many years later. I still prefer the mobat.

[@rtd1409]

Thanks for a great surprise today. As you know this has been CG month for me personally!

[@Wilkinson_Studios]

that intro is hilarious!

[@tommyp4297]

Been watching more of your videos recently. I like hearing about the figures I didn’t have, as well as newer stuff. I only decided to leave a comment because as I started watching the video, I realized we drive the same car in Cobra blue hahaha.

[@guitardudeguy3139]

I'm surprised that Timmer didnt get half of your Cobra Sears exclusives...

[@violagreene4643]

I think we should just redesignate Python Patrol vehicles as Crimson Guard vehicles

[@squirrelkilla7371]

You need to check out 'matemylar' on Instagram. He does amazing work with Joe figures and vehicles in photos.

[@agnethaladuff8559]

Very cool review of the Cobra Crimson Attack Tank. Too bad it wasn't in the animated cartoon or in the comic books but if they did put the tank in then it would stir up huge disappointments among the department stores for advertising a "Sears Exclusive" toy.

[@drozwalker9]

Excellent review! Thank you for sharing those hidden gems. This one looks very sweet.

[@dalesanteford7432]

If I had the Cobra cat I would have had Cobra Commander drive in this vehicle and have his crimson guard on the tank supporting him with fire

[@grios5530]

I once seen a gi joe rc jeep Sears exclusive that came with breaker and I thiiiink someone else. Be cool if you find it and review it one day.

[@lazarus30001]

The Crimson Guard tank commander would be sniper chow. ;-p

[@ucitymetalhead]

him and most of cobras forces.

[@jamesthompson2329]

Worst Date Ever #CCIV lmao

[@nyquist75]

Ivan where u at?

[@blissex]

Great review, I love the CAT, it's amazing, too bad the didn't make a ASP that came with it that had the black and red colors, this would have build your crimson forces even larger, also take Susan on really good date next time, I sense a cold couch in the future, lol.

[@turtle-tank8231]

Crimson Guards are my favorite and the Crimson attack tank is awesome . the FireBat looks like they would fit in with the Crimson Guards as well I think they had Pilot training to fly a Firebat

[@k-dawgbroadcasting5444]

To answer your question about the numbers, it appears to be a serial number on the sticker inside the tank. Maybe they put one on there because it sort of qualifies as an electrical device, being battery operated?

[@dalesanteford7432]

I did that with my army men toys but they were going through my people's Village

[@jamesconroy7030]

Huh, a list of motorized Gi Joe vehicles without the RC Crossfire?

[@nomadkaiser]

Oh wow, I remember having the M.O.B.A.T when I was a kid.

[@workhardlivefree3818]

I would say the Ferret was closely related to the Crimson Guards

[@ucitymetalhead]

I love that battle wagon. Also didn't they release a all red version of this?

[@leesharp2140]

Cool tank, I always thought it was sold as a Canadian exclusive, maybe that was another Cobra tank? Man, I got the GI Joe one and Action Force one, not that one though! :P Man o' man, awesome vid Commander, thumbs up! ;)

[@metrafuel]

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[@Michael_Johnson_5446]

It's cool, but it reminds me of Skeletor's Roton.

[@torpedo8384]

This might be the last time the MOBAT mold had a tow hook!

[@BIGLOB235]

YEAHHHHHHHH!

[@cobra-emperor6starwars665]

I thought it was an all black tank that is the rare one from Sears, but that one is still rare

[@JakeR0d31]

Nope that was Cobra Battle Tank from Canada from a store called Consumer's Distribution.

[@cobra-emperor6starwars665]

@@JakeR0d31 oh ya, I do recall seeing boxes and boxes of these tanks from Sears in another discount toy store, I wish I would have picked up a few of them then, :( I missed out on that one

[@cobra-emperor6starwars665]

@@JakeR0d31 Consumers Distributors that was like the first E bay store, lol

[@cobra-emperor6starwars665]

the red spy troops tank is going to over $200 and over $300 on some sites, I am glad I bought one of those, and I seen the rare Sears tank for just over $400, but few people will spend that on an item,