HCC788 - 1987 Cobra SEA RAY and SEA SLUG - Vintage G.I. Joe toy!

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Sources and Information:
Sea Ray on YoJoe.com:
www.yojoe.com/vehicles/87/sea...
Sea Ray on 3DJoes.com:
www.3djoes.com/cobra-sea-ray.html
Sea Slug on YoJoe.com:
www.yojoe.com/action/87/seasl...
Sea Slug on 3DJoes.com:
www.3djoes.com/sea-slug.html
Flying submarine:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_...
Image:
By Werneuchen - Own work, Public Domain,
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"Weird NJ: The flying submarine of Ocean Township," Jill Hand,
7/23/2017, Asbury Park Press, Photo: Jill Hand,
www.app.com/story/news/local/...
weird-nj/2017/07/23/weird-nj-flying-submarine/502376001/
Stingray
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray
Image:
By Martin Holst Friborg Pedersen from Copenhagen S, Denmark -
Monterey Aquarium - Ray, CC BY 2.0,
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Sea slug:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_slug
Image:
By Maximilian Paradiz - originally posted to
Flickr as Aplysia dactylomela, CC BY 2.0,
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Sea Slug on Halfbattle.com:
www.halfbattle.com/seaslug.html
Sea Ray on Halfbattle.com:
www.halfbattle.com/87equip.htm...
G.I. Joe Wolf & Sea Ray 1980s Commercial:
• G.I. Joe Wolf & Sea Ra...
Superman 1954, DC Comics
Magneto, X-Men #104 cover, Marvel Comics
Yacht Stomp by Spazz Cardigan

[@bobastu]

The "special rubber coating," at the time this came out, was still called SHT, Special Hull Treatment. The shipyard workers applied anechoic tiles, which would absorb sonar, and cause any bounce back to travel in different directions. It is cool they talk about this type of hull coating. The method and type has since changed. I like this vehicle. Cool colors, yet to me, it would launch underwater. Then, the vehicle could split, underwater, for the back to be either a reconnaissance sled or a retrieval vehicle, while the front could be an insertion vehicle for a diver, or an attack vehicle against surface targets. Great video, good job!!!

[@trapjaw7253]

I could sit and watch your videos all day , all the toys I had , all the toys I wanted , and all the toys I didn't want .

[@jordel2010]

I got this one back in the day; I watched the previous unboxing and assembly video and enjoyed that one a lot because it brought some great memories of simpler times. Yes, the Sea Ray doesn't exactly belong on a top tier of Cobra vehicles, but it's not lame either -it has (at least for me) a couple of things playing on its favor. I still like the color scheme even now and the design it's not entirely flawed; the glider thing didn't work for me either when I played with it as a kid, so the solution I came up with was that the back half was simply a detachable piece that enabled the submersible pod to fly as well -nothing more. Sea Slug being such a buff figure, I often pitted him against Sgt. Slaughter.

[@michaelterrell9645]

Excellent review Commander! I had this vehicle as a kid and got it just in time when my parents had a pool installed. Talking about many under water missions in the 80s!! Yo! Joe!

[@GRIGGINS1]

The Glider section would have been better off as an unmanned Drone.

[@dvdbytes4348]

Torpissles made me laugh for half a minute, that alone deserves a upvote.

[@troyskeete8372]

I only picture this in one of two ways, the submarine was a whole escape pod or that back end was a booster used to extend the range of the pod when it gets near it ditched the back end and makes the rest of the insertion stealthily underwater.

[@guitardudeguy3139]

I didn't really care for the Sea Ray , but I liked the Sea Slug and did army build a squad of them because they are easy to find cheap in the secondary market. Not crazy about the purple, but Cobra always had purple in uniforms with several figures. Techno Viper, Toxo vipers, too name a couple. I use them as an invading from the water force with EELS, rafts and morays. They look very uniform in their colors. Add a few Nemesis Enforcers too. The purple Cobra force. The pistols dont work for me either. There are plenty of other rifles or spear guns they can use. Great review again!

[@jeffphillips1832]

"We all died in a flying submarine, a flying submarine, a flying submarine...."

[@Corlock78]

I must have had this as a kid, as I know I had the Sea Slug, but I don't remember having the Sea Ray. Granted I was born in '83, and this came out in '87, so that may explain me not remembering the Sea Ray.

[@AceSWhyld]

Must agree. I would have used it like the shark, and just kept it together. And the driver was, eh.

[@agnethaladuff8559]

Cool review of the Cobra Sea Ray and the Cobra Sea Ray pilot Sea Slug. Hasbro Inc sure has a lot of cool ideas for children's toys.

[@christianbrix4311]

That Sea Slug has a healthy B-cup going on there. I remember the Strato-Vipers having to undergo surgery to help them cope with the G-forces, but I guess Sea Slug's surgery criteria were more cosmetic in nature. Or maybe it's a buoyancy concern?

[@ikeb9367]

My brother and I kept it whole and never split it apart. We used it in the same role as the GI Joe Shark.

[@mgvillanmp478]

The driver looks like a Aquaman villan hahahahahahaahahhaaaa

[@gilborrego]

Everything on mine broke as a kid. The canopy hinge, one of the missile tabs, and the clip that holds the halves together! Plus, it actually turned that horrible green color. I was always pretty careful with my toys but this thing seems like it was made of paper!

[@breandan3280]

I recall this was a boss in the GI Joe NES game

[@brainlock72]

I had this, used it mostly as an aerial craft, with the black tail being the breakaway glider the wing section was alleged to be. The Sea Slug was just weird enough he was more of a Watcher-type, as my Joes leaned into the super-powered heroes stories, as they outnumbered my actual DC Super Powers and Marvel Secret Wars figures, and hung out with TFs.

[@Lowlight23]

Just want to say, I love your review videos! Thank you for getting me through quarantine 👍

[@mgvillanmp478]

Awesome...love this vehicle despite the fragility ... the best way to take that apart is to remove the engine cover first nice work my friend

[@curtisschultz6976]

M.G.Villan where you been bro?

[@dalesanteford7432]

I used to have the cobra Sea Ray and the slug that came with the vehicle my brother's collected a lot it was hand me down my brothers had a lot of the vehicles from GI Joe

[@chrismayer3919]

I've got a T-shirt JUST like his; GO COBRA AIR CORPS!!!

[@dmathiass]

About the missiles, just treat it like cruise missiles fired from a submersible or ship when under or in the surface of the water. They even has that flat look as if trying to be less detectable close to the water surface or the ground as possible. That pod doesn't look to be a great engaging other waterborne craft so escaping is the better choice for it. Imagine it as the underwater crafts that moves udts or SEALs units to a shore or some mission and the glider as a disposable loitering ordnance delivery drone, serving as CAS to the Eels or other troops on land. As a kid, me, my brother and cousin always used it as the Sharc.

[@DareDevilDave75]

With two figures clipped on the bottom, it does in fact have Flintstone style landing gear lol

[@cowpuddles4851]

I’m ashamed to admit that I loved this vehicle and used it all the time. Great review as usual, Commander!

[@devinbauer3414]

LOVED IT MAN it was awesome!

[@christianhafer9819]

Why are you ashamed to admit loving this vehicle? It's excellent. Hoodie is out to lunch for his middling review of this superb two in one vehicle.

[@Beer-can_full_of_toes]

@@christianhafer9819 I agree when he’s on he’s dead on but when he’s off…he may as well be a prom dress. That said, I can’t stop laughing after he said “torpissiles.” I love this channel.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@Beer-can_full_of_toes He's okay. So, are you a fan of this vehicle?

[@Beer-can_full_of_toes]

@@christianhafer9819 I am. I got mine when I was 6 and it’s always been around when I would play with my joes. Always a bridesmaid but never a bride. After all I do have a defiant from back then. Competition was high in my collection and has only escalated since I’ve started collecting as an adult lol

[@Mlopez_602]

Great review. My brother had this, but I always thought it was goofy as hell.

[@christianhafer9819]

So are you.

[@edaniels240]

The Sea Ray was in the 1st GI Joe NES game

[@p.mc.4449]

Great honest review. I've found, and bought, 3 of them. I had one as a kid, so I really love this vehicle. I'm with you on the separation feature. I prefer to keep it together. Put 2 Eels on the bottom pegs, with 3 Sea Rays, and you've got a small rapid assault force. Use with the Moray, Hammerhead and BUGG, and the Cobra navy would be formidable. And, I always thought that the flying sub idea came from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

[@Canoby]

Cobra really did have a wacky navy, didn't they?

[@codyneuburg1825]

Great review

[@jasontorres4034]

A lot of stories could have been made with the sea ray, considering that it is nearly undetectable.

[@christianhafer9819]

You're tough, Hoodie. I think this is an excellent vehicle. And the driver is cool too. How much detail to you need on him? He's in the cockpit all the time covered up. I think he looks excellent.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

It works better as an experimental aircraft than a submersible/flying wing.

[@WWJD85]

it makes my day everytime hoodie Coco uploads

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

I love the Sea Ray I think it's awesome...very visually appealing and menacing..Cool review HCC788 .

[@chubbyteddymonsterproducti1320]

Man its been awhile since I watched your videos. I remeber buying the Sea Ray at Target.

[@chrismc.8358]

Had the SEA RAY & SEA SLUG as a kid!

[@chubbyteddymonsterproducti1320]

Anyways great videos! You are so much fun!

[@timbo8442]

HCC788, have you ever considered the striking similarity in appearance between yourself and Dreadnok Thrasher?

[@bonecos_do_maninho1971]

Parabéns pelo vídeo!

[@Pensive_Melancholy_]

I like the sea ray but the Maggot was one of the best cobra vehicles and the Bugg.

[@dmathiass]

About the purple colors, a friend have told me that purple is most often associated with some infectious or poisonous microorganisms in research laboratories and that's why they probably chose it for the Toxo Vipers. More often than not, Sea Slugs are voracious and poisonous creatures and I think there's one type of it that is purple. In Techno Vipers, I have no idea why. Neon purple was in fashion. Maybe all that reasoning is useless and Hasbro only used a popular color for attracting buyers.

[@adamverwolf9499]

Torpilses i love it Great review of a sub par Cobra thing.

[@rtd1409]

Careful with the notorious 1987 brittle plastic and careful with that silver tampo that is so easily wiped off!

[@Drawkcabi]

I loved this toy as a kid. I never liked splitting it up and played with it in one piece. Except I did like taking off the tail piece and having the Sea Slug ride it like the Green Goblin rides his glider.

[@soterioncoil2163]

Sea Ray is pretty cool as one complete unit; Sea Slug not so much - G.I. Joe might have recruited Flash Gordon to deal with him! The 1992 Barracuda (shown at the beginning of the video) looks like a happy meal toy! These are just my opinions. Not pleasing everyone is all fun and games until someone loses an eye!

[@robertolson9517]

Great review as always. I have to say i agree with you & using the whole vehicle as a flying submarine like the sharc. Thats how i used it when i was a kid. I wasnt going to stop playing so i could detach the two pieces. Just a dumb gimmick if you ask me, but a good vehicle overall

[@cryptomnesiac]

I wish the figure was colored more like the EEL's, there were plenty of missed opportunities along those lines and excess goofy coloring. Great review!

[@rowdyrico]

Please try and review some of the late 90s early 2000s Real American Hero line. That was my time and a very nice revamp of the vintage line. In my opinion that was the last true Joe line.

[@drozwalker9]

This is an interesting looking and designed 2 in 1 vehicle. I just don't like the idea of using other figures on the pegged areas. It is very cool to see it sort of floating. The driver reminds me of an anime castaway with a "Bucket" helmet. Great review overall.

[@mizzikedvalle2172]

Try telling that to the Uso eyewitnesses LOL... who knows, that could be something that they were able to get right.

[@gijoburg]

Anybody else find the Sea Ray logo very ambiguous? Looks upside-down to me; the mouth should be on the bottom not so? They do it that way on the figure’s tampo, but that’s reversed! Very confusing!

[@lsgreger2645]

Great review as always HCC788. Why didn't they make a Sea slug like the Deep Six figurine? I guess they didn't want to use that mold over again..

[@Canoby]

I really see this as a small sea plane with a submersible escape pod, that might be able to be submersible for short times in complete form. That "glider" bit does not seem like a legit vehicle in and of itself

[@uhhuhhuh100]

Great review! I remember this in the stores as a kid. I didn't think it was all that great back then and still don't think so now. It's not a very impressive design.

[@MiXVoy]

Looks like an aerial version of VENOM's Piranha from M.A.S.K.

[@lamondjack4349]

What about the Cobra Firebat? Or the Cobra Hurricane regarding flying vehicles the size of the sea ray?

[@Stormtrooper53]

Those Manta Ray stickers being applied upside down on the vehicle are bugging me.

[@karlfong8216]

Speaking of purple Cobra figures, have you reviewed the SAW Viper yet?

[@mikeching6374]

3:49 ..no reference to the old TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"? They had a pretty iconic (ficticious) Flying Sub in that show (not the movie)....

[@christopherlacher3544]

Helmet looks more like Judge Dredd.

[@benknapp4166]

It wasn't a glider. It was an underwater sled lol

[@sandfordrolle8501]

I like the review of this toy but you have not done any on the cobra hammerhead and the b.u.g.g.,and if you get to it I want a full review like hidden features and can a modern figure fit in them thank you

[@marcusvasconcelos5634]

Show de mais

[@nyquist75]

got my popcorn, let's do this

[@Zeoinx69]

I feel the Sea Ray would be a nice vehicle to use as Cobra version of..... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAL_Delivery_Vehicle for Hydro Vipers, Cobra Eels, and most importantly the specialist known known as "Undertow".

[@magnuslauglo5356]

I like the idea of a "flying submarine" as a plausible thing for Cobra to figure out how to pull off, but I don't think the vehicle benefits from splitting apart. I think if the tail were a little less thin and flimsy it would look a little more solid.

[@dalesanteford7432]

The Sea Ray I had pilot I use the Cobra eel version 2

[@violagreene4643]

"nose generator" LOL

[@Tr0nzoid]

This has a neat look, but it was low on my list that year, topped by the Cobra Wolf, Mamba, and Maggot. Interesting Cobra designs that year. GI Joe's equipment was being filled with the inferior Battle Force 2000 stuff.

[@codyneuburg1825]

It's ok

[@retrogc77]

First! Oh yeah and I had this. I liked it and the figure.

[@mgvillanmp478]

I think the sea slug is a repurposed cobra la character he has that same purple as the nemesis guy

[@mgvillanmp478]

@BaronVonEvil yup that's another one

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

I think I would have had a lot of fun with this as a kid. As Far as Sea Slug goes, he is androgynous to me. There is nothing to really indicate his faction or if he is even a part of The G.I. Joe brand. He could pass as a Sci-Fi figure from another toy line.

[@jamesclark2052]

sea slug kind of reminds me of judge dredd

[@sirkowski]

"a formidable flying nemesis for Cobra" Shouldn't that be a nemesis for GIjoe?

[@soterioncoil2163]

I was wondering about that as well. :)

[@frogpond119]

shouldn't the back say nemisis for gi joe

[@codyneuburg1825]

Love the Pistol

[@elliotthill1492]

Just seems funny to me that a person who probably was the kid who bought the toy in the first place is talking down about a toy that he probably loved as a kid but now that he's an adult and looking at it with adult eyes he thinks it's a piece of crap personally I love that toy when I was a kid I played with it a lot yes it broke of course like many toys do in your kid and yes I got rid of all my JoJo's a long time ago but I had fun with them and I played with them I didn't just look at them and I didn't just set them on a peg and watch them so I mean in reality this guy is just an old adult who likes to collect children's toys instead of being a toy collector who loves children's toys total difference

[@benknapp4166]

Why's it a glider if it has 2 jets? Loo

[@elliotthill1492]

PS plastic toys aren't worth anything unless you're willing to play with them and enjoy them as toys if you're just going to put them on a shelf and let them collect dust what's the point

[@bcbarnes82]

so true...im a collector but its a living collection played with by myself and my daughter...these are toys meant for enjoyment...life is short, have fun

[@mrdonigan]

I think it's a sharp looking profile when it's together. I wouldn't separate it personally. The glider is a cheap gimmick. The Figure is certainly forgettable.

[@dwainwilson5080]

Disagree. Sea slug is an awesome figure, he's bad ass

[@leeprice2849]

Torpissle

[@nyquist75]

figure is too purple

[@dwainwilson5080]

It's perfect.