History and Origin of GI Joe's CAPTAIN GRID-IRON!

[@johnnyfountainS]

I like Captain Grid Iron.

[@kratoscraken5614]

So he's another version of the fridge 👍💪

[@jaebee81]

🤣🙌🏽

[@ZedKaizoku]

Captain Grid-iron is one my favourite gi joe character after General Hawk, Beachhead, Scarlett and Pathfinder... the cartoon was a big part of my childhood due I watched most the episode of the Dic era and when I first saw United we stand at first thought It was Duke in a new uniform then I realised he was a new character and the leader in command plus loved the idea he was captain not a Master Sergeant like his replacement... all though the chain in command is weird in GI Joe media, so in my mind should like this: 1) General Colton 2) General Hawk 3) General Flagg II (son of the original General Flagg due his father was killed in the comics by Major Bludd and that time Hawk was still a Colonel with the original 13 GI Joe) 4) Sgt.Slaughter (all though a Sergeant but I feel he has more experience then those who come after him) 5) Cpt.Grid-Iron 6) Duke (who should be a captain like in the movie rise of cobra not master sergeant) 7) Flint 8) Beachhead 9) Scarlett 10) Roadblock Till this day still have his vintage gi joe figure along his fss 8 club figure @Hasbroplsue hope they make him in GI Joe Classified 6 inch.

[@white-dragon4424]

Maybe they could've also had one based on a water skier and called him "Lieutenant Jumped the Shark"? Or what about a sprinter and called him "Major Run Out of Ideas"?

[@jamesmoss3424]

Captain gridiron know how to kick some ass on the football field and in the battle field. 😀👍🏈

[@johnnyfountainS]

My team is The Raiders. Rachel Carpenter from Marvel likes The Raiders.

[@Qardo]

Will sat one thing. Grid Iron's helmet is extremely practical. Even if it is too on point.

[@kagemaru259]

Who remembers using Captain Grid-Iron on the NES game? I took him on every mission.

[@gunbuckybucketman4578]

Just played it today, he's pretty good in Melee and Range.

[@adrianobernardiprado5033]

My favorite too 👍🏻

[@stevejones6247]

glad he picked Grid Iron

[@jaebee81]

Me more! 🤓

[@lennyalcina4340]

Great video Jesse, I wasn't a big fan of the DIC serie but still watched it, good that you keep up with a great job remind us what make GI Joe special

[@AgentNevets]

I know people like to hate on the 90’s joes, but I love them.

[@Saintbow]

I had this one and he was awesome. Grenades shaped like footballs.

[@ebonis]

I saw him in the battle bunker more than in the general, so I had his figure in one (never had the general as a kid)

[@bryansardegna4195]

Great video on Captain Grid-Iron Jesse! Thank you for all your hard work. Would like to see video's on Fast Draw and Zap.

[@jaebee81]

Memories! Takes me back to the 90s. I've been bugging Jessie to do Captain Gridiron and I'm so thankful. I always thought of him as Captain America but the GI JOE version. I know he's kind of silly, but I love joke characters like 'Dirk the daring'. Dan Hibiki. Thanks so much, JLS. 😁😇🙏🏿🤝🏿

[@vuxnut]

I can see by the comments and lower view count that this guy was not a favorite of most. I dug him and his accessories a lot. I loved how everything fit on the fig, and I knew it was ridiculous even then, but I was still here for it.

[@jasonkerest2517]

I knew the DIC era GI Joe was bad... but Serpent Man?! Wow!! Just wow!

[@johnnyfountainS]

Cobra Commander was once a man.

[@jaebee81]

@@johnnyfountainS lol classic. Poor Roadblock.

[@jaebee81]

Yeah I can't defend that. That's worse than Old Snake or whatever trench disguise he had before. Lol

[@maguffle]

I had the Captain Gridiron figure as a kid. I thought it was pretty cool! Hey do any of you know where I can watch the Dic episodes of GI Joe online?

[@CadenG2672]

Am I the only person who likes this guy?

[@jaebee81]

Not at all! I've been pestering Jessie to upload a Gridiron stream. So thankful!

[@johnnyfountainS]

I like Captain Grid Iron.

[@johnnyfountainS]

@@jaebee81 Tell Jesse to do Elektra, Deathlok and The Punisher.

[@jaebee81]

@@johnnyfountainS I think he does Marvel too but this is for the troops. It's nice to revisit these old forgotten characters and learn even more about them, stuff we didn't fathom as kids.

[@jacensolo1820]

I aways thougt Capt. Grid iron was bad ass i have him. Now i customize my own Capt. Grid iorn

[@KirksCORNER1983]

I loved the battle bunker and grid iron and metal head. I had battle bunker sealed with box and put it together recently. I also have metal head sealed on card.

[@dragonweyr44]

0:34 Hand to hand combat is NOT a Military Occupational Specialty. That's PART of the training for another job It would be like saying that firing a rifle is your job in the Army. EVERYBODY fires a rifle in the military, even cooks and clerks just like everyone is taught hand to hand combat And think about it. you go into combat with nothing but your fists? 1:05 He goes from West Point to the Army war college on the sole reason that he was a quarterback? He would've been a second lieutenant. We had a saying in the Army "What's the difference between a second Lieutenant and a private 2nd class? The private has been promoted once" 2:27 Snake Eyes died from a grenade that would've killed the entire team? How powerful do they think grenades are? even rocket propelled grenades can't kill 50 people at once unless they're in a dogpile and even then, some might live 9:53 what were they doing in Finland?

[@jaebee81]

Don't ruin it lmao jk.

[@dubuyajay9964]

You can tell Hama was not involved in the writing...at all. Really wish they had more vets on their staff.

[@white-dragon4424]

I spent the entire of last night trying to figure out how in the hell you could adapt such a character as this into a military toy line without making it look stupid. Baseball's easy, because he could become a grenadier or MP (baseball bat = nightstick), but football??? The best thing I could come up with was to make him a SWAT, riot control and urban warfare specialist? All you'd have to do is:- 1. Get rid of the silly football grenades and give him a riot shield with M4 carbine and M203 grenade launcher. 2. Replace the green and neon yellow with urban camo grey. He could keep the bars and visor on his helmet in order to protect his face from projectiles. You could also get away with integrating football with building siege tactics.

[@jaebee81]

I really hope Hasbro does him and all the JOES justice in the CLASSIFIED figure line.

[@joeerickson516]

"Terrence Lydon aka Captain Gridiron." 🏈

[@thewoodchipperr]

USED TO PUT ON 5 STAR MAT CLASSICS WITH CAPT GRID IRON AND STORM SHADOW

[@joeerickson516]

"Peter Millman aka Spearhead." "Bobcat max."

[@rasikapednekar3299]

Make a video on time keepers

[@johnnyfountainS]

Now do one of Elektra or Deathlok or The Punisher.

[@jaebee81]

This is for the troops, J. Lol

[@johnnyfountainS]

@@jaebee81 just call Me Johnny.

[@jaebee81]

@@johnnyfountainS 😒

[@ta0paipai]

NES Gridiron is the best Gridiron.

[@TheLordUrban]

I hated Gridiron with a burning passion as a child.

[@KirksCORNER1983]

What?! He was a favorite of mine as a kid. Still searching for 1 m.o.c

[@joeerickson516]

"Lamont Morris aka Heavy duty."

[@joeerickson516]

"William Ianotti aka Pathfinder."

[@terrancechilds3049]

Think you from all of your friends in cobra

[@joeerickson516]

"Aaron McMahon aka Ambush."

[@joeerickson516]

"Kyle Jesso aka Budo."

[@joeerickson516]

"David Hasle aka Salvo."

[@maguffle]

The stories of the Dic series sound like they were written by somebody on acid! It's awesomely bad!

[@deadpilled2942]

Metal Head was the greatest

[@jackieanderson9408]

ok.

[@JohnPoloMedia]

You do such a great job but DIC animation was horrible.

[@white-dragon4424]

If you noticed they also had the Village People fighting for the Joes during that period, the ones wearing the pink helmets!

[@ta0paipai]

@@white-dragon4424 And an entire clan of neon colored ninjas. As bad as that was, somehow GI JOE Extreme slid under the low bar set by DIC. Joe is such a bastardized franchise :(

[@johnnyfountainS]

@@ta0paipai I like Slice and Dice. I like Nunchaku.

[@white-dragon4424]

@@ta0paipai I really like the basic premise of the G.I. Joe franchise, but why they had to rely on giving so many of these characters bright neon colours and silly costumes is beyond me. Yes, it's a kids' toy, but really it's for 10 to 15 year old boys, and they get off on watching films like Predator and Aliens just as much, and those films featured what G.I. Joe characters should've been like! Arnie's team looked and acted like cartoon characters whilst at the same time being believable. Ironically, they even had toys made of their characters, as did the Aliens characters!

[@ta0paipai]

@@johnnyfountainS I'm partial to Slice and of course Jinx. But Bushido, Banzai, Dojo, Nunchuk, T'Jbang, and making Scarlett and Firefly into ninja, as well as Snake Eyes's paintball attire was overkill. Ninja Force is not a high point in G.I. Joe.

[@sabumnimphillips]

Loath this character.

[@jaebee81]

🤣🤣🤣