History and Origin of GI Joe's DOC!

This is the history of the GI Joe's first medic, Carl Greer, code-name: DOC! From his early days in the greater Boston area to his first couple of missions with the GI Joe team and the tragic fate that befell him later on, let's talk about Doc!
#GIJoe #Doc #SnakeEyes

[@williamthompson5504]

Doc was my first GI Joe ever as a kid. I had to repurchase his Helmet and flare gun during covid. I never lost his stretcher (or broke it). I got the 2007 Carla "Doc" Greer, The 25th Ann mail away Doc, The Rise of Cobra Doc, Kreo Doc and the modern sculpt version of Carla "Doc" Greer. So I obviously have a sentimental connection to the character.

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Of course on the cartoon, Doc was voiced by Edward L. "Buster" Jones (RIP) aka Blaster on the Transformers G1 cartoon.

[@rockk78]

My favorite Joe of all time!!!! Been waiting on this one!!!! Didn't know his niece was active. Thanks bro!!!!

[@kratoscraken5614]

Doc! On of the original 13 and i just got his rare 1984 figure👍💪

[@WilliamStallworthJrBey]

A good character from my favorite cartoon to talk about or overview this character history in comic & cartoon.

[@lennyalcina4340]

Oh man, welcome back and thanks for this great video, the original team's medic, Doc, great character in both medias comics and animated serie, and I remember that issue where he is the first Joe to die and in such a horrendous way, still. He is suppose to appear in Gi Joe Ever Vigilant, if the movie ever happens or a reboot is on its way i think Idris Elba could be terrific on the role.

[@kikacruz4560]

General Flagg would be the first. If not him then it would be Mauler. General Flagg was killed by Major Bludd while a POW. Mauler was a Gi Joe recruit that died on his initiation mission

[@samuelfawley646]

Even though I am not fond of doctors in real life, Doc is one of my favorite G.i.joe's and I always enjoyed him in the cartoon! I have an original Doc figure in my G.I.Joe collection!

[@jakeproven256]

Samuel Fawley “ why do you hate real life doctors? I mean I’m sure there’s bad doctors out there but there’s plenty of great doctors out there.

[@samuelfawley646]

@@jakeproven256 I just don't like it when they have to be the food police and tell me to cut back on fried foods, fast food, carbs, sodium, and sugar and such! I never like hearing that stuff from doctors and health care providers as well as them having to keep prescribing me blood pressure medications because I have hypertension but I also have white coat syndrome and I don't like the clinical hospital setting. Also I guess you can say fried foods, fast food, processed carbs, sodium, and sugar are like my nicotine if you could please understand that!

[@jakeproven256]

@@samuelfawley646 They don't lecture this stuff to be cruel they do it because they care and they are trying to help you it's just the hard truth we all need to deal with it sometimes.

[@samuelfawley646]

@@jakeproven256 very true and I am also sorry to sound political and I don't like angering people over politics but my other concern is that I feel doctors also care more about money than they do their patients and I feel most, if not all, vote Republican because of all the money they make they want the big tax breaks that the Republicans are going to give to the top 1% while the other 99% of working people get screwed over! I apologize if that offends you and I also feel they are against universal Healthcare!

[@jakeproven256]

@@samuelfawley646 Listen. I'm sure there are doctors out there that do care more about money than safety of patients, but I have to believe somewhere in my head positive thought most doctors do it because they care and it's not just for the money. Besides one of my best friends wants to become a Nurse and she is an amazing person in my life. I think Cops are far more of an issue I also understand that there are good cops out there, but there's a good number of police who are racist and are to brutal. Keep in mind I'm white and the police scare me cause it feels like they'll arrest you if you look at them funny. Now as for what you said about republicans I am a Democrat through and through and despite me having friends who are republican I see a lot of republicans in politics are extremely corrupt, racist,sexist. I also feel republicans in politics cultivate there supporters.

[@brianrebmann5398]

Very good video 👍😊 and very entertaining and informative thanks for a great video

[@socialmedia4637]

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[@ReaverPrime]

Being a military veteran, I always cringe when see folk that use "medic" and "military doctor" like they are interchangeable. Lifeline is a combat medic. An enlisted soldier trained in battle triage and basic care. Doc is an officer and an actual doctor.

[@adlad75]

Thanks for the clarification! I guess a lot of civilian folks just never pay attention to such details, but good to know the distinction. 👍

[@josephnicolino8529]

We just called them corpsman when I was in the Navy

[@Voucher765]

Also Corpsmen in the Marines

[@collinsdarkwa281]

Very interesting

[@erikbihari3625]

​@@collinsdarkwa281. Marlon Wayans could've played him, instead race swapping ripcord! Any thoughts?

[@bryansardegna4195]

Awesome video Jessie. Always liked Doc. How about one on Short-Fuse or Drednok Buzzer.😎

[@adlad75]

Just found your channel. Great video on #GIJoeDoc ! Assuming that the filecard and packaged figure shown at 0:55 is the mail-away Doc figure that you mention at 11:51 ? Never got into buying the post 1980s/90s G.I. Joes, but curious if they added a guy to that 2008 figure or maybe it was just the flare gun, similar to how the original 80s figure included a flare launcher accessory.

[@satior420]

Top 5 favorite Joe! Awesome info on this one.

[@jamesgrosrenaudjr812]

I was a fan of the cartoon and toys but I think this video has me think about following the comics

[@justuntheranderson3141]

Yup they just opened the pre-orders for Snow-job 3/8/23 as a Hasbro exclusive figure only.

[@link01742]

If he was born in Concord Massachusetts that means he would have been born in Emerson hospital which is the same hospital both Steve carell and myself were born in

[@josephnicolino8529]

Interesting 🤔

[@devonjohnson5871]

can you do a video on the Minuteman

[@FnRenner]

Didn't they make a movie about this guys life already? I'm pretty sure it starred one of the kids that played Spider-Man.... (Somebody had to)

[@adlad75]

@Karl Renner, are you talking about #AndrewGarfield who has portrayed both #SpiderMan and the #conscientiousobjector , but also #USsoldier , #DesmondDoss of #WWII fame? There's no connection with the #GIJoe character other than they both hold the view of a #refusaltobeararms , which I think we should have more representation of. 👍

[@scotterell1886]

Who is Shooter???

[@seaslimeshanties4546]

Jim Shooter, a comic book writer for marvel he's famous for working on the GI Joe series

[@ghostbusterguy20011]

Always thought it was funny coincidence that there was a character in the movie hamburger hill he was a black guy nickname Doc and even resembled G.I. Joe Doc like as though if he was the live action version of him

[@AwsomestPrimeChannel]

Who is Alley Viper???

[@chickenalaking1319]

I liked Doc's helmet, reminded me of Tron.

[@gray1013]

Do you think he’ll ever do one on the Cobra B.A.T.s?

[@00ghostcobra]

I often wished that the GI Joe cartoon had many serious injuries and deaths like they did in the comics.. The realism would have made the cartoon so much better..

[@charlesjensen1002]

Doc and the others should not have been killed in my opinion.

[@gonzalosirera7103]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dwaldpilar9309]

I always thought Doc waa such a netter character then Life Line.... Doc always seemed less preachy then the latter....ps he was a must have figure when my joes fought cobra in my yard!!

[@NeonPLotus]

I'm pretty sure doc appeared before issue 11

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

Giant flare launcher OR mortar launcher?

[@RedDragonM1]

He's from Concord? BOSTON, REPRESENT! I went to school in Lexington....umm....it was in a program school...and I know Harvard really well, I hang out in Harvard Square a lot.

[@thestardustgamer296]

Cool i used to hang at harvard square as well

[@stumbler10462]

Quick Kick not quicksilver

[@jamesmoss3424]

He is ok and he saves lives. 😀👍🚑

[@bdscavenger]

tanks 4 the memories lol

[@TheSkyatollah]

>Aubrey Sitterson Ugh.

[@Biorythym]

Did "Action Force" have any American members?

[@dragonweyr44]

0:10 If Doc was a pacifist, then why does he not only carry a pistol but also, apparently, a rifle propelled grenade launcher? I mean, I'm not in any sense of the word a medical expert, but that looks more like an RPG than flare launcher Also, if he's a medical doctor, then why is he fulfilling the role as a field medic/Corpman? I served in the US Army and I've never heard of a doctor referred to as a "doc" before in a MASH unit (Yes, I'm old enough to have been in the Army when they still had MASH units but I never saw Hawkeye or BJ Hunnicut there) Medics roles are to stabilize a patient for transport to a field hospital, NOT to perform surgery on the ground or street of a battlefield and they're ALWAYS enlisted men, NOT captains like Doc is 2:49 Ballistic nykon vests were used during Vietnam and made TERRIBLE bulletproofing. They're main function was to protect from shrapnel, NOT direct hits on any kind. Even later kevlar vests can't stop bullets very well 3:31 The wrap Baroness up like a mummy but leave her hair free flowing, That doesn't make sense 4:27 NO ONE, I repeat, no one can hold up the barrel of CWIS gatling gun, for one, they weigh thousands of pounds, for 2, even if you could, how could you hold onto a rotating cannon while it fires and 3, EVEN if you could do all of that, the noise would deafen you, the heat would burn you, you'd be torn apart by the spinning barrels and the air pressure fro firing off thousands of rounds per minute isn't healthy for you either But then again, maybe they got lucky and hit Wild Weasel with only one shot. however unlikely that would be 8:24That SAW viper doesn't have a SAW but what appears to be a M60 machine gun

[@williamthompson5504]

The pistol is a small flare gun. The "RPG" flare launcher is what they looked like in Vietnam. Oddly, Lifeline did come with a Colt 1911 pistol that fires 45. ammo.

[@dragonweyr44]

@@williamthompson5504 Why would he need a flare pistol (a design that I've never seen before) and a flare rocket launcher? Soldiers in the field, especially in combat, carry the bare minimum amount of gear that you can get away with. Do you remember the movie Black Hawk Down? Just before the Battle of Mogadishu, one soldier turns to another and tells him not to pack his night vision goggles in his rucksack cause they're going in during the day This is the same as soldiers worldwide. You didn't expect a Vietnam era soldier to pack an arctic parka and other cold weather gear when going overseas do you? the same is true for soldiers going into battle When I was in the Army do you think I wanted to carry 120 pounds on my back if I didn't have to?

[@theesweetscience2084]

Its S.A.W ... an acronym

[@dragonweyr44]

@@theesweetscience2084 I know that. It stands for squad automatic weapon But sometimes I get lazy and say SAW instead of S. A. W Sue me. At least I said SAW, not saw

[@Ebksmurkish]

I'm so slime 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐌💛

[@LeoRivera-ss3nm]

I picked up yesterday at game stop New Rochelle, I love the figure he looks awesome, and I remember back in the day I found the 80s one I don't remember where I found it but he didn't have anything no helmet no nothing but I kept him. ☀️🐺🌙🐺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓