HCC788 - 1994 ICE CREAM SOLDIER - Flamethrower Commando - Vintage G.I. Joe toy! S03E33

[@TheBoglin]

After seeing collectors talk about this line for decades, I've noticed the Fandom seems to be separated into 3 "Layers": • The 1982-to-1985 Layer- These collectors were old enough to be there on the ground floor of the line when it debuted in 1982 and measure every year against that first and second year. If it doesn't "jive" with the original early years, then it's not really G.I. Joe to them. • The 1986-to-1990 Layer: This is the Layer I occupy as I was born in 1979 and too young to get into G.I. Joe when it debuted in 1982. My older cousin got me into G.I. Joe when he grew older and got out of it in 1986 and gave his surviving stuff to me. As a kid getting into G.I. Joe in 1986 at age 6, I always thought the stuff he gave me was more boring and not as cool as the "current" stuff I was seeing on store shelves. This Layer is when stuff started to get more "Military Fantasy" with lots more sci-fi elements that the earlier Layer kids/collectors start to grumble about. • The 1991-to-1994 Layer: This layer is the layer when the first layer kids/collectors really start to grind their teeth and get mad because it was a drastic departure from what the line was like in 1982. But, yeah the world itself changed in 10 years and war toys stopped being something parents wanted their kids to play with, so to stay relevant and survive, G.I. Joe had to adapt. 1994 was really the swan song of the line as there really aren't alot of good things to come from that year. A few cool toys here and there but the 3 vehicles the Battle Corps line got were sub par compared to other years and the figures were weird. I used to hate the weapons trees too, mostly because the figures lost their unique accessories that really defined their characters back from 1982-to-1991, but then something occurred to me. In the 1980's Hasbro made accessory packs with recolored versions of accessories as a way for kids to get extra weapons and/or replace lost ones. Well these weapons trees are kind of an evolution of that. And as for the totally bright colors of a flame thrower as a toy vs a real life solider? Drab colors don't really "pop" out on the toy shelves and kids are VERY much attracted to colors. The neon colors of alot of the 90's figures turned that dial up a little too high, but I laugh when Blowtorch or Sci-Fi get a pass but 90s neon figures are shot in the face. 🤣 They're all toys made and sold to children, if kids bought them then Hasbro and their retail partners were happy. I think that the Ice Cream Soldier, batshit crazy name aside, is a really cool looking action figure and it being so batshit crazy is part of the reason I like it LoL. It's 100% absurd and I dig it. 😎

[@Chris.Mc83]

Sad thing is, I remember this one being the last Gi joe figure I ever saw for sale in stores. That's when I knew Gi joe was done.

[@AnthonySforza]

What's funny, is I too recall that. Though I remember the series he was from kind of getting back to some of the things that made it great, so to speak. Where it was only like 12 figures and it gave you an actual chance to get them, versus what was the entirety of the Battle Corps line up to that point. Also, I don't think they had the tree with just a bunch of random weapons on them either. I recall being rather glad about such a move (even if the file cards were way smaller). Then... Nothing.

[@poolee77]

We got really good stuff in the later 90. I think 97 Toys R Us releases. The X-30 in camo blows the original away.

[@timf7413]

The only upside to this figure is that I was able to recently win a bet with someone over the fact that this was the name of an officially released GI Joe figure.

[@dkres82]

I used to think it was a joke name people gave it but nope.

[@1980Triumph]

I love it when you hate the newer, gaudy figures. Hilarious review.

[@HCC788]

More are coming! I'm trying to dig more into the 90s.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@HCC788 Pretty funny, actually at the end there. But, I do not understand. Why buy figures you know you're going to hate? Makes no sense. I'd never have this abomination in my collection.

[@lo1bo2]

HCC788, don't hold back. What do you really think of this figure?

[@HCC788]

I really think... eh, not so hot.

[@TheOldscut78]

Sometimes it's funny to listen grown men complain about a toy.

[@tylerstevenson1499]

I love how you didn't forget the bra as you hastily packed your suitcase. That was definitely the cherry on the sundae! Bravo!

[@dmore454]

Most of my Joe figures were from the 90s growing up, never really got to watch the show and this figure was probably my favorite. I'd use him with my 90s Star Wars figures, though, where he was a better fit

[@betaraybob]

The ending and after credit scene were great.

[@edaniels240]

One of GI Joe's flamethrower commandos along with Barbecue, Blowtorch, & Charbroil

[@antiquariancrafts2454]

Hilarious sketch in the middle and freak-out at the end. The 90s figures are totally inappropriate for a military toy line, but I do think it's interesting that they seem to reflect wider trends in 90s design, with biomorphic forms and day-glo colours.

[@HCC788]

The trends in toys toward brighter colors and zany characters is precisely why G.I. Joe went that direction.

[@TheBoglin]

@@HCC788 yeah pretty much. By this time, it was over 10 years and the world had changed a LOT. War toys were NOT seen the same anymore so I'm not surprised the line petered out in 1994.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

I like Ice Cream Soldier hes different and imagine him in subdued colours 🍦🍦🍦🍦

[@RabbitEngineering]

Thanks for a great video. Little bit of irony that your t-shirt was almost the same color as the figure... :-D

[@bobastu]

Awesome!!!!! Really looking at the figure, it would have fit better in Star Brigade. The upper legs of Ace v1, the sealed helmet providing air/oxygen. AND a definite repaint. Maybe white and grey, drill a hole in that upper arm piece and attach a hose or something. As is...(retch). Do not hate on Blowtorch. I loved the toy as a kid. The yellow with red padding was never questioned. I saw them as cautionary colors. The backpack, helmet, facemask, sculpt over all, I loved. Now I have to see why Zandar is down there!

[@autobotlaserbolt2128]

The good that came out of this was that it got a decent Cobra redeco later on.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

I feel like people only hate this figure because of the name and colour. If he was done in a dark red and black, then I think it'd be at least a little better received but that's just my opinion. Could'a been a new Barbecue. But y'know. He's not. He's just a decently sculpted figure in bright colours.

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

Completely agree. He should have been Blowtorch.

[@slavinben4484]

Actually when the line relaunched RAH hasbro repaired it as a cobra shock trooper

[@TechnoGolem]

Kind of hate to admit it, but I owned and liked this character as a kid. I was a fan of any character that had a full helmet on. Looking back, he is pretty bad. But that is mostly due to the name and color scheme. This was also around the time I started to lose interest in toys. Not sure if it was just a natural part of growing up or if it was because this was becoming the standard for toys. Now I collect some as an adult.

[@theloudamerican2193]

oh my god! I love the video.

[@Mosisli]

Ice cream soldier made Blowtorch look classy in comparison, like the work of true craftsman intended for a more sophisticated audience.

[@jakeproven256]

I think blowtorch has a good design and color to him cause the red and yellow aren't neon he's not an insult to kids his file card has depth and his name isn't stupid.

[@Mosisli]

Also he has a serious looking flamethrower, which bears repeating. Most impressive, as long as the competition carries pistols automatic rifles. Less so when they carry automatic missile launchers and gatling lasers in space unfortunately.

[@jmsberetta]

really great video review

[@HCC788]

Thank you!

[@craighofmann638]

The helmet is reminiscent of a Biker Scout, which could be why they went crazy with the goggles, to separate his look.

[@Ryan-sf1qj]

Really good job with the review!

[@HCC788]

Thank you!

[@thundermaxx1273]

"13:00 - Secondary Military Specialty - Barbecue chef. SHUT UP! LOL!! I just cracked up after that! Anyway, great review for a bad character. Kinda nice that you used (what I'm assuming is) your own daughter in a G.I.JOE review. So, this is what happens when G.I.JOE toys are truly hated and despised - they end up in MY LITTLE PONY aka G.I.JOE hell. NICE!!

[@CO2Giger]

Great review!

[@HCC788]

Thank you!

[@boogerf3679]

The should have called him Creamsicle.

[@HCC788]

Ha!

[@danielferstendig]

they should've called him shockvipervto begin with

[@Thor13332]

ROTFLMAO!!!! I had a repaint of this figure in the early 2000s. Hasbro repainted it and made into a Cobra Army builder. It was a Shockviper.

[@HCC788]

I have seen the Shock Viper recolor, and it is definitely an improvement. Recoloring can't fix the droopy-eyed goggles, but overall the figure works a lot better as a Cobra trooper. That one is outside the scope of my reviews, so I probably won't get him.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

I agree the Shock Viper looks much better even thought I do not have one in my collection. Also Shock Viper has the same accessories (minus the missile launcher) in black and they look really nice. Ice Cream Soldier does have an appearance as a non-speaking background character in one of the Devil's Due G.I. Joe comics during a dream that Hawk has. I am guessing this was a deliberate joke on the writers part.

[@mattlerch531]

wooooooohooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! the ice cream soldier. got to get some popcorn for this one.

[@mattlerch531]

a few things. 1. congratulations to general hawk for defecting to cobra. 2. the my little ponies would never associate with the likes of those figures. 3. blowtorch was a nice figure, yes the red/yellow color scheme was too much (looking on him now), but you could use him as a firefighter like barbecue instead. 4. when is gi joe the the animated movie 2 coming out. the plot goes like this. crystal ball, raptor, zandar, ice cream soldier, big boa, croc master, voltar, and undertow form their own team and because they are easily over looked they waltz right through the gi joes main gates and slaughter all the joes. the cobra organization is stumped as to who did this they search and search to no avail, until the rag-tag band of misfits saunter through cobra island butchering the cobra legions. the world then falls into chaos and the only way to save the day is for matt trakker and the M.A.S.K. group to take this new threat on.

[@danielferstendig]

you know he makes a great cobra army builder shock viper.

[@calanon534]

Yeah, I made ICS the "Torch-Viper." I bought about six of them specifically for the handgun. It reminded me of the Browning HP or BDA, two of my favorite guns. They went to most of my DEF/Military Police type figures, starting with Mace.

[@poolee77]

I had two of these as a kid, actually liked them but used then as Cobras lol.

[@nodtomodley9114]

Oh my god, that ending. lol.

[@Deadduck2pt0]

His face reminds me of the dog/bear pet from the original Battlestar Galactic.

[@VorpalDerringer]

Boxey! Yeah, I see it.

[@HCC788]

I can see that!

[@cowpuddles4851]

Sadly, I had that as an action figure and I loved it.

[@myronaustin]

that's about the size of it. . . 90's exec's killed a good toyline with "extreme", "radical", "tubular" and "awesome". . . too many bright colors and spring loaded tom-foolery😣 they tried to go up against TMNT and lost us.

[@jasonmaiden5026]

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Ice Cream Soldier!

[@yakito007]

Maybe they are not realistic, maybe you don't like them but your reviews about the 90's GIJoe are probably the funniest. The Joe's and the Cobras has had an exclusive month on your channel and I think that the 90's GIJoe toyline deserves too an special month of funny reviews. Being more serious, I don't think that in 1994 this figure was sold in spain. I don't remember watching them in the stores. The last Joe's I can remind are the Street Fighter GIJoes and maybe, I'm not sure, the ninja force. Probably I'm wrong, this was exported but at this time I prefered my super famicon (or super nintendo in spain) instead of my GIJoes. Not sure... Keep on the good work. Your reviews are great! PS: Maybe you hate him but one of the 90's GIJoe in the DIC series that I like is Metal Head. His weapons aren't realistics but his look rocks!

[@HCC788]

Thank you! I'm glad my pain amuses you! I am having a lot of fun with the 90s figures. Having a whole 90s month... could I survive that?

[@84slaughter]

I Had This As A Kid And Loved It! The Bright Colors Of The 90's Were Great!

[@TJ347]

After seeing this, I'm anxiously awaiting for a Monstro Viper review.

[@HCC788]

It will eventually happen. I will get to all of them.

[@ferdinandblond8798]

Would you believe me that I like the design? Not the colors, as they are as gaudy as they could be. In fact, it brings to my mind the Lanard Star Force figures, which I liked and pretended were robots. XD As for this figure... just imagine it in grey camo instead of orange, with the belts and whatnots done in dark grey and green instead of yellow and it would look heaps better than it does with its current coloring. Oh, and for the name... Furnace (Subject to change in case another figure already has it). Let me know what you think of this, and what would you have done to make it awesome if you had been in the shoes of Hasbro's executives. Well, besides canning all the bright-colored lines and returning to the roots, that is. ;) Loved your review, by the way. I hope to see more from you in the future. =D

[@mcanepa6787]

The 2002 Shock Viper is actually very reminiscent of this design, with much better colors

[@chevy-is-a-good-boy]

'90s GI Joe figures fully embraced the absurdity of marketing war toys to children. Great review, I'll have to look this guy up for my collection.

[@danielferstendig]

dont get so upset army build him and use them as the shock vipers

[@JediJunkie247]

One of the last vintage Joes I bought.

[@dalesanteford7432]

There's a reference to ice cream Soldier in IDW Street Fighter versus GI Joe I saw this photo of ice cream Soldier and I thought of this review

[@thousandwolves952]

he melts cobra troopers like ice cream and his camo explosion orange flame camo

[@yojoe2059]

🤣🔥you forgot, remember only the ice cream soldier is the ice cream soldier! JK, YoJoe! Great video!👍 happy 4th🇺🇸

[@rtd1409]

I am using my hypnotic powers to have you review Crystal Ball... I have to say there was one Battle Corps figure that I rate as a top tier figure that is the Black Hoodie Cobra Commander. I remember how insane I went when I saw it for the first time and the begging session (That went on for several hours) it took to get it but that was the last great new figure ever seen on a shelf peg of the orig line for me.

[@HCC788]

Trust me, Crystal Ball will get his day. I am also looking forward to looking at the 1993 Cobra Commander. That figure was a nice back-to-basics version.

[@rtd1409]

Whats fun is stumbling into your stuff has gotten me right back into it all and enjoying/adding to my collection. Also need to do some funny bits on Funskool produced figures. Like that noxious odor when you open one and takes days for the (Rubber) figure to air out! I turst your humor and ideas are endless. Your loyal legions support you!

[@cowpuddles4851]

Looks more like a Star Brigade soldier. I’m getting a serious space vibe from him. Oh, and flamethrowers are outlawed by the Geneva Convention.

[@Lots43]

They should have made this design into Cobra flame specialists.

[@linuslau5700]

strangely enough I kind of like it and would get this figure. Good points though and great review as always!

[@HCC788]

If you found something in this guy that you enjoy, great! They're usually not very expensive, so you shouldn't have any trouble picking one up.

[@justin_k9215]

I may be the only person on Earth who has a tolerance for Ice Cream Soldier. That is a terrible name though, it could have been a better figure if a little more thought went into it. I guess the guys at the shop had seen the writing on the wall and just stopped trying.

[@HCC788]

I suppose with his colors he could have been named Orange Lemon Squeeze.

[@zorpoxthedestroyer]

You mentioned street fighter 2, would you be doing any reviews on those figures and their vehicles?

[@Kyocera-ot6hb]

That's when you know the dope has worn off and you run out of money .

[@The_Jawnski]

14:00 I didn't think this would last out of the review it originated in XD. Well done review. I'll be joining Cobra as well.

[@HCC788]

General Hawk has his limits. He's only human.

[@The_Jawnski]

HoodedCobraCommander788 indeed.

[@Drawkcabi]

Took me two years to fess up to this: I really like this figure. But I never even knew his name was "Ice Cream Solder", never read the card he came on. I didn't play with him for realism, but compare this guy to a character like Iron Man; color scheme is not far off, then add a jet pack back pack or a pack easily pretended to be one and a cool gun, and you had super hero armor for Duke or Flint or another Joe. Also take into account actual Marvel action figures of the times and the articulation of G.I.Joe figures were so much better! So, that's what I did, I picked out completely armored figures to be the "jet pack armored battle suits" for other Joes and when there was trouble they suited up and were a super hero team. Ice Cream Soldier (again, *never* called him that) was usually the team leader's battle suit. The fact that I was 19 in 1994 when this figure came out...you ever watch the Ted Knight show were he was a cartoonist and played with a "Cosmic Cow" puppet to help him think of ideas? Same thing...yup, exactly the same thing, yup, yup, yup...

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

The ending's hilarious 😂 Hell being My Little Pony universe with the G4 theme and a little girl as Lucifer.

[@danielferstendig]

you could by a bunch of ice cream soliders use them as shockvipers

[@kennethmalone4689]

Ice Cream Soldier was by far the dorkiest kid at school's least favorite figure.

[@nathanbarger3449]

It was like at this point Hasbro just gave up completely on the Joes they had been running low on ideas for a few years by then

[@FlexLuger87]

they should have called him Cteamthrower lolololol great video bro, always entertaining and funny 💪💯✔

[@jasonmiller7628]

OMG that action figure pisst you off I thought you were going to have a heart attack classic

[@Cagliostro81]

I got that… thing as a kid, if there was ever a sure sign of the writing on the wall that G.I. Joe was gonna die it was the abomination that was Ice Cream Soldier.

[@jasonesler2716]

Lol awesome!

[@lazarus30001]

Fiery death explosion...PERFECT!

[@ipokluda]

Is the pistol not a copy from Mutt D.E.F 1992?

[@calanon534]

I bought him specifically for the pistol, which I issued to Mace as his "undercover pistol." Since he came with bright yellow very-not-undercover weapons. I then re-cast ICS as a Cobra Torch-Viper.. yes, I made him a bad guy. His helmet looks like a Cobra helmet, for gawsh sakes!

[@ninjaxams]

wtf i had no idea this guy ever existed lol, great ending btw :)

[@HCC788]

Thank you! The ending was partly my daughter's idea. She'll be happy to know someone liked it.

[@blueboy7536]

Top!!!

[@bgddyphil]

when they reused this mold and named him shock viper it was a little better. great review on a way sub par figure

[@HCC788]

Yes, the Shock Viper recolor is a definite improvement.

[@danielferstendig]

did u know he could be an army builder know as neon brigade.

[@lazarus30001]

Excellent goggle dissertation :-)

[@christianhafer9819]

This guy was a Joe? I thought for sure by the look of him, he was a Viper of some kind.

[@williearroyo4913]

The GI Joe flamethrower soldiers bright colors Were Meant to resemble a fireman with the red and yellow or yellow and red outfits

[@darthmaul33]

The only thing about these "Joes" that were good were through using the smaller hooks they came with for the older Joes, since they were a bit smaller, and prevented crotch breakage.

[@HCC788]

That is a very interesting perspective. I will refer to this as the "crotch theory."

[@darthmaul33]

Perfect! Thank you man :D It worked for my '85 Snake Eyes and the '84 Cutter. So far, so good

[@brockbaby]

IF this figure had come out 8 years earlier the helmet would of been removeable.

[@WilliamPageCN]

I remember thinking this figure was so cool. I think I was an idiot. Probably still am

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

HCC, You are the dogs bollocks!! You took the lamest figure ( even below Raptor) and make a great review. I refused to buy him do to his name. The GI Joe sadly wayned into oblivion with him. Blaze orange just isn't a color for a Joe, it works well with the Alley Viper, that is it. Great job my friend!!!

[@HCC788]

Thank you! If there is a color a soldier could wear that says "shoot me," it would be neon, bright-as-the-sun orange.

[@dukewilliamshane5101]

Hahaha...along with My Little Pony where he belongs... I kinda wanna get one now so that I can frame it along with the words "Hasbro's worst GI Joe". As a kid in the early nineties I remember all the vile neon and "sandbox-vehicles" that Hasbro churned out. There were some truly awesome figures during the last couple of years of the vintage line, most notably Cesspool but most of them were done in hideous neon colors.

[@roguishpaladin]

Hey, hey...MLP doesn't deserve to have to deal with this horrid piece of crap either!

[@maxbrandt6]

Actually, the worst figure in the G.I. Joe toy line was that disgusting Lobotomaxx alien thing, Robo Joe then the Ice Cream idiot. Hasbro screwed up badly in the 90s.

[@DarkWizard83]

Ice Cream Soldier is best pony!

[@danielferstendig]

He could be a cobra incinerator v2 army builder.

[@mr.j3616]

The pistol first came with DEF Mutt and Junkyard but was black

[@killercrocgaming3269]

I think it would be fun to army build him.

[@bravoproductions1792]

I like the figure plus the bright colors remind people of fire fighters barbecue as an example was my daddy’s favorite. Note I’m not trying Trying to be a critic or any thing it’s just my opinion, can you check out my gi joe stop motion

[@Sigurther]

The really botched this figure up by making its projectile a gray missile instead of an orange fireball. Heck, it couldve been clear orange with a yellow LED behind it. Missed opportunity.

[@leegray99]

third time watching, not as i like the figure but the review is funny. in all honesty i would not have known if he was a joe or a cobra

[@HCC788]

I'm glad you found it entertaining. :)

[@leegray99]

HoodedCobraCommander788 just watched it again for the cut scene after watching the dusty cut scene. love the facial expression

[@Timkasa82]

what a stupid name. GI Joes takes it to an 11. that's awesome. great video hcc788

[@HCC788]

Thank you!

[@the_freebeard]

Why did General Hawk pack a bra when he left to join Cobra? LOL!

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

I like him

[@MrTdub1980]

The pistol went with the 1992 def mutt and junkyard

[@robertlogan5354]

The shape of his... goggleplate... id the same shape as the brand on dar's hand in beastmaster

[@leegray99]

i did chuckle at the angry birds pig face

[@dalesanteford7432]

You just let me know this is a GI Joe I thought this was a cobra Viper they put them in GI Joe versus Street Fighter ice cream Soldier is in the Vintage cover GI Joe versus Street Fighter where in front of Wilder fighting in front of Guile's jet

[@JyoAnime]

His goggles look like an NES MAX controller

[@Hrizzzz]

Black accents on the gloves and shin guards would look much better.

[@erikhelbing2929]

One could disassemble the figure and use the screw and band on another figure, hes not completely useless.

[@odellnorman7448]

This figure would have made a better Cobra. Burn Viper, Flame Viper. I know ICE CREAM VIPER

[@HCC788]

I would accept him as an Ice Cream Viper. But I want him to be painted with sprinkles.

[@gxbouncer1]

I LOVED this review I'd give you 10 out of 5 stars!!!!!

[@HCC788]

Thank you! I will reconfigure the star system so you can give it more stars than are available! I'm no math scientist. I'm sure that will work somehow.

[@KokoandFooFoo]

I was eating ice cream while watching this video. (Correctly guess what flavour of ice cream that I was eating and you win a cookie.)

[@HCC788]

I hope it was orange sherbet. That would be fitting for Ice Cream Soldier.

[@princered5876]

Orange sherbet

[@derekwilliams1660]

It's a space helmet !

[@andrewandrew4568]

More like a Disco Inferno, burn baby burn.

[@johnnahodil]

lol....wait, why was zandar in the my lil pony thing?...he was cool-ish....

[@chrismayer3919]

he looks like a funky colored DETONATOR driver