Hasbro Releases Episodes of G.I. JOE To Watch For Free on YouTube!
G.I. Joe was such a huge part of my childhood. It was my favorite animated shows, I had a ton of toys that I have so many fond memories of playing with, and I even used to dress up as my favorite characters.
These days, the G.I. Joe brand has kinda been soured by crappy movies, but I still enjoy the hell out of the original cartoon series. I own all the episodes on DVD, but for those of you who haven’t seen the series in a while, or if you’ve never seen it, Hasbro has released several episodes on YouTube that you can watch for free!
The episodes that have been uploaded so far include The Pyramid of Darkness (Parts 1 - 5), The M.A.S.S. Device (Parts 1 - 4), and The Revenge of Cobra (Parts 1 - 5). It’s a great start and I hope they continue to add more to the library! There are 65 episodes total in the series, so there’s plenty of content.
Here’s the official description for G.I. Joe below.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero follows an elite team of soldiers as they battle the evil Cobra organization. These heroes thwart the COBRA's desire for world domination at every turn, cleverly stopping them from controlling the weather, creating unstoppable weapons, and genetically engineering super-warriors.
With the new G.I. Joe Classified action figure line launching, releasing these episodes online for free right now is a great way to help rebuild the brand with the basics and find a new fan base.
It’s pretty entertaining and fun to watch these episodes again. It’ll certainly put a smile on your face with how so ridiculous some things are. Hell, in the first episode you have Cobra catching a space shuttle while rocketing into space… with a net! It’s amazing!
Anyway, to get you started, watch the first episode below then head on over to the YouTube channel to watch the rest!