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Return to the Days of Yesteryear

Chandies D. Williamson | Spearfish, SD USA | 06/30/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"As others have noticed, this is typical of Saturday morning cartoon fare, with limited voice and production values.But, for the children of the 80's, this is a wonderful flashback to the days of yor.Episode list:
The Germ,
The Viper Is Coming,
Spell Of The Siren,
Cobra Quake,
Captives Of The Cobra Part 1,
Captives Of The Cobra Part 2,
Bazooka Saw A Sea Serpent,
Excalibur,
Worlds Without End Part 1,
Worlds Without End Part 2,
Eau De Cobra,
Cobra Claws Are Coming To Town,
An Eye For An Eye,
The Gods Below,
Primordial Plot,
Flint's Vacation,
Hearts And Cannons,
Memories Of Mara,
The Traitor Part 1,
The Traitor Part 2,
The Pit Of Vipers,
The Wrong Stuff,
The Invaders,
Cold Slither,
The Great Alaskan Land Rush,
Skeletons In The Closet,
There's No Place Like Springfield Part 1,
There's No Place Like Springfield Part 2."

G.I. Joe at its finest

Garrett Aja | North Las Vegas, NV | 07/02/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If the 55-episode first season of G.I. Joe is the show's best, then this collection is quite frankly the crown jewels. Among the episodes included in this box set are "There's No Place Like Springfield" (the series best episode), "Worlds Without End" (the alternately shocking and hilarious "What If...?" two-parter), "The Wrong Stuff" (a still-timely parody of TV and the, er, minds, behind it), and "Cold Slither" (the hilarious fan-favorite featuring the Dreadnoks as the rock band Cold Slither).While the animation is sometimes lacking by today's standards, it was nothing short of a revolution in 1985, as was the writing, which is still some of the best in the history of televised animation in the US. The voice acting is also top-notch, which comes as no surprise given a cast that includes such legends as Michael Bell, B.J. Ward, Neil Ross, John Stephenson, Frank Welker, and the late Chris Latta.The episodes on this disc are again remastered excellently, although "Hearts and Cannons" seems to have video from a cleaned up broadcast master, as opposed to the 35mm source film. Also, a long-standing edit in "There's No Place Like Springfield" Part II has been retained, as has been the case for all airings except the very first. The one special feature is an interview with Bill Ratner and Mary McDonald-Lewis, the voices of Flint and Lady Jaye, which is great fun to watch.Despite the upheld edit (wherein Shipwreck's "daughter" points a bazooka at the Joe and calls him a "drip" before being knocked down by Polly), which will hopefully be corrected by Rhino, this set is another dream come true for G.I. Joe fans, cartoon fans, and especially Flint and Lady Jaye fans (which isn't to say that the episodes themselves don't provide some goodness for long-suffering Duke and Scarlett fans, mind you). Strongly recommended."