By far the best toy ever invented. I know I wasn't the only one with 20 or 30 of these things. Countless battles for the safty of the earth. Not only did I enjoy my fake battles with Cobra, but i also loved the cartoons and the public service announcements. And knowing is half the battle

I had a zillion of these things. I would make them go on dates with my Barbies.

My favorite was the original "white-suit" Storm Shadow.

THE BEST! Lots of folks still collect these and just have MASSIVE amounts. Great toy, great memories, great fun. Star Wars started it all and had some really nice stuff, but GI joe improved, giving figures more articulation and more equipment to carry and use in battle. An amazing toy line and collectible.

Honestly, can any toy in any decade ever come close to G.I.Joe? The thrill of walking into a Toys R Us or K-Mart, digging throught the racks of figures, looking for that rare one in the back of the top rack that you don't have yet. I used to play outside and make bunkers and bases and everything. To this day, every time I see an interesting looking patch of earth, I automatically think how I could make a cool base with it. I might go out this weekend and play.

My brother and I were never allowed to have G.I. Joes. My mother didn't like the idea of us having war themed toys so she never let us have them. Transformers and Gobots were okay for us to have but she banned G.I. Joes from our house.

"The Real American Hero...G.I. Joe is there..." I loved the G.I. Joe cartoon! I don't recall ever having the action figures though. I was a girly-girl. However, I do remember owning a few Transformers and some metal Tonka trucks. "Now you know. And knowing is half the battle."

I had the the ones when they came out. I had the small ones.

the new revamped versions cannot compare with the original. zartans color changing ability was the coolest.

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!! I was such a tomboy (with 3 brothers)! I loved Lady Jay, Scarlet, M.P. with his German Shepherd, Snake Eyes and his wolf... shoot I remember the episode where Snake Eyes met his wolf!! WOW!!

Oh man! My brother and I would play indoors, and outside for hours with them. We also had them fight the transformers. I still collect the originals from when I see them at thrift stores.

Its a shame that now G.I Joe is being revamped to make him more "politically correct". The new version is no longer "real american hero" and he dosent fight terrorists anymore. I think that stinks! Bring back the real G.I Joe!!!

My brother had these toys. The new ones look totally stupid!

When they first aired the cartoon movie on TV, every kid on the block was watching it that night. I always remember the helicopter as being the best vehicle,, it had the string operated grappler hook , so you could make rescues.

My step brother had I each had a collection. His idea of fun was unscrewing the backs and swapping parts from one to another, so I got into it too.

Here in Poland we hadn't any G.I.Joe til late 80's but I got one from USA and loved them since then. I'm collecting G.I.Joe now, great memories. I also have that strange feeling that 80's period is one and only. I'm 80's child...