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04-17-2011, 02:56 PM
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There are things in the cartoon that, in retrospect, seem even odder. For example, what was the thinking that went into the decision to make Spirit and Storm-Shadow as each other's nemesis when the Snake-Eyes/Storm-Shadow opposition seems to be built into their respective designs? Why was Hawk non-existent in the first season of the cartoon (replaced instead by "Colonel Sharpe")?
When you watch Spirit and SS fight, there a lot more talking than fighting. Their discussions about what was honorable and what was not help fill the educational requirements the FCC had for children's programming back then. Design-wise, was SE wearing his V2 uniform when SS came on the scene? Considering he was introduced as a commando, maybe they planned on revealing his ninja past at a slower pace for the kids. Back then, I think most tv producers felt kids were too stupid to get the subtleties.
With Hawk, I think you were right about the similarities between Hawk, Duke and Short-Fuze getting him replaced. Grunt, Zap, and Grand Slam were basically non-existent. Breaker, Steeler, Short-Fuze and Covergirl had design changes to keep them from being confused with other characters or the greenshirts.
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There's also a certain quality to the voices on the show. When I read the comics, I hear the voices from the cartoon. Obviously, some of the voices don't make sense. Bazooka's voice was mentioned above, Destro's cartoon voice never made any sense, and I never understood some of the accents that the Joe team members had... but there's no way to change the way they sound in my head - it's like it was programmed in there by hundreds of hours of TV when I was a child.
I liked Destro's voice. His background was so minor to the character. I only remember them bringing up his background in the episode with Lady Jaye. Sort of like the Baroness. Everyone remembers her accent, but supposedly Hama intended her to be an American that married into royalty like in ROC.
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Sure the Ninja Connection with SE and SS was sort of a lame twist, but I think it was more due to execution than the serendipitous\inbred nature of the tie-in. I mean the Flying Red Ninja SCorpion Cheerleader Pose was more of a jump the shark moment than any.
I think I expected it at some point. I remember the commercial with Firefly on the CLAW. Before they named him, I thought that was SS in a camouflage uniform.
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