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G.I Joe: International Heroes????
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07-26-2009, 12:22 AM
JoeJunkie
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Pensacola, FL
Posts: 78
Hi all,
I know that there's a lot of gripe about ROC being international now instead of American (and in my opinion, deservedly so). But I'm not posting to try to fan those flames again. . .
So I come back from the park with my kids and my daughter says she wants to watch something, that she should pick since little bro got to watch Transformers earlier in the day. So, she decides to watch. . .no, not Strawberry Shortcake, not some Disney Princess something or other, but G.I. Joe! So I pick out this random DVD which happens to have the Operation: Dragonfire mini-series on it. I about lost it when it started. Sing it with me now (stuff in parentheses are my notes, not in the song):
[Up flashes black background, with G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero logo]
YO JOE!
They'll (not He'll) fight for freedom wherever there's trouble,
G.I. Joe! International Heroes!
G.I. Joe is there.
It's G.I. Joe against a ruthless (not Cobra!!!) enemy,
Fighting to save the day!
They (not he) never give up, they're always there,
Fighting for freedom over land and air!
G.I. Joe, International Heroes!
[Narrator]
G.I. Joe is the code name for an international highly trained special mission force. It's purpose: to defend human freedom against a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world.
[Singer]
They never give up, they'll stay till the fight's won,
G.I. Joe will dare.
G.I. Joe! International Heroes!
G. - I. - Joooooooooooe!
This was the first I'd seen some of the later seasons' stuff in 20-some years. I don't remember that as a kid!!!! Did I get shafted with the remix version or was that really how it was back then (think this episode was from 1987)?
Were they really de-Americanizing it 20 years ago?
JoeJunkie
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