Just got the DIC set.

[y2josh]

This stuff is odd. Serpentor is a choad!

[Headman]

This stuff is odd. Serpentor is a choad!

Don't be hatin'.

[y2josh]

No hate. Just really strange. I am digging it, though!

[Monkeywrench]

I'm sorry for you

[shawn]

where did u find it, how many disc r there, how much did it cost

[Super Beast]

Just wait for the headman episodes...dear lord...No offense headman.

It's '90s gold!!

[Echo7Solo]

I think Flint must have been sick in those cartoons. His voice didn't sound right. Same with Storm Shadow

[sparks007]

This stuff is odd. Serpentor is a choad!

It is soooooooooooo bad. Just stop now and save yourself from the agony of watching.

[youdoitimbusy]

I think Flint must have been sick in those cartoons. His voice didn't sound right. Same with Storm Shadow

how is it that you have like almost 5000 posts a year and this is the first time i have seen your name?....Its just weird...just sayin

[Griff]

Just wait for the headman episodes...dear lord...No offense headman.

It's '90s gold!!

At least it ain't Captain Planet....probably the LAMEST cartoon ever.

[The Fridge]

how is it that you have like almost 5000 posts a year and this is the first time i have seen your name?....Its just weird...just sayin

Never heard of Echo??? What Hisstank rock have you been hiding under?

[y2josh]

It is 4 Discs, it is labeled GI Joe, Series 2 Season 1. It was $19.97 at Wal*Mart, 24.97 at Best Buy.

[Zanzibar]

How did you get an early copy?

[y2josh]

It was on the shelves at both stores. I put it down at Wal*mart 'cause the lines were insane, so I rode over to Best Buy and there it was :)

[rdodger]

You're lucky. Amazon says it's being released on Tuesday.

[Tom-1]

DiC is SUCH a funny series. I really don't think it's that much better or worse than Sunbow, it's just how you approach it. I honestly have a stronger bond with Overkill, Metalhead and Cesspool than I do Zartan, Firefly or Scrap Iron.

Plus, who can forget Destro dumping the Baroness in Operation:Dragonfire for Zarana of all people. Those terrorist organizations - such incestuous groups! Just passing people around like it was a small town highschool.

Tom

[Flint-wo2]

I'm watching some DIC Joe stuff on youtube it is the weirdest thing I have ever seen(besides soundgarden black hole sun.)

[Headman]

how is it that you have like almost 5000 posts a year and this is the first time i have seen your name?....Its just weird...just sayin

lol what?

Never heard of Echo??? What Hisstank rock have you been hiding under?


Seriously. Echo is more famous than Boner, bolo and Kota combined.

[doomed huh]

what is the packaging like?

[y2josh]

Walk me through posting pics & I gladly will!

[crock master]

i have both complete seriEs, they SUCK ASS

[Fast_Draw]

It is 4 Discs, it is labeled GI Joe, Series 2 Season 1. It was $19.97 at Wal*Mart, 24.97 at Best Buy.

No luck here. I saw a bunch of other DVDs set for release this Tuesday, but no GI Joe.

[Crimson Rage]

People admit that the Sunbow show was bad, say they enjoyed it anyway because it was a "kid's show" and they saw it as "kids", but then won't extend the same courtesy to the DiC episodes... Odd.

[Tucker]

Seriously. Echo is more famous than Boner, bolo and Kota combined.

NO ONE is more famous than Bolo. He killed Chuck Norris...

[sci-find]

Are these the remastered SHOUT versions? If so, could you perhaps insert a disk into your pc and check it's region coding? Because I'd love to get this and the Sunbow run, but as far as I can tell they're all region 1 hard-coded and I live in a region 2 area.

[y2josh]

NTSC format is Region 1, correct?

[esg2145]

So how MANY sets of these are we going to have to buy? :(

God, I hope only two between my bank account and the agony of watching them...................... :(


.

[sci-find]

NTSC format is Region 1, correct?

Not necessarily. NTSC is simply a different format using a different color building system, frame-rate and size, but modern equipment can handle both NTSC and PAL plus all their variations without so much as a glitch.

[shawn]

It is 4 Discs, it is labeled GI Joe, Series 2 Season 1. It was $19.97 at Wal*Mart, 24.97 at Best Buy.

thank u!

[y2josh]

I put it in my computer for ya, and it immediately started playing on Windows Media Player. Where can I find the info you need?

[Zarana]

Destro was an abusive boyfriend.

[ChaplainAsst]

People admit that the Sunbow show was bad, say they enjoyed it anyway because it was a "kid's show" and they saw it as "kids", but then won't extend the same courtesy to the DiC episodes... Odd.

A few reasons:
1) If you saw Sunbow when it originally aired, by the time DiC came, you were likely old enough to have a little different tastes. I remember seeing it on tv once in high school I thinking, "What have they done to GI Joe!"

2) A truly horrible opening song. Hard to hear that and suggest it was even a good kid's show song.

3) The stories were much more ludicrous - even for a kid's show. The Cobra/Joe football match?

4) The characters. While the Sunbow characters were often over the top, it was in a fun way. And you could think that maybe a guy like Shipwreck was really a great sailor, or that Wild Bill was an amazing pilot - so an elite unit would overlook their oddities. In DiC, you have Captain Grid Iron ... who wore a modified football uniform. Or Metal Head, who was just annoying (reminded me of Warpath from TF cartoon).

But having said this, I will buy the set. I've seen it not long ago and for me it is just part of the Joe legacy. My kid may indeed love it. I just have no illusions that it was once good.

[CobraCommandr]

I liked DiC's theme. GO TO GET TOUGH, YO JOE! I also liked some characters, like Metal Head. BANG!

[Lody]

Where did you find it?

Chuck's Adult store or Executive Adult?

[y2josh]

I got mine at Best Buy.

[megatronrules!]

I got mine at Best Buy. Does the episodes got the bumpers ?

[y2josh]

Like "This is Lady Jaye, GI Joe will be right back" sorta stuff? 'Cause those are definitely on there.

[megatronrules!]

Like "This is Lady Jaye, GI Joe will be right back" sorta stuff? 'Cause those are definitely on there. Yes, THANKS!!!

[Stunksstage]

So looking forward to this! The DiC era hit me at the perfect age 7-8, and it was totally matched to the new figures I was getting when I fell in love with the toys. I may actually make a trip to Target specifically to get it. For Shame. Any bonus features?

[RolandofGilead]

Is this out already? I've been waiting on this forever. I never saw these as a kid so it'll be all new to me.


EDIT: Amazon says: "This title will be released on January 10, 2012" so I guess some folks are finding it early? Is it really $20.99?

[jogunwarrior]

I was at Target today and didn't see it, but will be hitting up Best Buy tomorrow. Hopefully the one near my office will have it in stock!

[sci-find]

I put it in my computer for ya, and it immediately started playing on Windows Media Player. Where can I find the info you need?

If you have Nero Burning ROM installed you can simply use Nero infotool (found here: Nero - Tools & Utilities (http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero8-tools-utilities.html))

PowerDVD & WinDVD tell you the region coding under configuration.

Thanks for your time! I appreciate the heck out of it and for that I give you this SCT)

[Python Viper]

You're lucky. Amazon says it's being released on Tuesday.


Yeah, I pre-ordered mine, I hope it shows up soon. I dont think I have even seen all of these cartoons yet. If I have I dont remember.

[sci-find]

Yeah, I pre-ordered mine, I hope it shows up soon. I dont think I have even seen all of these cartoons yet. If I have I dont remember.

I remember seeing a few back in the day, but they were dubbed in dutch and if there's one thing I hate almost to the extreme it's dubbing.

[Super Beast]

I assure you the dubbed dutch was exactly 200% better then the actual voice acting..

[ljacone]

Sweet. I would like to pick that set up too,. Enjoy!

[JR0d28]

If I ever got this it would be by random chance or if a friend or family member got me this. Was not too wild about this series I mean Dragonfire was great Serpentor got what was coming to him and the meeting of Headman. Other than that meh....

[Headman]

I'm watching some DIC Joe stuff on youtube it is the weirdest thing I have ever seen(besides soundgarden black hole sun.)

I once saw a foreign family gathered inside a home depot bathroom stall singing. That's probably the weirdest thing I've ever seen.

[Zombie F Body]

I never knew this series existed until a few years ago. My BBTS 7-packs won't be here till Thursday so this'll have to be my Nicorette till then!

[sisco]

Check retail stores today. Should be hitting in mass as this (Tuesday Jan 10th 2012) is the official street date and Tuesday is the day 99% of retail stores put out the latest dvds on the shelves.

[DrKain]

I preordered it on Amazon and it will be arriving Wed with the movie (cartoon) BD.

[Jacklefttown]

I find it funny that even though most of us didn't like the DIC series, we're going to buy it anyway. The main reason I am buying it is because I frickin' love Cobra Commander and I enjoy the resolution of his fate from the Animated movie. You know the whole "was once a man" snake thing? I think that when he returns and gives Serpentor some payback, it was the best part of "Operation: Dragonfire".

Did Serpentor ever return in human or iguana form at all later in the series? I have only ever seen the first 5 eps from DIC.

[DrKain]

I don't recall hating the DIC series. I loved Operation Dragonfire, there was also an episode that featured both Ninja Force Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow trying to train Scarlett on how to be a ninja that I enjoyed. I think Metal Head was my biggest complaint about the series, but it was cool to see the toys at the time designs in action.

[Fast_Draw]

I'll be picking it up after work today.

[Viper Commando]

Picked up my copy at Wal-Mart this morning.

Haven't seen this version of Joe in almost 15 years, back when it used to air on USA Network's "Cartoon Express" morning programing block. Just watched the first episode and while it's still cheesy as hell, it has it's moments.

There was no remastering done to the video, so visually the show hasn't aged as well as it's Sunbow predecessor.

[titanate]

Picked up my copy at Wal-Mart this morning.

Haven't seen this version of Joe in almost 15 years, back when it used to air on USA Network's "Cartoon Express" morning programing block. Just watched the first episode and while it's still cheesy as hell, it has it's moments.

There was no remastering done to the video, so visually the show hasn't aged as well as it's Sunbow predecessor.

GAH! That's what I was worried about. That's just plain laziness by Shout!

[RolandofGilead]

It's out today? Got to hit up my local Wal-mart at lunchtime.

[Jacklefttown]

I went to Wal-Mart and Target and they did not have it! SUCKS!

[RolandofGilead]

I was worried about that. The GI Joe movie never showed up at those stores in my area either. I had to resort to Amazon.

Is Best Buy a better option?

[JR0d28]

I was worried about that. The GI Joe movie never showed up at those stores in my area either. I had to resort to Amazon.

Is Best Buy a better option?

GI JOE movie came to Walmart I remember getting in the summer of 2010 I think. I know because the wife saw my face when it was their and snagged for me.

[XAMOT]

A man's taste in GI Joe is his and his alone to choose.

[CobraCommandr]

I called a few stores, a lot of places were only getting 1 copy or sometimes two or three while others got none. I called Best Buy and said they had 3 only coming in, I had them place 1 on hold. When I got there, the other 2 were gone. FYE didn't get any, I didn't bother with Wal-Mart, I don't like Wal-Mart.

[Python_Puckman]

I'm only getting it for the Python Patrol episodes http://www.hisstank.com/forum/members/python_puckman-albums-random+crap-picture21324-python-crimson-guard.gif

[The Commander]

Picked up mine from BB during my lunch break, only had three total for the store, which surprised me a bit. Watched Operation Dragonfire after dinner and fell asleep during part five :D

Don't get me wrong, still love it!

[In Like Flint]

The Ghost of Alcatraz episode haunts me like a childhood bad touch... Gah!

[Lody]

WTF

Picked it up from Wal Mart

WHY DOES THE FIRST EPISODE OF OPERATION DRAGONFIRE REFER TO GI JOE AS:


INTERNATIONAL HEROES???

[Fast_Draw]

Scoop is such a db.

[Some_Gamer_Dude]

People admit that the Sunbow show was bad, say they enjoyed it anyway because it was a "kid's show" and they saw it as "kids", but then won't extend the same courtesy to the DiC episodes... Odd.

Very different tone. Dic is childish, kind of like a bulk of Transformers' preMovie stuff.

It's also very badly written, casted, for some characters acted, hideously ugly, full of the early 90's gimmickry problem and lacks the ability to make it work, which it could.

Being 'just a kids show' doesn't make it bad, neither does being cheesey or having low quality special effects. Being bad makes something bad.

It's sad too, EDF, DEF and Ninja Force are not particularly bad ideas, hell, I'd say Headman makes more sense than Extensive Enterprises.

[Headman]

Just picked it up. Now I can say goodbye to my bootlegs for season 1. I just hope season 2 gets made or that they cop out and include it in a box set with season 1 and don't release it on it's own like they did the Japanese Transformers and Jem.

P.S. The DiC series is cooler than your face.

[Headman]

I called a few stores, a lot of places were only getting 1 copy or sometimes two or three while others got none. I called Best Buy and said they had 3 only coming in, I had them place 1 on hold. When I got there, the other 2 were gone. FYE didn't get any, I didn't bother with Wal-Mart, I don't like Wal-Mart.

Walmart had a bunch of them. Seems like all of them do.

[Rainbow Viper]

Just picked it up. Now I can say goodbye to my bootlegs for season 1. I just hope season 2 gets made or that they cop out and include it in a box set with season 1 and don't release it on it's own like they did the Japanese Transformers and Jem.

P.S. The DiC series is cooler than your face.

Jem season 2 comes out on Valentine's Day. Can't speak for the Japanese Transformers.

Someone said this release wasn't remastered or anything? so is the quality really shitty or?? Someone take a picture of it on their giant hdtv and post it.

[IceFlow91607]

I didn't have any trouble finding it at Best Buy. I checked their website and saw it was in stock at all of their local stores, though I ended up buying it at Wal-Mart since I wanted to check for figures. (which they didn't have, surprise.)

This is the first time I've seen any of these episodes...Operation Dragonfire was good. I've had to keep YoJoe.com open for the other episodes I've watched, since I don't know most of the characters. They're not great but it's better than nothing at all.

[Headman]

Someone said this release wasn't remastered or anything? so is the quality really shitty or?? Someone take a picture of it on their giant hdtv and post it.

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff413/Headman666/DSCN1474.jpg

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff413/Headman666/DSCN1472.jpg


Hope that helps.

[chaingunsofdoom]

2 copies left @ the WM I visited on the way home here in Calgary. C$21.93 + GST.

[takedown]

I find it funny that even though most of us didn't like the DIC series, we're going to buy it anyway. The main reason I am buying it is because I frickin' love Cobra Commander and I enjoy the resolution of his fate from the Animated movie. You know the whole "was once a man" snake thing? I think that when he returns and gives Serpentor some payback, it was the best part of "Operation: Dragonfire".


One reason I liked DIC Produced GI Joe Series. Was that my brother was born in 1984, 12 years younger than I was. So by the time 1989 rolled around GI Joe was set for his age group. Which was fun, because I could share time with him. The bad thing was that since it was for toddlers and early grade school age, he grew out of GI JOE and toys all together. LOL! But I will buy it anyway for the completist in me.

[DrKain]

Just picked it up. Now I can say goodbye to my bootlegs for season 1. I just hope season 2 gets made or that they cop out and include it in a box set with season 1 and don't release it on it's own like they did the Japanese Transformers and Jem.

P.S. The DiC series is cooler than your face.

Masterforce and Victory should be out on their own. They did the same thing with Transformers, Beast Wars, and GI Joe. They released the full series collection before tehy all came out individually.

[XAMOT]

I'm only getting it for the Python Patrol episodes http://www.hisstank.com/forum/members/python_puckman-albums-random+crap-picture21324-python-crimson-guard.gif

Agreed. For me it's the only thing worth watching it for.

[CobraCrimson]

Picked it up last night and watched the first episode of Operation Dragonfire......it's different but I never even knew the DIC series was even done so it's all new for me.

[The Commander]

for those of you that watched Operation DragonFire there is a scene where they are just about to bring CC back and Gnawgahyde ambushes LowLight and puts a gun to his back and spouts off about 'do this nice and easy' and then i swear the next moment Low-Light is with Lady Jaye hiding from Baroness and Gnawgahyde.

Did I dose off or is that one (of many) faults with this series?

[polyphenus]

WTF

Picked it up from Wal Mart

WHY DOES THE FIRST EPISODE OF OPERATION DRAGONFIRE REFER TO GI JOE AS:


INTERNATIONAL HEROES???

I noticed that, as well. Maybe they didn't have the new theme song in place until after the mini series?

[sci-find]

I assure you the dubbed dutch was exactly 200% better then the actual voice acting..

I know it's bad. I tried watching it on youtube once just couldn't stand the picture quality, but I know where your coming from. Now believe you me and I know it's hard to fathom but the Dutch dubbing was even worse!

[sci-find]

I noticed that, as well. Maybe they didn't have the new theme song in place until after the mini series?

More likely Shout used an international source (eg. Canadian maybe British)
Here in europe it was always an international hero. They left out the word America's in the spoken part:"G.I.Joe is the codename......determined to rule the world" and replaced it with a slightly stretched out A and later it became: ".....for a highly trained International special missions force ......"

[jogunwarrior]

I picked it up yesterday, and started watching Operation Dragonfire. Had to shut it off when the wife got home though. What I'd seen was nostalgic greatness, and can't wait to watch the rest.

[Lody]

I dunno-I was really PO'd about that part.

I haven't watched the other episodes yet but do they switch over to the all of the regular characers like Heavy Duty, Salvo Bullhorn etc after Operation Dragonfire and does the intro change?

[The Commander]

FYI the original mini-series did use 'International Heroes' in the theme-song. Once season one began, they used the new 'Got to Get Tough' theme song.

[jogunwarrior]

I dunno-I was really PO'd about that part.

I haven't watched the other episodes yet but do they switch over to the all of the regular characers like Heavy Duty, Salvo Bullhorn etc after Operation Dragonfire and does the intro change?

Yes, I remember that the early part of the series uses characters like Grid Iron, Ambush, Salvo, Bullhorn, and Pathfinder. You also get episodes (at least one) with Sky Patrol.

[T J Bang]

An a non American im happy with the international inclusion.

[PROVOST]

An a non American im happy with the international inclusion.

You should be,it's not something the USA is all that keen on doing in general with anything.

[T J Bang]

You should be,it's not something the USA is all that keen on doing in general with anything.

Im happy with the inclusion of international including the USA.

I like Capt. Grid Iron as much as I like Skymate. And I really like Skymate!

[jogunwarrior]

My GI Joe team has always been an international strike force with members like Sky Mate, Big Ben, Big Bear and Red Star on the roster. I even made Taurus an international Joe, and I've added a number of original international characters like the swedish Seger, British SAS Hound, and Down Under from, well, down under.

[chaingunsofdoom]

Watched the first episode last night. Wow, so odd. Destro dumps Baroness around 30 seconds in. LOL

When I started it up using "Play All", the volume was muted on my Sony Blu-Ray player. I had to jump forward and go backwards to get it to play. I'll need to try another machine.

[Steelgrave]

I LOVE the "got to get tough" opening. I can watch that over & over again.











(sorry for complaining)

[C.I.A.D.]

I LOVE the "got to get tough" opening. I can watch that over & over again.











(sorry for complaining)


In essence, posting that you're not complaining...is actually complaining about those complaining about your complaining, even though you're not complaining right now....capiche?

[Steelgrave]

In essence, posting that you're not complaining...is actually complaining about those complaining about your complaining, even though you're not complaining right now....capiche?


I'm a wise ass too!

[Crimson Rage]

I'm really enjoying the series. I actually prefer the animation to that of Sunbow, as it's crisper and more colourful. Operation Dragonfire sits very well against the likes of "The MASS Device" and wipes the floor with trash like "Pyramids of Darkness".

The only thing I don't like are the more outlandish, sci-fi vehicles both sides are using, but that's because of the toys that were out at the time and hardly the fault of DiC. One thing it has done is make me want 30th annnversary versions of the newer Joe and Cobra designs it features.

[Python_Puckman]

Anyone know how many seasons of DIC there were? I can't imagine it went very long

[jogunwarrior]

I beleive just two.

[Python_Puckman]

I beleive just two.

Cool, thanks. I just noticed the DVD cover said Season 1 instead of "Complete Season" or something. Always thought there was just one

[miragearmor]

The only thing keeping me from buying this is not knowing what episodes are on this thing besides the Dragonfire episodes. Any other additional DiC episodes added to this DVD?

[miragearmor]

double post.

[captain N]

My wal mart only got in 3 set's i got one the rest sold out when i was there. Let's hope season2 is on the way.

[DrKain]

Mine arrived just a little bit ago. If I finish Season 2 today, I will start watching thi stomorrow. However, what happened to booklets with the episode synopsises in them? Transformers and GI Joe had it, but Beast Wars, Headmasters, and now GI Joe Series 2 do not.

[USAgent]

picked a copy up at walmart today- as bad as what I've seen of it is, I'm looking forward to watching them all since most of them will be new to me.

[thairestauranteur]

The voice acting and direction of the DiC series was like they had a dick lodged in their bunghole as the company name implies.

I remember in Operation Dragonfire that the "alley viper" and some other viper actually refer to each other in those ambiguous terms. No names or anything. They even recognized each other with their masks on. It was silly and I have to say Sunbow never did anything as silly as DiC.

You can almost hear the uncomfortableness in the actor's own voices of repeatedly referring to each other as such in such viper.

It just reinforced how it was a paid infomercial on the USA Network.

[KingStalin]

My preorder came in the mail form amazon yesterday. Love this stuff. Sad the packaging is different than the Sunbow series. At least the art matches.

[Headman]

The only thing keeping me from buying this is not knowing what episodes are on this thing besides the Dragonfire episodes. Any other additional DiC episodes added to this DVD?

It's the entire first season + the Dragonfire mini-series. It's got 24 episodes total including Night of the Creepers and PigSkin Commandos which are worth the price of the dvd set alone.

[sgtsavage21]

at least it ain't captain planet....probably the lamest cartoon ever.

lol thats for damn sure i hated captain plannet lol!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[Viper Commando]

The only thing keeping me from buying this is not knowing what episodes are on this thing besides the Dragonfire episodes. Any other additional DiC episodes added to this DVD?

Here's a breakdown of which episodes are the set:

Disc 1:
Operation Dragonfire: Day 1-5

Disc 2:
United We Stand
Revenge Of The Pharaohs
Granny Dearest
Victory At Volcania Part 1 & 2
The Nozone Conspiracy
Pigskin Commandos

Disc 3:
Cold Shoulder
Injustice And The Cobra Way
General Confusion
Night Of The Creepers
That's Entertainment
I Found You ... Evy

Disc 4:
An Officer And A Viperman
D-Day At Alcatraz Part 1 & 2
The Mind Mangler
BIOK
Stuck On You

[THE RED SHADOWS]

still love seeing all the new characters in animation form and the old characters in new uniforms.

[Havok]

Just got mine in the mail today. I'm looking forward to watching these this weekend with my son. My expectations are low, from what I've heard. But, I bet anything as cheesy as they may be....My 6 year old is going to love them.

[titanate]

I'd love hearing someone's review of "I Found You ...Evy" as that was one of the few episodes I remember from back in the day. At least at the time, I remember thinking it was a really good concept and a well-executed story. So I wonder if that will brighten some's disposition towards the series.

I also remember watching "Revenge of the Pharaoh" as a kid, over and over again, as that was the VHS that came with Rapid Fire.

"Grid-Iron you're right; this is as far as we go... on the outside. On the inside is another question entirely." I always loved the one shot of the Retaliator (helicopter?) coming in to rescue CGI and Ambush and you had the sound effect going and no motion whatsoever to the 'copter. That was cheap even to a 10 year old kid.

[1982]

A good bonus feature for this set would be the one episode of SGT. SAVAGE AND HIS SCREAMING EAGLES. It's the last time you see any of the ARAH guys, Hawk, Doc, Cobra Commander, and a blonde Lady Jaye for some reason. It was kind of the real last episode of the series, and it could lead into G.I. JOE EXTREME. After that Paramount put out all the other cartoons, so EXTREME would complete the set.

[Headman]

It's not any cheesier than RoC. Plus it's got pretty colors.

[DrKain]

Here's a breakdown of which episodes are the set:

Disc 1:
Operation Dragonfire: Day 1-5

Disc 2:
United We Stand
Revenge Of The Pharaohs
Granny Dearest
Victory At Volcania Part 1 & 2
The Nozone Conspiracy
Pigskin Commandos

Disc 3:
Cold Shoulder
Injustice And The Cobra Way
General Confusion
Night Of The Creepers
That's Entertainment
I Found You ... Evy

Disc 4:
An Officer And A Viperman
D-Day At Alcatraz Part 1 & 2
The Mind Mangler
BIOK
Stuck On You

Are these in their correct chronological order? Also, how many episodes were in Season 2? I do not see the one with Headman on this set anywhere. Nor the one with Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow together with Scarlet.

[Shin Densetsu]

Mine arrived just a little bit ago. If I finish Season 2 today, I will start watching thi stomorrow. However, what happened to booklets with the episode synopsises in them? Transformers and GI Joe had it, but Beast Wars, Headmasters, and now GI Joe Series 2 do not.

If Shout! Factory plans for a complete DiC set, they'll probably release a booklet with that. Their Beast Wars Complete Collection comes with it iirc, I'll check later.

BTW how is the film quality on this release, is there a lot of grain?

[Viper Commando]

If Shout! Factory plans for a complete DiC set, they'll probably release a booklet with that. Their Beast Wars Complete Collection comes with it iirc, I'll check later.

BTW how is the film quality on this release, is there a lot of grain?

It was speculated by the DVD's producer, Brian Ward on the Shout Factory Community boards that we could see the two seasons bundled together with a slip cover somewhere down the line, like what they did with G1 Transformers. But for all intent and purposes they intended on DIC G.I.Joe being two seperate releases.

Film quality? This is a DIC produced show, the film was probably destroyed after it was transfered to the 1" broadcast master. I've found the video quality to be very soft, with a noticeble lack of detail in most scenes except close ups. It's watchable, but clearly shows just how cheaply made the series was in comparrison to the Sunbow episodes.

[Steevy Maximus]

Are these in their correct chronological order? Also, how many episodes were in Season 2? I do not see the one with Headman on this set anywhere. Nor the one with Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow together with Scarlet.

IIRC Season 2 was 24-ish episodes as well.

Both episodes you are describing are in season 2 (which covered the late 91- early 92 era figures). The ninja one I'm thinking was among the last episodes produced, actually.

[Steevy Maximus]

GAH! That's what I was worried about. That's just plain laziness by Shout!
Not entirely, remastering is an expensive process, especially when you don't have the original film masters. Doubley so on a series like DiC GI Joe which most vocal fans hold in disdain with no guarantee of solid sales (unlike the Sunbow stuff).
As is, I'm just happy this dang set even EXISTS

I noticed that, as well. Maybe they didn't have the new theme song in place until after the mini series?
Man, I definitely have to watch it now (goddamn walmart doesn't carry the set here!). As I posted in another thread, the version I saw had the International Heroes opening, but some of the animation was tweaked when broadcast in syndication. It will be a dream come true to have the original opening AND the corrected animation!


Film quality? This is a DIC produced show, the film was probably destroyed after it was transfered to the 1" broadcast master. I've found the video quality to be very soft, with a noticeble lack of detail in most scenes except close ups. It's watchable, but clearly shows just how cheaply made the series was in comparrison to the Sunbow episodes.
Considering how often DiC has been sold, reorganized, sold and resold again, I'm just happy the broadcast masters could even be found at this point.

[nighthawk]

IIRC Season 2 was 24-ish episodes as well.

Both episodes you are describing are in season 2 (which covered the late 91- early 92 era figures). The ninja one I'm thinking was among the last episodes produced, actually.

Don't remember how many episodes Season 2 had, but what really sucked (for me at least) in Season 2 were the last 2 episodes. One was Hawk (I believe) recalling the events of the DIC series and the last one is just a recap of all the Metalhead episodes. I feel that it's 2 wasted episodes.

[ZombieViper1]

Picked up my copy last night. Cant complain its not that bad

[Steevy Maximus]

Don't remember how many episodes Season 2 had, but what really sucked (for me at least) in Season 2 were the last 2 episodes. One was Hawk (I believe) recalling the events of the DIC series and the last one is just a recap of all the Metalhead episodes. I feel that it's 2 wasted episodes.

Sunbow would have been better if it had the good old TV staple of a clipshow or two.

[takedown]

Don't remember how many episodes Season 2 had, but what really sucked (for me at least) in Season 2 were the last 2 episodes. One was Hawk (I believe) recalling the events of the DIC series and the last one is just a recap of all the Metalhead episodes. I feel that it's 2 wasted episodes.

Season 2 of DIC series has 20 episodes (18 and the 2 recap episodes).

Wow! I had just watched "Injustice and the Cobra Way". No wonder I wanted to purchase a 4 by 6 inch Gadsden "Dont tread on me" Flag. To use as Cobra's Standard and a Naval Ensign for my Joe-verse. It was engraved onto my subconscious for about 20 years with this episode.

[DrKain]

Well I finished everything from Sunbow today and moved onto the DIC set. Operation Dragonfire is a decent beginning, but my god was the video and voice acting terrible. The video looked washed out at times, especially during the last two parts. As for the voice acting, almost everyone is different, which makes it really bad. Serpentor sounded like he was being phoned in, and Sgt Slaughter seemed to talk in slow motion. I also hate Destro's voice, and why the hell would he dump Baroness for someone as stupid and ugly as Zarana (not that Baroness would be any prettier, but at least she has taste)? Also, the Python Patrol creation is so ridiculous. Nevertheless, it was a good send off to our 80s Joe team. Oh, I'm also mad they did not have a continuous play option that would keep the entire episode playing without the opening, credits, and previously attached to each episode like everything else they hae released Joe or Transformers have done.

And I have watched the first 9 episodes to the regular season itself, and they are absolutely attrocious. First off, the animation is extremely cheap and bland looking. Ditto on the music, and I'm not talking about the theme song. I mean the actual music in the show itself. Cobra Commander is too over the top in comedy, even worse than in the Sunbow series, and the episodes are just down right dumb. Metalhead's grandma? A football game where Sgt Slaughter is tied up the entire episode? Did they write these things when they were drunk? AND WHAT THE HELL IS GENERAL HAWK WEARING???!! Who would even wear something like that at a beach? The video however looks much nicer than Operation Dragonfire's, but no where near as good as the SUnbow show. Tomorrow I watch the final 10 episodes, and while it is nice to own this, and I will buy Season 2 (which does have the SE/SS/Scarlet episode I enjoy), these are down right dreadful. In fact, where are the Joes I know and love? I don't expect them to be in every episode, but I never even saw half of these guys in toystores. The only reason I owned Subzero and Topspin is because a friend of mine gave them to me when he grew out of GI Joe.

[Zombiemeat]

I got it today and i gotta say DIC is hard to swallow. ahem that came out wrong, it is really bad not like i haven't seen worse, and its nostalgia which makes it funner to watch.

[DrKain]

I got it today and i gotta say DIC is hard to swallow. ahem that came out wrong, it is really bad not like i haven't seen worse, and its nostalgia which makes it funner to watch.

ROTFLMMFAO

It s still far better than RoC though.

[Rainbow Viper]

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff413/Headman666/DSCN1474.jpg

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff413/Headman666/DSCN1472.jpg


Hope that helps.

that does help. thanks! it doesn't look that bad. It's definitely better quality than any versions you can find of the series online.

[DrKain]

Oh yeah, it is definitely far better tahn anything you will ever find online. At least until these DVDs are ripped, which should be about a 12 hours ago.

[Bleak5170]

Not one single store in my area brought this in, (which is odd as they have had every other G.I. Joe cartoon release). I hated the show but I'll get it just to fill out the collection.

[The Commander]

ROTFLMMFAO

It s still far better than RoC though.

I feel bad i thought the same thing when I read that DrKain :D

[ljacone]

All this DIC talk inspired me to pull out the one piece of Joe DIC animation I own -- a VHS tape of "El Dorado: The Lost City of Gold" which I scored at a Dollar Store when I first got out of college.

Oooooh boy. This episode is bizarre. Grunt accidentally finds the city of El Dorado (natch), and runs into a bunch of conquistador ghosts, who eventually possess Overkill and a squad of BATs. It gets sillier from there.

The best bit is when Cobra opens fire on the possessed BATs. Afterwards, there's a pile of robot parts. But Overkill and the others start to reattach limbs, prompting Cobra Commander to say "They're pulling themselves back together? I didn't think we made them that well!"

[DrKain]

Grunt

WAIT, WHAT?! Didn't Grunt stay in the alternate universe with Steeler and Clutch?

[Bleak5170]

WAIT, WHAT?! Didn't Grunt stay in the alternate universe with Steeler and Clutch?

That didn't last long. All three appeared in the episode "The Traitor" which aired weeks after Worlds Without End. Plus Steeler and Grunt were in the movie and Clutch appeared in the opening sequence.

And yeah, Grunt appeared in 6 episodes of the DIC series and had way more lines than he did in Sunbow's stuff. That's one of the only good things about DIC's run.

[Solrac333]

This is when they started getting all environmental, right?

[Headman]

This is when they started getting all environmental, right?

That would be DiC season 2. I can't wait!

[DrKain]

Well I just finished the set and I have to say I doubt I will ever watch these things again. They were dreadful. Cobra Commander is utter crap. Granted, there were a few parts that were good, but the Sunbow characters are extremely out of character. Lowlight is suddenly afraid of ghosts? Cobra Commander doing a comedy skit (granted, the jokes themselvers were funny, but CC doing it was not)? Voice transmitting cockroaches? What were these people thinking? I am glad to have it just to have it, and I will buy Season 2, but these made my head hurt. Still, in 6 days I have watched all 95 Sunbow episodes, the movie, and then these 24 DIC episodes. I feel great!!!

[Bleak5170]

Still, in 6 days I have watched all 95 Sunbow episodes, the movie, and then these 24 DIC episodes. I feel great!!!

Wow that's insane, lol. I'm doing the same but have spaced it out over several months, (if not a year). I'm only up to Cobrathon from season 2.

[maradona]

Just got mine from Amazon today. My set had two of Disc 1 and one each of 3 and 4. Now I have to send it back. Anyone else hear of this problem?

[Headman]

Just got mine from Amazon today. My set had two of Disc 1 and one each of 3 and 4. Now I have to send it back. Anyone else hear of this problem?

I had that happen with my Wrath of the Lich King warcraft expansion.

[Tom-1]

I AM NOT A TIN CAN.

I AM THE ELIMINATOR!!!

Tom

[PrivateShake]

I'm actually enjoying these. I used to watch this everyday before I'd leave for school. I forgot how annoying Metalhead was. I like seeing the newer characters in animated form along with the newer vehicles. Yeah it's terrible writing wise. But GI JOE is like Pizza, even when its bad, its still pretty good.

[COBRACOLLECTOR]

Congratz on Finaly getting the Dic ! Lol

[RPD]

My son asked: Did that say "Come get some?". That would have been better than Got to get tough, imo...

[FirstReality]

Lowlight is suddenly afraid of ghosts? Cobra Commander doing a comedy skit (granted, the jokes themselvers were funny, but CC doing it was not)? Voice transmitting cockroaches? What were these people thinking?

Probably the same thing people were thinking with Low-Light being unable to sleep ever, Zartan being a rock star, and robotic pack rats stealing Cross-Country's tapedeck.

I'm on Disk 4 of DIC and, honestly, it's nowhere NEAR as bad as I remembered it being. Sure, it's got some rough spots, but some of the stuff I remembered as being truly horrible (Metal-Head, the animation) aren't as bad as I thought, and some of it's considerably better (i.e., some of the plots). That said, there's still some things that Sunbow did considerably better (voice acting), but rewatching these episodes for the first time in more than 20 years, I'm suddenly realizing they weren't NEARLY as bad as they're made out to be.

The theme song, on the other hand, seems to have actually gotten WORSE in 20 years. Hated it as a kid, hate it even MORE now. Thank god for the skip-ahead fuction on my DVD player letting me skip THAT every episode.

[Sciencefriction]

I'm really enjoying it so far. Yeah, it's not Sunbow, but Dragonfire has been great. I know the rest of the series won't be Dragonfire good going but what people say, but it's been so long since I've seen this I've completely forgotten all of it. Then again, I was pretty young when G.I. Joe was on and wasn't reruns.

[jogunwarrior]

I'm on disc four, and while Dragonfire is good, it's not my favorite of the season. Plus I forgot how awesome it was to see characters like Freefall, Sub Zero, Red Star, and Rampart in action. It was this series that made me a Capt. Grid Iron fan!
Loving it so far!

[Headman]

There are episodes that are "Really bad" but I still enjoy them for comedic reasons. Then there are episodes like "I found you...Evy" and "Night of the Creepers" that are every bit as good as some of the things Sunbow's writers came up with. Yes episodes like "Stuck on You" are stupid. "An Officer and a Viper-man" was ruined by the cock roaches in the cookies bit, but there's still good stuff. And as others have said, the worst episodes are still better than RoC.

[takedown]

I'm on disc four, and while Dragonfire is good, it's not my favorite of the season. Plus I forgot how awesome it was to see characters like Freefall, Sub Zero, Red Star, and Rampart in action. It was this series that made me a Capt. Grid Iron fan!
Loving it so far!

Remember kids, the Soviet Union is beginning to crumble. Captain Krimov transferred to the United States, to escape from certain death. So no allegiance to the "Red Star" in the cartoons.

[Headman]

Remember kids, the Soviet Union is beginning to crumble. Captain Krimov transferred to the United States, to escape from certain death. So no allegiance to the "Red Star" in the cartoons.


He already had a respect for GI Joe and their mission to defeat Cobra. If you were Red Star with all of his talents would you A: Waste the talent and take your chances in post soviet Russia or B: Join GI Joe to complete the mission that you started with the Oktober Guard?

[thairestauranteur]

the worst episodes are still better than RoC.

You right about that man! RoC is infinitely worse than anything DiC(k) put out....but that isn't saying much!

What scares me is Jon Chu said he grew up watching DiC(k) and maybe Goldner too! If both of them like DiC(k), we are in for a wild ride come June 29th!

BTW Headman, I saw your recommended Pig Skin episode. It got interesting when they started using the heavy equipment on the football field! I checked Siskel and Ebert's review of this episode and they gave it two very big fingers up!

[Headman]

You right about that man! RoC is infinitely worse than anything DiC(k) put out....but that isn't saying much!

What scares me is Jon Chu said he grew up watching DiC(k) and maybe Goldner too! If both of them like DiC(k), we are in for a wild ride come June 29th!

BTW Headman, I saw your recommended Pig Skin episode. It got interesting when they started using the heavy equipment on the football field! I checked Siskel and Ebert's review of this episode and they gave it two very big fingers up!


Keep in mind, that episode is a favorite of mine for comedic reasons. Not to mention one of my favorite parts of DiC is seeing the later vehicles in action. So plot and execution don't always dictate what I consider a good episode. Good call on Siskel and Ebert's part, but it's reported that the "No-Zone Conspiracy" is the episode that resulted in Gene Siskel's untimely death.

[takedown]

He already had a respect for GI Joe and their mission to defeat Cobra. If you were Red Star with all of his talents would you A: Waste the talent and take your chances in post soviet Russia or B: Join GI Joe to complete the mission that you started with the Oktober Guard?

I was pointing out "DIC JOE" called him Captain Krimov all the time instead of Red Star. LOL!

[thairestauranteur]

Keep in mind, that episode is a favorite of mine for comedic reasons. Not to mention one of my favorite parts of DiC is seeing the later vehicles in action. So plot and execution don't always dictate what I consider a good episode. Good call on Siskel and Ebert's part, but it's reported that the "No-Zone Conspiracy" is the episode that resulted in Gene Siskel's untimely death.


LOL! Yeah, even Ebert had to get a new face because of it!

[Havok]

So far what I've seen is okay. But really cool seeing slaughters maureders in action and python patrol. I bet it's more nostalgic for kids that grew up in the 90's. I grew up in the 80's.

[PrimeOQZ]

I'm on Disk 4 of DIC and, honestly, it's nowhere NEAR as bad as I remembered it being. Sure, it's got some rough spots, but some of the stuff I remembered as being truly horrible (Metal-Head, the animation) aren't as bad as I thought, and some of it's considerably better (i.e., some of the plots). That said, there's still some things that Sunbow did considerably better (voice acting), but rewatching these episodes for the first time in more than 20 years, I'm suddenly realizing they weren't NEARLY as bad as they're made out to be.

The theme song, on the other hand, seems to have actually gotten WORSE in 20 years. Hated it as a kid, hate it even MORE now. Thank god for the skip-ahead fuction on my DVD player letting me skip THAT every episode.

I feel the same way and not as bad as I thought. I think what makes it more watchable is that we are used to characters getting different voice actors and is the norm now. Back in the day, voices were pretty consistent for transformers, g.i joe and even flinstones, scooby doo and superfriends. Hawk, cobra commander, low light are close representations and destro a little less but my point is that they are easier to accept now.

The animation is different and the episodes are a little silly at times but I do like seeing some characters and vehicles too that I want to collect now.

I like the song and can't get it out of my head.

[Moses]

I got through Operation Dragonfire and most of disk 2. When the Sunbow series came out was pretty much when I outgrew collecting Joes, so I never even knew the DIC series existed. After watching all of Sunbow and some of the DIC, I can't say the DIC series is terribly worse. Yes, the voice acting is not as good and the stories can get more hokey (football with tanks?), but they are watchable. I think for the people raised on the Sunbow series, the mostly new cast throws it off. I actually want to see Duke and Flint. At least they have Lady Jaye. Not bad for a half hour toy commercial. I think that's what was missed with Renegades. I enjoy seeing the later toys make their appearances regularly, but also miss the old standards.

[DrKain]

Hawk, cobra commander,

I'm pretty sure that is Chris Latta and the guy that did Hawk in teh Sunbow series.

[eddy-arashikage]

I'm pretty sure that is Chris Latta and the guy that did Hawk in teh Sunbow series.


I know it was Chris Latta not sure about Hawk tho, altho cc's voice was diffrent and not in a good way, It makes you wonder.....

I mean cheap production will explain the lack of effort from the newer cast members but why do the original voice cast members also sound really lousy and diffrent too.

Have to say tho that seeing vehicles and figures padded out in any form is a treat to see, Can't wait for mine to come from amazon.com

[Headman]

I got through Operation Dragonfire and most of disk 2. When the Sunbow series came out was pretty much when I outgrew collecting Joes, so I never even knew the DIC series existed. After watching all of Sunbow and some of the DIC, I can't say the DIC series is terribly worse. Yes, the voice acting is not as good and the stories can get more hokey (football with tanks?), but they are watchable. I think for the people raised on the Sunbow series, the mostly new cast throws it off. I actually want to see Duke and Flint. At least they have Lady Jaye. Not bad for a half hour toy commercial. I think that's what was missed with Renegades. I enjoy seeing the later toys make their appearances regularly, but also miss the old standards.

Duke shows up late in the first season, but regains his leadership role in the second season. Flint also returns in the second season as the leader of the Eco Warriors.

I'm pretty sure that is Chris Latta and the guy that did Hawk in teh Sunbow series.


Hawk is not the same actor. He's David Kaye in the DIC series. aka the voice of Beast Wars Megatron.

[ChaplainAsst]

I find that it is the background music that is really one of the key differences in the shows. Both have goofy plots some times, both key in on toys that they were wanting kids to buy. The voice work isn't that big a difference to me - Chris Latta and Slaughter sounds the same. I hate the CC appearance in DiC but that is just because Hasbro wanted to sell a new figure of a classic character. But the Sunbow background music always did a nice job of setting the scene - and that is absent in the DiC cartoons. I hate to say that I can't speak well to the animation on DiC because it got ridiculously bad treatment in the DVD transfer - it is just barely above VHS quality. It is clear that Shout wasn't going to give this set the Sunbow treatment. (Although they did do some nice box art and disk art).

[Headman]

I find that it is the background music that is really one of the key differences in the shows. Both have goofy plots some times, both key in on toys that they were wanting kids to buy. The voice work isn't that big a difference to me - Chris Latta and Slaughter sounds the same. I hate the CC appearance in DiC but that is just because Hasbro wanted to sell a new figure of a classic character. But the Sunbow background music always did a nice job of setting the scene - and that is absent in the DiC cartoons. I hate to say that I can't speak well to the animation on DiC because it got ridiculously bad treatment in the DVD transfer - it is just barely above VHS quality. It is clear that Shout wasn't going to give this set the Sunbow treatment. (Although they did do some nice box art and disk art).

So score one more for the 70's porn Sunbow music over the generic "Pup named Scooby Doo" Dic music.

DIC's title theme rocked hard though.

[Steevy Maximus]

DIC's title theme rocked hard though.
Damn straight!

I do have to wonder if Shout still had the original music mix for ODF?
When I watched it originally, the in episode music was a weird mix of Sunbow and what I assume was public domain stuff. In general, it WAS better than the regular DiC in episode stuff, but I got rid of the tape years ago and the only sources I've seen on Youtube were the syndication airings (which used the regular DiC opening and standard DiC music)

[PrimeOQZ]

Can I get some help with that. Chris Latta is not credited at the end (haven't checked dragon fire) or did he have another name that he went by? There was a website I saw that said Scott McNeil did his voice but maybe it was the season 2 episodes.

[CobraOfficer999]

Just got the set today at Best Buy. I am currently on Dragon fire Pt. 3. Very bizare so far. I vaguely remember seeing this maybe once or twice as a 6-9 YO kid, mostly the intro song.

[SteelBrigade]

Watching these makes my want a new General, and Retaliator helicopter. Even the Locust would be cool. Though asking Hasbro for any of them is as pointless as asking for a Flagg or Terror Drome. Not gonna happen. :(

[cobra22nd]

I'm on the last dvd and it seems to have gone from gi joe to sky patrol. Last episode had SP and Duke, the one I am on now has SP and Lady Jaye. They are even pimping the SP vehicles at the expense of everything else.

[Steeler58]

I just got done watching the whole season. While it was nice seening all the cool vehichles and characters, it really reminded me of scooby doo. A little too wacky for me. My kids didn't mind it. My 8yr old daughter kept asking why Duke, Snake Eyes, and Scarlett are not in it. They seemed to get hooked on the theme song and kept singing after the show was over. That made me feel like I did not waste my money on this series.

[crock master]

i have dic season 2, the last 2 episodes are literally the worst yet. both are recaps of past shows one dedicated entirly to metalhead.
anybody interested in these?

[Ioz]

Can I get some help with that. Chris Latta is not credited at the end (haven't checked dragon fire) or did he have another name that he went by? There was a website I saw that said Scott McNeil did his voice but maybe it was the season 2 episodes.He is in the credits as Christopher Collins. He still voiced Cobra Commander in DiC season 1. I think Scott McNeil did the voice of Cobra Commander in season 2, but I've seen some debate that Chris also did his voice for at least part of season 2.

[Steevy Maximus]

He is in the credits as Christopher Collins. He still voiced Cobra Commander in DiC season 1. I think Scott McNeil did the voice of Cobra Commander in season 2, but I've seen some debate that Chris also did his voice for at least part of season 2.

Yeah, Latta, Ed Gilbert (General Hawk), and Morgan Lofting (Baroness) provided their talents for Operation Dragonfire and the early DiC episodes. Season 2 saw them replaced with cheaper Canadian Talent (David Kaye, Scott McNeil).


So my Walmart FINALLY got the set in stock, and I got a huge nostalgism watching Operation Dragonfire, not only did it feature the corrected animation, but all the original intros and music. I'm SUPREMELY happy Shout was able to do that and not simply use the syndication version.
About the only thing that would make me happier would be if Hasbro made DiC colors Serpentor, Zarana, Alley Viper (red and blue) along with Scoop, Stalker v2 and Rock and Roll v2.

[Darth Awgmon]

I like the theme song alright, but there is no way in hell I would spend actual money on this set. The Dic series sucks the biggest donkey dick of all time. It was the start of the decline of GI Joe.

[doomed huh]

I never knew that wasn't Latta in DIC season 2. it sure sounds like him.

theres a clip here

DIC GI Joe Overkill is upgraded - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osp-j_D2WkA&feature=related)

[CVdelgado]

i couldnt pass this up when i saw it at the store. dragonfire was ok. the best thing is that chris latta is still voicing cc.

my son likes it more than i do but im trying to keep an open mind here... it does make sunbow look like a MUTHERFUCKINMASTERPIECE though.

[Headman]

i have dic season 2, the last 2 episodes are literally the worst yet. both are recaps of past shows one dedicated entirly to metalhead.
anybody interested in these?

The last two episodes are bad, but the first two are the best GI Joe episodes ever!

[KingBiohazerd]

I have made it threw dragon fly and into a couple episodes its torment. However pretty cool to see some the joes and cobras on tv

[bucky]

why is the intro in Dragonfire "international heroes"?

I want my got to get tough song!

[DrKain]

Because the get tough song comes after ODF.

[THE RED SHADOWS]

I wouldnt mind buying it, when its cheaper and starting my kids off of it and as they get older move to the better stuff

[C-GDSM 2487]

watched dragon fire enjoyed but the others not to great
great to see lazer-viper the saw-viper
i was hoping to see cesspool -sludge viper
headsman with the head hunters i hope they bein the next release/
one figure that made me laugh was metal head ,bang bang.

[Headman]

watched dragon fire enjoyed but the others not to great
great to see lazer-viper the saw-viper
i was hoping to see cesspool -sludge viper
headsman with the head hunters i hope they bein the next release/
one figure that made me laugh was metal head ,bang bang.

Headman and Cesspool are both in the next season. Of course Headman is only there for a two part episode where he is brutally killed at the end.

[Lt. Faceless]

So my Walmart FINALLY got the set in stock, and I got a huge nostalgism watching Operation Dragonfire, not only did it feature the corrected animation, but all the original intros and music. I'm SUPREMELY happy Shout was able to do that and not simply use the syndication version.
About the only thing that would make me happier would be if Hasbro made DiC colors Serpentor, Zarana, Alley Viper (red and blue) along with Scoop, Stalker v2 and Rock and Roll v2.

There are so many joes i'd like to see from this era.R&R V2 would be like PoC Snake eyes,the last one i'd ever need.I'd like to see the Yellow/black Alley vipers.I always liked their shield and faceplate more.

[snakeeyes0217]

These are pretty brutal...but at least we get THE Commander back.

[Clobbertron]

Oh it's terrible but I love this series so much. I want an ' I used to be a man' CC figure with the brown 'furry' suit' sooo bad!

[Viper6]

This stuff is odd. Serpentor is a choad!

wash your mouth out with buckshot

[nighthawk]

By the way, anyone find this in Canada other than at Amazon.ca?

[Viper Commando]

Don't think you're going to find the DIC series at Canadian retail. Shout does not have the rights to distribute the series outside the USA. It clearly states on amazon.ca that it's an import.

[bucky]

The voices are not that great, and the animation isn't as crisp-everything seems so right and sunny. Very "pastel". But what hurts this series the most-lack of background music. Coparing the two series, Sunbow set the mood of the action on the screen with the background music. Dic either has generic music, or literally no music at all. All said though, not as bad as I remember.

[PrivateShake]

Two shots every time the animation stops awkwardly and gets all grainy.

[sparks007]

Thank god Sunbow Gi Joe was what I grew up with. The Dic series makes me understand why some people would not like GI Joe. If I was a kid and that was all I had to go on I would probably not collecting GI Joes. If this was what was being produced in the late 80's early 90's it's no wonder why networks stopped airing Saturday morning and after school cartoons.

[Jacklefttown]

So, I bit the bullet and bought the DIC set, as well. Having never seen it as a kid, I was very excited to finally be able to see Operation: Dragonfire after hearing about it for all these years.

When it started, I was a bit thrown off by the animation and cheap voice acting, but after a few minutes, none of it really mattered... because it was cheesy fun!

Many of us take Joe very seriously, so I can understand the hate for this product. But there were big battles, explosions, Sgt Slaughter and the Cobra Commander's return subplot! I'm SO glad they didn't leave CC as the snake from the GI Joe animated film.
Also, it was great to hear the late Chris Latta once again voicing the head snake. His voice will always be remembered as THE voice of Commander.

Now, I understand as the series goes on it gets worse and worse, but ODF wasn't as bad as some of you guys made it sound. I enjoyed the hell out of it!

[CVdelgado]

i watched dragonfire, not that bad. im happy cc is back and latta is doing his voice. my son likes it. well watch more soon.

i couldnt pass it up when i saw it in the dvd section.

[nighthawk]

Don't think you're going to find the DIC series at Canadian retail. Shout does not have the rights to distribute the series outside the USA. It clearly states on amazon.ca that it's an import.

Darn. I actually got my Shout Joe and Transformers box sets a few years back at Walmart in Canada so I was hoping they will sell the DIC set here too. They have the other Sunbow ones here though.

[JR0d28]

Saw this at Walmart yesterday getting an Air Filter for my Jeep I just stopped and backed away slowly....

[Van Hammer]

Darn. I actually got my Shout Joe and Transformers box sets a few years back at Walmart in Canada so I was hoping they will sell the DIC set here too. They have the other Sunbow ones here though.

I got my DIC set at Walmart here in Canada

[nighthawk]

I got my DIC set at Walmart here in Canada

Cool. How much was it?

[Black Rose]

It's not as bad as I thought it originally was. I'm only a few episodes in after Operation Dragonfire, but I'm actually enjoying it.

[Van Hammer]

Cool. How much was it?

I think it was around 22 or 25 dollars.

[Jacklefttown]

Does Serpentor ever show back up in the DIC series? The Baroness did say the change to the iguana form was temporary.

[sithlordsmart]

Does Serpentor ever show back up in the DIC series? The Baroness did say the change to the iguana form was temporary.
Nope he never did show back up. As a kids cartoon I thought the series was good. However, it will never beat the sunbow series. I watch the 90's joe stuff with my 8 yr old, she loves it.

[osiris]

Cool. How much was it?

picked mine up at walmart for $19.99

[CrimsonGuard101]

LOL you were warned...

[Rainbow Viper]

Does Serpentor ever show back up in the DIC series? The Baroness did say the change to the iguana form was temporary.

I have to admit...even as a kid I thought Serpentor deserved a better 'exit' from the series. I know they probably couldn't have shown him getting killed or anything like in the comics, but still.

[Ioz]

Does Serpentor ever show back up in the DIC series? The Baroness did say the change to the iguana form was temporary.No. They probably left it open ended for two reasons. 1. It is a kids show that they wouldn't want to show death on and 2. If Hasbro were to have made another toy version of him in the early 90s, this would have given them an easier path to bring him back.

[Steel Brigade]

Finally got mine today as a belated b-day present, can't wait to relive some Operation: Dragonfire!!