[Toa Maximus]

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Originally Posted by Cobra Agent 66

So on that note, what's a Classified you've NEVER seen at retail?
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Half the line lol

[wedge1968]

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Originally Posted by WilliePete

There's literally an episode of the cartoon where cobra has gypsies conjure spirits to fight gi joe, but Cobra La is too much for people.

The cartoon is too far for me.

[280-CUSTOMS]

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Originally Posted by Cobra Agent 66

I saw a Tiger Paw this morning at Target, which surprised me given how people are acting like it's an SDCC Exclusive or something. So on that note, what's a Classified you've NEVER seen at retail?

No range vipers in store but picked up 2 mole rats and a big ben @ wally one day also a shadow tracker @ a random wally in the tampa area one day whilst @ work ..

[RedAlert Rescue]

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Originally Posted by wedge1968

The cartoon is too far for me.

Yeah I'm afraid the cringe of the Sunbow cartoon was often stronger than my resolution to watch the show.

So I just kinda went.. well that was a thing... and went and watched Cartoons that didn't make my spine want to escape.

I'm still amazed that the best Cartoon Sunbow ever made (Visionaries) only lasted 1 season.. and even that was a tiny bit cringe in places.

I don't mind a bit of cringe even the best cartoons have some (Ulysses 31 for example makes me occasionally face palm - but other times it's an epic show) Starscream in Transformers is pretty much made of cringe - but everyone still loves him for it.

But yeah Gi Joe Laser M-16's and Parachute syndrome is a lot more acceptable when you are 8 years old i'd suggest.

Or Maybe I liked the toys so much and the premise so much I was willing to turn a blind eye to any flaws (much as I do with Miraculous now)

[MSG Duke]

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Originally Posted by WilliePete

There's literally an episode of the cartoon where cobra has gypsies conjure spirits to fight gi joe, but Cobra La is too much for people.

Honestly, I think you're missing the point with people's dislike of Cobra la. Granted there were some episodes of the original cartoon that definitely had some supernatural elements, But at its heart it was still a military show. It was about the conflict between an American military unit had a ruthless terrorist organization. The show was always grounded in that.

Then suddenly we find out that Cobra was actually being run by a bunch of strange beings who looked like they would be more at home on Eternia. It kind of felt like the rug was pulled out from under us and shifted the entire tone of the line.

[captain mal]

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Originally Posted by Cobra Agent 66

So on that note, what's a Classified you've NEVER seen at retail?

It would probably be easier to list the things we HAVE seen at retail.

Classified I have NEVER seen at retail (that were actual retail releases) :

Beachhead, Cobra Trooper, Baroness w/ Coil, Orange Alley Viper, Arctic BAT, Range Viper, Big Ben, Blue TeleViper, Nunchuck, Eel, Tunnel Rat, Firefly, Crimson Viper, Lowlight, Grunt, Shooter, Snow Serpent, Mole Rat, Blue Shockwave, Night Force Shockwave, Night Force Tunnel Rat, Shadow Tracker, Wolf Spider, Cobra Ferret, Doc, Torch, Jinx, Gnawgahyde, Retro Snake Eyes, Retro Beachhead, Retro Snow Serpent, Retro Eel, Tiger Paw w Wreckage...

[captain mal]

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Originally Posted by Toa Maximus

Half the line lol

Tiger Force and Python Patrol - other than that, I don't see much.

[Toa Maximus]

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Originally Posted by captain mal

Tiger Force and Python Patrol - other than that, I don't see much.

Yeah that's pretty much been my experience with Walmart not carrying Joe around here. The last mainline stuff I saw there was Rock n Roll and Shipwreck but there was a gap between them and the Spirit wave. My local Target's have been better about getting stuff, but even then it's really hit or miss and only really got back to it with the Retro Wave 1 and the Techno Viper wave.

I'll see the Walmart Night Force exclusives occasionally but that's because I returned online ones to the store lol

[Cobra Agent 66]

Oh yeah I never saw any of the Mole Rats, either. I think Classified and MOTU Origins are tied for "most popular and successful action figure series I've bought almost entirely online". I don't think I've come across ANY of the Snake Men at Target or Walmart.

[Sysiss]

Why is it so shocking that nothing can be found at retail? Let's face it, Classified sells horribly at retail.

For whatever reason Target seems to be obsessed with deluxe items which do nothing but rot on the shelves so they for whatever reason still get that, but this stuff doesn't move.

From a business perspective, it's a horrible move for them and only great for those of you that can't wait for clearance, Ollie's ect.

There's just too many people selling this stuff with hardly any of it actually hard to find or get for a reasonable price elsewhere. It makes plenty of sense for stores not to carry much of it.

How many times must they go down the same road, when they already know where it leads?