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Giveaway: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Season 1.1 on DVD!
By Great White Snark | June 23, 2009
The most important lessons in life, I learned from G.I. Joe public service announcements:
Never give up. Don’t hide in refrigerators. And don’t judge people until you give ‘em a chance, unless they’re from Florida. Or wear crooked baseball caps. Or laugh at the jokes on Two and a Half Men without feeling guilty about it.
And that’s why the best part of the G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1 4-DVD box set isn’t the first 22 episodes of the classic cartoon, the three 5-part mini-series, the “archival” Hasbro toy commercials(!!), or the rub-on Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow tattoos.
The best part of this collection is the included G.I. Joe PSAs. Because you, too, should “know,” and then win exactly half of your battles.
The other half… I can’t help you with.
To sign up to win a copy of G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1 on DVD:
- If you haven’t already, get an e-mail subscription to Great White Snark. It won’t cost you nuthin’.
- Leave a comment on this post. In the “Mail (will not be published)” field, enter the same e-mail address of your subscription, so I know who you are.
- In the comment, name the G.I. Joe character you think is least-suited to be giving advice to little kids in public service announcements, and why.
I’ll select the winner at random and announce them in an update to this post next Tuesday, June 23.
UPDATE: The winner is a Dumbass. “Double dumbass.”
One entry per person. And remember, cheaters never prosper, because I’ve got your IP address, people: duplicate entries are dopey entries. Winners outside the forty-eight contiguous U.S. states pay shipping. Because this ain’t a money tree, it’s just a plain ol’ blog.
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Topics: Cartoons, Contests | 20 Comments »
Tags: Cartoons, Contests, GI Joe, giveaway, TV
June 23rd, 2009 at 6:40 am
Snake-Eyes would clearly be the least suitable. You never see his face and I’m not sure he can even talk. Also, he seems the shadiest of the bunch, you never find out anything about his past!
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:06 am
i always loved this show ,its so cool that these programs are being released after all this time
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:13 am
Scarlett. Ain’t nobody gonna pay attention to a redhair with a skin-tight outfit. Either that or she’d be a sounding success.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:43 am
Stalker, because being named after creepy guys who chase celebrities is just wrong if you are going to give advice.
“Remeber Kids, when stalking your victims, always make sure to creep up behind them. The more you scare them the more they will love you!”
This is further proven by the fact that his code name has nothing to do with his skillset. With Snake eyes you know he can load the dice and hello ninja, Scarlette has the red hair, Duke is obviously the leader so he can pick a lame name all he wants…
Stalker… The more you know~!
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:57 am
Has to be Shipwreck….
1. out of all the G.I. Joes he never trains.
2. he spends his days lounging on a tropical island hitting on women.
3.his pet parrot *Polly* would make it impossible to take him seriously.
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Flint… I’ve never seen someone so p-whipped in my life… and no one should take advice from someone like that.
June 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 am
Snake Eyes for sure…if you met this guy in real life, and you were eight, wouldn’t you be scared to death if he was telling you about watching both ways before crossing the street?
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
definitely Wild Bill, the helicopter pilot
he is a texas good ol’ boy who dresses like a union soldier from the civil war sometimes and he tries to sing. its probably because he is always drunk. i wouldn’t want some sauced up wannabe Walker Texas Ranger to try and teach me life lessons
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Sgt. Slaughter because, well, his name is Slaughter, and questions are bound to come up. I don’t want to have that conversation with little Jimmy and have to explain why it’s okay to kill BAD people but not everyone else.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Zap, Back Stop, Blaster, Dodger, Knockdown, Sneakpeak, Hit & Run, Hot Seat, Stretcher, Topside, Wetdown and Cannonball all win awards for Worst Double Entendre Names as well as all people who I wouldn’t take advice from, let alone ask for their advice.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Snake-Eyes. For God’s sake. Why would I take advice from a man called Snake-Eyes?
June 24th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Quick Kick. He never wore shoes, even in the movie when they were in the Himalayas. Would why I take advice from a man who can’t be bothered to strap on a pair of Nike’s every once in a while.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Cobra Commander. How he ever got to be a commander is beyond me. He is cowardice embodied. I mean if the PSAs were on how send others onto the front lines for your stupid plans and how to run away…then he’d be the best. And that voice…
As for the Scarlet comment, I would listen to her…ok maybe not listen…stare…
June 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Jinx. She’s too hot to be giving advice and if she did her advice would either royally backfire or get you killed.
Jinx: “Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street.”
Me: “Thank you pretty ninja lady who I can’t stop staring at.” *SPLAT*
June 26th, 2009 at 9:15 am
I totally agree that Shipwreck should not only not give the PSAs, but should probably not be allowed unsupervised with any of the junior Joes either. I mean, really, the guy is the poster child for the phrase “Gay as sailors.” In the space of half a dozen episodes he cross-dresses, burns down an orphanage, slacks off on the job causing another Joe to get hurt, and mouths off to the boss. Let me repeat part of that. BURNS DOWN AN ORPHANAGE.
Point made?
July 6th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Winner = “Double Dumbass”
July 30th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
i am a big fan of GI Joe. it was originally a cartoon series that i always watched when i was just a kid. i also collected many GI Joe action figures.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:04 am
GI Joe the movie is awesome. it focuses mainly on nanotechnology. this movie should have been made a couple of years ago.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:03 am
When i was a kid, i watched GI Joe animated version on TV all the time. GI Joe Movie is also a very good rendition of the original GI Joe cartoon series.
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February 3rd, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Cobra commander and Duke are two of my favorite GI Joe characters. the movie is great and i am waiting for a sequel of gi joe perhaps maybe next year or so.