Who played with GI Joe as a kid.

I had a big collection of GI Joe when I was a kid.  Until they started getting into Aliens and space crap….

I wasn’t allowed to play with dolls.

Don’t get  me wrong. I wanted to play with G.I. Joe (action figures) when I was a kid, but my dad said they were dolls and wouldn’t let me have any.

@Brain:

Don’t get  me wrong. I wanted to play with G.I. Joe (action figures) when I was a kid, but my dad said they were dolls and wouldn’t let me have any.

You truely missed out. G.I Joes were the best action figures in history.

I had 7: marine, airforce, navy, Australian, German, 2 Japanese. Sold them 25 years ago for $500. I understand an unopened Jap now catches about $2500-3000.

thanks cal

Never had any interests in these things.

I played Marx Battleground and Fort Apache and also had a Guns of Navarone play-set

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@Battlingmaxo:

I had 6: marine, airforce, navy, Australian, German, 2 Japanese. Sold them 25 years ago for $500. I understand an unopened Jap now catches about $2500-3000.

I think that’s 7…

I used to play football with my G.I Joes and Ninja Turtles. The Turtles would be linemen and the G.I would be skill postion players.

@Imperious:

Never had any interests in these things.

I played Marx Battleground and Fort Apache and also had a Guns of Navarone play-set

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.prestoimages.net/store30/rd392/392_page27455.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.battlefieldlegendstoysoldiers.com/store.php/battlefieldlegends/pg81/marx_toy_soldier_playsets_review&usg=__YQilr33qORSHUYamYvRiSK3cL2w=&h=1000&w=723&sz=255&hl=en&start=6&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=yp9zBM7wCul8gM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=108&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMarx%2Bbattleground%2Bplay-set%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1

http://www.timewarptoys.com/navarone1.JPG

Do you still own those?

@Dylan:

@ABWorsham:

I used to play football with my G.I Joes and Ninja Turtles. The Turtles would be linemen and the G.I would be skill postion players.

GI Joe and Turtles vs Footman and Cobra?

Thats right, Krain the Brain was a coach.

G.I. Joe was awesome growing up.  And I mean the REAL ones (full size, not the cost savings shorties)

That entailed huge sized vehicles too.  I had a jeep with a working spring loaded bazooka.  My friend had the tow behind working spot light for the jeep.  Also had a GI Joe helicopter and a GI Joe Submarine (tub time was never so much fun).

Somehow these were lost (at least to me) after I got married and moved out.
I’m sure the collection would be worth some $ today, but I am not going to lose any sleep over that.

We used to have GI Joe kidnap Big Jim and Ken (Barbie’s boy toy).
When we got older, we’d also do ‘stuff’ with barbie too…

@axis_roll:

G.I. Joe was awesome growing up.  And I mean the REAL ones (full size, not the cost savings shorties)

That entailed huge sized vehicles too.  I had a jeep with a working spring loaded bazooka.  My friend had the tow behind working spot light for the jeep.  Also had a GI Joe helicopter and a GI Joe Submarine (tub time was never so much fun).

Somehow these were lost (at least to me) after I got married and moved out.
I’m sure the collection would be worth some $ today, but I am not going to lose any sleep over that.

We used to have GI Joe kidnap Big Jim and Ken (Barbie’s boy toy).
When we got older, we’d also do ‘stuff’ with barbie too…

I liked the short 3 1/2 inch G.I  Joes. The large ones reminded me of dolls.

Speaking of kidnapping, a daughter of one our friends left a barbie at our house the other day. We sent the family a radsom video, showing barbie tied up under guard by armed GI Joes and a Halo figure. The radsom demands of Little Debbie products and soft drinks were met.

@ABWorsham:

@axis_roll:

G.I. Joe was awesome growing up.  And I mean the REAL ones (full size, not the cost savings shorties)

That entailed huge sized vehicles too.  I had a jeep with a working spring loaded bazooka.  My friend had the tow behind working spot light for the jeep.  Also had a GI Joe helicopter and a GI Joe Submarine (tub time was never so much fun).

Somehow these were lost (at least to me) after I got married and moved out.
I’m sure the collection would be worth some $ today, but I am not going to lose any sleep over that.

We used to have GI Joe kidnap Big Jim and Ken (Barbie’s boy toy).
When we got older, we’d also do ‘stuff’ with barbie too…

I liked the short 3 1/2 inch G.I  Joes. The large ones reminded me of dolls.

Speaking of kidnapping, a daughter of one our friends left a barbie at our house the other day. We sent the family a radsom video, showing barbie tied up under guard by armed GI Joes and a Halo figure. The radsom demands of Little Debbie products and soft drinks were met.

Hahahahaha!  Nice…