Comments on: I’ve got a tough assignment for you

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:30:04 +0000

The red/white/blue markings on the string faded easily. Moreso when you had the talking pilot who spent a lot of time in pools. Yet he still talks wonderfully today.

By: Muscato

Muscato — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:43:34 +0000

Personally, I was always busy trying to jam my GI Joes into dresses made for Farrah or Cher, who were blessedly larger than Barbie, so it wasn't that big a stretch. The shoes, though, were another story. Say what you will about Joe, he has big feet.

By: JFStan

JFStan — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:53:35 +0000

I think there's a bit of information you guys might be without, the G. I. Joe commander not only said several different things, but you could control which one he said! The trick was to pull the string until you saw the multicolored section near the end. When you stopped pulling at a certain color, he would say the phrase associated with that color. Of course, the last phrase (accessed by pulling the string all the way) was "I've got a tough assignment for you". 🙂

By: John Scott Tynes

John Scott Tynes — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:42:24 +0000

I love Squinty McGinger in the photo. His parents gave him money for glasses but he blew it all on talking undressable military fetish dolls.

By: Neal P

Neal P — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:43:09 +0000

For Christmas 1970, I wanted the Land Adventurer, but my parents got me the Talking Adventure Team Commander because they probably figured it was an upgrade. I was happy to have him, but I couldn't see the point in having a Joe that spouted random phrases that were incongruous to whatever scenario I was playing out. I also didn't like the fact that his chest looked like he was sprayed with buckshot and he had dogtags hanging from his tracheotomy.