What was the Best Year for GI Joe?

[Captain Max]

Okay,now I'd like to get your opinions on what was the Best Year for GI Joe ARAH?

For me-it's 1985.Why?

Some of my favorite characters and figures made their debut this year:Lady Jaye,Flint,Dusty,Shipwreck,The Dreadnoks,Eels,Lamprey,Crimson Guard,Snow Serpent,and the Team Supreme:Alpine & Bazooka! :p

Also-we got some of the all-time best vehicles-the A.W.E. Striker,Mauler,Transportable Tactical Battle Platform,Cobra Moray Hydrofoil,and the one I wanted and never got-the U.S.S. Flagg! :cool:

So what is YOUR favorite year? :)

[General Scarlett]

Ummmmmm.......................


[SIZE=4]1982-Present :p [/SIZE]

[lehsreh]

[COLOR=Red]it is very close between 85 and 86. i like characters like lifeline, sepentor, beach head and the new noks. but i have to agree that 85 was the best year ever, cant say every year because i saw some years where they really, i mean really sucked, i was ashamed to be a collector. [/COLOR]

[Captain Max]

1986 was an excellent year,as well-probably my 2nd favorite,overall! :D

[Flint]

Man this is tough, I gotta go with my wingwoman Scarlett, here and say 82- present!!! :D
But if I had to go with one year, It would have to be 1985 in my opinion some of the COOLEST STUFF came out that year!!!! :D

[bravo]

1986
this is when we got Sgt. Slaughter,Serpentor,Low-Light,& Claymore,
there were lots of great things in 86, pulse we got the The Fridge,
and i remember this one christmas of 86 i got the Cobra Terrordrome.

[Self-Modifier]

It's split between two years for me-- 1983, the year the first mini-series debuted, and the year Duke was released (albeit as a mail-away), was a great one.

But 1985 was sort of THE year for G.I. Joe. The comic was the best-selling comic book in America (if Larry Hama is to be believed), the TV show was on every single weekday in syndication, and, as noted previously, several great figures were released that year. The G.I. Joe team was still at a manageable 50 or so members, and Cobra had just about all their top command structure in place. If the toy line had ceased to exist after 1985, we would have had pretty much all the main characters we know and love already established, and I think that says a lot about what a strong year '85 was.

[Outrider]

1985.....'nuff said! ;)

[Sonneilon]

I think it's 1987. When Falcon, Muskrat, Repeater and Tunnel Rat showed up. Otherwise, I'm a big fan of 1983 or whenever Torpedo, Tripwire and Gung Ho showed up.

[bravo]

[QUOTE=Sonneilon]I think it's 1987. When Falcon, Muskrat, Repeater and Tunnel Rat showed up. Otherwise, I'm a big fan of 1983 or whenever Torpedo, Tripwire and Gung Ho showed up.[/QUOTE]
hay Sonneilon, Muskrat,& Repeater are 1988 , falcon & tunnelrat are 87,& the rest is 83, :D

[Lava Boss]

In terms of when the line was hitting all the right notes, either 1984 or 1985.

In terms of when I was personally enjoying it the most...probably 1986.

[lightingtina]

my year is 1987
that's when i saw tunnelrat, one of my personal fav. and battelforce 2000. thats the team that stared it all for up comming joe teams..knockdown was also one of my personal fav,, too :D

[Sonneilon]

[QUOTE=bravo]hay Sonneilon, Muskrat,& Repeater are 1988 , falcon & tunnelrat are 87,& the rest is 83, :D[/QUOTE]

Oh man... I'm going senile. Uhmmmmm... I think my fave year is 1987 cuz Falcon & Tunnel Rat are my top faves. With Repeater and Muskrat behind 'em. And then Torpedo & Tripewire. Must have a thing for guys who start with T. Like my Thomas baby! hee hee

[msu44]

Oh man, '85 followed closely by '86 and '84.

I wish I had a time machine, lol.

[Uncle Flint]

I have to agree with everyone else here. By 1985 Hasbro and beefed up the molds and improved the sculpting over the 1982-1983 stuff. The characters were all reality / military based enough to be believable. Cobra command structure had been developed and the troops weren't ridiculously specialized yet. After 1985 stuff slowly started to unravel. 1986 was a great year, but Serpentor should never have been introduced. We simply shouldn't have gone down that road. And 1986 was the first year neon colors were introduced. Also a road that should never have been traveled.

[bravo]

[QUOTE=Uncle Flint]I have to agree with everyone else here. By 1985 Hasbro and beefed up the molds and improved the sculpting over the 1982-1983 stuff. The characters were all reality / military based enough to be believable. Cobra command structure had been developed and the troops weren't ridiculously specialized yet. After 1985 stuff slowly started to unravel. 1986 was a great year, but Serpentor should never have been introduced. We simply shouldn't have gone down that road. And 1986 was the first year neon colors were introduced. Also a road that should never have been traveled.[/QUOTE]
i don't think Serpentor had any thing to do with it,it was more base on the movie, that started the grap that almost destroy the Joe's, beside the Sgt, need to fight someone to his level. as far as the neon colors well some one at Hasbro ,must saw the wrong kinda light, :D

[nando]

well 86 DEFINITLY my all time favorites roadblock v2, mainframe , leatherneck , wet suit , low light , beach head , the best year...

[The Faceless Master]

Personally, 97-98
I wouldn't mind army building & just getting all the figs & vehicles in multiples
released those years, and I'd be happy.

2002 (http://www.yojoe.com/action/02/) is a very close second, it had a very very decent Serpentor,
Shock Viper, the Twins, the Crimson Strike Team from the Convention etc
with the obvious exception of the T-Crotch release figures that year :mad:

2000 (http://www.yojoe.com/action/00/) & 2001 (http://www.yojoe.com/action/01/) were very nice years with all the ARAH Collectors Series