G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989 TV series)
| G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated television series |
| Voices of | Ted Harrison Maurice LaMarche Scott McNeil Sgt. Slaughter |
| Narrated by | Jackson Beck |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | DIC Entertainment (Cookie Jar Entertainment) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | First-run syndication |
| Original run | September 2, 1989 – January 20, 1992 |
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The series was produced by DIC Entertainment and ran from 1989 to 1992.
The series debuted in 1989, with a five-part mini-series titled Operation: Dragonfire. The regular series began in 1990, lasting for two seasons and 44 episodes. The series continued the original G.I. Joe animated series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions that ran in syndication from 1985 to 1986.
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[edit] Background
In order to cut production costs for the animated series, Hasbro dropped Sunbow and contracted DiC to continue the series. Story editor Buzz Dixon explained in an interview: "Hasbro had been funding G.I. Joe out of their own pocket; they got a ridiculous deal from DiC to take over the series and they pretty much let them."[1] The DiC series is a continuation of the Sunbow show, though there were some minor inconsistencies.
[edit] The series
The DiC stories chose to focus primarily on new characters of the period. Hawk was retained as G.I. Joe commander and at times shared his duties with Sgt. Slaughter (who in this series, appeared in live-action wraparounds) as head of G.I. Joe. Captain Grid-Iron was given field commander duties in Season 1, with Duke regaining his old position in Season 2. Storm Shadow was also now a member of G.I. Joe, as he had been sold as a Joe rather than a Cobra since 1988, keeping in line with the story of the comics, where he had abandoned Cobra in 1986-87.
The first season centered almost exclusively on the 1990 Joes; meanwhile, Cobra, having a less extensive cast, was augmented by select characters from 1989 and the yet-to-be-released 1991 figures. This new ensemble had a much wider variety of Cobra Officers as we were introduced to the Night Creepers and their leader, and many different forms of VIPERS.
The first season of the DiC series was mainly standalone episodes that focused on establishing new team members and plots. The second season of the DiC show lowered the animation budget but began a series of two part episodes, which often told a deeper story involving more dramatic life and death situations for the Joes. Theme song and underscore by Stephen James Taylor.
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Cast
- Jackson Beck - Narrator ("Operation Dragonfire" mini-series)
- Michael Benyaer - Scoop, Airwave
- Don Brown - Sub-Zero, Drop Zone
- Jim Byrnes - Alley Viper
- Gary Chalk - Gristle, Metal-Head, Pathfinder, Shockwave, Cesspool, BIOK
- Brent Chapman - Red Star, Salvo
- Lisa Corps - Zarana
- Kevin Conway - Rock 'n Roll
- Ian James Corlett - Gnawgahyde, Rampart
- Michael Donovan - Flint, Night-Viper
- Suzanne Errett-Balcom - Scarlett, Lady Jaye
- Ed Gilbert - General Hawk (Season 1)
- Ted Harrison - Duke
- Phil Hayes - Airborne
- Fred Henderson - Lt. Falcon
- Jerry Houser - Sci-Fi
- Lee Jeffrey - Stalker
- David Kaye - General Hawk (Season 2)
- Terry Klassen - Altitude
- Josh Andrew Koenig - Ambush, Night Creeper Leader
- Maurice LaMarche - Big Ben, Copperhead, Destro, Heavy Duty, Low-Light, Red Star, Serpentor, Spirit
- Morgan Lofting - Baroness
- Chris Latta - Cobra Commander
- Blu Mankuma - Roadblock
- Scott McNeil - Freefall, Headman, Storm Shadow, Dice, Slice
- Bob Remus - Sgt. Slaughter
- Alvin Sanders - Stretcher
- Robert O. Smith - Grunt, Wet Suit
- David Willis - Bullhorn
- Dale Wilson - Capt. Grid-Iron, Mutt, Overkill, Skydive
[edit] Additional Voices
- Mark Acheson -
- Jay Brazeau -
- Babz Chula -
- Tom Davidson -
- Marcy Goldberg -
- Annabel Kershaw -
- Terry King -
- Lalainia Lindbjerg -
- Shane Meier -
- Pauline Newstone -
- John Novak -
- Doug Parker
- Derek Peakman -
- Margot Pinvidic -
- Rick Poltaruk -
- William Taylor -
- Tomm Wright -
[edit] Crew
- Madeline Bascomb - Voice Director (Season Two)
- Marsha Goodman - Voice Director ("Operation Dragonfire" mini-series), Casting Director (Season One and Two)
- Shirley McGregor - Talent Coordinator
- Ginny McSwain - Voice Director ("Operation Dragonfire" mini-series)
- Doug Parker - Voice Director ("Operation Dragonfire" mini-series and Season One)
- Paul Quinn - Voice Director (Season Two)
- Victor Villegas - Voice Director ("Operation Dragonfire" mini-series)
[edit] VHS releases
- El Dorado the Lost City of Gold
- Revenge of the Pharaoh
- Chunnel
- Infested Island
- The Sludge Factor I & II
- Long Live Rock N Roll I & II
[edit] DVD release
(DiC) G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Series 2, Season 1 DVD was released January 10, 2012.[2][3]
[edit] See also
- G.I. Joe
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)
- G.I. Joe (comics)
- G.I. Joe Extreme
- G. I. Joe: Sigma 6
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- G.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire at the Internet Movie Database
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989 TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
- A Real American Hero (DiC TV series) on Joepedia, an external wiki
- G.I. Joe (DiC's Version) at Retrojunk.com
- G.I. Joe (DIC) at YOJOE.com
- The Definitive Guide to DiC's GI Joe
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- Television series by DIC Entertainment
- Television series by Cookie Jar Entertainment
- Television series by Hasbro Studios
- G.I. Joe television series
- 1989 American television series debuts
- 1980s American animated television series
- 1990s American animated television series
- 1991 American television series endings
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- USA Cartoon Express
- USA Action Extreme Team
