| G.I. Joe DiC Series 1989 Season One & Two The DiC stories, due to budgetary issues, chose to focus primarily on new characters of the period (no doubt to sell toys for Hasbro). Hawk was retained as G.I. Joe commander and at times shared his duties with Sgt. Slaughter 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 Creeper and his warriors, and many different forms of VIPERS. It has been criticized that the DiC version of Cobra was completely loyal to Cobra Commander, however it has been noted by DiC fans that the Sunbow version of Cobra was much the same. It must be remembered that even though Cobra failed they did not attempt to replace Cobra Commander till the second season. 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. In 1989, DiC first produced its first G.I. Joe cartoon as a five-part mini-series entitled Operation Dragonfire. The story picks up on events from G.I. Joe: The Movie, putting Cobra Commander back in charge after a coup, having reverted to his human form with the help of an ancient power. G.I. Joe fans who followed the DiC series regard this mini-series as the closest in nature to the Sunbow episodes that preceded it. Disc One "Stuck On You" "BIOK" "Victory at Volcania, Part 1" "Victory at Volcania, Part 2" "General Confusion" "The Mind Mangler" "Cold Shoulder" "Message from the Deep" "D-Day at Alcatraz, Part 1" "D-Day at Alcatraz, Part 2" "Revenge of the Pharoahs" "Granny Dearest" "Basic Training" "An Officer and a Viperman" "United We Stand" "Infested Island" "Injustice and the Cobra Way" "The Legend of Metal Hand" "The Nozone Conspiracy" Disc Two "The Greatest Evil, Part 1" "The Greatest Evil, Part 2" "Night of the Creepers" "The Sludge Factor, Part 1" "The Sludge Factor, Part 2" "That's Entertainment" "I Found your Evy" "Pigskin Commandos" "Keyboard Warriors" "Shadow of a Doubt" "Long Live Rock & Roll, Part 1" "Long Live Rock & Roll, Part 2" "The Sword" "Cobra World" "Kingergarten Commandos" "Metal-Head's Reunion" This DVD set is very, very rare! You will not find this DVD set anywhere but on Agapetoons.com site The following episodes are NOT part of this collection..."Chunnel", "El Dorado, The Lost City of Gold", "A is for Android", and "The Eliminator". The episodes are not available yet. Interactive dvd menus Awesome graphics and sound Nice dvd collector box/case Wonderful picture art directly printed on the dvd. (No paper labels to peel off and mess up the dvd playing in the dvd player.) First Class USPS shipping with delivery e-confirmation. Full exchange warranty. Money orders, personal checks, Master Card and Visa through Google Checkout accepted. |
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