So are any of the GI Joe cartoons actually good?
Sure man.
I personally think fun, even stupid fun, is good.
>>94595226
The original is goofy fun and probably the best Sunbow cartoon, maybe rivalled by Inhumanoids or Visionaries.
Renegades is unironically great.
Everything else ranges from meh to shit.
>>94595226
It's a fun show that makes gives you a boost of patriotism. Also Sgt.Slaughter.
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>>94595334
What does fun even mean when watching a cartoon
>>94595547
Cheesy bad fun
>>94595294
Resolute is pretty great.
>>94595665
Cobra Commander is great.
https://webmshare.com/3y7aj
https://webmshare.com/oWxa1
I'm relatively unfamiliar with GI Joe, why are the villains so much more memorable than the heroes?
>>94598187
The humans are men in army uniforms.
The villains are a sexy Russian aristocrat, a Scot in a metal mask, creepy Corsican identical twins, and a guy in a helmet voiced by Chris Latta.
Also, a genetic amalgam of history's greatest villains in a snake costume. And a guy with an alligator.
>>94595226
Just read the Marvel comics.
>>94598563
>And a guy with an alligator.
>Sunbow GI Joe cartoon ended before introducing Croc Master, Raptor, Big Boa and Zanzibar.
>DIC GI Joe cartoon started a few years later, so never included them.
The cartoons just passed over the era where Cobra got even weirder.
>>94595665
Certainly better than Combiner Wars as far as Hasbro based web series go.
>>94598563
Also this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbANBxbmLfw
>>94598187
As with most action cartoons, the villains drive the plot, and the heroes role is reacting to try and stop them. The internal politics of Cobra, the alliances, betrayals, and attempts to overthrow the current leader, it had enough to run a show all on it's own.
In contrast, the cartoon versions of most of the Joes are fairly one-dimensional heroes, it's more fun when the focus is on ones with more personality, like Flint, Roadblock, Quick-Kick, Beach-Head, or particularly Shipwreck and Sgt Slaughter.
Snake-Eyes is the most popular Joe, but the cartoon seldom tried doing much with a mute character.
>>94595226
They are still a lot of fun to watch and there's more going on in them than basic cartoon faire.