wildojinx
Wade Wilson
Posts: 26,812
Member is Online
|
Post by wildojinx on Apr 5, 2021 8:36:08 GMT -5
It refers to the Joe team as "he", as if it was an individual person. "They" would be a much better term, and it still fits in the context of the song (plus, there are females on the team too).
(I know about Joe Colton, but he wasnt on the cartoon)
|
|
|
|
Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 5, 2021 15:21:37 GMT -5
It refers to the Joe team as "he", as if it was an individual person. "They" would be a much better term, and it still fits in the context of the song (plus, there are females on the team too). (I know about Joe Colton, but he wasnt on the cartoon) My guess is it is because the GI JOE toy commercials came first with that theme. edit: As in the Commercials used the Theme first. |
|
|
|
Post by DSR on Apr 6, 2021 0:14:24 GMT -5
Also GI Joe became a catch-all term for soldiers, even those not named Joseph.
|
|
|
|
Post by OldDirtyBernie on Apr 6, 2021 4:00:47 GMT -5
I believe it also had to do with the soldiers originating as average "joes."
|
|
|
|
Post by The Wild Man of Borneo on Apr 6, 2021 6:11:27 GMT -5
It's symbolic, not literal. Like how "Uncle Sam" refers to the United States. The song refers to the team as a single entity, exemplified as a guy named "Joe."
|
|
|
|
Post by James Fabiano on Apr 6, 2021 6:49:20 GMT -5
Oh yeah...I'm not the only one who at first wondered when "GI Joe" was going to show up on the show/comics/etc.
Didn't know about Joe's original form at the time too.
|
|
|
|
Post by MrElijah on Apr 6, 2021 7:43:22 GMT -5
Here's the GI Joe theme with alternative lyrics for the comic.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2021 12:20:09 GMT -5
To me, being critical of the Joe cartoon over this is nit-picking. That shit was ahead of its time. It had more strong female representation on a "boys" show than any before it, more minority representation than probably any other cartoon at the time, and it had educational PSA's at the end that legit taught me about things as a kid. To this day I remember not to pet a dog I don't know even if I'm tossing it some food or something, and I remember not to go near downed power lines and shit because of these.
|
|
|
|
Post by James Fabiano on Apr 7, 2021 10:08:11 GMT -5
To me, being critical of the Joe cartoon over this is nit-picking. That shit was ahead of its time. It had more strong female representation on a "boys" show than any before it, more minority representation than probably any other cartoon at the time, and it had educational PSA's at the end that legit taught me about things as a kid. To this day I remember not to pet a dog I don't know even if I'm tossing it some food or something, and I remember not to go near downed power lines and shit because of these. Never mind that. I now know when I want a BODY MASSAGE! |
|
JIMBOB
Unicron
PLAY! REWIND! RELIVE!
Posts: 2,668 
|
Post by JIMBOB on Apr 7, 2021 10:30:46 GMT -5
“PORK CHOP SANDWICHES!”
|
|
|
|
Post by James Fabiano on Apr 7, 2021 11:09:24 GMT -5
I also learned to stay far from Snow Job's Ice!
|
|
|
|
Post by Hassan bin Sober on Apr 8, 2021 12:26:12 GMT -5
If "The Toys That made Us" documentary is to be believed they came up with the theme song first, before they had officially committed to bringing back the toy line. So they still may have been working with the idea that G.I. Joe was the name of a guy as opposed to a team of individuals.
|
|
