 Overcommander788 here. It is time for the answers to the Q&A. Before we get started, I wanted to make a couple announcements. First of all, I wanna let everybody know that the first video review of 2017 will go up on the 15th of January. Now I know that's a little bit of a break, but I need the extra time to work on the video. I'm reviewing something kind of big, so I just need the extra time. Also, I'm working on a lot of other things that should go up at about that same time. I've got a special video that I'm working on that will go up probably that same week. I'm working on a new intro for 2017. I'm trying to update the intro once a year, and so that should be new. So there's a lot that I'm working on and I just need the extra time. I'm not taking a vacation, I'm just putting the extra effort into the video. So I wanna let everybody know that the first video for 2017 will go up on the 15th. Also, if you support this channel on Patreon, I have some special announcements specifically for patrons. So if you are a patron, look for special announcements early in January. So let's answer these questions. There were a lot of questions this year. So the answers will probably have to be in a two-parter, two videos. Also, there's a lot of activity in my house right now, so the probability that I will be interrupted while I'm doing this is high. Also, some of you asked questions specifically of Mrs. Hooded Cobra Commander 788, so I'll save those to the end and I'll bring her in so she can answer your questions. So let's get it rolling. So let's answer these questions and these are not in any particular order. So our first question comes from Mark Sardoni. Mark says, HCC 788, first, thanks for all the hard work you put into your awesome reviews, you rock. Thank you. My question is, aside from reviewing GI Joe Toys, do you think you'll do some reviews of some of the other merchandise available in the 80s, like the model kits, train set, or choose your own adventure style books that were available? I know you've touched on some of the comics and I'm still hoping you are able to get back to them someday. Me too. Do you have any interest in any of the other non-toy tie-ins from the classic era? And the short answer is, yes, I'm interested in doing that and I think that's fun. I don't have any specific plans to do that, but if I did it, it would be like just a special video. But those things are fun and we have occasionally gone off in little different directions on these tangents and just kind of seen what's out there and that's fun. So I would like to do that every once in a while. But on the other hand, I wanna make sure that I stay focused on my main project, which is reviewing the 82 to 94 line. That is a big enough task as it is. So I wanna make sure I keep focused on that. But the occasional sidetrack is fun and so I'll try to do that kind of thing from time to time as I have the time to do it. So thanks for that question, Mark. Now, next question comes from Christopher Hilt. Christopher says, I'm pretty much a font of GI Joe information myself. I wanted to pose a question that might not be easy to answer, so here goes. The character Starduster, do you consider him an actual Joe and if so, what year was he originally released? Most sources say 1987. However, I have a pick of a Hasbro ad that places him coming out with the 1984 line of Joe's. Also, some publications also list him as a mail away for that year as well. What's the truth? That's a really interesting question. First of all, I do consider Starduster to be a real Joe. I mean, you know, he was a mail away and he had his file card and he had a character and he didn't appear in any of the media, but a lot of Joe's didn't appear in any of the media but they were still Joe's. But as for when he was released, I think the most reliable sources consider 1987 to be like the earliest. But if you have information that he might've been released in 1984, I think that's really interesting and if you're able to, I mean, if you have that, like if you have scans of Hasbro catalogs or publications that show him being released with the 1984 line, man, I would love to see that. That would really shed a lot of light on that subject. So if you have those, I think I would like to see them and the rest of the community as well because that would really shed some light on kind of a murky history on Starduster. Next question comes from Ian Polkluda. Ian, it says, what was the one figure you picked up as an older collector that you really wanted or had to have? Also, what character on Red Dawn was your favorite? You know, I think the one figure that I really had to have was the first figure that I got as an adult collector and that was the 1982 straight arm breaker and I had to have that one and I wanted to start with that one because that was my first G.I. Joe figure when I was a kid way back in 1982. So, you know, I figured it's best to start from the beginning and so I was really excited to get that one. I was really proud to have it and so yeah, that was one that I had to get. Now, as for my favorite character on Red Dawn, I always, you know, when I watched that movie as a kid, I always liked Patrick Swayze's character because I always thought he was just a great leader. Looking back on it now, it's a little bit on the creepy side. He's certainly a natural leader but his band of child soldiers are almost cult-like and it's a little bit creepy now looking back at it. The movie sort of glamorizes some things that we consider to be not too good when it's done in other countries. So now when I watch Red Dawn, it has a completely different meaning to me. It's still a really good movie and a very interesting movie and in a lot of ways a very honest movie but back in the day, I just saw it as this great action-adventure war movie and now I see a little bit more of a subversive message in it and it has a whole new level to it. Next question, Marco Quintanar asks, what do you think of the 2002 through 2005 GI Joe series? And I have to be honest with you, I don't know a lot about the 2002 to 2005 series. I really mostly focused on 1982 to 1994. I have seen some cool stuff that came out after 1994. In fact, a lot of the stuff that came out after 1994 is a lot cooler than the stuff from 93, 94. But I'm trying to stay focused on my collecting goal and not get too sidetracked with things that are outside of the scope of my collection. So those things, I'm interested in seeing them. I think some of them I think are really cool but it's just not something that I'll be collecting because again, I'm trying to stay focused. I'm trying to have my collection, have a limited scope and not just keep growing and growing and keep adding in more stuff. So I think that's all I can really say about it. Joseph Christovich, he says, in your mind, what would a new GI Joe cartoon done the right way look like? Would it be on Cartoon Network? What age group should it go for and should have new characters or have the same Joes and Cobras we know and love? That's an interesting question. I haven't thought a lot about it but I think sort of answering it in reverse. I am an advocate of recreating GI Joe for the next generation rather than releasing another iteration of 1980s Joe. So I don't think GI Joe for the next generation is gonna look like our GI Joe. So probably not the same Joes and probably not Cobras. Maybe just a totally different structure and completely different idea but something that would appeal more to kids today than 80s Joes. So I think that it should target a younger, well okay, what age group? Preteen but not like five to six years old. Probably like age seven to 10, seven to 11. That age group, a little bit older. They're not playing with the little kiddie toys anymore but they haven't necessarily quite moved on to exclusively playing on video games. Some of those kids that age may still like to have plastic toys. So you're looking at probably, yeah, around age seven to 10, that kind of age range. Old enough to understand a little bit more but still enjoying playtime with toys and see what would GI Joe cartoon done right look like? Would it be on Cartoon Network? I can't say what it would look like but I just, I mean, I love the GI Joe media that's been created recently that's aimed more at adults. I like that and I think that it's great. It's done really well. But I just don't think that would appeal to the age group that you need to get in order to have GI Joe move forward and have its next generation of fans. So I'm not really sure about that. I'm more sure about or I have stronger feelings about what it shouldn't be than what it should be. I don't think it should be adult, collector oriented. I think it should be kid oriented. And I think it ought to be something totally new and not just a rehash of the stuff that we grew up with. Next question from Yoda Hulk. Yoda Hulk asks, what is your favorite nine inch nail song? My favorite nine inch nail song comes from the EP, Burn, and the song is Wish. A lot of critics think that that album is just too harsh and almost unlistenable. But I just really like the raw nature of all of the songs on Burn and Wish in particular. It's just so raw and harsh and just very straightforward, simple, but just, it's had a great appeal to me. I like some of the later stuff too. The downward spiral had more texture to it. It was more complex. But the whole album, Burn, was just raw anger. And at the time that appealed to me a great deal. So that's my favorite nine inch nail song, I think. SoundwaveNL1977 asks, what's your favorite cartoon episode and why? Well, Worlds Without End is the two-parter. If I'm allowed to have two, Worlds Without End, the two-parter is my favorite. It's my favorite because it is the most honest depiction of war that we got in the G.I. Joe cartoon series, where we saw real aftermath of war. And that's something that I wanted to see at the time when I was a kid and still today, when I look at the G.I. Joe cartoon series, the whole thing seems really sanitized. And there's something a little dishonest about it. Having soldiers fighting a war in which there are no consequences. Well, in the Worlds Without End two-parter, there were consequences and I can appreciate that. And as a kid, I appreciated them trusting me that I could handle that and that I could absorb that and I wouldn't be like psychologically scarred by it. It treated kids as being mature enough to handle that kind of subject matter. So that would be my favorite. Next by theygone asks, what is the most you paid for a vehicle or figure? Well, I'm not counting the USS flag because that is neither a vehicle nor a figure. It is a play set. So the most I paid for a vehicle or a figure is about $150. And I'm not gonna tell you which one it was. Okay, Hillback asks, who's your favorite G.I. Joe figure, Joe or Cobra? Well, Stalker version one is the figure that is my favorite and has the most sentimental value to me, it's not the best figure but it's my personal favorite. So next question, Bebo asks, I score a lot of my Joe's from Swap Meats or eBay. Where do you score most of your Joe's stuff from? Well, a variety of places. I, for one thing, a lot of viewers have sent stuff to me and that just blows me away every time. That's been invaluable. I can't thank everyone enough for doing that. I do pick up things on eBay from time to time when I find what I think is a good deal. I do, I don't have a lot, there aren't a lot of local toy vendors here where I live but there was a vintage toy mall that opened recently and it has some Joe's stuff, a lot of stuff I already have but I try to keep an eye out there just in case they have something new come in that I can use. So, and sometimes I'll get stuff from folks on Facebook in like Trader Joe's Facebook group if it's somebody that I trust and I think is a reputable seller. So a lot of different places. I kind of look for what's the best deal, what's the most reasonable price and will it actually help me complete something so that I can get something ready to review. So that's kind of what I'm looking for. I'll go wherever I need to go to find a good deal and deal with reputable sellers. Next question by Fragminion. Fragminion asks, if you could own a Cobra vehicle to drive around your town, what would it be? Same for GI Joe. Well, if it were a Cobra vehicle, I would want it to be the his tank and if it's a GI Joe vehicle, I would want it to be the vamp. Now, I know the vamp is kind of a plane vehicle but I've always kind of thought it would be cool to have a vamp to drive around. I mean, just, you know, it's not spectacular but it's just a distinctly GI Joe. The green and the gun turret on the back and the GI Joe logos on it and everything. I just think that would be fun to tool around with. Now, I could say, you know, something like the Sky Striker but I don't know how to fly a jet. So I'll stick with the ground vehicles. At least, you know, I can drive those. Imperial Destroyer asks, will you do more vintage Star Wars reviews? Also, do you have any tips for new collectors? I don't have any plans to do vintage Star Wars reviews right now. I had fun doing them. Not everybody had fun watching them but I enjoyed them maybe someday but I don't have any such plans right now. And tips for new collectors, be patient. Don't get in a hurry. Slow down, learn about what you're getting before you get it. Study, look up references online. Look at prices to make sure that you're not overpaying for it. Don't be afraid to let something go if the price is out of your range. Be patient. It's all out there. It'll still be out there. You'll eventually find what you're looking for for a reasonable price and it'll be in the condition that you want. You just have to be patient. Don't get in any hurry. And that'll help you avoid costly mistakes. Next question, Diego Borges asks, do you or intend to have any international joke? Like Commendos Amasau from Brazil, Commendos Ariocos from Argentina. I heard the Brazilian Cobra de Aço Steel Cobra is a must-have for Joe collectors worldwide. Well, somebody did send me a fun school grunt, which I thought was very amusing. I think that's my only international joke and I don't intend to get any and it's not because they're not awesome. I've seen a lot of these in particular, the Steel Cobra, which is really cool and I can see why a lot of people want it. But again, I'm trying to keep my collection limited in scope to US releases only. And that's not easy to do because I've seen a lot of international stuff that I just want. But I've refrained, I'm not going after them, just because, again, I want my collection to be limited. I don't want it to just keep growing and take over my whole house. But cool stuff, but I probably won't be going for that. Won't be collecting those things. Next question by Wes Roth. Are you still interested in that possible exploration of Kenner slash Jurassic crossover I proposed or is that on the back burner idea for the time being? As always, great content. I'm looking forward to another year of HCC 78. Thank you. As for the project, it's on a little bit of a back burner and it's not because I'm not interested in doing it. I think it will be fun. It's just that as I'm working out my schedule for 2017, it's still in flux. Things still keep changing and I'm still adjusting it. And I just don't know when I can do that. It's gonna be really tricky to get the things done in 2017 that I want to get done. So I'm gonna keep that in mind as I have time windows open up and I'll definitely consider that. I just don't know when I'll be able to do it but it's a fun idea. Next question by Zed D. Kizoku asks, don't you have a wish list on Amazon or eBay to send you future GI Joe figures or vehicles? Hopefully we would like to see Colonel Courage cause no one did his review yet, toy and appearances. You know, I don't have an animus on or eBay wish list and why don't I? Why don't I exactly? I don't know why I don't. Maybe I should get one. And as for Colonel Courage, you know, I did get Colonel Courage in that 90s box and he's really cool and I look forward to doing that one. It's just again, like everything else, I'm gonna do everything from 82 to 94. I'm gonna get to all of it. It's just a question of when and that's a much more difficult question to answer. Joe Eversole asks, Cobra initiates a surprise attack and it's just you and three fellow GI Joe teammates pinned down with no air support. You'll fight your way free or die trying with which three Joe teammates would you want alongside as you make your stand? Assuming you're not with Cobra, of course. If so, where would your alliance lean Destro or Cobra Commander? Okay, which three Joe's would I want? Snake Eyes, Stalker and Storm Shadow. And Storm Shadow did become a Joe. He counts. But I would want them because of their history of working together as a team. Not only are they formidable soldiers individually, but as a team they work really well together and they would be unstoppable altogether. And so Destro or Cobra Commander, I think I would side with Destro. I mean, Destro's not a good guy. I mean, he's fueled by his own greed and that's not a good thing. But his motivations are less cult-like than Cobra Commander. Cobra Commander, he's crazy. Destro is self-interested and even though that isn't necessarily a good thing, at least it's a bit more predictable. So I think I would probably go with Destro. Eric Full says, hi AC788, hi. I want to ask what is your relationship with Transformers? Did you have toys as a kid? Why did you thought GI Joe was better? Do you have Transformers in your collection? And what's your opinion of the 86 movie? Thanks for your time, you're welcome. Okay, Transformers. I did have some Transformers as a kid and for the most part I liked them. In fact, I'd probably consider Transformers to be in my top three favorite toy lines from the 80s, but I never quite liked them as much as GI Joe. For a couple reasons, first of all, they tended to run a bit kind of expensive so I couldn't get a lot of them. We never had as many Transformers as GI Joe, not by a long shot, I mean, not even close. Also, when they were transformed in their robot mode, they didn't look like I imagined them from seeing them on the cartoon. Now, I liked the cartoon series. In fact, I would venture to say I liked the cartoon series for Transformers more than I liked the GI Joe cartoon series, which brings us to the 1986 Transformers movie. I liked it. I liked it a lot. I liked it at the time. I still like it. It has drama. You get really invested in the characters since Optimus Prime dies in that movie, then it really raises the stakes for the heroes. And I thought it was really well done. I know there are a lot of complaints about the movie. Kids cried when Optimus Prime died, and I'm like, good. A movie is supposed to move you. It's supposed to make you feel emotions. That's not a bad thing. And I just thought it was done well. I liked it a lot more than the GI Joe movie that came out the following year. And again, it kind of comes down to, the Transformers movie, it was shocking, I guess, but because it gave you a more honest portrayal of war. And war, people die. And not just some side characters that you don't care about. Sometimes the people that you really care about die. And the Transformers movie showed you that. And the GI Joe movie, despite being a cartoon about actual soldiers in actual war, still couldn't give us that honest a portrayal of its own subject matter. So yeah, I liked the 86 Transformers movie. All right, Mike Horsley says, as a collector, I know one's collection is directly related to disposable income versus space to put it all. My question is, do you have a logical stopping point or is there no end in sight? I ask this because as my own collection grows, I'm finding it difficult to display slash store my Joe's. I can relate to that. And there is a lot more I still want to get, but I have no idea where I'm going to put it. Is this a common problem or just me? And also Joefan82hello says, I'd like to know the answer to this one as well. Okay, here is the answer. I am specifically focused on GI Joe American releases from 1982 to 1994, and that is it. I'm not getting any other toy lines. I'm not, although I do have some GI Joe items from outside that date range. I'm not focused on that stuff. And I'm really trying to only get the vintage toy line and that's it. So there is a logical stopping point. And for the most part, I've been pretty disciplined about sticking to that. I'm not going, I mean, I know, I see there's cool stuff out there. You know, there's some cool stuff that was released this year, but I'm not getting any of that. That's outside the range and the scope of my collection. So I'm sticking with my plan. And that's how I'm trying to keep the collection from just growing exponentially and getting out of control. There comes a point in collecting when you just get so much that it's not fun anymore. It just becomes a burden. And that's what I don't want to happen. So space. Yes, I'm running out of space, but I can manage that within the scope of my collection. I think I can manage that. But if I started getting like international stuff and modern stuff and started throwing all that in, I would have, I would be hopeless. I would have no chance. It would just all end up in boxes stacked in the garage somewhere. And why would, why, what's the point of that? So I want to be able to collect things. I also want to be able to display them and see them and pick them up and touch them. And I want them to be just stored in boxes. So that's the scope of my collection. I would guess that I am about a third of the way done with that collecting goal. Still quite a ways to go. And some big items I still have to get. But I'm, you know, I'm making progress. I'm working on it. So anyway, that's it. That's the answer. And I'm sticking with that. Our next question, Brian Reese says, what are your three favorite toy lines as a kid besides G.I. Joe? Okay. Okay, well, Transformers in there. But it's probably Star Wars first. Star Wars, you know, I was collecting that before G.I. Joe even existed. Yeah, Transformers in there. Again, for a short time, we really liked it. But, you know, I kind of got a little frustrated with it. And then Mask, Kenner's Mask toy line. I really liked it a lot. It was in a different scale. And those toys tend to run a little bit high. But I did enjoy playing with them. So that would be probably my top three. Chromius asks, is there a holy grail you are looking for, be it a figure that you have trouble finding or something larger like the Defiant? Right now, my grail would be the 1982 Cobra Missile Command headquarters for what I hope are obvious reasons. Man, that was, you know, of course it's not huge. It's not a big play set. But that's something that, man, I just, I would love to get, it doesn't have a high priority right now. Obviously it's very expensive. And I have other things that are much more urgent that I need to get. Things that I'll be reviewing in the near future. So I gotta make sure I have those in there complete. But someday I'm gonna get the Missile Command headquarters and that will be a big red letter day in my collection. So that's my grail right now. That is one that I would really love to get my hands on. Mark five says, what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Well, is that an African swallow or a European swallow? You know, you have to know these things. Thomas Dodson says, have you picked up the Cobra Terror Drone yet? I cannot tell you. This is the one question that I can't ask. And it really, if anybody asked about the Defiant Space Shuttle or like the Mobile Command Center, I can't answer those questions. And the reason is, I want to make it an annual tradition to review something big as the first review of every year. Like last year was the USS Flag. This year I'm gonna review something really big. But I don't want you to know what it is. I want it to be a surprise. Maybe it'll be the Defiant Shuttle complex. Maybe it'll be the Terror Drone. Maybe it'll be the Mobile Command Center or the Rolling Thunder or one of those really big play sets. So I won't even tell you if I have them yet because I don't want to spoil the surprise. So I can't answer the question of whether I've picked up the Terror Drone yet or the Defiant Shuttle complex or anything like that. So sorry, sorry, have to preserve the surprise. Next question, GP Gamer says, what other toy lines do you like? Also, do you have any kids? I like other toy lines like Transformers. I'm kind of developing an affinity to the old masters of the universe toys. I'm not collecting them. I do like them, but I'm not collecting anything other than GI Joe right now. Like I said, keeping the scope of the collection limited. Do I have any kids? Yes, I have two daughters. One's a teenager and the other will be 10 years old here in about a month. Mokai Music asks, which Joe or Cobra do you think has the best music collection? Maybe Rock and Roll, just because we know he was in a rock and roll band. So if you hear, he probably has a good record collection. That's all I can think of right now, Rock and Roll. Chapman Films, will you review that Tomahawk, when will you review that Tomahawk helicopter? Why don't you love me? Just kidding, LOL. I didn't say I didn't love you. And as far as when I will review the Tomahawk helicopter, I would like to know that too. I am trying to fit that into 2017 and it's not easy. It's one of my favorite vehicles, but finding the time to review it has not been easy. So hopefully soon, hopefully. James Strickland says, what is your favorite G.I. Joe reviewer you worked with this year? That's not fair. I love all of the guys that I did collaborations with. Just a reminder, I collaborated with 4BX257 and Half the Battle and Joefan82 and G.I. Joeberg and they were all great and a lot of fun to work with. So I don't really have a favorite, but I can tell you the one that I was most excited to get the chance to work with and that was 4BX257. Just because I've been a fan of his for so long and so it's like getting to work with one of your heroes. So that was very exciting for me. Newcastle6666 says, can you send me a Rattler please? Well, no way, I can't send you a Rattler. Don't you know those are poison? I mean, one minute you're a fat, healthy man and then the next minute you're dead meat. They're poison. I can't send you a poison snake. That's a weird request, man. Next question, Clayton6. Do you think there will be a new animated series within the next two years? It's possible, but things would have to change dramatically to make that possible. So I don't see that happening right now, but yeah, it's maybe, but not very likely.