 It's Hoodie Coco Super Bowl Special brought to you by Fudgies. These things are great. Put some lead in your gut It's the candy bar so good. You won't ask what it's made of. Now on with the show Everybody HoodieCobraCommander788 here. This is the show where we review every vintage GI Joe toy from 1982 to 1994. I've already reviewed the first Bazooka action figure. The second version of Bazooka was released in 1988 as part of Tiger Force Tiger Force was Hasbro's clever way of getting kids to buy toys They already had. Bazooka is a football themed action figure So I'm going to review Tiger Force Bazooka on the day that part of a continent Celebrates that specific region's favorite sport. There's a new six inch Tiger Force Bazooka action figure And we look at that one too. Since some people only tune into the big game for the commercials I'll have a special commercial break for you. HCC788 presents Tiger Force Bazooka This is Bazooka the Tiger Force Missile Specialist from 1988. This figure was introduced in 1988 and was also available in 1989. It was discontinued for 1990. This is the second version of Bazooka. This figure features no new parts or accessories There are three vintage versions of Bazooka, version one from 1985, version two the Tiger Force version from 1988 and Version three from Battlecore in 1993. Version two is entirely copied and recolored from version one Version three is the only one with a different sculpt and uniform It is a rather drastic change. As the Missile Specialist He was the successor to Zap, G.I. Joe's first Bazooka soldier from 1982. The term Bazooka is outdated The Bazooka was a World War II era anti-tank recoilless rifle The name Bazooka came from an instrument played by comedian Bob Burns in the 1930s and 40s Soldiers of the era would have been familiar with Bob Burns That's how the word became slang for the weapon that kind of looked like the Bazooka Larry Hama, the writer of the G.I. Joe comic book series and the file cards Objected to the term Bazooka because it was outdated and obsolete Alternate code names included long shot, rough tackle, heat man, armor, armor, and hard line If those are the alternatives, I'm glad they went with Bazooka Tiger Force was a sub team within G.I. Joe introduced in 1988 It consisted entirely of reissued action figures in different colors and one new character The only new character, Skystriker, was entirely made of reused parts Nothing in Tiger Force was original. Tiger Force had vehicles too There were five Tiger Force vehicles in 1988 and two more in 1989 There were no new Tiger Force figures in 1989 Tiger Force got its name from the NATO Tiger Association The NATO Tigers is an organization of NATO Air Forces They conduct annual Tiger Meets, at which airplanes and helicopters are painted with Tiger images and patterns There was another historical reference for Tiger Force A long-range reconnaissance patrol team from the 101st Airborne in Vietnam was nicknamed Tiger Force The team became notorious for many war crimes committed against civilians in that war Although it is awkward to have a G.I. Joe sub team called Tiger Force, I don't believe the creators had any idea that it would be a problematic reference The crimes of Tiger Force mostly came to public light in the early 2000s and would not have been known to the creative team at Hasbro in 1988 The first Bazooka figure from 1985 was designed by Ron Rudat for Hasbro Ron included the number 14 jersey for the New England Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan Bazooka wore the traditional red Patriots home jersey even though the character wasn't from New England He was from Minnesota so he probably would have been a Vikings fan Ron Rudat was and is a Patriots fan though Hasbro headquarters is located in Rhode Island so the jersey is a nod to a hometown hero Early concepts for Bazooka had him looking more like a traditional soldier but the designer just had to include a reference to a favorite player Bazooka version 2 changes the colors from red with blue numbers outlined in white to white with orange numbers outlined in green These colors relate to no professional football team as far as I know The original colors had a special meaning but the Tiger Force figure was not given as much thought and care Let's take a look at Bazooka's accessories Starting with his weapon The card contents call this an MAT missile launcher The card doesn't say what MAT stands for but it is probably missile anti-tank The missile launcher is in black plastic just like the version 1 missile launcher In fact these may be the same accessory If there's a difference between the two I can't see it If there's any difference at all it is quite subtle It is undersized for the main weapon for GI Joe's missile specialist It has a grip here on the front and that grip is a little bit too big to fit in my figure's hand It also has this strap and you can hang the weapon by the strap over the figure's shoulder and that also works This is roughly the same size and design as the real world M72 law rocket launcher but this seems to have the projectile poking out the front In 1985 Footloose also included a law rocket launcher and it was bigger than Bazooka's Next let's look at his helmet The helmet is in a caramel brown plastic It is a cloth covered pasquette or personal armor system for ground troops helmet It is the same as version 1 but the version 1 helmet was in green plastic Finally we get to the backpack The backpack is in a dark green the same green color as the lower half of the figure It has some pouches and a canteen and a rack with four missiles for the launcher Those missile tips can break off so do be careful with those The version 1 backpack was the same but it was in an olive drab green color With the accessories out of the way let's take a look at the articulation on Bazooka He had the articulation that was standard for GI Joe figures by 1985 but was still the standard by 1988 so he could turn his head from left to right and look up and down He could swing his arm up at the shoulder and swivel at the shoulder all the way around He had a hinge at the elbow so he could bend his arm at the elbow about 90 degrees He had a swivel at the bicep so he could swivel his arm all the way around This was an o-ring figure meaning the figure was held together with a rubber o-ring that looped around the inside so he could move at the torso of it He could move his legs apart about so far He could bend his leg at the hip about 90 degrees and bend at the knee about 90 degrees Now let's look at the sculpt design and color on Bazooka Starting with his head and on his head he has black hair and a black mustache This is very similar to the version 1 head The paint mask on the hair might be slightly different but they are otherwise identical At least they didn't change his hair color like they did on Tiger Force Duke I think he looks like 80s era Freddie Mercury You can tell me how much you think I'm right in the comments down below On his chest he has a white sports jersey with an orange collar He has an orange number 14 outlined in green on the chest The numbers are sculpted on they're not just painted on There is nothing on the back It doesn't have the numbers on the back This is the same chest as version 1 but with updated colors If they're going to change the colors I would like to see this in the Patriots Away colors rather than these random Tiger Force colors Another football-related figure released between these two was William the Refrigerator Perry a real player in this beautiful number 72 Chicago Bears jersey 1987 was a popular year for football in GI Joe because another football jersey-wearing figure was released that year Red dogs from Sergeant Slaughter's Renegades His arms feature short white sleeves with an orange stripe between two green stripes His forearms are bare and he has dark green sweat bands around his wrists and he has bare hands Again, these are the same arms as version 1 just in different colors His waist is dark green with a brown belt with brown pouches on the hips and a detailed belt buckle He has yellow tiger stripes on the dark green trousers This is the same waist as version 1 but for once we have more paint on the version 2 figure because the version 2 figure has those yellow tiger stripes The legs are in dark green with yellow tiger stripes He has large pockets on each of his thighs He has brown boots with straps around those boots These are the same legs as version 1 and again, version 2 has more paint because it has those yellow tiger stripes but the version 1 colors still look better We'll look at the classified version of Tiger Force Bazooka right after a word from our sponsor Yojo Jock Itch Cream Do you have Jock Itch? Are you tired of the itching? The burning The quarter-sized growths on your genitals Try Yojo Jock Itch Cream for possible relief of all of those symptoms and more Does it work? It's probably better than nothing Bam! Yojo Jock Itch It's Yojo for your little Joe There is a new version of Tiger Force Bazooka This is the GI Joe classified series Target Exclusive Tiger Force David L. Bazooka Katzenbogen 6-inch action figure This is an upscaled and updated modern action figure Unlike the 1988 figure, this classified Tiger Force Bazooka was released before the standard version Let's get this guy out of the box and compare and contrast with the 1988 original Here is classified Tiger Force Bazooka out of the box I will eventually do a full review on this figure I won't go into quite that much detail here I just wanted to get him out and compare and contrast with the original figure that he is trying to mimic One thing to notice immediately is that the colors are similar to the 1988 figure but updated a bit Some of the colors are updated in an important way that I will point out First, let's see what they did with the accessories because there's some cool stuff going on here He has his helmet This one is in red instead of brown but it has brown on the inside and it has some brown straps It is otherwise very similar to the vintage figure The missile launcher is proportionally much larger than the vintage one that's very beefed up and it looks much better It's also in green with these gray pads So it has a paint application on it It looks really good much more substantial It is a little bit difficult to get this grip in the figure's hand There's also a foregrip and that's also a little bit difficult to get in his hand But there are some posing options with this thing It also has the strap like the vintage one This missile launcher does something that would be difficult to do at the vintage scale This can be loaded with an anti-tank round This section in the back is hinged so it can be swung open So a round can be loaded in the back Bazooka does have some anti-tank rockets on his backpack This backpack is similar to the vintage one in that it does have four rockets for his launcher but these are removable These missiles can be loaded in the back of the launcher and that can be closed up and it is ready to fire It doesn't really fire though This is not a 90s spring-loaded launcher There are a couple more features that I will look at when I do a full review of this figure but I wanted to look at a couple things on the figure itself First, we get a different type of chest articulation than what we get on most classified figures He has this cut across the middle of the chest rather than the big hinge that we get on most classified figures I assume that's so the articulation would not interfere with the 14 on the chest It still does interfere a bit Another thing is the Tiger Force colors are a bit more muted than they are on the vintage figure but some of the colors are updated in a very important way Instead of the orange and green on the jersey we have red outlined in blue and this is an 80s style New England Patriots Away jersey This is perfect for Bazooka This is what the vintage figure should have been wearing and I think this is my favorite update for this classified Tiger Force Bazooka Now let's look at Tiger Force Bazooka's file card This file card is updated from the version 1 file card including some significant text updates His faction is GI Joe There's a portrait of Bazooka here This is the same artwork as the version 1 card with updated colors His codename is Bazooka He is the Tiger Force missile specialist His file name is David L. Katzenbogen His primary military specialty is armor defeating weapons systems Secondary military specialty is Tiger Shark Driver The secondary military specialty on the first file card was Tank Driver Of course because the Tiger Shark wasn't out in 1985 The Tiger Shark is a Tiger Force vehicle It's a boat It's the Tiger Force version of the Cobra Water Moccasin It's a water vehicle and has nothing to do with tanks or missiles It doesn't even have missiles on it The box art for the Tiger Shark does show Bazooka driving it It also shows spearhead in the gun turret He was not a Tiger Force character His birthplace is Hibbing, Minnesota, nowhere near New England And his grade is E5 This paragraph says Bazooka was driving an Abrams tank in the Third Horde In parentheses, Third Armored Division When he came to the realization that an illiterate farmer armed with a $200 disposable rocket launcher Could knock out a million dollar tank with less than two weeks training Abrams tank refers to the M1 Abrams tank Which began service in 1980 and is still in service today Third Horde should actually say Third Herd Which is the nickname for the Third Armored Division With that in mind, he put in for an immediate transfer to Tiger Force The Version 1 file card doesn't mention Tiger Force, of course It just says he put in for a transfer immediately I think the idea is that despite being surrounded by an entire tank He felt vulnerable to relatively inexpensive and unsophisticated anti-tank weapons The rest of this paragraph is new for the Version 2 file card It does not appear on the Version 1 file card at all It says Since that time, Bazooka has become a true specialist in the use of tactical assault missiles Now he can fire a surface to surface missile at a T-52 tank positioned over two miles away And blow off his gun barrel cleaner than a knife through butter T-52 tank is probably supposed to refer to the Soviet T-54 or T-55 tank Both of which were in service when this file card was written This bottom paragraph is new for the Version 2 file card It is not on Version 1 It says Bazooka can tell you everything you need to know about missile attack systems And then some He'd talk your ear off if he wasn't always on the missile range target shooting He never lets his missile launcher out of his sight Even in the shower Even when he goes for a joy ride in the tiger shark through cobra-infested waters He lives, by the words, be prepared for anything That is anything that can be resolved with a missile The Bazooka we read about on this file card is a pretty smart guy But in the animated series he is portrayed as something of a dunce Looking at how Bazooka was used in G.I. Joe Media In the animated series he first appeared in Pyramid of Darkness Part 1 Through the series he was partnered with Alpine They seemed to be buddies In Pyramid of Darkness Part 4 He and Alpine rescue Quick Kick They alter Bazooka's animation model to give him cold weather gear in the snow But not Quick Kicks He is still shirtless and barefoot Bazooka also has a strange obsession with the fudgies candy bar Fudgies! Say what? Fudgies! You mean the candy bar as I was plugging? Uh-huh Got any? He's probably most remembered for the episode Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent It's a strange episode where Bazooka sees an underwater vehicle disguised as a sea serpent But nobody believes him Even when there are other witnesses who are attacked by it Nobody believes Bazooka To be fair, Bazooka is a f***ing moron If he says good morning, you better check your watch I don't usually cover post-vintage series But Bazooka was also known for dying in the first part of G.I. Joe Resolute In the comic book series published by Marvel Comics, Bazooka had a handful of appearances He first appeared in issue number 44 In that issue, some of the new Joes are testing out new vehicles When they get caught up in a demonstration of Dr. Meinbender's new inventions References say his final appearance was an issue number 100 But I've gone through that issue and I don't see him He was an issue number 90 It wasn't a big appearance but he was there He was never a major character in the comic book Bazooka's portrayal in the animated series may have been silly and dumb But at least the character was entertaining He was mostly a non-factor in the comic book He barely appears and does almost nothing Looking at Tiger Force Bazooka overall This is a middle-of-the-road figure It's one of the better Tiger Force figures Bazooka is a popular character so it's nice to have a new version of him This one has mostly the same strengths and weaknesses as the first version As a kid, Bazooka was a frustrating figure for me He was half of a military-looking figure He was like Chuckles from 1987 The lower half of the figure looked pretty cool But the top half was brightly colored As an adult collector, I have a lot more appreciation for Bazooka Now I understand the reference for the jersey Ron Ruddad is a New England Patriots fan, as am I And I love the nod to the history of the team The Tiger Force version loses that reference The jersey colors are changed so it's no longer a Pat's jersey In terms of camouflage, it's no worse than a bright red shirt At least the first version had the virtue of the connection to the creator's favorite team The best thing about the classified version is it fixes the jersey colors And now represents the same team as the first version Tiger Force Bazooka has one thing the first version doesn't have Painted camouflage It has painted Tiger Stripes on the lower half of the figure That is something special about Tiger Force figures They didn't just change the colors, they added the Tiger aesthetic Unfortunately, the Tiger Stripes are yellow So that negates the cool factor If Bazooka version 1 didn't exist I would say Tiger Force Bazooka is a totally fine average figure When I compare it to version 1 though, I like the first version a lot better Of course I would prefer a military looking figure But if it's going to have bright colors, I prefer the red, white, and blue That was my review of Tiger Force Bazooka I hope you enjoyed it And I hope everyone enjoys the big game I'm picking the chiefs by 4 points If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up on YouTube Subscribe to the YouTube channel and share this video with your friends You can find me on social media on Facebook and Twitter And I have a website, hcc788.com Let's not forget the real sponsors of the show The supporters on Patreon They're the ones who helped make these videos possible I could not do it without them You see their names scrolling on the screen right now If you'd like your name to be there, please support the channel on Patreon That's all for now I'll be back soon with another vintage G.I. Joe Toyer review And until then, remember, only G.I. Joe is G.I. Joe Fudgies, they look the same going out as they do going in