Gi Joburg

The title says it all folks. The Eaglehawk has landed. Join the team as they unbox, assemble and share first impressions and comparisons of the venerable helicopter's remake. Should you race off and get one? Should you give it a skip? Only one thing is certain: to do either without listening to this episode is folly!

In this episode the GI Joburg team roll out their top five fantasy picks of characters needing GI Joe action figure treatment. Paul hates on Megan Fox; Steve wants to peel April O'Neil's banana; and Rob has no idea who Jem is... ...not that Jem is in this episode. Why would we do a thing like that? Get your Snake out of its box and give it a whirl!

So it came and went. The event GI Joe fandom counted the days til. Twice. GI Joe: Retaliation. After firing off some quick responses in Episode 20, the GI Joburg fellas return with more considered opinions on how they felt about the film. No gaping plot holes are left unpoked. Paul takes a swipe at the current slew of movie toys, Steve takes a swipe at rap music, and Rob is incomprehensible, often. But hey, this marks history as GI Joburg's first episode recorded inside a plane!

Another exciting GI Joe-filled episode, but this time with a twist. Join Stephen, Paul and Rob with special guest Michelle aka Paul's girlfriend as they get to an early morning screening of GI Joe 3D: Retaliation. WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD. Some fun facts: 1. Shortest ever episode of GI Joburg 2. First time all meeting together in one place to watch movie. 3. First GI Joburg episode recorded from one source. 4. First appearance of Robo Rob Enjoy!

Who has the superior vehicles? GI Joe or Cobra? In this episode the team select a handful of Joe vehicles and their Cobra equivalents for a head to head battle of technology, strategy and sheer toy enjoyment. The guys also discuss forthcoming releases including the long awaited reissue of the venerable Tomahawk, the all-new EAGLEHAWK. Yes fans, it's coming and it is beautiful. Steve has finally returned from the Far East and thankfully the audio quality is a marked improvement on the rather arduous past two podcasts. Thanks for bearing with us!

Another seemingly lost episode has been recovered! Steve makes some Mint In Sealed Box finds and begs the question: to open, or not to open? What are the rules, the do's, the dont's? Vintage sealed items are like catnip to collectors. But once you take them home, are they to be pretty wallpaper? Or do you crack those suckers open and wage war like it's nineteen eighty-four? Lot's of question marks in that blurb... tune in. Find answers.

With the absence of new GI Joe product hitting us all rather hard, the GIJoburg boys return to an earlier time when G.I. Joe toys had disappeared indefinitely. What does the self-respecting fan of the ultimate 3'3/4 inch fighting man do with no new Joes? Throw in the towel? Save some bob? Or do our attentions turn elsewhere? Rob, Paul and Steve do a retrospective on toy collecting post 1994 and draw some comparisons with this current drought. Also in this episode, two new segments dealing with the best the vintage line had to offer. And Steve sucks at remembering lyrics. Bigtime.

Can you isolate your favorite GI Joe year? Put differently, if only one series of GI Joe saw light of day, which should it be and why? Best vehicles? Most iconic characters? Personal affinity? The team wade in with their picks and also share their views on Kre-O GI Joe toys. And watch out everyone... the Fridge is coming through...

Duke drinks tiger blood! Cobra Commander sprays X-30's with liquidized pythons! Blizzard becomes a dune-skiing banana! GI Joburg claws its way back from oblivion with a discussion on the 1988-1990 redeco subgroups. Steve returns to South Africa, Paul takes a break from irradiated rodents, and Rob quits womanizing and pissups to bring you the long-awaited Episode 14. Thanks for hanging in there!

For most of us, GI Joe began with the most posable, well-equipped, 3 3/4 inch modern action figures. With swivel-arm battle-grip and snap-on, stay-on accessories, A Real American Hero set the gold standard for action figures for almost three decades with more or less the same basic construction. We all have our favourites and in this episode Paul, Rob and Steve roll off their top fives and also examine how well they have translated into the modern-era. Much talk of purple helmets, crotch shaving and elephant girlfriends ensues.

Most fans agree that the jet aircraft produced in the GI Joe line were the most well-made and enduring toys ever. Listen as three of the premier pieces engage in battle to determine which is truly the best jet. Paul adopts a rather unique debate style, opting to preempt points against his choice, Rob has an axe to grind when it comes to playing with his jets, and Steve takes everything way too seriously.

'Fighting for freedom wherever there's trouble over land and sea and air!' - in this episode Rob, Paul and Steve discuss their favourite GI Joe land, sea and air vehicles. Jets, jeeps, tanks, choppers, boats - Joe had it all in spades. Do you agree with their picks? Are the criminally omitting your favourite? Feel free to comment! They also address the plethora of Joe Convention images and Paul offloads about the his in-hand Retaliation wave 1 figures.  Rob threatens to walk out of Retaliation, Steve has bouts of hysterics and Paul bitches about the lack of figure stands. Often.

The GI Joburg fellas share their views on GI Joe: Retaliation's new release date. If you have been living under a rock, be warned that a spoiler may ensue. Paul, Rob and Steve also discuss their most burning amendments to the current and vintage toyline - items that would be that much more awesome had only a few minor tweaks been made in development. Rob decides to vent some frustration with 3D film; Paul receives some unexpected goodies from the Canadian Joecon; and Steve makes his case for the POC Blueshirt being the finest army builder ever.

If you were asked to design the ultimate brand of GI Joe video games, what would it be like? This is what the GI Joburg lads ponder in their ninth episode. They also touch on the dollar store exclusive Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow, the merits of the HiSS II and V and Steve is reminded of the true value of the Cobra Battle Barge.

Join Paul, Rob, and Steve as they discuss their top five Cobra vehicles of all time. Much nostalgia ensues...

We continue our re-imagining of G.I. Joe's Original Thirteen with Paul's choices. Also in this episode: a heated debate on who is more 'military', Scarlett or Lady Jaye...

If we could turn back the clock and start GI Joe: A Real American Hero over again, which characters would make it onto our Original 13? In this episode, Steve unveils his ultimate initial lineup of GI Joe toys.

What other toy lines did you use in conjunction with your Joes? Are you a purist, or did Skeletor and Snake-Eyes routinely do battle? And did everything G.I. Joe originator Larry Hama touch turn to gold? Paul, Rob and Steve share their views on the man and his contribution to our hobby. Yo Joe!

Reports of it's demise are greatly EXAGGERATED! GIJoburg Episode 1 has been recovered from Paul's hard drive. Join Paul and Steve on their maiden voyage of the GIJoburg Podcast. The topics? Top 5 unproduced modern update figures and top 5 skippable A Real American Hero toys.

Paul, Rob and Steve share opinions on the forthcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation line of action figures and vehicles, along with the usual toy nostalgia shlock.