The G.I. Joe PSAs

I'm sure many of you remember the classic 1983-1987 G.I. Joe cartoon series produced by Marvel Productions, in association with Sunbow Entertainment and Claster Television. Perhaps the most famous aspect of the show (the main series, from 1985-1987) were the public service announcements/safety tips seen at the end of each episode. (In some cases, the show is more well-known for those PSAs rather than the episodes themselves!) At least 35 of these were made; almost every G.I. Joe member starred in at least one PSA. The most famous one used was Flint (in fact, when Family Guy once parodied the G.I. Joe PSAs in "North by North Quahog," they had Flint appear to give Chris and his friends a PSA about alcohol abuse, complete with original voice actor!) In recent years, these PSAs have also spawned some hilarious parodies/dubovers on the Internet, most famoulsy the ones by Fenslerfilm (remember, "Porkchop sandwiches!!!" and "Who wants a body massage?", etc.) Here are all the original PSAs, undubbed. First up, the more well-known PSAs from the 1985 season...


What to do when you are lost, featuring Alpine


What to do if your house is on fire, featuring Barbeque


Don't swim when it's storming, featuring Deep Six


Don't pet strange dogs, featuring Mutt


Don't be in a hurry to build your tree house or do anything, feautring Quick Kick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R41W9anu4i8
What to do if you catch on fire, featuring Spirit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQmGCmpoNS0
How to tread water, featuring Torpedo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LoqoeZG6KU
Have an umpire ref your baseball games, featuring Cutter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR9OY8Nh1NM
Don't get mad; use teamwork, featuring Flint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRCX2pItAg
You can learn if you keep trying, with Scarlett

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFthiZ_Jftc
Don't tell a stranger where you live, featuring Roadblock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fXUEqvPjC4
Don't pull the fire alarm unless there IS a fire, featuring Barbeque

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW8-ROpXpLk
How to stop a nosebleed, featuring Footloose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hth4GxNTXA
Don't skate on thin ice, featuring Snow Job

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ0K-ElJKmY
Don't take medicine without your parents there, featuring Doc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iudhsCUlTk
It's OK to be a chicken if you are smart, featuring Lady Jaye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSy6EOY2QM
Listen to yourself to know what's right, featuring Flint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWFWWgyEaXg
Get your eyes checked, featuring Ripcord (this is another baseball-related PSA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYPMpBdink
Don't run away from home, featuring Shipwreck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0zADLtENyo
Don't hide in a refrigerator, featuring Recondo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebw-_F1pzlw
What to do if someone passes out, featuring Airtight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO2Zjfj3aJs
Don't jump your bike over downed power lines, featuring Roadblock (he even gets in a rhyme!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJc2XZ4Bww0
Don't call the fire department from a burning building, featuring Blowtorch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3j_mTzfU9M
Don't be sexist, featuring Gung-Ho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpIGFy1uaB8
Stealing is wrong, featuring Shipwreck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlhkzHT0iJE
Don't go anywhere with a stranger, featuring Wild Bill (yep, even Frank Welker got to give a PSA!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvmQxeIUiZs
Wear a life jacket, featuring Deep Six

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ruA9VE2mGU
Handicapped people are not useless, featuring Spirit

Here are the PSAs that were created during the 1986 season. They feature slightly different animation (though it's still done in Japan by Toei Animation), and they all use the same music in each one (instead of varying in each PSA), and they all feature the complete G.I. Joe logo animation at the end (the 1985 PSAs usually cut it short.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oMTBQAki_c
Tell the truth, featuring Flint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mneWcHYhZNM
Don't stay out all day in the sun without proper protection, featuring Leatherneck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO9fb0l3Y98
Don't eat a lot of junk food, featuring Lifeline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_XtdQzqpU8
Wear a helmet when driving ATVs or motorcycles, with Beach Head and Cross Country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1r09tckAOs
Don't paint in the garage, featuring Dial Tone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIb8DNWJ4g
Don't try to beat the train to the crossing, featuring General Hawk


Around the same time, the Transformers series had a few similar PSAs made, some nearly word-for-word (complete with the "Knowing is half the battle" catchphrase), but they never aired, but have resurfaced as an unlockable extra in a Transformers video game, and on DVD. Also, in 1987, "Jem and the Holograms" featured similar PSAs as well, also sometimes word-for-word, but using a different catchphrase: "Doing the right thing makes you a super star!"

I just thought I'd share these