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I enjoy Sunbow, but sometimes I gotta be in the mood for it.

They did get a bit grandiose at times. The water robots are over-the-top (and so effective, but never used again?!). PYRAMID OF DARKNESS has a lot of goofy stuff. A net holding down a space shuttle that's launching? Sky Striker wing slicing through a HISS tank. The slugger as anti-air weapon. The Cobra CLAW, on the ground, being able to shoot down a Sky Striker (A $3 toy being able to destroy a $20 one...or however much they were in 1985).

While some episodes were better written than others, you gotta check your brain at the door. It's mostly all tongue-in-cheek. Like how every Cobra could become a master of disguise and would have their mask or glasses on under a rubber mask. How could Bludd even pose as Dr. Van Der Meer when Bludd only has one good eye?

If you think those are bad...stay far away from Dic's efforts.

GI JOE Extreme is pretty goofy, too. Mayday impresses everyone by driving a limo off a cliff and rolling it in midair then safely landing. Freight jumps out of a plane and shoot his way down, the force of his laser guns shooting at the ground slowing his fall. Uhhhh....sure.

12-10-2008, 09:19 AM	#5
Lava Boss Veteran Offline --> Posts: 3,378 --> Join Date: Apr 2006	I enjoy Sunbow, but sometimes I gotta be in the mood for it. They did get a bit grandiose at times. The water robots are over-the-top (and so effective, but never used again?!). PYRAMID OF DARKNESS has a lot of goofy stuff. A net holding down a space shuttle that's launching? Sky Striker wing slicing through a HISS tank. The slugger as anti-air weapon. The Cobra CLAW, on the ground, being able to shoot down a Sky Striker (A $3 toy being able to destroy a $20 one...or however much they were in 1985). While some episodes were better written than others, you gotta check your brain at the door. It's mostly all tongue-in-cheek. Like how every Cobra could become a master of disguise and would have their mask or glasses on under a rubber mask. How could Bludd even pose as Dr. Van Der Meer when Bludd only has one good eye? If you think those are bad...stay far away from Dic's efforts. GI JOE Extreme is pretty goofy, too. Mayday impresses everyone by driving a limo off a cliff and rolling it in midair then safely landing. Freight jumps out of a plane and shoot his way down, the force of his laser guns shooting at the ground slowing his fall. Uhhhh....sure.