HCC788 - 1992 Talking Battle Commanders STALKER v3! Vintage G.I. Joe toy!
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3.75 Joe, Dan Klingensmith, Steel City Publishing, LLC, 2015
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I had this figure but I remember him saying "quit farting" instead of let's party.
Stalker v1 and Snake-Eyes v1 were the first two ARAH figures I bought at TRU back in 1982. That one shopping trip ended my 5 year Star Wars figure acquisitions! From that point on, it was Yo Joe!
P.S. Loved the Hoodie Coco talking backpack with the scrappy sound LOL
The super sonic fighters added two tiny flashing lights. Thats what made them super. So very, very super.
As a kid I never had an issue with the back packs. Myself and ever other kid I know took them off the first day we had them. It wasn't difficult and it was fun to take something apart. The line was nice because it was the first time in years kids could get their hands on a Cobra Commander with a hood. Th Gen Hawk is my favorite version, even though he is rocking the John Kerry tan. As for the colors, as a kid we may have thought some were weird but it didn't slow down our imagination, after all the main villains had bright shiny metal faces. How well do those provide camouflage 😉
Oh man this is so funny! I felt the same way about these Joe's when I was a kid.
I think I speak for almost every kid born in the early 80s... the clumsy, stupid backpack was taken off by the end of the second week and put in a drawer. The figures were still played with, in fact they did an amazing job on them.
The original Stalker was one of my favorite figures. This figure looks better without the backpack. I loved the backpack gag in the video.
I had all 4 of the Talking Battle Commander figures. I had gotten Overkill first, then Stalker and finally Christmas of that year I had been given Hawk & Cobra Commander. As soon as i got the first figure, Overkill, and realized the backpack could not come off, my mom helped me figure out how to take it off. That backpack was taken off by the end of the day. Lol. They were cool then.
This was my first Stalker figure as a kid. I removed the backpack right away, of course. I have no problem with the colors on the figure, since the yellow is a bit darker and not blindingly neon. The black shirt and off-white/black camo pants are an interesting combo. That being said, it would be great to see it in more military-appropriate colors.
I always used the little peg on the ginormous MG as a handle, which made it easier for the figure to hold it. The one thing that always made me wonder was the odd way the arms fit into the torso. The latter seemed a bit narrow, making his round shoulder stick out.
I have the Cobra Commander figure from the set mint in package. Around 30 years later you can still push the buttons and hear his phrases. I cannot believe those batteries still work!
Great review, Stalker in all forms is a favorite of mine. Cosplay skills on point as always!
Never had this figure as a kid - the pants don't bother me but that yellow has to go. You're right about that sculpt! It'd be amazing in real military colors. I only had the Overkill figure from this subset, and I'm about certain he sat in a box for a couple of years until I took him out and removed that stupid backpack. To this day I don't know why they would go through the extra effort to make that backpack bolted on.
Ha! Let's Party is something my best friend and I STILL scream to each other. That said, if you took the backpack off Stalker, it revealed probably the best version of Stalker in the entire vintage line. And my favorite character too.
It makes no sense that they didn't have Stalker yell "Yo Joe" instead of "Let's Party".
Very informative and awesome review, the only figure I have from this series is Cobra Commander, and that backpack really annoyed me, like you said why was it not "easily" removable like previous soundpacks.
This version of Stalker (once I got that backpack off) was my Nightforce version of him :)
I got this one as a kid when I was 9 I thought let's party was where's Barney lol
He's not just going into battle. He's going to party with a Kirbyesque, bangin' soundsystem.
The Stalker of the 90's.....AOL Chatroom Commando.
Damn!! Augusta Ga!! Was at Ft. Polk, La in 1992. Hooah and YO JOE!!!!!🍺🍺🍺😎🎸🎸
My son and I found that version of Stalker, Hawk and Cobra Commander in the box I got at a yard sale. I remember replacing the batteries in all 3 backpacks, only to remove them a week or so later. Among the huge pile of accessories, we did find a black backpack that I think belonged to the Night Force Repeater and that covered the flat spot. He also served as a driver or passenger on any of the vehicles my son had, that had the pegs in the seats. On a side note, my second G.I. Joe was a talking one that was one of the first issues of the 12" figures with lifelike hair. Those you had to pull the string that the dogtags were attached to. I forget how many sayings he had but eventually the box would wear out and poor old Joe either lost his voice, sounded drunk or the string wouldn't go back in and you cut it off. Mine got stuck and you couldn't pull it but he still was right there with the rest of my ranks.
I wonder whar was the idea behind those almost photo-realistic pictures of Hawk and Stalker with this line.
I do like this color scheme for Stalker.
I figure that the listing of a vehicle from the previous year was a conscious decision to try to clear any remaining stock from the shelves.
His machine gun is a browning m1919a6
Actually pretty well done and spot on. It was a late WW2 modification, meant to be more of a squad automatic weapon
Dirt McGurt good call man.
He has clearance to operate vehicles that he can't fit into. Nice one Hasbro
He has a starter pistol for when he needs to get the party started!! Clearly this beach party Stalker. That back pack is filled with beers.
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Happy Father's Day! Today is my Birthday as well! I hope you have a wonderful week! Yo, Joe!
I can't wait until you do reviews on COBRA!
Happy belated birthday dude! My birthday was on Saturday (6-15).
Cool. How old are you? Don’t we get any cake?
@@travismiller4320 old, sure, while it last. :-)! Have a good week!
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HAPPY Belated Birthday!
Always my Joe team leader since I got V1.5 in the early days!
IMO I think Stalker was in a live action film. Looking at Retaliation again, even though the Rock played Roadblock, his behavior was more like Stalker.
your braided belt is magnificent
I had tjr overkill and COBRA commander talking ones and I also removed the back packs from them too
10:09 its a M1919 Browning 30 cal (yes they have wood stock)
The 90s were so EXTREME!
They did the same thing with the G2 transformers with sound boxes
As a kid from the 90s. I can say Sound Effects in toys were the thing. They even had key chains with buttons that made military sound effects.
I had overkill when I was younger and removed the back pack
Mine had the cobra sounds haha, sounded like he said “we like cobra”
The big machine gun is a m1919 browning
I know I had one of these sound figures as a kid but I don't remember which one. The packaging made it sound like an amazing toy but it was neglected almost as soon as I opened it. The play is really limited for a poor gimmick.
Have fun at Joe Fest. I really wish I could have made it there.
These were such neatly sculpted figures and the backpacks were unscrewed as soon as I had opened them. The cool thing about Stalker as a character and what he represents was a typical 'Nam era draftee that came from the mean streets of America and channeled that energy as a good military man and badass on the battlefield.
Let's Party!!!!! Actually, I LOVE this version of Stalker. I think he is great. A black leather jacket and black beret Stalker? HELL YA!!!!! And if your love pad has a cow skin carpet, you'll never see him coming when you light a fire for ya loverrrrr.....
He was called stalker in the first live action movie, although he was white and played by Brenndan Frazier
The 12 inch Hall of Fame Stalker had the same uniform.
You always come up with something creative!
...instant like when I saw that cardboard backpack. Lmao.
*edit* I tried everything to get that damn backpack off him and Hawk as a kid.
I actually like this subline. They introduced one of my favorite Cobra troopers. Overkill.
"What farted!?" "What farted!?" "What farted!?"
Sonic Fighters Viper was always one of my favs
Looking closely at that backpack, it’s obviously a small wardrobe he’s wearing.
It’s even got the braces and legs for it to stand by itself!
Why Stalker would strap a wardrobe to his back and go into combat however, I got nothing.
LETSPARTYLETSPARTY!
This figure figuratively epitomizes modern music for me.
Omg, I had all 4 of them and the first thing I did as a kid was remove those damn screws that were holding the oversize backpack/sound pack on.
I'd love to know how he was meant to drive any those vehicles he was assigned too with that backpack :P . I must admit I always loved Stalker too I have the v1 as a kid but I also have the v2 and that was one my fav versions I think its cause he came with that hocky style mask and could terrorize my Cobra figs with it. never had V3 I was never able to afford the talkers (always wanted Over kill ) I did and still do have the Sonic Fighters Viper. and my buddy had both Sonic fighters T-rat and Bludd
I just got this one, I thought I could unscrew/ drill out the screws but nothing is working me.
Do you know how many Joes graduated Ranger school? Its probably the most graduated kind of school among the Joe filmcards....everybody was a Ranger?!
They should have made a Snake Eyes Battle Commander figure with a voice box.
Agreed, minus that backpack and the colors, this would be a good version...thought the pants camo would be cool for a snow theme, or tan for a desert theme. Great review and I loved the open and ending bits! lol! Later Hoodie!
I only got Overkill from this line of G.I. Joe. Mostly to give Cobra Commander another reason to scream. Mostly be Mainframe could hack into Overkill's mother board & over ride the B.A.T. preset programs.
I remember having Overkill as well... i also remember that if you press two buttons you could get different sounds
It's kinda odd that the Super sonic fighter in 1991 had removable back packs, but these figures didn't. Can't understand why Hasbro did that.
Talking Battle Hoodie CoCo.
Sounds like Stalker was sneezing.
Ha ha yes, unfortunately he has to rely on Susan to change the batteries!!
@@mattleuty5285 Maybe she won't.....😁
I’d love to be able to speak to GI Joe designers from the 90s and ask them a few things, like why things were intentionally ruined? A figure with a giant box attached to its back has almost no play value. And, even as a kid, I avoided figures with “battle features”. I was able to make my figures kick just fine in their own, I didn’t need a gimmick to do that. I remember walking down an aisle in Toys R Us in the early 90s and asking “what happened?” to my beloved GI Joe line.
I am not really surprised that they sculpted this version of Stalker with snarl. It was early 90's after all and heroes snarling was huge back then thanks to Rob Liefield and every other comic book artist that followed his style. Even G.I. Joe comic books weren't safe from that art style.
Where did you find the ToyFare Larry Hama interview? Would love to know what other characters he liked and disliked!
His facial expression makes him look like he's constantly straining for a stubborn poop. Maybe that's why he's carrying around a Porta Potty
My favourite version of Stalker I like his weapons but feel that his pistol screams Destro or CC this looks like a pistol they'd have...anyway great review
Looks Like Destro's oversized pistol in the Sunbow cartoon...doesn;t?
The rifle looks like the Browning .30 caliber machine gun with the pistol grip and buttstock attachment from WWII. And I would have got rid of that voice box in the parking lot.
Stalker is one of the best characters in GI Joe.
Honesty this series of figures the 90s were trash. I cannot like the Joes that strayed from the military adventure style of the 80s.
The tundra Stalker figure is cool, but I think it should have been a new character.
For a real bad ass version of Stalker check out the 12 inch Showcase made figure. They made several Joes that look great.
On learning more about his background I found it odd that he was a Ranger in Vietnam. Hama should have called him a LRP or LRRP. This special ops team was relabeled Rangers during that war. For some reason later in the Joe line Recoil was called a LRRP. A character that did not serve in Vietnam.
If any one wants to know more about LRP/LRRP/Rangers in Vietnam I recommend the 3 book series Six Silent men. Each volume is written by a vet who served during the period the individual book covers.
PS. I think the big goofy MG was partially modeled after the Browning m1919a6.
What's the upbeat song playing at the end?
All the figures in this subset had pretty good designs IMHO, it's just a shame the backpacks were non removable (though had I realized how easily they could be unscrewed as a kid, I probably wouldn't have passed on these figures)
Man with the golden gun.
The version of Zap shown always made me think of Clark Gable.
Not bad, but I think your box-backpack should be bigger! Lol. Another great review, have fun at Joe Con.
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He could hide in a pasture filled with cows
Awesome prologue!
TALL KING JOES.
St-ALL-ker, huh? All I can think of is the Family Guy bit with Stewie pronouncing "whip cream" by overemphasizing the "h" in whip. If Timmer reads this, how about a parody of that bit? I'll get you started, here's the script:
Timmer: "Hey, what's up HCC788?"
HCC788: "Oh, just imagining what a great world it would be if every GIJoe figure looked like St-ALL-ker version 1."
Timmer: "Wait... what?"
HCC788: "You know - Lonzo R. Wilkinson. Pride of Detroit. Codename: St-ALL-ker."
Timmer: "You mean Stalker."
HCC788: "That's what I said. St-ALL-ker."
Timmer: "Why are you putting so much emphasis on the L?"
HCC788: 'I'm not"
Timmer: "Say: Walker, Texas Ranger."
HCC788: "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Timmer: "Now say: Stalker."
HCC788: "St-ALL-ker."
Timmer: "Stalker!"
HCC788: "St-ALL-ker."
Timmer: "STALKER!!"
And so on and so forth. It'll be a hit.
Great review HCC and so funny and inventive to come up with the back pack idea, just be careful that Susan doesn't expect you to wear it all the time so that she can turn you off from time to time!!! All the best.
The filecard says he can operate vehicles, but he can't fit in them.
He's basically stuck with the WHALE and the USS Flagg.
That figure is pretty good, the colors go well together. But the backpack is distracting, better off unscrewed. Wish someone could make an upgrade kit (like with Transformers) to give them less flat backs thought. And I hope you tackle the other versions of Stalker soon, they're pretty cool too, especially the arctic one. Nice review overall. Hope you have a good time at JoeFest.
The 80's a more simple time they wouldn't get away with some action figure name's from back then if you don't believe me look up Fisto from from master's of the universe line
That's because we've allowed ourselves to get to offended over every little thing. People need to just let stuff go sometimes.
Another great review and cool new member name 👌🤝💪😂
Tall king Stall ker
Funny thing is that must of us growing up in the 80's had that sound box keychain that had gunfire and bomb sound effects so we didn't need the gimmick
Those tbc sounds will never leave my mind.
Sounds like a chicken squawking
Cow pants.
Stalker looks like an African dictator.
Would changing his code name to Striker be better?
Can these figures wear traditional backpacks?
I assume Stalker killed a cow to get his pants.
Hello there everybody
This will be a little winded, but here we go. Sound effect gimmicks suck. Worst idea for any toy line. Always limited. Never sound that good. The speakers have to be so small, everything sounds distorted. And like you said, my imagination came up with better, without adding expense, and limiting play. Having it easy to remove would have been better. The name never did, and still doesn't bother me. Stalker has always had a bad image to it as a word. It never was used positively. But I looked at it as he's stalking the enemy. So if they ever add him to the live action, it would be an insult to change his name. The original straight arm was one of my first figures I got. Always like him, and upset me that he broke so quickly. My little brother had version 2 and I always like it. This one is cool also. Other than the black and yellow brings to mind the old Eagle Force theme, the colors don't bother me. As for this constant hang up you seem to have with camo or military colors, G.I. Joe was an anti terrorist team. Those have very lacks uniform codes. They are almost like and undercover special forces unit. So as long as they aren't dressed in a bunch of contrasting colors that are just painful to see, I DON'T CARE! If the figure looks cool, I'm not going to let little things like that drive me insane. If the colors go well together and don't make you want to jam a pencil in your eye, let it go already. Take it for what it is. A really well sculpted figure, with a cool look, and design, and a hideous back pack the was WAY too big with a useless feature. Lose the pack and it's another top tier figure for Stalker. Making it 3 for 3 in my book.
GI Joe began to fail when Hasbro started patronizing fans with gimmicks and goofy features.
and neon colors
I can't fathom why this was released. (MONEY) I mean come on, they cant be used in veichles.
Edit: A stalker can also refer to someone in the Chernobyl Exclusion zone.
TheOdst219 I just heard Stalker is secretly a member of The Oktober Guard. Anyone? Anyone?
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Hilarious hahaha 😂
What a terrible figure. Have you ever reviewed the 1989 Stalker? You've referenced him in other Stalker videos, but I can't find a review of that actual figure. It's the best version of Stalker, I think. You get the camo and awesome accessories.
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