The Trubble Bubble and Water Moccasin were my favorite Joe vehicles. The Trubble Bubble was hard to find. I got one from Kroger, always kept $20 on me in case I found a toy I wanted when I had to go shopping with my mom. That was one of those I finally found one moments in my life. Even all these years later, I still remember it 😂
The old bomb was larger and sat inside where the figure would sit and even had a hole for the backpack plug to hold it in. Old blueprints have it as an aerial mine and the hatch is called the arming access panel. I guess it was supposed to just float around and explode into planes or something? EDIT: Back of the vintage box mentions the flight pod being set up as a preprogrammed drone. Pretty cool for something released in 1985.
I didn't have the Trouble Bubble either until the 25th anniversary too. I'd like to see the vehicles come with the blue-prints like they used to. I loved putting the vehicles together and the stickers on them, it was like a snap-together model kit. I'm still praying for file card too.
I discovered the bomb has a circle on the back that is the exact diameter as lego pieces. So with a small modification the bomb now sits in between the thrusters on my trouble bubble. If you have a gray lego piece you can't even tell you made a modification👍
Looks like a good set, mines coming soon, but I think I’m gonna put one of my extra cobra soldiers in the bubble and leave the televiper standing on his own
I wish the bomb could plug into it somewhere……other then that thing is perfect! I’m unboxing mine now while watching this …….think I’m going to display mine with no driver unless it’s on a flight stand or something looks kinda silly with a fig sitting in it ….and if someone wants to pick it up and check it all out you don’t want a fig in it so mine is going in the case with tele viper and the bom next to it
The "bubble" portion of the vehicle doesn't properly fit in the side slots for mine. The "wedges" that hold the missiles do not stay inside the inserts on both sides of the vehicle as well. Did you also notice the "targeting" decal on the bubble window is also off-center. Great review as usual.
I agree with Kyle. I found there is just one way to put those missile holders in on the sides and once you figure it out they work great. Double check because it can seem like you have it correct but you still might not. When closing the bubble I also had TROUBLE with my BUBBLE (ha) tabs fitting in the slots too - looking closely it was just one of the tabs causing the problem. I slightly filed down the sides of that tab where it was hitting and now the bubble sits into the vehicle nice and flush. I picked up three. Love this thing.
Kyle, from a business point of view. Is there a reason for what appears to be larger packaging than what is needed? You have spoken about shelf space in Walmart/Target but does Hasbro/Mattel make boxes slightly larger to make items visually more impressive? Is there a balance between the two?
Never had a Trouble Bubble …until today that is. It’s spectacular. Loved how it came with a Tele Viper too cause i never had one of those from RAH days. Hasbro’s Classified line is just hit after hit. Loving it
Tele Viper was my least favorite Cobra troop back in the day. I like the masked face quite a bit though. Never had a Flight Pod when I was a kid. After picking this one up, I wish that I had gotten one!
Great review. I was really hoping I could get one on the first run, but my preorder got cancelled after these started shipping. Hopefully they do another run of these and I can pick on up. Never had one as a kid, I would love to have one from this line.
I’m sure your local toy shop or comic shop will have one if they carry classified at just like a $10-$20 mark up…….if you can find one for $60-$70 it’s probably a deal …….big bad toy store might have them or entertainment earth
@@George-de6hd unfortunately no, this line isn’t as popular as Marvel Legends so they don’t carry it. Looks like I missed out. This is why I hate preorders sometimes.
Not a step - classic! need that on a T-shirt. I had a brick and mortar store. Punks were standing on top of the bathroom vanity to peer into the ceiling. I actually made that sign and put it in the vanity
This will be my first Trouble Bubble as well, I ordered 4 of these bad boys even though I really don’t care about the Tele-Viper, probably my least favorite of the Cobra troopers, makes you wonder how many Tele-Vipers would have sold had they not included the Trouble Bubble with it. The purple colors are a nice touch though. A Punk With Toys has the perfect way to display the pods using the Hasbro flight stands with some sticky tack. Can’t wait to get these displayed next to Serpentor.
They took my money on Wednesday and mine will be here tomorrow……I heard some people have got there pre ordereds canceled so keep tabs on your order…….yo joe 👍🏻
I got a problem, it's an air vehicle and he comes with no stand or blast effect!!! I was excited for this figure and his ride, but very let down by any variation of stand, or stand effects!!😐😐😐
We have the problem that it doesn't close and that is an issue in my opinion because it should close! The same problem with the python trubble bubble!!! Same side. It just closes on one side!!! Did you see this? I guess you did not realize it but one peg doesn't match. This is is my opinion the biggest Mistake. If it opens you also wanna close it right? That's the fun. How to solve it? Any Ideas? Besides that you can put the mine behind the big gut.
I had the 3.75” scale trouble bubble as a kid, but it was not lucky, being poor. It was one of few vehicles I could afford. I think this was under $10 or $15 as a kid? It was this and the motorcycle that were the poor man’s vehicles….😂😂😂 But I will skip this one. Had enough of this as a kid.
thanks to Kyle I Just listened to night demon for the first time… they are frickin sweet 🤟🤟 choose your own metal adventure🤣😂thank you so much Kyle! Always awesome watching your channel! Rock on brother!
The Trubble Bubble and Water Moccasin were my favorite Joe vehicles. The Trubble Bubble was hard to find. I got one from Kroger, always kept $20 on me in case I found a toy I wanted when I had to go shopping with my mom. That was one of those I finally found one moments in my life. Even all these years later, I still remember it 😂
Can't wait for my 3 to arrive. Had an Original flight pod growing up and have an original one today.
Telephone...... telephone
Telegram.........telegram
Telescope....... telescope
Televiper..........Telly viper!
Tele-Vipers are the communications and electronics specialists for Cobra.
G.I. Joe equivalents would be Breaker and Dial-Tone.
Yes that is correct however they do not have individual names etc like the joe counterparts
The old bomb was larger and sat inside where the figure would sit and even had a hole for the backpack plug to hold it in. Old blueprints have it as an aerial mine and the hatch is called the arming access panel. I guess it was supposed to just float around and explode into planes or something? EDIT: Back of the vintage box mentions the flight pod being set up as a preprogrammed drone. Pretty cool for something released in 1985.
Gi joe , always ahead of it’s time
Fortnight Snake Eyes may have a home.
Great review. Still waiting for mine to ship from Pulse. It was a miss that they didn’t give a flight stand for it.
I didn't have the Trouble Bubble either until the 25th anniversary too. I'd like to see the vehicles come with the blue-prints like they used to. I loved putting the vehicles together and the stickers on them, it was like a snap-together model kit. I'm still praying for file card too.
I got two, they'll be here Sunday.
Love your videos Kyle. I always watch your reviews before I buy my Joes. Greetings from Hungary! I live near Budapest home of Tele-vipers. 😅
Shout out Budapest!
Love that cobra vehicle. Simple and effective. Powerhouse Hobbs is a televiper
LOL. Well done sir
I discovered the bomb has a circle on the back that is the exact diameter as lego pieces. So with a small modification the bomb now sits in between the thrusters on my trouble bubble. If you have a gray lego piece you can't even tell you made a modification👍
Looks like a good set, mines coming soon, but I think I’m gonna put one of my extra cobra soldiers in the bubble and leave the televiper standing on his own
Do u think hasbro should have made provisions for bigger figures with backpacks to hold up fine into the trouble bubble?
Fun review! Love the dog bone connections! They said the Dragon fly also uses them. Classic indeed!
I wish the bomb could plug into it somewhere……other then that thing is perfect! I’m unboxing mine now while watching this …….think I’m going to display mine with no driver unless it’s on a flight stand or something looks kinda silly with a fig sitting in it ….and if someone wants to pick it up and check it all out you don’t want a fig in it so mine is going in the case with tele viper and the bom next to it
Bomb plugs into the back of the gun. Found that out later
The "bubble" portion of the vehicle doesn't properly fit in the side slots for mine. The "wedges" that hold the missiles do not stay inside the inserts on both sides of the vehicle as well. Did you also notice the "targeting" decal on the bubble window is also off-center. Great review as usual.
If you try to move the wedges to the opposite side flip them and they stay better
@@KylePeterson1980 I did just that, but they don't stay in the slot firmly enough. 🙄😒
@@EyeSurpri interesting that’s what I did and they are fine now
I agree with Kyle. I found there is just one way to put those missile holders in on the sides and once you figure it out they work great. Double check because it can seem like you have it correct but you still might not.
When closing the bubble I also had TROUBLE with my BUBBLE (ha) tabs fitting in the slots too - looking closely it was just one of the tabs causing the problem. I slightly filed down the sides of that tab where it was hitting and now the bubble sits into the vehicle nice and flush.
I picked up three. Love this thing.
One year for Xmas my cousin got a ton of GI Joe stuff, I’m a bit older so I got to put all the vehicles together and put on the stickers.
Never had a trouble bubble. Mine is on the way!
Very excited about this one. Had a couple of the originals bc they were in the cartoons so much.
Silver mirage next maybe? It would also be small, goes great with the ram
We really need the Ferret.
I never had the Tele Viper or Trouble Bubble as a kid. The pre order sold out, but it's available again so I'll probably get it.
🤘🏻yesss mine will be delivered tomorrow 🤘🏻 I’ll be putting a cobra officer in my pod
Never had a old school bubble never saw one but can’t wait for the classified bubble to arrive
I got my 2 from Hasbro yesterday. Loving it. A really good piece and figure. Hail Cobra
guess they didn't have those seatbelts back in the 80s when Cobra got their trouble bubble's commandeered so easily
Great review Kyle, got my 3 yesterday, an iconic Cobra vehicle!
I didn’t think the price was bad …basically $25 for the figure $30 for the bubble
Got my
Today. Put the helmet no skin.
The pegs. Once on correctly. It locks. I switch the pegs and boom. It locked on.
Got two on pre order with Hasbro Pulse. But it says available to ship October 1st....
Never had one as a kid. Gotta play the unintentional long game. Had some stuff come up so can't grab it now.
I have 2 and one of the canopy pegs will not clip on the vehicle. Same issue on both
Cool review & the figure is awesome but I don’t remember black face tele -viper 🤷🏻♂️
Kyle, from a business point of view. Is there a reason for what appears to be larger packaging than what is needed? You have spoken about shelf space in Walmart/Target but does Hasbro/Mattel make boxes slightly larger to make items visually more impressive? Is there a balance between the two?
This won’t be at Walmart target I don’t believe. But it was a bit extreme in box size I thought.
Had the OG trouble Bubble, can’t wait for this one to arrive. Thanks for the great review Kyle!
Never had a Trouble Bubble …until today that is. It’s spectacular. Loved how it came with a Tele Viper too cause i never had one of those from RAH days. Hasbro’s Classified line is just hit after hit. Loving it
This thing is great. Got 4. Waiting for them to go back up so I can get me some more
As a kid my Joes were constantly in danger of slipping or being sucked into intakes because eventually i gave up on "Not a step" stickers.
Ha ha
The little plastic piece is a retro style atomic bomb without the casing, just tylie stylized with its own engine
Vintage bubble. The bomb / droid sat in pilot seat. And the Bubble became a flying bomb lol. Not sure where this one goes either.
Tele Viper was my least favorite Cobra troop back in the day. I like the masked face quite a bit though. Never had a Flight Pod when I was a kid. After picking this one up, I wish that I had gotten one!
Great review. I was really hoping I could get one on the first run, but my preorder got cancelled after these started shipping. Hopefully they do another run of these and I can pick on up. Never had one as a kid, I would love to have one from this line.
There already going for $100-$125 on eBay 😂
@@George-de6hd oh geeze. That’s what I was afraid of. I thought I was good to go too with my preorder. Lol
I’m sure your local toy shop or comic shop will have one if they carry classified at just like a $10-$20 mark up…….if you can find one for $60-$70 it’s probably a deal …….big bad toy store might have them or entertainment earth
@@George-de6hd unfortunately no, this line isn’t as popular as Marvel Legends so they don’t carry it. Looks like I missed out. This is why I hate preorders sometimes.
I CAN NOT WAIT TO GET ME ONE
Looking forward to getting this bad boy. Not sure if my flight stand will hold it, but we'll see.
Not a step - classic! need that on a T-shirt. I had a brick and mortar store. Punks were standing on top of the bathroom vanity to peer into the ceiling. I actually made that sign and put it in the vanity
This will be my first Trouble Bubble as well, I ordered 4 of these bad boys even though I really don’t care about the Tele-Viper, probably my least favorite of the Cobra troopers, makes you wonder how many Tele-Vipers would have sold had they not included the Trouble Bubble with it. The purple colors are a nice touch though. A Punk With Toys has the perfect way to display the pods using the Hasbro flight stands with some sticky tack. Can’t wait to get these displayed next to Serpentor.
I'll buy all your extra Tele Vipers. Love them!
They still haven’t charged me for my pre-order. I’m so excited for this
Me too! But my available ship date is October 1st.
They took my money on Wednesday and mine will be here tomorrow……I heard some people have got there pre ordereds canceled so keep tabs on your order…….yo joe 👍🏻
@@George-de6hd
Omg! I hope my order doesn't get cancelled. I checked my order and it just says pending...
I can't wait until they make the star brigade series vehicles. they're so expensive buying complete ones .
Hi Kyle, I love your videos, I have a question, do you keep the boxes of your WWE figures? Cheers from Mexico
No I do not
Great review
I got a problem, it's an air vehicle and he comes with no stand or blast effect!!! I was excited for this figure and his ride, but very let down by any variation of stand, or stand effects!!😐😐😐
We have the problem that it doesn't close and that is an issue in my opinion because it should close! The same problem with the python trubble bubble!!! Same side. It just closes on one side!!! Did you see this? I guess you did not realize it but one peg doesn't match. This is is my opinion the biggest Mistake. If it opens you also wanna close it right? That's the fun. How to solve it? Any Ideas?
Besides that you can put the mine behind the big gut.
Hopefully I’ll be able to get a hold of it and it will be first
The third head is from the cyber-tronics department of Cobra team.
I need 4. So there's a chance they'll be out for entertainment earth?
Lot of exclusive’s eventually hit other retailers. Pulse should restock as well I believe
The toxic shock trooper?!? Was that the Tampax Viper?!? Lmao....
Great review, excellent item can’t wait to get one
Snake eyes killed that man
Hasbro is sold out of them (I wish I grabbed two) eBay there going for $100-$125 😂
Telly Viper?
Its David Coverdale Viper face
I had the 3.75” scale trouble bubble as a kid, but it was not lucky, being poor. It was one of few vehicles I could afford. I think this was under $10 or $15 as a kid? It was this and the motorcycle that were the poor man’s vehicles….😂😂😂
But I will skip this one. Had enough of this as a kid.
They’re not the the same head, similar, but not the same
anyone else notice the Target Python Patrol version is $45 unlike Hasbro regular is $55, whaaaaaa???
Broke down the reasons why two weeks ago or so in the toy news of the week
thanks to Kyle I Just listened to night demon for the first time… they are frickin sweet 🤟🤟 choose your own metal adventure🤣😂thank you so much Kyle! Always awesome watching your channel! Rock on brother!
Got my two today, just fantastic. Really hoping for general release Tele-Vipers to get a few with that full helmet look.