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165: G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
Episode 165
Monday, 26 January, 2026
The process of tearing apart our consumerist childhoods is far from over, as the Watchcast crew digs this week into G.I. Joe: The Movie, another toy commercial in disguise that comes up with some of the most bonkers stuff this franchise ever saw, both for better and for worse.CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 165: G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)(00:00:18) - Intro.(00:08:47) - A brief history of Government Issue Joe, and our personal fandoms.(00:26:37) - More on the tone of the show, and how that filtered into the movie.(00:30:56) - How this movie came to be, and why it never made it to theaters.(00:39:19) - Talking about our cast (and porno cartoons).(00:51:31) - Are the new grunts as good as the old timers?(00:56:51) - Break!(00:57:40) - We're back and we're already humming this musical number.(01:02:46) - People have had it with Cobra Commander.(01:12:15) - The B.E.T.--no, not that B.E.T.(01:17:16) - Stumbling into Cobra-la.(01:23:46) - Our cavalcade of new stars (toys).(01:40:30) - There's no way Cobra could break in here! And the lore dump to end all lore dumps.(01:57:05) - Falcon gets airdropped into unincorporated Slaughter territory.(02:02:35) - Roadblock and Cobra I Was Once a Commaaaaaannnder escape.(02:09:52) - A sneaking mission to Cobra Island, and it's time to send in the sandworms.(02:16:48) - He's gone into a coma!(02:24:34) - A big dumb battle to end this movie.(02:35:52) - Duke's okay! Somehow!(02:37:57) - Final thoughts.(02:46:46) - Housekeeping for next week's movie: Masters of the Universe!(02:51:31) - Outro.
