G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983 TV series)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero first season title
Also known asAction Force (UK version)
GenreAction-adventure
Military science fiction
Created byHasbro
Based onG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
by Hasbro
Developed byRon Friedman (miniseries 1–2)
Steve Gerber (season 1)
Buzz Dixon (season 2)
Directed byDan Thompson (miniseries 1–2)
John Gibbs (season 1)
Terry Lennon (season 1)
Ray Lee (season 2)
Voices of
Narrated byJackson Beck
ComposersJohnny Douglas
Robert J. Walsh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes95 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducersDon Jurwich, Jim Duffy
AnimatorToei Animation[1][2]
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesSunbow Productions
Marvel Productions
Original release
NetworkFirst-run syndication[3]
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1983 (1983-09-12) –
November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20)
Related
G.I. Joe: Renegades
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero[4] (retitled Action Force in the United Kingdom) is a half-hour American animated television series created by Ron Friedman.[5] Based on the toyline from Hasbro, the cartoon ran in syndication from 1983 to 1986.[6] 95 episodes were produced.[7]

  1. ^ "List of foreign co-productions (1966-1984)". Toei Animation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 6, 2003.
  2. ^ "List of foreign co-productions (1985-1989)". Toei Animation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 6, 2003.
  3. ^ Sobel, Robert (August 4, 1986). "Kids syndication marketplace moving at frenzied pace" (PDF). Television/Radio Age. XXXIV (1). Television Editorial Corp.: 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ^ G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Intros 1983-1987, 20 August 2008, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-02-21
  5. ^ "G.I. Joe-The Original Mini-Series". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  6. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 243–245. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  7. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 74–75. ISBN 9781476672939.

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