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  • palitoy
    live. laugh. lisa needs braces
    • Jun 16, 2001
    • 59764

    Top Ten Joe Knock Offs

    Topless Robot - The 10 Worst G.I. Joe Rip-Offs of All Time

    I forget about this stuff sometimes.
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  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47258

    #2
    Great write-up !!!

    The Defender figure was really made by Hasbro ?

    That's weird.

    Also,

    I never knew Mego's Fighting Yank tried to rip off Joes body.

    Cool info.

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    • Marvelmania
      A Ray of Sunshine
      • Jun 17, 2001
      • 10392

      #3
      Fun read! Love the Gen. Patch write up especially! Most of those were some really crap rip offs.

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      • Wee67
        Museum Correspondent
        • Apr 2, 2002
        • 10603

        #4
        The CORPS! (yeah, i shouted it) looks like a decent little toy. Curious- Are there lots of Mountie-based toys in Canada? I'd imagine there would be.
        WANTED - Solid-Boxed WGSH's, C.8 or better.

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        • toys2cool
          Ultimate Mego Warrior
          • Nov 27, 2006
          • 28605

          #5
          lmao! wow I had a ton of those
          "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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          • Werewolf
            Inhuman
            • Jul 14, 2003
            • 14957

            #6
            Cool article and I remember GI JOE's Extreme phase. Terrible, terrible figures.
            You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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            • HardyGirl
              Mego Museum's Poster Girl
              • Apr 3, 2007
              • 13949

              #7
              The Corps also had the 12" figures and cool accessories and uniforms. They supplement my AT stuff quite nicely.
              "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
              'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
              Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
              If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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              • jds1911a1
                Alan Scott is the best GL
                • Aug 8, 2007
                • 3556

                #8
                I loved the 97 bronze bombers for customs

                the villians of Gen patch was ENEMY FORCE if i recall right they wore lime grean suits. I bought one to replace a broken Short fuze morter as they had some dead copy knock off joe parts. the BATTLE SMELL was HORRIBLE I smelled piles of dog doo that were rosier. i soaked him in dish soap water for days on end till the smell finally went away. even the Monstro smell of the megam monsters was less annoying

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                • D-McMEGO
                  Member
                  • Oct 30, 2008
                  • 58

                  #9
                  Excellent post !
                  Thank you !

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                  • shyndman
                    Museum Super Collector
                    • Aug 29, 2008
                    • 174

                    #10
                    The Fighting Yank lawsuit sounds rather fascinating. Is there more info on it?
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                    • jwyblejr
                      galactic yo-yo
                      • Apr 6, 2006
                      • 11147

                      #11
                      There was a point in time when Wal-Mart would only sell The Corps! and no other military figures,G.I. Joe included. Just throwing that out there.

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                      • SlipperyLilSuckers
                        MeGoing
                        • May 14, 2003
                        • 9031

                        #12
                        That article just made me so glad that there are more than military action figures around today...

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                        • shellhead
                          museum rustpot
                          • Mar 1, 2007
                          • 638

                          #13
                          The head sculp for Hasbros Defender was lifted from the Bullet Man figure from the Adventure team GIJOEs.
                          Chris

                          Keepin' it Mego-ey !

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                          • Evel KMego
                            Museum Daredevil
                            • Apr 26, 2006
                            • 1444

                            #14
                            Always fun to read your top ten lists!

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                            • MysteryWho
                              Persistent Member
                              • Dec 16, 2008
                              • 1047

                              #15
                              That list was fun.
                              My favorite Corps character was "Whispering Willie".
                              He looked somewhat like Wez from Road Warrior.
                              It always stole my sleep to wonder, "What is he whispering about?"

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