7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The cartoon had its beginnings with two five-part mini-series in 1983 and 1984, then became a regular series that ran in syndication from 1985 to 1986. Ron Friedman created the G.I. Joe animated series for television, and wrote all four miniseries. The fourth mini-series was intended to be a feature film, but due to production difficulties was released as a television mini-series.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The cartoon had its beginnings with two five-part mini-series in 1983 and 1984, then became a regular series that ran in syndication from 1985 to 1986. Ron Friedman created the G.I. Joe animated series for television, and wrote all four miniseries. The fourth mini-series was intended to be a feature film, but due to production difficulties was released as a television mini-series.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series's central thesis explicitly promotes conservative ideology by celebrating American military might and patriotism as the necessary solution to a clear, unambiguous global terrorist threat, aligning with themes of strong national defense.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast as part of its original character design, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a traditional framing, portraying established identities neutrally or positively, and does not center around explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The show features female characters like Scarlett and Lady Jaye who are proficient in martial arts. They are repeatedly shown engaging in and winning close-quarters physical fights against multiple male Cobra soldiers and agents, using skill and strength.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, an animated series from the 1980s, does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The show focuses on military action and adventure, consistent with its era and target demographic, without addressing queer identity.
The animated series "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on military conflict and action, without addressing gender identity, leading to a classification of N/A for transsexual portrayal.
The G.I. Joe animated series (1990–1992) continued the established characters from the toy line and previous animated series. No pre-existing, canonically gendered characters were portrayed with a different gender in this iteration.
The 1990-1992 G.I. Joe animated series continued the established character portrayals from previous iterations of the franchise. There were no instances where a character, canonically or widely established as one race, was depicted as a different race in this specific animated series.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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