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Article: At Age 30, GI Joe Proves Old Toys Never Die
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 8, 1994
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NEW YORK GI Joe, the toy behind the childhood war games of
millions of American boys, turned 30 years old Monday with the
fanfare of a real-life war hero.
Actors, skydivers, children and toymaker executives at a
corporate promotion burst onto a stage next to a 60-foot inflatable
doll to mythologize one of America's best-selling toys.
"GI Joe represents the triumph of good over evil," said child
star Jonathan Taylor Thomas of the television program "Home
Improvement."
He said the moveable plastic figure had been part of his life
for eight years and was one of his favorite heroes.
Actors portraying soldiers, sailors, pilots and marines romped
onto the stage on the sidelines of a major ...