"G.I"呢個字全寫係咩?

GI 呢個名原本與美國軍人係完全無關係，因為當初出現時，係泛指由美國嘅軍需處提供嘅物品； Government Issue 咁解，後嚟先至引伸至指美軍嘅意思。

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[edit] America's Moveable Fighting Man (1964-1969)
Main article: G.I. Joe: America's movable fighting man
In 1963, noting the commercial success of the Barbie doll for girls, Stan Weston, a toy creator and licensing agent, came up with the idea of a Barbie-like line with a military theme that would be marketed to boys. He presented his idea to Don Levine, the creative director of Hasbro, who saw the potential of the idea and approved. The prototypes were originally named "Rocky" (the marine/soldier) "Skip" (the sailor) and "Ace" (the pilot), before Don Levine, inspired by the 1945 film The Story of G.I. Joe, decided on the generic name G.I. Joe.

In 1964, the line was launched, with a World War II theme. The G.I. Joe figures were approximately the same physical scale as Barbie dolls - 12 inches, or 305 mm, tall. There were originally four figures, one to represent each branch of the Armed Forces. Accessory packs containing additional gear and clothing were also released


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In 1965, a black G.I. Joe figure was introduced in select markets.
In 1966, soldiers from other countries (France, Germany, England, et al.) joined the G.I. Joe line up. A Project Mercury-like space capsule and silver-suited astronaut figure was also added to the series.
In 1967, Talking figures were introduced.
The first female G.I. Joe, the Action Nurse) was produced in 1967. It was a commercial failure, and another 12" female would not be released for 30 years.

[edit] Adventure Team (1970-1976)
Main article: G.I. Joe Adventure Team
By 1969, in the wake of the Vietnam War, Hasbro sought to downplay the war theme that had initially defined "G.I. Joe". The line became known as "The Adventures of G.I. Joe" for a time. In 1970, Hasbro settled on the name "Adventure Team", and relaunched G.I. Joe under the new, non-military, banner.


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To coincide with the new direction, "Life-Like" flocked hair and beard, an innovation developed in England by Palitoy for their licensed version of Joe, Action Man, is introduced in 1970. A retooled African American Adventurer was also introduced.

A model with "kung-fu grip" handsIn 1974, named after the increasingly popular martial art style, Hasbro introduced "Kung-Fu Grip" to the G.I. Joe line. This was another innovation that had been developed in the UK for Action Man. The hands were sculpted in a softer plastic that allowed the fingers to grip objects in a more lifelike fashion.
In 1976, G.I. Joe was given "eagle eye" vision — a movable eye mechanism to allow the toy to appear to be looking around when a lever in the back of the head was moved. This would be the last major innovation for the original line of 12-inch figures.