The Germ
- Studio
- Marvel Productions Ltd., Sunbow Productions, DiC Entertainment
- Distributor
- Claster Television Productions
Synopsis
A Crimson Guard steals a vial labeled "Bacteria X," but when the delivery to Destro is complicated due to matters of authority, the Crimson Guard drops the vial and another containing an experimental growth serum, and the two combine to create a monstrous germ.
Characters
Cover Girl, G.I. Joe Trooper, Tollbooth, Xamot, Destro, Tomax, Ace, Airtight, Col. Sharpe, Roadblock, Breaker, Flint, Crimson Guard X-99, Dusty, Shipwreck, Scarlett, Farmers, Cobra Troopers.
Additional Characters: Low-Light, Wet Suit, Pierre LaFonte, Taurus, Beach Head, Airborne, Nemesis Enforcer, Zandar, Dr. Mindbender, Dial Tone, Mike Randall, Serpentor, B.A. LaCarre, Buck McCann, Slip-Stream, Charles Fairmont, Dr. Filmoss, Tommy Talltree, Timothy Penser, Sci-Fi, Vena, Leatherneck, Cross-Country, Snow Job, Tripwire, WWI American Pilot, Mainframe, Zarana, Thrasher, Sgt. Slaughter, Lifeline
Additional Characters: Low-Light, Wet Suit, Pierre LaFonte, Taurus, Beach Head, Airborne, Nemesis Enforcer, Zandar, Dr. Mindbender, Dial Tone, Mike Randall, Serpentor, B.A. LaCarre, Buck McCann, Slip-Stream, Charles Fairmont, Dr. Filmoss, Tommy Talltree, Timothy Penser, Sci-Fi, Vena, Leatherneck, Cross-Country, Snow Job, Tripwire, WWI American Pilot, Mainframe, Zarana, Thrasher, Sgt. Slaughter, Lifeline
Credits
Directing
- Director
- John Gibbs, Terry Lennon
Producing
- Producer
- Jim Duffy, Sam Weiss, Dan Thompson, Art Vitello, John Ahern, Chuck (Charles) Downs, Mark Glamack, John Grusd, Larry Houston, Alex Lovy, George Singer, John Walker
- Executive Producers
- Joe Bacal, Tom Griffin, Margaret Loesch
- Co-Producer
- Michael Charles Hill
- Supervising Producer
- Don Jurwich
- Associate Producer
- Doug Booth
Writing
- Writer
- Roger Slifer
- Story Editors
- Flint Dille, Buzz Dixon, Larry Parr
- Supervising Story Editor (1985-86)
- Steve Gerber
Voices
- Voice
- Libby Aubrey (as Liz Aubrey) (Cover Girl), Michael Bell (G.I. Joe Trooper, Tollbooth, Xamot), Arthur Burghardt (Destro), Corey Burton (Tomax), Pat Fraley (as Patrick Fraley) (Ace, Airtight), Dave Hall (Col. Sharpe), Kene Holliday (Roadblock), Chris Latta (as Christopher Latta) (Breaker, Farmer #1), Bill Ratner (Flint, Cobra Trooper #2), Neil Ross (Crimson Guard X-99, Dusty, Shipwreck), B.J. Ward (Scarlett), Jackson Beck (Narrator)
- Additional Vocal Talent
- Charles Adler (Low-Light), Jack Angel (Wet Suit, Pierre LaFonte), Earl Boen (Taurus), William Callaway (Beach Head), Peter Cullen (Airborne, Nemesis Enforcer, Zandar), Brian Cummings (Dr. Mindbender), Hank Garret (Dial Tone, Mike Randall), Richard Gautier (Serpentor, B.A. LaCarre, Buck McCann), Dan Gilvezan (Slip-Stream), Johnny Haymer (Charles Fairmont, Dr. Filmoss), Michael Horton (Tommy Talltree, Timothy Penser), Jerry Houser (Sci-Fi), Mona Marshall (Vena), Chuck McCann (Leatherneck), Michael McConnohie (Cross-Country), Rob Paulsen (Snow Job, Tripwire, WWI American Pilot), Patrick Pinney (Mainframe), Lisa Raggio (Zarana), Ted Schwartz (Thrasher), Sgt. Slaughter (Himself), Stan Wojno (Lifeline), Darleen Carr, Christian Czingland, Barbara Goodson, Jimmy Keegan, Hap Lawrence, Patricia Lentz, Loren Lester, Marilyn Schreffler
Music
- Music
- Johnny Douglas, Ford Kinder, Spencer Michlin, Robert J. Walsh
- Title Song
- Spencer Michlin, Ford Kinder
Animation
- Layout Artist
- Pat Agnacin
- Checking Supervisor
- Barbara Donatelli
Art Department
- Storyboard Artists
- Pat Agnacin, Del Barras, Kurt William Conner, Romeo Francisco, James L. Gomez, Adrian Gonzales, Warren William Greenwood, Doug Lefler, David Russell, Alan Shean, Romeo Tanghal, Keith Tucker, Douglas Vandegrift
- Storyboard Directors
- Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Bob Kline, Hank Tucker, Sherman Labby, Lonnie Lloyd, Don Shepard
- Model Design
- Russ Heath
- Model Designers
- Jim Fletcher, Lee Go, Russ Heath, Carol Lundberg, Bruce W. Timm
Editing
- Editor
- Steven C. Brown, Robert T. Gillis
- Supervising Editors
- Steven C. Brown, Robert T. Gillis
- Assistant Editors
- Rick Gehr, Larry Whelen
- Assistant Supervising Editor
- Rick Gehr
Sound
- Sound Effects Editors
- Richard S. Gannon, Jim Blodgett, Richard Allen, Ted Caplan, Allison Cobb, Michael L. DePatie, John Detra, Karen V. Doulac, Bruce Elliott, Heather Elliott, Ron Fedele, Leonard T. Geschke, Brad Gunther, David Hawkins, Jerry Jacobson, Nicholas James, Richard Raderman, Warren Taylor, Michael Tomack, Peter Tomaszewicz
- Sound Re-Recording Mixers
- Larry Goodwin, Peter Reale
- Foley Artist
- Doug Madick
- Voice Recording Engineer
- Joel Iwataki
Music Department
- Music Editors
- Joe Siracusa, Richard Allen, Peter Collier, Robert Randles, Mark Shiney
Casting
- Voice Directors
- Don Jurwich, Wally Burr
- Voice Recording Coordinator
- Ellen Burr
Production Management
- Production Managers
- Kathy Conte, Stephanie Burt, Geraldine Frerks, Jean Frye, Carole Weitzman
- Post-Production Supervisors
- Eric Early, Steven Heth
- Production Coordinators
- Nellina Lombardo, Hildy Mesnik
- Production Assistant
- Hildy Mesnik
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Lee Gunther
Crew
- Director of Production
- Jim Graziano
- Dubbing Supervisor
- Jacquie Freeman Ross
- Telecine Supervisors
- Andrew Golov, Sarah Swiskow
- Creative Consultant
- Jay Bacal
Companies and other credits
- Distributed by Claster TV Productions
- a division of Hasbro Industries
- Copyrighted 1983 Sunbow Productions
- Inc
- Copyright 1983 Hasbro Industries
- Inc
- Sunbow Productions - Marvel Productions Ltd
- a Cadence Company
Production notes
This series was also known as "GI Joe: A Great American Hero." It was one of the first daily syndicated animated series to "push" its action-figure star.
The series was based on the 1983 "fighting force" of five different dolls, not the original 1960's GI Joe produced by Hasbro.
Originally a weekly series, it became a daily in 1985.
The series was based on the 1983 "fighting force" of five different dolls, not the original 1960's GI Joe produced by Hasbro.
Originally a weekly series, it became a daily in 1985.