GI Joe Folding Tray (1987)
By YT
What shapes who we are and what we will become? Too deep a question to solve on a toy blog but maybe this tray holds some of the answers? Hasbro was a master of licensing in the 80s, their licenses festooned things from shampoo bottles to tents and everything in between. Sometimes the quality of art helped these items transcend their utilitarian purposes. For me this tray was an example of this transcendence. Due to the release timeframe of the tray I must have been a teenager when it was released, but I fondly remember eating dinner on one nightly for years. Growing up on the farm meant lots of dinners late at night after chores were done, often in front of the TV.
I remember studying all of the different action taking place in the picture.
Lt. Falcon is front and center and looks card art perfect.
Who are these Vietnam era soldiers? They don’t appear to be standard green shirts.
Is that Quick Kick in the back of the Tomahawk?
Chuckles exercising poor trigger grip and control.
I love to see the Flagg off in the distance.
I also liked the inclusion of classics Recondo and the Dragonfly along with the current offerings.
Did my intrinsic interest in art drive a fascination with pieces like this or did they spark that interest? We may never know…
I enjoy seeing off the beaten path stuff like this! It reminds me of my childhood G.I.*JOE colorforms & general Hawk birthday cake pan. Nice write up.
I have a trash can with the exact same artwork! Since the trash can is also metal, I wonder if they were made by the same company? (MarshAllen Industries?)
This looks great! It’s odd to see the Triple T so dominant in the frame but running away (the Sarge’s likeness probably wasn’t permitted). And whose knife-strapped thigh do you think is on the right border?
I love the U.S.S. Flagg!!!
@Cyko9
I think its Gung Ho
Looks like therye on a desert island. Looks like Chuckles is the only one in the proper camoflage
I never knew there was a matching trash can! Nice catch on Gung Ho, I never caught that one. Cool to see so much interest in this item.
I got one too is it worth money