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G.I. Joe’s Untold 1990s Secrets: Former Hasbro Brand Manager Vinnie D’Alleva Reveals What Really Happened

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffAction Media Toys, Eco Warriors, GI Joe 1990s, GI Joe Cesspool, GI Joe Hall of Fame, GI Joe history, GI Joe interview, Hasbro, Ninja Force, Pimp Daddy Destro, Serpentors Lair, Vinnie D’Alleva0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | SPECIAL INTERVIEW FEATURE G.I. Joe’s Untold 1990s Secrets: Vinnie D’Alleva Reveals What Really Happened at Hasbro From the near-death of G.I. Joe to the unbelievable success of Hall of Fame, the creation of Cobra’s Cesspool, and the accidental birth of one of collecting’s most famous variants, a former Hasbro insider opens up. By Adam Jared | SerpentorsLair.com Presented by Action Media Toys in cooperation with SerpentorsLair.com For G.I. Joe collectors, the 1990s remain one of the most fascinating, misunderstood, and frequently debated periods in the franchise’s history.…

'NOW YOU KNOW' With Yorktownjoe G.I. Joe Classified

Now You Know With Yorktownjoe: G.I. Joe Classified Hydro-Viper Review

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1988 G.I. Joe, Action Figure Reviews, Cobra Army Building, Cobra Eels, Cobra Hydro-Viper, G.I. Joe action figures, G.I. Joe Classified Hydro-Viper, G.I. Joe Classified Series, G.I. Joe collectors, G.I. Joe toy reviews, Hasbro G.I. Joe, Hydro-Viper 2026, Hydro-Viper Review, Serpentorslair, Yorktownjoe0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | THE COLLECTOR’S SPOTLIGHT COBRA’S DEEPEST NIGHTMAREHAS RETURNED! YorktownJoe dives into the G.I. Joe Classified Hydro-Viper in an all-new, full-length action figure review! THIS WEEK’S FEATUREVIDEO REVIEW BY YORKTOWNJOE FEATURED COLLECTOR VIDEO GO BENEATH THE SURFACE WITH YORKTOWNJOE! Watch the full review above, and be sure to like, share, and subscribe to support independent G.I. Joe content creators! From the darkest depths of Cobra’s underwater forces comes one of the most unforgettable villains of the original G.I. Joe era!The fearsome Hydro-Viper has resurfaced in Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Classified…

The Most Disturbing Episode Yet! | G.I. Joe: Cobra’s Creatures | G.I. Retro

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

G.I. Joe best friends are forced to play a most dangerous game, in one of the most upsetting episodes in the series. Can Mutt make the most of his “five minute” head start? The animal kingdom is freaking out in Cobra’s Creatures, and the world may never be the same if G.I. Joe can’t save the day! SOUND OFF WITH YOUR PICKS IN THE COMMENTS: Who was YOUR Episode MVP? Who was YOUR Foul-Up of the Week? What was your favorite “But Did You Die?” moment? What moments or hidden…

Jason, Carrie, and Derry… Oh My!

October 24, 2026October 25, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffCarrie 2026, Crystal Lake, Friday The 13th, Halloween 2026, Horror Television, IT Welcome to Derry, Jason Voorhees, Linda Cardellini, Mike Flanagan, Peacock Crystal Lake, Pennywise, Prime Video Carrie, R.A. Rayne, Stephen King, Stephen King Universe0 comment

Jason, Carrie, and Derry… Oh My! By: R.A. Rayne We all love prequels, sequels, remakes, and TV adaptations. Whether done well or poorly, they take us back to our favorite places and expand the worlds we love. With the rise of streaming, franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, and DC have expanded their universes, and horror franchises are now joining the fray. While sequels, remakes, and TV adaptations aren’t new to the horror genre, what is new, or at least feels new, is expanding these franchises into a larger…

The Devil in the Toybox: How 1980s Evangelicals Linked He-Man, G.I. Joe and the Care Bears to the Occult

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s nostalgia, 1980s Satanic Panic, 1980s toy history, Cabbage Patch Kids 1983, Care Bears, Christian toy controversy, Dungeons and Dragons, G.I. Joe 1980s, He-Man controversy, Phil Phillips 1986, Rainbow Brite, Saturday morning cartoons, Smurfs controversy, Thundercats, Turmoil in the Toybox, vintage toys0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | SPECIAL INVESTIGATION THEY SAID OUR TOYS WERE EVIL! The Rainbow, Baphomet and the 1980s Evangelical War on He-Man, G.I. Joe and America’s Toybox THE COMPLETE 40-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE | OCTOBER 2026 BY ADAM JARED The original 1986 book that accused popular children’s entertainment of introducing occult and New Age influences. Source: Cartoon Brew archival retrospective. In the 1980s, a controversial circle of evangelical authors claimed that occult symbolism was entering America’s homes through something parents considered perfectly harmless: children’s toys. The evidence they presented ranged from a rainbow…

Palitoy’s Action Force – HISTORY of SPACE FORCE! Vintage 1980s Toy Documentary

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff0 comment

Before Action Force characters became part of GI Joe A Real American Hero, it was owned by the British toy company Palitoy. This is the story of the Space Force team within Action Force, whose figures were released in 1983 and 1984. Come see some greats like the Space Commander, Space Engineer and Triad Fighter.

Eve Plumb at 68: The Untold Life Beyond Jan Brady

October 22, 2026October 24, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1970s television stars, Brady Bunch behind the scenes, Christopher Knight Eve Plumb, classic TV celebrities, Dawn Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Eve Plumb, Eve Plumb 2026, Eve Plumb biography, Eve Plumb breast cancer, Eve Plumb childhood, Eve Plumb family, Eve Plumb husband, Eve Plumb life story, Eve Plumb memoir, Eve Plumb paintings, Eve Plumb parents, Eve Plumb sister, Eve Plumb then and now, Happiness Included, Hollywood nostalgia, Jan Brady, Ken Pace, Neely Plumb, The Brady Bunch0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR • CELEBRITY LIFE & LEGACY Beyond “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!”: The Extraordinary Life of Eve Plumb The woman America knew as Jan Brady opens a new chapter, reflecting on her remarkable childhood, devastating family losses, unexpected romance, survival, and the happiness she found beyond Hollywood. Eve Plumb in a 1973 ABC publicity portrait. Photo: ABC Television / Wikimedia Commons, U.S. public domain. For millions of Americans, Eve Plumb will forever be the little girl who stood somewhere between Marcia’s seemingly effortless perfection and Cindy’s irresistible cuteness. She was Jan…

G.I. Joe Classified

Why Metal Gear Solid Is Perfect for G.I. Joe Classified Figures

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffDestro Designs, FOXHOUND, G.I. Joe Classified Series, G.I. Joe crossover, Hasbro Classified series, Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid action figures, Metal Gear Solid collectibles, Solid Snake0 comment

Why Metal Gear Solid Makes a Flawless Crossover with the Classified Line By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios Metal Gear Solid — the original PlayStation classic. Artwork: Konami. By now, there is a good chance you’ve heard me wax poetic about my love for the Metal Gear franchise. When I was in my late teens and into my early 20s, it brought me back to gaming and was pivotal in keeping me there. Also, credit to SOCOM: Navy SEALs and Ghost Recon, and, of course, Splinter Cell. But MGS…

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Tom Skerritt Dies at 93: Remembering the Hollywood Legend Who Gave Us Alien, Top Gun and Picket Fences

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s movie stars, A River Runs Through It, Captain Dallas Alien, celebrity deaths 2026, classic Hollywood, Contact 1997, Emmy Award winner, Hollywood legends, Picket Fences, Serpentorslair, Sheriff Jimmy Brock, Steel Magnolias, The Dead Zone, Tom Skerritt, Tom Skerritt Alien, Tom Skerritt death 2026, Tom Skerritt dies, Tom Skerritt dies at 93, Tom Skerritt MASH, Tom Skerritt obituary, Tom Skerritt Top Gun, Viper Top Gun0 comment

HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS | IN MEMORIAM Tom Skerritt Dies at 93: Remembering the Hollywood Legend Who Gave Us Alien, Top Gun and Picket Fences From the terrifying corridors of the Nostromo to the sun-drenched skies of Top Gun, the Emmy-winning actor spent more than six decades making audiences believe in the men he portrayed. Now, Hollywood says goodbye to one of its most quietly extraordinary stars. BY SERPENTOR’S LAIR EDITORIAL | OCTOBER 22, 2026 Tom Skerritt (1933–2026). Photograph by Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Image and license.…

Hollywood’s Creative Graveyard: Now Featuring – a Sequel!

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffAI actors, AI generated movies, artificial intelligence in Hollywood, Backrooms movie, cinematic universes, digital likeness rights, film industry, franchise fatigue, Hollywood creativity, Hollywood nostalgia, Hollywood remakes, Hollywood sequels, Hollywood studios, independent filmmaking, indie horror movies, Kane Parsons, movie industry criticism, movie reboots, Obsession film, original movies, Top Gun Maverick, Willa J. Rabideau0 comment

Hollywood’s Creative Graveyard: Now Featuring – a Sequel! Dead ideas, corporate cowardice, and the terrifying reality that someone in Hollywood just might have an original thought. There was once a time when Hollywood produced films that made us question reality, contemplate existence, and occasionally sleep with the lights on. Now? We get Fast & Furious 47: The Nursing Home Drift. Hollywood has developed a peculiar addiction. Not cocaine. That was the ’80s. No, something far more sinister. Nostalgia. Specifically, digging up beloved franchises, electrocuting their corpses, and parading them…

Why “Mr. Robot” Deserves a Re-Watch

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffBest TV Shows to Rewatch, Christian Slater, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Thriller, E Corp, Elliot Alderson, Ethical Hacking, Evil Corp, fsociety, Hacker TV Shows, Kali Linux, Mr. Robot, Mr. Robot 2015, Mr. Robot Review, Mr. Robot Rewatch, Mr. Robot TV Series, Mr. Robot USA Network, Psychological Thriller, Rami Malek, Realistic Hacking on Television, Sam Esmail, Unreliable Narrator0 comment

By @GIJoeRepairShop With the PHP critical vulnerability in the news this week, it seems an opportune time to recommend that everyone rewatch the television show “Mr. Robot.” Mr. Robot originally aired on the USA Network from 2015 to 2019, showing 45 episodes over 4 seasons. In a nutshell, Mr. Robot is a thriller which follows Elliot Alderson (played by Rami Malek), a cybersecurity engineer and vigilante hacker with severe social anxiety, clinical depression, a drug habit, and dissociative identity disorder. He’s recruited by an anarchist named Mr. Robot (played by…

G.I.Dave’s Cartoon Realism: Silly or Gritty? “Sink the Montana!”

October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s cartoons, 1980s nostalgia, Cartoon Realism, classic cartoons, Cobra, Destro, Frank Welker, G.I. Dave, G.I. Joe episode review, G.I. Joe Sink the Montana, G.I.Joe, General Hawk, Serpentor's Lair, Sunbow G.I. Joe, USS Constitution, USS Montana0 comment

By @G_I_DAVE Alright Joe Friends, huddle up. G.I.DAVE here. Season 2, “Sink the Montana.” I sat down for this one expecting the usual Cobra superweapon cartoon and got a battleship loyalty story with an actual tactical problem in the middle.ENTER THE MONTANA: The montana was a planned BB follow up to the best battleship class ever made, the iowa. The montana class would have added an EXTRA turret for 4 batteries of 16″ instead of 3 turrets, and with the advanced radar directed FCS of the iowa class, it was…

G.I. Joe Classified Half The Battle

Half The Battle MONSTER MONTH: G.I. Joe Classified Mole Rat Stage 2 Review

October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

On this weeks episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, ITS MONSTER MONTH! We review Mole Rat Stage 2” Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!

The GoBots That Started It All: My Aunt’s Unforgettable Surprise in 1984

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s toy nostalgia, 1980s toys, 1984 GoBots toys, Bandai Machine Robo, Baron von Joy, Bug Bite GoBots, childhood memories, Cy-Kill GoBots, Destroyer GoBots, GoBots Command Center, Serpentorslair, Super GoBots, Tonka GoBots, transforming robots, vintage action figures, vintage toy collecting0 comment

Every toy collector has a beginning. Somewhere in the memories of childhood, there is usually one special moment, one particular toy, or one unexpected gift that started a lifelong fascination. For me, that moment came in 1984, when my aunt surprised me with something I never saw coming: a collection of Tonka GoBots, including Super GoBots, and the incredible GoBots Command Center. There was no anticipation leading up to it, no carefully planned shopping trip, and no expectation that I was about to receive something so wonderful. It was a…

My #1 Most-Wanted G.I. Joe Classified Figure Is Coming: Ambush!

October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffAmbush G.I. Joe 1990, Destro Designs, G.I. Joe Ambush figure, G.I. Joe Classified Ambush, G.I. Joe Classified news, G.I. Joe Classified Series, G.I. Joe Collectors Club Ambush, Hasbro G.I. Joe, NYCC 2026, Serpentors Lair, Vintage G.I. Joe action figures, Viper Den Studios0 comment

By Destro Designs-Viper Den Studios Of all the amazing moments that came from NYCC, a certain has sorta gotten lost in the shuffle.I heard from the Horses mouth that Ambush is coming to the Classifed line. Ambush has been my #1 Most Wanted In Classifed Since Hit N Run was announced, as he was my #1 previous.Ambush is such amazing figure, and was integral to keeping my collecting and playing my Joes as late as I was. When Ambush hit the 3¾ line, I had a half a foot out…