Flag Points

Last things first... Make sure to listen to the end for bonus material! In this episode, Rob and Dave interview Hasbro's R.A.H. G.I. Joe product manager and V.P. of Boy's Toys marketing, Kirk Bozigian. Talk about someone with firsthand knowledge of the 80's Joe heyday! Kirk took this interview to the highest level, sharing tons of insight and information about our beloved toy line. Topics covered include: the launch of little Joes, marketing strategies that worked like a charm, the yards of toy aisle space Joe secured in the 80's, the well-thought-out philosophy behind changes that surrounded Joes in the 90's, new movie talk, Joe's design lineage and a few very cool stories for those of you who hang on to the very end of the show. Thank you, Kirk, for the great interview. We are glad we've gotten to know you and we will talk again! Yo Joe!!

We would call this another episode for the dedicated -- and for anyone who wants some big, free prizes courtesy of www.bigbadtoystore.com and James Kavanaugh, Jr., author of the R.A.H.C. guide (http://rahcguide.com/) We also consider it an awesome conversation with Joe friends. On this episode, Tom (gitom49 on Twitter) Don, Rob and Dave snap back into Flag Points formation and cover a little news, customs, our new segment "Scaled Up" and an extended Joe Memories session featuring the vivid recollections of Tom - a man who bought his first straight-arm Joe in 1982 at the age of 19. Yeah, we needed to hear all about that! And since a certain band has been on Dave's brain a lot lately, we close the show with one of the best guitar solos ever recorded. Have fun and good luck with those prizes, troops! By the way, we forgot to say WHO it is who voices Flint, somehow. It's Bill Ratner who will be on the show! We'll make sure not to address him as "The Voice of Flint" when we speak to him!!

Flint Dille was the Associate Producer, Story Editor and Writer for Sunbow's G.I. Joe cartoon while most of us were still trying to make our Falcon and Viper gliders fly. He worked on many other beloved properties as well (of course) like Transformers, Visionaries, Inhumanoids as well as Mr. T prior to joining the Sunbow staff. But G.I. Joe seems to hold a special place in his heart as you'll hear in this fantastic interview. Flint -- a huge thank you from all the Joe fans is due to you for ducking out of that meeting to spend some time with Flag Points! Seriously, thanks for your time and obvious affinity for all things Joe. Now join us, people, in encouraging Flint and the others in putting together a dvd on the golden years of Sunbow! No pressure

This is a Flag Points for the ages as our host Rob said! If you don't know, Neil Ross is the actor who voiced Shipwreck, Dusty, Buzzer, Monkeywrench, Heavy Metal as well as the somewhat pushy but famous 20 Questions TV Program host Hector Ramirez (which we failed to mention on the show.) He's also voiced many Transformers, Voltron, Centurions, Inhumanoids, Spiderman, Jem and Rambo characters throughout the years and many, many more! Check IMDB. It's astonishing. What does he have in common with our other big-name guest to date? He's an incredibly nice guy who obviously cares about his fans. Thanks, Neil, for lending us your valuable time. We consider it a privilege to spend time talking with you and wish you the very best. You brought life to many of our favorite characters and we thank you on behalf of all of us who appreciated then, as well as now, your work. Thanks for bringing a couple of Joes and an unruly Cobra to the session as well! Our listeners will be introduced to them in the future. Yo Joe!

We consider this an episode for the die hard. There may be some die hards who this won't be die hard enough for, but it's safe to say this one picks up from our last catalog discussion (#9) and gets into some nitty and some gritty. The witty and knowledgeable Andrew (Twitziller) joins for the second time (see Ep. 14) for lively vintage brochure and toy discussion. Rob (http://www.joeaday.com/) enjoys his first episode as a paid host and Don returns, proving that he will not let anyone take his place in the Top Secret Flag Points Recording Studio. Will anyone ever see what our bunker looks like? We shall see. The Flag Points Community Players take a crack at entertaining you all as well. Sunbow fans, stay tooned. A very special guest has voiced interest in being on very, very soon. Yo Joe!!