History WesternAnimation / GIJoeTheMovie

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: In the flashback sequence during Cobra Commander's trial, Golobulus states that the 40,000 year old Cobra-La civilization predates humanity, despite that the latter has existed for 200,000 years.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: At one point, Lt. Falcon slaps Jinx's rear just offscreen, causing her to hit her head on a H.A.V.O.C.'s maintenance hatch, then asks if [[DoubleEntendre he can kiss it, and make it better]]. Buzz Dixon even says on the DVD's commentary that he can't believe they got away with that one.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Of a sort: Cover-Girl seemed to have grown her hair out again, which can be seen in the opening scene and the Cobra-La air raid.

* {{Narrator}}: When rerun as a five-part mini-series during the afternoon slot, Sergeant Slaughter narrated the movie AsHimself.

* MonumentalBattle: The opening sequence, of course. Originally meant to be used in the climax of a different plot, it was changed to the opener due to budget concerns.

''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' (1987) was the first film to come out of the ''Franchise/GIJoe'' franchise. It is in the original animated series timeline taking place after its second season. Originally planned as a theatrical release, but after ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' bombed at the box office, it was released DirectToVideo instead, and quickly added to the syndication package of the series (in both movie format and as a 5-part episode, the latter version featuring framing segments hosted by the live-action Sgt. Slaughter).

* NobodyGetsLeftBehind: Invoked twice by Sgt. Slaughter, "Either we all go home, or ''nobody'' goes home!"

* LeaveNoManBehind: Invoked twice by Sgt. Slaughter, "Either we all go home, or ''nobody'' goes home!"

* OhCrap: half the film is this

* GrandFinale: Due to being the last installment of ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' made before the Creator/DiCEntertainment continuation and consisting of the Joes having an epic battle with Cobra that results in Cobra Commander being put out of action for the time being, this movie is pretty much the Grand Finale for the Sunbow run of the series.

** Second is from Roadblock to Hawk, "[[spoiler:Some kinda weird tree, man! Where those leaves grow, you cant survive, that giant plant eats Joes alive!]]"

* SnakePeople: Most residents of Cobra-La are greyish, scaly, snake-like beings, but mostly the somehow Caucasian Golobulus, though we don't see his lowerhalf until Falcon confronts him.

* TheReveal: Duke announces to General Hawk and some other's [[spoiler:during Falcon's preliminary hearing, to Falcon's chagrin, that the two are half-brothers, and later to the latter's fellow rawhides, that they have the same mother]].

* RentAZilla: Serpentor orders several snake/slug-like ones called Barabers during his second and more successful raid to steal the B.E.T. from G.I. Joe, later using a moth-like one to fly away after putting Duke in his "coma". Golobulus wakes a lot more up in defense of his palace near the films end.

* OneLiner: Not sure how many, but here's two. "At ease, disease!" from Sgt. Slaughter, and "I can see the white's of their beady little eyes." from Hawk.

* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Chuckles, one of the new recruits, is usually wearing one (a shirt that is, not a tourist). He is also the Joes best undercover operative. A frequently mentioned point is that most people would never imagine an undercover operative to stick out like a sore thumb as he does.

* FreezeFrameBonus: Three in the Terror Drome, first is Sgt. Slaughters left eye in the airvent, second is on a Tele-Vipers goggles, third is what looks like a S.N.A.K.E. robot seen just before Falcon is captured.

* FaceHugger: Pythona and Nemesis Enforcer use something like these. The former, on a few Crimson Guards, and the latter, on Sgt. Slaughter [[spoiler:when rescuing Falcon from Serpentor while infiltrating the Terror Drome during an "extra rough training exercise"]].

* BridalCarry: Gone horribly, horribly wrong -- done with [[spoiler:a blinded Roadblock carrying a rapidly-mutating Cobra Commander]]

* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Cobra Commander transforms gradually until he finally becomes a mindless snake and slithers away. (He gets restored in the subsequent cartoons).]]

* AnimationBump: The [[ActionHoggingOpening action-packed opening]], which apparently took up a good chunk of the budget. Also the "Barraks" during Serpentors rescue, and the Mauler only seen for a few seconds behind and to the left of Hawks Snowcat when his strikeforce was in the tunnel entrance to Cobra-La.

* HeelFaceTurn: Part of the backstory for Mercer, one of the Renegades. He was a Cobra Viper that -- as Slaughter said -- "seen the light."(Could have been "seen the life" instead; it's kind of hard to tell) Whether he was ever in a past episode is never brought up, however.

''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' (1987) was the first film to come out of the ''Franchise/GIJoe'' franchise. It is in the original animated series timeline taking place after its second season. Originally planned as a theatrical release, but after ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' bombed at the box office, it was released DirectToVideo instead, and quickly added to the syndication package of the series (in both movie format and as a 5-part episode, the latter version featuring framing segments hosted by the live-action Sgt. Slaughter).

* DressHitsFloor: [[spoiler:Zarana]] does so with a disguise, but [[ExcutiveMeddling she had a swimsuit underneath]].

* DressHitsTheFloor: [[spoiler:Zarana]] does so with a disguise, but [[ExcutiveMeddling she had a swimsuit underneath]].

* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Chuckles, one of the new recruits, is usually wearing one (a shirt that is, not a tourist). He is also the Joes' best undercover operative. A frequently mentioned point is that most people would never imagine an undercover operative to stick out like a sore thumb as he does.