This Calls for the Kung-Fu Grip!

Hasbro was pretty damned excited about the “Kung-Fu Grip” back in the seventies, as this ancient G.I. Joe commercial clearly proves. I do love that massive tower and would have loved something that huge for my G.I. Joe toys back in the eighties, but the closest we ever got was the less-than-impressive Watch Tower (yojoe.com has pics and info). But even at the age of 12 I knew that the Watch Tower wasn’t nearly tall enough to be useful.

But this isn’t about me or my toys in the eighties. No, this post is all about this classic G.I. Joe action figure commercial and the KUNG-FU GRIP! Maybe if you ask your mom for one of these she’ll give you a few bucks so you can run out and grab one. The time machine is your problem.