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Captain Grid-IronFile Name: Terrence Lydon of Evergreen Park, Illinois. Grade: Army O-3 (1990) SN: 903-5221-YY07 Notes: Evergreen Park is a village in the southwest part of the Chicago metro area. Bullet-Proof, Ghostrider, Hardtop, Heavy Duty, Scoop, Short-Fuze, and Static Line are from Chicago itself.
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Animated Appearances
| DiC Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
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| Dale Wilson | 21 | 2,326 seconds | 266 | 2,838 |
Notes: DiC's Grid-Iron wore the 1990 outfit, and he spoke primarily in football metaphors. When Hawk was absent, Grid-Iron appeared to be in charge of the Joe Team, sometimes co-leading with Sgt. Slaughter. The character also appeared in commercial animation, with a more intricate camo pattern.
| Season 1 Opening (DiC) | 3 seconds | (silent) | in footage from DiC season 1, in final pose |
| United We Stand | 114 seconds | 18 lines | seeking Cobra lab, arriving at rubble, watching broadcast, flying Locust, driving MBB, storming rocket base |
| Revenge of the Pharaohs | 119 seconds | 11 lines | at Joe camp, on dam mission |
| Granny Dearest | 123 seconds | 16 lines | driving MBB to tow turbine, on train, addressing greenshirts in Chicago, operating General |
| Victory at Volcania Part 1 | 139 seconds | 16 lines | playing football, driving MBB, retreating, at airfield, hiding in ruins, washed up on shore, disguised as CG |
| Victory at Volcania Part 2 | 177 seconds | 22 lines | calling Joe HQ, running from airfield, driving Hammer, in General, leading attack, captured, stealing Rage |
| The Nozone Conspiracy | 39 seconds | 7 lines | at base, flying Avalanche hoverjet, searching Cobra base, flying Retaliator |
| Pigskin Commandos | 288 seconds | 37 lines | at Joe HQ, playing football, driving Avalanche, flying hoverjet, pursuing Sarge, entering club |
| Injustice and the Cobra Way | 428 seconds | 50 lines | in National Archives battle, chasing Cobra, at HQ, breaking into Oval Office, flying Retaliator, in final battle |
| That's Entertainment | 7 seconds | (silent) | at HQ when Cobra retreats, at lunch |
| I Found You...Evy | 5 seconds | (silent) | in General at mobile base |
| An Officer and a Viperman | 3 seconds | (silent) | defending Tokyo base |
| D-Day at Alcatraz Part 1 | 102 seconds | 15 lines | in General in Lappland, refusing to listen to Pathfinder's suspicions |
| D-Day at Alcatraz Part 2 | 360 seconds | 38 lines | pursuing Comstock Lode in sailboat, parachuting onto island, teaming up with Speedy, rescuing Pathfinder |
| Season 2 Opening (DiC) | 3 seconds | (silent) | in final pose |
| The Greatest Evil Part I | 17 seconds | (silent) | at Duke's briefing, paired with Crimson Guard |
| The Greatest Evil Part II | 17 seconds | (silent) | cheering explosion, rounding up prisoners, cheering again, with Duke's team after final battle |
| Shadow of a Doubt | 11 seconds | (silent) | defending new Headquarters, flying Battle Copter to attack Cobra |
| Metal-Head's Reunion | 348 seconds | 35 lines | at Dr. Winters' lab, on cruise ship for reunion, flying Battle Copter in undersea base |
| Basic Training | 6 seconds | (silent) | seen in flashback |
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 17 seconds | 1 line | seen in flashback |
Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
As far as I can tell, Grid-Iron was only discernible in 1 panel of 1 issue: #130 in Nov. 1992.
Figure Releases
| Versions: | 1. 1990 |
| Version 1: spring 1990 regular carded figure assortment | |
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| Hand-to-Hand Combat Specialist | MOS 1: Hand-to-Hand Combat Specialist MOS 2: Infantry [11A] |
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| Accessories: light grey short-barrel shotgun with thick trigger and thin trigger guard (new), light grey missile-launching rifle with tabs for missiles (new), three light grey football-shaped grenades (new), four small missiles with two slots (new), olive football helmet (new), wide clear visor with pinholes for helmet (new), orange-yellow pair of clip-on elbow pads (new), olive rectangular pack with hook for grenade (new). | |
| CAPT. GRID-IRON was quarterback of the West Point football team and graduated in the top ten of his class. It can be said in his favor that he passed up an appointment to the U.S. Army War College for a conventional infantry command at the company level. It was this determination to be "where the action is" that brought him to the attention of the G.I. Joe organization. "The other G.I. Joes were a bit put off by this West Pointer when he first showed up, but he turned out to be bearable to the point that nobody tried to 'lose' him on his first mission. In fact, if he would only stop trying so hard to be likeable and put a halt to his John Wayne (classic Hollywood tough guy) imitation, they might let him play quarterback at the annual G.I. Joe Fish Fry Football Game!" | |
| Toy Notes: Featured in 1990's first new figures commercial. Item #6561. | |