G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)

The Sunbow original, two miniseries followed by two full seasons, is gloriously bonkers: a huge cast of specialists, Cobra plots involving weather machines and super-soldiers, and laser fire that somehow never hits anyone. That sprawling roster is exactly what made the figures so collectible, and it keeps the show lively now. The real rewatch treat is the closing safety lessons, short, earnest scenes of kids in peril that end with "And knowing is half the battle!" They are oddly charming and wonderfully quotable.