Here’s another rare piece of animation reviewed for all you catoons fans: Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles. This was an OVA released in 1994 which transitioned G.I. Joe from the classic “Real American Hero” cartoon and into the “Extreme” series.

Read my full review of the OVA, Right Here!

While Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles was a failed franchise, this rare piece of animation is essential in tying the Real American Hero and Extreme cartoons together. Several classic “RAH” characters make appearances in this OVA, including General Hawk (still being voiced by David Kaye from the DiC series), Doc, Lady Jaye (who is inexplicably blonde) and a brief cameo from Cobra Commander. On the Extreme end of things, while all the members of the Screaming Eagles were never to be seen again, Sgt. Savage would go on to be a prominent character in G.I. Joe Extreme. While, in reality, this OVA was the vehicle of a failed toyline, it still makes for a necessary transitioning period between the G.I. Joe of the 80’s and the G.I. Joe of the late 90’s.