G. I. Joe's Best Roadblock Moments

One of the best things about the original G.I. Joe cartoon was that it gave each member of the team their own episode. Roadblock and his family figured into "Red Rocket's Glare," which also had one of the most bizarre plots ever. COBRA used their extra cash to purchase the Red Rocket fast food chain, intending to use the restaurants as fronts for missile bases. But Roadblock's parents don't want to sell, and the stage is set for a deep-fried throwdown. 

Roadblock figured into the comic books as well on several occasions. Being the only Joe who could single-handedly tote a heavy machine gun made him an excellent asset on a number of missions. Early in the Marvel Comics run, the team had Cobra Commander tracked to Switzerland and set up a covert op to bring him in. Roadblock was instrumental in the mission, stopping the COBRA agents from escaping and seizing the evil leader. How did he do it? By standing in front of his car and shooting the crap out of it, of course.

The DIC cartoons were notorious for the brief public service announcements at the end of them, where the Joes would interact with ordinary kids and give them important safety lessons. Roadblock actually starred in two of them, and both of them were freaking awesome. In this bit, a young gentleman makes the horrible decision to give a stranger his address over the phone. He's not going to send you a free pizza, kid. Thankfully, Roadblock comes along to set him straight. He's like Chris Hansen, only he has a gun.

Later on in the Marvel series, Roadblock is one of a squad of Joes valiantly struggling to restore order in the fictional Latin American country of Sierra Gordo. After years of chaos and one military dictatorship after another, the country finally collapsed into all-out revolution. While trying to save the American ambassador, Roadblock meets a rebel who's about to torch an American flag. Naturally, this doesn't sit well with our hero, and he lets the dude know that one spark means the end of his face.