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The G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier Bathtub

No, it's not real

By Rain Noe - May 14

in Toy

Hasbro's line of G.I. Joe action figures was a tremendous hit in the '80s. The largest toy they produced in the line-up was this USS Flagg aircraft carrier, which was the size of a coffee table:

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The monstrous toy's original 1985 commercial:

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Last week someone had a little AI-assisted fun on Instagram, insisting that Hasbro's "HasLab" division was going to unveil this follow-up product at this year's San Diego Comic Con:

Gotta love the candles in the first shot.

I won't call them out, but I saw at least one site excitedly post this as news, leaving it up for a day before pulling it. (They must have finally realized there are four different designs pictured.)

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