G.I. Joe Classified Series Law and Order review No. 157 (2025)

Law and Order were basically introduced in GI Joe as a refresher of Mutt and Junkyard. Fortunately, Joe fans had big enough hearts for room for more than one dog handler and his best pal making this duo another beloved pairing in the lore. It didn’t hurt that Law and Order had some memorable moments in GI Joe The Movie.

When this set was revealed at Pulse Con 2024 for the Classified Series line, I was hyped. The Mutt and Junkyard two-pack has been one of my favorites in the line and I had high hopes for the bomb finder and driver. Hopefully they remember their roles.

Let’s find out if this is a case where the law won or there’s no need for order with a set that ended up so disappointing.

Packaging: It felt like a minor miracle to get Mutt and Junkyard back in the windowed package set up. After another package revision, Law and Order don’t have as much visible space in their window although most of the accessories are visible.

The left side features the skill sets and the infamous QR Code to Nowhere. On the right side we get the larger artwork with a solid image of the duo. Over on the back is an homage to the fun training sequence as Law and Order find a bomb.

The hut includes a bit of an Easter Egg with Beach Head — oddly rocking Flint’s outfit — in the background.

Law’s skill sets are a 3 in animal handling and security and 2s in light weapons and intelligence.

Likeness: Law has a perfectly solid head sculpt that looks like a Classified Series glam-up from his Real American Hero figure. The likeness is really good. In a change from the RAH look, Law’s vest is zipped up.

I prefer the open vest look simply because it made Law look more relaxed. It seems like the vest was closed so it could be reused for the 60th Anniversary Police Officer (available on Amazon). The vest has a police officer badge, a holster and a walkie talkie that you can move off the vest and have Law hold. It’s not just for show. Along his belt is a loop for his baton and a set of non-removable handcuffs as well as a flashlight. There is a storage space for a removable set of handcuffs.

Law does still have his short sleeve shirt and Military Police arm band along with the addition of a holster on his left leg and a thigh pouch strapped to his right leg. He doesn’t have a sheath for his knife, however. Finally, he’s got a watch on his left wrist and a band on his right wrist.

Order isn’t a simple repaint of Junkyard. He’s a German Shepherd with a very distinct fur pattern from a Rottweiler. The fur sculpt really turned out nice. Order’s default head sculpt is the friendly, “good boy” portrait with his tongue out looking for someone to pat him.

There’s so much character in this portrait and you can tell someone on the CS team has a genuine affinity for dogs.

Like Junkyard, Order has a protective vest, but once again it’s a completely new design though it does have good texturing, buckles and a handle for Law to grip. It seems like it possibly might be a longer fit along Order’s body, but that could also be due to Order being longer than Junkyard.

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Scale: Law is average height Joe so he’s eye to eye with wave mates Chuckles and Lt. Falcon while being taller than Jinx and Tunnel Rat. He’ll be looking up to Outback and the soon to arrive Big Lob.

Paint: Law and Order don’t break the Classified Series streak of figures sporting quality paintjobs.

Law’s paintwork is fairly basic since so much of it is just sculpted without many extra paint app hits. His RAH figure had light brown hair, but his CS figure sports more of an orange-ish red color. There’s no slop with his red shirt and the lettering on his MP-KP military police arm band is very clean.

The vest has a silver badge. His paintwork is so clean and basic he’s almost boring.

Order has a more complex paint job as the CS team incorporated shades or black, lighter brown and tan into his coat with just a hint of some grey. I love the work with his ear paint and besides just a little runoff, the detail on his teeth is also very well done.

Order’s vest is the same shade of green of Law’s pants and the MP K-9 stencil came out very clean.

Articulation: No surprise at this point, but Law has all of the exceptional fluid articulation that’s been the norm for the CS line. Beyond battling Cobra to protect the Pitt, Law needs to be able to spend some quality time playing fetch with Order.

Law has:

• head
• neck
• shoulders (butterfly)
• elbow (double-jointed)
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• mid-torso
• torso
• waist
• hips (ball-jointed)
• drop down hips
• knees (double-jointed)
• ankles

After Junkyard, Order’s amazing articulation scheme isn’t as shocking, but it’s still just as impressive. He can hit all of the basic, natural movements you’d expect from a dog.

Order has:

• head
• neck
• shoulders (butterfly)
• elbow (double-jointed)
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• mid-torso
• torso
• waist
• hips (ball-jointed)
• drop down hips
• knees (double-jointed)
• ankles

Accessories:  Law gets a ton of gear, which you’d expect from a deluxe figure.

First is the final component of his outfit, his MP helmet. It looks like a repaint of Mutt’s, but the white paint and MP lettering helps make it look distinct. It fits snugly on Law’s head.

His RAH figure had an UZI so his CS one gets that as well. It has some green accents, so it doesn’t look just like Mutt and Snake-Eyes’ versions. This fits in the holster on his left leg.

Law also gets a basic pistol, which fits in his vest holster. That’s for when he needs to make more precise shots.

His nightstick is a carryover from Mutt, and it fits in the belt loop.

He also has multiple hand sculpts — a right-hand fist, a left hand to offer a treat, a petting left hand, a right-hand index finger pointing and Order motioning hands. That’s plenty of fun display options.

Finally, he’s got a knife. It’s basic but gets the job done. It can probably be tucked away in his vest although there’s no obvious storage spot for it.

Order gets a second portrait with a more intense, attack expression. Watch out Cobra! He also gets a mini helmet with goggles. In an extra bonus, it’s got a camera so Law can get a heads up when Order spots something alarming. This is that extra touch that makes the line so special.

Worth It?  This set only got a slight price hike bump up to $46.99 compared to the previous $44.99 price. It’s hard to complain about this great a set, but it’s always better when you can get it cheaper. I was able to take advantage of a Target sale to make it closer to $30 although I’ve seen the set hit as low as $14 on clearance.

Rating:  10 out of 10

This was a very great set with the iconic Joe duo getting stellar updates to their 1987 figures.

Where to Get It?  Law and Order are still available at retail. You can also get him from my affiliates Amazon or Entertainment Earth or Target.

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