G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

S01E49: Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town

Cobra makes a generous donation to the Joes' toy drive: a battalion of Cobra troops, miniaturized to look like toys. Once inside Joe Headquarters, the Cobra forces sabotage the defenses, open the gates, and let the rest of the Cobra forces inside. The Joes have to use Cobra's vehicles to stop Cobra's attack on the city using the Joe's own vehicles.

Overview

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The cartoon had its beginnings with two five-part mini-series in 1983 and 1984, then became a regular series that ran in syndication from 1985 to 1986. Ron Friedman created the G.I. Joe animated series for television, and wrote all four miniseries. The fourth mini-series was intended to be a feature film, but due to production difficulties was released as a television mini-series.

Episodes

The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1)

S01E01 The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1)

September 12, 1983 30 min
Cobra seizes control of a new satellite for use with a new transportation device, and Duke is captured in the attempt. The G.I. Joe team learns that they must build their own device to defeat...
The M.A.S.S. Device: Slave of the Cobra Master (2)

S01E02 The M.A.S.S. Device: Slave of the Cobra Master (2)

September 13, 1983 30 min
The Joes travel to the arctic to retrieve rare minerals to fuel their MASS device, but Cobra ambushes them, and Snake Eyes is presumed dead. Duke manages to escape the Cobra base with the help...
The M.A.S.S. Device: The Worms of Death (3)

S01E03 The M.A.S.S. Device: The Worms of Death (3)

September 14, 1983 30 min
Snake Eyes returns home with the help of a wolf and a blind man. The Joes and Cobras battling for undersea elements must join forces to escape giant tubeworms on the ocean floor.
The M.A.S.S. Device: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron (4)

S01E04 The M.A.S.S. Device: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron (4)

September 15, 1983 30 min
G.I. Joe tries to throw off Cobra with a false surrender while mounting a mission to the Ring of Fire for the third element. Destro sabotages the operation but is pursued by Scarlett.
The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)

S01E05 The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)

September 16, 1983 30 min
Destro returns to Cobra base and seizes control of the operation from the Commander. The now-captured Scarlett and the slave girl organize a slave revolt. Duke's memories under sensory deprivation lead the Joes to the...
The Revenge of Cobra: In the Cobra's Pit (1)

S01E06 The Revenge of Cobra: In the Cobra's Pit (1)

September 10, 1984 30 min
A Cobra attack on a Joe convoy results in the capture of Duke and Snake Eyes and the theft of a laser core which Destro uses to power his new weapon, the Weather Dominator. Meanwhile,...
The Revenge of Cobra: The Vines of Evil (2)

S01E07 The Revenge of Cobra: The Vines of Evil (2)

September 11, 1984 30 min
Flint and Mutt, stranded by the weather dominator, hire Shipwreck to ferry them out of Cobra territory. Meanwhile, the Joes develop an energy mirror to fight the dominator's attacks, but Destro smashes them with a...
The Revenge of Cobra: The Palace of Doom (3)

S01E08 The Revenge of Cobra: The Palace of Doom (3)

September 12, 1984 30 min
As Flint, Mutt, and Shipwreck return to Joe Headquarters, the Joes and Cobras head to the Island of No Return and the jungle Palace of Doom to retrieve parts of the weather dominator.
The Revenge of Cobra: Battle on the Roof of the World (4)

S01E09 The Revenge of Cobra: Battle on the Roof of the World (4)

September 13, 1984 30 min
As G.I. Joe and Cobra race to retrieve the three parts, Zartan ensures that each side acquires one piece, and then steals the laser core at the Roof of the World.
The Revenge of Cobra: Amusement Park of Terror (5)

S01E10 The Revenge of Cobra: Amusement Park of Terror (5)

September 14, 1984 30 min
Cobra steals the Joes' piece of the dominator and assaults Zartan's base. Now in possession of all three pieces, Destro seeks to rebuild the weather dominator. The Joes locate the Cobra Temple and attack it.
The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1)

S01E11 The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1)

September 16, 1985 30 min
Cobra briefly attacks a Joe shuttle launch long enough to load it with its own forces. Shipwreck and Snake Eyes are lost in Cobra territory, and Zartan uses the shuttle to commandeer a space station...
The Pyramid of Darkness: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead (2)

S01E12 The Pyramid of Darkness: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead (2)

September 17, 1985 30 min
With G.I. Joe headquarters nearly destroyed, the Joes establish a temporary base on the USS Flagg. Joes on the space station try to warn the team of Cobra's plan to plant cubes at strategic locations...
The Pyramid of Darkness: Three Cubes to Darkness (3)

S01E13 The Pyramid of Darkness: Three Cubes to Darkness (3)

September 18, 1985 30 min
The Joes rush to prevent Cobra from planting its huge cubes as Shipwreck and Snake Eyes try to evade detection.
The Pyramid of Darkness: Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls (4)

S01E14 The Pyramid of Darkness: Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls (4)

September 19, 1985 30 min
Quick Kick joins Alpine and Bazooka, and the Crimson Twins turn the tables on Cobra Commander by taking control of the space station and the Pyramid of Darkness.
The Pyramid of Darkness: Knotting Cobra's Coils (5)

S01E15 The Pyramid of Darkness: Knotting Cobra's Coils (5)

September 20, 1985 30 min
As the Cobra leaders struggle for control of their organization, Quick Kick and Shipwreck lead the Joes in an assault on Cobra forces to destroy their pyramid-creating abilities.
Countdown for Zartan

S01E16 Countdown for Zartan

September 23, 1985 30 min
Cobra kidnaps a French scientist named Dr. Emil Mettier, and Zartan replaces him before he arrives at the World Wide Defense Center to complete their database on terrorism. Spirit is suspicious of the doctor, and...
Red Rocket's Glare

S01E17 Red Rocket's Glare

September 24, 1985 30 min
Extensive Enterprises uses biker gangs to terrorize Red Rocket diners, then buys them back at a lower price and replaces the diners' rocket props with real rockets. But Roadblock's family, unaware of EE's connections to...
Satellite Down

S01E18 Satellite Down

September 25, 1985 30 min
When Cobra uses a tractor beam to steal a spy satellite recently placed in space by the Joes, Breaker forces the satellite to crash in the jungles of Africa, but a tribe of hominid Primords...
Cobra Stops the World

S01E19 Cobra Stops the World

September 26, 1985 30 min
Cobra attacks crucial oil derricks, pipelines, and tankers, seeking to control the world's fuel supplies. But G.I. Joe use Cobra Commander's remote-control attacks to pinpoint his location.
Jungle Trap

S01E20 Jungle Trap

September 27, 1985 30 min
Cobra kidnaps scientist Dr. Shakur in order to harness the energy of Earth's core and cause volcanic eruptions, but the Joes work through a number of traps to raid Cobra's jungle base and destroy Cobra's...
Cobra's Creatures

S01E21 Cobra's Creatures

September 30, 1985 30 min
Mutt, Junkyard, & Ripcord are kidnapped by Cobra, so that the evil scientist, Dr. Lucifer, can test his new invention, High Freq, a device which controls the minds of animals and insects, on Junkyard. Cobra...
The Funhouse

S01E22 The Funhouse

October 1, 1985 30 min
Flint, Dusty, Bazooka, Alpine, and others have to break into a temple to stop Cobra from its next plan to take over the world. When the temple turns out to be a fun house with...
Twenty Questions

S01E23 Twenty Questions

October 2, 1985 30 min
Investigative reporter Hector Ramirez believes that Cobra is not a real threat and that G.I. Joe is a drain on taxpayers' money. But Shipwreck takes him on an unauthorized mission into Cobra territory to prove...
The Greenhouse Effect

S01E24 The Greenhouse Effect

October 3, 1985 30 min
A Crimson Guard steals a container filled with experimental rocket fuel, causing plants to grow to gargantuan sizes. Destro convinces Cobra Commander that the plants could be used in combat. Harvey 15 Bullock 6
Haul Down the Heavens

S01E25 Haul Down the Heavens

October 4, 1985 30 min
The Joes travel to the arctic regions at the top of the world in order to stop Cobra from using the Aurora Borealis to melt the ice and flood coastal cities around the world.
Synthoid Conspiracy (1)

S01E26 Synthoid Conspiracy (1)

October 7, 1985 30 min
Cobra attempts to cripple the Joes from within by replacing leaders and committee members with artificial beings known as synthoids. The synthoids cut G. I. Joe's budget and eventually order the team to disband.
Synthoid Conspiracy (2)

S01E27 Synthoid Conspiracy (2)

October 8, 1985 30 min
When Destro discovers a synthoid of himself, he aids the Joes in defeating Cobra's synthoid plot.
The Phantom Brigade

S01E28 The Phantom Brigade

October 9, 1985 30 min
Cobra Commander recruits an elderly Gypsy woman to use three small artifacts, which allow them to command three ghosts to attack the Joes. The Baroness and a phantom World War One pilot help the Joes...
Lights! Camera! Cobra!

S01E29 Lights! Camera! Cobra!

October 10, 1985 30 min
Movie producer wants the real G.I. Joes to star in his movie about them after finding actors to be too unrealistic.
Cobra's Candidate

S01E30 Cobra's Candidate

October 11, 1985 30 min
Cobra backs a candidate for mayor and uses street thugs to intimidate voters and drum up public sympathy for Cobra's would-be mayor. The gang turns on Cobra when a brother of one of the youths...
Money to Burn

S01E31 Money to Burn

October 14, 1985 30 min
Cobra creates a machine that destroys all the money in the country leaving all its citizens vitually penniless.
Operation Mind Menace

S01E32 Operation Mind Menace

October 15, 1985 30 min
Flash, Airborne, and several other Joes discover that Cobra has amplified the psionic powers of some civilians for use as living weapons; one of the captives is Airborne's telekinetic brother.
Battle for the Train of Gold

S01E33 Battle for the Train of Gold

October 16, 1985 30 min
Cobra steals the gold stored at Fort Knox and begins moving it out with a bullet train. When the Joes' equipment is destroyed in a surprise attack, they must use horses to stop the train.
Cobra Soundwaves

S01E34 Cobra Soundwaves

October 17, 1985 30 min
Cobra develops a powerful sonic weapon and begins testing it on a country in the Middle East. An Arabian prince assists the Joes.
Where the Reptiles Roam

S01E35 Where the Reptiles Roam

October 18, 1985 30 min
Cobra purchases a dude ranch through one of its dummy corporations, intending to control a nearby solar power station. G. I. Joe travels to the ranch to flush out the Cobras.
The Gamesmaster

S01E36 The Gamesmaster

October 21, 1985 30 min
A bored game player decides to have members of both G.I.Joe and Cobra become part of his newest and most dangerous game where they are the victims.
Lasers in the Night

S01E37 Lasers in the Night

October 22, 1985 30 min
Quick Kick's girlfriend Amber breaks into G.I. Joe Headquarters with the intent of joining the team, and Cobra Commander steals a prototype laser device to carve his likeness on the moon.
The Germ

S01E38 The Germ

October 23, 1985 30 min
A Cobra spy steals a deadly bacteria along with an experimental growth serum and accidently creates a living, growing and monstrous terror. G.I. Joe must use an orchard of apples to destroy it.
The Viper is Coming

S01E39 The Viper is Coming

October 24, 1985 30 min
The ""viper"" is making phone calls leading the Joes to stopping all of Cobra's plans of domination. But one question remains, who is the ""viper""?!
Spell of the Siren

S01E40 Spell of the Siren

October 25, 1985 30 min
The Baroness discovers a conch shell whose song hypnotizes men. She uses the shell to seize control of Cobra and capture most of the Joes. One of the Crimson Twins aids Scarlett, Lady Jaye, and...
Cobra Quake

S01E41 Cobra Quake

October 28, 1985 30 min
Cobra decides to test a new earthquake-causing weapon to disrupt a Japan peace conference. It is up to Quick Kick, Bazooka, and their trainees to stop Cobra.
Captives of Cobra (1)

S01E42 Captives of Cobra (1)

October 29, 1985 30 min
Cobra kidnaps relatives of the Joe team and uses mind-control technology to turn the Joes' families against them. Their goal is to steal highly unstable explosive crystals.
Captives of Cobra (2)

S01E43 Captives of Cobra (2)

October 30, 1985 30 min
As the Joes and their families are endangered by the highly explosive crystals, Scarlett and others try to disable the mind-control center.
Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent

S01E44 Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent

October 31, 1985 30 min
Cobra unleashes an enormous mechanical sea-serpent that devours any seacraft it comes across, enslaves its captives and grows biggers the more it eats.
Excalibur

S01E45 Excalibur

November 1, 1985 30 min
Storm Shadow steals the sword Excalibur from The Lady Of The Lake. The Joes help her get it back.
Worlds Without End (1)

S01E46 Worlds Without End (1)

November 4, 1985 30 min
The G.I. Joe team gets sent to another dimension in which Cobra took over the world.
Worlds Without End (2)

S01E47 Worlds Without End (2)

November 5, 1985 30 min
The G.I. Joe team gets sent to another dimension in which Cobra took over the world.
Eau de Cobra

S01E48 Eau de Cobra

November 6, 1985 30 min
An ancient Babylonian manuscript on secret potions is stolen from the British Museum. Meanwhile, Zartan leads Cobra troopers on a search for a rare fungus to help create an irrestible perfume to make a famous...
Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town

S01E49 Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town

November 7, 1985 30 min
Cobra makes a generous donation to the Joes' toy drive: a battalion of Cobra troops, miniaturized to look like toys. Once inside Joe Headquarters, the Cobra forces sabotage the defenses, open the gates, and let...
An Eye for an Eye

S01E50 An Eye for an Eye

November 8, 1985 30 min
A civilian's home is destroyed during a battle between G.I. Joe and Cobra, and he breaks into G.I. Joe Headquarters to seek revenge against Cobra.
The Gods Below

S01E51 The Gods Below

November 11, 1985 30 min
A mission to rescue an archeologist from Cobra's clutches leads the Joes on a strange supernatural journey through the tunnel of an ancient Pharaoh's tomb to a confrontation with Osiris, the Egyptain god of the...
Primordial Plot

S01E52 Primordial Plot

November 12, 1985 30 min
Cobra manages to breed dinosaurs with stolen DNA specimens from recently discovered dinosaur fossils. With the new reptilian help, Cobra plans to terrorize civilation.
Flint's Vacation

S01E53 Flint's Vacation

November 13, 1985 30 min
When Flint goes to visit relatives in a small community by the sea, he learns that Cobra forces have set up the town as a mind-controlling base. By night, Cobra controls the residents and the...
Hearts and Cannons

S01E54 Hearts and Cannons

November 14, 1985 30 min
A Joe transport plane is caught in a storm, forcing the pilot to ditch his cargo, a valuable Mauler tank, over the desert. Dusty and Footloose volunteer to stay with the tank until it can...
Memories of Mara

S01E55 Memories of Mara

November 15, 1985 30 min
Shipwreck falls for a former Cobra agent Mara who had been tranformed into a water-breathing human/fish hybrid.
The Traitor (1)

S01E56 The Traitor (1)

November 25, 1985 30 min
Dusty's mother has become very sick, and Duke orders Dusty to go home. When Dusty finds out his mother is having financial problems he turns to Tomax and Xamot for money, even if it means...
The Traitor (2)

S01E57 The Traitor (2)

November 26, 1985 30 min
G.I.Joe finds out Dusty is the traitor giving out classified information, and they order him to go to jail! Cobra springs him out, but what will happen when Dusty can sense the G.I. Joe's every...
Pit of Vipers

S01E58 Pit of Vipers

November 27, 1985 30 min
G.I. Joe is placed under the command of a new computer, Watchdog, which directs Joes to Cobra targets. The computer is under Cobra's control, being used to spread Joe forces thin and leave headquarters vulnerable...
The Wrong Stuff

S01E59 The Wrong Stuff

November 28, 1985 30 min
Cobra uses a shuttle to steal all communication satellites. That means the only television network available is the Cobra Network Television which provides programs promoting their social messages such as Father's No Beast and new...
The Invaders

S01E60 The Invaders

November 29, 1985 30 min
The Joes join forces with a Soviet operation team called ""The October Guard"" to save the world from what seems to be an invasion from outer space. But what is it about this flying saucer...
Cold Slither

S01E61 Cold Slither

December 2, 1985 30 min
Cobra stakes out a rock concert & uses a rock group to put subliminal messages into the minds of the audience. When the Joe team breaks up their plans, they even get into the act...
The Great Alaskan Land Rush

S01E62 The Great Alaskan Land Rush

December 3, 1985 30 min
When the last surviving heir of the Russian Imperial Alaskan Colony Company shows up and claims to own Alaska, the Joes suspect it is a Cobra plot to wrench away America's largest state. The only...
Skeletons in the Closet

S01E63 Skeletons in the Closet

December 11, 1985 30 min
Lady J receives a strange message from England, informing her she is the heir to an ancient manor. When she arrives, she finds herself thrust into a sinister mystery involving a strange hooded cult, secret...
There's No Place Like Springfield (1)

S01E64 There's No Place Like Springfield (1)

December 12, 1985 30 min
Cobra drugs Shipwreck to make him think he is in his hometown of Springfield, 6 years in the future. Cobra is vanquished forever, G.I.Joe is disbanded, he is married to his lost sweetheart, Mara (who...
There's No Place Like Springfield (2)

S01E65 There's No Place Like Springfield (2)

December 13, 1985 30 min
Shipwreck discovers that he is really in a facsimile of Springfield on the island of Temple Alpha during the present and finds out that it's people are really synthoids.

Cast

Ted Harrison
Duke (voice)
Christopher Collins
Christopher Collins
Cobra Commander (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche
Destro (voice)
Don Brown
Don Brown
Sub-Zero (voice)
Garry Chalk
Garry Chalk
Pathfinder (voice)
Morgan Lofting
Baroness (voice)
Suzanne Errett-Balcom
Lady Jane (voice)

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