G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984– )

The GI Joe team must face Cobra's latest plot to conquer the world using a device that can control the weather.

Stars:

Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Arthur Burghardt

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Bell	...	Duke (5 episodes, 1984)
Gregg Berger	...	Cutter (5 episodes, 1984)
Arthur Burghardt	...	Destro (5 episodes, 1984)
Zack Hoffman	...	Zartan (5 episodes, 1984)
Kene Holliday	...	Roadblock (5 episodes, 1984)
Chris Latta	...	Cobra Commander (5 episodes, 1984)
Mary McDonald-Lewis	...	Lady Jaye (5 episodes, 1984)
Bill Ratner	...	Flint (5 episodes, 1984)
Neil Ross	...	Shipwreck (5 episodes, 1984)
Frank Welker	...	Torch (5 episodes, 1984)
B.J. Ward	...	Scarlett (4 episodes, 1984)
Buster Jones	...	Doc (3 episodes, 1984)
Sally Julian	...	Honda Lou West (3 episodes, 1984)
Morgan Lofting	...	Baroness (3 episodes, 1984)
Bill Morey	...	Mutt (3 episodes, 1984)
Robert David Hall	...	Col. Sharp (2 episodes, 1984)
Rob Paulsen	...	Snow Job (2 episodes, 1984)
Keone Young	...	Storm Shadow (2 episodes, 1984)

Storyline

In this film, Cobra is at it again. This time, they have a device called the Weather Dominator which can control the world's weather and use it as a devastating weapon. Now the Joe team must find a way to fight Cobra when they seem to have the very elements at their command.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | military | weather manipulation | based on toy

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Genres:

Action | Animation

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1984 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hasbro, Marvel Productions, Sunbow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min 150 min (5 parts)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The mini-series features the first appearance of the SHARC submarine. However it is seen being driven by Torpedo instead of its real driver, Deep six. Deep Six appears later in the first season episode "Cobra Stops the World."

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Goofs

Towards the end of the miniseries, Duke pulls a homing beacon out of his pocket and activates it so the Joes can traces its signal. First, why didn't Duke turn it on when he was *first* taken to the Cobra HQ? Secondly, as with Snake-Eyes, is security at Cobra HQ so lax that they don't check to see if prisoners are carrying weapons, or homing beacons, on them?

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Quotes

Flint: [after Duke and Snake-Eyes have been captured by Cobra] All right, looks like I'm in charge now. Gung-Ho, Short-Fuze, Breaker, form a guard detail and take the Cobra Commander to Blackwater Prison for safekeeping.
Gung-Ho: [to Cobra Commander] That's one place *nobody* breaks out of, Bumper Face!

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Connections

Followed by G.I. Joe (1985)

User Reviews

Now for the good stuff....

This is the miniseries that, for me, really defined G.I. Joe, with Flint, Lady Jaye, Zartan, the Dreadnoks, Roadblock, Shipwreck, Mutt, and Junkyard appearing for the first time. Excellently animated (as always), this series had all the action and humor of MASS Device, and then some. A great place to begin viewing the saga of G.I. Joe!