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Injustice and the Cobra Way9th of 19 episodes in DiC season 1. Written by Flint Dille & Meg McLaughlin. First aired October 11, 1990.Previous episode: Cold Shoulder Next episode: General Confusion |
The Joe Team follows a tip and catches Cobra trying to steal the US Constitution, but Cobra is only foiled by the arrival of a masked superhero named Serpent Man. While the media tries to foster a rivalry between Serpent Man and the Joes, the hero suggests a ceremony on the Joes' parade grounds. However, Cobra captures the US President during the ceremony and flees to the sewer tunnels below.
The Joes bungle a rescue attempt, but the President is safely rescued by Serpent Man. The President defunds G.I. Joe and appoints Serpent Man both Defense Secretary and Attorney General. Suspicious Joes determine the rescued President is a phony, After being lured onto a top secret base, making them outlaws, the Joes hide out at the Millard Fillmore Memorial and break into the White House, exposing the President as Zarana in disguise. Chasing her to a Cobra base below the Fillmore Memorial, the Joes rescue the real President, but Serpent Man, revealed to be Cobra Commander in disguise, escapes. The President reinstates the Joe Team.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Capt. Grid-Iron | 428 seconds | 50 lines | in National Archives battle, chasing kidnappers, at HQ, breaking into Oval Office, flying Retaliator, in final battle |
| Heavy Duty | 424 seconds | 45 lines | in National Archives battle, chasing kidnappers, at HQ, breaking into Oval Office, in final battle |
| Scoop | 309 seconds | 27 lines | in National Archives battle, chasing kidnappers, at HQ, breaking into Oval Office, in final battle |
| Night Creeper Leader | 105 seconds | 10 lines | stealing the Constitution, guarding Pres. Mason |
| Ambush | 57 seconds | (silent) | in National Archives battle, witnessing kidnapping |
| Rampart | 56 seconds | 1 line | in National Archives battle |
| Stretcher | 56 seconds | 1 line | in National Archives battle, at ceremony and witnessing kidnapping |
| Pathfinder | 46 seconds | 1 line | in National Archives battle, witnessing kidnapping |
| Rock 'n Roll | 44 seconds | (silent) | in National Archives battle, witnessing kidnapping |
| Freefall | 41 seconds | (silent) | in National Archives battle, witnessing kidnapping |
| Bullhorn | 41 seconds | 1 line | in National Archives battle |
| Salvo | 25 seconds | 1 line | in National Archives battle |
| Zarana | 24 seconds | 1 line | disguised as President Mason |
| Cobra Commander | 21 seconds | 2 lines | disguised as Serpent Man |
| Background Characters | |||
| Hawk | 2 seconds | (silent) | animation error, in place of Orangeshirt at Joe HQ (13:44-45) |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Orangeshirt | 96 seconds | at ceremony, chasing kidnappers, at HQ | |
| Laser-Viper | 71 seconds | 3 lines | stealing the Constitution, fighting Joes below Millard Fillmore Memorial |
| Night Creeper | 57 seconds | flying Hurricane in DC, guarding Pres. Mason in sewer | |
| Undertow | 19 seconds | kidnapping Pres. Mason | |
| S.A.W.-Viper | 12 seconds | guarding Pres. Mason in sewer | |
| Range-Viper | 3 seconds | guarding Pres. Mason at Millard Fillmore Memorial | |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Hurricane V.T.O.L. | 46 seconds | used to steal Constitution and evacuate Night Creeper Leader | |
| Retaliator | 13 seconds | used to pursue Serpent Man and Zarana | |
| Piranha | 6 seconds | in sewers where Pres. Mason is held | |
| Non-toy characters: Jose Riviera, President Mason, interior decorator | |||
| Non-toy equipment: Sewer Snake | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Series 2, Season 1 set (Disc 3, Episode 2)
- First appearance of Heavy Duty.
- Jose Riviera, besides being a Geraldo Rivera caricature, bears a striking resemblance to Sunbow's character Hector Ramirez.
- Cobra attacked a Joe convoy containing the US Constitution once before, in The Great Alaskan Land Rush, but they were only after the Great Seal of Alaska.