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Operation Mind Menace

13th of 55 episodes in Sunbow season 1. Written by Martin Pasko. First aired October 15, 1985.

Previous episode: Battle for the Train of Gold
Next episode: Lights! Camera! Cobra!

Flash and Airborne fly over Easter Island, pursuing a Cobra FANG that is transporting a kidnapped Hawaiian woman, who is later revealed to be an out-of-body traveler. Meanwhile, Duke and Lady Jaye observe an ESP test involving Airborne's brother Tommy, who is revealed to be a telekinetic. Cobra captures Tommy during the test, holding off the Joes with a man who can create fire with his mind. The Joes give chase but are shot down over Washington, D.C. Flash and Airbone are captured on the island, where Cobra is using the powers of captured "psionics" against their will. Cobra departs the island, leaving Flash and Airborne to fend off the island's famous statues, which have been brought to life using Tommy's amplified powers.

Duke and Lady Jaye arrive at the island in time to rescue Flash and Airborne, and they and several other Joes assault Cobra at a secondary mountain base. They free the psionics guarding the base outside by removing their slave crowns but are caught by interior defenses produced by Tommy. Airborne makes his way to Tommy's shielded post and uses an old model helicopter he had made as a child to stir up family sentiment that overrides the slave crown. Cobra's leaders escape, but the Joes and the rescued psionics celebrate with hot dogs on the National Mall.

Appearing Cast and Equipment

Featured Characters
Airborne	257 seconds	30 lines	flying a Dragonfly, captured on Easter Island, rescuing his brother at K12 base
Flash	190 seconds	23 lines	in a Dragonfly, captured on Easter Island, driving Polar Battle Bear at K12 base
Duke	173 seconds	22 lines	observing Tommy, rescuing Airborne & Flash, leading assault on K12 base
Destro	137 seconds	13 lines	transporting Tommy, fleeing K12 base
Lady Jaye	121 seconds	15 lines	observing Tommy, rescuing Airborne & Flash, part of assault on K12 base
Cobra Commander	114 seconds	19 lines	in command at Easter Island and K12 Cobra bases
Stalker	73 seconds	7 lines	part of team assaulting K12 base
Blowtorch	63 seconds	7 lines	driving Polar Battle Bear at K12 base
Snow Job	22 seconds	3 lines	driving Polar Battle Bear at K12 base
Storm Shadow	21 seconds	1 line	kidnapping Tommy (different voice)

Background Characters
Wild Weasel	12 seconds	(silent)	flying cargo plane to transport psionics

Troops Appearing
Cobra	163 seconds	1 line	flying F.A.N.G.s and driving H.I.S.S.es, manning Cobra bases, kidnapping psionics
Cobra Officer	55 seconds	6 lines	capturing Airborne and Flash, guarding psionics

Vehicles Appearing
Dragonfly	76 seconds		flown in pursuit of F.A.N.G.s to Easter Island
Sky Hawk	71 seconds		used to pursue Cobra's cargo plane from Tommy's test
F.A.N.G.	39 seconds		transporting Hawaiian girl to Easter Island base
Polar Battle Bear	36 seconds		used to assault Cobra's K12 base
H.I.S.S.	23 seconds		fitted with cranes to transport captives at Easter Island base
Skystriker	6 seconds		outside Tommy's test, flown by Duke and Airborne to K12 base
Trubble Bubble	6 seconds		used by Cobra Cmdr and Destro to flee K12 base
Rattler	5 seconds		seen parked at Easter Island base

Non-Toy Characters: Hawaiian out-of-body traveler, Tommy Talltree, parapsychologists, Carmandy
Non-Toy Equipment: Cobra cargo plane

Misc. Notes

On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 1.2 set (Disc 6, Episode 3).
Aside from an ambiguously-assigned line in A Real American Hero Part 2, this is the only episode in which Flash has a speaking role.