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Satellite Down17th of 55 episodes in Sunbow season 1. Written by Ted Pedersen. First aired September 25, 1985.Previous episode: Red Rocket's Glare Next episode: Money to Burn |
When Cobra takes control of a new Joe spy satellite, the Joes force it down, and it lands in the African jungle. Assigned to search the unexplored region, Spirit and Dusty spot Storm Shadow emerging from a burning hut and rescue its occupant, an old explorer named MacIntosh, whose expedition was killed years earlier by Primords, proto-humans believed to be mythical. As more Joes arrive to search for the satellite, a Cobra attack separates Spirit, Lady Jaye, and MacIntosh from the group. Shortly thereafter they are ambushed by Storm Shadow and his Crimson Guard agents, but the Primords interrupt the battle and take the whole lot captive.
As Flint's team awaits the Bridge Layer to cross a canyon, the captives discover that the Primords have the satellite and are treating it as a god. The hominids attempt to sacrifice Lady Jaye at an altar, but Freedom comes to the rescue. The villagers pursue the Joes and Cobras until a grenade thrown by Storm Shadow sets off a rock slide. Lady Jaye finds shelter with the Primord chief's son as Flint's team finally arrives. The chief thanks the Joes and forms an alliance with them. That night, Cobra returns to retrieve the downed satellite, but the Joes and Primords fight back and the satellite is destroyed during the battle. The Joes leave the Primords a television as compensation, but the primitives are appalled by the programming and smash the device after the Joes have left.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Spirit | 338 seconds | 27 lines | in Skystriker, captured by Primords, defending satellite, fighting Storm Shadow |
| Lady Jaye | 284 seconds | 29 lines | in A.W,E. Striker, captured by Primords, defending satellite |
| Storm Shadow | 263 seconds | 17 lines | at MacIntosh's hut, captured by Primords, fighting Spirit, trying to retrieve satellite |
| Dusty | 216 seconds | 28 lines | in Skystriker, fighting Storm Shadow, tracking satellite, with Primords |
| Flint | 205 seconds | 25 lines | at HQ, leading jungle team, in Silver Mirage, with Primords |
| Freedom | 119 seconds | with Spirit in jungle, injured by Primords, rescuing Lady Jaye | |
| Destro | 30 seconds | 3 lines | inside Cobra base monitoring satellite, receiving report from Storm Shadow |
| Cobra Commander | 29 seconds | 4 lines | inside Cobra base monitoring satellite, receiving report from Storm Shadow |
| Breaker | 24 seconds | 6 lines | at HQ monitoring satellite and bringing it down |
| Background Characters | |||
| Tollbooth | 2 seconds | (silent) | operating Bridge Layer (10:56-10:57) |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Crimson Guard | 137 seconds | 2 lines | inside Cobra base; captured with Storm Shadow; in F.A.N.G.s and C.L.A.W.s to get satellite |
| Cobra | 19 seconds | inside Cobra base, attacking Bridge Layer, extracting Storm Shadow | |
| Cobra Officer | 7 seconds | inside Cobra base | |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Skystriker | 79 seconds | flown over jungle by Spirit and Dusty | |
| A.W.E. Striker | 55 seconds | driven by Lady Jaye before and after jungle mission | |
| F.A.N.G. | 54 seconds | used to try to retrieve satellite; one briefly stolen by Flint | |
| Mauler | 45 seconds | used to track satellite and blast boulders | |
| Armadillo | 35 seconds | used to track satellite | |
| Silver Mirage | 34 seconds | used to track satellite (sometimes colored green) | |
| Bridge Layer | 30 seconds | used to allow tracking team to cross canyon | |
| C.L.A.W. | 14 seconds | used to attack Bridge Layer and try to retrieve satellite | |
| Trubble Bubble | 9 seconds | used to attack Bridge Layer | |
| V.A.M.P. Mark II | 9 seconds | with Flint's team at canyon (once colored green) | |
| Non-Toy Characters: MacIntosh, generic Joes in green camouflage, Primords, toothbrush mascots | |||
| Non-Toy Equipment: spy satellite | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 1.1 set (Disc 4, Episode 3).
- Instead of the usual greenshirts, this episode includes the same camouflaged troopers seen at the beginning of The Revenge of Cobra, Part 4.
- In production order, this is the third episode in a row in which Lady Jaye falls from a height.