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Twenty Questions23rd of 55 episodes in Sunbow season 1. Written by Buzz Dixon. First aired October 2, 1985.Previous episode: Spell of the Siren Next episode: The Gamesmaster |
Joe maneuvers are interrupted by a news crew for the TV show Twenty Questions, collaborating with a peace activist intent on proving the G.I. Joe/Cobra conflict to be a fabrication and a waste of taxpayer money. With Duke off-base, Flint assigns Shipwreck to occupy the journalists with a tour of Heaquarters. Offended by their skepticism, Shipwreck instead takes them on an authorized excursion to a suspected Cobra operation. They are shot down near a Cobra base and captured, but alert Joes at Headquarters surmise what Shipwreck has done and assemble a small search party to follow.
Shipwreck and the journalists learn the peace activist is actually the Baroness in disguise, and that Cobra is about to raid the Rocky Mountain Chemical Weapons Arsenal. Reporter Hector Ramirez staves off execution by asking to interview Cobra Commander. The Joe search party arrives, but the ensuing battle sets off laughing gas and other gases from the successful raid, sending everyone into hysterical fits of laughter. A vehicle crash during the confusion sets off explosions that cause a cave-in. Joes and Cobra all escape, and Duke finally arrives ony to find the Joes still giggling uncontrollably from the effects of the gas. Ramirez can only thank the Joes for the battle footage he was able to capture on film.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Shipwreck | 392 seconds | 47 lines | in Mauler at maneuvers; escorting journalists; in Dragonfly; captured; at Cobra base |
| Alpine | 135 seconds | 16 lines | in A.W.E. Striker at maneuvers; playing pool in rec room; in Dragonfly for search party |
| Cover Girl | 119 seconds | 14 lines | at maneuvers; watching Spider-Man in rec room; in Dragonfly leading search party |
| Zartan | 118 seconds | 14 lines | disguised as shepherd; with Dreadnoks; on Ferret raiding arsenal and inside base |
| Buzzer | 117 seconds | 8 lines | operating missile defense; on Ferrets raiding chem arsenal and inside base |
| Gung-Ho | 105 seconds | 12 lines | in Mauler at maneuvers; at shooting range; in Dragonfly for search party |
| Ripper | 101 seconds | 4 lines | operating missile defense; on Ferrets raiding chem arsenal and inside base |
| Spirit | 99 seconds | 5 lines | at maneuvers; in rec room; in Dragonfly for search party |
| Cobra Commander | 91 seconds | 13 lines | at base with prisoners; operating tunneling machine; being interviewed |
| Flint | 70 seconds | 11 lines | in Mauler at maneuvers; assigning Shipwreck; reporting to Duke; in Dragonfly |
| Torch | 65 seconds | 1 line | operating missile defense; on Ferrets raiding chem arsenal and inside base |
| Duke | 62 seconds | 7 lines | in Sky Hawk returning to HQ; in Dragonfly to Rockies; finding Shipwreck |
| Baroness | 61 seconds | 5 lines | disguised as Arnold; driving tunneling machine; guarding Shipwreck |
| Freedom | 36 seconds | with Spirit in rec room and helping search party | |
| Wild Weasel | 34 seconds | 7 lines | leading Rattlers against Dragonflies; stuck in tree and interrogated by Joes |
| Rip Cord | 32 seconds | 3 lines | watching Spider-Man in rec room; suspicious of Shipwreck |
| Ace | 30 seconds | 3 lines | at maneuvers; watching Spider-Man in rec room; suspicious of Shipwreck |
| Breaker | 5 seconds | 1 line | reporting intercepted Cobra message to Duke and Flint |
| Background Characters | |||
| Scarlett | 17 seconds | (silent) | at maneuvers; reading Spider-Man comic in rec room |
| Roadblock | 16 seconds | (silent) | on obstacle course |
| Quick Kick | 10 seconds | (silent) | at maneuvers; on obstacle course |
| Snake Eyes | 9 seconds | at maneuvers; at shooting range | |
| Airborne | 9 seconds | (silent) | at maneuvers; on obstacle course |
| Blowtorch | 9 seconds | (silent) | at maneuvers; on obstacle course |
| Thunder | 8 seconds | (silent) | watching Spider-Man in rec room |
| Wild Bill | 8 seconds | (silent) | at maneuvers; on obstacle course |
| Doc | 7 seconds | (silent) | reading in rec room |
| Grunt | 3 seconds | (silent) | on obstacle course |
| Lady Jaye | 2 seconds | (silent) | on obstacle course (4:56-57) |
| Short-Fuze | 2 seconds | (silent) | at shooting range (5:10-11) |
| Snow Job | 2 seconds | (silent) | at shooting range (5:10-11) |
| Barbecue | 1 second | (silent) | on obstacle course (4:54) |
| Clutch | 1 second | (silent) | at maneuvers (1:15) |
| Rock 'n Roll | 1 second | (silent) | on obstacle course (4:46) |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Cobra | 34 seconds | 1 line | manning Cobra base, deployed to raid chem arsenal; driving Water Moccasin |
| Greenshirt | 13 seconds | in shooting range tower; scrambling to Dragonflies | |
| Crimson Guard | 9 seconds | guarding prisoners during tunneling machine execution | |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Dragonfly | 132 seconds | on airfield; used to travel to Rockies, search for Shipwreck | |
| Sky Hawk | 42 seconds | at maneuvers; on airfield; used by Duke to return to Joe HQ | |
| Rattler | 39 seconds | used to attack Dragonflies; destroyed during cave-in | |
| A.W.E. Striker | 37 seconds | at maneuvers; on airfield | |
| Mauler | 36 seconds | at maneuvers | |
| Ferret | 32 seconds | used to raid chemical weapons arsenal | |
| Water Moccasin | 14 seconds | used inside Cobra base; crash sets off explosions that cause cave-in | |
| Armadillo | 6 seconds | at maneuvers | |
| Skystriker | 6 seconds | on airfield and flying over it | |
| Non-Toy Characters: Hector Ramirez, Tom the Cameraman | |||
| Non-Toy Equipment: news van; Cobra tunneling machine | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 1.2 set (Disc 5, Episode 1).
- Arnold's think tank, the Committee On Basic Reductions of Armies, is probably a nod to the penchant for revealing acronyms often displayed in G.I. Joe's Marvel comic series. A more obvious tribute to Marvel is the appearance of Spider-Man on the rec room TV and the cover of Scarlett's reading material.
- A film titled "The Amusement Park of Terror" is referenced in the episode. This was the subtitle to Part 5 of The Revenge of Cobra miniseries.
- The character Hector Ramirez has appeared in several other Sunbow productions, including Inhumanoids, Jem, and possibly The Transformers.
- In the chart above, Arnold's thirteen lines are not counted for the Baroness because he has a different voice actor (Michael Bell).