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The Wrong Stuff

48th of 55 episodes in Sunbow season 1. Story by Flint Dille and Stanley Ralph Ross; script by Stanley Ralph Ross. First aired November 28, 1985.

Previous episode: Memories of Mara
Next episode: The Pit of Vipers

A Cobra space shuttle steals TV satellites. On Earth, G.I. Joe finds its television full of Cobra propaganda. Cobra beams its programming from a mountain peak and strong-arms advertisers for exorbitant fees to fund the project. The Joes use space-capable Skystrikers to attack Cobra's space station, but they are easily shot down. They make it back to Earth alive, and Ace takes more Joes through astronaut training for a second attempt.

Ace selects Roadblock, Alpine, Lady Jaye, Scarlett, and Wild Bill, and with a senator's help, they ride a rocket into space. Ace's Skystriker is disabled and the others are caught in a tractor beam. The remaining crew use the station's gun ports to sneak aboard, and they subdue Destro and the Dreadnoks in a zero-G fight. The station is damaged in the battle, but the Joes escape in Cobra's space shuttle and rescue Ace. With Cobra TV off the air, actor Mr. C visits the Joe Team, hoping to join.

Appearing Cast and Equipment

Featured Characters
Lady Jaye	228 seconds	18 lines	exercise bike; meeting with Sen. Flim; space training; flying Skystrikers against space station
Ace	172 seconds	25 lines	gymnastics; training Joes for space combat; flying Skystrikers against space station
Duke	168 seconds	23 lines	punching bag; meeting with Sen. Flim; space training; at liftoff
Roadblock	129 seconds	15 lines	helping with crossword; space training; flying Skystriker against space station
Cobra Commander	126 seconds	17 lines	launching TV network and MCing its coverage
Alpine	125 seconds	7 lines	sparring with Bazooka; space training; flying Skystrikers against space station
Scarlett	123 seconds	5 lines	exercise bike; meeting with Sen. Flim; space training; flying Skystriker against space station
Destro	109 seconds	19 lines	at Himalayan base; commanding space station during second attack
Wild Bill	96 seconds	9 lines	crossword puzzle; space training; flying Skystriker against space station
Zartan	87 seconds	15 lines	manning defenses of space station
Ripper	81 seconds	2 lines	manning defenses of space station
Buzzer	76 seconds	9 lines	manning defenses of space station
Flint	71 seconds	(silent)	in workout room; space training
Torch	59 seconds	3 lines	manning defenses of space station
Tomax	46 seconds	13 lines	meeting with Cobra TV's sponsors; watching attacks on space station
Shipwreck	40 seconds	4 lines	viewing Cobra TV; space training
Xamot	39 seconds	10 lines	meeting with Cobra TV's sponsors; watching attacks on space station
Baroness	26 seconds	2 lines	at Himalayan base
Col. Sharp	21 seconds	1 line	escorting Joes to meet with Sen. Flim

Background Characters
Gung-Ho	36 seconds	(silent)	lifting weights; space training
Cover Girl	24 seconds	(silent)	space training
Mutt	24 seconds	(silent)	viewing Cobra TV; space training
Snake Eyes	23 seconds		punching bag; space training
Bazooka	19 seconds	(silent)	sparring with Alpine; space training
Barbecue	13 seconds	(silent)	doing push-ups during space training
Tripwire	3 seconds	(silent)	volunteering for space training

Vehicles Appearing
Skystriker	190 seconds		adapted for space and used to attack space station

Non-Toy Characters: Werewolf, Mr. C, Cobra talk show host, fake Carl Denham, Sen. Flim, Likeables
Non-Toy Equipment: Cobra space shuttle, US rocket

Misc. Notes

On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 1.3 set (Disc 11, Episode 2)