Episode
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Jungle Trap
Overview
Cobra kidnaps scientist Dr. Shakur in order to harness the energy of Earth's core and cause volcanic eruptions, but the Joes work through a number of traps to raid Cobra's jungle base and destroy Cobra's newest weapon.
Details
- Series
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1985-09-27
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Jungle Trap is Episode 20 in Season 1 of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. It aired on 1985-09-27. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 19: Cobra Stops the World
Cobra attacks crucial oil derricks, pipelines, and tankers, seeking to control the world's fuel supplies. But G.I. Joe use Cobra Commander's remote-control attacks to pinpoint his location.
Episode 21: Cobra's Creatures
Mutt, Junkyard, & Ripcord are kidnapped by Cobra, so that the evil scientist, Dr. Lucifer, can test his new invention, High Freq, a device which controls the minds of animals and insects, on Junkyard. Cobra use it to gain control of an army of animals to take over the world, and send Junkyard hunting after Mutt. In exchange for High Freq, Cobra agrees to break Dr. Lucifer's love, Dr. Attilla, out of jail. GI Joe learns of this, and has Scarlett pose as Attilla, but it's obvious to Lucifer she is not Attilla, and Scarlett is captured. Snake-Eyes and Spirit come to the rescue, using Timber and Freedom to sneak into Cobra's jungle castle and rescue Ripcord and Scarlet, and stop High Freq.
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