Episode
M.A.S.K.: The Battle for Baja
Overview
Location: Unknown. M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. race across the Baja dessert. Matt has loaned Goliath 1 to the president's son R'aul Vega for the race. V.E.N.O.M. wants to kidnap Vega in order to hold him for ransom. After an ambush by Lester, V.E.N.O.M. gets a hold of Vega. M.A.S.K. comes to the rescue and Vega ends up winning the race with a little help from Clutch and Ali.
Details
- Series
- M.A.S.K.
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1986-11-19
Episode context
The Battle for Baja is Episode 9 in Season 2 of M.A.S.K.. It aired on 1986-11-19.
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Episode 8: High Noon
Location: Unknown During the Wild West Festival an air race, boat race and a road race take place. The Buzzard plane (flown by the drone) attacks the M.A.S.K. agents, while the Mayhem Bros. break into a secret airplane test center to steal plans for a new jet. Vanessa and Bruno confuse M.A.S.K. by pretending to show some sportsmanship. In the end Ace captures Vanessa and offers to release her if she hands over the plans she's carrying. She agrees.
Episode 10: Cliff Hanger
Location: Unknown. Brad and Vanessa take part in a drag race and when Brad wins, Vanessa accuses him of cheating. Later, M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. take part in a race held in memory of the great ancestors of Nevada's tribe. Buzzard and Manta steal military documents that give them access to dangerous seeds that can wipe out entire populations by causing a giant plague. M.A.S.K. must recover the seeds from V.E.N.O.M. during the race and dispose of them. At the end of the race, Brad and Vanessa are neck in neck; Vanessa ends up winning, and Brad congratulates her. She is somehow surprised by his sportsmanship.
More episodes from this season
Episode 7: For One Shining Moment
Location: Chicago. V.E.N.O.M. organizes a 'charity race' between Matt in Goliath and Miles in Buzzard. Bruno impersonates Brad's voice in a call for help to lure Clutch into a V.E.N.O.M. trap. V.E.N.O.M. double-crosses MASK and Miles steals the charity money.
Episode 6: Challenge of the Masters
Location: Unknown. There is a microfilm hidden in a trophy that contains information to access any computer in the world (including M.A.S.K.'s). Vanessa, Floyd and Ali compete in the race for the trophy, while Bruno and Calhoun take part in a demolition derby. Ali wins the race, and the trophy, but V.E.N.O.M. steal the trophy. In the end it turns out that the trophy they stole was a fake.
Episode 5: Race Against Time
Location: Mediterranean Sea. The race goes along the Mediterranean Sea to the Rock of Gibraltar. Before the race, Brad is given a mission by Duane of the PNA. Brad has to recover a rare plant that can be used as the antidote for a fast spreading virus. Of course, V.E.N.O.M. is after the plant too.
Episode 4: The Battle of the Giants
Location: Unknown. After both Goliath and Buzzard are damaged in battle, Matt and Miles decide to finish the race on fair terms. Matt wins the trophy and the secret formula hidden inside. V.E.N.O.M. destroys the trophy and by doing so also destroys the formula.
Episode 3: Homeward Bound
Location: India. Ali Bombay takes a vacation in his hometown of Kandukar. He runs into V.E.N.O.M. who are using people for slave mine labour to recover pieces of a valuable meteorite hidden in a mountain.
Episode 2: Where Eagles Dare
Location: Aruba. 'We go out late at night, we go where eagles dare...' uhhh... what? Matt has to race against the Mayhem brothers in order to win 'the licence of transportation'.
Episode 1: Demolition Duel to the Death
Location: Unknown. Buddy Hawks, Bruno 'Mad Dog' Shepard and Vanessa Warfield are about to participate in a demolition derby. Vanessa plots to do everything in her power to ensure she wins.