A Is for Android 14th of 20 episodes in DiC season 2. Written by Sandra Ryan. First aired October 25, 1991. Previous episode: Infested Island Next episode: Shadow of a Doubt

Frustrated when yet another surprise attack is thwarted by the G.I. Joe Team, Cobra Commander frets to Destro, who appeases him by revealing a near-perfect android replica of General Hawk (only near-perfect due to its penchant for telling lame jokes at random moments). Meanwhile, the real Hawk is driving home an illiterate boy named Adam, who has run away to join G.I. Joe. They are attacked on the way; Hawk is captured, but he is able to send Adam back to Joe Headquarters using his flight pack. The android takes Hawk's Badger back to the Joe base, where he fails to recognize Adam and summons the Joes to the parade ground, ordering them to dismantle the security system. Adam warns Bullhorn and Psyche-Out of his suspicion that the real Hawk was captured, but he is unable to persuade them before Cobra launches an attack.

As Hawk orders the Joes to fend off the attack without vehicles, Adam hops a fence and follows tire tracks to find the Cobra base. There he fails to find the prison due to his inability to read, but he is captured and somehow thrown in the same cell as Hawk. They escape using a multitool that Hawk gave Adam earlier. Stealing a jet, they fly back to confront the impostor. As the other Joes turn the tide of battle, the two Hawks duel in the command center. Following the real Hawk's instructions, Adam blasts the android with a laser as Cobra retreats. Adam is commended later in an official ceremony.

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Misc. Notes

• On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Series 2, Season 2 set (Disc 2, Episode 7)