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Chunnel2nd of 20 episodes in DiC season 2. Written by Tony Zalewski. First aired September 24, 1991.Previous episode: The Eliminator Next episode: The Sword |
A ceremony opening the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France is attacked by Cobra Commander, who kidnaps the Queen of England. Big Ben rallies Wet-Suit and Big Bear for a rescue attempt, but it is unsuccessful and they are left trapped in a flooding portion of the tunnel. As they escape using an abandoned Cobra Earthquake, Cobra goes on to steal the Crown Jewels, briefly trapping Duke and Scarlett below ground in the process.
As Cobra Commander heads to Buckingham Palace with the Queen in tow, Big Ben's team uses a train to exit the second tunnel, but its brakes are disabled by an attack from Road Pig. Duke and Scarlett use the General to block the tracks, stopping the train. The Joes fight off Sludge Vipers on the way to the Palace, where they confront Cobra Commander. The hostage Queen and her corgi easily put Cobra to flight, but Scarlett skips out on the Queen's invitation to tea in order to go shopping, dragging Duke along.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Cobra Commander | 310 seconds | 45 lines | kidnapping the Queen, flying attack copter to steal crown jewels, at Tower of London, at Buckingham Palace |
| Maj. Bludd | 222 seconds | 21 lines | kidnapping the Queen, driving Earthquake and Paralyzer, disguised as guard, stealing crown jewels, at Buckingham Palace |
| Baroness | 203 seconds | 15 lines | kidnapping the Queen, stealing crown jewels, at Buckingham Palace |
| Road Pig | 154 seconds | 17 lines | kidnapping the Queen, flooding tunnel, flying Liquidator, attacking train, flying Cobra glider, at Buckingham Palace, flying copter |
| Wet-Suit | 151 seconds | 17 lines | diving, driving Attack Cruiser in first rescue attempt, driving Earthquake to escape flooding tunnel, on runaway train |
| Big Ben | 146 seconds | 30 lines | flying Battle Copter, driving Badger in first rescue attempt, on runaway train |
| Big Bear | 117 seconds | 14 lines | playing chess, driving Battle Cycle in first rescue attempt, on runaway train, driving Badger |
| Duke | 94 seconds | 15 lines | shopping, finding Maj. Bludd at Crown Jewel Exhibit, driving General to stop train, flying Storm Eagle |
| Scarlett | 88 seconds | 14 lines | shopping, finding Maj. Bludd at Crown Jewel Exhibit, in General |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Sludge Viper | 102 seconds | kidnapping the Queen, driving Paralyzer and Parasite, at Tower of London, flying Battle Copters and Liquidators | |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Earthquake | 59 seconds | used to attack Chunnel ceremony and defend tunnel, used by Joes to escape flooding tunnel | |
| Paralyzer | 55 seconds | used to defend tunnel and pursue Big Bear | |
| Badger | 42 seconds | used in first rescue attempt and to jump drawbridge | |
| Liquidator | 35 seconds | used after tunnel escape and to attack train and Duke's flight | |
| Storm Eagle | 26 seconds | used to fly to Buckingham Palace | |
| Battle Cycle | 25 seconds | used in first rescue attempt | |
| General | 25 seconds | used to stop runaway train | |
| Parasite | 17 seconds | used to defend tunnel | |
| Attack Cruiser | 11 seconds | used in first rescue attempt | |
| Battle Copter | 11 seconds | used to summon Joes and fly to Buckingham Palace | |
| Glider (Night Vulture's) | 10 seconds | used by Road Pig to bail out of Liquidator | |
| Cobra Battle Copter | 3 seconds | used to attack Big Ben's flight | |
| Brawler | 1 second | seen entering the tunnel (3:54) | |
| Non-Toy Characters: Queen of England, Fufu the Corgi, generic Joes in Big Ben's uniform | |||
| Non-Toy Equipment: red Cobra attack chopper | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Series 2, Season 2 set (Disc 1, Episode 2)
- First appearances (in order): Sludge Vipers, Road Pig, Big Bear; the Earthquake, Attack Cruiser, Badger, Battle Cycle, Paralyzer, Parasite, Liquidator, Cobra Glider (Night Vulture's color scheme), and Storm Eagle
- The Battle Cycle, so named on the vehicle's model sheet, is mentioned on Duke's 1992 filecard but was never released as a toy.
- In one shot, Duke is shown rescuing Big Ben from the water, but Wet-Suit's voice is heard speaking.
- The real Channel Tunnel was officially opened on May 6, 1994, but the ceremony was held in Calais, France.