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Cold Slither

51st of 55 episodes in Sunbow season 1. Written by Michael Charles Hill. First aired December 2, 1985.

Previous episode: The Invaders
Next episode: The Great Alaskan Land Rush

A G.I. Joe raid on Cobra's main vault leaves the terrorist organization penniless. The Crimson Twins give Cobra Commander 48 hours to produce $200 million. A Joe follow-up mission confirms that Cobra's bases are being abandoned and foreclosed. Meanwhile, Firefly leads Cobra Commander to a seedy loan shark who lets him borrow a million dollars in cash, which he uses to hire Zartan and the Dreadnoks to record a music video.

The rock song becomes an instant hit, and its subliminal messages draw a city's youth, along with Breaker, Footloose, and Shipwreck, to a stadium for a concert. They and the MPs sent to arrest them for going AWOL fall under a trance as Cobra begins broadcasting specific commands. Cobra demands a ransom for the captivated concert-goers. The female Joes disguise themselves as groupies to get close to the Dreadnoks and take over the sound booth. As the fans come to their senses, Rock 'n Roll insists the Joes provide them with the concert they came for.

Appearing Cast and Equipment

Featured Characters
Cobra Commander	266 seconds	36 lines	scumming for loan, directing video, making broadcasts, at concert
Zartan	143 seconds	7 lines	at Zartan's lair, playing guitar/lead vocal for Cold Slither plot
Scarlett	126 seconds	14 lines	attacking fortress, disguised as rock fan, backup vocals
Baroness	115 seconds	10 lines	cutting power to Stinkey's, visiting Zartan's lair, giving subliminal commands
Duke	112 seconds	18 lines	leading fortress raid, at briefing, playing guitar at concert
Torch	111 seconds	5 lines	playing guitar for Cold Slither plot
Ripper	107 seconds	5 lines	playing keyboard for Cold Slither plot
Destro	103 seconds	7 lines	visiting Zartan's lair, in control booth at concert
Shipwreck	99 seconds	6 lines	hypnotized, at concert, playing drums
Firefly	98 seconds	3 lines	at vault raid, visiting Stinkey's, driving Water Moccasin to Zartan's lair
Footloose	87 seconds	6 lines	hypnotized, at concert, playing guitar
Polly	87 seconds	1 line	with Shipwreck at HQ, at concert, demanding music
Buzzer	83 seconds	5 lines	playing drums for Cold Slither plot
Breaker	82 seconds	6 lines	watching football, hypnotized, at concert, playing keyboard
Cover Girl	81 seconds	11 lines	in A.W.E. Striker leading vault raid, disguised as rock fan, backup vocals
Lady Jaye	79 seconds	10 lines	swimming at HQ, disguised as rock fan, backup vocals
Xamot	59 seconds	15 lines	declaring Cobra broke, selling Cobra assets, buying music rights
Tomax	54 seconds	11 lines	declaring Cobra broke, selling Cobra assets, buying music rights
Bazooka	42 seconds	3 lines	flying Falcon Glider against fortress, golfing at HQ, at briefing
Rock 'n Roll	39 seconds	1 line	at briefing, suggesting providing song at concert, playing guitar
Alpine	37 seconds	2 lines	flying Falcon Glider againt fortress, eating at HQ
Roadblock	34 seconds	1 line	attacking vault, at briefing
Torpedo	25 seconds	4 lines	golfing at HQ, reporting three Joes AWOL
Spirit	17 seconds	2 lines	attacking vault
Gung-Ho	13 seconds	1 line	in A.W.E. Striker to raid vault, swimming at HQ
Rip Cord	11 seconds	2 lines	golfing at HQ
Maj. Bludd	10 seconds	2 lines	attacked at vault, escaping on Ferret
Dusty	6 seconds	1 line	in A.W.E. Striker to raid vault
Thunder	6 seconds	1 line	in A.W.E. Striker to raid vault
Barbecue	5 seconds	1 line	grilling burgers at Joe HQ
Ace	3 seconds	2 lines	flying Skystriker to support raid

Background Characters
Flint	13 seconds	(silent)	watching football, at briefing
Snow Job	7 seconds	(silent)	golfing at HQ, at briefing

Troops Appearing
Cobra	34 seconds		attacked at vault, filing for unemployment
Greenshirt	16 seconds		attacking vault and fortress, at briefing

Vehicles Appearing
Water Moccasin	39 seconds		used to travel from Stinkey's to Zartan's lair
A.W.E. Striker	23 seconds		used to attack Cobra vault
H.I.S.S.	10 seconds		sold by Tomax and Xamot, seen outside concert
Skystriker	8 seconds		used to attack Cobra vault
Slugger	7 seconds		used to attack Cobra vault
Ferret	6 seconds		used by Maj. Bludd to escape vault attack
Falcon Glider	4 seconds		used to attack Cobra fortress
Dragonfly	3 seconds		used to attack Cobra fortress

Non-Toy Characters: Frankie, Stinkey, George Lanceburg, Army MP
Non-Toy Equipment: blue Cobra truck, green Joe jeep

Misc. Notes

On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 1.3 set (Disc 11, Episode 4)