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Lasers in the Night29th of 55 episodes in Sunbow season 1. Written by Marv Wolfman. First aired October 22, 1985.Previous episode: Where the Reptiles Roam Next episode: The Germ |
College student/karate instructor Amber meets Quick Kick at a martial arts exhibition. The two begin dating, but he dismisses her desire to join the G.I. Joe Team. Meanwhile, Gung-Ho is captured near a Cobra island base, and Lady Jaye is kidnapped and impersonated by the Baroness during a rescue mission. That night, Amber infiltrates Joe Headquarters to prove her skills to the Joe Team, but she is quickly caught. Quick Kick gives her a tour of the base before escorting her out, which allows her a glimpse of a briefing about Gung-Ho's capture, while the Baroness steals a security code. When Cobra Rattlers use the code to penetrate the Joes' defenses, the Baroness (still disguised as Lady Jaye) fakes a Skystriker crash and escapes with a long-range laser guidance system. Amber is the suspected spy, and Quick Kick is sent after her.
Amber's outgoing answering machine message reveals she has gone to destroy Cobra's island base. Amber is captured and placed in a cell with Lady Jaye and Gung-Ho, while Cobra uses the laser guidance system to trace an image of Cobra Commander's hood on the moon. Quick Kick arrives at the base at about the same time Amber helps the others escape. The Joes run the Cobras off, and Amber is debriefed at Headquarters. A closing scene reveals Quick Kick has used the laser to replace the moon's Cobra Commander image with a smiley face.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Quick Kick | 420 seconds | 61 lines | leading martial arts presentation; dating Amber; rescuing her from Snake Island |
| Duke | 181 seconds | 25 lines | flying Dragonfly to fire; at HQ during infiltration and attack; leading Skystrikers to Snake Island |
| Lady Jaye | 163 seconds | 21 lines | flying Dragonfly to fire; impersonated by Baroness; held captive on Snake Island |
| Cobra Commander | 134 seconds | 16 lines | using laser to draw his face on the moon |
| Destro | 96 seconds | 12 lines | flying F.A.N.G. on Snake Island; opposing Cobra Cmdr's "cosmic graffiti" |
| Scarlett | 88 seconds | 7 lines | flying Dragonfly to fire; helping capture Amber; at Joe HQ briefings |
| Baroness | 75 seconds | 4 lines | infiltrating Joe HQ as Lady Jaye; at Snake Island base; escaping in F.A.N.G. |
| Gung-Ho | 58 seconds | 4 lines | captured on Snake Island; escaping with Amber's help |
| Breaker | 45 seconds | 5 lines | detecting Amber's infiltration; at briefing on Gung-Ho's disappearance; at HQ during attack |
| Bazooka | 43 seconds | 3 lines | rescuing "Lady Jaye" from a fire; helping capture Amber; at briefing on Gung-Ho's disappearance |
| Doc | 15 seconds | 2 lines | confirming success of laser guidance system |
| Background Characters | |||
| Roadblock | 16 seconds | (silent) | at briefings on Gung-Ho's disappearance and theft of the guidance system |
| Airborne | 15 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on theft of the guidance system |
| Dusty | 15 seconds | (silent) | at briefings on Gung-Ho's disappearance and theft of the guidance system |
| Mutt | 14 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on theft of the guidance system |
| Cover Girl | 13 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on theft of the guidance system |
| Spirit | 13 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on Gung-Ho's disappearance |
| Snake Eyes | 11 seconds | at briefing on theft of the guidance system | |
| Ace | 11 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on theft of the guidance system |
| Blowtorch | 11 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on theft of the guidance system |
| Flash | 10 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on theft of the guidance system |
| Shipwreck | 10 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on theft of the guidance system |
| Alpine | 7 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on Gung-Ho's disappearance |
| Flint | 2 seconds | (silent) | at briefing on Gung-Ho's disappearance (9:19-20) |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Cobra Officer | 87 seconds | 3 lines | manning Snake Island base; capturing Amber |
| Tele-Viper | 43 seconds | 1 line | capturing Gung-Ho on Snake Island; manning Snake Island command center |
| Crimson Guard | 22 seconds | capturing Amber on Snake Island | |
| Cobra | 11 seconds | capturing Gung-Ho on Snake Island; manning island defenses | |
| Greenshirt | 5 seconds | 2 lines | alerting Breaker to Rattler attack on Joe HQ |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Dragonfly | 87 seconds | used to fly to lab fire; flown by Quick Kick to Snake Island | |
| F.A.N.G. | 52 seconds | flown by Destro to Snake Island; used by leaders to escape | |
| Skystriker | 41 seconds | bombed at Joe HQ; used by Baroness to escape; flown to Snake Island | |
| Rattler | 12 seconds | leaving site of lab fire; used to attack Joe HQ | |
| Silver Mirage | 2 seconds | driven by Quick Kick to Amber's sorority house (13:01-02) | |
| Non-Toy Characters: unnamed history professor, Sandy, Amber, Alice (Joe mechanic). | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 1.2 set (Disc 7, Episode 1).