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Once Upon a Joe13th of 30 episodes in Sunbow season 2. Written by Buzz Dixon. First aired October 1, 1986.Previous episode: The Rotten Egg Next episode: Glamour Girls |
When Cobra raids McGuffin Labs and steals an experimental device, the Joes scramble and shoot down the Firebat carrying it. The Firebat crashes into an orphanage, which burns down, though all the Children are rescued. The Joes remain to rebuild the orphanage while Cobra sends Zartan to locate and recapture the McGuffin Device.
Shipwreck avoids work by telling the orphans a story until he is sent into the forest, where he finds the device. There he is captured and impersonated by Zartan, who steals the device but is reassigned by Beach Head to watch the kids. His failure to resume Shipwreck's story drives off one of the orphans, who finds Shipwreck and frees him. He confronts Zartan, who calls in an air strike. Shipwreck activates the McGuffin Device, which causes characters from his story to appear and drive off Cobra.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Shipwreck | 389 seconds | 70 lines | driving H.A.V.O.C. to defend lab; telling story to orphans; impersonated by Zartan |
| Polly | 151 seconds | 11 lines | with Shipwreck during raid and storytelling; alerting Jenny after Zartan arrives |
| Beach Head | 110 seconds | 20 lines | driving H.A.V.O.C. to defend lab; supervising rebuilding of orphanage |
| Zartan | 83 seconds | 12 lines | impersonating Shipwreck to steal McGuffin Device; trying to escape in Raven drone |
| Leatherneck | 71 seconds | 11 lines | driving Recon Sled to defend lab; helping rebuild oprhanage |
| Wet-Suit | 43 seconds | 7 lines | present when orphanage burns; helping rebuild orphanage; finding Zartan's Swampfire |
| Lifeline | 28 seconds | 5 lines | rescuing children in burning orphanage; present after Cobra raid |
| Dial-Tone | 27 seconds | 2 lines | playing pool; left with orphan children during second Cobra raid |
| Dr. Mindbender | 23 seconds | 4 lines | leading Night Ravens to recover McGuffin Device |
| Cobra Commander | 22 seconds | 5 lines | rebuking Strato-Vipers; recruiting Zartan to recover the McGuffin Device |
| Lift-Ticket | 11 seconds | 2 lines | flying Tomahawk to defend labs; present after Cobra raid |
| Background Characters | |||
| Ripper | 12 seconds | 1 line | brawling with other Dreadnoks |
| Zandar | 12 seconds | 1 line | brawling with other Dreadnoks |
| Low-Light | 11 seconds | (silent) | riding in Shipwreck's H.A.V.O.C. |
| Cross-Country | 10 seconds | (silent) | finding Zartan's Swampfire |
| Scarlett | 10 seconds | (silent) | driving Armadillo to defend lab; helping rebuild orphanage |
| Zarana | 9 seconds | 1 line | brawling with other Dreadnoks |
| Mainframe | 7 seconds | (silent) | riding in Shipwreck's H.A.V.O.C. |
| Buzzer | 5 seconds | 1 line | brawling with other Dreadnoks |
| Roadblock | 5 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage ; present after Cobra raid |
| Thrasher | 5 seconds | 1 line | brawling with other Dreadnoks |
| Torch | 5 seconds | 1 line | brawling with other Dreadnoks |
| Gung-Ho | 4 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage |
| Bazooka | 3 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage |
| Footloose | 3 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage |
| Lady Jaye | 3 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage |
| Alpine | 2 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage (7:16-17) |
| Cover Girl | 2 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage (7:18-19) |
| Dusty | 2 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage (7:20-21) |
| Flint | 2 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage (7:16-17) |
| Rock 'n Roll | 1 second | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage (7:18) |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Strato-Viper | 60 seconds | 15 lines | driving trucks to attack lab; escaping in Firebats; flying Night Ravens in second raid |
| B.A.T. | 29 seconds | one dispatched to fight Joes; drives a H.A.V.O.C. after losing its head | |
| Greenshirt | 18 seconds | driving Silver Mirages and H.A.V.O.C.s to defend lab; helping rebuild orphanage | |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Night Raven | 67 seconds | used to extract Zartan and recover McGuffin Device in second raid | |
| H.A.V.O.C. | 46 seconds | used to defend McGuffin lab; hijacked by headless BAT | |
| Firebat | 38 seconds | used to steal McGuffin Device | |
| Tomahawk | 28 seconds | used to defend McGuffin lab | |
| Armadillo | 17 seconds | used to defend McGuffin lab | |
| Swampfire | 10 seconds | left by Zartan near orphanage site and found by Joes | |
| Thunder Machine | 8 seconds | seen at Dreadnok base | |
| Recon Sled | 7 seconds | used to defend McGuffin lab; Zartan tries to escape on one | |
| Mauler | 6 seconds | used to defend McGuffin lab | |
| Silver Mirage | 2 seconds | used to defend McGuffin lab | |
| Dragonfly | 1 second | seen defending McGuffin lab (3:22) | |
| Skystriker | 1 second | seen after second Cobra raid (20:30) | |
| Non-Toy Characters: Jenny, Bobby, De Duke, Shipshape, Frog-Face, Big Bad Cobra, Evil Fairy Stepmother, Big Ugly Giant, Princess Scarlett, Princess Jaye, Princess Cover Girl | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 2.0 set (Disc 2, Episode 2).