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Red Rocket's Glare16th of 55 episodes in Sunbow season 1. Written by Mary Skrenes. First aired September 24, 1985.Previous episode: Cobra's Candidate Next episode: Satellite Down |
Destro receives the final piece needed to complete an explosive device, but the Joes follow the courier to Cobra's base and overrun it. Destro escapes with his weapon and delivers it to Cobra's leaders in a location where a small town is being constructed. Some time later, Roadblock and Recondo are on leave and visit Roadblock's Uncle Caleb and Aunt Sarah, who have bought a Red Rocket drive-in restaurant. A biker gang has been scaring off customers, and the couple is under pressure to sell their diner back. The two Joes drive off the biker gang, who are revealed to be working for Extensive Enterprises. The presence of G.I. Joe prompts Cobra to escalate their attempt to recover the diner.
Cobra attacks the diner and is driven off by the Joes, but Flint and Lady Jaye fail to learn Cobra's plans after visiting Enterprise Tower. Cobra Commander then makes a broadcast threatening to destroy major U.S. cities, using the recently constructed small town to demonstrate the power of Destro's new explosives. The broadcast leads the Joes to discover that the rockets mounted on the diners are real, and they spend the night taking out all the rocket sites. Roadblock is on top of his family's diner's rocket when it launches, but Flint launches a missile to knock off the rocket's warhead so that it lands harmlessly. Roadblock's family renames their restaurant and treats the Joes to a celebratory meal.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Roadblock | 302 seconds | 42 lines | assaulting Cobra base, visiting family's diner, in R.A.M., riding rocket to DC; in final scene |
| Lady Jaye | 180 seconds | 20 lines | visiting diner, defending it, in Dragonfly, disarming rocket, in Skystriker; in final scene |
| Recondo | 141 seconds | 22 lines | leading assault on Cobra base, visiting diner, defending it; in final scene |
| Flint | 139 seconds | 18 lines | visiting diner, defending it, in Dragonfly to investigate, in Skystriker; in final scene |
| Xamot | 128 seconds | 19 lines | meeting Destro, jumping from plane, in office overseeing buyout of diners, attacking Lady Jaye |
| Tomax | 126 seconds | 19 lines | meeting Destro, jumping from plane, in office overseeing buyout of diners, attacking Lady Jaye |
| Blowtorch | 69 seconds | 5 lines | assaulting Cobra base, almost capturing Destro |
| Destro | 64 seconds | 8 lines | completing warhead at base, fleeing in Trubble Bubble, meeting Cobra leaders |
| Cobra Commander | 48 seconds | 5 lines | meeting Destro, communicating with Twins, broadcast to nation |
| Breaker | 45 seconds | 5 lines | at HQ detecting Cobra's involvement; in final scene |
| Cutter | 33 seconds | 5 lines | visiting diner, in W.H.A.L.E. attacking Cobra and destroying wharf diner |
| Background Characters | |||
| Snake Eyes | 19 seconds | at HQ, volunteering to guard diner | |
| Gung-Ho | 5 seconds | (silent) | in Silver Mirage to prevent missile launch |
| Tollbooth | 2 seconds | (silent) | using Bridge Layer to cross ravine to Cobra base (2:35, 2:37) |
| Timber | 1 second | at HQ (12:39) | |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Cobra | 83 seconds | 3 lines | defending base, attacking diner in ASPs, fleeing in Stingers & Ferrets, at diners |
| Tele-Viper | 31 seconds | 5 lines | leading attack on Roadblock's family's diner, fleeing on a Ferret |
| Greenshirt | 27 seconds | in Armadillo to Cobra base; in various vehicles to destroy diners; in final scene | |
| Crimson Guard | 2 seconds | 1 line | flying Twins' plane |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Dragonfly | 74 seconds | used to infiltrate Enterprise Tower and lower Lady Jaye onto a rocket | |
| Killer W.H.A.L.E. | 41 seconds | used to visit Roadblock's family's diner and defend it, and to destroy wharf diner | |
| Skystriker | 39 seconds | deployed to prevent missile launches; used to intercept rocket | |
| A.S.P. | 31 seconds | used to attack diner | |
| Armadillo | 20 seconds | used to attack Cobra base; deployed to destroy diners; in final scene | |
| Bridge Layer | 19 seconds | used to reach Cobra base | |
| Ferret | 14 seconds | used to flee attack on diner | |
| Stinger | 14 seconds | used to tow ASPs for attack on diner; parked at various Cobra diners | |
| Mauler | 12 seconds | deployed prevent missile launches; parked at diner in final scene | |
| Silver Mirage | 10 seconds | used to prevent missile launches; parked at diner in final scene | |
| Trubble Bubble | 10 seconds | used to fly from Cobra base to replica town | |
| A.W.E. Striker | 8 seconds | used to prevent missile launches; parked at diner in final scene | |
| R.A.M. | 7 seconds | driven by Roadblock to his family's diner; parked at diner in final scene | |
| Sky Hawk | 5 seconds | deployed to prevent missile launches | |
| Slugger | 5 seconds | parked at diner in final scene | |
| A.P.C. | 4 seconds | deployed to prevent missile launches | |
| Rattler | 3 seconds | parked at Cobra base | |
| Non-Toy Characters: Caleb Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Mr. Queeg. | |||
| Non-Toy Equipment: small blue Cobra utility vehicles, Cobra cargo plane, Roadblock's Jeep, gang cycles | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 1.1 set (Disc 4, Episode 2).
- First appearance of the A.W.E. Striker.