An elite team of soldiers thwart the evil Cobra organization's desire for world domination at every turn, cleverly stopping them from controlling the weather, creating unstoppable weapons, and genetically engineering super-warriors.
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Ted Harrison
Duke (voice)
Christopher Collins
Cobra Commander (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Destro (voice)
Don Brown
Sub-Zero (voice)
Garry Chalk
Pathfinder (voice)
Morgan Lofting
Baroness (voice)
Suzanne Errett-Balcom
Lady Jane (voice)
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65 episodes • 1983Avg: 6.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1) | Sep 12, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The M.A.S.S. Device: Slave of the Cobra Master (2) | Sep 13, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 3 | The M.A.S.S. Device: The Worms of Death (3) | Sep 14, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 4 | The M.A.S.S. Device: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron (4) | Sep 15, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5) | Sep 16, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 6 | The Revenge of Cobra: In the Cobra's Pit (1) | Sep 10, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 7 | The Revenge of Cobra: The Vines of Evil (2) | Sep 11, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 8 | The Revenge of Cobra: The Palace of Doom (3) | Sep 12, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 9 | The Revenge of Cobra: Battle on the Roof of the World (4) | Sep 13, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Revenge of Cobra: Amusement Park of Terror (5) | Sep 14, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 11 | The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1) | Sep 16, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 12 | The Pyramid of Darkness: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead (2) | Sep 17, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 13 | The Pyramid of Darkness: Three Cubes to Darkness (3) | Sep 18, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 14 | The Pyramid of Darkness: Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls (4) | Sep 19, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 15 | The Pyramid of Darkness: Knotting Cobra's Coils (5) | Sep 20, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Countdown for Zartan | Sep 23, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Red Rocket's Glare | Sep 24, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Satellite Down | Sep 25, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Cobra Stops the World | Sep 26, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Jungle Trap | Sep 27, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Cobra's Creatures | Sep 30, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 22 | The Funhouse | Oct 1, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Twenty Questions | Oct 2, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 24 | The Greenhouse Effect | Oct 3, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Haul Down the Heavens | Oct 4, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Synthoid Conspiracy (1) | Oct 7, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Synthoid Conspiracy (2) | Oct 8, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 28 | The Phantom Brigade | Oct 9, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Lights! Camera! Cobra! | Oct 10, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Cobra's Candidate | Oct 11, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 31 | Money to Burn | Oct 14, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 32 | Operation Mind Menace | Oct 15, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 33 | Battle for the Train of Gold | Oct 16, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 34 | Cobra Soundwaves | Oct 17, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 35 | Where the Reptiles Roam | Oct 18, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 36 | The Gamesmaster | Oct 21, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 37 | Lasers in the Night | Oct 22, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 38 | The Germ | Oct 23, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 39 | The Viper is Coming | Oct 24, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 40 | Spell of the Siren | Oct 25, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 41 | Cobra Quake | Oct 28, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 42 | Captives of Cobra (1) | Oct 29, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 43 | Captives of Cobra (2) | Oct 30, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent | Oct 31, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 45 | Excalibur | Nov 1, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 46 | Worlds Without End (1) | Nov 4, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 47 | Worlds Without End (2) | Nov 5, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 48 | Eau de Cobra | Nov 6, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 49 | Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town | Nov 7, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 50 | An Eye for an Eye | Nov 8, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 51 | The Gods Below | Nov 11, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 52 | Primordial Plot | Nov 12, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 53 | Flint's Vacation | Nov 13, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 54 | Hearts and Cannons | Nov 14, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 55 | Memories of Mara | Nov 15, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 56 | The Traitor (1) | Nov 25, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 57 | The Traitor (2) | Nov 26, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 58 | Pit of Vipers | Nov 27, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 59 | The Wrong Stuff | Nov 28, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 60 | The Invaders | Nov 29, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 61 | Cold Slither | Dec 2, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 62 | The Great Alaskan Land Rush | Dec 3, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 63 | Skeletons in the Closet | Dec 11, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 64 | There's No Place Like Springfield (1) | Dec 12, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 65 | There's No Place Like Springfield (2) | Dec 13, 1985 | 7.0 |
30 episodes • 1986Avg: 6.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1) | Sep 15, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (2) | Sep 16, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (3) | Sep 17, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (4) | Sep 18, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (5) | Sep 19, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Last Hour to Doomsday | Sep 25, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Computer Complications | Sep 26, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Sink the Montana | Sep 29, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Let's Play Soldier | Sep 30, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Once Upon a Joe | Oct 1, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 11 | The Million Dollar Medic | Oct 2, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Cobrathon | Oct 6, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 13 | The Rotten Egg | Oct 7, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Glamour Girls | Oct 8, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Iceberg Goes South | Oct 9, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 16 | The Spy Who Rooked Me | Oct 13, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Grey Hairs and Growing Pains | Oct 14, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 18 | My Brother's Keeper | Oct 15, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 19 | My Favorite Things | Oct 16, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Raise the Flagg! | Oct 20, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Ninja Holiday | Oct 22, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 22 | G.I. Joe and the Golden Fleece | Oct 27, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 23 | The Most Dangerous Thing in the World | Oct 29, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Nightmare Assault | Oct 30, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Second Hand Emotions | Oct 31, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Joe's Night Out | Nov 10, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Not a Ghost of a Chance | Nov 13, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Sins of Our Fathers | Nov 18, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 29 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Nov 19, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep | Nov 20, 1986 | 7.0 |
24 episodes • 1989Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operation Dragonfire (1) | Sep 2, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Operation Dragonfire (2) | Sep 17, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Operation Dragonfire (3) | Sep 18, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Operation Dragonfire (4) | Sep 19, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Operation Dragonfire (5) | Sep 20, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 6 | United We Stand | Sep 25, 1990 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Revenge of the Pharaohs | Sep 26, 1990 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Granny Dearest | Sep 27, 1990 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Victory at Volcania (1) | Oct 1, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Victory at Volcania (2) | Oct 2, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 11 | The Nozone Conspiracy | Oct 4, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Pigskin Commandos | Oct 22, 1990 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Cold Shoulder | Oct 10, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Injustice and the Cobra Way | Oct 15, 1990 | 6.0 |
| 15 | General Confusion | Feb 13, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Night of the Creepers | Oct 16, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 17 | That's Entertainment | Oct 18, 1990 | 6.0 |
| 18 | I Found You... Evy | Oct 11, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 19 | An Officer and a Viperman | Nov 8, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 20 | D-Day at Alcatraz (1) | Nov 5, 1990 | 8.0 |
| 21 | D-Day at Alcatraz (2) | Nov 6, 1990 | 8.5 |
| 22 | The Mind Mangler | Nov 8, 1990 | 8.5 |
| 23 | BIOK | Oct 18, 1990 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Stuck on You | Feb 11, 1991 | 8.5 |
20 episodes • 1991Avg: 6.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eliminator | Sep 23, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Chunnel | Sep 24, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 3 | A is for Android | Oct 29, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 4 | El Dorado, The Lost City Of Gold | Sep 30, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Long Live Rock & Roll (1) | Oct 2, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Long Live Rock & Roll (2) | Oct 3, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 7 | The Sludge Factor (1) | Oct 7, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 8 | The Sludge Factor (2) | Oct 8, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Messenger from the Deep | Oct 21, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Infested Island | Sep 23, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 11 | The Greatest Evil (1) | Oct 29, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 12 | The Greatest Evil (2) | Oct 7, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 13 | The Sword | Sep 25, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Keyboard Warriors | Nov 14, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Shadow of a Doubt | Nov 6, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Cobra World | Oct 28, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Kindergarten Commandos | Nov 19, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Metal Head's Reunion | Nov 19, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Basic Training | Jan 7, 1992 | 5.0 |
| 20 | The Legend of Metal Head | Jan 20, 1992 | 6.0 |
