‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ Episode 10 Recap: I Only Bow for This Moment

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Mini-Series 2, Episode 5
"The Revenge of Cobra Part 5: Amusement Park of Terror"
Original Airdate: September 14, 1984
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Dan Thompson
Cast: Zack Hoffman, Arthur Burghardt, Chris Latta, Bill Ratner, Kene Holliday, Michael Bell, Mary McDonald-Lewis

There's a real paradox to these five-parters that open up G.I. Joe: so much happens in every single episode yet there's so little plot. I don't say that as a knock against these mini-series. They have the vibe of early '90s Marvel comics, where the lack of story is more or less masked by turbo-powered momentum and, well, raditude. Every chapter is jam-packed with characters and vehicles locked into over-the-top action set pieces, with nonstop zippy, quippy dialogue. The feeling is very, "We may not get the chance to do any more G.I. Joe cartoons, so make sure that these episodes count." And count they do!