G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Mini-Series 1, Episode 2
"The M.A.S.S. Device Part 2: Slave of the Cobra Master"
Original Airdate: September 13, 1983
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Dan Thompson
Cast: Michael Bell, B.J. Ward, Chris Latta, Arthur Burghardt, Rob Paulsen
Well, I talked a big game in the last recap, about the many levels of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, how it taught generations of kids the power of teamwork, diversity, and inclusion. It is that. My foot is not in my mouth. I am eating no words, here. But — G.I. Joe is also a toy commercial. Some episodes (a lot of episodes in this first big stretch) are here to show off the various vehicles available at a number of price points. Capitalism, baby! America! And that brings me to Ron Friedman's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ...