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YO-O-O, JOE!

♪ HE'LL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM WHEREVER THERE'S TROUBLE ♪

♪ G.I. JOE IS THERE

♪ G.I. JOE, A REAL AMERICAN HERO ♪

♪ G.I. JOE IS THERE

♪ IT'S G.I. JOE AGAINST COBRA THE ENEMY ♪

♪ FIGHTING TO SAVE THE DAY

♪ HE NEVER GIVES UP, HE'S ALWAYS THERE ♪

♪ FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM OVER LAND AND AIR ♪

♪ G.I. JOE, A REAL AMERICAN HERO ♪

♪ G.I. JOE IS THERE

G.I. JOE IS THE CODE NAME

FOR AMERICA'S DARING, HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIAL-MISSION FORCE.

ITS PURPOSE-- TO DEFEND HUMAN FREEDOM AGAINST COBRA,

A RUTHLESS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

DETERMINED TO RULE THE WORLD.

♪ HE NEVER GIVES UP

♪ HE'LL STAY TILL THE FIGHT'S WON ♪

♪ G.I. JOE WILL DARE

♪ G.I. JOE, A REAL AMERICAN HERO ♪

♪ G.I. JOE

MAN: ATTENTION, ALL PILOTS.

ATTENTION, ALL PILOTS.

IN-FLIGHT REFUELING COORDINATES HAVE BEEN SET IN YOUR CONQUESTS.

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD HUNTING.

IT'S 1653 BY MY WATCH, SLIP STREAM.

OKAY, THE VIDEOTAPE MACHINE'S SET.

IT'S SHOWTIME.

COME ON, YOU GUYS, LET'S GET UP ON THE FLIGHT DECK.

JUST MAKING SURE WE RECORD LADY JAYE'S TV DEBUT

FOR POSTERITY, FLINT.

YEAH.

YOU'RE JUST SORE BECAUSE --

STOW IT, LIFT TICKET.

IT'S FLINT'S PERSONAL BUSINESS.

LET'S DO IT!

ALL: YO-O-O, JOE!

THIS IS RESCUE ONE TO BEACH HEAD.

OUR E.T.A. IS 15 MINUTES.

COPY, FLINT.

[ MACHINE WHIRS ]

[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]

THEY'VE GOT US ZEROED IN!

NO, THEY'RE JUST FISHING. LOOK!

SEE, THEY'RE LEAVING!

THEY DON'T KNOW WE'RE HERE.

THEY DECIDED TO GIVE THE ISLAND A PLASTERING JUST TO MAKE SURE.

THEY SHOT OUR PLANE DOWN. THEY WANT US DEAD!

LOOKS LIKE THEY SURE DON'T WANT US

TO TELL OUR VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF YESTERDAY'S CRASH

OF AN AR-90A GHOST,

ONE OF AMERICA'S TWO PROTOTYPE GHOST BOMBERS,

SOMEWHERE IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

BEFORE EJECTING, THE PILOTS,

FRANK SULLIVAN AND RON MICHAELS,

REPORTED BEING ATTACKED BY UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT.

WHO WERE THE ATTACKERS, AND WHAT WAS THEIR MOTIVE?

THE GHOST'S FLIGHT RECORDER HAS YET TO BE FOUND.

BUT THIS EXPERT THINKS SHE CAN PROVE THAT IT WAS

THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION COBRA.

SHE'S LADY JAYE,

ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST INTELLIGENCE EXPERTS

AND A MEMBER OF THE G.I. JOE STRIKE FORCE.

HELLO. I'M HECTOR RAMIREZ, YOUR HOST OF "20 QUESTIONS."

COBRA HAS OFFICIALLY DENIED

ANY PART IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GHOST PROTOTYPE.

AND SINCE "20 QUESTIONS" ALWAYS BRINGS YOU

BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUES, TONIGHT, IN A SPECIAL BROADCAST,

OUR IN-STUDIO GUESTS WILL BE LADY JAYE

AND COMMANDER OF THE G.I. JOE STRIKE FORCE, GENERAL HAWK.

AND LIVE VIA COBRA SATELLITE FROM THEIR SECRET BASE,

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COBRA COMMANDER,

SERPENTOR, AND DR. MINDBENDER.

WELCOME TO "20 QUESTIONS," GENERAL HAWK AND LADY JAYE.

TELL US, WHY IS THE GHOST SUCH A VALUABLE TARGET?

HECTOR, THE GHOST IS

A PROTOTYPE EXPERIMENTAL RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT.

LADY JAYE: BY THE END OF THE DECADE,

20 OF THEM WILL GUARD OUR SKIES AT ALL TIMES.

THE GHOST EARNS ITS NAME BECAUSE ITS PROFILE IS SO LOW,

IT APPEARS ONLY AS A RADAR GHOST TO THE ENEMY.

THIS AIRCRAFT'S SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

CAN COVER 200,000 SQUARE MILES PER HOUR.

AT 93,000 FEET, THE GHOST IS CAPABLE OF SPEEDS OF MACH 4.

WHEW! WITH THOSE CHARACTERISTICS,

IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY COBRA

WOULD WANT TO DESTROY THE PROTOTYPES.

WE ARE TIRED OF THESE CONSTANT ACCUSATIONS BY G.I. JOE!

THIS IS AN INSULT!

WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST

IN AN AIRCRAFT WE REGARD AS INFERIOR TO OUR NIGHT RAVENS!

WHEN THE TRUTH IS KNOWN, WE WILL MAKE YOU EAT YOUR WORDS!

IN ALL FAIRNESS, GENERAL HAWK,

SINCE THE GHOST'S CAMERAS WERE DESTROYED IN THE CRASH,

THERE'S NO FILM EVIDENCE OF THE ATTACK

OR EVEN THAT IT REALLY OCCURRED.

HOLD ON, RAMIREZ!

THERE'S PLENTY OF EVIDENCE.

THE GHOST WAS ON A COMBINED SHAKEDOWN RECON FLIGHT.

MAN: GHOST HERE.

I'VE FOUND SOMETHING ODD-- A MILITARY BASE OF SOME SORT.

UH-OH. I'VE GOT A CONTACT.

FOUR TARGETS CLOSING AT 1,300 KNOTS.

THIS DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.

LADY JAYE: GHOST IN TROUBLE!

SCRAMBLE THE CONQUESTS! [ ALARM BLARING ]

FLINT, SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO RON!

"RON"? YOU MEAN MAJOR MICHAELS?

GIVE ME A BREAK, FLINT.

RON AND I WENT TO FLIGHT SCHOOL TOGETHER.

YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW.

"WE'RE JUST GOOD FRIENDS."

WHEN WE GOT THERE, THE GHOST WAS ALREADY BREAKING UP.

I SAW A FLIGHT OF COBRA NIGHT RAVENS LEAVING.

THEN SULLIVAN AND MICHAELS EJECTED.

THE CLOUD COVER WAS SO HEAVY, WE HAD A HARD TIME

KEEPING TRACK OF THEM.

WE WENT LOOKING FOR SULLIVAN AND MICHAELS.

I JUST HOPE COBRA DOESN'T FIND THEM FIRST.

SIR, WE CHECKED THIS ISLAND ALREADY.

DO YOU WANT TO TELL SERPENTOR WE DIDN'T FIND THEM?

UH, NO, SIR.

THEN SHUT UP!

AH, THEY'RE HERE.

RIG THE MEGA WARHEADS.

THIS TIME, WE'LL MAKE SURE NO LIVING THING

REMAINS ON THAT DIRT BALL!

LET'S FLY LOW ALONG THE CHAIN OF EASTERN ISLANDS THIS TIME,

LIFT TICKET. MAYBE WE CAN PICK UP A SIGNAL.

ROGER, FLINT.

COME ON, COME ON, LET'S HEAR SOME BEEPING.

CAPTAIN, MEGA WARHEADS IN PLACE.

EXCELLENT.

ALL RIGHT, PREPARE TO-- JOE TOMAHAWK!

DIVE, DIVE!

[ ALARM BLARING ]

THERE-- COBRA MANTIS SUB!

THEY MUST BE LOOKING FOR SULLIVAN AND MICHAELS, TOO.

NOT FOR LONG, FLINT!

BOMBS, OR RATHER DEPTH CHARGES, AWAY!

AGH!

[ ALARM BLARING ]

[ BLARING CONTINUES ]

NO! THE MISSILE-LAUNCHING HATCH IS JAMMED!

WE CAN'T FIRE!

DIVE DEEPER!

WE MUST ELUDE THE JOES!

FLINT: I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WERE HERE,

BUT YOU APPARENTLY DROVE THEM OFF.

OKAY, LIFT TICKET, LET'S LOOK FOR SULLIVAN AND MICHAELS.

COME BACK! COME BACK!

HEY, WE'RE DOWN HERE!

COBRA COMMANDER, PERHAPS YOU COULD GIVE US

A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON YOUR ORGANIZATION.

IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TO PRESENT

OUR SIDE OF THIS DISPUTE.

G.I. JOE HAS A HISTORY

OF ACCUSING COBRA OF EVERY CRIME IN THE BOOKS.

RED VIPER FLIGHT WILL SOON BE AIRBORNE.

I WANT CONFIRMATION ON THAT SUB'S SIGHTING.

SO FAR, OUR RESCUE TEAMS HAVE FOUND NO TRACE OF THEM.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE FOR THOSE MEN

BECAUSE THEY ARE IN SERIOUS DANGER

OF PERISHING FROM THE COLD.

AGH!

THERE'S ONE GHOST PROTOTYPE STILL IN EXISTENCE!

AAH!

UNH! OH!

NEXT TIME, I'LL CLONE HIM WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR.

NOW WE'D BETTER GET BACK TO THE SHOW.

EVEN A FOOL LIKE COBRA COMMANDER CAN'T KEEP TALKING FOREVER.

COBRA COMMANDER HAS ACCUSED LADY JAYE

OF LYING ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GHOST PROTOTYPE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT?

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

ONE OF OUR FLIGHTS OF NIGHT RAVENS

WAS ON A ROUTINE PATROL MISSION.

BLUE VIPER ONE REPORTED SIGHTING

A GHOST LOSING ALTITUDE.

AND THERE WAS SOME OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA.

WE COULDN'T IDENTIFY THEM.

SHUT UP, COBRA COMMANDER.

OUR CONCERN WAS NATURALLY

FOR THE CREW OF THE DISABLED AIRCRAFT.

SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING,

OUR STRATO-VIPERS WERE ATTACKED

BY A SQUADRON OF G.I. JOE CONQUEST FIGHTERS.

COBRA COMMANDER: AND THE NIGHT RAVENS WERE LOW ON FUEL

AND CHOSE NOT TO ENGAGE THE CONQUESTS.

YES, WE REGRETTED HAVING TO ABANDON THE AIRMEN

IN THEIR TIME OF GREATEST NEED.

[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]

THE COBRA ORGANIZATION

IS NOT WITHOUT HUMANE FEELINGS IN THESE MATTERS.

[ EVIL LAUGHTER ] SHH!

AS TO LADY JAYE'S FLAGRANT ACCUSATIONS,

WHY WOULD WE WANT TO SHOOT DOWN A PLANE

NOT ENGAGED IN AN ACT OF WAR AGAINST US?

THAT KIND OF AGGRESSION IS ONLY WORTHY

OF A WARMONGERING SUPERPOWER OR G.I. JOE.

SOME MIGHT SAY COBRA TENDS TO INITIATE CONFLICT.

COBRA COMMANDER: POPPYCOCK!

WHAT GIVES YOU THAT SILLY IDEA?!

WELL, LET'S SEE.

THERE WAS YOUR INVASION OF WASHINGTON, D.C.,

THE GIANT MECHANICAL SEA SERPENT

YOU UNLEASHED ON NEW YORK,

THE TIME YOU MELTED THE POLAR ICE CAPS.

[ BEEPING ]

WE'RE OVER THE ISLAND.

DRONES AWAY!

MAN: COBRA NIGHT RAVEN DRONES!

UH-OH. THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

[ WHEELS SCREECH ]

MAN: BATTLE ANDROID TROOPERS!

IT'S LOOKING EVEN WORSE! LET'S BEAT FEET!

SURE, BUT WHERE TO?

LIFT TICKET: FLINT, AREN'T YOU OVERDOING IT WITH THE JEALOUSY BIT?

JUST 'CAUSE SOME GUY'S FRIENDLY WITH LADY JAYE

DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S ANYTHING GOING ON.

I KNOW WHAT I SAW.

HI.

JUST DROPPED BY TO SEE LADY JAYE.

UH, IS, UH, LADY JAYE EXPECTING YOU, FLINT?

NO, JUST THOUGHT I'D SURPRISE HER.

OH, WELL, I, UH-- I GUESS IT'S OKAY.

[ LADY JAYE LAUGHS ]

OH, COME ON, GET SERIOUS, RON. [ LAUGHS ]

I'M ALWAYS SERIOUS WHEN I INVITE A LADY TO MY PLACE, LADY JAYE.

BE SURE TO WEAR SOMETHING CASUAL.

WEAR SOMETHING CASUAL, HUH?

THAT DOES IT!

I'M INVITING A BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS OVER.

SAY YOU'LL HELP, OKAY?

[ LAUGHING ] OKAY, OKAY.

THOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A WALLPAPERING PARTY

SINCE I WAS IN COLLEGE.

WHAT THE-- UH-OH.

LIFELINE: WELL, I KNOW HOW LADY JAYE FEELS, FLINT.

I'M SURE THAT WHATEVER IT WAS YOU SAW

WASN'T WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU SAW.

HEY, I'M PICKING UP SOME RADIO SIGNALS.

HUH? OH, UH, MICHAELS AND SULLIVAN?

NOPE-- COBRA.

SOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE LET LOOSE A SQUAD OF BATS

BACK ON THAT ISLAND WHERE THE SUB WAS LURKING.

THEN THAT COBRA SUB DID HAVE A REASON TO BE THERE.

A REASON CALLED MICHAELS AND SULLIVAN.

LET'S GET BACK BEFORE THE BATS FIND THEM.

YO, JOE!

THEN YOU ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY THE WORLD'S CURRENCY,

RAIDED THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARSENAL.

YOU CREATED THAT BOGUS HEAVY-METAL BAND COLD SLITHER,

STAGED A COBRATHON,

SANK THE U.S.S. MONTANA AND THE U.S.S. FLAGG,

AND ATTEMPTED TO SWINDLE ALASKA AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES.

UH, PICKY, PICKY, PICKY.

BAH!

ALL EXAGGERATIONS AND MINOR INCIDENTS.

WATCH IT, DR. MINDBENDER.

LYING CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

YOU INSIGNIFICANT PIECE OF SHRIVELED-UP SHOE LEATHER!

HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE US OF LYING!

I'LL SEE YOU STAKED OUT ON AN AFRICAN ANTHILL AT HIGH NOON!

I'LL-- I'LL--

[ GRUNTING ]

AH, I THINK YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT, O GREAT SERPENTOR.

WE WOULD NEVER LIE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD,

ESPECIALLY NOT ON "20 QUESTIONS," OUR FAVORITE SHOW.

UH, THANK YOU. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I CAN GIVE YOU CHAPTER AND VERSE

ON EVERY COBRA ATTACK, SABOTAGE, BOMBING,

COVERT OPERATION, EVERYTHING.

SO, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A MAN WHO FOUNDED G.I. JOE

AND MAKES HIS LIVING BY ATTACKING COBRA DAY AND NIGHT?

G.I. JOE WASN'T NECESSARY, DR. MINDBENDER,

UNTIL COBRA FORCED IT INTO EXISTENCE.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ AIR HISSING ]

[ BEEPING ]

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA LEAD A SHORT BUT EXCITING LIFE!

AGH! OHH!

AGH!

YOU OKAY?

WITH A BROKEN LEG?

LOOK, I'M A GONER.

YOU MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

I'LL HOLD THEM OFF.

NO CAN DO, PARTNER.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA PAY ME THE 50 BUCKS

YOU BORROWED LAST PAYDAY?

[ MUFFLED SHOUTING ]

[ MUFFLED SHOUTING ]

WHAT THE--

KEEP IT DOWN, SULLIVAN.

UH-OH. TOO LATE.

I HOPE YOU'RE A GOOD SHOT.

LIFELINE: SORRY, I'M A PACIFIST.

HOW'D WE GET SO LUCKY?!

ALL: YO-O-O, JOE!

WELL, FLINT, SO MUCH FOR TAKING 'EM FROM BEHIND!

[ LASER FIRE ]

[ ALL SHOUT ]

[ ELECTRONIC WHIRRING ]

KEEP ME COVERED.

[ LASER FIRE ]

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

NOW THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY!

I WON'T LIE TO YOU, MICHAELS.

IT'S BROKEN.

BUT I THINK YOU'LL BE BACK ON YOUR FEET

WITHIN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.

OH, THANKS, LIFELINE.

NOW GIVE ME THE BAD NEWS.

LET'S LOAD UP AND GET OFF THIS ROCK!

LISTEN, MICHAELS, WE NEED TO TALK.

[ GROANING ]

FLINT, GIVE IT A BREAK.

MICHAELS IS IN SHOCK.

YEAH, OKAY.

IT'LL KEEP TILL LATER.

THE SEARCH-AND-RESCUE TEAM

HAS LOCATED SULLIVAN AND MICHAELS.

WE'RE GLAD TO REPORT THAT THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

THAT'S OUR SIGNAL.

WE'RE OUT OF THE SATELLITE LINKUP.

COCKPIT CAMERA OFF.

LOOKS LIKE OUR RUSE WORKED.

TARGETING COMPUTER CHECKS ARE COMPLETE.

LET'S GET THIS BIRD UP TO SPEED.

LADY JAYE: WITH PLEASURE!

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

THANKS, GENERAL HAWK.

IT'S BEEN GREAT HAVING YOU ON THE SHOW.

WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

YOU'VE HEARD BOTH SIDES OF THE SITUATION.

LET ME BRIEFLY REVIEW THE FACTS FOR YOU IN A TAPED REPLAY.

LADY JAYE CLAIMS COBRA IS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE CRASH OF ONE PROTOTYPE GHOST BOMBER,

BUT COBRA FLATLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY DENIES

DESTROYING THE PROTOTYPE.

WE'RE JUST ABOUT OUT OF TIME HERE ON "20 QUESTIONS,"

AND PERHAPS WE SHOULD SHOW YOU WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.

WE'VE BEEN BROADCASTING LIVE

FROM INSIDE THIS C-5A CARGO PLANE.

THE OPENING OF THE SHOW,

WHEN YOU SAW ME IN THE TV STUDIO, WAS PRERECORDED.

THERE IT IS, FOLKS-- A LIVE SHOT

OF OUR C-5A MOBILE STUDIO FROM A CAMERA

MOUNTED ON ONE OF OUR CONQUEST FIGHTER ESCORTS.

AND A SHOT FROM OUR OWN OUTBOARD CAMERA

OF THE CONQUEST CAMERA PLANE.

LADY JAYE: WE'RE COMING UP ON THE CONQUESTS AND THE C-5A, MAJOR.

IT'S TIME TO TURN ON THE REAR CAMERA AND MAKE LIKE A TARGET.

[ BEEPING ] THERE IT IS!

WE'VE GOT IT NOW!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS PICTURE IS COMING TO YOU LIVE

FROM THE REAR CAMERA OF THE GHOST!

IT'S THE GHOST-- THE ONE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!

WE'VE BEEN TRICKED!

I MUST WARN SERPENTOR!

[ BEEPING ]

SERPENTOR, THE GHOST-- IT'S IN FLIGHT!

YES, COBRA COMMANDER, WE KNOW.

WE HAVE THE SITUATION WELL UNDER CONTROL.

NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!

WHAT WE THOUGHT WE SAW WASN'T WHAT WE SAW!

HUH?!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE JUST LEARNED

THAT A FLIGHT OF FOUR UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT

ARE CLOSING IN ON THE GHOST!

COBRA RAVENS!

THERE YOU HAVE IT, FOLKS.

"20 QUESTIONS" BRINGS YOU THE ANSWERS.

IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE GAME IS UP, DR. MINDBENDER.

YOUR RUSE HAS FAILED!

THEY'VE MADE FOOLS OF US ALL ON NATIONAL TV!

MAN: TIME TO GO TO WORK!

YO, JOE!

LADY JAYE: I HAVE A SPARROW IN FLIGHT!

WHAT?!

MAN: TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE, BUDDY!

GO, BABY, GO!

GOOD SHOT, SLIP STREAM!

I'M NOT GONNA LET THEM HAVE ALL THE FUN HERE!

AGH! UNH!

MAJOR EVANS!

IT FEELS LIKE THE GHOST'S RIDING ITSELF.

MAJOR EVANS, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

MAJOR?!

OH, SWELL. IT'S TIME TO SEE

IF THE VOICE-ACTIVATED CONTROLS WORK.

HELLO, STRATO-VIPER.

WATCH THIS!

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

MACH 1. MACH 2.

THOSE GUYS ARE SURGICALLY ALTERED TO WITHSTAND HIGH G'S,

BUT HE'S GOT TO HAVE A LIMIT!

[ ENGINE REVS ]

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ] MACH 3.5.

MACH 4!

GOT TO DECELERATE!

BAD MOVE, FLYBOY!

HAPPY LANDINGS, DING-A-LING!

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

MAJOR SULLIVAN, COULD YOU GIVE US A STATEMENT

FOR NEXT WEEK'S SHOW?

WHY, SURE-- BE GLAD TO TALK TO YOU.

EXCUSE ME, LADY JAYE.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SETTLE WITH MAJOR MICHAELS.

FLINT?

MAJOR, I'D LIKE A WORD WITH YOU ABOUT--

OH, SO YOU'RE THE FLINT

LADY JAYE'S BEEN TELLING ME SO MUCH ABOUT.

BUT-- YOU'RE ONE LUCKY GUY.

THIS LADY REALLY LOVES YOU.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, LADY JAYE.

SEE YOU IN THE SKIES, RON.

JUST WHAT WAS IT YOU WERE GOING TO TELL HIM, FLINT?

NOTHING, LADY JAYE.

WHAT I THOUGHT I SAW WASN'T WHAT I SAW.

HUH?