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Cobra robs Fort Knox!

Plot[]

The episode begins with Duke leading a mostly undercover op at the US Bureau of Engraving, having learned that Cobra is planning something there.

Appearances[]

Featured Characters[]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

G.I. Joe Cobra Civilians Others


Featured Vehicles and Equipment[]

G.I. Joe Cobra






Notes[]

Animation and Technical Errors[]

  • Thunder's helmet is miscolored for a moment toward the end of the episode.
  • Stalker is animated as a Caucasian for a few frames on the train.

Continuity Errors[]

  • Zartan's comment about bankrupting the United States would not come true since the gold standard, formalized as the Bretton Woods system, was abandoned during the Nixon shock.
  • Wild Bill is piloting an armed helicopter, but never uses the missiles to destroy the tracks.
  • Duke sees Major Bludd planting a bomb on a safe, then promptly walks straight into the bomb's blast path.

Quotes[]

Miscellaneous Trivia[]

  • General Stack refers to Duke as "Sergeant Hauser" throughout the episode.
  • As the tour guide informs the tour group that a wide variety of denominations are printed every day, a nun rips off her clothes and reveals himself as a Cobra trooper/viper, thus creating a visual play on word for "denomination".
  • Insults used in this episode:
    • "Snake" Duke about Cobra
    • "Reptile" Cover Girl about Cobra
    • "Snakes" Mutt about Cobra
    • "Fools" Cobra Commander about the Joes
    • "Fool head" Mutt about himself
    • "Dingoes" Ripper about the Joes
    • "Varmints" Wild Bill about Cobra
    • "Crate" Buzzer about Cobra's train
    • "Ornery thievin' polecats" Wild Bill about Zartan and the Dreadnoks.

Real World References[]

  • The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington D.C. is the site of Cobra's initial assault this episode.
  • Gung-Ho makes a passing mention of Grant's Tomb, which is located in New York City.
  • The US Bullion Depository near Fort Knox, Kentucky, is Cobra's main objective; it is not located in the desert.
  • Gung-Ho says "Was this trip really necessary?" which was a World War II slogan encouraging Americans to save oil, gas, and wear on their tires to help the war effort.

Footnotes[]


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