There's No Place Like Springfield (Part I)

"There's No Place Like Springfield"Part 1
Attribution
Writer(s)	Steve Gerber
Production company	Sunbow Productions
Season	1
Original airdate	December 12, 1985
General information
Continuity	A Real American Hero animated continuity
Series	G.I. Joe
Preceded by	Skeletons in the Closet
Followed by	There's No Place Like Springfield (Part II)
There's No Place Like Springfield (Part I)

Shipwreck awakens six years in the future. The war with Cobra is over. But ... how?

Plot

During the years Shipwreck forgot, Cobra is seemingly defeated, the leaders captured.

During a battle, Shipwreck is injured and wakes up in a hospital, seemingly having lost years of memory.

Shipwreck's house has some unique décor.

Appearances

Featured Characters

G.I. Joe	Cobra	Others
Deep Six Doc Duke Flint Lady Jaye Roadblock Scarlett Shipwreck w/Polly Torpedo	Cobra Troopers Major Bludd	Professor Mullaney Mara Althea

Featured Vehicles and Equipment

G.I. Joe	Cobra
S.H.A.R.C. Skystriker XP-14F USS Flagg	Firebat

Memorable Quotes

"Tote that barge! Lift that professor!"

-- Polly

Notes

Animation and Technical Errors

• Character models change throughout the entire episode.
• As Professor Mullaney, Shipwreck, and Lady Jay sit around the fire talking, the whole fire (wood included) quickly shifts back and forth, left and right, repeatedly.
• At least four times during the episode, Shipwreck's mouth becomes a different color than his face when he speaks.

Miscellaneous Notes

• During the initial mission to recover Professor Mullaney, the character referred to and voiced as Lady Jaye appears to use the face and weapon from Scarlett's animation model.
• Professor Mullaney would make another appearance in "Joe's Night Out".

Real World References

• Shipwreck's address in Springfield is 6 Village Drive, a reference to the classic Patrick McGoohan series The Prisoner.
• The plot of the episode also follows the premise of The Prisoner: A man who holds a secret of great interest is dropped into a village that appears for all intents and purposes to be normal and idyllic, yet is designed to get him to crack and give up the secret he holds.
• Early in the episode, Polly warns Shipwreck that they have "miles to go before we sleep." This is a quote from Robert Frost's poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
• The title is a reference to the film The Wizard of Oz.
• Polly's line "Tote that barge! Lift that professor!" is from the song Old Man River. Original lyrics: "Tote that barge. Lift that bale."

References

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