Home  Episode Summaries Season 2 G.I.Joe and the Golden Fleece - Notes
Credits: story by Flint Dille and script by Rick Merwin
Production Number: 600-72
Original Airdate: October 27, 1986
A glowing power coil from a UFO transports the Joes and Cobras into
ancient Greece via time-warp. The Joes and Cobras battle for possession
of this "Golden Fleece," establishing many ancient legends among the ancient
locals before they can figure out how to return to their own time.
| THE PERSONNEL |
| G.I.Joe: Beach Head, Dial-Tone, Dusty*, Lady Jaye, Leatherneck, Lifeline, Lift-Ticket, Recondo*, Sgt. Slaughter, Slipstream, Snake Eyes*, Wet-Suit |
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Cobra: Baroness, BAT*, Dr. Mindbender, Strato-Viper*, Viper* |
| THE GEAR |
| G.I.Joe: Conquest X-30, Tomahawk, USS Flagg |
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Cobra: CLAW, Moray, Night Raven, Trubble Bubble |
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* indicates the character was silent during the episode
 For the first time in the series, Lifeline, a pacifist who would not touch a gun to save himself during "Cobrathon," is seen carrying a gun while exiting a cave.
When King Augeas challenged Sgt. Slaughter to clean his stable in one
day, the Joe recognized the task as one of "the Labors of Hercules." Below
is a list of the eleven other Labors submitted by King Eurystheus to Hercules
according to Edith Hamilton's book Mythology:
1. Kill the lion of Nemea, who could not be killed with a weapon
2. Kill the Hydra, a nine-headed creature
3. Deliver a stag with golden horns
4. Capture a great boar on Mount Erymanthus
5. Drive away every bird plaguing the city of Stymphalian
6. Travel to Crete and fetch a savage bull given to Minos by Poseidon
7. Slay the man-eating mares of King Diomedes
8. Steal the girdle of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons
9. Steal the cattle of Geryon, who was a monster with three bodies
10. Bring back the Golden Apples of Hesperides
11. Capture Cerebus, the three-head dog who lived in Hades
 
The number 99 on the USS Flagg appears backwards two times in the episode.
Also, in the second shot, the animation cel may have been flipped by accident
since the USS Flagg would appear perfectly if the cel was reversed.
 
The Baroness was missing her gloves during two scenes.
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| Sgt. Slaughter should not have been included in the cave since he would later appear with reinforcements to help the Joes against Cobra on a beach. |
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| Lady Jaye's green gloves were not included. |
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Gloves, which are not part of Leatherneck's character design, suddenly appeared on the Joe's hands from one shot to the next.
Flint
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Rather than blaming someone else for your mistake, Flint recommends
that you take responsibility for your own actions. |
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Unknown |
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Movie Clip: During the closing sequence, Victor Caroli, who is best known to Sunbow
fans for his voiceover work as the narrator of The Transformers,
urged kids to help UNICEF during Halloween (53
kb).
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