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Home  Episode Summaries Season 2 In the Presence of Mine Enemies - Notes
Credits: written by Chris Weber and Karen Willson
Production Number: 600-85
Original Airdate: November 19, 1986
During a mach 3 dogfight over Africa, Slipstream and a female Cobra
pilot are both shot down. They crash in a mysteriously abandoned Cobra
base, becoming reluctant allies when attacked by Cobra BATs. The horrible
secret of the abandoned base - a monstrous, failed biological weapon - nearly
ends the mission.
| THE PERSONNEL |
| G.I.Joe: Dial-Tone, Lifeline, Lift-Ticket*, Slipstream |
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Cobra: AVAC, BAT*, Cobra Officer*, Dr. Mindbender, Tele-Viper |
| THE GEAR |
| G.I.Joe: Conquest X-30, Tomahawk |
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Cobra: Firebat, Night Raven, Stun |
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* indicates the character was silent during the episode
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The episode may have been inspired by the book In the Presence of
Mine Enemies, which is the story of a US Navy pilot struggling to survive
in a prison during the Vietnam War after his plane is shot down. Also,
the episode and book's title is from Psalm 23:5 in The Bible, which
states: "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over." |
 
The shot of Slipstream flying over a Cobra Firebat was probably inspired by a scene in the film Top Gun, which premiered at movie theaters on May 16, 1986.
 
Before releasing his parachute into a Night Raven, Slipstream quips that it is time to play a game called "Chutes and Lasers," which is reference to the board game Chutes and Ladders. The game was created in India and released in the US by Milton Bradley, a company acquired by Hasbro.
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| The shot of Slipstream looking over his shoulder was recycled and slightly modified. |
The sound of the doors opening on the missiles that delivered the BATs was first heard on Star Trek when the USS Enterprise's turbo lift doors opened.
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| A scene featuring a BAT firing at the Joes was recycled in the episode. |
 
After falling to a pool of sewage, Slipstream tells Raven, "We’ve been
slimed." Like Tomax and Xamot's dialogue in the fourth part of the miniseries
Arise,
Serpentor, Arise!, Slipstream's line is a nod to the film Ghostbusters
since Bill Murray states: "He slimed me."
 
Instead of an AVAC, a BAT was seen parachuting out of Cobra Firebat.
 
The shot of Slipstream holding a cassette and slipping it into a pocket
was recycled. However, the Firebat should not have been included in the
background during the recycled shot since it was destroyed.
 
Slipstream's jacket should not be a solid dark brown (left image) but have dark brown sections (right image).
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| The shot of Raven talking to Slipstream was recycled, however, her collar, which should be black, matches the color of her neck. |
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The wrong color of ink was used for Raven's skin.
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| Dial-Tone's mouth did not move while he was talking. |
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| Dr. Mindbender's eyebrows were not included. |
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After the Cobra sign falls, the animators forgot to include a doorway for the BATs (Matthew Pak's 3 3/4" G.I.Joe Collector Guide - Volume Two: The Television Episodes).
Ripcord
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Rather than giving up when facing adversity, Ripcord explains that
identifying the problem and solving it is the more successful route. |
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