Home  Episode Summaries Season 1 The Pyramid of Darkness: Three Cubes to Darkness - Notes
Credits: written by Ron Friedman
Production Number: 600-39
Original Airdate: September 18, 1985
| THE PERSONNEL |
| G.I.Joe: Flint, Lady Jaye, Wild Bill, Joe grunts,
Snake Eyes, Shipwreck, Timber, Polly, Airtight, Footloose, Roadblock, Alpine,
Bazooka, Frostbite*, Mutt, Dusty, Duke*, Junkyard, Tollbooth |
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Cobra: Destro, Cobra agents, Cobra Commander,
Tomax, Xamot, Crimson Guards, Major Bludd, Snow Serpents, Zartan, Ripper,
Torch, Buzzer, Storm Shadow |
| THE GEAR |
| G.I.Joe: Mauler, Skystriker, Snow Cat, Bridgelayer,
Polar Battle Bear |
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Cobra: Trubble Bubbles |
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* indicates the character was silent during the episode
Credit was not given to Ron Friedman for writing “Three Cubes to Darkness”
in the USA version.
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| While Lady Jaye was ensnared by the tentacles from Destro's cube, she was incorrectly depicted as wearing her winter coat, an error that could have been avoided with a tighter close-up of her face. |
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I
Dialogue:
Shipwreck: No time to be shy, Snake.Move those feet!
Snake Eyes: (breakdances)
Satin: Unbelievable! Go, baby, go!
Snake Eyes: (continues to breakdance)
Colonel Slash: C’mon! C’mon!
Time: 28 seconds
II
Dialogue:
Snake Eyes: (finishes breakdancing)
Colonel Slash: Take ‘em!
Satin: One more time! Let’s go! Get outta here!
Time: 13 seconds
III
Dialogue:
Major Bludd: Align the control cube and raise it into position. Two five five point seven vertical mark. Excellent. Now, secure it swiftly!
Time: 19 seconds
IV
Time: 8 seconds
V
Dialogue:
Alpine: Well, then you’ll have to use the Alpine Taxi Service.
C’mon, get on my back.
Time: 11 seconds
Review
Original: Space Station Delta; Fatal Fluffies; burning fuel bins at G.I.Joe headquarters; close-up of 3-D representation with viewscreen in background; Shipwreck stealing a laser disc; riding the second half of the homemade rail line; Skystrikers attack the cube, CLAWs shoot down
two Joe planes; Destro shoots at a ledge; Lady Jaye and Flint fall into the pool of mud.
USA Network: the Joes are surrounded at Space Station Delta; Joe headquarters is attacked; 3-D model with Xamot on the side; Joes recover inside ruined headquarters; Snake Eyes and Shipwreck attack Cobra agents, steal a laser disc and then walk into the slums of Enterprise City; shot of US first season opening sequence; Skystriker straffing run to hit the cube at the Devil's Playground; Lady Jaye and Flint fall from ledge into mud; Destro laughs
Previews
Original: Flint catches Tomax; Xamot feels his brother’s hands while on the floor at Cobra’s base; the USS Flagg moves through the fog; Xamot and Crimson Guards stand on the brig level; Satin dances with Joes and attacks the Cobras; Lady Jaye swims towards Destro; shot from the Baroness; Flint avoids an explosion; Lady Jaye sinks in the water; cube is activated; night falls on the city and Cobra Commander laughs.
USA Network: Alpine punches Xamot; Xamot blasts the lock on his brother’s cell on the USS Flagg; Colonel Slash breaks into Satin’s room; Satin drives a van toward a fence; missiles destroy a Water Moccassin; Destro and the Baroness turn from one another to look elsewhere; a Skystriker is struck the energy beam from the cube underwater; Space Station Delta receives an energy beam from one of the cubes
 Original: Torpedo teaches a inexperienced swimmer how to remain calm and tread water by thrusting his hands down into the water and moving his legs as if he is riding a bike.
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 USA: Leatherneck explains that you should use sunscreen if under the sun for extended periods of time.
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