From: rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: GI Joe episodes--the "films"
Date: 12 Dec 1992 07:56:24 -0800
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In article <Dec.12.00.54.06.1992.4081@busboys.rutgers.edu> fjohnson@busboys.rutgers.edu (Floyd Johnson) writes:
>1. The pilot (no subtitle):Joe and Cobra forces travel around the
>world to secure three "catalysts of matter" for a teleportation
>device. 
>
>2. "The Revenge Of Cobra":Cobra steals a "Laser Core", using it to
>power a Weather Dominator. The device is turned against itself, and
>its three main components end up in different parts of the world. (I
>think this one introduced Zartan and the Dreadnocks.)

  I think this launched the half-hour syndicated series, and not "Pyramid of
Darkness".

>4. "Arise, Serpentor! Arise!":Convinced that the Cobra Commander is
>basically insane, Dr. Mindbender begins work on a composite clone,
>based on the DNA of the major military figures in history. This one
>introduced Sgt. Slaughter, who is also "sampled"; this is why only he
>could kick Serpentor's ass--I think there's a scene in which
>characters are placing bets on the outcome of their tussle.
>
>5. GI Joe:The Movie (This may be incorrect.):According to you netfolk,
>they originally had in mind a script entitled, "The Most Dangerous Man
>in America".

  I believe the _main_ title for this was "G.I. Joe: The Movie", with the
subtitle being "Arise...". I know that was how I saw this show -- it was set
up as a prime-time weekend animated movie on a local station, having failed
to be released in the theatres.

  THIS, by the way, was the planned slot for "The Most Dangerous Man In the
World", not the Serpentor garbage (I call it garbage for the stupid Cobra-La
junk introduced, which went at right angles with the established G.I. Joe
"mindset"). I dunno if I qualify as "you netfolk", since I seem to be the only
one who's read the interview revealing the never-produced story. As for the
fifth movie you mentioned...

>...The script that made it to the storyboard artists,
>however, reveals the true nature of the Cobra Commander:he's
>apparently an alien, disfigured by a lab accident. This also
>introduces Duke Hauser's (half?) brother, 2Lt. Falken as at first a
>screw-up, then a trainee under Sgt. Slaughter, and finally the guy who
>takes Serpentor down. It seems to prepare us for the DIC series, as we
>also meet Serana (sp?)

  I never saw this one, but it sounds like a major screw-up to me. Why?

1. Lt. Falcon was introduced in "Rise, Serpentor, Rise!". I clearly remember
(from the same interview that talked about "The Most Dangerous Man In the
World") that Falcon was originally set up as a young brother to General Hawk,
until they got tired of the "Hawk-Falcon" jokes. In any event, it was Falcon's
screwup in "Rise..." that allowed Serpentor to throw a poisonous snake at
Duke, remember.

2. As "Rise..." revealed, Cobra Commander was really a member of the Cobra-la
race (bleagh), who was devolved into a serpent for his failure. Where'd this
alien bit come from?

  And by the way, Zartan's sister is "Zarana".

                                                --R.J.
                                                B-)

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