| "A Stake in the Serpent's Heart" | |
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| Series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 1, Episode 5 | |
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| Air date | September 16th, 1983 |
| Writers | Ron Friedman |
| Director | Dan Thompson |
| Producers | Tom Griffin; Margaret Loesch; Joe Bacal; Jim Duffy |
| Starring | Michael Bell; B.J. Ward; Christopher Collins; Frank Welker; Arthur Burghardt |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Duel in the Devil's Cauldron" |
Next "In the Cobra's Pit" |
"A Stake in the Serpent's Heart" is the fifth and final installment of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero mini-series event, which precedes the regular series. It was directed by Dan Thompson with a script written by Ron Friedman. It first aired in syndication on September 16th, 1983.
Voice Cast[]
- Michael Bell as Duke, Clutch & Laszlo Vandermeer
- B.J. Ward as Scarlett
- Christopher Latta as Cobra Commander, Breaker & Gung-Ho
- Morgan Lofting as The Baroness
- Arthur Burghardt as Destro
- John Stephenson as General Flagg
- Buster Jones as Doc & Zap
- Marla Frumkin Scott as Selina
- Peter Cullen as Ramar
- Frank Welker as Wild Bill & Timber
- Jackson Beck as the Announcer
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Duke, Conrad S. Hauser
- Scarlett, Shana M. O'Hara
Supporting characters
- Breaker, Alvin R. Kibbey
- Doc, Carl W. Greer
- Doctor, Laszlo Vandermeer
- General Lawrence J. Flagg
- Gung-Ho, Ettienne R. LaFitte
- Ramar
- Selina
- Snake-Eyes
- Stalker, Lonzo R. Wilkinson
- Wild Bill, William S. Hardy
- Zap, Rafael J. Melendez
Villains
- Baroness Anastasia Cisarovna
- Cobra Commander
- Destro, James McCullen Destro, XXIV
- Major Sebastian Bludd (Cameo appearance only)
Minor characters
- Airborne, Franklin E. Talltree
- Clutch, Lance J. Steinberg
- Cover Girl, Courtney A. Krieger
- Flash, Anthony S. Gambello
- Rock 'n Roll, Craig S. McConnel
- Short-Fuze, Eric W. Freistadt
- Steeler, Ralph W. Pulaski
- Timber
- Torpedo, Edward W. Leialoha
- Tripwire, Tormod S. Skoog
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
- Trans-Carpathia
- Silent Castle
- Washington, D.C. (On a computer monitor only)
Items
- Assault rifles
- Bazooka
- Chains
- Cobra Commander's staff
- Crossbow
- Duke's ring
- Grenade launcher
- Handguns
- M.A.S.S.
- Rifles
- Robot
- Satellite
- V.A.M.P.
- Whirlwind battle gun
- Wolverine tank
Vehicles
- A.T.V.s
- Aircraft
- Dragonfly XH-1
- F.A.N.G.
- F.L.A.K.
- Falcon attack glider
- Helicopter
- H.I.S.S.
- J.U.M.P. jet-pack
- M.O.B.A.T.
- Raft
- Skystriker XP-14F
- Tank
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- G.I. Joe, and all related characters and concepts were created by and are the property of the Hasbro Corporation. The franchise originated as a toy line in 1964 that begat the formation of the "action figure" concept of dolls for boys, that has since gone on to become a successful multimedia franchise that has spread out into varying toy lines, animated programs, live-action films, as well as comic books and other merchandise.
- Voice actor Christopher Collins is credited as Christopher Latta in this episode.
- Voice actress Marla Frumkin is credited as Marla Frumkin Scott in this episode.
Bloopers[]
- Scarlett is shown as one of the Joes present at their HQ, which is impossible as she is held prisoner in Cobra's castle fortress.
Quotes[]
- Scarlett: Don't open any champagne yet, Scrap-iron Breath!