G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero_
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The cartoon had its beginnings with two five-part mini-series in 1983 and 1984, then became a regular series that ran in syndication from 1985 to 1986. Ron Friedman created the G.I. Joe animated series for television, and wrote all four miniseries. The fourth mini-series was intended to be a feature film, but due to production difficulties was released as a television mini-series.
Created By
Ron Friedman
Network
Syndication
Episodes
139
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero has 4 seasons with 139 episodes spanning 1983-1992.
Rating
With a 7.6/10 rating from 78 votes, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is considered highly rated.
Year context
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero first aired 43 years ago in 1983.
CAST (7)
TH
Ted Harrison
Duke (voice)
Christopher Collins
Cobra Commander (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Destro (voice)
Don Brown
Sub-Zero (voice)
Garry Chalk
Pathfinder (voice)
ML
Morgan Lofting
Baroness (voice)
SE
Suzanne Errett-Balcom
Lady Jane (voice)
SEASONS (4 seasons, 139 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1)
Cobra seizes control of a new satellite for use with a new transportation device, and Duke is captured in the attempt. The G.I. Joe team…
02
The M.A.S.S. Device: Slave of the Cobra Master (2)
The Joes travel to the arctic to retrieve rare minerals to fuel their MASS device, but Cobra ambushes them, and Snake Eyes is presumed dead.…
03
The M.A.S.S. Device: The Worms of Death (3)
Snake Eyes returns home with the help of a wolf and a blind man. The Joes and Cobras battling for undersea elements must join forces…
04
The M.A.S.S. Device: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron (4)
G.I. Joe tries to throw off Cobra with a false surrender while mounting a mission to the Ring of Fire for the third element. Destro…
05
The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)
Destro returns to Cobra base and seizes control of the operation from the Commander. The now-captured Scarlett and the slave girl organize a slave revolt.…
06
The Revenge of Cobra: In the Cobra's Pit (1)
A Cobra attack on a Joe convoy results in the capture of Duke and Snake Eyes and the theft of a laser core which Destro…
07
The Revenge of Cobra: The Vines of Evil (2)
Flint and Mutt, stranded by the weather dominator, hire Shipwreck to ferry them out of Cobra territory. Meanwhile, the Joes develop an energy mirror to…
08
The Revenge of Cobra: The Palace of Doom (3)
As Flint, Mutt, and Shipwreck return to Joe Headquarters, the Joes and Cobras head to the Island of No Return and the jungle Palace of…
09
The Revenge of Cobra: Battle on the Roof of the World (4)
As G.I. Joe and Cobra race to retrieve the three parts, Zartan ensures that each side acquires one piece, and then steals the laser core…
10
The Revenge of Cobra: Amusement Park of Terror (5)
Cobra steals the Joes' piece of the dominator and assaults Zartan's base. Now in possession of all three pieces, Destro seeks to rebuild the weather…
11
The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1)
Cobra briefly attacks a Joe shuttle launch long enough to load it with its own forces. Shipwreck and Snake Eyes are lost in Cobra territory,…
12
The Pyramid of Darkness: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead (2)
With G.I. Joe headquarters nearly destroyed, the Joes establish a temporary base on the USS Flagg. Joes on the space station try to warn the…
13
The Pyramid of Darkness: Three Cubes to Darkness (3)
The Joes rush to prevent Cobra from planting its huge cubes as Shipwreck and Snake Eyes try to evade detection.
14
The Pyramid of Darkness: Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls (4)
Quick Kick joins Alpine and Bazooka, and the Crimson Twins turn the tables on Cobra Commander by taking control of the space station and the…
15
The Pyramid of Darkness: Knotting Cobra's Coils (5)
As the Cobra leaders struggle for control of their organization, Quick Kick and Shipwreck lead the Joes in an assault on Cobra forces to destroy…
16
Countdown for Zartan
Cobra kidnaps a French scientist named Dr. Emil Mettier, and Zartan replaces him before he arrives at the World Wide Defense Center to complete their…
17
Red Rocket's Glare
Extensive Enterprises uses biker gangs to terrorize Red Rocket diners, then buys them back at a lower price and replaces the diners' rocket props with…
18
Satellite Down
When Cobra uses a tractor beam to steal a spy satellite recently placed in space by the Joes, Breaker forces the satellite to crash in…
19
Cobra Stops the World
Cobra attacks crucial oil derricks, pipelines, and tankers, seeking to control the world's fuel supplies. But G.I. Joe use Cobra Commander's remote-control attacks to pinpoint…
20
Jungle Trap
Cobra kidnaps scientist Dr. Shakur in order to harness the energy of Earth's core and cause volcanic eruptions, but the Joes work through a number…
21
Cobra's Creatures
Mutt, Junkyard, & Ripcord are kidnapped by Cobra, so that the evil scientist, Dr. Lucifer, can test his new invention, High Freq, a device which…
22
The Funhouse
Flint, Dusty, Bazooka, Alpine, and others have to break into a temple to stop Cobra from its next plan to take over the world. When…
23
Twenty Questions
Investigative reporter Hector Ramirez believes that Cobra is not a real threat and that G.I. Joe is a drain on taxpayers' money. But Shipwreck takes…
24
The Greenhouse Effect
A Crimson Guard steals a container filled with experimental rocket fuel, causing plants to grow to gargantuan sizes. Destro convinces Cobra Commander that the plants…
25
Haul Down the Heavens
The Joes travel to the arctic regions at the top of the world in order to stop Cobra from using the Aurora Borealis to melt…
26
Synthoid Conspiracy (1)
Cobra attempts to cripple the Joes from within by replacing leaders and committee members with artificial beings known as synthoids. The synthoids cut G. I.…
27
Synthoid Conspiracy (2)
When Destro discovers a synthoid of himself, he aids the Joes in defeating Cobra's synthoid plot.
28
The Phantom Brigade
Cobra Commander recruits an elderly Gypsy woman to use three small artifacts, which allow them to command three ghosts to attack the Joes. The Baroness…
29
Lights! Camera! Cobra!
Movie producer wants the real G.I. Joes to star in his movie about them after finding actors to be too unrealistic.
30
Cobra's Candidate
Cobra backs a candidate for mayor and uses street thugs to intimidate voters and drum up public sympathy for Cobra's would-be mayor. The gang turns…
31
Money to Burn
Cobra creates a machine that destroys all the money in the country leaving all its citizens vitually penniless.
32
Operation Mind Menace
Flash, Airborne, and several other Joes discover that Cobra has amplified the psionic powers of some civilians for use as living weapons; one of the…
33
Battle for the Train of Gold
Cobra steals the gold stored at Fort Knox and begins moving it out with a bullet train. When the Joes' equipment is destroyed in a…
34
Cobra Soundwaves
Cobra develops a powerful sonic weapon and begins testing it on a country in the Middle East. An Arabian prince assists the Joes.
35
Where the Reptiles Roam
Cobra purchases a dude ranch through one of its dummy corporations, intending to control a nearby solar power station. G. I. Joe travels to the…
36
The Gamesmaster
A bored game player decides to have members of both G.I.Joe and Cobra become part of his newest and most dangerous game where they are…
37
Lasers in the Night
Quick Kick's girlfriend Amber breaks into G.I. Joe Headquarters with the intent of joining the team, and Cobra Commander steals a prototype laser device to…
38
The Germ
A Cobra spy steals a deadly bacteria along with an experimental growth serum and accidently creates a living, growing and monstrous terror. G.I. Joe must…
39
The Viper is Coming
The ""viper"" is making phone calls leading the Joes to stopping all of Cobra's plans of domination. But one question remains, who is the ""viper""?!
40
Spell of the Siren
The Baroness discovers a conch shell whose song hypnotizes men. She uses the shell to seize control of Cobra and capture most of the Joes.…
41
Cobra Quake
Cobra decides to test a new earthquake-causing weapon to disrupt a Japan peace conference. It is up to Quick Kick, Bazooka, and their trainees to…
42
Captives of Cobra (1)
Cobra kidnaps relatives of the Joe team and uses mind-control technology to turn the Joes' families against them. Their goal is to steal highly unstable…
43
Captives of Cobra (2)
As the Joes and their families are endangered by the highly explosive crystals, Scarlett and others try to disable the mind-control center.
44
Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent
Cobra unleashes an enormous mechanical sea-serpent that devours any seacraft it comes across, enslaves its captives and grows biggers the more it eats.
45
Excalibur
Storm Shadow steals the sword Excalibur from The Lady Of The Lake. The Joes help her get it back.
46
Worlds Without End (1)
The G.I. Joe team gets sent to another dimension in which Cobra took over the world.
47
Worlds Without End (2)
The G.I. Joe team gets sent to another dimension in which Cobra took over the world.
48
Eau de Cobra
An ancient Babylonian manuscript on secret potions is stolen from the British Museum. Meanwhile, Zartan leads Cobra troopers on a search for a rare fungus…
49
Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town
Cobra makes a generous donation to the Joes' toy drive: a battalion of Cobra troops, miniaturized to look like toys. Once inside Joe Headquarters, the…
50
An Eye for an Eye
A civilian's home is destroyed during a battle between G.I. Joe and Cobra, and he breaks into G.I. Joe Headquarters to seek revenge against Cobra.
51
The Gods Below
A mission to rescue an archeologist from Cobra's clutches leads the Joes on a strange supernatural journey through the tunnel of an ancient Pharaoh's tomb…
52
Primordial Plot
Cobra manages to breed dinosaurs with stolen DNA specimens from recently discovered dinosaur fossils. With the new reptilian help, Cobra plans to terrorize civilation.
53
Flint's Vacation
When Flint goes to visit relatives in a small community by the sea, he learns that Cobra forces have set up the town as a…
54
Hearts and Cannons
A Joe transport plane is caught in a storm, forcing the pilot to ditch his cargo, a valuable Mauler tank, over the desert. Dusty and…
55
Memories of Mara
Shipwreck falls for a former Cobra agent Mara who had been tranformed into a water-breathing human/fish hybrid.
56
The Traitor (1)
Dusty's mother has become very sick, and Duke orders Dusty to go home. When Dusty finds out his mother is having financial problems he turns…
57
The Traitor (2)
G.I.Joe finds out Dusty is the traitor giving out classified information, and they order him to go to jail! Cobra springs him out, but what…
58
Pit of Vipers
G.I. Joe is placed under the command of a new computer, Watchdog, which directs Joes to Cobra targets. The computer is under Cobra's control, being…
59
The Wrong Stuff
Cobra uses a shuttle to steal all communication satellites. That means the only television network available is the Cobra Network Television which provides programs promoting…
60
The Invaders
The Joes join forces with a Soviet operation team called ""The October Guard"" to save the world from what seems to be an invasion from…
61
Cold Slither
Cobra stakes out a rock concert & uses a rock group to put subliminal messages into the minds of the audience. When the Joe team…
62
The Great Alaskan Land Rush
When the last surviving heir of the Russian Imperial Alaskan Colony Company shows up and claims to own Alaska, the Joes suspect it is a…
63
Skeletons in the Closet
Lady J receives a strange message from England, informing her she is the heir to an ancient manor. When she arrives, she finds herself thrust…
64
There's No Place Like Springfield (1)
Cobra drugs Shipwreck to make him think he is in his hometown of Springfield, 6 years in the future. Cobra is vanquished forever, G.I.Joe is…
65
There's No Place Like Springfield (2)
Shipwreck discovers that he is really in a facsimile of Springfield on the island of Temple Alpha during the present and finds out that it's…
SEASON 2
01
Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1)
A surprise attack by Cobra, using the new BATs, reveals that the Joes have gotten sloppy. General Hawk asks Sergeant Slaughter to help whip the…
02
Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (2)
The Joes send teams out to guard the tombs on Zartan's list, but each team is defeated in turn: by Zarana in Egypt, the Crimson…
03
Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (3)
Cobra takes DNA from the tombs of Ivan the Terrible and Alexander the Great. Sergeant Slaughter retrieves a DNA pack from Cobra's raid on Sun…
04
Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (4)
Cobra Commander sabotages Dr. Mindbender's first experiment, and it rises as a hideous monster. Sergeant Slaughter briefly escapes, then is recaptured but manages to destroy…
05
Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (5)
Seargent Slaughter and the rescue team escape Cobra Island, but Serpentor captures Washington D.C. just as the Joes learn about the new leader. But Serpentor's…
06
Last Hour to Doomsday
Lady Jaye disguises herself as the Baroness in order to learn about a Cobra weapon created to form whirlpools and tidal waves.
07
Computer Complications
When the Joes seek to recover a sample of anti-matter from a sunken ship, Zarana is sent to their headquarters to sabotage the operation. She…
08
Sink the Montana
An aging admiral learns that his ship is to be scrapped, and he turns to Cobra for help. Cobra renders his ship impervious to electronic…
09
Let's Play Soldier
Cobra discovers an Asian tree sap that brainwashes people, and uses it to enslave the native population. Leatherneck must care for four orphans while the…
10
Once Upon a Joe
When an orphanage is accidentally damaged during a battle, Shipwreck and other members from G.I. Joe volunteer to help repair it. While doing so, Shipwreck…
11
The Million Dollar Medic
Bree Van Mark, a cute wealthy woman, develops a crush on Lifeline after he rescues her and her father from a sinking yacht during a…
12
Cobrathon
Cobra stages a telethon to raise money for a computer virus that will bring down all the computer systems in the world, as the Joes…
13
The Rotten Egg
Leatherneck attends graduation ceremonies at a new academy and discovers it run by former enemy Buck McCann, who is loyal to Cobra. Leatherneck must foil…
14
Glamour Girls
Madame Vail (voice- Mary McDonald Lewis) agrees to sell her youth transference machine, which makes people young (and beautiful), in return for kidnapping some of…
15
Iceberg Goes South
The Joes visit an arctic region where Icebergs Girlfriend is collecting samples of animals tissue for her Uncles research at the Tropadome. Icebergs goes to…
16
The Spy Who Rooked Me
International superspy Matthew Burke volunteers his services in helping the Joes transport nerve gas to a safe facility.
17
Grey Hairs and Growing Pains
Cobra steals Madame Versalles youth treatment. The Joes try to figure out why and that leads them to the Ageless Care Spa, where lady Jaye,…
18
My Brother's Keeper
Sergeant Slaughter accompanies Sci-Fi to a science fiction convention, where Dr. Mindbender recruits a handicapped scientist to repair his latest weapon. Mindbender's false promises to…
19
My Favorite Things
Wet-Suit and Leatherneck have never, ever got along but their heated rivalry must take a backseat when Serpentor begins collecting artifacts from his former lives…
20
Raise the Flagg!
The Joes stumble upon an oil platform being used by Cobra to try to salvage the anti-matter pod that went down with the USS Flagg…
21
Ninja Holiday
Sergeant Slaughter is captured by Cobra Commander and goes through a series of blood sports with the prize being to assassinate Serpentor...
22
G.I. Joe and the Golden Fleece
There is a Joe/Cobra battle over the Suez Canal when a spacecraft flies overhead and drops a glowing coil. When Joe and Cobra teams are…
23
The Most Dangerous Thing in the World
Cobra takes advantage of General Hawk going to a NATO meeting in Europe and infiltrates the Department Of Defense's computers and promotes Lifeline, Dial Tone…
24
Nightmare Assault
All of the Joes are having nightmare involving a huge snake attacking them. At first they feel that it is due to the stress of…
25
Second Hand Emotions
A group of Joes are attending Lifeline's sister's wedding while other Joes are at a nearby weapons depot testing new armor. The Dreadnoks are able…
26
Joe's Night Out
Wet Suit, Leatherneck, Dial Tone and their dates attend the grand opening of a trendy new night club. The club turns out to be on…
27
Not a Ghost of a Chance
Lady Jaye and Hawk are on the tv show Twenty Questions (hosted by Hector Remerez(voice- Neil Ross)) debating with Cobra Comm, Serpentor and Dr. Mindbender…
28
Sins of Our Fathers
Cobra Commander tries to communicate with the creature in the pit at Destro's ancestral home in Scotland and fails. Meanwhile, Dial Tone is discharged from…
29
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Slipstream in his Conquest intercepts a Cobra message, which contains an important command code. A squadron of Night Raven are sent after him. He and…
30
Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep
The Joes are highly annoyed by Cross Country's country music are glad when his tape deck is destroyed during a Cobra battle. When his new…
SEASON 3
01
Operation Dragonfire (1)
G.I. Joe is acting as the Peace Corps helping a poor village, when they met journalist/cameraman Leonard Michaels aka Scoop who joins the Joes. Cobra…
02
Operation Dragonfire (2)
Cobra has a map showing the locations of Dragonfire around the world, and the Joes and Cobra battle over one of the locations in a…
03
Operation Dragonfire (3)
Next location is a jungle temple in South America, and there's three factions: Serpentor, the Joes, and Cobra Commander. Scoop finds out he was tricked…
04
Operation Dragonfire (4)
Scoop returns to Cobra to try to defeat them. Gnawgahyde steals a Conquests and blasts the Joes. Cobra Commander starts fusing animals with vehicles and…
05
Operation Dragonfire (5)
The final location is a mesa. Cobra links all of the Dragonfire bases together through their satellite to create an energy weapon and to supercharge…
06
United We Stand
Cobra Commander threatens to unleash a deadly mind numbing gas on the world unless they surrender to Cobra...
07
Revenge of the Pharaohs
Night Creeper Leader is hit on the head during a battle with the Joes in Egypt and begins to believe he is the reincarnated Pharoah…
08
Granny Dearest
Metal Heads Grandmother comes to visit, who believes he is the leader of Cobra, much to Cobra Commanders disgust...
09
Victory at Volcania (1)
The Joes are on vacation at Volcania, also known as 'Club Joe', also on the Island of Volcania is General Hawk, who has been reassigned…
10
Victory at Volcania (2)
The United Nations do not believe Cobra Commander really destroyed the bridge, and send a fleet to Volcania. General Hawk rescues the Joes and they…
11
The Nozone Conspiracy
Cobra plans to destroy the Ozone layer and have people buy Cobra Commanders deadly new sun tan lotion...
12
Pigskin Commandos
The Joes play a football match against Cobra, with Sgt.Slaughter as the ball...
13
Cold Shoulder
G.I. Joe/Oktober Guard team up with Rampart and Cpt. Krimov to work on a space satellite while Sgt. Slaughter, Sub-Zero and Stretcher monitoring their movements,…
14
Injustice and the Cobra Way
Cobra Commander disguises himself as a new superhero named Serpent Man in an effort to humiliate G.I Joe...
15
General Confusion
When G.I Joe are told they are exceeding government funding they have to report to The Battle World proving grounds to learn how to fight…
16
Night of the Creepers
Low Light faces supernatural beings, while Night Creeper Leader plans to regain favour with Cobra Commander...
17
That's Entertainment
Cobra Commander tries to make a break into the world of stand up comedy by impersonating a famous comedian while planning a trap for the…
18
I Found You... Evy
Ambush finds his lost love Evy, only to find she has now joined Cobra...
19
An Officer and a Viperman
Pathfinder, Ambush and Topside infiltrate a Cobra training camp when Cobra suddenly seems to know their every move...
20
D-Day at Alcatraz (1)
Cobra Commander, Destro and Metal Head allow themselves to be imprisoned in Alcatraz so that they can gain access to a highly powerful weapon on…
21
D-Day at Alcatraz (2)
The Cobras escape from Alcatraz and prepare to use their new weapon to take over the world, now GI Joe has to stop their most…
22
The Mind Mangler
Duke is captured by Gnawgahyde who uses a device called the Mind Mangler to try and break into Dukes brain, but a girl named Megan…
23
BIOK
Destro creates a super computer named BIOK, which infiltrates every computer system in the world, but soon BIOK turns on them and has plans of…
24
Stuck on You
After a battle, Cobra Commander and Pathfinder become lost in the Jungle with a enraged Gorilla in pursuit...
SEASON 4
01
The Eliminator
Overkill recieves an upgrade and becomes The Eliminator, and sets out to destroy the Joes.
02
Chunnel
At the unveiling of a new tunnel between England and France, Cobra Commander kidnaps the Queen of England and steals the crown jewels, proclaiming himself…
03
A is for Android
Cobra replaces General Hawk with an android replica...
04
El Dorado, The Lost City Of Gold
Grunt and Cobra Commander by search for El Dorado, The Lost City of Gold.
05
Long Live Rock & Roll (1)
Cobra plans to destroy New York city by using subliminal messages in Rock and Roll music.
06
Long Live Rock & Roll (2)
The Joes race to stop Cobras Rock and Roll scheme...
07
The Sludge Factor (1)
Cobra joins forces with the evil Cesspool to pollute the worlds food supplies, and the Joes form the Eco Warriors to combat this new threat...
08
The Sludge Factor (2)
The Eco Warriors race to stop Cobra Commander and Cesspool from taking control of the world from their volcano base...
09
Messenger from the Deep
Cobra Commander believes a hidden city under the sea will make him rich, but both the Joes and Cobra find out it holds a more…
10
Infested Island
Cesspool and Cobra Commander attempt to take over the world with giant insects.
11
The Greatest Evil (1)
Cobra and GI. Joe team up to fight a Drug dealer...
12
The Greatest Evil (2)
While Duke and his younger brother Falcon have a conflict of their own, Cobra Commander plans to steal the Drug Lord Headmans money reserves.
13
The Sword
Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes and Night Creeper leader all race for posession of the mythical sword of destiny...
14
Keyboard Warriors
Destro creates a new computer system named the ASP which can control Cobra weapons around the world.
15
Shadow of a Doubt
Cobra Commander attempts to lure Storm Shadow back into Cobra...
16
Cobra World
Cobra Commander tries to convince the world he has gone straight and opens his own theme park...
17
Kindergarten Commandos
Cobra takes control of a school in the hope of training new Cobra recruits from a young age.
18
Metal Head's Reunion
Metal-Head goes to his high school reunion in an effort to get a secret armor formula for Cobra...
19
Basic Training
In a clip show, General Hawk advises the audience what it takes to become a GI.Joe.
20
The Legend of Metal Head
In another clip show episode, Metal Head relates his time in Cobra to the audience.
SERIES INFO
4
Seasons
139
Episodes
30 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Ron Friedman
NETWORKS (1)
Syndication
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero about?
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The cartoon had its beginnings with two five-part mini-series in 1983 and 1984, then became a regular series that ran in syndication from 1985 to 1986. Ron Friedman created the G.I. Joe animated series for television, and wrote all four miniseries. The fourth mini-series was intended to be a feature film, but due to production difficulties was released as a television mini-series.
Where can I watch G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero?
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is available on Prime Video, Plex, Tubi, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero have?
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero has 4 seasons with 139 episodes total.
Who created G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero?
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero was created by Ron Friedman.
Who stars in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero?
The cast of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero includes Ted Harrison, Christopher Collins, Maurice LaMarche, Don Brown, Garry Chalk.
What is the rating of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero?
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero has a rating of 7.6 out of 10 based on 78 votes on TMDB.
Is G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero still running?
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (3)
Animation
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