G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero — Season 1, Episode 16: Countdown for Zartan

Episode synopsis

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 database on terrorism. Spirit is suspicious of the doctor, and when he investigates, he is confronted, then captured by Storm Shadow. Freedom escapes, and leads Lady Jaye, Recondo, Doc, Gung-Ho and Stalker back to the Defense Center, only to discover that Zartan has replaced the doctor and has set up a bomb. While the Joes search for the bomb, Gung-Ho locks Zartan in a prison cell in plain view of Zartan's countdown watch, which unbeknownst to Zartan, Gung-Ho has set it two minutes ahead. Zartan is fooled, and reveals the location in time for the bomb to be disarmed. Zartan escapes, and Spirit and the real Dr. Mettier are saved from death by laughing gas by Storm Shadow. Cobra launches one more futile attack, the Joes counter it, and all's right with the world.

About G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

An elite team of soldiers thwart the evil Cobra organization's desire for world domination at every turn, cleverly stopping them from controlling the weather, creating unstoppable weapons, and genetically engineering super-warriors.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1)
• E2The M.A.S.S. Device: Slave of the Cobra Master (2)
• E3The M.A.S.S. Device: The Worms of Death (3)
• E4The M.A.S.S. Device: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron (4)
• E5The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)
• E6The Revenge of Cobra: In the Cobra's Pit (1)
• E7The Revenge of Cobra: The Vines of Evil (2)
• E8The Revenge of Cobra: The Palace of Doom (3)
• E9The Revenge of Cobra: Battle on the Roof of the World (4)
• E10The Revenge of Cobra: Amusement Park of Terror (5)
• E11The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1)
• E12The Pyramid of Darkness: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead (2)