G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
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A Real American Hero is the first G.I. Joe miniseries, in it the G.I. Joe Special Missions Force must contend with COBRA who, after the successful theft of a special broadcast satellite now threaten the world with a teleportation machine called the M.A.S.S. Device. G.I. Joe tracks down the original designer who advises that the only way to counter the weapon is to build a M.A.S.S. Device of their own. However to power the device properly three rare catalytic elements are needed. Now it's a race around the world and against the clock as G.I. Joe and COBRA go M.A.S.S. to M.A.S.S.
Director: Dan Thompson
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Michael Bell as Duke / Clutch / Major Bludd / Dr. Vandermeer (voice) |
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B.J. Ward as Scarlett (voice) |
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Arthur Burghardt as Destro / Stalker (voice) |
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Morgan Lofting as Baroness (voice) |
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Jackson Beck as Announcer (voice) |
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Peter Cullen as Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice) |
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Marla Frumkin as Selena (voice) |
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John Stephenson as Gen. Flagg (voice) |
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Frank Welker as Rock 'n Roll / Short-Fuse / Wild Bill / Timber (voice) |
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Libby Aubrey as Cover Girl (voice) |
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Buster Jones as Doc / Zap (voice) |
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Rob Paulsen as Cobra Slavemaster / Flash / Snow Job / Tripwire (voice) |
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Pat Fraley as Ace (voice) |
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Michael Yama as Torpedo (voice) |
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Christopher Collins as Cobra Commander / Gung-Ho / Breaker / Steeler (voice) |
| Directing | Dan Thompson | Director |
| Writing | Ron Friedman | Writer |
| Sound | Robert J. Walsh | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Johnny Douglas | Original Music Composer |