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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 4 Episode 19 - Basic Training
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Basic Training

    S4:E19

    In a clip show, General Hawk advises the audience what it takes to become a GI.Joe.

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  2. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 2 Episode 19 - My Favorite Things
    5.5/10(26 votes)

    #2 - My Favorite Things

    S2:E19

    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 to gain power, and Leatherneck is poisoned trying to stop him. Wet-Suit has to prove he doesn't have any hard feelings for Leatherneck, as he and Lifeline risk their lives trying to recover an antidote from Serpentor's blood.

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  3. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 2 Episode 5 - Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (5)
    5.8/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (5)

    S2:E5

    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 lack of experience in modern warfare puts Cobra at a disadvantage when G.I. Joe stages a counterattack.

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  4. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 1 Episode 50 - An Eye for an Eye
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - An Eye for an Eye

    S1:E50

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 1 Episode 54 - Hearts and Cannons
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Hearts and Cannons

    S1:E54

    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 Footloose volunteer to stay with the tank until it can be retrieved. They inadvertently parachute onto a Cobra proving ground and discover the evil organization's latest innovation: a metal alloy that's impervious to any conventional weapon! With tanks and planes constructed of this alloy, Cobra could attack the Joe team – or anyone else – without fear. With a battalion of Cobras hot on their heels, can Dusty and Footloose survive the track across the hostile desert to warn the Joes?

    Director:Unknown
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  6. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 1 Episode 58 - Pit of Vipers
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Pit of Vipers

    S1:E58

    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 used to spread Joe forces thin and leave headquarters vulnerable to attack.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 1 Episode 60 - The Invaders
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Invaders

    S1:E60

    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 outer space. But what is it about this flying saucer threat that seems so daunting? Do the space creatures really exist?

    Director:Unknown
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  8. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 1 Episode 62 - The Great Alaskan Land Rush
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Great Alaskan Land Rush

    S1:E62

    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 Cobra plot to wrench away America's largest state. The only way to disapprove the claim is for the Joes to go to Alaska and find the colony's Imperial Seal. Three problems: the seal has been missing for over a hundred years, the Russians are looking for the seal so they can reclaim Alaska, and Cobra is determined to stop them both!

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  9. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 2 Episode 22 - G.I. Joe and the Golden Fleece
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - G.I. Joe and the Golden Fleece

    S2:E22

    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 dispatched to investigate, they are sent back to Ancient Greece...

    Director:Unknown
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  10. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 2 Episode 26 - Joe's Night Out
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Joe's Night Out

    S2:E26

    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 a Cobra rocket and is sent into orbit around earth. Serpentor demands that Dr. Mullaney surrender himself and his nitrogen fuel engine over to Cobra or they will detonate the club. Wet Suit goes outside the club and with Leatherneck's help, disables the bombs. Meanwhile, Dr. Mullaney surrenders to Cobra. The Joes use the Nitrogen engine to bring the Club back to Earth and Dr. Mullaney escapes, when all of the Cobra jets with the new engines crash thanks to the unstable Nitrogen fuel, turning all the Cobra jets into fire bombs.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 2 - Operation Dragonfire (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Operation Dragonfire (2)

    S3:E2

    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 mountain. Baroness and Gnawgahyde use the Dragonfire to DNA convert Cobra Commander back into human form. The Joes manage to get inside the mountain base, but are flooded out...

    Director:Unknown
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  12. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 3 - Operation Dragonfire (3)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Operation Dragonfire (3)

    S3:E3

    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 into joining Cobra and turns against them. But the Joes discover he's a Cobra. Cobra Commander uses the Dragonfire to turn monkeys in Ape Warriors that attack the Joes...

    Director:Unknown
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  13. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 4 - Operation Dragonfire (4)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Operation Dragonfire (4)

    S3:E4

    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 creates Python Patrol. Serpentor is defeated and fused with Gnogahide's pet iguana. The Joes return to base while Low Light stays behind. Destro dumps Zarana for the Baroness...

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  14. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 5 - Operation Dragonfire (5)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Operation Dragonfire (5)

    S3:E5

    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 their vehicles with the Dragonfire energy. Finally the Joes have their own Dragonfire after Freedom finds a Native American man who knows how to active it. Scoops sends the Joes the frequency to disable Cobra's Dragonfire and causes a chain reaction that destroys all of Cobra's Dragonfire bases.

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  15. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 8 - Granny Dearest
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Granny Dearest

    S3:E8

    Metal Heads Grandmother comes to visit, who believes he is the leader of Cobra, much to Cobra Commanders disgust...

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  16. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 12 - Pigskin Commandos
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Pigskin Commandos

    S3:E12

    The Joes play a football match against Cobra, with Sgt.Slaughter as the ball...

    Director:Unknown
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  17. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 14 - Injustice and the Cobra Way
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Injustice and the Cobra Way

    S3:E14

    Cobra Commander disguises himself as a new superhero named Serpent Man in an effort to humiliate G.I Joe...

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  18. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 15 - General Confusion
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - General Confusion

    S3:E15

    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 cost efficently under the supervision of Dr.Carday who is secretly Zarana in disguise. Meanwhile Cobra Commander plans to steal a new weapon named 'The General'...

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  19. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 Episode 17 - That's Entertainment
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - That's Entertainment

    S3:E17

    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 Joes...

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  20. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 4 Episode 2 - Chunnel
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Chunnel

    S4:E2

    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 King...

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  21. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 4 Episode 3 - A is for Android
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A is for Android

    S4:E3

    Cobra replaces General Hawk with an android replica...

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  22. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 4 Episode 9 - Messenger from the Deep
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Messenger from the Deep

    S4:E9

    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 dangerous secret...

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  23. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 4 Episode 15 - Shadow of a Doubt
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Shadow of a Doubt

    S4:E15

    Cobra Commander attempts to lure Storm Shadow back into Cobra...

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  24. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 4 Episode 16 - Cobra World
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Cobra World

    S4:E16

    Cobra Commander tries to convince the world he has gone straight and opens his own theme park...

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  25. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 4 Episode 17 - Kindergarten Commandos
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Kindergarten Commandos

    S4:E17

    Cobra takes control of a school in the hope of training new Cobra recruits from a young age.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Basic Training" is the worst rated episode of "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero". It scored 5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/7/1992. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "My Favorite Things".