G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3

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Season 3 Plot

The DIC G.I. Joe cartoon series began with a five-parter called "Operation: Dragonfire," where G.I. Joe and Cobra battled around the world for sources of a mysterious energy called Dragonfire to power a new weapon.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 3 aired on September 2nd, 1989.

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Season 3 Episodes

1. Operation Dragonfire (1)

September 2nd, 198930 min

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 attacks a monastery to get the secret to the Dragonfire, a mysterious energy in the earth. Destro dumps the Baroness for Zarana, so Baroness plots with Gnawgahyde to return Cobra Commander to human form to get revenge. Scoop turns out to be a Crimson Guard commander spying on GI Joe...

2. Operation Dragonfire (2)

September 17th, 198930 min

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...

3. Operation Dragonfire (3)

September 18th, 198930 min

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...

4. Operation Dragonfire (4)

September 19th, 198930 min

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...

5. Operation Dragonfire (5)

September 20th, 198930 min

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.

6. United We Stand

September 25th, 199030 min

Cobra Commander threatens to unleash a deadly mind numbing gas on the world unless they surrender to Cobra...

7. Revenge of the Pharaohs

September 26th, 199030 min

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 and attempts to take over Egypt...

8. Granny Dearest

September 27th, 199030 min

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

9. Victory at Volcania (1)

October 1st, 199030 min

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 because his superiors believe he is too old. Cobra launches an attack on Volcania and assumes control of the Island, Destro has created new weaponry which Cobra Commander threatens the world with. When they do not meet his demands, Cobra Commander becomes angered and fires on the California River bridge...

10. Victory at Volcania (2)

October 2nd, 199030 min

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 attack the Cobra Command centre hidden within the Volcano, the command centre is destroyed and takes Destros space gun weapon with it. Cobra Commander and his troops pursue the Joes until reinforcements and the UN fleet arrives, allowing the Joes victory once more.

11. The Nozone Conspiracy

October 4th, 199030 min

Cobra plans to destroy the Ozone layer and have people buy Cobra Commanders deadly new sun tan lotion...

12. Pigskin Commandos

October 22nd, 199030 min

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

13. Cold Shoulder

October 10th, 199030 min

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, but Cobra wants it for themselves which led to the capturing of the satellite and the 2 Joes. it up to sub-zero and Stretcher to save them while the Sarge back them up with the troops against cobra attacks.

14. Injustice and the Cobra Way

October 15th, 199030 min

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

15. General Confusion

February 13th, 199130 min

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'...

16. Night of the Creepers

October 16th, 199030 min

Low Light faces supernatural beings, while Night Creeper Leader plans to regain favour with Cobra Commander...

17. That's Entertainment

October 18th, 199030 min

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...

18. I Found You... Evy

October 11th, 199030 min

Ambush finds his lost love Evy, only to find she has now joined Cobra...

19. An Officer and a Viperman

November 8th, 199030 min

Pathfinder, Ambush and Topside infiltrate a Cobra training camp when Cobra suddenly seems to know their every move...

20. D-Day at Alcatraz (1)

November 5th, 199030 min

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 the Comstock Lode submarine outside of the prison...

21. D-Day at Alcatraz (2)

November 6th, 199030 min

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 devious scheme yet...

22. The Mind Mangler

November 8th, 199030 min

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 helps Duke escape, little does he know that Megan is really a disguised Zarana planning to steal GI Joes secrets...

23. BIOK

October 18th, 199030 min

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 its own to take over the world...

24. Stuck on You

February 11th, 199130 min

After a battle, Cobra Commander and Pathfinder become lost in the Jungle with a enraged Gorilla in pursuit...

All Seasons

Season 4

Season 4

Sep 23, 1991
Season 3

Season 3

Sep 2, 1989
Season 2

Season 2

Sep 15, 1986
Season 1

Season 1

Sep 12, 1983
Specials

Specials

Apr 20, 1987