G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Season 3
The third season of the animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, produced by DIC, begins with a five-part storyline titled Operation Dragonfire. In this opening narrative arc, the elite military force known as G.I. Joe and the villainous Cobra organization engage in a worldwide conflict. Both factions battle across various locations in pursuit of sources of a mysterious and powerful energy source called Dragon
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- An elite team of soldiers known as G.I. Joe works to thwart the evil Cobra organization and its ongoing desire for world domination.
- Cobra constantly attempts to achieve world domination by controlling the weather, creating unstoppable weapons, and genetically engineering super-warriors.
- The G.I. Joe team cleverly stops Cobra at every turn to prevent their various schemes from succeeding.
- The overarching narrative involves the ongoing military science fiction conflict between these two opposing forces as featured in the animated television series based on the Hasbro toyline.
Season overview
The third season of the animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, produced by DIC, begins with a five-part storyline titled Operation Dragonfire. In this opening narrative arc, the elite military force known as G.I. Joe and the villainous Cobra organization engage in a worldwide conflict. Both factions battle across various locations in pursuit of sources of a mysterious and powerful energy source called Dragonfire. The objective of securing this mysterious energy is to utilize it to power a new weapon, driving the central conflict of the season's beginning as the heroes work to stop their adversaries from achieving their goals.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Operation Dragonfire (1)
Sep 2, 1989 · 30 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
Operation Dragonfire (2)
Sep 17, 1989 · 30 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 Dragonf
Operation Dragonfire (3)
Sep 18, 1989 · 30 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
Operation Dragonfire (4)
Sep 19, 1989 · 30 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. Serp
Operation Dragonfire (5)
Sep 20, 1989 · 30 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 Dragonf
United We Stand
Sep 25, 1990 · 30 min
Cobra Commander threatens to unleash a deadly mind numbing gas on the world unless they surrender to Cobra...
Revenge of the Pharaohs
Sep 26, 1990 · 30 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...
Granny Dearest
Sep 27, 1990 · 30 min
Metal Heads Grandmother comes to visit, who believes he is the leader of Cobra, much to Cobra Commanders disgust...
Victory at Volcania (1)
Oct 1, 1990 · 30 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.
Victory at Volcania (2)
Oct 2, 1990 · 30 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
The Nozone Conspiracy
Oct 4, 1990 · 30 min
Cobra plans to destroy the Ozone layer and have people buy Cobra Commanders deadly new sun tan lotion...
Pigskin Commandos
Oct 22, 1990 · 30 min
The Joes play a football match against Cobra, with Sgt.Slaughter as the ball...
Cold Shoulder
Oct 10, 1990 · 30 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
Injustice and the Cobra Way
Oct 15, 1990 · 30 min
Cobra Commander disguises himself as a new superhero named Serpent Man in an effort to humiliate G.I Joe...
General Confusion
Feb 13, 1991 · 30 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 D
Night of the Creepers
Oct 16, 1990 · 30 min
Low Light faces supernatural beings, while Night Creeper Leader plans to regain favour with Cobra Commander...
That's Entertainment
Oct 18, 1990 · 30 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...
I Found You... Evy
Oct 11, 1990 · 30 min
Ambush finds his lost love Evy, only to find she has now joined Cobra...
An Officer and a Viperman
Nov 8, 1990 · 30 min
Pathfinder, Ambush and Topside infiltrate a Cobra training camp when Cobra suddenly seems to know their every move...
D-Day at Alcatraz (1)
Nov 5, 1990 · 30 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
D-Day at Alcatraz (2)
Nov 6, 1990 · 30 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...
The Mind Mangler
Nov 8, 1990 · 30 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
BIOK
Oct 18, 1990 · 30 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...
Stuck on You
Feb 11, 1991 · 30 min
After a battle, Cobra Commander and Pathfinder become lost in the Jungle with a enraged Gorilla in pursuit...