G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero S1E5 — The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)
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The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)

7.2/10 · 28 votesSep 16, 198330 min

Ranked #10 of 65 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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Destro returns to Cobra base and seizes control of the operation from the Commander. The now-captured Scarlett and the slave girl organize a slave revolt. Duke's memories under sensory deprivation lead the Joes to the Cobra base where a final battle takes place. Cobra Commander

Written byRon Friedman

Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes65

The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1) stillE1 7.2

The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1)

The M.A.S.S. Device: Slave of the Cobra Master (2) stillE2 6.8

The M.A.S.S. Device: Slave of the Cobra Master (2)

The M.A.S.S. Device: The Worms of Death (3) stillE3 6.3

The M.A.S.S. Device: The Worms of Death (3)

The M.A.S.S. Device: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron (4) stillE4 7.2

The M.A.S.S. Device: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron (4)

The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5) stillE5 7.2Now viewing

The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)

The Revenge of Cobra: In the Cobra's Pit (1) stillE6 7.1

The Revenge of Cobra: In the Cobra's Pit (1)

The Revenge of Cobra: The Vines of Evil (2) stillE7 6.7

The Revenge of Cobra: The Vines of Evil (2)

The Revenge of Cobra: The Palace of Doom (3) stillE8 6.8

The Revenge of Cobra: The Palace of Doom (3)

The Revenge of Cobra: Battle on the Roof of the World (4) stillE9 6.2

The Revenge of Cobra: Battle on the Roof of the World (4)

The Revenge of Cobra: Amusement Park of Terror (5) stillE10 6.8

The Revenge of Cobra: Amusement Park of Terror (5)

The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1) stillE11 7.2

The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1)

The Pyramid of Darkness: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead (2) stillE12 6.4

The Pyramid of Darkness: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead (2)

The Pyramid of Darkness: Three Cubes to Darkness (3) stillE13 7.7

The Pyramid of Darkness: Three Cubes to Darkness (3)

The Pyramid of Darkness: Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls (4) stillE14 7.7

The Pyramid of Darkness: Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls (4)

The Pyramid of Darkness: Knotting Cobra's Coils (5) stillE15 7.0

The Pyramid of Darkness: Knotting Cobra's Coils (5)

Countdown for Zartan stillE16 7.0

Countdown for Zartan

Red Rocket's Glare stillE17 7.3

Red Rocket's Glare

Satellite Down stillE18 6.8

Satellite Down

Cobra Stops the World stillE19 6.8

Cobra Stops the World

Jungle Trap stillE20 7.0

Jungle Trap

Cobra's Creatures stillE21 7.0

Cobra's Creatures

The Funhouse stillE22 7.0

The Funhouse

Twenty Questions stillE23 7.0

Twenty Questions

The Greenhouse Effect stillE24 7.0

The Greenhouse Effect

Haul Down the Heavens stillE25 7.0

Haul Down the Heavens

Synthoid Conspiracy (1) stillE26 7.0

Synthoid Conspiracy (1)

Synthoid Conspiracy (2) stillE27 7.0

Synthoid Conspiracy (2)

The Phantom Brigade stillE28 7.0

The Phantom Brigade

Lights! Camera! Cobra! stillE29 7.0

Lights! Camera! Cobra!

Cobra's Candidate stillE30 7.0

Cobra's Candidate

Money to Burn stillE31 7.0

Money to Burn

Operation Mind Menace stillE32 7.0

Operation Mind Menace

Battle for the Train of Gold stillE33 7.0

Battle for the Train of Gold

Cobra Soundwaves stillE34 7.0

Cobra Soundwaves

Where the Reptiles Roam stillE35 7.0

Where the Reptiles Roam

The Gamesmaster stillE36 7.0

The Gamesmaster

Lasers in the Night stillE37 8.5

Lasers in the Night

The Germ stillE38 8.5

The Germ

The Viper is Coming stillE39 8.5

The Viper is Coming

Spell of the Siren stillE40 7.0

Spell of the Siren

Cobra Quake stillE41 7.0

Cobra Quake

Captives of Cobra (1) stillE42 7.0

Captives of Cobra (1)

Captives of Cobra (2) stillE43 7.0

Captives of Cobra (2)

Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent stillE44 7.0

Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent

Excalibur stillE45 7.0

Excalibur

Worlds Without End (1) stillE46 7.0

Worlds Without End (1)

Worlds Without End (2) stillE47 7.0

Worlds Without End (2)

Eau de Cobra stillE48 7.0

Eau de Cobra

Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town stillE49 7.0

Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town

An Eye for an Eye stillE50 6.0

An Eye for an Eye

The Gods Below stillE51 7.0

The Gods Below

Primordial Plot stillE52 7.0

Primordial Plot

Flint's Vacation stillE53 7.0

Flint's Vacation

Hearts and Cannons stillE54 6.0

Hearts and Cannons

Memories of Mara stillE55 7.0

Memories of Mara

The Traitor (1) stillE56 7.0

The Traitor (1)

The Traitor (2) stillE57 7.0

The Traitor (2)

Pit of Vipers stillE58 6.0

Pit of Vipers

The Wrong Stuff stillE59 7.0

The Wrong Stuff

The Invaders stillE60 6.0

The Invaders

Cold Slither stillE61 8.5

Cold Slither

The Great Alaskan Land Rush stillE62 6.0

The Great Alaskan Land Rush

Skeletons in the Closet stillE63 7.0

Skeletons in the Closet

There's No Place Like Springfield (1) stillE64 7.0

There's No Place Like Springfield (1)

There's No Place Like Springfield (2) stillE65 7.0

There's No Place Like Springfield (2)

Cast18

Michael Bell

Michael Bell

Duke / Xamot (voice)

Bill Ratner

Bill Ratner

Flint (voice)

Christopher Collins

Christopher Collins

Cobra Commander (voice)

Mary McDonald-Lewis

Mary McDonald-Lewis

Lady Jaye (voice)

B.J. Ward

B.J. Ward

Scarlett (voice)

Arthur Burghardt

Arthur Burghardt

Destro (voice)

M

Morgan Lofting

Baroness (voice)

Hal Rayle

Hal Rayle

Deep Six (voice)

Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Buzzer / Dusty / Shipwreck (voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Torch / Wild Bill (voice)

Z

Zack Hoffman

Zartan (voice)

Corey Burton

Corey Burton

Tomax (voice)

Crew1

R

Ron Friedman

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The M.A.S.S. Device: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart (5)" is episode 5 of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 28 votes, ranking #10 of 65 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Written by Ron Friedman, it aired on September 16, 1983.