Panda Power

Infobox Television episode
Title = Panda Power
Series = M.A.S.K


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Season = 1
Episode = 27
Airdate = Start date|1985|11|5
Production = 127
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Director =
Music =
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Guests =
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Prev = Secret of the Andes
Next = Blackout

Panda Power is the 27th episode of the animated television series "M.A.S.K." from the first series.

Synopsis

VENOM steals all the pandas in China and transports them to Easter Island. MASK will not use lasers for fear of hurting the Pandas, but instead lure the Pandas away with Panda Candy, then chases Venom away.

Plot

Matt Tracker, along with Scott and T-Bob heads to China to visit a Panda reserve, partially funded by Matt. During the night Scott and T-Bob are disturbed by odd goings on outside. They head out to investigate, finding Matt and his friend Andre already there, finding only a single Panda Cub outside. In the morning Matt heads out in Thunderhawk to search, finding all of the Panda's are missing from the reserve. Matt's investigations reveal that it's not just this reserve that has been hit, but almost all of the Panda's in China are gone.

Meanwhile on Easter Island, Miles Mayhem and Venom watch over their stolen Panda's, plotting their final victory.

Back in China, Scott adds an incubator to T-Bob's body, allowing T-Bob to nurse the baby panda cub before heading out to the dedication of a new Panda statue. At the dedication the statue suddenly comes under attack from Vanessa Warfield in Manta. Matt realises that it was VENOM who stole the bears and orders the MASK computer to select MASK personnel to assist. The Computer selects Alex Sector, Bruce Sato and Hondo MacLean, MASK further investigating the missing Pandas. Alex explains that pandas have a limited food source and the team deduce that Venom must have taken the Panda's to Easter Island.

MASK fly out to Easter Island, unable to attack VENOM for fear of harming the Pandas, but instead Matt loads a huge crate onto Thunderhawk, he and Bruce flying over Easter Island while Alex and Hondo drive after them in Rhino and Firecracker.

Venom orders Matt's friend Andre to construct a statue of Miles Mayhem in the center of the island, and the others argue over whose statue will be next. Thunderhawk flies by, dropping the crate and releasing a large amount of Panda Candy, drawing the Panda's away from VENOM. With the Pandas out of harms way Rhino and Firecracker move in to help the battle against Venom. They are able to chase VENOM away, and Scott and T-Bob reunite the baby panda with his parents, who instantly latch on to T-Bob while MASK stand and laugh.

Moral

Scott and T-Bob build a treehouse, and Scott moans at T-Bob for running with sticks because it's dangerous. T-Bob does so anyway and winds up falling out of the treehouse, complaining and wishing he had done as Scott had said.

Characters

*Matt Tracker
*Scott Tracker
*T-Bob
*Miles Mayhem
*Vanessa Warfield
*Sly Rax
*Cliff Dagger
*Alex Sector
*Bruce Sato
*Hondo MacLean

Vehicles

*Thunderhawk
*Rhino
*Firecracker
*Switchblade
*Piranha
*Jackhammer
*Manta

External links

*Imdb title|0841332|Panda Power