Challenge of the Masters

Challenge of the Masters
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Original Airdate:	October 29, 1986
Episode	06 of 10 in Season 2
Episode	71 of 75 overall
Previous Episode:	Race Against Time
Next Episode:	For One Shining Moment
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M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. battle in a race to win a trophy containing a microfilm that has secret access codes to any computer in the world.

Plot Synopsis[]

Safety Tip[]

Matt is ready to dial 911 when Boris calls out for a real emergency. The Boris' emergency was, he burnt his borscht (a Ukrainian soup made with beetroot).

M.A.S.K. agents[]

Matt Trakker
Calhoun Burns - Gulliver (non-speaking role)
Ace Riker - Cruise Control (first appearance of this mask)
Ali Bombay - Vortex
Alex Sector - Disruptor (first appearance of this mask)
Boris Bushkin (moral only)

M.A.S.K. vehicles[]

Raven
Meteor (first appearance)
Bullet

M.A.S.K. stands[]

The Collector

V.E.N.O.M. agents[]

V.E.N.O.M. vehicles[]

V.E.N.O.M. stands[]

Pit Stop Catapult

Quotes[]

"That microfilm contains access codes to all allegiance computer banks, Ali. If V.E.N.O.M. gets that microfilm, they'll know everything there is to know about M.A.S.K."

- Ace Riker

"Don't call me Floyd! Call me 'Birdman'. I hate the name Floyd!"

- Floyd Malloy

"You sound like my father. 'A good man trusts his good instincts'."

"Your father is right."

"My father never raced against V.E.N.O.M..."

- Ali Bombay and Matt Trakker

"We'll both show the M.A.S.K. worm how an orange feels in a juicer!"

- Vanessa Warfield

"It is your choice I fear, to proceed to victory or to return for destruction. Which trophy is more important?"

- Ali Bombay

Behind the Scenes[]

Voice Cast[]

Brian George as Ali Bombay
Mark Halloran as Ace Riker and Sly Rax
Brendan McKane as Miles Mayhem, Floyd Malloy and Alex Sector
Sharon Noble as Vanessa Warfield and Race official
Doug Stone as Matt Trakker, Bruno Sheppard and Boris Bushkin (moral only)

Continuity[]

The Peaceful Nations Alliance is mentioned.
Floyd Malloy reveals he hates his first name and only wants to be called "Birdman".
Ali Bombay is called by his codename "Lightning" by Alex Sector.
Alex Sector calls himself by his codename, "Megabyte"
Miles Mayhem spends the mission disguised as a peanut salesman, while Vanessa Warfield is in command.
Matt Trakker does not compete in the mission, guiding Ali by intercom and disguising himself as a guard instead.