James Bond Jr - Episode Guide
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The Chameleon
Episode Number: 03
Original Air Date: 18th September 1991
Written By: Jeffery Scott
Allies: Horace
Boothroyd, Mr
Mitchell, Phoebe Farragut, Gordo Leiter, Trevor Noseworthy,
Lieutenant Shelly Kaysing
Villains:
The Chameleon
Gadgets: FM cassette player with tracking device, headphones
with tracking receiver. |
Synopsis
On a dark and stormy night in Washington, a military base is
infiltrated. Leaving two soldiers stunned, the intruder steals
a 4-star
General's uniform. The theft was performed by The Chameleon,
a man with
micro molders implanted under his skin; allowing him to take
on the appearance of whom ever he touches... Meanwhile back at
Warfield, the gang are preparing for a field trip to Washington
DC. IQ brings along and FM cassette player
and pair of head phones rigged up as a homing device, and to
overcome Trevor's fear of flying, builds a parachute into the
lining of Trevor's long underwear. Tracy is unable
to come along as her passport has expired, but Young Bond
promises her he would take pictures.
Upon arriving in DC, Mr Mitchell, Bond,
IQ, Gordo, Trevor and Phoebe bump into Lieutenant Shelly Kaysing
of the US Military at the airport, on her way to inform General
Duke Armstrong about the theft at the military base. Shelly offers
the group
a ride into town and, and with the hour she has before she
has
to meet the General at the Pentagon, gives them a tour of the
city.
The tour leads them to the George Washington monument, but
no sooner does Bond and Shelly get inside the elevator
a
old woman runs in and closes the door behind IQ, Gordo, Trevor
and Phoebe. Upon reaching the top of the monument, Bond and
Shelly admire the view when suddenly the old woman pushes them
both
out the window. Luckily the two grab the side of the gigantic
monument and hang on for dear life. The old woman was not a
woman, nor was she old, it was The Chameleon. The shape-shifting
villain leaves the two to die, but a few minutes later Gordo
and the
others get to the top of the tower. Gordo grabs Shelly
and pulls her to safety, but James falls further down. Holding
him by his ankles, Gordo lowers Trevor down to grab Young Bond.
But both teenagers are just too heavy for him. At Bond's orders,
Gordo lets go and both Bond and Trevor fall from the tower.
The two survive using the parachute in Trevor's long underwear.
As they float down to safety, Bond
spots the Chameleon escaping in a van. They touch down
onto the roof of the moving vehicle; although Trevor ends
up getting stuck in a tree.
Unbeknownst to The Chameleon,
Bond rides with them in stealth on the roof of the van. The
vehicle eventually stops at a hotel, and Bond follows
the Chameleon
and his two goons up to room 311. Listening at the key hole
Bond witnesses the Chameleon putting on the General's uniform
he stole. Bond
also overhears
the
villain discussing his plan: a new
high-tech body armour prototype is arriving at the Pentagon,
The Robot
Armoured Tactical Soldier (R.A.T.S.), a giant walking/rocket
powered assault unit. Complete with ballistic armour and enough
firepower
to start a small war, any human being wearing it would be
rendered almost indestructible. By impersonating General Armstrong,
The Chameleon
will be able to steal the R.A.T.S. prototype and sell it
to the highest bidder - S.C.U.M. - who is willing to pay millions.
Dressing up as a waiter and pretending to be room service, Bond
enters the Chameleon's hotel room. Bond is identified but defeats
Chameleon's two guards. The Chameleon
makes a run for it but disappears by ducking in to room
101. IQ, Shelly and the others have arrive having traced the
signal
from
the FM cassette player IQ gave Bond. The six split up in
search for The Chameleon, Trevor gets to him first, but freaking
out
at the sight of the Chameleon's face morphing Trevor hides
under the bed of hotel room 101. The police have arrived,
but The Chameleon
uses this to his advantage, as takes on the appearance
of Trevor. The Chameleon attacks two police officers with a
vase and
escapes out of the window. The real Trevor Noseworthy IV is
arrested.
Trevor is taken to jail, but Bond knows it was The Chameleon
who attacked the cops. The only way to get Trevor out of jail
would be to bring the police officers' real attacker to justice.
Bond
and Shelly
drive to the Pentagon test hanger to warn General Armstrong about
the Chameleon's plot to steal the R.A.T.S. body armour, but they
are too late. Fighting from the controls of the R.A.T.S. exo
suit, the Chameleon takes Shelly hostage. Bond flees but gains
control of a tank
and
fights
fire with fire. During the battle, the sprinkler system is
blown up bringing a ton of water pouring down on the R.A.T.S.
The water
causes the micro molders in The Chameleon's body to short circuit,
thus electrocuting the villain within. The Chameleon falls from
the prototype armour and is crushed beneath it. After Trevor
gets out of jail, General Duke Armstrong allows Lieutenant Shelly
Kaysing to give the group a VIP tour of the
city.
Notes
This is the first James Bond Jr adventure that does not use any
villainous characters from the film series.
Having a slim parachute stitched in to clothing was actually
how the "Moonraker" pre-title sequence was achieved.
A villain changing his facial appearance was used as a plot
device in "Die Another Day".
The R.A.T.S. device looks identical to ED-209 from "Robocop"
(1987).
Mistakes
The wide shots of Washington DC make the city look like rural farmland.
The center of the Pentagon building is filled in, rather than having
a central courtyard.
The Washington Monument has two small windows on each side at its
peak, not one large one.
The Chameleon can only change his facial appearance through his
embedded 'micro molders', but when he imitates the plastic surgeon,
he also gains a matching monocle.
Room 101 is seen up a flight of stairs, which in a US
hotel, would make it room 201.
Indian food does not use American-style hot sauce to spice it up.
When Bond intercepts the room service order for room 311, the Chameleon
and his goons claim they didn't order anything.
Lieutenant Shelly tells the gang about a top secret government
prototype, and the Pentagon guard lets Bond accompany Shelly to
the test hangar with no ID. So much for national security.
The R.A.T.S. blueprints are labeled R.A.T.C.
The R.A.T.S. prototype fires lasers (the cartoon series never shows
bullets being fired) but they sound like traditional machine guns.
Bond calls the Chameleon by name during the final confrontation,
but at no point does Bond learn of his identity.
Quotes
Chameleon: I'm terribly sorry.
Bond: Please give us a hand!
Chameleon: Why of course. (Claps) A wonderful performance, the
most touching death-scene I've ever witnessed.
Mr Mitchell: Something tells me I don't want
to know what you've
been up to, James.
James Bond Jr: I've just been checking out
the 'many faces' of Washington DC.
