"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983) TV series 1983-1985

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

6 January 1984 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

By the power of Grayskull!

Plot:

The most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

Plot Keywords:

He Man | Sword | Swordsmanship | Betrayal | Bossy Teacher

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

John Erwin

...

He-Man / ... (65 episodes, 1983)

Series Directed by
Gwen Wetzler		(20 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lou Kachivas		(19 episodes, 1983-1985)
Marsh Lamore		(18 episodes, 1983-1985)
Steve Clark		(16 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ed Friedman		(16 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ernie Schmidt		(15 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bill Reed		(10 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lou Zukor		(10 episodes, 1983-1984)
Richard Trueblood		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Writing credits
Donald F. Glut		(130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lawrence G. DiTillio		(16 episodes, 1983-1985)
Paul Dini		(11 episodes, 1983-1984)
David Wise		(9 episodes, 1983-1984)
J. Michael Straczynski		(9 episodes, 1984-1985)
Doug Booth		(8 episodes, 1983-1984)
Robby London		(8 episodes, 1983)
Brynne Stephens		(7 episodes, 1983-1984)
Richard Pardee		(4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ron Schultz		(4 episodes, 1983)
Sam Schultz		(4 episodes, 1983)
Rowby Goren		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robert Lamb		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Antoni Zalewski		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Misty Stewart-Taggart		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Robert White		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Janis Diamond		(3 episodes, 1983)
Jeffry O'Hare		(3 episodes, 1983)
Marc Scott Zicree		(3 episodes, 1983)
Don Heckman		(3 episodes, 1985)
Mel Gilden		(2 episodes, 1983-1985)
Arthur Browne Jr.		(2 episodes, 1983)
Patrick Sheane Duncan		(2 episodes, 1983)
Michael Reaves		(2 episodes, 1983)
John Curtin		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bob Forward		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Warren Greenwood		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Leslie Wilson		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Harvey Brennor		(2 episodes, 1984)
Phil Harnage		(2 episodes, 1984)

Series Produced by
Lou Scheimer	....	executive producer (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Patricia Ryan	....	associate producer (49 episodes, 1983)

Series Original Music by
Shuki Levy		(130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Haim Saban		(130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lou Scheimer		(130 episodes, 1983-1985)

Series Cinematography by
R.W. Pope		(65 episodes, 1983)

Series Film Editing by
Joe Gall		(130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bob Crawford		(114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Rick Gehr		(65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Sam Moore		(49 episodes, 1983)

Series Production Management
Joseph Mazzuca	....	vice president in charge of production (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Joseph Simon	....	post-production supervisor / production manager (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Hal Sutherland	....	production director (65 episodes, 1983)

Series Art Department
Bob Arkwright	....	storyboard supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Warren Greenwood	....	storyboard artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Robert Lamb	....	storyboard artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Manuel	....	storyboard artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tom Tataranowicz	....	storyboard artist / assistant storyboard supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bob Forward	....	storyboard artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tom Sito	....	storyboard artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Victor Dal Chele	....	storyboard artist (97 episodes, 1983-1985)
Michael Swanigan	....	storyboard artist (97 episodes, 1983-1985)
Brian Chin	....	storyboard artist (82 episodes, 1983-1984)
Rich Chidlaw	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1983)
Steve Hickner	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1983)
Chris Jenkyns	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1983)
Michael Randall	....	graphic designer (65 episodes, 1983)
Bill Barry	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Umberto De La Fuente	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gary Goldstein	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Glen Hill	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Vicky Jenson	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Hal Mason	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Connie Schurr	....	graphic designer (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jim Shull	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mike Sosnowski	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Keith Tucker	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Barry Caldwell	....	storyboard artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Byron Vaughns	....	storyboard artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Gary Eggleston	....	storyboard artist (33 episodes, 1984)
Sharon Forward	....	storyboard artist (33 episodes, 1984)
Kevin Petrilak	....	storyboard artist (33 episodes, 1984)
Kevin Harkey	....	storyboard artist (32 episodes, 1985)
David Russell	....	storyboard artist (32 episodes, 1985)
Paul Terry	....	storyboard artist (16 episodes, 1983)

Series Sound Department
Don Kenney	....	sound editor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Hector C. Gika	....	sound editor (65 episodes, 1983)
Bill Kean	....	sound editor (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Patricia Ryan	....	recording coordinator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Erika Scheimer	....	assistant recording director (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bruce Elliott	....	sound editor (49 episodes, 1983)
Ron Fedele	....	sound editor (49 episodes, 1983)
Jim Puente	....	sound editor (49 episodes, 1983)
Michael F. Pignataro	....	sound editor (33 episodes, 1984)
Jeffrey C. Patch	....	sound editor (32 episodes, 1985)
Charles Rychwalski	....	sound editor (32 episodes, 1985)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Ashley Lupin	....	head of special effects (65 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Visual Effects by
Brett Hisey	....	animation special effects (32 episodes, 1985)
Dardo Velez	....	animation special effects (32 episodes, 1985)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Larsen	....	camera operator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
David J. Link	....	camera operator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Rick Taylor	....	camera operator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Dean G. Teves	....	camera operator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
F.T. Ziegler	....	camera operator / camera supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Roncie Hantke	....	camera operator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Robert Jacobs	....	camera operator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lin-Z Rogers	....	camera operator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Steven P. Damiani	....	camera operator (97 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ron Jackson	....	camera operator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jerry Whittington	....	camera operator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jeffery Mellquist	....	camera operator (49 episodes, 1983)
Daniel Bunn	....	camera operator (33 episodes, 1984)

Series Animation Department
Barry Anderson	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Fred Carrillo	....	layout artist / model artist / ... (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Curtis Cim	....	layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Gary Conklin	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jenifer Costin	....	assistant layout artist / layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
James A. Davis	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Zeon Davush	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lillian Evans	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Flamarion Ferreira	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Gerald Forton	....	layout artist / model artist / ... (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Kevin Frank	....	layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Rene Garcia	....	layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Joyce Gard	....	animation checking supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Frank Gonzales	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Karen Haus	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Herb Hazelton	....	layout supervisor / model supervisor / ... (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Mike Hazy	....	assistant layout supervisor / scene planner / ... (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tenny Henson	....	layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Wes Herschensohn	....	layout supervisor / layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ervin L. Kaplan	....	color director (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ellen Kashan	....	assistant layout artist / layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Diane Keener	....	key assistant animator / model supervisor / ... (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tim Maloney	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Mircea Mantta	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lorenzo Martinez	....	background designer / background design supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jim McLean	....	layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Burt Medall	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Constantin Mustatea	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bill Nunes	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Eduardo Olivares	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Rolando Oliva	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tom O'Loughlin	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Peters	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Rocco Pirrone	....	layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Doris A. Plough	....	assistant animation supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Michael Polvani	....	assistant animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bill Pratt	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Virgil Raddatz	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
John Remmel	....	xerography supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Craig Robertson	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Irma Rosien	....	assistant layout supervisor / background clean-up supervisor / ... (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Louise Sandoval	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Schloat	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Schweikert	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Kunio Shimamura	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Kamoon Song	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Michael Toth	....	animator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bob Tyler	....	animator / layout artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Watson	....	background artist (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
David West	....	layout supervisor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Craig Armstrong	....	layout artist / layout supervisor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Carl Bell	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Barbara Benedetto	....	assistant layout artist / layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Armando Carrillo	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Yi-Chi Chin	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tom Cook	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Doug Crane	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Alberto De Mello	....	layout supervisor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lou DiGerolamo	....	cel service supervisor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Marcia Fertig	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Mark Glamack	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jim Gomez	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Carl Hall	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jim Hickey	....	background artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Gary Hoffman	....	layout department supervisor / layout supervisor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Glen Kennedy	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Warren Marshall	....	layout artist / layout supervisor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Dan Mills	....	layout artist / layout supervisor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Marcus Nickerson	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Greg Nocon	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Armando Norte	....	background designer (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Michael O'Connor	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Joe Roman	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bart Seitz	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Desmond Serratore	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Karlis Smiltens	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
J. Michael Spooner	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Dan St. Pierre	....	background designer (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Maureen Trueblood	....	layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Cliff Voorhees	....	layout supervisor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Neal Warner	....	animator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Sherilan Weinhart	....	layout supervisor / layout artist (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Brett Hisey	....	animator (98 episodes, 1983-1984)
Phil Ortiz	....	layout artist (98 episodes, 1983-1984)
Richard Trueblood	....	animator (98 episodes, 1983-1984)
Dardo Velez	....	animator (98 episodes, 1983-1984)
Patricia Wong	....	layout artist (98 episodes, 1983-1984)
William Recinos	....	animator / layout artist (97 episodes, 1983-1985)
James Brummett	....	animator (82 episodes, 1983-1984)
Sergio Garcia	....	layout artist (82 episodes, 1983-1984)
Kyong Ui Kim	....	animator (82 episodes, 1983-1984)
Yang Kim	....	animator (82 episodes, 1983-1984)
Rick Morrison	....	animator (82 episodes, 1983-1984)
Stephanie Pyren-Fortel	....	layout artist (82 episodes, 1983-1984)
Tom Baron	....	animator (81 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ben Farish	....	animator (81 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ann Guenther	....	background artist (81 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jon Haber	....	layout artist (81 episodes, 1983-1985)
Mary Jorgensen	....	layout artist (81 episodes, 1983-1985)
Charles Zembillas	....	model artist / character designer / ... (81 episodes, 1983-1985)
Carole Beers	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1983)
Jacques Charvet	....	background designer (65 episodes, 1983)
Dave Dunnet	....	background designer (65 episodes, 1983)
Tom Hickson	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1983)
Glen Hill	....	background designer (65 episodes, 1983)
Adam Kuhlman	....	animator (65 episodes, 1983)
Carol Lundberg	....	model supervisor / layout supervisor (65 episodes, 1983)
Alla Marshall	....	ink and paint supervisor (65 episodes, 1983)
Hal Mason	....	animator (65 episodes, 1983)
Marija Miletic Dail	....	layout supervisor (65 episodes, 1983)
Jack Ozark	....	animator (65 episodes, 1983)
Philip Phillipson	....	layout artist / background artist (65 episodes, 1983)
Ken Southworth	....	animator (65 episodes, 1983)
Bruce W. Timm	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1983)
Rex Barron	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bronwen Barry	....	assistant layout artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tim Callahan	....	background designer (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bill Carney	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Moon Choi	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Won Ki Cho	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Michael Gerard	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lee Halpern	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Alice Hamm	....	model artist / character designer (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Dale Hendrickson	....	model artist / character designer (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Hilberman	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Richard Hoffman	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Howley	....	background designer / background design supervisor (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Hector Isola	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Karenia Kaminski	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Chrystal Klabunde	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Flavia Mitman	....	ink and paint supervisor (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jane Nordin	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lew Ott	....	model artist / character designer (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Prince	....	animator (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Letha Prince	....	mark-up supervisor (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bev Randles	....	animation checking supervisor (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Harry Sabin	....	model artist / character designer (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tom Shannon	....	background designer (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Curt Walstead	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gentry L. Akens II	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Cosmo Anzilotti	....	layout supervisor (49 episodes, 1983)
Nino Carbe	....	background artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Richard Coleman	....	animator (49 episodes, 1983)
Gregg Davidson	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
James Davis	....	animator (49 episodes, 1983)
Lindsay Dawson	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Ric Estrada	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Sharon Forward	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Ayalen Garcia	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Don Greer	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Vicky Jenson	....	background designer (49 episodes, 1983)
Vern Jorgensen	....	background artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Linda McCall	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Bill Reed	....	animator (49 episodes, 1983)
Jeff Richards	....	background artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Connie Schurr	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Bob Smith	....	background designer (49 episodes, 1983)
John Williamson	....	animator (49 episodes, 1983)
Jim Willoughby	....	layout supervisor (49 episodes, 1983)
Bill Wray	....	layout artist (49 episodes, 1983)
Saeil Kim	....	animator (48 episodes, 1983-1985)
Frank Recinos	....	layout artist (33 episodes, 1984)
Kent Butterworth	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Norman Cabral	....	layout artist (32 episodes, 1985)
John Celestri	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Pat Clark	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Tom Coppola	....	layout artist (32 episodes, 1985)
Janine Dawson	....	layout artist (32 episodes, 1985)
Lennie K. Graves	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Yoon Dae Kim	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Aundre Knutson	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Jang Woo Lee	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Dori Littell-Herrick	....	key assistant animation coordinator (32 episodes, 1985)
Rick Maki	....	layout artist (32 episodes, 1985)
Mauro Maressa	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Leandro Martinez	....	background designer (32 episodes, 1985)
Dennis Neil	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Michael O'Mara	....	layout artist (32 episodes, 1985)
John Perry	....	layout artist (32 episodes, 1985)
Ric Quiroz	....	character designer (32 episodes, 1985)
Dana M. Reemes	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Greg Reyna	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Young Kyu Rhim	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Howard Schwartz	....	head of final checking (32 episodes, 1985)
Jay Won So	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Sherry Wheeler	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Larry White	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Ellen Woodbury	....	animator (32 episodes, 1985)
Maxwell Becraft	....	animator (16 episodes, 1983)
Steve Clark	....	animator (16 episodes, 1983)
Andy Kim	....	animator (16 episodes, 1983)
Bob Kline	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1983)
Ken O'Brien	....	animator (16 episodes, 1983)
Ernie Schmidt	....	animator (16 episodes, 1983)
Randy Sanchez	....	key clean-up animator (6 episodes, 1983-1985)
Robert Alvarez	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Rich Arons	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Arland Barron	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Vincent Bassols	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Bob Bemiller	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Ruben Chavez	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Ken Cope	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Harry Holt	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Tina Price	....	clean-up artist (unknown episodes)
David Teague	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes)
Allen Wilzbach	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
George Mahana	....	supervising editor (130 episodes, 1983-1985)

Series Music Department
Sam Horta	....	music editor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Shuki Levy	....	conductor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Haim Saban	....	conductor (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Mary Ruth Smith	....	music editor (32 episodes, 1985)

Series Other crew
June Gilham	....	film coordinator (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Arthur H. Nadel	....	executive vice president: creative affairs (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Donald F. Roberts	....	educational and psychological consultant (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Robert W. Wilson	....	production controller (130 episodes, 1983-1985)
Christie Meyer	....	film coordinator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Carol A. Tracy	....	production coordinator (114 episodes, 1983-1985)
Keith Sutherland	....	assistant to directors (65 episodes, 1983)
R.W. Pope	....	creative technical advisor (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
Pamela Vincent	....	production associate (65 episodes, 1984-1985)
John J. Blough	....	production assistant (32 episodes, 1985)
Michael P. Sowa	....	production assistant (32 episodes, 1985)
Toni Christiansen	....	film coordinator (16 episodes, 1983)
Patricia Ryan	....	assistant to producer (16 episodes, 1983)

Production Companies

• Filmation Associates
• Mattel

Distributors

• Déclic Images (2003) (France) (DVD)
• Group W Productions
• Rouge Citron Production
• Sky Channel (198?) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1985-1986) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Glen Glenn Sound  sound by
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  color by (as CFI)
• Mattel  characters
• Shermley Music Co.  music publishing

Also Known As:

He-Man (USA) (short title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Singapore:G | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | Iceland:LH (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-Y7 | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Filmation Associates

Trivia:

While the show was conceived to help advertise the action figure line, several characters were created for the show and then later made into toys. These include Prince Adam, Orko, King Randor and The Sorceress.

Quotes:

Skeletor (U.S. Version): Skeletor to King Randor... come in, you royal boob!

Movie Connections:

Edited into "I Love the '80s" (2002)

By the Power of He-Mans furry red undies!

A world filled with fantastical creatures, buff men in underwear, talking animals, and beautiful women. This cartoon stuck with me more than any other cartoon from my childhood. Each episode was original. They consistently created new stories, and each one had a good message at the end, telling kids things that will help them in life. It lasted two seasons. The artwork was fantastic, the animation even puts many cartoons of today to shame. Most cartoons from the early 80s, when I watch them today only seem repetitive and somewhat boring, leaving me wondering why I liked them so much. But He-Man was genius, and it is just as fresh today as it was back then.

Prince Adam transformed into He-Man when he held aloft his magic sword and said the magic words. He defended the castle of Greyskull from Skeletor and his minions. The stories were fantastic, the soundtrack was very good, and the characters were all totally different from one another. Every kid owned some of the He-Man toys. A remake of the series showed on Cartoon Network in 2002, but hardcore fans like myself just couldn't accept it. It was good, but if I want He-Man, I'll watch the original series. The movie that came out in 1987 was excellent. There was also "The New Adventures of He-Man" (1990), which I unfortunately never got to see, but I don't think it lasted very long.