He-Man - Masters of the Universe
He Man and the Masters of the Universe
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe first began when Mattell wanted a cartoon series to push its ever expanding toy line and to basically create an on-going advert (as many of the greatest 80’s cartoon series were).
Everyone reading this will remember He-Man. The series follows the adventures of Prince Adam who has been granted super-human strength by The Sorceress in order to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull.
When Prince Adam holds aloft his mighty sword and says “By the power of Grayskull, I have the power”, he transforms into He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe!
Adam has a cowardly, green lion as a pet, but when he transforms into He-Man, Cringer becomes Battle Cat, an armoured lion who is afraid of nothing!
Along with his friends, He-Man battles the evil Skeletor and his group of henchmen, although as this is a children’s cartoon, there is very little actually ‘battling’, with He-Man only really fighting as a last resort.
This series was the proving ground for many of todays great comic book writers including Paul Dini and J. Michael Straczynski.
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He-Man TV Theme Tune Lyrics:
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!
He-Man: I'm Adam, Prince of Eternia, and defender of the secrets of Castle Greyskull. This is Cringer, my fearless friend.
Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic sword and said,
"By the power of Greyskull,
I have the power!"
Cringer became the mighty BattleCat and I became He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe!
Only three others share this secret, our friends the Sorceress, Man-at-Arms, and Orko.
Together, we defend Castle Greyskull from the evil forces of Skeletor!
He-Man Episode List
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He-Man Season One
He-Man Season Two
He-Man Specials