The Princess Who Killed He-Man?: The Story of She-Ra: Princess of Power

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She-Ra: Princess of Power is an American animated series produced in 1985 by Filmation. A spin-off of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series, She-Ra: Princess of Power was aimed primarily at a young female audience to complement He-Man's popularity with young males.
At the time He-Man was still reaching a mostly male audience and Filmation and Mattel decided to target a whole new audience by creating She-Ra: Princess of Power.
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[@geoffreyclark7513]

The greatest 4th wall break was courtesy of Hordak explaining to Skeletor what was basically She-Ra's plot. Skeletor's response: "WHAT?!"

[@Ellthom]

When I was a kid She-Ra and He-Man used to share a back to back half hour together and me and my sister would end up watching both :)

[@alex1949]

Same here.

[@AaronLitz]

Yup. It was just more He-Man as far as I was concerned. Plus: Hordak!

[@Novusod]

It was called the He-Man and She-Ra "Power hour."

[@Ellthom]

@@Novusod that might have been it, it was so long ago now lol

[@cammy85]

YTV in Canada did that, but I don't think the hour had an official name. 1:00 had She-ra, then He-man at 1:30.

[@batboy9997]

The Horde villains were badass. That was my whole Christmas list that year

[@AaronLitz]

The Horde is the best! The _Masters of the Universe: Origins_ Horde figures have been amazing so far. Mosquitor is great, with the same blood sucking action as the original, Leech comes with swappable hands and head with suction cup versions, but Mantenna is _absolutely badass._ The figure actually has _four full legs_ with independent hip joints for each, unlike the original '80s version that just had two legs with a groove in each to make them kinda look like four skinny little legs. I can't wait for more Horde figures from the _Origins_ line... and I am _really seriously hoping_ that they make a Modulok _Origins_ figure! Just _imagine_ what they could do with Modulok using contemporary toy engineering techniques!

[@TitularHeroine]

@@AaronLitz Hopefully the attachment parts look more streamlined and I hope he's compatible with (at least some) other figures, aside from Multi-Bot of course. I definitely want Modulok to happen.

[@ryanwhaley5041]

I’m not sure I realized how many of my favorite villains were Horde. They did a really great job with them. I also had Swift Wind so I guess I managed to cross the aisle on that one. I’m not sure I knew about the mask thing but did not like the headpiece.

[@CaptainTrollbeard]

Everybody should own a Grizzlor. Or six.

[@wookiebw]

@@AaronLitz My Mantenna gets here in the next couple of days from BBTS and I'm stoked!

[@davidfrederick6003]

At a Fan convention Melendy Britt tells a story of a being contacted by a mother who's young daughter was apparently molested. The daughter said she would only tell her hero She-RA who hurt her, They had Melendy Britt talk to the little girl on a telephone in the voice of She-RA, and the little girl did tell her who did it. The person was arrested. (Mass applause by the audience). The story is on youtube.

[@jasonblalock4429]

Wow, props to Britt for doing it. That must have been pretty harrowing for her, too.

[@MaverickZeroD]

I've heard about this, but I had no idea Melendy Britt had a direct helping hand in this. That's amazing.

[@ryanbrailey-tucker4935]

Now that's an incredible thing to hear. I don't know what to say....Amazing Melendy Britt helped....but awful the little girl went through that experience. Sending blessings and love.

[@SBaby]

I read that somewhere. That was really awesome of her to go above and beyond like that.

[@AlforceZero]

A true heroine!

[@moo80]

As a young boy in the 80's, I was already a huge fan of Transformers and He-Man, but remember enthusiastically hunting down the She-Ra movie at the video store (we didn't get She-Ra on tv where I grew up), and not once did I consider it a product just for girls. It contained sorcery, fantastical characters, and cool action scenes, and that was all that mattered to the ten year old me.

[@brianhykes2862]

I was a huge He-Man fan as a little little kid and She-Ra always seemed the more exciting from a story perspective mostly because Hordak was already the ruler of Etheria while Skeletor had tried and failed a bunch of times to take over Eternia.

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Also she got a cooler mount. A giant talking tiger with armor is cool but it is hard to beat the advantage of flight.

[@cammy85]

@@nobodyimportant2470 that, and Spirit was just as brave as Swift Wind; unlike Cringer vs. Battlecat. OK, Cringer DID have his moments; but not as frequent.

[@brianhykes2862]

As a person who always loved the sorceress and her burden to never leave castle Grayskull in human form as it was one of my first tastes of tragic fate, you're not wrong.

[@317Chris]

Adora, legitimately, has the only flushed out story of any character in MotU, and in the comics (more recent DC run) it makes it even more relatable. Her story is actually REALLY inspiring, and a story of guilt and redemption most of us can relate to.

[@jasonblalock4429]

Oddly enough, Queen Marlena (Adam & Adora's mother) also has a really interesting backstory, but it was only brought up a couple times. She was actually a NASA test pilot who got knocked off-course in an experimental spacecraft, ultimately crashing on Eternia and then managing to win the heart of the King. I'd love to see a full series about *that.*

[@brianadkins3880]

@@jasonblalock4429 That sounds like a slight twist on Buck Rogers.

[@drillerdev4624]

@@jasonblalock4429 along with Beast man, Evilynn and Triclops. She fell on the good side of Eternia, while they were mutated after falling in the bad side.

[@RedRanger9305]

Very true. Plus, Adora's story is also pretty similar to episodes 4, 5 and 6 of Star Wars with one key element: fighting for freedom.

[@galactus4mac]

I’d say the Sorceress has an equally fleshed out and compelling backstory.

[@MissMTurner]

I loved She-Ra as a girl. For some reason, I had a couple secondary characters plus the "bad guy" Catra before I had a She-Ra figure. So my battles, the good guys would be like, "you just wait until She-Ra gets here!" Xmas was coming so I knew I wouldn't have long to wait. And sure enough, I got not only her but the Crystal Castle. Epic Christmas.

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

Lol, I did something similar with my Sailor Moon dolls. Only I was never able to get Sailor Moon. So I just pretended she and the Scouts I didn't have where off world saving the galaxy. It was up to Sailor Uranus and Sailor Mini Moon to keep the rest of my toys safe (a few years later they got some assistance from my Winx dolls).

[@ryanbrailey-tucker4935]

May Turner - memories like that can never be replaced! I feel and hear you! Magic, happy memorries thanks to MOTU!

[@originaluddite]

Owning lesser characters is a thing. In some cases it makes sense - Prime and Megatron were some of the bigger and more expensive Transformers. In other cases less so. I for instance had lots of Cantina Creatures and masked Imperials but very few of the central human characters from Star Wars, which was okay, as they were less interesting-looking. :)

[@scottgordon9931]

Dream castle was one of the coolest play sets of all time! Bet that was a great Christmas!

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Reminds me of how my Decepticon forces were bolstered by Go-Bots! LOL!

[@LMoftheCoast]

I’m sorry, but She-Ra wasn’t shunned by the 2002 reboot at all. The show makers had begun to commission designs and set up She-Ra within the show ready for her introduction in the proposed season 3 when the 2002 reboot was cancelled. It was a massive shame as the designs for Adora and She-Ra were amazing.

[@eastcoastshine2009]

The 2002-2003 production did the original series more justice than any reboot has done up to now. Show got axed right when things were going in very compelling direction

[@Lastjustice]

I'd love to have seen them do a take on all that stuff too. Master of the universe was a hammy thing, but they took every character and treated it with sincerity in the reboot.

[@sleepinglionarchives]

As an 80s kid I was baffled why She-Ra's enemies were made in a size that could interact with my He-Man figures but she was not. It was just a bizarre move all around

[@OzzieAstaroth]

As a kid, I wanted a She-Ra figure to go along with my He-Man figure, but parents thought otherwise. They were in the girl's toy section after all, not the boy's. I had a cousin who had them though, and we would play every so often. I liked She-Ra when it came along, since it was essentially more MOTU and I could never get enough of that.

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Ah the 80s. Back when wanting to watch ripped men grabbing each other and rolling around meant a boy was straight and wanting to watch pretty girls in skimpy outfits bounce around meant he was gay. No wonder kids of our generation had so much trouble with figuring out our sexuality.

[@SnoopyReads]

Your parents were wise beyond their years

[@mr.goblin6039]

I got into He-Man and She-Ra with the reboots. Obviously, they’re a product of their time, but they’re still fun and enjoyable stories. I see why they became such huge hits in their day: imaginative stories, with fun characters and a world kids wanted to be the hero or heroine in. I hope we get more He-Man and She-Ra in the future. After the recent reboots, they have potential of being sort of like TMNT, where every generation has its own version they can love or check out.

[@JohnWilliams-cr2sz]

Masters of the Universe: Revelations is getting a sequel series. Kevin Smith has already talked about it, called MotU: Revolution. And I think that Amazon Prime is working on a live action She-Ra series. That was announced awhile back but no idea where they are in terms of production.

[@Imajica69]

Can't be overstated the part that Thundercats had on the dwindling popularity of He-Man. Me and all my friends started watching Thundercats and He-Man was over.

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

18:46. The plan was to introduce Sh-Ra in Season 3 of 2002s MOTU. In fact she even had a comic con exclusive toy in 2003. Thank CN for prematurely cancelling one of the greatest shows ever.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

The did the same with the 2003-2006 _Teen Titans_ & then we got the self-deprecating parody _Teen Titans GO_ & the live action streaming series _TITANS_ out of that.

[@Jason_Waguespack]

I think the decline in MOTU had less to do with She-Ra and more to do with ThunderCats. Both TCats and She-Ra made their cartoon debut in the fall of 1985 and TCats was arguably the breakout hit of that season. It really did not help that ThunderCats was a similar magic/sci-fi hybrid like MOTU down to the male lead (Lion-O) possessing a magic sword. As far as the toys I pretty much only had the MOTU figures as a child. But the She-Ra cartoon was awesome and IMO not a huge problem for boys to get into. Adora/She-Ra was a great heroine to follow and Filmation’s background art was always a delight from the colorful Whispering Woods to the mechanized and dark Fright Zone. I also enjoyed many of the supporting characters, particularly Madame Razz and Broom.

[@lilrican1971]

They weren't making anymore He-man cartoons it was because of the switch focus on She-ra and not staying focus on He-man is what killed the motu..

[@Brian_is_Not_Sus]

I picked up the "Car-Tunes" cassette of The Secret of the Sword from a gas station in 1985 and that was my introduction to She-Ra and Hordak before I ever saw them on the TV. Their voices are still imprinted in my brain especially Shadow Weaver. And then when I watched the cartoons I was obsessed with finding Loo-Kee like Where's Waldo.

[@Diemermakes]

"The Herstory of She-Ra: Princess of Power" was right there

[@AlexApproBAT]

Yeah, the hand-off confused me as a kid, too. My neighbor got the toys and we were super excited to combine our figures in play, but her figures were so much smaller and out of scale with mine. The cloth and doll hair was strange to me and meant you couldn't play in the sand, dirt, mud, water, etc like I did with my MOTU figures. And the mini comics were also super different... the MOTU stuff was comic styled with gritty and near mature storytelling... while POP was more storybook influenced with pastel colors and more childish stories.

[@Belgand]

Really? Even as a kid I'd never even think to take my figures out into sand or mud. It would not only get them all dirty but it would gunk up the joints and such. The only toys that went outside were specifically designed for it, let alone in the sandbox. That was reserved for sand-specific toys and the occasional Tonka truck, because that was back when they were made of steel, practically indestructible, and they had some explicit sand/dirt moving play features.

[@Genethagenius]

I was a HUGE “He-Man” fan as a child, and even had the She-Ra and Hordak figures! (Most of the other “She-Ra” figures were too girly for me though, lol).

[@hgc7000]

I definitely enjoyed She-Ra since it was the continuation of He-man. It was the toyline that got me and my sister to band together my He Man and her She Ra figures to fight, well not Hordak, since we never got him. The siblings fought against Metlar, D’compose, and Tendryll. It was amazing times for little kid me. MOTU vs. Inhumanoids. Best crossover Was best.

[@MJosephB]

One of my most treasured movie going memories was my father taking me and my brother to go see “The Secret of Sword”. As a Star Wars kid, He-Man came along after Return of the Jedi and became my favorite everything! By the time She-Ra came along, I was more into comics than toys, however, I was going through puberty, so She-Ra pretty much became the greatest cartoon in the world 😁😁😁😁😁 The only thing MOTU I don’t like is the New Adventures. The 2002 series was fine, I have a soft spot for the live action movie, loved the new She Ra show, and I really liked both He-Man series on Netflix right now. It’s a great time to be a fan.

[@Wimmle]

The 2002 series was a fantastic 2000s era style reboot dark and gritty but still fun 😊

[@MJosephB]

@@Wimmle The 2002 show started out strong with the origins of He-Man and Skeletor with nice homages to the original series. I loved the designs for the Sorceress and Evil-Lyn! Aside from a couple of great episodes, King Greyskull, when it found its rhythm, it pretty much became the original show. Not a bad thing, but it felt like it was just going through the motions already covered in the old show. The Snakemen season certainly changed things up I just couldn’t get into it. Don’t get me wrong, if they released it on blu ray tomorrow I would snatch it! 😁

[@atiredfloridian777]

I never watched the original She-Ra, but I respect what it started. Without it, we wouldn't have had writers getting the courage to do Xena or so many others. So kudos to the show for what it started. And obviously, without SPOP OG, we wouldn't have the modern classic in the reboot and eagerly waiting your video for that.

[@AlexApproBAT]

Well said. The original POP wasn't for me in any form, but I enjoyed a lot of things that it influenced (Xena, Buffy, etc). And yeah, the Netflix SPOP was amazing, so I'm also looking forward to that episode.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

Oh yeah, Xena. I was just thnking, I would want a real curve ball over any horrific premonition I could imagine on hearing "live-action she-ra". But thinking Xena it could work. Think like if Julie Taymor directed, and they really went to the roots and used John Blackstar as the basis instead of He-Man. Make it like a mix of Terry gilliam's Brazil for comedy and grody tension form Alien, where the remnants of humanity take off from flooding South America and find a fantasy planet elsewhere.

[@meatpuppet5036]

Pretty sure Xena owes a LOT more to Wonder woman. And that new show is far from classic

[@TitularHeroine]

@@sboinkthelegday3892 Not even counting the other stuff in your comment, leaving a like for the Julie Taymor reference alone; and yeah, her style for this would be amazing.

[@Cooom]

@@meatpuppet5036 I think wonder woman kind of did a number on basically the entire western magical girl genre

[@Transfixed]

Ah, back when designing a strong female character required more than just giving her male personality traits. I never knew a kid who felt She-Ra detracted from He-Man,; there was room for both. For the honour of Grayskull!

[@Fenris30]

Back then Females had to put Shoulder Pads on their Suits just to be taken Seriously by their male coworkers So think about how that effected them as they rose up the corporate ladder? Women like KK who were forced to dress like a linebackers just to break through the glass ceiling kinda had their perceptions warped by those experiences. Those woman HAD to act like men to be seen as capable so in turn create characters who act the same way Remember... Nothing exists in a vacuum. Real strength comes from the ability to be KIND and you can't be kind in a boardroom.

[@JoybuzzerX]

I know my siblings and I loved both shows.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

That doesn't happen today. Come on.

[@natsohigh5552]

I had He-man, She-Ra and Battle Cat toys. I didn't want Swift Wind though lol

[@SBaby]

I always considered She-Ra to just be part of the He-Man universe anyway. They had enough crossover episodes in She-Ra to warrant that viewpoint.

[@eastcoastshine2009]

The 2 shows were intended to feed off each other rather than compete with each other. Some of the HeMan characters appeared on SHe Ra. Obvious sign that both worlds were under the same umbrella

[@carbootstudios2459]

As far as I know, boys enjoyed She-Ra and Jen, and girls enjoyed He-Man, GI Joe and Action Man.

[@fitzb327]

"Sometimes, you can't wait for power to be given to you. You have to take it for yourself." Dan is coming in hot with the commentary.

[@SolarDNA]

I actually remember being four years old and my dad getting home after work with the occasional Transformer or He-Man figure. That was a long time ago.

[@bbg372]

She-Ra was not conceived as a twin sister of Teela. Princess of Power was originally intended to be a Masters of the Universe spin-off starring Teela. The Girls Toys division at Mattel thought it would be problematic if the star of the spin-off was the non-powered girlfriend of He-Man, so they conceived of She-Ra as a long-lost twin sister, so they would be equals.

[@lynnerose7891]

Pls listen. He didn’t say that. The CONCEPT OF THE SHOW was to have the main character be a twin sister to Teela. They literally said, no, we don’t need your ideas.

[@bbg372]

@@lynnerose7891 I did listen, the information is wrong. I have forgotten more about the development of Princess of Power than you know.

[@captlazer5509]

Wow ! Dan shaved his beard and grew it back all in a few minutes. The Power Of Grayskull in action.

[@Getwright-]

Are you implying that He-man and Dan are the same person? Dont be preposterous (clearly he just called He-man in for a cameo)

[@captlazer5509]

@@Getwright- the Toy Galaxy He-Man is more entertaining than the Dolph Lundgren He-Man, that's a fact. Sorry Dolph.

[@KhayJayArt]

If this show came out today, nerds would call it "woke He-Man" and make a billion videos about how it was ruining animation with "feminism".

[@andrewquick4176]

I wanted the She-Ra dolls sooooo badly But wasn’t allowed them cause they were “girls toys”

[@thomasschopflin6317]

I remember having a serious crush on She-Ra back when it came out. Good memories! :D Also: I'm definitely getting that t-shirt, Dan!

[@WillmobilePlus]

I watched She-Ra. Didnt see it as a "girl show", just as more MOTU. I even had the Hordak action figure.

[@arceyes]

I was a huge He-Man fan had basically all of the first wave, my aunt popped a VHS tape in for my female cousin, it was that 90min She-Ra special. 6 year old me liked it.

[@ianbrewster8934]

Sometimes you can't wait until power is given to you sometimes you have to take it for yourself. That is a great quote

[@brucemckinlay9739]

I admit it, I had a few of the She-Ra toys as a kid. That red centipede guy, those storm trooper horde things and my favorite one....Grizzlor.

[@mateobrynn5792]

And this is why I love your channel. The look behind the scenes of our childhood toys and shows is something to look forward to. Thanks, Dan!

[@arkayanon]

I don't know when, and it was likely from a used toy shop, because I don't remember any of the accessories, but I do remember the crystal on her chest, but I had a She-Ra action figure as a little kid (I was born in '81) and I honestly loved that figure as much as I loved my He-Man figures.

[@OscillatorCollective]

Very good research, I never really thought about how much Barbie influenced She-Ra.

[@sadie9728]

But...why did they have to raise her under "mind-control" if they raised her from an infant? They literally RAISED her; they were capable of conditioning her however they wanted 😆

[@101Mant]

It's a cop out so she can instantly be absolved of any guilt once she becomes good as she isn't responsible for her actions at all.

[@neptune04]

to make sure the conditioning held.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

6:12 The Heart Family also has a big secret basement they use to train wrestlers.

[@fad23]

I love She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. I wish I could find merch.

[@ImperialisMaximus]

They tried to make toys for Netflix’s She-Ra. The toys did not sell so they discarded the line and went to produce the Masters of the Universe Origins line and the Masterverse line.

[@NeilBlumengarten]

My sister's name is Shira and she was in elementary school when She-Ra was airing. One boy actually got grounded for telling his mother he played with Shira at recess, since his mother thought he was making it up.

[@SBaby]

I wouldn't necessarily say that She-Ra was what killed He-Man. There's a sizeable article on what exactly happened on a site called flyingmoose. But the situation can't be summed up in one sentence. It was multiple factors that did the MOTU franchise in. Part of it was its own success, like you said. It became a TV series, a toy line, a comic series and even had its name on lunchboxes. But other shows like Transformers and G.I. Joe came in and did the same thing, siphoning sales away from the MOTU line. Basically they saw what the MOTU line did and thought that idea was just DANDY, and did it themselves. Eventually, L'Oreal bought Filmation and hastily shuttered the company, terminating the entire staff (I believe a day or two before legislation would pass requiring companies to give 60 days' notice before a mass termination). One of the animators mentioned they pretty much just walked in and said, 'Put down your pencils and get out'. And that was the end of it.

[@dendostar5436]

Make the bad guys just like MotU, but the heroes a mismatching separate line. Because we are dumb.

[@tigerbread78]

Apparently the Barbie side of Mattel called dibs on producing She-Ra and her allies, essentially Barbifying the line, thereby completely missing the point about why girls liked He-man in the first place

[@dendostar5436]

@@tigerbread78 They could have just asked the 10 year-old in Rhode Island! This ain’t bloody rocket science!

[@chrislongbeard]

I'm glad my sister is 2 years younger than me. The 2 lines were both in our house. And still are as she didn't want her She-Ra stuff and she lives still with my He-Man toys.

[@spacepiratecaptainrush1237]

you know, JMS being in part of the writing really informs some his characters from things like Babylon 5

[@bjnowak]

As soon as he-man mythos turned to she-ra I was done. I wanted he-man to really dive into the other characters which it never did (cartoon wise)

[@riot4jem]

Loved He-Man, but finally got He-Man toys for Christmas in 1984, when I was into Voltron. So my parents got me Voltron and the castle during the July 1985 toy sales and I was into Transformers by the time I got them for Christmas. I think you can see the trend. Then I got into She-Ra, my mom let me buy She-Ra because that was He-Man’s twin sister. And I already had He-Man. Got Glimmer and a fashion too, but it wasn’t to long before I discovered Jem and all other shows were over for me. That family connection is what led this boy to being able to buying the She-Ra doll. It didn’t bother me that they weren’t more like Teela, what bothered me was that Teela never had hair play or removable fashions pieces. Who I didn’t like was Bow, because he was not made like my He-Man figures. That was the only consistency issue that was upsetting to me. 😂 I can’t remember which aisle the She-Ra dolls were in, maybe there was a split display, so I knew they existed, because I wasn’t going down the girls’ aisle on a regular basis, at that time. I was never uncomfortable in the girls aisle, I was just worried about running into someone from school while there. Or making it to the register and out the door with my girls, aisle purchases. At least once I had to be stealthy getting my Jem doll to the check out without a girl from school seeing me. The She-Ra dolls I had ended up being traded for Shana of the Holograms.

[@wstine79]

I was not ashamed to be a fan of She-Ra as a kid. Hordak was even better than Skeletor. I had the Horde and it's playset with green monster puppet.

[@marskeelove4166]

Yeah I collected the she ra action figures lol I think more boys watched it than girls

[@andrewcarlton6196]

Sorry but Skeletor was more evil, he was sexist as hell

[@animezilla4486]

More power to you I'm not afraid to admit I'm a fan of the remake

[@Gappasaurus]

18:28 That joke will never get old 😆

[@eji]

lmao I had the She-Ra doll as a kid and didn't realize you were supposed to turn the tiara upside down hahaha

[@JediMB]

Born in Sweden in 1984, I was only vaguely aware of He-Man in the early 90's (as other kids my age watched it), and as far as I know we didn't even get a release of She-Ra. That said, I loved She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which really went far above and beyond what anyone could reasonably expect from a reboot of an 80's toy commercial, and I find the history behind the crafting of those old shows to be absolutely fascinating. Both of the new He-Man shows have been solid, too.

[@puzzlepupwoody6574]

I was a fan of both He-man and She-ra as a kid. Had action figures from both toy lines. My house was a warzone of 80s and 90s cartoon characters 🤣🤣🤣 In my world... He-man was buddies with Wolverine and Optimus Prime. I miss being a kid 😭

[@williamrogers4917]

I remember see the He-Man and She-Ra movie first in my parents' movie store. I watched the VHS of both series. I was one of those hoping that we would have gotten She-Ra in the 2000s He-Man reboot. Now with the licensing mess, we might not get to see She-Ra and He-Man shared universe and team-ups for a while.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

That's only for TV & film. We can still cross them over with our Mattel figure merchandise.

[@maxordman4100]

Great job on this video. She-ra is certainly an essential element in the history of He-man! I like her design a lot and she has some very cool villains. Your channel is always a delight. The modern She-ra series is pretty good. It had a few inconsistencies sometimes but was definitely an entertaining series from start to finish!

[@RyanRead]

Seems like yesterday I was watching the Secret of the Sword in the movie theaters. Loved the series and I wanted another season of He-Man but I took his appearance on She-Ra as much as I could.

[@bullmonty764]

Let's be honest, She-Ra's had a pretty long shelf life for a spinoff that was exactly the same as its predecessor (I mean, for God's sake, even her *name* was supposed to overtly copy He-Man)

[@id.unknown1283]

My 9 month daughter absolutely loves She-ra (the real one not that netflix BS) the second the theme song starts she gets the biggest smile on her face.

[@jsc315]

While I do enjoy She-Ra, there's a weird janky charm they He-Man has that She-Ra rarely had making it not as enjoyable for me. That said, I do hope you guys cover the insanity that is Jem.

[@gevdarg]

Amen for Jem!!

[@hgc7000]

Yes! A Jem video would be truly, truly outrageous.

[@phillipbernhardt-house6907]

@@hgc7000 Well, after all: the music IS contagious (outrageous)! ;)

[@melasnexperience]

Yes, seconding the Jem suggestion! That show was Baby's First Crazy Soap Opera for me!

[@kaksikymmenta3]

Horde Trooper looks like something designed by Vaughn Bodē.

[@soilworker3]

8:45 Absolutely lost it 🤣 Great vid all around!

[@Ivotas]

Something that always baffles me about MotU is the stories I hear on how integral the cartoon was to the success of the toys in the US. In Germany the cartoon played almost no part in the toyline's popularity. It didn't even properly air until the line was discontinued. There were only a few select episodes on VHS. Amazing that it was so popular that it spawned PoP.

[@texasbeast239]

I gagged at the introduction of a bunch of girl dolls into the action figure market. Never got to see the movie as a kid, so I couldn't care less about the story. I do remember TV teaser commercials advertising The Evil Horde as new villains for He-Man, and that was super hyped! So when I found out the Horde was gonna be the main set of villains for She-Ra, I felt tricked and deceived. Total bait and switch. But nowadays, I would love a fantasy world big enough for the both of them, to give both sets of fans and consumers the opportunity to geek out.

[@Gremlack13]

I love the primus musical insert when mentioning he man defending planet primus. I feel the bass line was from “my name is mud.”

[@pizzapower3166]

She-Ra has literally been alluded to in the CGI He-Man so, now I'm hyped.

[@SBaby]

19:00 - Well, to be fair, the real reason He-Man was absent was because they couldn't secure the rights to both franchises. Nobody has ever been able to secure the rights to both He-Man and She-Ra simultaneously since Filmation was shuttered. And people have tried. They've tried hard.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I had/have several of the Horde figures, Mosquitor, Leech, Dragstor, Modulok, and a Mantenna that was given to me after a friend scraped the paint off of his eyes. They were all cool, they fit right in with my He-Man figures and added more storylines to my play, but when it came to She-Ra and her fellow heroes, they felt like they were a different toy line altogether. The play features were too different, and yeah, I'll say it, they felt like a girl's toys. I didn't think they were stupid or anything, just not for me. I dug the cartoon and wanted She-Ra and her side to be presented (if that's the right word) like Teela. She was a badass, able to hang with any of the male warriors from either side, and she didn't sacrifice her femininity in doing so. That's what I wanted from She-Ra, not a fashion doll whose hair I had to comb. Oh well, I wasn't the target audience.

[@registereduser]

Today the phrase “the transition from He-Man to She-Ra” could have vastly different implications.

[@daviddalrymple2284]

When we went to see "Secret of the Sword" at my local cinema, I remember my dad winning a door prize (Moss-Man).

[@heatherdale5571]

Holy Christmas!! Lol!! I totally remember those bubble yum commercials!! 😀

[@rembrandtdavinci6410]

As a ten year old boy back in 1987, I always thought She-Ra was smoking hot.

[@glazersout4272]

While as an adult, I can clearly see how the cartoon could be seen as little more than an advert for the toys, but to say they had no entertainment value is nonsense. Although some stories would've really benefited from being cast over two episodes, especially the ones where Skeletor actually managed to get his hands on Grayskull (or transported it or He-Man himself to another dimension). I remember the sheer joy when He-Man/Skeletor or (wow!) both turned up in a She-Ra episode :D

[@GeekSHO]

Really well written episode, Dan. Great video!

[@songsan807]

Watch all your videos and they are great. I loved watching the He-man series growing up. I believe the voice Actress for She-ra and the voice of Skeletor is going to be in the Toon Con at Pasadena in October. Was planning to go there and visit them to get some items from them.

[@lunaponce4068]

I loved He Man and She Ra so much as a kid, my dad shows me and my sister a lot of the shows he liked as a kid in the 80’s and also showed us his little sister favorite shows so we grew up with shows like: Gem and the holograms, Star Trek, tmnt, mlp, Care Bears, Babar. I’m sure you get the idea. It really loved all these older shows a lot😊

[@lutherheggs451]

I wouldn't say that She-Ra killed He-Man. I would say that He-Man was already dying by the time they decided it was a good idea to do a She-Ra, IF they wanted it to be more successful they probably should have tried it a couple of years earlier when He-Man was either at its peak or starting the downward slide....Not do it when He-Man already has one foot in the grave

[@daviddalrymple2284]

I've always hated the "She-Ra killed He-Man" myth (that was perpetuated by some bitter old men on Netflix's "The Toys That Made Us".)

[@solfar88]

Back in the days , He-Man aired on national TV ( in Portugal ) but She-Ra did not . I only came across it through the VHS available on the local Video Store , and boy did I rent that mfs over and over !

[@_GeneralMechanics_]

There's a reason these are the kind of toys I get for my niece besides Haropla. Fashion dolls that come with battle axes and swords, along with the hair combs.

[@hilarioph]

When She-Ra was aired in the Philippines in the 1980s. People say this could be the next gen of teenagers for Filipinos even for kids. She-Ra was aired on BBC 2 Philippines and now ABS CBN 2 when GMA 7 aired He-Man

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

No mention of the 2000X Teela repaint She-Ra exclusive from Wizard/Toy Fare, Hordak in the 2000X cartoon fighting King Grayskull, the Super7 Classics line, Super7 cartoon line, Cowl or Broom? 😱

[@ashleyvanhammer3448]

Good vid, Mr Larson. I like how you pointed out that She-ra was basically just Barbie in a "hot barbarian" cosplay. They even segregated the figures based on their sexist concepts of play and fantasy. Dude! 😄 As a kid I always wondeted why He-man was this cool buff badass and She-ra was just another hourglass pin-up pouty-lip gal. Where was OUR big buff badass? Nope. Girls. We got to be "as beautiful as we are powerful", with REAL brushable hair, no less. 😄 Because that's what we wanted... 😔 Good shot, sir. Well fired. 👍

[@DanielGaeta13]

I went to the live action show at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. I can still remember the glow in the dark sword of Grayskull

[@coreyharmon6999]

She-Ra didn't kill anything. He-Man and She-Ra ran back to back episodes every day after school in what we kids knew as the "Power Hour" and we all enjoyed watching both episodes, boys and girls alike - and we still do! 💪🏼

[@lilrican1971]

Once they made a he-ra I was done with he-man it was time to move on to the Transformers, Voltron and the even better action of Thundercats. You didn't speak for me or others like me She-ra was just a He-man ripoff there was nothing original about She-ra other then stealing He-mans fame .

[@coreyharmon6999]

@@lilrican1971 you're in the minority. Sorry you feel that way. She-Ra was completely different than He-Man. The storyline was different, characters different - everything. And it did nothing to ruin the line. Like I stated, most of us (not including you) loved both shows and still do. I am a part of a huge community that loves and supports both. I like the other shows you listed as well. They're all great in their own way!

[@A-Muse-U]

Honestly, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power will always be my She-are but I will respect the original brand. I do feel like parts of it have a ‘watered down He-Man’ vibe but the plot of it actually feels deeper than He-Man since the villain basically is winning and the heroes are more rebels.

[@Fixxxer07082]

The Primus bass slap 😂😂😂😂

[@nawf4372]

It's not surprising to learn She-Ra was developed by women. It's the emphasis on the legs. You notice this especially in anime and manga made by women. If women want to make a women attractive, they're designs don't typically focus on the boobs or butt, they give her damn good legs. And She-Ra has a hell of a lot of legs, especially her Adora form.

[@pacman5698]

Same thing with the reboot. In Adora's last form in the series the short skirt is replaced by a waist skirt that's half open on the front and she wears spandex over her legs and doesn't even have boots but rather soles attached on the spandex pants. Also, you get to see how even more buff her arms have gotten.

[@redcurrantart]

Interested to see what Kevin Smith does with the Horde, since it looks like they’ll get a season 2 of the Netflix series.

[@cardboardempire]

As a Heman fan in 85, the Horde line was kinda cool. I remember having Buzzsaw Hordak

[@leelouk]

I had the he man and she ra figures..... Still love the characters today .... So glad my parents let me have what I wanted

[@Renenutet11779]

Such a fun topic. Loving the shirt. Where could I find one?

[@johnathandenmead7626]

I was today years old when I learned she ra took place AFTER He man

[@Powherkrangunch]

A lot of the male and female character duos like this seem to be cousins, this puts He-man and She-ra in a special class since they're brother and sister. She-ra breaks many traditions and that's a big part of what makes her really inspiring. Her fighting spirit is also really cool. I've been following the Netflix series for a long time now, and it's very entertaining. Someday I'll take a look at the original show too. Thanks for the info!

[@Froggievilleus]

I remember the excitement I felt when as a little girl I saw She-Ra in a toy store and my mom got her for me. I loved He-Man but wanted to be She-Ra when she came to town. Seeing an action figure that was a female was huge for me.

[@lilrican1971]

Right!! Like there weren't no wonderwoman figures out or female X-men figures outs before She-ra .. i could image you being like this in the store = mom why they don't make female action figures as you seen she-ra in the boys section and in the same section of actions figures you didn't notice there is a wonderwoman sitting there many female X-man actions figures sitting there like storm , Rouge etc. Smfh!

[@sprngfldpop1]

@@lilrican1971 As someone who was actually there: No. There was absolutely zero female X-Men figures released before She-Ra in 1985. X-Men as a property didn't become heavily merchandised until the early 90s cartoon came out. All that existed at the time was a Wolverine toy from the 1984 Secret Wars line. There was a Wonder Woman figure released in 1984 as part of the Super Powers line but most stores didn't really carry it because of low production. (Took me months to find that thing.) Even so, not sure where your sudden rage to lash out at this commenter for sharing their experience is all about. But at least know your facts before you try and be clever.

[@lilrican1971]

@@sprngfldpop1 I truly believe that you need to do a little more check out before you start running run the mouth

[@lilrican1971]

@@sprngfldpop1 the wonderwoman was released in 74 so again I would do a little more looking around before you start running the mouth ..

[@sprngfldpop1]

@@lilrican1971 Oh do you mean the Mego that was off the shelf for 11 years at that point? Great example. 🙄

[@AaronLitz]

Hordak is my guy, and the Evil Horde my team. I've been collecting as many of the current MotU: Origins line as I can get (25 so far, plus all the vehicles and Greyskull) and have all the members of the Horde released so far. And She-Ra. Roton just arrived today, in fact.

[@andrewsnyder3660]

I loved the lil sloppy slap bass riff when Dan said Planet Primus...nice touch. 👌

[@marcelladimartino6113]

For an episode that's supposed to be about She-ra, you certainly talk a lot about Barbie. And She-ra was not a fashion doll, she was an action figure. I was born in 1981 and grew up loving She-ea and still do. He-man / Adam's action figure came with his Battle Cat/Gringer. But She-ra's / Adora's was sold separately from Swiftwind / Spirit.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Adora/She-Ra & friends were basically He-Man knock-offs of Barbie (all of the females, the titular character included) & Ken (for Bow's sake), hence the comb-able hair & alternative outfits. They weren't really meant to do battle with, because the cloth outfits could get torn & the ladies' hair could get severly tangled. This is why the newer versions of Adora/She-Ra & company are more in line with He-Man or WWE female wrestling figures (cue references to the MOTU & WWE crossover from a few years back) than they are the standard Barbie model of the past.

[@MR-si2cd]

My mom’s curtain rods didn’t survived when I claimed the “power of Grayskull’ 😂😂😂

[@JGARCIA2012FULL]

A genius strategy, I still remember seeing the repeated episodes of He-Man, waiting for the new ones that would never come and then I kept watching She-Ra, it was almost without realizing it, males and females we sit down and saw He-Man and then we both watched the She-Ra new episodes, it even had better general quality and better stories.

[@therealmegabros]

Ngl I had the She-Ra villains. I remember my sister and I burning Grizlor's fur down til he was bald lmao