He-Man

Episode aired Dec 22, 2017
46m

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8.2/10

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Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)

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The story behind Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" toy line featuring iconic characters like the heroic He-Man and the villainous Skeletor, became one of the most popular media franchises a... Read allThe story behind Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" toy line featuring iconic characters like the heroic He-Man and the villainous Skeletor, became one of the most popular media franchises aimed at young boys in the 1980s.The story behind Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" toy line featuring iconic characters like the heroic He-Man and the villainous Skeletor, became one of the most popular media franchises aimed at young boys in the 1980s.

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Leslie Wadsworth, Jack Wadsworth, and Tawmis Logue in The Toys That Made Us (2017)

Dolph Lundgren in The Toys That Made Us (2017)

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Trivia
The documentary reveals that Battle Cat, He-Man's friend and steed, was originally a tiger of the Big Jim toy line (also owned by Mattel), painted over in green/orange. That is the reason the feline is so huge in scale compared to the human figures, as Big Jim toys were considerably taller than the Masters of the Universe.

Goofs
During the part where Mark Taylor discusses Skeletor around the 13 minutes mark, a dog's head appears in the window behind him.

Connections
Features Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)

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4/10

The Weakest is the He-Man

The He-man installment of The Toys that Made Us is, unfortunately and ironically, the weakest of eight part documentary series. While the story told is not terrible per se, the collection of story tellers contains too many foul-mouths to be able to enjoy the tale of this children's toy set. F-bombs are wildly inappropriate language for a story about toys for 5-year-old boys and do nothing to advance the story (and that is not the only bit of grown-up cursing while reminiscing about creating ways to controls the hearts and minds of children). The result makes even the interesting tidbits fade into discomfort. Just a disappointment.

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