Going Retro: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

[ArcticFox]

I am such a child of the '80s it isn't even funny, and I LOVE IT.

This show... one of the best cartoon shows ever produced. There have been two remakes, the first remake was horrible beyond imagining and the second was quite good... but nothing beats the charm of the original.

The soundtrack was incredible for being a kids' show. In fact, the theme is my ringtone on my phone:



And here's the intro for the show:



The thing about this show was that He-Man was as Paladin a character as they come. He absolutely never caused harm to anyone, (except when he was pwning the villains) and in one episode where he was tricked into thinking he had harmed an innocent, he gave up his powers because he no longer felt worthy to wield them. I actually learned a lot about honor and integrity by watching He-Man's example. Sound corny? Fine, but it's true. Watch a few episodes and you'll see what I mean. The show could be silly, a little cornball, but who cares? This show got me though my 10th year of life when things were kind of difficult. Parents splitting up, being stuck at a very unpleasant babysitter's after school... But I always knew I had my favorite show to look forward to.

Anybody else remember this one?

[ccgr]

that lame hair cut.....was it even in style back then???

[ArcticFox]

It was common for fantasy heroic characters. Here's Sir Gawain from the movie Sword of the Valiant

[ccgr]

It just doesn't work for me...

Spoiler:

[ArcticFox]

Well it ain't like the show was about his hair...

[ccgr]

it is now

[ArchAngel]

I've played this enough where my wife picked me up a season on DVD.