The New Adventures of He-Man
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| The New Adventures of He-Man | |
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 New Adventures of He-Man title screen |
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| Genre | Animated television series |
| Created by | Mattel (He-Man and Skeletor) Donald F. Glut Steven J. Fisher |
| Developed by | Jack Olesker[1] |
| Voices of | Gary Chalk Don Brown Ted Cole Michael Donovan Campbell Lane Scott McNeil Doug Parker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jean Chalopin |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | September 10, 1990 – December 7, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe |
The New Adventures of He-Man is an animated series which ran in syndication in the fall of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their successful Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon series was intended to be a continuation of Filmation's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series.[1]
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[edit] Synopsis
He-Man, legendary defender of the planet Eternia, has been summoned to the future planet of Primus to defend the planet from the evil Mutants of the neighboring planet of Denebria. But his old adversary, Skeletor, has followed him, and allied himself with the Mutants in his fight to conquer the whole universe. Together with a team of Galactic Guardians, He-Man fights to defend Primus and all its power resources from the continuous attacks by Skeletor and the Mutants.[2][3] [4]
The majority of the cartoon episodes were written by Jack Olesker.[3][1]
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Characters
[edit] Galactic Guardians
- Flipshot, aka Icarius, space pilot.
- Hydron, captain of Starship Eternia.
- Kayo, aka Tartarus, a warrior.
- Nocturna, martial artist.
- Vizar, strong powers of sight.
- Tuskador, aka Insyzor, warrior with tusks on his armor.
- Artilla, aka Weaponstronic, cyborg weapons expert.
- Spinwit, aka Tornado, spinning warrior.
- Sagitar, aka Tharkus, four-armed former slave, arch-enemy of Staghorn.
- Master Sebrian, wise ruler of Primus.[3]
- Mara, assistant of Master Sebrian and leader of the Galactimytes.
- The Scientists of Primus.
[edit] Evil Mutants
- Flogg, aka Brakk, Leader of the Mutants.[4]
- Slushhead, aka Kalamarr, incompetent cyborg tentacled reptile.
- Optikk, cycloptic cyborg.
- Karatti, Mutant with deadly martial arts skills.
- Hoove, hoofed creature.
- Lizorr, mutant swamp lizard.
- Quakke, aka Earthquake, a warrior who can shake the ground by hitting it with his Grabatron Meteormace.
- Staghorn, scheming evil Mutant, arch enemy of Sagitar.
- Crita, Crafty female Mutant and later leader of the Gleanons.
- Butthead, mutant who uses his head to ram things.
[edit] Minicomics
In the New Adventures minicomics packaged with the toys, the story is slightly different: when Prince Adam and Skeletor travel to Primus, Adam becomes He-Man in front of Skeletor, revealing his secret identity and giving up the identity of Prince Adam to remain permanently as He-Man. The "explosion" from the transformation damages Skeletor, and he has to become a cyborg in order to survive. Also, in the comics Skeletor does not fake allegiance to Flogg, but takes command of the Mutants.
The element of the transformation from Adam to He-Man is retained from the first cartoon series, as the makers felt it would be unwise to abandon it given that the transformation sequence had been one of the most popular elements of the original series. However, in this series, one word in the transformation line is different - instead of "By the power of Grayskull...I have the power!", he says "By the power of Eternia...I have the power!"
[edit] Reception
The show has been compared to the original series, with most reviews noting a dramatic shift in tone, creating a sense of discontinuity compared to the original. The quality of the animation is considered superior, but the character designs as bland.[1][4]
[edit] DVD releases
BCI Eclipse LLC (under license from Entertainment Rights) released The New Adventures of He-Man on DVD in Region 1 in two volume sets in 2006/2007.
As of 2009, this release has been discontinued and is out of print as BCI Eclipse has ceased operations.[5]
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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| The New Adventures of He-Man: Volume 1 | 33 | December 26, 2006 |
| The New Adventures of He-Man: Volume 2 | 32 | March 27, 2007 |
[edit] Cast
- Long John Baldry - Treylus
- Don Brown - Hydron, Gepple, Optikk, Quakke, Kayo, Vizar, Werban
- Gary Chalk - He-Man, Artilla, President Pell, Alcon, Sgt. Krone, Andros, Gross
- Ted Cole - Spinwit, Slushhead, Karatti, Staghorn, Gleep
- Michael Donovan - General Nifel
- Tracy Eisner - Drissi
- Mark Hildreth - Caz
- Anthony Holland - Master Sebrian
- Campbell Lane - Skeletor, Sagitar
- Scott McNeil - Flipshot, Butthead, Krex, Captain Zang
- Doug Parker - Prince Adam, Hoove, Meldoc
- Alvin Sanders - Flogg, Tuskador
- Venus Terzo - Crita, Mara, Sorceress of Castle Grayskull
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d "Masters Cast - Episode 25". Masters Cast. http://masterscast.com/?p=46. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "DVD Review: The New Adventures of He-Man - Volume 1". The Trades. http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=5082. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ a b c "DVD Review: The New Adventures of He-Man - Volume 1". DVD Talk. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25884/new-adventures-of-he-man-vol-1/. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ a b c "The New Adventures of He-Man Volume 1": Fighting Mutant Slime in a Future Time". Toon Zone. http://news.toonzone.net/articles/20973/the-new-adventures-of-he-man-volume-1-fighting-mutant-slime-in-a-future-time. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "Site News - PRESS RELEASE: Navarre Shuts Down BCI, Makers of He-Man, Day Break, Price is Right and other DVDs". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-BCI-Shut-Down/11064#ixzz0wWpIELRs. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
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