Cartoons Of Our Youth #7 - He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe

On the seventh episode of Cartoons Of Our Youth, Andy Atherton welcomes back Shawn Kidd to talk about one of his favorite cartoons, He-Man & The Masters of the Universe. The guys talk about Filmation’s animation style; Superman tropes present in the show; Orko as a sidekick; the signature scene transitions; where Skeletor ranks as an 80’s cartoon villain; the many characters on both the hero and villain’s sides; characters keeping secrets from each other; Castle Grayskull; the fact that the show was created to support the toyline; the PSAs that close each episode; comparisons to the movie “Beastmaster” and the now famous Skeletor meme before moving on to live watch the two episodes that Shawn selected for them. The ones picked are S1 E3 “The Shaping Staff” & S2 E43 “Teela’s Triumph”.

So grab a bowl of your favorite cereal, park yourself in front of the TV and join us for some great cartoons!