The New Adventures of He-Man is an animated series released in late 1989. Mattel commissioned the new animated series to accompany their new The New Adventures of He-Man line of toys.
The story continues the adventures of He-Man from the two previous Filmation series: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) and She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985). The storyline saw He-Man removed from Eternia and into a more heavily sci-fi accented setting, where he continues his battle against Skeletor.
Following the release Masters of the Universe: Revelation in 2021, the events of this series effectively became retconned.
Overview[]
The New Adventures of He-Man opens during the ongoing conflict between the peaceful people of the planet Primus and the war-like Evil Mutants of Denebria. Under constant attack from the Mutants, the leader of Primus, Master Sebrian, looks to the past for a hero who can defend the planet. Sebrian sends two Galactic Guardians - Captain Hydron and Lieutenant Flipshot - to Eternia via time travel, where they are tricked into believing that Skeletor is the hero they seek. Before Skeletor can abscond to the future, He-Man arrives and engages him in battle, forcing Hydron and Flipshot to return to the future with both He-Man and Skeletor in tow.
Once they arrive on Primus, Skeletor quickly allies himself with Flogg and his Mutants, while He-Man becomes the new champion of Primus and its people.
The show was intended to be a continuation of the Filmations series which had ended several years earlier, though the change in production company from Filmation to Jetlag studios resulted in a different animation style and voice cast. The only characters from the classic series who appeared regularly in the show were He-Man, Skeletor and The Sorceress, with King Randor, Queen Marlena and Teela making cameo appearances. The significantly different character designs (to coincide with the new He-Man toyline) and shift from fantasy to sci-fi turned many fans off from the series at the time of its debut.
Despite this, the show had a strong sense of continuity and consistent character development and storytelling, with the majority of episodes and series bible being penned by Jack Olesker. The animation was of a high standard, with a much stronger anime influence. While unpopular with He-Man fans for many years, the show received a much warmer reception when it was released on DVD in 2006.
Though the series was not renewed for a second season, Jack Olesker has gone on record as saying that a second season would have involved He-Man's return to Eternia[1].
Cast[]
- Don Brown as Hydron, Gepple, Optikk, Quakke, Kayo, Vizar
- Garry Chalk as He-Man, Artilla, Alcon
- Ted Cole as Spinwit, Slush Head, Karatti, Staghorn
- Tracy Eisner as Drissi
- Mark Hildreth as Caz
- Anthony Holland as Master Sebrian
- Campbell Lane as Skeletor, Sagitar
- Scott McNeil as Flipshot, Butthead, Krex
- Doug Parker as Adam, Hoove, Meldoc
- Alvin Sanders as Flogg and Tuskador
- Venus Terzo as Crita, Mara, The Sorceress
Uncredited
- Long John Baldry as Treylus (in "The Test of Time")
- Michael Donovan as General Nifel
Episode List[]
Season One (1989)[]
- 01 A New Beginning
- 02 Quest for the Crystals
- 03 The Heat
- 04 Attack on Onnor
- 05 The Ultimate Challenge
- 06 Sword & Staff
- 07 The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword... Or Is It?
- 08 Glastnost Schmaznost
- 09 The Youngest Hero
- 10 The Festival of Lights
- 11 The Gift
- 12 Skeletor's Victory
- 13 He-Man in Exile
- 14 The Seeds of Resistance
- 15 The Battle for Levitan
- 16 Crack in the World
- 17 Escape from Gaolotia
- 18 He-Man Mutant
- 19 Juggernaut
- 20 Fading Star
- 21 Skeletor's Revenge
- 22 The Mind Lens
- 23 Adam's Adventure
- 24 Collision Course
- 25 Planet of Junk
- 26 Sanctuary
- 27 Council of Clones
- 28 Cold Freeze
- 29 He-Caz
- 30 Slaves to the Machine
- 31 The Galactic Guardians
- 32 The Siege of Serus
- 33 The Children's Planet
- 34 Zone of Darkness
- 35 Once Upon a Time
- 36 A Plague Upon Primus
- 37 The Test of Time
- 38 Four Ways To Sundown
- 39 The Sheriff of Gorn City
- 40 The New Wizard in Town
- 41 The Nemesis Within
- 42 He-Fan
- 43 The Dream Zone
- 44 Brain Drain
- 45 You're In the Army Now
- 46 No Easy Way
- 47 The Guns of Nordor
- 48 The Bride of Slushhead
- 49 Dreadator
- 50 Mutiny on the Mothership
- 51 Rock to the Future
- 52 The Running of the Herd
- 53 Balance of Power
- 54 The Tornadoes of Zil
- 55 The Taking of Levitan
- 56 Save Our City
- 57 The Power of the Good and the Way of the Magic
- 58 Queen's Gambit
- 59 There's Gems In Them Hills
- 60 The Call to the Games
- 61 The Blacksmith of Crelus
- 62 A Time To Leave
- 63 The Games
- 64 Flogg's Revenge
- 65 The Final Invasion
Home Video Releases[]
- He-Man Adventure Video: Contained the episode "A New Beginning" and several toy commercials.
- The Ultimate Challenge (VHS): A 30 minute edit of the episodes A New Beginning, Sword and Staff, The Gift, The Seeds of Resistance and The Battle for Levitan. Also includes toy commercials.
- He-Man - The Ultimate Challenge: A movie version of the first five episodes of the series, edited into one feature length adventure.
Gallery[]
Images[]
Video[]
External links[]
- The New Adventures of He-Man streaming on Peacock
- The New Adventures of He-Man on Wikipedia
References[]
- ↑ Masters Cast: Episode 25