The Worst Episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

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6.5/10(153 votes)
#1 - The Defection
S1:E3710/25/1983
Queen Sybilline, apparently once one of the most evil sorceresses in Eternia, has defected to the side of good. She enlists the help of He-Man and his companions in restoring King Danton of the Isle of Tears to the throne, having helped the evil Gorgon to overthrow him. But will they succeed, when Gorgon has recruited Evil-Lyn as his replacement sorceress?
Director:Marsh Lamore
Writers:Ron Schultz, Sam Schultz
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Director:Marsh Lamore
Writers:Ron Schultz, Sam Schultz
6.5/10(150 votes)
#2 - Return of the Gryphon
S1:E5311/16/1983
In the village of Chander, Trap Jaw and Beast Man break into the Shrine of the Gryphon to steal the Gryphon jewel, and place it in the grounds of the Royal Palace. Myth says that 200 years ago, the Gryphon – a giant fire-breathing dragon with a lion's head – entrusted the people of Chander to guard the jewel, and will return to cause destruction if anything happens to it. The evil duo plan for the Gryphon to attack the Royal Palace, but a young paige called Thad, who is upset that no-one ever seems to notice him, discovers the hidden gem. Feeling that it makes him someone important, he refuses to part with it, and soon, the Gryphon is wrecking destruction in search of the missing jewel...
Director:Unknown
Writer:David Wise
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Writer:David Wise
6.5/10(106 votes)
#3 - The Ancient Mirror of Avathar
S2:E6212/5/1984
Prince Adam, Melaktha and Moss Man set sail on an archaeological expedition to the lost island continent of Avathar. When exploring the ancient ruins of the island they come across its legendary mirror, which holds all the greatest knowledge within its glass. They load the mirror onto the ship for their return journey, but its safety is threatened by a disguised Trap Jaw spying on them, and a storm at sea.
Director:Steve Clark
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Steve Clark
Writer:Unknown
6.6/10(391 votes)
#4 - Teela's Quest
S1:E29/6/1983
After Queen Marlena, using Man-At-Arm's new 'mind projector', relives how she came to crash-land on Eternia years before, Teela tries to use the device to learn who her mother is, but is frustrated when it is unable to display the image. She decides to head to the Crysal Sea, in search of the legendary Oracle, the only thing on Eternia that could possibly tell her of her true parents. But Mer-Man, defeated years before by Man-At-Arms, is looking to get even, and plans to use Teela as a sacrifice to a sea God...
Director:Marsh Lamore
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Marsh Lamore
Writer:Paul Dini
6.6/10(157 votes)
#5 - The Region of Ice
S1:E3310/19/1983
When on a skiing holiday in the icy regions of Eternia, the Royal Family are captured by an Ice Lord. Orko scares the Ice Lord by pretending he is He-Man (!), and the Ice Lord explains that Skeletor has kidnapped his daughter and will only release her if the Ice Lord delivers the Royal Family to him. Orko convinces the Ice Lord to free Prince Adam (who he calls his 'assistant'), then Adam becomes He-Man and sets off to Snake Mountain with Orko to rescue the Ice Lord's daughter.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.6/10(127 votes)
#6 - Fraidy Cat
S2:E2210/10/1984
Skeletor devises a cunning scheme to capture Queen Marlena and lead He-Man to his robot bird Screeech, and he sends Whiplash, Merman, Clawful and Kobra Khan to carry it out. Kobra Khan kidnaps Marlena after overpowering the Royal Family with his sleep gas, then he and Merman take her through the Haunted Forest back to Snake Mountain. Whiplash and Clawful, meanwhile, create visible tracks in the ground in the opposite direction. When the Royal Family awake, He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela follow Whiplash and Clawful's false trail, which will only lead them to Screech. But Cringer's sense of smell detects that Marlena was taken towards the Haunted Forest, and so he and Orko set out to follow the correct trail. Encountering many dangers along the way, this is Cringer's big chance to prove he's no Fraidy Cat!
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.6/10(121 votes)
#7 - Three on a Dare
S2:E2610/16/1984
Man-At-Arms needs a sample of Rainbow Quartz to repair a frequency transmitter. But the only place where they can find Rainbow Quartz is in a cavern in Snake Mountain! Adam and Cringer have no choice but to venture into Skeletor's domain to find the Quartz- and at the same time, Teela and three students she was training, who have taken a dare, also end up in Skeletor's clutches! With all this unwanted company suddenly invading Snake Mountain, ultimate chaos is sure to ensue!
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.7/10(177 votes)
#8 - The Taking of Grayskull
S1:E2110/3/1983
Orko thinks that everyone has forgotten his birthday, when Man-At-Arms reports word of strange destruction the town of Becilia. He-Man, Teela and Ram Man go to investigate, and find themselves in the middle of a tornado some very curious effects – one of which is He-Man's sword disappearing, as a result of some strange influence somewhere. Meanwhile, Orko, upset at his birthday seemingly being forgotten, heads off to see The Sorceress, only to find that Castle Grayskull is gone! Skeletor has managed to harness a White Hole, with which he has sucked the castle, with The Sorceress inside it, into a strange reverse dimension, where he is trying to use the backwards laws of the dimension to harness it's powers. He-Man, Battle Cat and (unintentionally) Teela head into the White Hole to try and stop this latest evil attempt...
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.7/10(175 votes)
#9 - Quest For He-Man
S1:E2310/5/1983
Skeletor erases He-Man's memory and teleports him to a far-off world called Draenos, which has been rendered barren and desolate by pollution. Cringer, Ram Man and Orko travel to the alien world to rescue Eternia's hero.
Director:Steve Clark
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Steve Clark
Writer:Paul Dini
6.7/10(149 votes)
#10 - Eye of the Beholder
S1:E4511/4/1983
A severe drought has suddenly consumed Planet Eternia, causing plants to die and machines to malfunction- even He-Man himself is weakening. As the oxygen in the air becomes less and less, He-Man sets out to find the cause of the problem. His investigations lead him to the Sea of Eternity, where he teams up with an insect man called Garth to solve the problem- which is being caused by none other than Skeletor, who is using a pumping machine to drain the sea.
Director:Unknown
Writer:David Wise
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Director:Unknown
Writer:David Wise
6.7/10(150 votes)
#11 - Trouble in Arcadia
S1:E4711/8/1983
Adam and Teela stumble upon the hidden city of Arcadia, where the women live in luxury while the men work in the underground mines as slaves. Adam is sent to the mines while Teela is accepted by the women- and it is up to her to prove the equality of the sexes and help the city's queen, Sumana, see the error of her ways. Beneath ground Adam is hoping to do the same- but things become more difficult for him when a group of miners take his sword, intending to burn it in the furnace...
Director:Unknown
Writer:David Wise
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Writer:David Wise
6.7/10(154 votes)
#12 - Temple of the Sun
S1:E4911/10/1983
Whilst flying over the Sands of Time in the form of Zoar, The Sorceress is captured by a man called Nepthu, who has found his way into the Temple of the Sun and gained its power. He-Man goes with Man-At-Arms and Cringer (who is insisting that he must not become Battle Cat this time) to the temple to rescue her.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Patrick Sheane Duncan
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Writer:Patrick Sheane Duncan
6.7/10(123 votes)
#13 - A Trip to Morainia
S2:E2410/12/1984
King Randor sends Adam, Cringer and Orko to the Ice Kingdom of Morainia, to collect a powerful energy crystal from his friend King Moraius. However, Skeletor wants the crystal for himself and follows them, capturing King Moraius and demanding that the Royals give him the crystal in return for their King. As He-Man, Adam teams up with the King's daughter, Princess Janis, who helps devise a scheme to rescue her father.King Randor sends Adam, Cringer and Orko to the Ice Kingdom of Morainia, to collect a powerful energy crystal from his friend King Moraius. However, Skeletor wants the crystal for himself and follows them, capturing King Moraius and demanding that the Royals give him the crystal in return for their King. As He-Man, Adam teams up with the King's daughter, Princess Janis, who helps devise a scheme to rescue her father.
Director:Bill Reed
Writer:Brynne Chandler Reaves
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Director:Bill Reed
Writer:Brynne Chandler Reaves
6.7/10(113 votes)
#14 - Orko's Return
S2:E5311/22/1984
Beast Man and Trap Jaw go into business for themselves, having stolen the Amber Crystal of Milaka. They use the Crystal to capture Orko and hold him to ransom, for all the Photanium in Eternia. As He-Man and Man-At-Arms set about looking for a way to rescue Orko without meeting the ransom demand, the imprisoned Orko uses his magic to the effect that Beast Man and Trap Jaw wish they'd never captured him in the first place...
Director:Unknown
Writer:J. Larry Carroll
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Writer:J. Larry Carroll
6.7/10(110 votes)
#15 - Monster on the Mountain
S2:E5511/24/1984
The residents of the small village of Ruckstown are living in permanent fear of a monster they call 'The Tingler' that is said to live on Mount Fear, which overlooks the village. In the hope of hunting down and catching the Tingler, they call Prince Adam and Teela to their aid. Orko and Cringer accompany them, but soon they find themselves captured by the Tingler himself and taken to his home... but once they've got to know him, they find that The Tingler isn't as bad as the locals think...
Director:Unknown
Writer:Rowby Goren
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Writer:Rowby Goren
6.7/10(112 votes)
#16 - Search for a Son
S2:E5711/28/1984
Mekaneck explains that he was given his bionic neck by Man-At-Arms after his neck was badly injured in severe storm winds. In the storm, he lost track of his son, Philip, and pledged his services to King Randor and the Royal guard in the hope of some day finding his son. It is revealed that his son was recovered from the storm winds by the evil Count Marzo, who had held him captive ever since and offers his return in exchange for the throne of Eternia. Buzz-Off appears. Teela tells viewers to be careful when running or climbing, and that it's more important to get somewhere at all than get there fast.
Director:Bill Reed
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Bill Reed
Writer:Unknown
6.8/10(208 votes)
#17 - Evil-Lyn's Plot
S1:E139/21/1983
Skeletor wants to steal the Widgets' Coridite- a powerful mineral substance, out of which He-Man's harness is made. Evil-Lyn devises a cunning scheme to help him; she disguises herself as a young girl lost in the forest, and persuades the Widgets to let her enter their fortress. She then tricks the Widget guard Squinch into letting her enter the private chamber where the Coridite is kept, then she steals the Coridite and takes it to Skeletor! Skeletor plans to use the Coridite to form himself a new chest plate that will make him as powerful as He-Man- can He-Man stop Skeletor's scheme and retrieve the Coridite before his most dangerous foe becomes as powerful as him?
Director:Lou Kachivas
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Lou Kachivas
Writer:Paul Dini
6.8/10(155 votes)
#18 - Teela's Trial
S1:E3810/26/1983
When testing out a teleportation device created by Man-At-Arms, Teela accidentally teleports Man-At-Arms away, and no-one knows where to. Overcome with guilt, believing she has caused a terrible fate for her father, Teela exiles herself to the Wastelands. Meanwhile, Man-At-Arms has been teleported into the clutches of Skeletor, who has imprisoned him, forcing him to make weapons for his own evil crew. He-Man must rescue Man-At-Arms, as well as convincing Teela to forgive herself for her mistake.
Director:Unknown
Writer:David Wise
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Writer:David Wise
6.8/10(150 votes)
#19 - The Return of Granamyr
S1:E5411/17/1983
Granamyr summons He-Man to Darksmoke, and He-Man follows his call accompanied by Man-At-Arms, who wishes to thank Granamyr for helping save his life (in "The Dragon's Gift"). Granamyr explains that a young dragon called Torm has fallen in love with a human princess, Lyra, and wants to become human in order to marry her. But Lyra's father, Brindle, will only allow any man to marry her if he passes a series of tests. Only a human can take these tests, and Granamyr wants He-Man to take them on behalf of Torm. He-Man agrees, but as he undertakes the tests he faces danger from an evil sorcerer called Zim, who wants to marry Lyra himself.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Larry DiTillio
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Writer:Larry DiTillio
6.8/10(141 votes)
#20 - The Witch and the Warrior
S1:E5811/23/1983
Malik, the Wizard of Stone Mountain, calls He-Man and Teela to his aid when the Fountain of Life of Aridan is stolen by the evil wizard Kothos. But just as the heroes confront Kothos in his floating palace, Skeletor sends Evil-Lyn and Clawful after the fountain- and Evil-Lyn ends up stranded in the desert with Teela, her magic wiped away. In spite of their rivalry, Evil-Lyn and Teela have no choice but to work together and form an alliance to get themselves back to safety. As they put aside their differences, they form a surprisingly effective duo- and both learn a thing or two about the other in the process.....
Director:Marsh Lamore
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Marsh Lamore
Writer:Paul Dini
6.8/10(139 votes)
#21 - The Once and Future Duke
S1:E6311/30/1983
While enjoying a lazy break fishing, Adam and Cringer see a young boy about to be eaten by a man-eating plant, and come to the rescue as He-Man and Battle Cat. Afterwards, Adam and Teela recognise the boy as their childhood friend David of Athra – only whereas they've grown, David looks the same as he did then! The Sorceress tells Adam that David's evil uncle, magician Count Marzo, cast a spell to transform him back to a child and wipe his memory. The only hope of restoring David to his proper self is to find the Ring of Remembrance, which is located in the Lake of the Lost. But, while He-Man, Teela and Battle Cat search for it, Count Marzo soon captures David back, and intends to use his magic powers to ensure He-Man and co. can never stop him...
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.8/10(125 votes)
#22 - The Good Shall Survive
S2:E79/19/1984
A prehistoric race of Bee People know as the Tychons come back to life, and threaten to steal the food supply of Buzz-Off and his hive. And when Skeletor gets involved, the stakes are raised.
Director:Bill Reed
Writer:Unknown
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6.8/10(124 votes)
#23 - The Cat and the Spider
S2:E99/21/1984
Prince Adam and Melaktha undertake an archaeological expedition of the Temple of the Cats, once occupied by an apparently extinct race of Cat People. They take from the temple an ancient statue, called the Grymalkin. But unknown to them, the Cat People still exist and dwell deep within the temple- and the Grymalkin contains an evil demon imprisoned inside. The Cat People's king sends an agile Catwoman, Kittrina, to recover the statue from the Royal Palace. But at the same time, Skeletor sends his minion Webstor after the statue, and beating Kittrina to it, Webstor takes the statue back to his master, who subsequently frees the demon.....
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.8/10(128 votes)
#24 - Island of Fear
S2:E1710/3/1984
Man-At-Arms has built a new dam around the kingdom of Eternos, to block off the Eternian ocean and prevent flooding. However, some of his food ships have gone missing, and while flying over the ocean to investigate, Buzz-Off has noticed a strange volcanic island which is not marked on any map. Adam, Cringer, Orko, Man-At-Arms, Teela and Buzz-Off go to investigate further. It soon turns out that Skeletor is the source of the problem, using a floating island to capture the food ships, planning to starve the Eternians then smash through the dam to flood Randor's kingdom! Can the heroes stop him before he succeeds?
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.8/10(126 votes)
#25 - Into the Abyss
S2:E2110/9/1984
Prince Adam finds his work as He-Man is tiring him out, and Teela is getting frustrated with Adam's apparent laziness, unaware of the real reason for it. After a heated argument between the two of them, Teela decides to make up for it by making Adam train in a fun way, by following her across an obstacle course with a tracking device. Teela runs way ahead of Adam, but runs headfirst into danger as she slips over the edge of Castle Grayskull's abyss and falls down into its bottomless depths. When they realise the possibly fatal situation Teela is in, Adam (as He-Man), Man-At-Arms and The Sorceress must do their best to rescue her before it's too late.
Director:Steve Clark
Writer:Unknown
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