He Man Envy

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Masters of the Universe was another toy line that caught my eye during this time. It's bright colors and simple themes reminded me of a simplier time (pretty amazing considering I was 12 at the time). Castle Greyskull is also one of the best done playsets I have ever seen. Although I closet watched the series on Saturdays, it was after all filmation, even I knew I was too old to buy the figures.
I think that made me mad, that is until I discovered girls and teen drama.
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[Earth 2 Chris]

I was a HUGE He-Man/MOTU fan. I got the He-Man/Battle Cat gift set, Skeletor, Man-At-Arms AND Castle Grayskull for Christmas of 1982. I remember waking up EARLY Christmas Eve morning, and being scared of the Grayskull box. I pushed it over into the corner until I could finally coerce my parents into waking up! It is indeed one of the greatest playsets ever made. I'd put it and the Super Powers Hall of Justice at the top of that list.

I remember being really surprised by the DC Comic that introduced Prince Adam. In the early mini-comics that came with the figures, He-Man was just a noble barbarian type. He lived in a hut! The Prince Adam angle appealed to me much more. I even had that dress up set! I still have the power sword from it. I just dug out the rest of my MOTU stuff from my dad's basement, and my son has been dying for me to clean it up so he can get his mitts on it. We've been watching the "Best of MOTU" DVD a lot lately. We even found one of my old He-Man t-shirts, and my son has been wearing it everywhere. It's got a few puzzled looks from adults who remember the toys and show.

MOTU was the first toy line I really went after. I was barely 8 when I got the figures, and it was the perfect line for me to jump into whole hog. I had every Mattel item up until early 1986, and then it was the first toyline I really gave up due to it's more "simple" nature.

Chris

[palitoy]

Two years later I broke my big "no toys" thing by buying Superpowers figures, because they were ahem.... collectibles.

[toys2cool]

Another one of my all time fav's,I watched these cartoons everyday with my mom.The 1st toy I ever remember picking out for x-mas as a child was the Evil-lyn :grin: don't asked me why I picked her,but I did :grin: I still have a few loose ones and my favorite of all time carded FAKER!!

[txteach]

I guess I was too ole for the whole heman thing. They do nothing for me. I guess if you are about 28-35 this was what you played with.

[jwyblejr]

He-Man never really did anything for me. Now the new ones they did a few years back are a different story.

[nvmbrsdoom5]

I loved the cartoon when it first came out, and I was able to buy the toys for the first year or so, but then I was too old shortly thereafter. I look back on these toys fondly though I never had much of a desire to collect them. I did buy some of those limited edition reissues they put out a few years back though, just for fun :)

[Merlyn1976]

I guess I was too ole for the whole heman thing. They do nothing for me. I guess if you are about 28-35 this was what you played with.

Not always....I never did get into these much....

[steelcouch]

Was the he man and the gi joe 3 3/4" for me. Used to light cans of used spray paint and blow the joes and he men up. Was a very bad kid in my early years.

[HardyGirl]

My younger half brother, (11 years younger) was majorly into these things as a kid. It drove me NUTS!:juggleyes_y:

[toys2cool]

Was the he man and the gi joe 3 3/4" for me. Used to light cans of used spray paint and blow the joes and he men up. Was a very bad kid in my early years.

My little brother use to do the same thing,but with the rubber LJN WWF figures,he use to be like look Damian it's Ghostrider and bam!! Hogans head would be on fire

[The Toyroom]

I was on the fringe of the He-Man era...too old to buy the toys but not to old to run home from school (11th grade) to watch the cartoon! :biggrin:

[RussG]

1983/84 7 and 8 years old, I was hard core into He-Man! I wanted the original He-Man so bad that every time I went to a store that sold toys I would run with my fingers crossed (literally) hoping they would have him, over and over but found nothing! My sister got me battle armor he man and prince Adam that helped ease the pain ... but one day about a week before Christmas of 84 I found him ... of course my mom wouldn't buy him for me (because at the time "Santa" already found him for me) so I left the store crying, the one and only time I ever did such a thing. Mom and dad felt bad, and to this day they say I would just sit and mope all that week before Christmas. But dang I was after the darn guy for at least a year. I dabble in the line but only if I find good deals ... and of course I have a nice mint loose complete Original He-Man ;) maybe someday I'll buy a MOC, but I ripped the one I had as a kid off the card so fast I don't remember the packageing :biggrin:

[MegoNinja]

I love he-man almost as much as Mego to be honest, I have an entire wall dedicated to He-man which is covered top to bottom in vintage He-man playsets, vehicles and figures, I still watch He-man today (the old ones of course). Does anyone remember the remake they did right before the 90's? It was called like The Adventures of He-man or something like that anyway. It was no where near as good.

[kingdom warrior]

Ah He-man I was sixteen years old when the first wave hit the stores in 1981 I had only two Megos by then and I wasn't into toys too much but He man caught my eye..I remember wanting him so much my mom who was puzzled why I still wanted toys I bought me He-man Skeletor and Beastman the only ones that I would ever get.I still have He-man although he's very beat up.I loved the Cartoons that came later.

[Vortigern99]

I was 11 in 1981 when the MOTU toys first hit the shelves, and I was hooked from day one. I really appreciated the "swords, monsters and laser guns" aesthetic and I used to make my own comics based on my conception of the He-Man stories as set in a future post-nuclear apocalypse.

However, once the Filmation show came on, and the Prince Adam element was introduced, I felt like it really dumbed down the whole enterprise, and I lost interest.

I still have all my old figures, though, including a complete NM Castle Grayskull in its original box.... Am I cool or what? :grin:

[FastDog40]

Hello.....I have a few of these toy's myself.If anybody would be interested.I have carded figures.carded erasers.lunch box nice shape.I like evel knievels and planet of the apes.e-mail me for trade or sale.
thanks fastdog 40

[EmergencyIan]

I was 7 when these came out and was into them for a year until GI Joe RAH came out and that was it, for me. It was the 3 3/4 GI Joe until I was done with toys (for the time being). I guess MOTU was kind of an inbetween for me...inbetween Star Wars and Joes. Though, looking back on it, that line had some great figures and even better playsets/vehicles.


- Ian

[huedell]

I always thought the figures were really colorful and fun---

Add to that, that there were about 40 different characters, and well, that's
my type of figure line

I have them all---packed up in Philly

Looking forward to seeing 'em again one of these days

For now I have about 15 of my favorites here in L.A.----
most of them are the replicas from the 2000s
(not like anyone could really tell the difference)

[The Sentry]

I was real big into He-Man (I actually named my nephew Adam cause o' him!)
Mego wasn't doing anything but CHiPS then so I had to focus my attention to something till Return of the Jedi came out and He-Man was perfect for that! Man-E-Faces is still my favorite figure from the line. 3 faces one figure. How could you beat it?
I still have my Greyskull playset and the box too! I still have all of my M.O.T.U. toys when I was little (I was 7 in 81')sadly, they weren't the best quality to stand the test of time, the rubber cords that hold the legs together tend to rot over the years and some of mine met that end but I can't bring myself to throw them away,(when that cord goes the figure is totally useless and worthless)*sighs* The cartoon was awesome! It was a franchise that I was totally hooked on,






until the Transformers came and I heard Scatman Corothers voice as Jazz.........then it was all over! :biggrin:

[ctc]

*snicker*

....Fisto....

....hee hee heee!

Don C.

[toys2cool]

I sold a huge collection of carded ones about 2 years ago,I regret is now of course :14: I still have some loose ones and like I said before my favorite and the one I would never sell,my Faker MOC :grin: God I love that figure
I also have to get the Man at Arms moc I love that figure carded too

[Earth 2 Chris]

Faker MOC God I love that figure

I LOVED Faker. I remember him being hard to find, even back in the day. But now I wonder, who the heck was he faking out? A blue He-Man with a reel-to-reel tape palyer on his chest, and an orange version of Skeletor's chest armor. Toy company kit-bashing as it's finest.

When my son and I dug him out of my dad's basement a few weeks ago, I told him Faker was kind of He-Man's Bizarro. I guess that's about as good as explanation as any.

Chris

[toys2cool]

I LOVED Faker. I remember him being hard to find, even back in the day. But now I wonder, who the heck was he faking out? A blue He-Man with a reel-to-reel tape palyer on his chest, and an orange version of Skeletor's chest armor. Toy company kit-bashing as it's finest.

When my son and I dug him out of my dad's basement a few weeks ago, I told him Faker was kind of He-Man's Bizarro. I guess that's about as good as explanation as any.

Chris

Yup that about sums it up,Bizarro He man :grin:,did your son like him?

[Earth 2 Chris]

He's still coverd in some funky basement dust. I need to get him and the other MOTU stuff we dug out cleane up before I let him play with them. But yeah, he's always intrigued by the "evil" versions of the heroes. Who isn't?

Chris

[xNo7ucK]

I like He-man toys here is some of my stuff.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k223/xno7uck/P1010008.jpg

[toys2cool]

very nice collection you gut there :grin: did anyone have or has the Wonder Bread He man mail in? it's super rare,I never had it as a kid,but got a lot buy it now for $40 2 years ago and when I received it there was 2 inside,sold them for $200 a piece :grin:

Hey Chris I bet your kid will love Scareglow :grin:

[kingdom warrior]

I like He-man toys here is some of my stuff.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k223/xno7uck/P1010008.jpg

Awesome collection! Some great stuff there!