The History of Masters of the Universe: 1984 Edition 

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Seeing those toys again reminded me just how much fun it was to be a kid in the 80s.

To the channel owner….your 9 year old self would be very proud of this channel. Very proud.

84 was probably the most solid year all around for Motu. Battle Armor, Stridor , Snake Mountain. Hard to Beat!

If a crazy old man and a weird looking kid turn up in a dolorean And offer to take you back to 1985.....get in that car!

Mike, You absolutely amaze me on how creative you get with each History Of videos! A lot of effort goes into each one and I know many many people appreciate that! THANK YOU!!!😁👍🙏

The battle armor figures were two of my favorites in the entire series. Thanks for the video!

Fisher Price Adventure people, Star Wars, G.I. Joe...I loved them all, but MOTU will forever be my favourite toy line of all time. The only line I hung with from inception to demise.

Great video Michael! You have a knack for these 'History of' editions and they're always well worth the wait.

I'm so happy this finally came out. Great work Michael 👍

Awesome video! Being a kid in the 80's was the greatest!

Fisto reminds me of Hank Scorpio

Excellent video! I really appreciate all the cameos. Especially the bionic 6!

I love these videos. Takes me back.

17:24 I owned that comic book in the middle back in the day. Oh nostalgia... Besides the Star Wars figures, MOTU were the first action toys ever released in germany, and parents hated them. (Especially the villains of course) Since the TV show wasn't broadcastet here until 1988 we got a radio play instead, released on tape cassettes every few month introducing the new characters. I still listen to them on regular bases.

Wow, no wonder I was so blown away and obsessed as a kid - the characters were so unique compared to any other toy line! I've got my 5 and 4 year old daughters hooked on He-Man now. Paw Patrol and LOL Dolls just don't measure up :)

Always love your commentaries Mike!😁👍

Great editing!!!

I seem to recall that this is the same year Hot Wheels introduced "crash damage" cars with a similar mechanism as the battle damage figures.

Good old days i used to find he-man Figures at the flea market sometimes complete or with no weapons

I have been waiting so long for this follow up in the series...this has made my day and week thank you so much

Excellent video sir! My mind was blown a little on this one. I hadn’t realized that the original cartoon was only two seasons. These toys and respective cartoon seemed to cover so much of the time of my childhood (although I didn’t actually have any). He-Man was everywhere for so long. Good memories!

Thanks for this epic production... childhood pleased :)

I Would love to see a 1985 edition

Great video! The wait was worth it, it was just as fantastic as the other two, maybe even more. Today I am going on a toy hunt, I hope to get some vintage MOTU.

Excellent as always Michael, I’m proud to call myself a member of the tribe! Be well!

Great video and fantastic editing :-)

Great video Michael! If you have not seen the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe shorts on Robot Chicken you need too! They are comedy gold!

I still have 2 of those golden publishing books

Loved this video

Haha love the ending..he man busting out of the snake mountain shackles..

I guess it was 84 I got my he-man figures as mechaneck was 1 of my favorites with trapjaw on the other side

The year I became a MOTU fan at the age of 8 turning 9.

Quanti ricordi

Looks like I might need to record my top 5 Favorite and least favorite vehicles from motu this week

Webstor was fun but mine kept braking. My father must of got feed up with putting his backpack back together.

Using GIJoe wild Bores and alligators He Man had some amazingly cool ideas

Battle Armor He-Man has got to be my favourite variant from the vintage line. Kid me always thought the battle armor was more practical than the power harness which while it looked cool,left him totally exposed to a sneaky blow from Skeletor. Kid me over thought things a little bit...

Clawful grabbed Prince Adam's sword and ran, and I almost expected to hear the reenactment cop/detective saying, "What the hey!?" 😀

Like Styx said in a song..."The best of times"

Hey, that's my boar!

this went by too quick loved every bit of it!

When will we see the 1985 edition?

Make Masters of the Universe 1985 edition

Fun thx

wow

You should do 1985

16:46 What episode is this scene from?

The bionic elbowths comment… 😂

I was 3 years old and still remember my toys...shame I threw them on the way of becoming an adult :(

Was Fisto spanish?

Those are definitely 2 of my least favorite vehicles in the line, I had the dragon walker as a kid and hated it. So lame

Man...such a great time to be a kid. Love the 80s

Man I wish I was born in your time, I’m just so fascinated with how creative toys used to be, look what we have now mostly poop toys and generic things.

1984 great year...love the history..

The characters from this era were very wacky but creative at the same time. I can remember the humor and puns from the characters like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Ahhh perfect timing I’ve been into collecting as much of the origins as I can get.

man love He-Man Characters both in the Show and Toys, Next do History of Transformers 1987

A new 80's toy history to kick off my Saturday morning! These are the closest I will ever get to Saturday mornings as a kid. :)

The 1984 wave is a very strong one, but it does signify a slight change of direction in the line after the classic first two waves (the "barbarian mythos" that I've always loved the most). From this point on things would get a bit more 'anything goes' and maybe slightly more 'child friendly' (if that's possible for a children's toy line!), toning down some of the more barbarian elements. Jitsu was the first '84 wave figure that I ever saw/owned (still have them all), when I went to the toy shop and saw him and a few other characters on the pegs I'd never seen before, long before the age of the internet to know what was being released when. Although I didn't originally have him until about a decade when collecting the whole line, Buzz-Off is probably my favourite of this wave, for simple reason he was one of the few characters from the line my father could ever remember, even if he did always call him 'Bee Man'. Snake Mountain always felt somehow disappointing, even beyond it's non-Filmation look. Compared the legendary Castle Grayskull it just didn't seem to 'hang together' well enough, and the interior was far too sparse. Unlike Grayskull, which I longed for and until I finally got it one Christmas, I actually never pined after (nor originally had) Snake Mountain. Although a subtle change of direction for the line, after those classic first two waves, I'd say the 1984 wave is probably the best of those subsequent waves as it still has some decent characters and designs.

Hells YES!!!! A new MOTU history. Love these!!! Can't wait to see the rest 1985 1986 and 1987.

STAR WARS and MOTU....growing up in the 80's was the best . I kept my MOTU Weapons Pack sealed too 🤙

Always love these Toy Retrospects from you. Thanks again,Michael. Can't wait 'til you eventually do Ninja Turtles. Nerdmaste.

Do you plan on reviewing the 1985 lineup?

One more thing. Feeling sorry for the youths. Back in the days I never really thought that that was the best things were going to get. I mean we got to be kids. Yes TV's are more common and way better and you don't have to wait for a show to come on like back in the old days but I mean the content. Iam still shocked at how easy it is to get things like porn. Back then the closest thing to porn might be she rah and looking back that was a good thing. No need to rush growing up.

Dam I didn't realize that it only lasted about two seasons. Probably why it was so legendary. If it went to long then it would have been watered down. I remember that all of these shows were hard to watch because even if you manage to get your hands on a TV set then the other toons were on at the exact same time . TV's were not as common as they are today and also you couldn't save stuff easily. I mean you could but as a kid it was really difficult.

Please make the history of master of the universe 1985 edition and 1986

I love these history of... videos. Great job. The humor makes them funny, as well as educational.

Woah! Amazing! Thanks for this!

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Most of my figures came from that year: Fisto, Webstor, Whiplash, Mechaneck, and both Battle Armor figures.

I don't recall ever seeing the queen . Adam's mom as an action figure.

That was so fun! Splendid work MM!

Hi, me and my brother were massive He-Man fans '75 and '77. We have a ton of these, I even got the first import of the castle and He-Man and Skeletor in the Netherlands., I think about 85% of everything we have amongst each other. I love your video's great editing and especially all the info behind the years etc. Very enjoyable and nostalgic. Subbed

Never realized how goofy Snake Mountain was when compared to the ghoulish Castle Grayskull design, both awesome but - super upload.

Great vid, when is the 1985 edition vid, also u should do she ra princess of power & tmnt

I loved all the figures but I fondly remember having Battle Armor Skeletor as the best feeling. The design on the chest tumbler was fantastic

Please 1985 edition

I want the Dragon Walker to be released in the Origins line SO BAD!

I just found my dads orko and ramman toys....holy crap they are so cool

He-Man will be right back after these messages *add plays*

“He-Fans” with the reverb and echo…I’m dead 😂

I had several of these gimmick-laden figures. I was so pleased to get Orko! I also had the Road Ripper . Love them rip chords! I desperately wanted Snake Mountain but BOY was it expensive!

I was 6 at the time of these released Motu figures. Obviously some of the weirdest characters and designs in the 80’s. Even Mattel made comments on how they were winging it with designs and names . This is what kept it so neutral and memorable for me. Snake Mountain was my absolute favourite. It was used for my Motu toys, but also my Gi Joes. Cobra Commanders base obviously 😂 Michael many thanks for your videos. You bring back so many memories of my childhood. Please keep up with the history of toys. Nerdmaste my friend!!

I would like to see more history of He-man figures

I almost knocked my front tooth out with Fisto. It was my intention to hit myself in the chin with his fist because I wanted to see how much it would hurt. Unfortunately, it upper cutted, and hit me square in the tooth instead. It was actually a little loose afterward Lol.

HERE WE GO!....

Does anyone else remember Jitsu being included with a purple version of the horse vehicle?

“The Nature Boy! Wooooooooooooooo!!!!”

So I finally am enjoying a line that my son AND daughter love too. Just started the Origins line and have most of them already. My daughter claimed all the girls of course and my son and I are having a draft today to pick our guys...and he actually watched all of your History of MOTU videos with me! He was a bit distracted by the MOTU toys we had in front of us but it was awesome man, well done. SO well done. Glad I finally got back into HeMan and could enjoy these videos!! Thanks again Mike!!!

Can you please do 1985 addition

One of my earliest toy commercial memories is for He-man battle armour. Great video.

As a child of the 80s I lived it !!

cant wait for the 85f episodes

Awesome video made in the awesome Michael Mercy style! Thanks for the nostalgic and humorous walk down 80s memory lane!

Great video, I never owned a single MotU figure when I was a kid, but I was a fan of the cartoon and I had some friends with some of these toys so this does bring back some fond memories. Thanks for making this.

Have you gotten your wave 4. super powers? I got mine months ago. For some reason, way before others. I'm a retired Hollywood guy. Would love to collaborate with you sometime. I have an entire wall of MOTU.

I maybe naive 😕 or simple not technically inclined to make such great videos.. I think these videos you make do all of nostalgia lover's an creator's happy an give the toys justice ⚖!!!.

Begging you with all the kindest of the universe for the 1985 edition please 🙏

Oooh conspiracy AND crossover time. Orko acts silly and bumbling but so did another character named Jar Jar Binks. Could Orko be a hidden spy of the empire? A Sith Lord who will stop at nothing to rid Eternia of the light!