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Episode 142 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
By the Power of Grayskull! We open up the Listener Mailbag to grab a suggestion (Thanks!) and tackle one of the most iconic bits of 80’s pop culture ever - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!
The genius of it all is that Mattel (home of Barbie and Hot Wheels) figured out how to syndicate a 30-minute infomercial for toys by disguising it as a daily cartoon adventure that was part Conan the Barbarian, part Flash Gordon. And kids ate it up to the tune of over $1-billion. By 1987 the bottom dropped out, just in time for a Masters of the Universe movie from the schlockmeisters at Cannon Films! Sadly, the ill-conceived project was a huge flop (sorry, Dolph Lundgren), mostly because it ignored what made the source material so popular in the first place. Yet He-Man’s legacy remains. Join us as we talk toons, toys, and possible new feature films. Then repeat your daily mantra: I HAVE THE POWER!
| 0:00 - Intros
| 7:34 - Robocop 2 (1990) and Robocop 3 (1993)
| 10:20 - The Death of Stalin (2017)
| 13:30 - Floor is Lava (Netflix, 2020)
| 15:23 - The Eternal Cylinder and Bugsnax
| 19:30 - Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
| 23:30 - Watchmen (HBO, 2020) SPOILER DISCUSSION
| 33:15 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
| Clips
| Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl
| Shuki Levy, Haim Saban - “He-Man’s Theme”
| The Dead Milkmen - Life Is Shit
| Nitzer Ebb - Join in the Chant
| Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat
| Basil Poledouris - Drive Montage - RoboCop
| Christopher Willis - Moscow, 1953 - The Death of Stalin
| The Eternal Cylinder - Official Strange New World Trailer
| Kero Kero Bonito - Bugsnax
| Ollie & Jerry - Electric Boogaloo
| Lunachicks - Spoilt / Joss Stone - Spoiled / Monty Python - Spam
| Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - A Stronger, Loving World - Watchmen Vol. 03
| Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh
| Eminem - Venom
| Bill Conti - Masters of the Universe Main Theme
| SlackCircus - Fabulous Secret Powers
Original ‘Fabulous Secret Powers’ video from slackcircus: https://youtu.be/FR7wOGyAzpw
Original ‘Cancelled “He-Man movies | 1989-2018’ video from Supervoid Cinema: https://youtu.be/GiuJlnJZ9lU
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By Magnificently Huge PodcastBy the Power of Grayskull! We open up the Listener Mailbag to grab a suggestion (Thanks!) and tackle one of the most iconic bits of 80’s pop culture ever - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!
The genius of it all is that Mattel (home of Barbie and Hot Wheels) figured out how to syndicate a 30-minute infomercial for toys by disguising it as a daily cartoon adventure that was part Conan the Barbarian, part Flash Gordon. And kids ate it up to the tune of over $1-billion. By 1987 the bottom dropped out, just in time for a Masters of the Universe movie from the schlockmeisters at Cannon Films! Sadly, the ill-conceived project was a huge flop (sorry, Dolph Lundgren), mostly because it ignored what made the source material so popular in the first place. Yet He-Man’s legacy remains. Join us as we talk toons, toys, and possible new feature films. Then repeat your daily mantra: I HAVE THE POWER!
| 0:00 - Intros
| 7:34 - Robocop 2 (1990) and Robocop 3 (1993)
| 10:20 - The Death of Stalin (2017)
| 13:30 - Floor is Lava (Netflix, 2020)
| 15:23 - The Eternal Cylinder and Bugsnax
| 19:30 - Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
| 23:30 - Watchmen (HBO, 2020) SPOILER DISCUSSION
| 33:15 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
| Clips
| Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl
| Shuki Levy, Haim Saban - “He-Man’s Theme”
| The Dead Milkmen - Life Is Shit
| Nitzer Ebb - Join in the Chant
| Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat
| Basil Poledouris - Drive Montage - RoboCop
| Christopher Willis - Moscow, 1953 - The Death of Stalin
| The Eternal Cylinder - Official Strange New World Trailer
| Kero Kero Bonito - Bugsnax
| Ollie & Jerry - Electric Boogaloo
| Lunachicks - Spoilt / Joss Stone - Spoiled / Monty Python - Spam
| Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - A Stronger, Loving World - Watchmen Vol. 03
| Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh
| Eminem - Venom
| Bill Conti - Masters of the Universe Main Theme
| SlackCircus - Fabulous Secret Powers
Original ‘Fabulous Secret Powers’ video from slackcircus: https://youtu.be/FR7wOGyAzpw
Original ‘Cancelled “He-Man movies | 1989-2018’ video from Supervoid Cinema: https://youtu.be/GiuJlnJZ9lU