The History of Masters of the Universe: 1984 Edition

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  • @MichaelMercy
    @MichaelMercy  2 роки тому +7

    Get modern MOTU figures at BBTS: bit.ly/BBTStoys

  • @domingorubies656
    @domingorubies656 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @wolveschangerivers4339
    @wolveschangerivers4339 3 роки тому +23

    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!

    • @marvymarv959
      @marvymarv959 3 місяці тому

      If it’s doc and Marty absolutely. If it’s Rick and Morty…no way.

  • @billpagan3070
    @billpagan3070 3 роки тому +28

    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!!!😁👍🙏

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks Bill, happy to hear it! 🙏

    • @Tampa0123456789
      @Tampa0123456789 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly in the back of my mind I was thinking the same thing. Thank God for you tube.

  • @Matty_Rad
    @Matty_Rad 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @kibagami74
    @kibagami74 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @omarkho4284
    @omarkho4284 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @Grayskull77
    @Grayskull77 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @bobahicks
    @bobahicks 3 роки тому +10

    Fisto reminds me of Hank Scorpio

  • @macetenchu
    @macetenchu 3 роки тому

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

  • @loudlament1657
    @loudlament1657 Рік тому

    I love these videos. Takes me back.

  • @chuck.u.farley
    @chuck.u.farley 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @jeffeager
    @jeffeager 3 роки тому +1

    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 :)

  • @farminglittlepeople9623
    @farminglittlepeople9623 3 роки тому

    Always love your commentaries Mike!😁👍

  • @martinlove4534
    @martinlove4534 3 роки тому +1

    Great editing!!!

  • @cascades9130
    @cascades9130 3 роки тому

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

  • @chrisdbiggs
    @chrisdbiggs 3 роки тому

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

  • @matthewponce8706
    @matthewponce8706 2 роки тому +1

    I Would love to see a 1985 edition

  • @francobonazzola5012
    @francobonazzola5012 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @user-bx4nf5xl6c
    @user-bx4nf5xl6c 3 роки тому

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

  • @buffyscave9329
    @buffyscave9329 3 роки тому

    Great video and fantastic editing :-)

  • @kennylong653
    @kennylong653 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @cliffjumper1984
    @cliffjumper1984 3 роки тому

    I still have 2 of those golden publishing books

  • @caseywheeler8178
    @caseywheeler8178 Рік тому

    Loved this video

  • @80sfreak42
    @80sfreak42 3 роки тому

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

  • @jeffleake1960
    @jeffleake1960 3 роки тому

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

  • @stevebragg4256
    @stevebragg4256 3 роки тому

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

  • @caimano382
    @caimano382 8 місяців тому +1

    Quanti ricordi

  • @retrouniverse2.0
    @retrouniverse2.0 3 роки тому

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

  • @wiibrockster
    @wiibrockster 3 роки тому

    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...

  • @BennyLlama39
    @BennyLlama39 3 роки тому

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

  • @Degro76
    @Degro76 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @marktaft
    @marktaft 3 роки тому +2

    Hey, that's my boar!

  • @stevenimeson902
    @stevenimeson902 3 роки тому

    this went by too quick loved every bit of it!

  • @super_c_low9690
    @super_c_low9690 7 місяців тому +1

    When will we see the 1985 edition?

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  7 місяців тому +2

      Sometime this year hopefully.

  • @jacobcoulthard-keating6209
    @jacobcoulthard-keating6209 2 роки тому

    Make Masters of the Universe 1985 edition

  • @lunarmodule6419
    @lunarmodule6419 3 роки тому

    Fun thx

  • @BennyPlayer-du2je
    @BennyPlayer-du2je 2 роки тому

    16:46 What episode is this scene from?

  • @davidgarland1413
    @davidgarland1413 Рік тому

    The bionic elbowths comment… 😂

  • @angelocast
    @angelocast 3 роки тому

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

  • @jozz2
    @jozz2 3 роки тому

    Was Fisto spanish?

  • @retrouniverse2.0
    @retrouniverse2.0 3 роки тому

    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

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  3 роки тому

      What did you love?

    • @retrouniverse2.0
      @retrouniverse2.0 3 роки тому

      @@MichaelMercy Battleram, Mantasaur, best save the rest for video😁

  • @IM-xs3uv
    @IM-xs3uv 3 роки тому +48

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

  • @MCDJACDC
    @MCDJACDC 3 роки тому +64

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

  • @justaperson5841
    @justaperson5841 3 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @tardiscommand1812
    @tardiscommand1812 3 місяці тому +3

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

  • @80sfreak42
    @80sfreak42 3 роки тому +6

    1984 great year...love the history..

  • @drozwalker9
    @drozwalker9 3 роки тому +15

    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.

  • @potatohat3994
    @potatohat3994 3 роки тому +12

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

    • @LastBastian
      @LastBastian 3 роки тому +2

      Great line! Frustratingly hard to get ahold of around here though.

  • @thioyapnio7668
    @thioyapnio7668 3 роки тому +8

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

  • @dustycrosley486
    @dustycrosley486 3 роки тому +12

    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. :)

  • @pjgathergood6987
    @pjgathergood6987 3 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @residentvania7733
    @residentvania7733 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @rustyblades2566
    @rustyblades2566 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @ModernVintageTV0
    @ModernVintageTV0 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @micshork
    @micshork Рік тому +4

    Do you plan on reviewing the 1985 lineup?

  • @Tampa0123456789
    @Tampa0123456789 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @Tampa0123456789
    @Tampa0123456789 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @joeboosh7917
    @joeboosh7917 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @Vincent-396
    @Vincent-396 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking 3 місяці тому +1

    Woah! Amazing! Thanks for this!

  • @cesarevivi7395
    @cesarevivi7395 2 роки тому +1

    OHHHHH YEAHHHHH BRO!
    Thanks For Share This Wonderful And Mightful Video!
    About Me!
    (I Was Born In 1976)!
    I Love All Motu&Pop Artists, Creators And Franchises (Eric Marshall Gbagok! Mark Taylor! Roger Sweet! Joseph Michael Straczynski! Larry Ditillio! Mattel! Filmation! Mike Young Productions!) Always In Whole My Life Until The End!
    Perfect Cartoons And Comics Between Fantasy And Sci-Fi Around The World!
    (By Cesare Vivi 🇮🇹)!
    Greetings For You And Thank Very Much For This Video!

  • @schmidington
    @schmidington 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @ButchHolladay
    @ButchHolladay Рік тому +1

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

  • @facetina
    @facetina 3 роки тому +1

    That was so fun! Splendid work MM!

  • @killainmaccallan4700
    @killainmaccallan4700 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @chevy-is-a-good-boy
    @chevy-is-a-good-boy 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @fantasticmatic6633
    @fantasticmatic6633 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @domls1317
    @domls1317 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @joemerkel20
    @joemerkel20 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @user-c0br4k4in0m3rcy
    @user-c0br4k4in0m3rcy 2 роки тому +2

    Please 1985 edition

  • @mnsor79
    @mnsor79 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @proproductions2445
    @proproductions2445 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @vectorkoosh1980
    @vectorkoosh1980 Рік тому +1

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

  • @drigodamus
    @drigodamus 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @MatthewCaunsfield
    @MatthewCaunsfield 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @livindametal1
    @livindametal1 3 роки тому +2

    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!!

  • @fallouttoonlink
    @fallouttoonlink 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @masterchief247
    @masterchief247 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @audiebavington8789
    @audiebavington8789 3 роки тому +1

    HERE WE GO!....

  • @k3n0ju
    @k3n0ju 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @chrish5018
    @chrish5018 3 роки тому +2

    “The Nature Boy! Wooooooooooooooo!!!!”

  • @saintarchangel9547
    @saintarchangel9547 2 роки тому +1

    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!!!

  • @jessica8352
    @jessica8352 2 роки тому +1

    Can you please do 1985 addition

  • @Monkey_SK
    @Monkey_SK 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @AndyC3.0
    @AndyC3.0 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @humphrex
    @humphrex 3 роки тому +1

    cant wait for the 85f episodes

  • @johnr7279
    @johnr7279 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @T7nowhere
    @T7nowhere 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @CaptainHavfun-lp4ok
    @CaptainHavfun-lp4ok Рік тому

    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.

  • @clownman9859
    @clownman9859 3 роки тому

    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 ⚖!!!.

  • @cascades9130
    @cascades9130 Рік тому +1

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

    • @MichaelMercy
      @MichaelMercy  Рік тому +2

      Later this year.

    • @cascades9130
      @cascades9130 Рік тому +1

      @@MichaelMercy Thank you for this wonderful information kind sir.

  • @tardiscommand1812
    @tardiscommand1812 20 днів тому

    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!

  • @evandavid2816
    @evandavid2816 3 роки тому

    Suddenly wondering what a He-Man/TMNT crossover would have been like back in the day - 'By the Power of Pizza, I have the Cowabunga, Dudes...!!!' (Skeletor would probably have had Shredder and Krang beat on the evil maniacal laugh front, though...)
    Of course, nowadays both He-Man and TMNT are connected with DC's Injustice universe in particular, as well as appearing in other DC and/or IDW Comics in one way or another, so who knows what the future might bring, yes...?

  • @JMan1380
    @JMan1380 3 роки тому

    Battle Armor He-Man was my guy! Loved that toy. I wanted Battle Armor Skeletor but never got him. It was so cool to get Prince Adam. How fortunate have you been in finding Origins figures? When you get a chance, search up Toys R Us 1993 or Toys R Us 1991. There are a couple videos that will make you miss TRU in its heyday.

  • @sadeaton
    @sadeaton Рік тому

    I liked the Filmation era as a kid but looking back I wish MOTU would have stayed true to the original four mini-comics, in style and in vibe. Prince Adam, Cringer, Orko etc has been removed from my cannon. One last thought, this video needed the Hey-Hey-Hey What's Going On Prince Adam song.

  • @Bernhard2024
    @Bernhard2024 9 місяців тому

    Now we all reached 2024, all thse unforgetable toys and Comics turn 40 this year. Among them is my all-time favorite Motu character: Fisto!

  • @adamrushton395
    @adamrushton395 3 роки тому

    G'day from Australia....I would like to hear your thoughts or any inside news you might have heard about the new coming== masterverse figures connected with the kevin smith He-Man reboot... I've really enjoyed watching your videos,, from this 80s kid thanks brother

  • @Karnage316
    @Karnage316 3 роки тому

    I didn't have many MOTU figures (I think Roboto was my only one) but when I saw Jitsu, it turns out I'd had the figure without armour or weapons, repackaged on another card as a generic wrestler figure that you'd see at tourist gift shops/flea markets. I probably still have it with those figures somewhere...

  • @TheCakesCup26
    @TheCakesCup26 3 роки тому

    Am looking forward to 1985 if he does it, it had some interesting figures.