I didn't think I was going to sit through an entire hour of this video, but by the time I realized how long it had been, it was almost over! Great video, it was very enjoyable and educational.
In '84 I was at the Wisconsin State Fair with my mother and sister and I found a ten dollar bill on the ground. We stopped at Toys 'R' Us on the way home and I used it to buy Battle Armor He-Man and Skeletor. One of my fondest childhood memories...
I got the original He-Man for Christmas in 82 or 83, I didn’t know who he was but I liked the figure then the next year the cartoon came out and every kid was into He-Man and the MOTU.
I was 6 years old when these figures came out. I get a weird feeling in my stomach when I look at these at it takes me back to a better, simpler time in life! I can still feel what those action figures felt like in my hand as well as the smell of the plastic. Wow thank you for sharing this! I remember waiting for my mom to come home from the store with the Battle Armor He-Man!
So was I. I got my first He-Man figure in first grade. Think it was 1982. Heard Asia, Duran Duran, and Iron Maiden for the first time. Had a Texas Instruments Home Computer as a gaming console. Seems like I remember the 80's a lot more than I remember the 90's.
I remember that smell. I got my first He-Man when I was about 5 - I was just sitting around bored, and mum said 'I've got a gift someone bought you, and I didn't think it was suitable, but I might as well give it to you' and gave me an original He-Man she had stashed in her sewing cupboard. For the next few years whenever she left I'd often search through that cupboard hoping there were more hidden MOTU toys (there weren't).
Born in '81, grew up playing with He-Man, Star Wars, Thundercats, Lego, Super Naturals (the old hologram figures), Rock Lords and tons of miscellaneous toy soldiers. I'm in my 40s now. I miss the hell out of being a kid with nothing but happy memories, excitement & growing up in a far simpler, family-orientated time. Michael Jackson and George Michael on the radio, MTV played music and we were party to global events like the Berlin Wall, the Falklands War and the closing of the Cold War. Lifestyles were a lot more affordable then and it seemed hardwork was rewarded. I know many of us feel the same, and these figures really evoke a sense of the wonder of Christmas, the smell of the plastic and tons of shredded packaging, the excitement of coming downstairs on Christmas morning. It was great being a kid and it makes me want to show my future kids what a happy childhood looks like. Thanks for these videos mate, was really nostalgic seeing some of these figures again.
Mom had a reward system in place. I had to bring home good grades before she brought these action figures. I had He-Man, Skunk-Man, Man-E-Faces (my favorite), Orko, and a few others I either traded with kids or outright had sticky fingers........😅
Born in '77 and this is the most nostalgic video I have ever seen. So many figures that I had forgotten about. This video made me actually remember the feel and even the smell of these figures. Reminded me of trips on the weekend to Keys & Tons o' Toys with my mom...trips to K-Mart with my grandma. Oh the memories came flooding back, which means they were never really gone...and that's a whole other interesting topic on its own. Also realized that I'm apparently still kinda salty about a school friend removing the "holographic" sticker from Cy-Clone's chest. Thank you for this video. Thank you very, very much.
Everybody can have his own opinion, I know, In my opinion the Hordak figure is one of the best figures of the Masters, I never thought of him as a Skeletor rip-of, and I also think Whiplash is pretty cool, using his tail as a weapon, and the attack track is also a masterpiece.
I still think the film is an underatted gem from the 80s saw it loads of times still got some of the figures up in my attic in a box, this video made me bring back a lot of memories from my childhood thanks mate!
I was born in 87. I grew up with my brother's He-man hand-me-downs. I'm kind of surprised at how many of these figures I remember, because they were on their last legs when I got to them. Such great toys. It's been so much fun to have them back.
I just bought a whole bin of these plus both snake mountain and castle greyskull at a rummage sale. This video was really helpful in figuring out what went with what and the years.
My brother had a lot of He-man figures. He played with them as the show until he became a wrestling fan. Then they became wrestlers. It was fun helping him out. He and I would create wrestling belts for them. We used paper, markers, and black tape for the leather strap. It was fun and creative.
8:20 the most memorable figure from that era! Remembered seeing his episode and couldn't wait to get toy. Never could find one.....until now! Thanks "retro"
Your childhood years till the age of 10 are the best of your life. No worries, responsibility, just fun and the joys of life. That's why these figures, which I owned a huge amount of, always bring those memories back. I can still smell what they were like when you first took them out of the wrapping. Those memories will never leave me.
I agree and very well put. When I was a kid, I was so into these I just didn't know what to do with myself lol. All my birthday cakes were He-Man, Halloween costumes were He-Man and of course your lunch box had to be He-Man. These figures conjure up nothing but great feelings of just what you described. And there was nothing better than going out of town for some special reason but getting to stop at a store during the trip and spotting a figure that you didn't have yet and your parents saying yes you could get it!
What a great travel to the past! I had 55 out of the 68 figures, plus Castle Grayskull, Snake Mountain, Fright Zone, Battle Cat, Panthor, Stridor and a lot of other stuff. Great memories. 😊 I still remember the smell of Moss Man and Stinkor, and the sound of Rattlor's neck expanding. Here in Germany, they sold a "starter pack" with the original He-Man and Skeletor plus a cassette wich explained the origins of the MotU. I was 6 or 7 as I saw this pack in a store, and all of a sudden everything else became unimportant. All I could think of, was getting these figures! 😅 I robbed the piggy bank, and bought it a few days later. The beginning of a passion. I had the toys, I watched the animated series (on VHS, rented at the local video store) and I collected the radio play cassette series. All of this is such a big part of my childhood. I regret, that I later sold everything on a flea market. 😢
@@alexanderwerewolf3978 very cool story, thanks for sharing. It is a bummer you sold them all. I too gave all mine away right before I got married. Thanks to eBay I got many back.
Faker was my all time favorite Figure. My mother bought him by mistake thinking he was He-Man. He and Skelitor were my first two He-Men. I was upset at first but when I played with my friends I was the only one with Blue He-Man
Big nostalgia I felt watching this video These were pretty my first toys as a kid. Incredible memories. I still remember the very first time I coincidentally saw He-man in the store. I kept looking at every single detail, I remember being so intrigued by the comic book it had, that I felt I needed to read about its story.
Being born in 1980, these toys were my childhood. Buzz-off was actually my first figure, but I evetually had most of them. Then we moved into a new house around '87 or '88 and ALL of my collection was lost in the move. Still makes me sad 30+ years later.
You took the whole nine yards with this. With detail. I was a big collector myself back in the day. I'm making a big comeback with origins to refill of some I sold. Great work!
Great to see all these figures. I remember as a kid suddenly realising that MOTU weren't making cool figures anymore. When I look at this timeline, the quality drops in 85 and just keeps getting worse. It was a shame - the first few years were really nice characters and designs.
cliff climber, tower tools and scuba attack was not only released in italy, i remembered those on shelves here in sweden and i even had scuba attack as a kid bought in a toystore here in sweden.
This video is great!! Highly recommended to all the MOTU collectors, fans, enthusiasts! Just a little trip down memory lane while watching this video!!! I could've really went comment for comment on each toy (give or take a dozen) 😆 I know I'll NEVER forget, waking up to running down the stairs in my feety-pajamas almost breaking my neck on Xmas morning to see (and this was huge) Castle Grayskull all set up with endless figures everywhere lol don't forget I was little & this was what I was being good for ALL YEAR!! Thanx Santa 🎅!! LOL
@@HeBroTV thanx! Totally brought me back after seeing all these characters! The good ol days when I hadn't a care in the world, (except for making sure I had the next characters in my collection from motu) I'm sure I wasn't the only one!!
When I was 9 years old in 83 I went to the store every week and could never find the He Man figure, it was always sold out. I had most of the others though.
Nice overview of the old 80s collection. I found your opinions when relating to each figure fascinating, and like your sharing some of the backgrounds of a few from your personal experiences. As it stands now, I'm only missing 9 of the original toyline. As well as all of the bonus figures as you called them.
@@HeBroTV Let's just say, I'll be making it a priority when my cash flow isn't so hindered. My car needed a new battery this month, and wouldn't you know "it still wouldn't start". Plus to be honest, these 9 are some the most expensive of the collection remaining. So, eventually.
@@HeBroTV There was Sorceress, Buzz-saw Hordak, Twistoid and Rotar; Snake-Face, Multi-bot, Ninjor and Clamp Champ. But do you recall, the most famous figure of all? Horde Trooper the army builder, is not exactly hard to find. But even without his weapon, he is still overpriced.
Main Xmas present 1985=Castle Grayskull 🏰 💀 Main Xmas present 1986= Snake Mountain 🐍 ⛰ Main Xmas present 1987= Hordes Fortress I miss being a child in the mid 80’s Loved the He-Man toys and vehicles. Great nostalgia and very good video 👍
Thanks man, a very good thorough video! I had so many of these figures as a child and now find myself wanting to own them again, it's gonna be a long bumpy road, but worth the adventure 😁
Yes a long bumpy road indeed lol! Even loose figures with all their weapons are commanding a decent money these days so your wallet is going to take a beating unfortunately. But good luck and I hope you get them all. I am very fortunate as I still have all of my vintage Motu toys, all with their weapons. Well I have everything that was released in America and some of the Italy releases so I have a complete set of the American release. I am OCD and I was also OCD-ish as a kid and kept up with my toys and their weapons really well and never lost anything except the small gun to Castle Gray skull which I found on eBay 15 years or so ago lol. I wish you luck but I couldn't imagine starting from scratch
damn! I had way more figures than I remembered. I totally forgot about some of them. Also had 2 playsets, the purple one with the microphone (adding some kind of distorsion and delay to your voice, making it sound like evil) which was superfun, and the one with the jail and the snake puppet. Awesome video
@@HeBroTV oh dang, just found out my comment got deleted... i had linked to the scan of the booklet.. Grizzlor, Mossman, Panthor, Kobra Kahn, Dragon Blaster Skeletor, and battery powered vehicles.....
Great video. I remember when I was about 7 yrs old they had a display at the mall with the new release he man figures that hadn't come yet. It was so exciting its something that stuck in my head over the years because i loved collecting them as a kid and still have all of them.
My brothers and I were all things He-Man back in the day. Between us we had most of them. Along with the vehicles pets/ companions like Battle Cat and Castle Grey Skull. Along with watching the original cartoon. Thank you for taking me back to my 80s childhood.
Too bad you didn’t take to Attack-Track. By far my favorite vehicle in all MOTU! My original is so beat-up from pure playtime (yeah, lost the battery cover), but found a NM, 100% complete and working with zero sticker wear on EBay for under $20Us, shipped! Did you ever take yours outdoors to the sandbox, pavement, gravel, low-slopes hills and be mesmerized as it’s ingenious tracks 1. Conquered 90% of whatever was in its way, 2. Crushed all other battery powered vehicles with the possible exception of the GI Joe MOBAT tank (w/controller and could go all 4 directions (no “turn in-reverse” garbage from what I know) and operate the turret/lights & sounds… never seen one, but that’s tough to beat! Still, design, color killer tread mechanics, detailed stickers and typically, thanks to the pointy front, could slam into walls or table legs, brute-force adjust course and keep barreling over 3.75” Joe’s all day. I’ll give ya a pass; you’re right the vintage Ram-Man never really fit the line; just hollow with all the smarts of a boxer, US Football player and a Millennial atheist combined.
@@HeBroTV yeah reading his comment made me have to think 🤔 was Attack-track that good!? Man, if Side Swipe did the commentating for the original commercial I'd have bought 2!! Lol.. but sadly the 1st time I brought it outside to play with...itd be its last! Batteries went too fast and it didn't make it thru the grass in my yard, so that's my experience when I was 6! Lol apparently SideSwipe had a very different experience! I clearly remember the batteries dying very fast! So fast I never got batteries again, id always remember pushing it manually over my carpet or up n down my stairs running over the bad guys, but yeah most of my memories are from a dead battery Attack-track lol..
I owned 80% of these - up until ‘86 at least. I was a pretty spoilt kid! My brother and I loved the MOTU series growing up. Nothing came close to these. I recall one Christmas mum asked me if I wanted a bicycle or He-Man. It was an obvious choice.
I was seven in 82 when I got my first He-Man. And the love affair with those toys began. 😂 This video woke up a nostalgia in me. Thank you. This was good timing for me personally, on finding your video tonight. You did a good job.
I never thought Man-E-Faces had orange skin, it looked like a space suit to me. I didn't like the Ram Man figure. Hated how his limbs didn't really articulate... he lacked the realistic look of the other figures. Just my 2 cents :)
basically from 86 and up they sucked..outside of a the rock people and slime pit..most of the rest was bad..Thats when i stopped collecting..I had the rock people and slime pit..King,Sorceris,ScareGlow should have all be earlier releases..along with the Queen.
What a great video! You took me way back to a great time in the 1980’s when I played with all my He Man figures! I started collecting them again about 3 years ago and it’s just as cool now as it was then. Thanks He bro!
What a Great Video, you're the 1st to do one of these with Vehicles and Castles that I've seen, also never thought of Rio with Stridor, I'm only 20 minutes into this video but it's Awesome!!! So Far
Great video. The first few years were the best, all the figures were awesome, and Grayskull is perfect. But even as a kid around '85 I remember thinking some of them were becoming too silly and I started to lose interest. I wasn't as into some of the Horde figures; stuff like Mantenna, Multi Bot, and Modulok just didn't feel like MOTU to me, so by '86 I was officially out. I still appreciate the entire line, it's cool looking back on the whole thing, but it's those first few waves that hold a special place in my heart. I have all of the first three years of figures of figures in a display case, and they look great. It also reminds me of such great times with my family, and that great 80's vibe that will never be replicated. Good times, awesome toys.
Back in the early 90s I would go over to my cousins house and he would let me play with his toys(he-man)...brought me great joy ...he passed away cystic fibrosis but I'll always remember him ...master of the universe..love u cuz
I watched the very first episode on Fox Channel 32 here in Chicagoland back when I was a kid during Saturday morning cartoons. I was hooked and played a lot of He-Man since I was 8 years old when it came out which is a perfect age.
This is a f-ing awesome review!! I used too have all this stuff when I was a kid and don't have any of it now. No idea where it went. I so wish I still had this stuff. This was back when kids actually had imaginations I used too get into it like I was actually there it was awesome. The internet ruined imagination for kids
OMG I had Crocobite when I was about 4. I still remember losing it in the front yard. Had no idea it was part of the He-Man line. Makes sense though since that was my favorite as a kid. It looks exactly like it did in my head all these years later. Great video He-Bro!!
Excellent video! Brings back lotsa memories. Battle Armor He-Man was my first MOTU figure, too. It was a present from my dad. I was 6 or 7 years old when I got it. Therefore it must have been in 1985 or '86. I still have this figure ... in a very bad shape. It had seen lotsa play. The only MOTU figures I still have are that Battle Armor He-Man and Roboto. Roboto is always on my desk. I have to admit that I always liked Hordak and the Horde. As a kid I got more into M.A.S.K.. after MOTU. Still love M.A.S.K., never really got along with Transformers.
Great video, certainly a trip down memory lane for me, it's interesting that I only had a couple of figures from 86, I guess I must've moved on to something else by then!
i love this video!!! so much memories, flashbacks i agree with nearly everything you said but i would give more thumbs up to to the toys anyways it would be awesome if you could do a video about your favourite action-cartoons of all time unimportant from wich year great channel keep it up the good work sry for my bad english peace
I was 5 in 82 and I still remember going into Walmart with my mom and seeing them for the first time. I got marman and I can remember playing with him in the back of the car on the way home
@@HeBroTV Here in Europe where I live, they started coming out around movie time, late 87. when I was 5, same as comics, so it wasn't by year like in the states. First figure I saw, and grandma bought me one of them were Rokkon and Stonedar. Some dude was selling them on front of his car lol They weren't so accessible to find and were circulating late 87- 1990 when Transformers replaced them. There were actually way more knockoffs floating around that were way cheaper but poor quality. I didn't have them except Jet Sled that was almost identical to original.
I didn't think I was going to sit through an entire hour of this video, but by the time I realized how long it had been, it was almost over! Great video, it was very enjoyable and educational.
Wow, thank you!
LOL My thoughts exactly!
In '84 I was at the Wisconsin State Fair with my mother and sister and I found a ten dollar bill on the ground. We stopped at Toys 'R' Us on the way home and I used it to buy Battle Armor He-Man and Skeletor. One of my fondest childhood memories...
I gift from God!!!!
2 for 10? Good deal!
I got the original He-Man for Christmas in 82 or 83, I didn’t know who he was but I liked the figure then the next year the cartoon came out and every kid was into He-Man and the MOTU.
I lost a $10 bill at Wisconsin State Fair in 1984.
You owe nr4620 $10
I was 6 years old when these figures came out. I get a weird feeling in my stomach when I look at these at it takes me back to a better, simpler time in life! I can still feel what those action figures felt like in my hand as well as the smell of the plastic. Wow thank you for sharing this! I remember waiting for my mom to come home from the store with the Battle Armor He-Man!
Thank you for the great story.
So was I. I got my first He-Man figure in first grade. Think it was 1982. Heard Asia, Duran Duran, and Iron Maiden for the first time. Had a Texas Instruments Home Computer as a gaming console. Seems like I remember the 80's a lot more than I remember the 90's.
@@AngryCalvin 80's kid through and through
I feel exactly the same
I remember that smell. I got my first He-Man when I was about 5 - I was just sitting around bored, and mum said 'I've got a gift someone bought you, and I didn't think it was suitable, but I might as well give it to you' and gave me an original He-Man she had stashed in her sewing cupboard. For the next few years whenever she left I'd often search through that cupboard hoping there were more hidden MOTU toys (there weren't).
Born in '81, grew up playing with He-Man, Star Wars, Thundercats, Lego, Super Naturals (the old hologram figures), Rock Lords and tons of miscellaneous toy soldiers. I'm in my 40s now. I miss the hell out of being a kid with nothing but happy memories, excitement & growing up in a far simpler, family-orientated time. Michael Jackson and George Michael on the radio, MTV played music and we were party to global events like the Berlin Wall, the Falklands War and the closing of the Cold War. Lifestyles were a lot more affordable then and it seemed hardwork was rewarded. I know many of us feel the same, and these figures really evoke a sense of the wonder of Christmas, the smell of the plastic and tons of shredded packaging, the excitement of coming downstairs on Christmas morning. It was great being a kid and it makes me want to show my future kids what a happy childhood looks like. Thanks for these videos mate, was really nostalgic seeing some of these figures again.
Wwow, thank you for your comment, it brought more memories for me.
Mom had a reward system in place. I had to bring home good grades before she brought these action figures. I had He-Man, Skunk-Man, Man-E-Faces (my favorite), Orko, and a few others I either traded with kids or outright had sticky fingers........😅
Motu is the GOAT. I almost feel bad for people who weren’t kids in the 80s. It was such a plethora of creativity and eye appeal.
Yes!
Cyclone Was my. Last HeMan Figure
if bring him. out i don’t i can do custom on him
I went from Star Wars to MOTU! How great was it to be a kid then..
@@benquirobiequiratman4646 Mine was Spikor..
Born in '77 and this is the most nostalgic video I have ever seen. So many figures that I had forgotten about. This video made me actually remember the feel and even the smell of these figures. Reminded me of trips on the weekend to Keys & Tons o' Toys with my mom...trips to K-Mart with my grandma. Oh the memories came flooding back, which means they were never really gone...and that's a whole other interesting topic on its own. Also realized that I'm apparently still kinda salty about a school friend removing the "holographic" sticker from Cy-Clone's chest.
Thank you for this video. Thank you very, very much.
Thank for the cool story, glad I could help you go down memory lane.
Yeah my cyclone sticker just fell off naturally for some reason and I had the super glue it back on so I feel your pain
I absolutely loved this entire line as an 80s kid...
Thank you sooooo much!!!!
This trip down memory lane was bittersweet... yet beautiful and something I cherish. Very powerful. Thank you so much
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Everybody can have his own opinion, I know, In my opinion the Hordak figure is one of the best figures of the Masters, I never thought of him as a Skeletor rip-of, and I also think Whiplash is pretty cool, using his tail as a weapon, and the attack track is also a masterpiece.
I have lots of friends that love Hordak, just not for me.
@@HeBroTV and why not hes amazing...
@@jamieoiler5690 Remade Skeletor
@@HeBroTV not at all,get new glasses nerd
@@jamieoiler5690 LOL, he's got blue skin, and a head that resembles a skull. (well the toy had gray.)
I still think the film is an underatted gem from the 80s saw it loads of times still got some of the figures up in my attic in a box, this video made me bring back a lot of memories from my childhood thanks mate!
How lucky are you that your kids are into this. I never got to have kids myself but if I did I would've loved to have shared my passions with them.
Sorry to hear.
Me Too
I’m glad someone else feels the same about Sy-Klone. Such a great toy.
Yes, he is cool.
Syklone was awesome
@@garymichael6899 Was the last MOTU fig I got in 1989
I have two of them so I painted one green where he had yellow and dubbed him "Sea-Clone".
LOL "Sea-Clone", very cool!
Orko deserves to be top tier. How can you not give him a thumbs up?
LOL, not an Orko fan
why not? Orko was a great character!
Orko makes the episodes unwatchable to me.
I was born in 87. I grew up with my brother's He-man hand-me-downs. I'm kind of surprised at how many of these figures I remember, because they were on their last legs when I got to them. Such great toys. It's been so much fun to have them back.
Yes, way fun and cool.
I just bought a whole bin of these plus both snake mountain and castle greyskull at a rummage sale. This video was really helpful in figuring out what went with what and the years.
Glad I could help out :)
My brother had a lot of He-man figures. He played with them as the show until he became a wrestling fan. Then they became wrestlers. It was fun helping him out. He and I would create wrestling belts for them. We used paper, markers, and black tape for the leather strap. It was fun and creative.
Sounds like fun
8:20 the most memorable figure from that era! Remembered seeing his episode and couldn't wait to get toy. Never could find one.....until now! Thanks "retro"
LOL
I had a lot of these growing up, but forgot most of them! Takes me back! 🙂✅👍🏻
Wish I could, I would join you.
I had way more of these than I actually remember.
Awesome video man, took my down memory lane, Masters of the Universe were my first real toys that I played with. Great times..... .
Glad you enjoyed
Great discussion of the vintage originals, and amazing collection. Thanks He-Bro.
Glad you enjoyed it (They are not all mine.)
Your childhood years till the age of 10 are the best of your life. No worries, responsibility, just fun and the joys of life. That's why these figures, which I owned a huge amount of, always bring those memories back. I can still smell what they were like when you first took them out of the wrapping. Those memories will never leave me.
That is cooooool :)
@@HeBroTV thanks👍
I agree and very well put. When I was a kid, I was so into these I just didn't know what to do with myself lol. All my birthday cakes were He-Man, Halloween costumes were He-Man and of course your lunch box had to be He-Man. These figures conjure up nothing but great feelings of just what you described. And there was nothing better than going out of town for some special reason but getting to stop at a store during the trip and spotting a figure that you didn't have yet and your parents saying yes you could get it!
@@magdump4456 100% The lunchbox and New toy feeling certainly resonates, too!!
What a great travel to the past!
I had 55 out of the 68 figures, plus Castle Grayskull, Snake Mountain, Fright Zone, Battle Cat, Panthor, Stridor and a lot of other stuff. Great memories. 😊
I still remember the smell of Moss Man and Stinkor, and the sound of Rattlor's neck expanding.
Here in Germany, they sold a "starter pack" with the original He-Man and Skeletor plus a cassette wich explained the origins of the MotU.
I was 6 or 7 as I saw this pack in a store, and all of a sudden everything else became unimportant. All I could think of, was getting these figures! 😅
I robbed the piggy bank, and bought it a few days later.
The beginning of a passion.
I had the toys, I watched the animated series (on VHS, rented at the local video store) and I collected the radio play cassette series.
All of this is such a big part of my childhood.
I regret, that I later sold everything on a flea market. 😢
@@alexanderwerewolf3978 very cool story, thanks for sharing. It is a bummer you sold them all. I too gave all mine away right before I got married. Thanks to eBay I got many back.
@@HeBroTV Well, I sold them around 1990. No eBay back then 🤷🏼♂️😄
Faker was my all time favorite Figure. My mother bought him by mistake thinking he was He-Man. He and Skelitor were my first two He-Men. I was upset at first but when I played with my friends I was the only one with Blue He-Man
Come on, Smurf He-Man, both 80's properties in one figure, sooooo cooool!!!!
Big nostalgia I felt watching this video
These were pretty my first toys as a kid.
Incredible memories. I still remember the very first time I coincidentally saw He-man in the store. I kept looking at every single detail, I remember being so intrigued by the comic book it had, that I felt I needed to read about its story.
Yes, it's so cool, how that is such a shared experience, but to each of us it felt like it was just us.
Being born in 1980, these toys were my childhood. Buzz-off was actually my first figure, but I evetually had most of them. Then we moved into a new house around '87 or '88 and ALL of my collection was lost in the move. Still makes me sad 30+ years later.
That really stinks, sorry to hear that.
You took the whole nine yards with this. With detail. I was a big collector myself back in the day. I'm making a big comeback with origins to refill of some I sold. Great work!
Awesome video, I still remember all my master of the universe. my fav was Stinkor. thanks for share!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I didn't realise how many of these figures I actually recognised and had when I was growing up, brings back good memories.
Glad I could trigger some memories
Great to see all these figures. I remember as a kid suddenly realising that MOTU weren't making cool figures anymore. When I look at this timeline, the quality drops in 85 and just keeps getting worse. It was a shame - the first few years were really nice characters and designs.
You just answered the question that has been plaguing Mattel, why did kids lose interest in the He-Man line.
loved this video, watched through the entire thing and loved it, I love the motu line and this was a great way to see all the figures from the line
Thanks
Awesome collection, man!! Such fond memories!!! Excellent video!! :-)
Thanks. (I don't have them all, some are just pictures from the internet.)
cliff climber, tower tools and scuba attack was not only released in italy, i remembered those on shelves here in sweden and i even had scuba attack as a kid bought in a toystore here in sweden.
Thanks for the info
Awesome video. Brought back so many memories. I only had four figures as a kid but I was nuts for MOTU.
Very cool. Which four?
@@HeBroTV Prince Adam, RioBlast, Rattler, and Lounge Lasher
Oh wow, so many that I had but had forgotten about! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Glad you enjoyed it
Bring backs good childhood memories. I had a lot of these guys & most of the vehicles.I'm missing about a dozen figured which I could get them.
nostalgia is always fun
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, dude.🙏
Glad you enjoyed it :)
This video is great!! Highly recommended to all the MOTU collectors, fans, enthusiasts! Just a little trip down memory lane while watching this video!!! I could've really went comment for comment on each toy (give or take a dozen) 😆
I know I'll NEVER forget, waking up to running down the stairs in my feety-pajamas almost breaking my neck on Xmas morning to see (and this was huge) Castle Grayskull all set up with endless figures everywhere lol don't forget I was little & this was what I was being good for ALL YEAR!! Thanx Santa 🎅!! LOL
Great story!!!!
@@HeBroTV thanx! Totally brought me back after seeing all these characters! The good ol days when I hadn't a care in the world, (except for making sure I had the next characters in my collection from motu) I'm sure I wasn't the only one!!
@Billy11179 cool profile picture bro
When I was 9 years old in 83 I went to the store every week and could never find the He Man figure, it was always sold out. I had most of the others though.
Yes, same here, LOL
Any others like me who stopped collecting by 86/87? I missed out on all of those later figures... But loved the early ones.
Yep, same story
Yes, I switched to G.I Joe (with a short M.A.S.K. interlude) back then.
@@Den.Vos.Reynaerde Mask was a cool idea.
Loved first getting these of christmas 1981 or 1982 me and my brother where over the moon it was so popular in the 80s
Nice, fun times
Nice overview of the old 80s collection. I found your opinions when relating to each figure fascinating, and like your sharing some of the backgrounds of a few from your personal experiences. As it stands now, I'm only missing 9 of the original toyline. As well as all of the bonus figures as you called them.
Cool, thanks! So are you going to get the last 9?
@@HeBroTV Let's just say, I'll be making it a priority when my cash flow isn't so hindered. My car needed a new battery this month, and wouldn't you know "it still wouldn't start". Plus to be honest, these 9 are some the most expensive of the collection remaining. So, eventually.
Good idea, but maybe get the origins version as stand ins, as they come out.
@@HeBroTV There was Sorceress, Buzz-saw Hordak, Twistoid and Rotar; Snake-Face, Multi-bot, Ninjor and Clamp Champ. But do you recall, the most famous figure of all? Horde Trooper the army builder, is not exactly hard to find. But even without his weapon, he is still overpriced.
@@jinxcalibur Rudolph the rednosed reindeer. (Yes, I did have 7 Troopers at one time and I sold them all way toooo cheap)
Woah!!! THANKS FOR THIS! What an amazing list!
Best toys ever!!! Best time ever!!!!
Yes, and thanks
Take me back to 80s now please 🙏
Put on your furry shorts, and furry boots, click your heels together and say, "There's no time more awesomer than the 80's" 3 times.
Main Xmas present 1985=Castle Grayskull 🏰 💀
Main Xmas present 1986= Snake Mountain 🐍 ⛰
Main Xmas present 1987= Hordes Fortress
I miss being a child in the mid 80’s
Loved the He-Man toys and vehicles. Great nostalgia and very good video 👍
I had 3 Xmas`s just like that too in South Africa...
@@ca9968 great times weren’t they? ;)
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks man, a very good thorough video! I had so many of these figures as a child and now find myself wanting to own them again, it's gonna be a long bumpy road, but worth the adventure 😁
Glad you enjoyed it, thank for watching.
Yes a long bumpy road indeed lol! Even loose figures with all their weapons are commanding a decent money these days so your wallet is going to take a beating unfortunately. But good luck and I hope you get them all. I am very fortunate as I still have all of my vintage Motu toys, all with their weapons. Well I have everything that was released in America and some of the Italy releases so I have a complete set of the American release. I am OCD and I was also OCD-ish as a kid and kept up with my toys and their weapons really well and never lost anything except the small gun to Castle Gray skull which I found on eBay 15 years or so ago lol. I wish you luck but I couldn't imagine starting from scratch
No vintage MOTU collection is complete without Scareglow...I got him for $400 recently but it was well worth it.
Wow, $400.00 that's needs to go in a glass case!
Brings me BACK!!! 1984 was my favourite year for many reasons - He Man was one!
Nice . . . 80's rock!!!!
Sos un genio,me haces volver a mi infancia,saludos!
Gracias, me alegro de que te lo pasaras bien.
Saludos desde Argentina!!
@@emilianolassalle4619 Bienvenido
damn! I had way more figures than I remembered. I totally forgot about some of them. Also had 2 playsets, the purple one with the microphone (adding some kind of distorsion and delay to your voice, making it sound like evil) which was superfun, and the one with the jail and the snake puppet. Awesome video
Thanks for joining us. Yes, there were some great playsets back in the day.
the Slime Pit had a warning not to use certain figures in it as it would ruin them.
Nice to know, I've never seen the directions,. but it would be cool to see who they list.
@@HeBroTV oh dang, just found out my comment got deleted... i had linked to the scan of the booklet.. Grizzlor, Mossman, Panthor, Kobra Kahn, Dragon Blaster Skeletor, and battery powered vehicles.....
@@MorganMcGinnis That stinks, find me on facebook
Yeah I know. I ruined Adam´s vest...
@@Den.Vos.Reynaerde that stinks
Great video. I remember when I was about 7 yrs old they had a display at the mall with the new release he man figures that hadn't come yet. It was so exciting its something that stuck in my head over the years because i loved collecting them as a kid and still have all of them.
Yes the memory and nostalgia overcome me quite often too.
Not sure if it was just the colors but faker was always one of my favorites.
A lot of people like him.
I think it is a gret idea. But i dont like the character for what he is but cool colours and concept.
@@Tommi1981 Yep :)
I had so many of these as a kid in the 80’s!! Forgot so many of them!!
Nice!
Greets from Germany 🤙
Thanks for joining
My brothers and I were all things He-Man back in the day. Between us we had most of them. Along with the vehicles pets/ companions like Battle Cat and Castle Grey Skull. Along with watching the original cartoon. Thank you for taking me back to my 80s childhood.
Glad I could be of service, and thanks for the story
Too bad you didn’t take to Attack-Track. By far my favorite vehicle in all MOTU! My original is so beat-up from pure playtime (yeah, lost the battery cover), but found a NM, 100% complete and working with zero sticker wear on EBay for under $20Us, shipped! Did you ever take yours outdoors to the sandbox, pavement, gravel, low-slopes hills and be mesmerized as it’s ingenious tracks 1. Conquered 90% of whatever was in its way, 2. Crushed all other battery powered vehicles with the possible exception of the GI Joe MOBAT tank (w/controller and could go all 4 directions (no “turn in-reverse” garbage from what I know) and operate the turret/lights & sounds… never seen one, but that’s tough to beat! Still, design, color killer tread mechanics, detailed stickers and typically, thanks to the pointy front, could slam into walls or table legs, brute-force adjust course and keep barreling over 3.75” Joe’s all day. I’ll give ya a pass; you’re right the vintage Ram-Man never really fit the line; just hollow with all the smarts of a boxer, US Football player and a Millennial atheist combined.
You make the Attack-Track sound like an awesome toy. I must have just got a factory dud.
@@HeBroTV yeah reading his comment made me have to think 🤔 was Attack-track that good!? Man, if Side Swipe did the commentating for the original commercial I'd have bought 2!! Lol.. but sadly the 1st time I brought it outside to play with...itd be its last! Batteries went too fast and it didn't make it thru the grass in my yard, so that's my experience when I was 6! Lol apparently SideSwipe had a very different experience! I clearly remember the batteries dying very fast! So fast I never got batteries again, id always remember pushing it manually over my carpet or up n down my stairs running over the bad guys, but yeah most of my memories are from a dead battery Attack-track lol..
I owned 80% of these - up until ‘86 at least. I was a pretty spoilt kid! My brother and I loved the MOTU series growing up. Nothing came close to these. I recall one Christmas mum asked me if I wanted a bicycle or He-Man. It was an obvious choice.
Nice, yes He-Man figures runs deep in many of us.
I get the Mekaneck hate however I like Mekaneck. Mekaneck was the first He-man figure I got.
Sorry man: he-man.us/2011_blitz-fiction/Meksuck1.html
I was seven in 82 when I got my first He-Man. And the love affair with those toys began. 😂
This video woke up a nostalgia in me. Thank you. This was good timing for me personally, on finding your video tonight. You did a good job.
Thank you, and glad I woke up the nostalgia in you :)
I never thought Man-E-Faces had orange skin, it looked like a space suit to me. I didn't like the Ram Man figure. Hated how his limbs didn't really articulate... he lacked the realistic look of the other figures. Just my 2 cents :)
Yep, for years I thought he was from a different toy line that they used for MOTU, but come to find out he was specifically designed for MOTU.
My first toy I remember buying or getting in stores. I have since recollected almost all, more than I had growing up.
Nice, Personally I love the old memories.
basically from 86 and up they sucked..outside of a the rock people and slime pit..most of the rest was bad..Thats when i stopped collecting..I had the rock people and slime pit..King,Sorceris,ScareGlow should have all be earlier releases..along with the Queen.
Thanks for you take on it.
What a great video! You took me way back to a great time in the 1980’s when I played with all my He Man figures! I started collecting them again about 3 years ago and it’s just as cool now as it was then. Thanks He bro!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a Great Video, you're the 1st to do one of these with Vehicles and Castles that I've seen, also never thought of Rio with Stridor, I'm only 20 minutes into this video but it's Awesome!!! So Far
I've also got about 85-90% of this List!!!
Thank you very much! Glad you were enjoying it.
Wow, that's cool.
Great video! I’m new to the he man collecting line, so this is great for getting introduced in the line
Glad I could help :)
Great video. The first few years were the best, all the figures were awesome, and Grayskull is perfect. But even as a kid around '85 I remember thinking some of them were becoming too silly and I started to lose interest. I wasn't as into some of the Horde figures; stuff like Mantenna, Multi Bot, and Modulok just didn't feel like MOTU to me, so by '86 I was officially out.
I still appreciate the entire line, it's cool looking back on the whole thing, but it's those first few waves that hold a special place in my heart. I have all of the first three years of figures of figures in a display case, and they look great. It also reminds me of such great times with my family, and that great 80's vibe that will never be replicated. Good times, awesome toys.
Yes, first 2-3 years are the best.
Back in the early 90s I would go over to my cousins house and he would let me play with his toys(he-man)...brought me great joy ...he passed away cystic fibrosis but I'll always remember him ...master of the universe..love u cuz
Thank you for that story.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I remember a lot of those toys and it was nice to hear your stories.
Thanks
I have a distinct memory of being a kid and I turned over the recliner so it was like a big cave and playing with Buzz off and Mechanek
That is a cool story, perfect cave!
Great work I just love how you make your personal nostalgia a factor to rank them
I never watch a full hour video but this was an enjoyable exception
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
It has been so long... I didn't remember how many of these figures there were😗 This brings back so many memories 😳🤘🇫🇮
Glad to be of service :)
I watched the very first episode on Fox Channel 32 here in Chicagoland back when I was a kid during Saturday morning cartoons. I was hooked and played a lot of He-Man since I was 8 years old when it came out which is a perfect age.
Great memories
Brilliant video 👍 really enjoyed it. Had most of these as a kid so this brought back lots of great memories for me.
Glad to know, thanks for sharing.
My parents bought this for my brother and I. Was absolutely amazing.
Sounds like fun
This is a f-ing awesome review!! I used too have all this stuff when I was a kid and don't have any of it now. No idea where it went. I so wish I still had this stuff. This was back when kids actually had imaginations I used too get into it like I was actually there it was awesome. The internet ruined imagination for kids
I think that Night Stalker would have been perfect fit for Scare Glow. Kind of that purple that matched with his cape.
That's cool, like one of the 4 horsemen
awesome video!!!! i also use to make mechaneck get captured lmao. love the claws you put on battle armor skeletor
Thank you. Yes, Mekaneck LOL
Wow thanks for video, its been so long i forgot all the figures, good memories, wish i still had all mine from bwck then.
the art of the vehicles box was awesone ...
Yes, they truly were.
Loved the overview and comments throughout. Awesome video, dude👍
Thanks a ton!
Good commentary man bless your heart i love both he man and she ra both a them my favourite cartoons a all time my generation good memories.
Thanks, I plan on making a She-Ra version someday
A grown man talking toys....i love it!!! He-man was and still is very special to me. These figures were mindblowing for a kid in the 80's
:)
Darts ginge?
great to see this video, its gets my to my childhood when i was to the Toy store and buy 100 of figures, great collection too
Glad you enjoyed it.
OMG I had Crocobite when I was about 4. I still remember losing it in the front yard. Had no idea it was part of the He-Man line. Makes sense though since that was my favorite as a kid. It looks exactly like it did in my head all these years later. Great video He-Bro!!
and thanks for the great story, I always enjoy reading these.
great video you really brought back some good memories for me
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
So glad I finally caught this...thank you fam...
Glad you made it :)
On christmas -84 i got my first figure, He-Man with Battle cat, Ram-man, and Skeletor.
Nice :)
Excellent video! Brings back lotsa memories. Battle Armor He-Man was my first MOTU figure, too. It was a present from my dad. I was 6 or 7 years old when I got it. Therefore it must have been in 1985 or '86. I still have this figure ... in a very bad shape. It had seen lotsa play. The only MOTU figures I still have are that Battle Armor He-Man and Roboto. Roboto is always on my desk. I have to admit that I always liked Hordak and the Horde. As a kid I got more into M.A.S.K.. after MOTU. Still love M.A.S.K., never really got along with Transformers.
check out what I did with Battle Armor He-Man for Origins: th-cam.com/video/2KV1_8HI_eU/w-d-xo.html
bella collezione un tuffo nei ricordi belli degli anni belli
Great video, certainly a trip down memory lane for me, it's interesting that I only had a couple of figures from 86, I guess I must've moved on to something else by then!
Yes, that's what happened to most of us. :)
i love this video!!! so much memories, flashbacks i agree with nearly everything you said but i would give more thumbs up to to the toys anyways it would be awesome if you could do a video about your favourite action-cartoons of all time unimportant from wich year great channel keep it up the good work sry for my bad english peace
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Masters of the Universe was my childhood had OG He-Man and Skeletor also got Man-At-Arms, Battle Cat and Castle Grayskull for Christmas in 1982.
nice!!!! fun memories
I was 5 in 82 and I still remember going into Walmart with my mom and seeing them for the first time. I got marman and I can remember playing with him in the back of the car on the way home
Fun memories
Wow, amazing! Now i know what next on my list.
Great!
My favorite two figures were Panthor and Mossman. I loved the fake fur/moss on them, it felt kinda nice having these in my hand
Yes, tacktile is very important.
Great video. Just counted from your list I had 20/68 as a kid. And a couple of vehicles.
Nice, which years did you have the most figures from?
@@HeBroTV Here in Europe where I live, they started coming out around movie time, late 87. when I was 5, same as comics, so it wasn't by year like in the states. First figure I saw, and grandma bought me one of them were Rokkon and Stonedar. Some dude was selling them on front of his car lol They weren't so accessible to find and were circulating late 87- 1990 when Transformers replaced them. There were actually way more knockoffs floating around that were way cheaper but poor quality. I didn't have them except Jet Sled that was almost identical to original.
Thanks for your personal story, alway cool to hear what others experienced.
Man this is the video I have been looking for!
Thank you :)
Oh man, that was really cool. My favorites are all the early stuff.
Thanks, yes, same here.
Brings back a LOT of memories. Can’t wait for some of these characters into ORIGINS! Putting together a set for my 1st nephew whom just turned one. I figure by the time he’s three they’ll get through a bunch of these satellite characters. MOTU! Skeletor was also MY 1st MOTU figure. Still my favorite figure. good vid. 👍🏼©.
Thanks, sounds like you're a good Uncle (Or Aunt)