He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Prince Adam is the young son of Eternia's rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam uses the Sword of Power by holding it aloft and saying the magic words "By the Power of Grayskull, I HAVE THE POWER" he is transformed into He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe. Together with his close allies, Battle Cat, The Sorceress, Teela, Man-At-Arms and Orko, He-Man uses his powers to defend Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor. Skeletor's main goal is to conquer the mysterious fortress of Castle Grayskull, from which He-Man draws his powers. If he succeeds, Skeletor would conquer the world of Eternia, and possibly the whole universe.

Series details

• Title: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1983-09-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-12-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 4230

Cast and credited roles

• John Erwin — Prince Adam / He-Man
• Lou Scheimer — Orko
• Linda Gary — Teela
• Alan Oppenheimer — Man-at-Arms / Duncan
• Alan Oppenheimer — Cringer / Battle Cat
• Alan Oppenheimer — Skeletor
• Linda Gary — The Sorceress / Zoar
• Lou Scheimer — King Randor
• John Erwin — Beast Man
• Linda Gary — Evil-Lyn
• Lou Scheimer — Trap Jaw
• Jay Scheimer — Queen Marlena

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-09-05; final listed air date 1983-12-02; episode order: 65.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-09-11; final listed air date 1984-12-08; episode order: 65.

Source and licence

Adapted from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.