The History of Masters of the Universe: 1984 Edition

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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!

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

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

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

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

1984 great year...love the history..

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.

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!!!😁👍🙏

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 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.

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

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

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

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!!!

These videos make me feel like a kid again. Thanks, Mike, for bringing the light of our youths back the way you do.

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

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

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.