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One thing I always liked about She Ra over He-Man was the villains! I absolutely loved the Horde! Hordak, Leach, Mantenna, Modulock and Grizlor! This series is another brilliant 80's Classic and the cross over with He-Man in the Secret of the Sword was brilliant!

She-Ra: Princess of Power was the successful follow-up series from Filmation to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The founder of Filmation, Lou Scheimer, was a talented man with a lot of vision. He was the only producer creating American-made cartoons for kids in the mid-1980s, which was a real achievement. He oversaw the writing, production and was even a voice contributor to his shows (under the name Erik Gunden) - he voiced Orko, Swift Wind, Mantenna, as well as numerous small parts. Sadly, this was one of the last works from Filmation, but there is a lot to love about this classic cartoon.

The She-Ra series ran for 93 episodes from 1985-87 and had a lot going for it. It started with a wonderful pilot film called 'Secret of the Sword' which is probably the best overall story He-Man and She-Ra ever had. If you don't see any other She-Ra episodes, these comprise the first 5 episodes and are definitely the best to see. Everything Filmation did is on display there. Bright animation colors, spectacular scenic backgrounds, creative voices, and adventurous stories were the appeal of He-Man and She-Ra. She-Ra's show was more geared towards young girls and there are many rainbow-colored characters such as She-Ra's flying Unicorn, Swift Wind. The show struck a good balance for boys as well with the villainous Hordak and the occasional appearances of He-Man keeping their interests as well. The basic story of the show is the Horde is the evil power on She-Ra's world of Etheria and she must always come to the defense of the peasants to fight Hordak. She keeps a secret alias as Adora, and lives with the rebels in Bright Moon in the Whispering Woods. When members of the Horde continue to invade, Adora turns into She-Ra to thwart their attacks.

Melendy Britt is wonderful as the titular character, She-Ra. Her voice has a strength, confidence and care that make this show and main character a role model. This was also one of the earliest cartoons which has a woman as the main role model and who is the equal of the men on the show. She-Ra never shows off her powers and treats everyone fairly and equally. She also voices Adora and does a great job of distinguishing the characters. Linda Gary, who was so good as Teela and the Sorceress, creates two great allies of She-Ra, Glimmer and Madame Razz. There are many other colorful characters helping them including Kowl, Bow, Queen Angella and Frost.

The villains, on the other hand, are wonderfully despicable. George DiCenzo is Hordak, the arch-villain who changed the course of She-Ra's life by kidnapping her as a baby and bringing her to their world of Etheria. He also voiced Bow, which shows his versatility, not to mention he played Marty McFly's grandfather in 'Back to the Future' the very same year - 1985! Hordak is a villain's villain - he seems to be bad for the love of it. It makes it easy for kids to understand that he is out to get the good characters and while the animation is colorful, the characters are all good and all bad, making that aspect of the stories very black and white. Hordak is aided by Catra, Shadow Weaver, Leech, Mantenna and Grizzlor.

The designs of the characters and the magical world they live in really create a world all its' own. The background artists drew colorful, alternately bright and dark landscapes for this sci-fi/fantasy world. If you saw these as a kid as I did, it will bring you back to a world of wonder and adventure. The music is appropriately dramatic and is of a higher quality than you would ever expect for a show on such a tight budget. There's a brief moral message at the end of each episode from a character called Loo-Kee (voiced by Scheimer's daughter, Erika) who also reveals where he was hiding in the episode (sort of a 'Where's Waldo? Angle each episode had to keep the kids' eyes sharp throughout each episode.) The overall animation is fantastic for its' time and the many different characters each strike a different chord that add to the magic of the atmosphere of the show. The show remains a positive show for family entertainment today, even if the style of it is very much entrenched in the 1980s.

This was a good show for it's time. It lead to Xena: Princess Warrior in the 1990's.

I just wish that they put She-Ra in a Marvel Animated Universe style with

Space Ghost Birdman Herculoids Thundarr the Barbarian TThundercats He-Man She-Ra

Supporting Cast

Mighty Mightor Samson Blue Falcon Super President Dino Boy Galaxy Trio Teen Force The Pirates of the Dark Water Galter and the Golden Lance Blackstar Secrets of Isis Xena Space Sentinel/Freedom Force

I have reviewed dozens of 80's movies/tv shows and I have always said the same thing; the 80's were the best ever and nothing will ever top them.

She-Ra was one of the many great cartoons from that era. Being a male movie fan I didn't take much interest in it at first but I had enjoyed the awesome Masters of the Universe cartoon series. Back in the 80's I decided to watch She-Ra after realising it was connected to the He-Man show.

Just like He-Man and other 80's cartoons such as Thundercats, She-Ra had it all; swords, sorcery, action, moral dilemmas, heroics and pure fantasy. She-Ra's world was one of fantasy and there were clear cut heroes and villains. The villain was the wicked Hordak who ruled Etheria with an iron fist but could never totally rule thanks to She-Ra.

Call me crazy but I believe 1980's cartoons such as this can be great role models for everyone. I say that because 1980's cartoon heroes were true good guys who helped those less fortunate than themselves and always fought against the darkness and evil. The likes of She-Ra and He-Man were role models; they upheld their morals in a dark world and they never stooped to the level of the villains. They never killed anyone no matter how evil and they always worked tirelessly for the greater good. Perhaps we can all learn something from watching these shows-but remember to enjoy them as well. There's only so much philosophical thinking one can do whilst watching a show.

I don't know why people are hating on the original She-Ra. I think the character designs and plot were much better than the reboot She-Ra. My favorite design was Glimmer's. She looked much prettier back then, and more edgier, too. The animation was also spot on for 1980's standards. So if you haven't seen this She-Ra yet, please give it a chance.

How can anyone make something so ugly.

The new she-ra is 100 times better.

If my 12 year old self would watch this i would have nightmares.

WHAT THE FUUUUU IS GLIMMER AND WHY IS EVERYONE LIKE 40 AND WHY... just why would you make this.

You see, this is what She-Ra SHOULD look like.

She was created to be an action hero that appeals to women. She SHOULD look like a woman, not like a little girl. She SHOULD fight evil and have adventures and NOT just be cutsie all the time.

She is a Sci-Fi Barbarian Princess and she SHOULD look imposing and heroic have real adventures.

This is what She-Ra should look like, these are the adventures she should be in. This is how to do it right.

She-Ra was a very obivous attempt to expand the He-Man universe into the barbie dolls and Holly Hobby bracket of society. Guess what, it worked! She-Ra blended a good feminist heroine with plenty of action and adventure. Along with pastel colors and general cuteness for balance. It had good characters, good animation design and for the time period good scripts. What little girl didn't want to be She-ra when she grew up? Plus it had a cool horse. The funny thing about the show was how much it borrowed from Wonder Woman. The secret idenity, the amazonian nature, the main female badgirl based off a cat(catra/cheetrah), ect. Even though the vast majority of 80's cartoons are unwatchable these days. She-ra is still entertaining even if it didn't hold the power it did in the 80's.

There's a quick flash of a tranquil human skull (with 55 unnotacible dryed tears by the mouth) being checked on and brought back to life when a driving human lets go of a monkey scream. Then, IMMEDIATELY, a small hand is shown turning a large door knob, and that body walks off to a totally seperate task. After about 35 minutes of a close up of someone operating a steering wheel, you'd see a human multiplying like this: two painted yellow engines are shown on a human form, one where the heart is and one over the mouth.

I grew up on this show. I had the dolls. My sister and i played She-Ra for hours. I just don't understand why this show gets dumped off the airwaves and trash like "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and "Pokemon" gets put on instead. This was one of the few really good kids shows, with no sex and bad language, and little violence. Where has children's programming gone? Bring She-Ra and He-Man back!

She Ra and He Man are by far (along with the likes of The Thundercats and Voltron)some of the best cartoons ever. They were the staple of my after school lineup. Its a shame that they aren't broadcast around here. I could never understand why these were never (recently) made available on DVD/VHS. Too bad!

As a young boy of the 80's I loved everything that had anything to do with He-man. When a new show featuring his twin sister debued I of course watched it for He-man...and found myself drawn into the wonderful world of Etheria. She-ra is an example of everything done right in a cartoon. It had action, compassion, humor, games, and life lessons. She-ra herself should be seen as an inspiration to young girls everywhere. She was strong, powerful, a leader, and wise. Another comment said She-ra was based loosely off of Wonder Woman...this may be so, but I honestly believe that She-ra was the main inspiration fot the famous "Xena: Warrior Princess." My friend and I found old tapes of She-ra at the library. After viewing it today, older and wiser, the stories truly are brilliantly done and there is even more humor than what I remembered. I recommend She-ra to anyone who loves action and fantasy.

This series really struck a chord within me as a child, and I still have fond memories of watching it. I wish it had never ended, and I would love to buy it on DVD, along with many other cartoons (like He-Man, The Thundercats, and Snorkels.). Everyone should have a childhood filled with great cartoons like this.

To me this is the best serial cartoon to be put out yet. It always had great stories and I loved all the characters, even the horde.I hope someday She-Ra and her brother He-Man will return to television, or at least video. We just dont have quality programs like this on for kids anymore. Todays kids are exposed to such nonsense as "The Power Rangers" which has no real quality, its just repackaged shows from Japan. At least adults could like She-Ra, can you picture a parent sitting down and REALLY watching barney? no. All in all She-Ra was a great show and deserves to be noticed once again.

I have loved this show and miss it very much, I played with She-ra dolls and my brother played with the He-man dolls together for hours on end, taking over my parents first floor home... It is so sad that it left after 93 episodes, why did it leave? BRING IT BACK! Its so much better than Power Rangers, Pokemon, and all that other stuff... bring it back!

Yeah, ol' Lou Schiemer and Filmation did some classic stuff in the 80s.

I remember going to the theater to see 'He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword'. It was one of the few movies I actually got to go to in between my early childhood and late adolescence (I think I was grounded from the time I was 10 until I was 18).

Heh, interesting memories. The friend I'd seen the movie with was the BIG He-Man fan, I was more of a GI Joe/Transformer fan (at least as far as our respective toy collections were concerned). He was always complaining about She-Ra pulling off ridiculous feats of strength without much effort---I believe in one episode she moves a large celestial body or large building or some such with one hand, whereas in some other episode of He-Man's show it was some sort of face-twisting hernia-inducing task for He-Man to lift Castle Greyskull off its foundations. It was *so* important for us to discuss this stuff! Ah, the bliss of youth, I do miss it.

I remember the She-Ra cartoon being a little bit flashier looking than the He-Man one. It used a lot more of that orange-yellow-scintillating light-effect-thing that Filmation made use of a lot in its cartoons, usually for "magic portals" and such. And of course the music had more depth to it. Most Filmation cartoons that I can remember usually had an instrumental version of the theme song over the end credits. Of course in the case of He-Man it was just the opening theme with none of the narration. Not only did She-Ra's end credit sequence involve lyrics but DIFFERENT lyrics and evidently a different song! OK, enough of my rambling. I heard recently She-Ra had a higher budget than He-Man...I'm pretty sure the extra money went into golden-scintillating light...portal...things and the music. ;)

I always liked She-Ra. She was such a cool and fantastic woman cartoon character. I loved it when ever she joined up with her brother He-Man.This series may not have been as epic are spectacular as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe but She-Ra: The Princess of Power was a good animated series none the less!

Both He-Man and She-Ra were my most favorite cartoons of the 80s but to me She-Ra, yes a fictional cartoon character, gave me a sense of empowerment. What He-Man did for the boys She-Ra did for the girls. I'm grateful for Filmation for creating She-Ra and a role model to look up to. I often wonder what Mike Young Enterprises would have done to She-Ra if they had gotten their hands on her but I just know that it wouldn't have been good. So more power to the girls is all I have to say. She-Ra RULEZ!! Bar none. No question or doubt in my mind that She-Ra is a role model. You can count on my comments being positive about She-Ra.

My hope is now, with the first release of season 1 of He-Man: Master of the Universe( the original ) is that will hopefully force the Creators of the show into releasing She-Ra: Princess of Power in it's entirety. The Secret of the Sword was a cross over and a must for any He-man collector as well as She-Ra fanatic. So please keep all prayers, hopes and fingers crossed that we will all be blessed with these DVD box sets.

On a High Note, I just found out that the Rare( at least up until now) He-man She-Ra: A Christmas Special, which was released originally in 1984 will be released on DVD on December 6th of 2005. The price Via Amazon.com is approximately $14.00 through them, but the Estimated Retail Value is at $20, and well worth it.