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bitwize 2 days ago [-]
When I was 6-7 and my sister was four, I was way into He-Man. My sister's best friend at the time, a girl her age who lived down the road a ways, was too. When I went over to their house close to Christmas, I saw that their tree had nearly every single He-Man figure then available under it. I thought any girl who was this into He-Man had to be really cool.
riffraff 2 days ago [-]
Netflix has a pretty entertaining series on old toys, and there's an episode on He-Man, which, among other tidbits, explains that Battle-cat was actually a random tiger from a different toy line (Big Jim in the Jungle IIRC) with a paint job and a saddle.
Proper creativity at work!
morelikeborelax 2 days ago [-]
He is quite the character on that. Great episode!
low_tech_love 2 days ago [-]
As someone dealing with a few cases of cancer in the family (including a child) I can’t help but think what an amazing miracle to live to 91 years old. Some people really hit the jackpot! Rest in peace.
thaumasiotes 2 days ago [-]
When my younger sister was in elementary school, she complained to my mother that the other kids at school had grandparents.
JKCalhoun 2 days ago [-]
A post a few years back by someone dying of a terminal disease said as much (and I will not forget the sentiment). Essentially: old age is a privilege, not something anyone should ever expect.
swords and sandal style, I loved he-man and remember how epic the sound and visuals were on the cartoon, the homo-eroticism was just the atmosphere
JKCalhoun 2 days ago [-]
Not to bee too much of a Debbie-Downer here (Cynical Simon? I just made that one up), but for some reason I was surprised and horrified that they might actually design a toy first and make a cartoon around it.
That level (and insidiousness) of marketing was one of many wake-up calls I had to the world around us.
—Jaded John
kelnos 2 days ago [-]
I had so many He-Man action figures and toy vehicles as a child in the 80s. Loved the TV show as well. This mention really brought back some memories.
senectus1 2 days ago [-]
I had one of the original toys... as a small child i was really fascinated by the absurdly muscled character.
Proper creativity at work!
That level (and insidiousness) of marketing was one of many wake-up calls I had to the world around us.
—Jaded John