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You forgot Rip Torn as Skeletor. And the rampant homoerotic undertones to the show.

I would be angry, but then again, the movie was crap already, and a remake might be better. It is the ones that fix what isn't broken that suck.

The "Walter Mitty" flick: Mike Myers makes a little more sense than Owen Wilson did. I don't know who came up with that. Especially if the story is supposed to skew more towards Thurber's original story than to the gussied-up Kaye version.

Oh, Orko. When my sister and the other neighborhood girls and I would play He-Man and She-Ra, I *always* got stuck playing Orko. I wanted to be at least Battle Cat, and Alison was totally younger than me, so I should have gotten dibs, but her big sister was bigger than my big sister, so Orko I was, while *she* got be a giant green tiger. Freakin' Orko.

Man, did I love He-Man. My brother and sister and I had all the castles and action figures. We used to play for hours. I was always She-Ra, my brother was He-Man, and my sister was Evil-Lyn, the witch. My favorite Christmas special, for awhile, was the He-Man Christmas, where Skeletor gets a heart. I really hope it's at least better than the last movie.

Also, I will still forgive Mike Myers almost anything (though I have blocked out my memory of The Cat in the Hat), so, maybe it won't suck.

Ugh, WHY is Hollywood so hell-bent on ruining my fondest childhood memories?? Make your money -- I'm not opposed to that -- but LEAVE MY CARTOONS ALONE!!

If they try to mess with Robotech, I'm going to die.

Was that Lee Majors as Dad in "Solomon Brothers"? Awesome-O!

"Wayne's World" Mike Myers would be perfect for that Walter Mitty movie; "Cat in the Hat" Mike Myers can eat my Pajiba. When was the last time we saw "throw me a frickin' bone, here" Mike Myers?

Never got the whole He-Man thing; even as a child, I was skeeved by the over-muscled, tight-pantsed-ness. Go Thundercats!

Stella, I loved Voltron too, but have you watched it recently? I remember the Princess being so kick-ass, but when I Netflixed it for my daughter, it was amazing how pitiful she was...really one of those "too stupid to live" heroines. Of course, I still love the show, I just can't watch it anymore. *sniff*

So will the film be the "car" version of Voltron or the "lions" version? It's an important distinction. I think the lions version ran longer, and certainly made for cooler toys, but I actually preferred the cars version on screen.

Jen, your post was hilarious. Comfort yourself with the fact that the only borderline touching episode of He-Man centered around Orko, who found a soul mate to whom he could show his face (the greatest sign of love and trust for his species).

It's amazing how much you remember from when you were 8. Of course, that was nearly a quarter century ago. Now I feel old.

Gwildor...Gwildor...I'm pretty sure this role directly contributed to Billy Barty's failing lungs and heart, leading to his eventual demise. I just wish they would have stopped type-casting him as the perpetual dwarf, gnome, faerie, midget, or overall short person. Would have been cool to see him in a buddy-cop flick with Andre the Giant as his by-the-books, uptight partner.

I nearly choked on my coffee when I saw that picture this morning. Thanks.

Learning that a Voltron movie is in the works just completly ruined my day.

Rockwell: But, dude, they were cats . . . everybody knows that cats are naturally muscular and genetically pre-disposed to wear tight clothing. Schnarrrfff!

Don't remember, pink, but here's what I do know: Rachel McAdams has repeatedly said she wants to play Cheetara in the movie. In the words of Blur, "Whoo-hooo!"

VOLTRON?!?

Don't even play with me like that. I can only be happy if they bring back Star Blazers.

Good day sir.

LOL, "The Brothers Solomon: Rod and Todd, All Grown Up".

Kathy, I think you may have been in the sweet spot BETWEEN demographic groups. You would have been 12 or 13 for He-Man and probably 14 or 15 for Thundercats. I can't speak on He-Man, but I was in high school for Thundercats, and as Rockwell said, that show rocked.

We would go home after school, get high and watch Thundercats. Not ironically, mind you -- we didn't have irony in Arkansas in 1985 -- but simply because it was a cool show and went down easier with beer and bud. The actual target demo was probably boys ages 7-12. (Girls liked it too, though; my girlfriend became downright frisky after a couple Budweisers, half a doob, and a half-hour of Cheetara.)

Not sure if it's the same experience for He-Man, though I remember junior high boys liking that show. But I think that show was not directed at girls -- it may just not have been on your radar at all.

K - 1985 was a great year -- my senior year, dating a tolerant, adventurous sophomore who loved Simon LeBon more than anything in the world. I phantom-smell her perfume and the cab of my pickup whenever I hear "When Doves Cry."

(And yes, I think your brother was probably perfectly placed for the He-Man phenomenon.)

Man, it is quiet around here today -- Easties all took off early for Memorial Day weekend right now. Dustin is probably sipping scotch somewhere in Hamptons, not worrying about my need to hear how much "Pirates" sucks.

Kathy- Like I, you were (gasp) too old for the Thundercats/He-Man stuff when it came out. I'm 1971, my brother is 1979- he and his friends watched both shows religiously and so I too became sucked in (back then, most houses I knew of only had one TV). But I never would have admitted that I watched those "kid shows."
Sing with me now- "One Banana, Two Banana, Three Banana, Four; Five Bananas make a bunch and so do many more...!"

Thanks for the reassurance, Go Big Red, especially since in my mind, I keep seeing Corey Feldman when I'm trying to remember where it came from, and that's just scary.

Corey Feldman ... it's not from "Lost Boys," is it? The scene that intros his character is set in a comic book store, and he and his friend are arguing about something when Corey Haim walks in.

Clearly not "Stand By Me." It might be from "The 'burbs" -- another one where he and some stoner friends are standing around arguing about something (while Tom Hanks meanders around).

Go Big Red: Hey, I remember that banana song, even the tune! (Dammit.) Those shows were creepy, but I couldn't stop watching them, apparently. I doubt there was much else on.

We only had one TV, too, and once dad got home, it was his. Even though my brother was younger than me, he quickly got bigger and stronger, so I had no choice but to watch The Three Stooges every morning. They depressed me back then--I wanted the other two to gang up on Moe and hang him by his shoestrings. And there was my silly brother laughing his fool ass off.

What's funny is my husband was born in 68, but he vividly remembers Thundercats and He-Man. He was on the verge of joining the Army back then, had dropped out of school. All he did, apparently, was smoke pot, drink cheap wine, and watch those cartoons. It explains a lot about him, LOL.

Add one to the Silverhawks' shrine builders. Even if it was a pure, undisguised copy of Thundercats down to each possible detail, that song is the first that comes to mind when I remember my times in those weird '80s.

About He-Man, TK, if you have a place for two under that lawnmower and a little man-camaradary to spare, please take me with you. The cartoon truly sucked and I truly loved it back then. Oh, well...

As for the 1987 movie, I was eager enough to get it on the big screen. At the tender age of about 12 or 13, with no good judgement of anything whatsoever, all I could think at the time was "How could they possibly take this out of paper?" I honestly hope the upcoming one is not a remake, but a full reinvention from scratch. And I think I won't go see it either way.