Lessons of Quirky 80's Cartoons - He-Man

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of reading an article by Jason Rider here on AC which showcased the arrival on DVD of He-Man. To say that it caused my sudden nostalgia would be very accurate.

I was a "geek" of the worst sort back in the 80's. I make no apologies. I remember fondly the days that I came home from school and watched the quirky and corny shows like He-Man, She-Ra and GI Joe. And the interesting thing about all 3 shows was that they all had morals tucked into the story lines. We don't see so much of that tactic anymore.

Instead we have shows that offer nothing but mindless stupidity for our children. For the younger kids, this doesn't apply so much. We still have Sesame Street. I am talking about the tweens and teenagers. So, I decided to try an experiment. Nothing terribly scientific, and no high paid scientists. Just the internet, my son, who is Autistic, and his friend Ann, who has ADD/ADHD. I decided to see if they could in fact identify the moral of the story by watching something that was designed around the very idea of morals and superhero messages. Something that would make them think about things. And wasn't just another mindless program about spoiled rich kids and their singing careers. I was surprised and pleased by what I found out.

Since I know you are going to ask, I'll tell you where I found the videos after reading Jason's article. I found it completely by accident, but I went to www.veoh.com. I started by searching for He-Man. And there is was. Both the old and new series. Full episodes, not chopped up like on YouTube. So, I then selected an episode called "The Royal Cousin" from the original series "He-Man and The Masters of the Universe".