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The story of the creation, rise and fall, and controversy of one of the biggest toy lines ever—He-Man And The Masters Of the Universe. Rife with colorful characters, fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, and moments of high drama and hilarious comedy, it’s a tale that will appeal to nerds and students of human behavior everywhere.
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Ahh, the jingle of the quarters (or tokens) in your pockets, the smell of ... well, whatever that was, the flashing lights and the wakka wakka. Oh the excitement that would course through your veins upon entering the arcade, to the debilitating hand cramping as you sat on your living room floor glued to the TV, just to traverse a yellow semi-circle…
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Tally ho, pup pup, and all that! Heeeellllllloooooo! Taking a turn for the unexpected, Andi, Bryan, Craig and Rusty sit down for a royal gossip session royally worth your listen! OK, so not so gossipy, but Those 80s Kids Remember the British Royal Family. It's not all about Princess Di, I promise!By Those 80's Kids
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On what would have been 80s Kid Mike's 54th birthday, please join us in honoring and celebrating his life with his final recorded podcast. To kick off the episode, we welcome Mike's wife Angie, and their daughters with a special segment celebrating Mike! The episode, recorded in mid December of 2020, finds Those 80s Kids Remembering the most memora…
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This is a Q&A from a screening of our documentary at The Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles. *The audio is BAD*. If this is your first episode, please know this is not par for the course for the rest of the podcast—start at episode 1. This is just a little fun bonus material for those who are interested. Featuring me, Roger Lay Jr., Mike Nichols, Larr…
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Roger Sweet moves on from Mattel but faces personal and professional challenges, as He-Man is revitalized—temporarily—at Cartoon Network. The series concludes with current Masters Of The Universe updates, including news about a film and Netflix series. Featuring interviews with: Mattel preliminary designer Roger Sweet, Mattel artist and product des…
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The Masters line goes from the biggest thing in the universe to getting dusty on toy store shelves. In an effort to try to save it, Mattel makes a live action movie. But once again, cutting corners leads to an underwhelming result. So they pick up the pieces and revamp the toy line as the ‘90s begin... Featuring interviews with director Gary Goddar…
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The animated show begins, making the toy line even more successful and earning Mattel more money. But it also brings them problems in the form of protest groups complaining the show is satanic and/or just a blatant commercial for the toys. Featuring interviews with Lou and Erika Scheimer of Filmation Animation; voice actor Alan Oppenheimer, Filmati…
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We trace the controversial origins of the He-Man toy line with interviews of the people who were there.... Roger Sweet, preliminary designer; Mark Taylor, artist and product designer; (Tall) Paul Cleveland, VP of marketing; Derek Gable, director of preliminary design; Ted Mayer, product engineer; Joe Morrison, director of marketing.…
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Though, she may sound a little surly, I can assure you, That 80s Kid Andi is NOT drunk! Join her and the rest of Those 80s Kids, Bryan, Craig & Mike as they get a little topical in talking about Covid19-Corona Virus while making comparisons, (and possibly martinis?) to the HIV/AIDS pandemic of the 1980. Listen to Those 80s Kids Remember Podcast tod…
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