By the end of the 80's, Jean Chalopin had left DIC and started a new company. Unfortunately, acquiring the rights to He-Man didn't end well.
The New Adventures of He-Man sends Mattel's galactic hero to the planet Primus. Unfortunately, arch foe Skeletor, now with green skin to coat his bony appearance, follows. Bear in mind, this was three years before Nelvana's Tales From The Cryptkeeper, so this is where they got the idea to give their titular MC his animated appearance. Seems certain media nannies thought Skeletor was too scary for the wee ones.
The first chapter of "A New Beginning" explains how He-Man, who'd finally revealed his secret identity to his parents, ends up on a new world.
Mattel put out a new set of action figures, but this show was a bomb. It would take 12 years before they'd try again. I felt this was unnecessary, and not worth the time.
Rating; C-.
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