Written by TAKE the CHALLENGE!
A great group of Masters of the Universe fans have taken the challenge to watch all 130 Episodes of the 1983 Filmation Cartoon Series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe“ for 130 days straight, one episode per day. They are the RE-WATCH-A-THON-ERS!
Be sure to check out the RE-WATCH-A-THON celebratory memento shirts and mugs (long sleeve shirts options are available too).
Today’s Episode is:
The Once and Future Duke
| PRODUCTION NUMBER | EPISODE TITLE | DIRECTOR | WRITERS | PREMIERE DATE | RE-WATCH-A-THON DATE |
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| MU58 | “The Once and Future Duke” | Lou Zukor | Phyllis White, Robert White | November 30, 1983 | Jan 23 |
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| Synopsis: Adam and Teela’s old friend, David, ends up losing his memory and becomes a child again. He-Man and Teela must find the source of the problem. | |||||
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OUR REVIEW:
Beginning with an interesting enigma where Adam and Teela cross paths with their childhood friend that mysteriously never grew up, the disappointing writing has Sorceress info dump the mystery away with an exposition overkill. Only Count Marzo's wizardry skills raises this episode above average fare. (6/10)
Comment, Review and Discuss below:
Tomorrow’s Episode is: “The Witch and the Warrior”
This episode was kinda nothing for me
How many times does Count Marzo appear in the show? I’m guessing a few more then I expected. I had the assumption he only appeared in maybe two?
Adult David lowkey looks like Temu Prince Adam
Count Marzo appears in The Eternia Flower, Search for a Son, and this episode, The Once and Future Duke.
Personally, I think all three of these episodes are some of the best in the original series. I didn’t realize it at the time, but getting a break from Skeletor was nice once in a while.
I have petitioned for a figure of an actual Filmation version of Count Marzo for years now. He has always been one of my biggest wants. (And I’d love a figure of Chimera too!!)
@ornclown Lately it feels like the other way around to me. Its nice to get a break from the villian of the week and see Skeletor once in a while lol
2 stars. Never understood Marzos popularity, I find him a boring villan (the 2002 update was way better.)