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A great group of He-Man fans are on a quest 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. Join us on this adventure!
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Today’s Episode is:
Trouble in Trolla
| PRODUCTION NUMBER | EPISODE TITLE | DIRECTOR | WRITERS | PREMIERE DATE | RE-WATCH-A-THON DATE |
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| MU77 | “Trouble in Trolla” | Ernie Schmidt | Larry DiTillio | September 21, 1984 | Feb 11 |
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| Synopsis: Orko learns his uncle, Montork, has been replaced as head of the Trollan Academy of Magic. He-Man and Battle Cat join Orko on Trolla to find Montorks cocky replacement, Snoob, working with Whiplash and teaching him magic. | |||||
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OUR REVIEW:
A story that could been a model for a spinoff series, enjoyment for an episode that takes place primarily on Orko's home planet is likely dependent on one's feelings towards the Trollans. The Krooms are fun, but this episode (interestingly enough) probably would have benefited more without the inclusion of Whiplash and He-Man. (4/10)
Comment, Review and Discuss below:
Tomorrow’s Episode is: “Betrayal of Stratos ”
I agree with you – anytime you have more than one Trollan in an episode the odds of it being on the low end get very high with a few notable exceptions. Snoob is annoying in this one, but to be frank so is Orko after Snoob is trying to be better.
I try to always find something I enjoy though so I’ll say Cringer shines in this episode, and I like that they’ve world-built enough to this point that you don’t really need much into to Dre-Elle or Montork as this is their third appearance each.
Taking He-Man and Whiplash out of the story is an interesting idea. We could spend extra time in Trolla and learn more about the world and it would give Orko the chance to be the real hero. Until now Orko has done heroic things but he has never been the hero. I like every episode including this one but I really like that idea.
Nothing episode except what the hell is up with Snoob’s design?
3 stars. Fun episode. Use to hate these trolling episodes as a kid but on rematch they aren’t too bad.