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On Thanksgiving Day some bold Masters of the Universe fans accepted the challenge to watch all 130 Episodes of the 1983 Filmation Cartoon Series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe“ one episode per day for 130 days straight. It continues!
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Today’s Episode is:
A Beastly Sideshow
| PRODUCTION NUMBER | EPISODE TITLE | DIRECTOR | WRITERS | PREMIERE DATE | RE-WATCH-A-THON DATE |
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| MU15 | “A Beastly Sideshow” | Gwen Wetzler | Peter L. Dixon, Robby London | October 10, 1983 | Dec 11 |
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| Synopsis: A carnival comes to the kingdom. Cringer falls for the female cat and follows her into a trap set by Beast Man. He-Man must get him back. | |||||
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OUR THOUGHTS:
While the episode starts out strong with a creepy carnival ringmaster and a mysterious white "Pretty Kitty" aimed to attract Cringer, the white beast disappears midway for a subpar Snake Mountain adventure where an oddly introduced Earthly condiment saves the day. (5/10)
Comment, Review and Discuss below:
Tomorrow’s Episode is: “Reign of the Monster””
When I was a kid I loved this episode. I remember being shocked that the carnival leader was really Beast Man. Watching Cringer react to the white lion is funnier as an adult. When I was a kid I thought nothing of it but watching it as an adult I blush. Cringer is panting like he wants to mate! The crazy things they used to put on kids shows.
@samuel if I had to levy one main criticism on this episode it’s that we don’t get to see Pretty Kitty again after Cringer is captured.
I have fond memories of this one – obviously I’m a huge fan of any Cringer/Battlecat focused episode, and this is one of the few that I think actually gives them both a fair amount of attention and dialogue. The setup is fun especially for the viewer – Skeletor thinks capturing Cringer will bring Adam which will bring He-Man, and Beastman is the perfect Evil Warrior for the task. From a continuity sake too I love the brief dialogue when Skeletor asks Beastman why he doesn’t control Cringer with his powers and Beastman replies that there’s something different about Cringer.
There’s a lot of head scratching moments in this one though – the whole dialogue when He-Man and Battlecat confront Skeletor in his throne room is bizarre, and the fact that pepper is what saves the day against someone who doesn’t have a nose. I also like how Evil-Lyn says she powered up Teela’s chains to the point He-Man can’t free her and a couple of minutes later He-Man snaps them like a twig.
Definitely a fun “feel-good" episode – to this day I still laugh when Orko’s hat catches on fire and he thinks pepper will put it out.
Alright I can finally type my thoughts since the site’s fixed
This episode is just a bowl of nothing to me. The fact that it focuses on my least favorite character, Cringer doesn’t help at all. Low tier episode for me.
4 stars. A fun episode with a lot of good humor and action, as well as great character work. The caged animals do show why a talking cringer doesnt make sense tho.