The Toys That Made Us He-Man (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The Toys That Made Us

He-Man (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The story behind Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" toy line featuring iconic characters like the heroic He-Man and the villainous Skeletor, became one of the most popular media franchises aimed at young boys in the 1980s.

Director

Tom Stern

Writer

Benjamin J. Frost

Producers

Benjamin J. Frost | Michael Greggs | Richard Mayerik | Ian Roumain

Editor

James Anderson (additional editing)

Casting Directors

Deanna Brigidi | Desiree Mandelbaum | Natalie Terrell

Production Designer

Russell M. Jaeger (production design)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 2, 2018

Release date

Dec 22, 2017 (United States)

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Mark Bellomo Self Self See fewer	A Toy Store Near You (2020)
Donald Ian Black Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Ed Calderon Self - Cameo Self - Cameo See fewer	Cicuta: En Boca de Lobos (2019)
Dave Capper Self Self See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Circus-Szalewski Reenactment Actor (as Circus Szalewski) Reenactment Actor (as Circus Szalewski) See fewer	Babylon (I) (2022)
Paul Cleveland Self Self See fewer	Toy Masters (2012)
James Eatock Self Self See fewer	Granny DJ
Jill Elikann Self (as Jill Barad) Self (as Jill Barad) See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Randy Falk Self Self See fewer	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
Brian Flynn Self Self See fewer	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Curse of the Three Terrors (2016)
Derek Gable Self Self See fewer	Toy Masters (2012)
Connor Harms Reenactment Actor Reenactment Actor See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Josh Herbolsheimer Self Self See fewer	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Curse of the Three Terrors (2016)
Tom Kalinske Self Self See fewer	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1993)
Tawmis Logue Self Self See fewer	Neverending Nights (2004)
Dolph Lundgren Self Self See fewer	Rocky IV (1985)
Judy Shackelford Self Self See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
Val Staples Self Self See fewer	Fall of Grayskull (2015)
Roger Sweet Self Self See fewer	Death Battle (2010)
Mark Taylor Self Self See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Eric Treadaway Self Self See fewer	Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)
Joshua Van Pelt Self Self See fewer	The Trials of Darksmoke (2015)
Janice Varney-Hamlin Self Self See fewer	The Toys That Made Us (2017)
David Vonner Self Self See fewer	How Disney Built America (2024)