Episode
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: A Friend in Need
Overview
An inventor called Zicran visits the Royal Palace to deliver a Transmutator machine to Man-At-Arms, accompanied by his daughter Ileena, a friend of Teela's. Ileena is vulnerable and lacking in self-confidence, feeling inferior compared to Teela's agility. Meanwhile, an evil sorcerer called Jarvan, who was previously defeated by He-Man and Man-At-Arms, has escaped from the prison mines and has set his sights on the Transmutator. Preying on Ileena's depression, he disguises himself as a kindly old woman and gives Ileena a 'magic potion' that will boost her confidence and strength. But the potion contains a dangerous drug, and Ileena soon finds herself addicted to the drug, and almost causes several serious accidents while under its effects. She also finds herself unwittingly obeying Jarvan's commands, and helps him to obtain the Transmutator! Can the heroic warriors cure Ileena's addiction before she causes more damage to herself and the people around her?
Details
- Series
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1983-09-26
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
A Friend in Need is Episode 16 in Season 1 of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It aired on 1983-09-26. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 15: Prince Adam No More
Angered by his continual defeats, Skeletor blames Beast Man, banishing him from Snake Mountain and his evil forces. Meanwhile, King Randor is preparing for a Royal tour of Eternia, accompanied by Man-At-Arms and a guard of his choice. The King chooses He-Man, but Adam, upset that he always has to play down his qualities to hide his alter-ego, convinces the King to choose him instead. Beast Man spots the touring party, and aided by his Shadow People followers, he ambushes them. Determined to prove his worth to his father, Adam resists transforming into He-Man and instead tries to stop the attack as himself, but he is overpowered, and Beast Man captures Randor, intending to use his capture to win his way back into Skeletor's good books...
Episode 17: Daimar the Demon
While bored, Orko casts a spell to bring a small, cute creature called Daimar, from a book about the dimension of darkness, to Eternia. But Daimar doesn't stay cute for long- he soon turns into a giant demon and is threatening to overcome Grayskull with his power, which Skeletor is also determined to acquire for himself!
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Episode 14: Dawn of Dragoon
Orko's magic pyramid inadvertently saves Dree Elle, a female Trollan (Orko's species), who was hiding from Dragoon, an evil fire-breathing half man, half dragon who is terrorising Orko's home word of Trolla. On hearing the threat to his world, where he is a great magician, Orko promptly returns with Dree Elle in the pyramid. Knowing that their friend will need some help, He-Man and Battle Cat get The Sorceress to open a portal to send them to Trolla to help their friend, and find themselves in Orko's bizarre, back-to-front world, where they must put an end to Dragoon's reign of terror before sundown, or the portal back to Eternia will close...
Episode 18: The Dragon's Gift
An ambassador from another kingdom visits the Royal Palace to present King Randor with a gift. But Man-At-Arms recognises the man as Skeletor in disguise, and in an attempt to stop him, is turned into a crystal statue. He-Man and Teela must journey to the Isles of Darksmoke, where the great and ancient dragon Granamyr knows the only spell to reverse the effect on Man-At-Arms.
But their task proves far from easy- for not only is Granamyr suspicious of humans and reluctant to help them, but he says he will only give them the spell if they cut down the living tree named Skytree. Will He-Man willingly take a life if it is the only way to save that of his friend?
Episode 13: Evil-Lyn's Plot
Skeletor wants to steal the Widgets' Coridite- a powerful mineral substance, out of which He-Man's harness is made. Evil-Lyn devises a cunning scheme to help him; she disguises herself as a young girl lost in the forest, and persuades the Widgets to let her enter their fortress. She then tricks the Widget guard Squinch into letting her enter the private chamber where the Coridite is kept, then she steals the Coridite and takes it to Skeletor! Skeletor plans to use the Coridite to form himself a new chest plate that will make him as powerful as He-Man- can He-Man stop Skeletor's scheme and retrieve the Coridite before his most dangerous foe becomes as powerful as him?
Episode 19: The Shaping Staff
While entertaining the Royal Family with his magic, Orko finds his act interrupted by a strange sorceress called Majestra. Majestra performs a trick in which she appears to make the King vanish then reappear- but in fact, Majestra is really Evil-Lyn in disguise, and has teleported the King to the dungeon and replaced him with a disguised Beast Man!
Evil-Lyn has found a magical Shaping Staff which can transform anything into whatever the holder wishes- and under their disguises, Evil-Lyn and Beast Man set about causing havoc around the palace, turning each member of the Royal Family into helpless animals, while Skeletor awaits them at Grayskull with his latest creation- an evil version of He-Man, called Faker!
Episode 12: Disappearing Act
After He-Man puts an end to their latest plot, Skeletor and Beast Man plan to get rid of him once and for all; with use of invisible helmets they sneak into the Royal Palace and kidnap Prince Adam, to use as bait to lure He-Man out into a trap. Unfortunately, one of Orko's magic spells has gone wrong, teleporting the Sword Of Power away into Eternia's distant past, leaving Adam unable to transform into He-Man. While the Sorceress sends Orko and Cringer back in time to try and retrieve the sword, she has a special assignment for Man-At-Arms to trick Skeletor into believing that He-Man is about when he is not...
Episode 20: The Cosmic Comet
Skeletor has gained control of the Cosmic Comet above Eternia, and intends to use it to blow open the jaw bridge of Grayskull. He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms, The Sorceress and Orko set out to stop Skeletor's scheme, with the help of Zagraz, a wizard with power over comets.
Episode 11: Like Father, Like Daughter
The Sorceress warns He-Man that Skeletor is amassing an unstoppable army. It's up to He-Man and company to discover this army, and put a stop to it. But with Trapjaw and Beastman doing Skeletor's dirty work, it won't be easy!
Episode 21: The Taking of Grayskull
Orko thinks that everyone has forgotten his birthday, when Man-At-Arms reports word of strange destruction the town of Becilia. He-Man, Teela and Ram Man go to investigate, and find themselves in the middle of a tornado some very curious effects – one of which is He-Man's sword disappearing, as a result of some strange influence somewhere. Meanwhile, Orko, upset at his birthday seemingly being forgotten, heads off to see The Sorceress, only to find that Castle Grayskull is gone! Skeletor has managed to harness a White Hole, with which he has sucked the castle, with The Sorceress inside it, into a strange reverse dimension, where he is trying to use the backwards laws of the dimension to harness it's powers. He-Man, Battle Cat and (unintentionally) Teela head into the White Hole to try and stop this latest evil attempt...
Episode 10: Reign of the Monster
Skeletor and his latest allies, the tribal-like Torgs, are trying to awaken Mulkram, a giant, diabolical monster who was frozen by the Elders centuries ago to stop his reign of terror. He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms, Orko and Ram Man are in the city of Avion for the annual ceremony where Stratos presents the magical Staff of Avion to his people, but just as the ceremony is about to begin, the Torgs attack, capturing Stratos and the staff. Skeletor intends to use the staff's amazing powers to awaken Mulkram, and to use the mighty creature to enter Castle Grayskull...
Episode 22: Double Edged Sword
Palace Eternia has run out of Eternium, the fuel which generates all power in Eternia. A young boy called Chad finds a sample while practising his training with his grandfather in the desert, and He-Man and Teela set out to collect it from them. But the Eternium is stolen by Trap Jaw, who intends to use it to gain equal power to He-Man! As He-Man fights to recover the Eternium and stop Trap Jaw, Chad learns a thing or two about the real dangers of fighting.