Episode
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Starchild
Overview
He-Man rescues a small girl from danger in the Evergreen Forest, and it turns out that the girl is a magical Starchild- and two tribes in the forest, the Tree People and the Cave People, are fighting for custody of her. He-Man takes the Starchild back to Palace Eternia with him, so the Royal Family can sort out the custody battle.
Details
- Series
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 39
- Air date
- 1983-10-27
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Starchild is Episode 39 in Season 1 of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It aired on 1983-10-27. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 38: Teela's Trial
When testing out a teleportation device created by Man-At-Arms, Teela accidentally teleports Man-At-Arms away, and no-one knows where to. Overcome with guilt, believing she has caused a terrible fate for her father, Teela exiles herself to the Wastelands.
Meanwhile, Man-At-Arms has been teleported into the clutches of Skeletor, who has imprisoned him, forcing him to make weapons for his own evil crew. He-Man must rescue Man-At-Arms, as well as convincing Teela to forgive herself for her mistake.
Episode 40: Orko's Missing Magic
When he is practising a magic spell, Orko's magic is stolen by a small creature called a Gronk, which teleports to another world. The Sorceress traces Orko's magic to the strange world of Omiros, and He-Man and Orko journey there to recover the magic. On this surreal planet, they find that an evil wizard called Zolt has absorbed Orko's magic and is using it to control Omiros. They must fight Zolt and recover Orko's magic before the portal back to Eternia closes!
More episodes from this season
Episode 37: The Defection
Queen Sybilline, apparently once one of the most evil sorceresses in Eternia, has defected to the side of good. She enlists the help of He-Man and his companions in restoring King Danton of the Isle of Tears to the throne, having helped the evil Gorgon to overthrow him. But will they succeed, when Gorgon has recruited Evil-Lyn as his replacement sorceress?
Episode 41: The Search
Zodac comes to Grayskull and tells The Sorceress that Eternia is in great danger as Skeletor is searching for the Starseed, the single most powerful object in the universe- a small chunk of cosmic matter left over from the big bang, which can turn its holder's thoughts into reality. The Sorceress summons He-Man, and together with Battle Cat and Orko, he sets off on a race to reach the Starseed before Skeletor does. But given that the Starseed is able to give anyone all the power that they want, is even He-Man strong enough to resist being corrupted by its power?
Episode 36: City Beneath the Sea
He-Man and Man-At-Arms set sail to investigate the disappearance of some of King Randor's food ships. Sucked beneath the surface by a whirlpool, they find themselves in the underwater city of Aquatica, which has been taken over by Merman. Merman has kidnapped the city's princess, Nahmi, and is controlling the Aquaticans with the Pearl of Power! But he has convinced them that the surface dwellers kidnapped Nahmi, and the Aquaticans have waged war against the people of the surface. Can He-Man help the Aquaticans see the light, and rescue Princess Nahmi before Merman creates more havoc?
Episode 42: Eternal Darkness
Darkdream, an evil being who can control people's dreams, has been freed from the seal in which he was imprisoned, and is now using his powers to once again give the people of Eternia terrible nightmares. With his allies Evil-Lyn and evil magician Trebor, Darkdream plans to bring eternal darkness to Eternia so he can roam it freely and bring it his reign of terror once again...
Episode 35: Ordeal in the Darklands
Evil-Lyn captures Mira, the daughter of the powerful wizard Kor, and frames He-Man and Man-At-Arms for the capture. Kor takes He-Man and Man-At-Arms prisoner, and refuses to listen to their pleas for innocence, planning to unleash a demonic entity called the Crimson Scourge upon them unless they reveal his daughter's whereabouts.
Episode 43: The Royal Cousin
Prince Adam's cousin, the bratty and snobbish Prince Jeremy, visits the Royal Palace, and quickly starts to annoy everyone with his rudeness and spoilt behavior. When Evil-Lyn and Tri-Clops arrive on the scene, they take advantage of Jeremy's spoiltness to lead him into unwittingly helping them in a scheme to break into Grayskull.....
Episode 34: Masks of Power
When exploring an ancient temple, Prince Adam and He-Man come across the Masks of Power, which conceal the spirits of an ancient evil race. Two power-hungry travellers steal the masks, and their bodies are possessed by the spirits within them. Together they go to Snake Mountain, where they offer Skeletor their services- but Skeletor will only recruit them after they have passed a series of tests, one of which involves recovering the Sword of the Ancients from deep within Snake Mountain.
Episode 44: Return of Evil
A fierce electrical storm brings electronoid Aramesh – a robot made of pure energy – to Eternia from Orko's dimension. He is hunting for Orko, who years ago was entrusted to guard a powerful magical sphere. Skeletor oversees Aramesh's arrival and decides that he could use him to his advantage...
Episode 33: The Region of Ice
When on a skiing holiday in the icy regions of Eternia, the Royal Family are captured by an Ice Lord. Orko scares the Ice Lord by pretending he is He-Man (!), and the Ice Lord explains that Skeletor has kidnapped his daughter and will only release her if the Ice Lord delivers the Royal Family to him. Orko convinces the Ice Lord to free Prince Adam (who he calls his 'assistant'), then Adam becomes He-Man and sets off to Snake Mountain with Orko to rescue the Ice Lord's daughter.
Episode 45: Eye of the Beholder
A severe drought has suddenly consumed Planet Eternia, causing plants to die and machines to malfunction- even He-Man himself is weakening. As the oxygen in the air becomes less and less, He-Man sets out to find the cause of the problem. His investigations lead him to the Sea of Eternity, where he teams up with an insect man called Garth to solve the problem- which is being caused by none other than Skeletor, who is using a pumping machine to drain the sea.