The Locket

The Locket

October 10, 1987 TV Episode She-Ra, Princess of Power

Studio
Filmation Associates

Synopsis

He-Man's twin sister, Princess Adora is She-Ra. She has to keep the Crystal Castle safe from the evil Hordak. Whenever her services were needed, the Princess would raise her "Sword of Protection" in the air and shout, "For the honor of Greyskull!" The only people who knew the truth behind She-Ra's identity were her friends Lighthope, Madame Razz and her owl-like protector Kowl.

Characters

She-Ra, He-Man, Skeletor, Hordak, Imp, Madame Razz, Frosta, Bow, Castaspella, Glimmer, Shadow Weaver, Castra, Lighthope, Sprint, Swiftwind, Horde Soldiers, Loo-Kee, Kowl, Mantenna, Leech, Broom

Credits

Producing

Producer
Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott

Voices

Voice
Melendy Britt (She-Ra, Madame Razz, Frosta), George Dicenzo (Bow, Hordak), Linda Gary (Castaspella, Glimmer, Shadow Weaver, Castra), Erica Scheimer (Imp), Lou Scheimer (Lighthope, Sprint, Swiftwind, Horde Soldiers, Loo-Kee), Erik Gumden (really Lou Scheimer) (Kowl, Mantenna, Leech), John Erwin (He-Man, Broom), Alan Oppenheimer (Skeletor)

Animation

Animator
Robert Alvarez, Pat Clark, Barry C. Anderson, Tom Cook, Rich Arons, Ken Cope, Thomas Baron, Doug Crane, Arland Barron, Zeon Davush, Vincent Bassols, Daniel De La Vega, Carole Beers, Chris Dent, Carl Bell, Lillian Evans, Bob Bemiller, Ben Farish, Kent Butterworth, Rick Farmiloe, William Carney, Marcia Fertig, John Celestri, Mike Gerard, Yi Chih-Chen, Frank Gonzales, Won Ki Cho, Lennie K. Graves, Moon Hwan Choi, Carl Hall, Lee Halpern, Karen Haus, Dave Prince, Richard Hoffman, Virgil Raddatz, Harry Holt, Dana M. Reemes, Glen Kennedy, Gregory Reyna, Saesil Kim Young, Kyu Rhim, Aundre Knutson, Joe Roman Jr, Jang Lee, Louise Sandoval, Julio Guerreo Leon, Don Schloat, Mircea Mantta, Kunio Shimamura, Mauro Maressa, Karlis Smiltens, Hal Mason, Jay-Won So, Burton Medall, Ka Moon Song, Costy Mustatea, Ken Southworth, Dennis Neil, Mike Toth, Jane Nordin, Neal Warner, Bill Nunes, Sheri Wheeler, Mike O'Conner, Lawrence White, Eduardo Olivares, Ellen Woodbury, Bill Pratt, Won Yoo
Layout Department Supervisors
Gary L. Hoffman, David West
Layout Supervisors
Kurt Anderson, Dan Mills, Craig Armstrong, William Recinos, Curtis Cim, Bart Seitz, Alberto De Mello, Thomas Shannon, Wes Herschensohn, Cliff Voorhees, Terry Keil, Martin C. Warner, Chrystal Klabunde, Sherilan Weinhart, Warren Marshall, David West
Layout Artists
Pete Alvarado, Kevin Frank, Carlos Baeza, Rene Garcia, Rex Barron, Sergio Garcia, Norman Cabral, James Garneau, Armando Carrillo, Drew Gentle, Kathleen Castillo, Robert Givens, Hee-Ja Cho, Jon Haber, Hyansook Cho, Edward Haney, Curtis, Cim David Hilberman, Tom Coppola, David Hoover, Susan Crossley, Karenia Kaminski, Lindsay Dawson, Chrystal Klabunde, John Koch, Rocco Pirrone, William M. Lotz, Sean Platter, Istvan Majoros, Lenord Robinson, Linda McCall, Jason So, Brian McEntee, Michael Spooner, James McLean, Maureen Trueblood, Gale Morgan, Robert Tyler, Marcus Nickerson, Cliff Voorhees, Greg Nocon, Mark Wallace, Dave O'Day, Curt Walstead, Michael O'Mara, Mark Westermoe, Jean Paynter, Jim Willoughby, Mike Perry, Patricia Wong, Philip Philipson
Animation Special Effects Supervisors
Brett Hisey, Dardo Velez
Assistant Layout Supervisor
Irma Rosien
Assistant Layout Artists
Bronwen Barry, Barbara Benedetto, Jenifer Costin, Joe F. Eliot, Ellen Kashan, Patricia Keppler, Susan Semer
Assistant Animation Supervisor
Doris Plough
Animation Checking Supervisor
Beverly Randles
Xerography Supervisor
John Remmel
Head Of Final Checking
Howard Schwartz
Scene Planning Supervisor
Mike Hazy

Visual Effects

Special Effects Animators
Dan Chaika, Rich Coleman, Peggy Cullen, Randy Fullmer, Bruce Heller, Mark Myer, Allan Stoval, Dardo Velez
Head Of Special Effects
Shari Lupin

Editing

Editor
Bob Crawford Joe Gall, Rick Gehr Lida Saskova
Supervising Editor
George Mahana

Music Department

Music Editors
Cecil Broughton, Sam Horta, Brian Mars, Mary R. Smith
Music Conducted By
Shuki Levy, Haim Saban
Music Composed By
Shuki Levy, Haim Saban, Erika Lane
Music Publisher
Shermley Music

Casting

Recording Director
Erika Scheimer

Production Management

Production Manager
R.W. Pope
Production Coordinator
Robin Tismeer
Key Assistant Coordinator
Dori Little Herrick
Post Production Supervisor
Joe Simon
Film Coordinators
June Gilham, Christie Meyer
Production Controller
Robert W. Wilson
Production Associate
Patricia Ryan
Recording Coordinator
Pamela Vincent
Production Assistants
John J. Blough, Michael P. Sowa
Vice President In Charge Of Production
Joseph A. Mazzuca

Crew

Director Of Color
Ervin L. Kaplan
Mark-Up Supervisor
Letha Prince
Cel Service Supervisor
Lou Digerolamo
Educational And Psychological Consultant
Donald F. Roberts
Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs
Arthur H. Nadel

Companies and other credits

  • Music Publisher: A.S.C.A.P
  • © 1984 Filmation Associates. All Rights Reserved
  • Characters © 1984 Mattel
  • Inc. All Rights Reserved
  • He-Man And Masters Of The Universe And Other Character
  • Names Are Trademarks Of Mattel
  • Inc. Used With Permission

Production notes

Yes, she was He-Man's sister, but they had a lot more in common than just genetics. She-Ra was essentially a female version of her brother, living in a parallel world with similar enemies, weapons and friends.

She-Ra, known to most as Princess Adora, lived in the land of "Etheria"—as opposed to He-Man's "Eternia"—and fought to protect the magical Crystal Castle against a variety of villains. The predominant baddie was Hordak, who had come from the Horde World and had succeeded in conquering most of Etheria.

Whenever her services were needed, the Princess would raise her "Sword of Protection" in the air and shout, "For the honor of Greyskull!" Then, both she and her horse, Spirit, would instantly transform into magically-enhanced versions of themselves (Spirit became the wonderhorse Swiftwind).

The only people who knew the truth behind She-Ra's identity were her friends Lighthope, Madame Razz and her owl-like protector Kowl. Another significant friend of the heroine was the Tinkerbell-esque Loo-Kee, who would take a moment at the end of each episode to share a positive message with the young viewers.

Like her brother's show, She-Ra was a collaborative effort on the part of Filmation and Mattel toys, and every character that became popular on the screen quickly found its way to the toy shelves.

For some reason, She-Ra was taken less seriously than He-Man, and the series was deliberately infused with a constant dose of humor. One of the strongest running jokes of the series would occur when Skeletor, He-Man's nemesis, would make a guest appearance on the show and invariably end up bickering with Hordak over every little thing.

Even though She-Ra will always be "He-Man's sister," she was also a strong female who was able to succeed without the help of any male authority figures. Though she may have resembled her brother a little too closely, she also inherited the family bravery, skill and heroism, becoming an invaluable role model for many young girls of the 80's.