The BEST episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe season 2

Every episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe season 2!

Prince Adam is the young son of Eternia's rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam uses the Sword of Power by holding it aloft and saying the magic words "By the Power of Grayskull, I HAVE THE POWER" he is transformed into He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe. Together with his close allies, Battle Cat, The Sorceress, Teela, Man-At-Arms and Orko, He-Man uses his powers to defend Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor. Skeletor's main goal is to conquer the mysterious fortress of Castle Grayskull, from which He-Man draws his powers. If he succeeds, Skeletor would conquer the world of Eternia, and possibly the whole universe.

Last Updated: 3/30/2024Network: SyndicationStatus: Ended
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The Great Books Mystery
star
9.23
44 votes

#1 - The Great Books Mystery

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/25/1984

Orko is searching all over the Royal Palace for a book he has bought Prince Adam for his birthday. It soon transpires that not only this book is missing, but every book in the kingdom! The books have been stolen by a villain called Batros, who has hidden them in the Temple of the Sun. As the heroes set out to recover the books, Skeletor sends Beast Man and Trap Jaw out to recruit Batros into his army.

Directors: Bill Reed
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Double Trouble
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8.31
13 votes

#2 - Double Trouble

Season 2 - Episode 46 - Aired 11/13/1984

A fierce storm, raging around Snake Mountain, uncovers a secret passage beneath the ancient fortress. Skeletor, Evil-Lyn and Beast Man investigate, and they find a mystic-looking glass called the Mirror of Moruvad, which has the power to create a double of anyone which is the opposite of what they are. Skeletor decides to capture someone close to He-Man, and make an evil double of them that will steal the secrets of Grayskull for him. He captures Koldar, a heroic ally of He-Man's, who has just arrived at the palace for a welcoming ceremony. He uses the Mirror to create an evil double of Koldar, which he sends to the Palace, to trick He-Man into letting him enter Castle Grayskull! But Koldar lures Skeletor in front of the mirror... and a heroic Skeletor is created, which goes to help foil Skeletor's plan!

Directors: Ed Friedman
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The Cold Zone
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8.04
71 votes

#3 - The Cold Zone

Season 2 - Episode 65 - Aired 12/8/1984

Kobra Khan visits the heroic warriors, offering a truce in exchange for their help. He tells them that his people, the Reptons (a snake clan to whom he belonged before he joined Skeletor's forces) are in need of help- someone has extinguished the furnace which heats their underground kingdom, plunging the whole kingdom into severe coldness. Khan wants them to find the culprit and re-heat the furnace. He-Man, Man-At-Arms, Battle Cat and Orko go to the Reptons kingdom with Khan, but it soon transpires that Khan is not to be trusted... for it was he who extinguished the furnace himself, and he intends to frame He-Man for the crime and expose them, in the hope of gaining the Repton King's crown in return!

Directors: Marsh Lamore
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Three on a Dare
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7.90
10 votes

#4 - Three on a Dare

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/16/1984

Man-At-Arms needs a sample of Rainbow Quartz to repair a frequency transmitter. But the only place where they can find Rainbow Quartz is in a cavern in Snake Mountain! Adam and Cringer have no choice but to venture into Skeletor's domain to find the Quartz- and at the same time, Teela and three students she was training, who have taken a dare, also end up in Skeletor's clutches! With all this unwanted company suddenly invading Snake Mountain, ultimate chaos is sure to ensue!

Directors: Marsh Lamore
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Not So Blind
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7.90
10 votes

#5 - Not So Blind

Season 2 - Episode 38 - Aired 11/1/1984

He-Man meets a blind boy called Lous, whose friends consider him to be helpless just because he is blind. To give him a chance to prove himself, He-Man offers to take Lous on an adventure with himself and Ram Man, to the caves of the Singing Crystal. Lous accompanies them to the caves, but once inside, a flash of light blinds both He-Man and Ram Man. With all three of them blind, Lous uses his senses and bravery to lead them back to safety, across many dangerous obstacles.

Directors: Gwen Wetzler
Writer: Robert Lamb
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Battle of the Dragons
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7.90
10 votes

#6 - Battle of the Dragons

Season 2 - Episode 49 - Aired 11/16/1984

An evil dragon called Morning Star hopes to resurrect the age-old war between the dragons and humans on Eternia. He extinguishes the Dragon fire, that powers Granamyr's kingdom, and blames it on the humans. War is declared between the humans and dragons, and He-Man is sent on a mission to recover the dragon fire and put and end to the war.

Directors: Steve Clark
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Here, There, Skeletors Everywhere
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7.89
9 votes

#7 - Here, There, Skeletors Everywhere

Season 2 - Episode 51 - Aired 11/20/1984

Man-At-Arms is testing out a new duplicating machine, which can make a replica of any solid object. However, the machine is not yet perfect and so its replicas come out being half the size of the original objects. But Skeletor steals the machine, and he uses it to create a whole army of miniature Skeletors to do his bidding... and before long, the palace is overrun with Skeletors!

Directors: Steve Clark
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The Bitter Rose
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7.50
10 votes

#8 - The Bitter Rose

Season 2 - Episode 41 - Aired 11/6/1984

Orko wants to impress Dree Elle with a special birthday present, so he goes to Rose Mountain in search of the legendary Bitter Rose, which was formed by the tears of a grieving goddess. However, when he picks the rose it causes an avalanche, which almost destroys the village of the Kex below- and also draws the attention of Skeletor, who sends Beast Man and Trap Jaw to steal the rose for him.

Directors: Ed Friedman
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The Games
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7.50
10 votes

#9 - The Games

Season 2 - Episode 63 - Aired 12/6/1984

An alien race called the Vendari, which knows no evil, visits Eternia, wishing to see the difference between good and evil for themselves, and which side is stronger. They select Fisto from the side of good and Spikor from the side of evil, to compete against one another in a series of games. However, Fisto's chances of victory are threatened by Skeletor and his crew, who refuse to play fair and do all they can to ensure Spikor emerges victorious.

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The Secret of Grayskull
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7.45
11 votes

#10 - The Secret of Grayskull

Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 11/2/1984

Orko runs away, thinking his friends don't really like him. The Sorceress solves his problem, but on his way back to the palace he is captured by Skeletor, who puts him under a spell to reveal the riddle of the jaw bridge. Skeletor uses this riddle to break into Grayskull, and The Sorceress must defend the castle while He-Man tries to free Orko.

Writer: John Curtin
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Things That Go Bump in the Night
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7.44
9 votes

#11 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/13/1984

A runaway Prince called Glitch from the planet Celasia has joined Skeletor's crew at Snake Mountain, but is so weak and pitiful that he is thrown out violently by Skeletor. The Royal Family take him to the palace to look after him, but Glitch is totally consumed by fear after his ordeal at Snake Mountain. When Glitch's father turns up on Eternia to look for him, and Skeletor attempts to recapture him, He-Man helps Glitch to face his fears.

Directors: Lou Kachivas
Writer: John Curtin
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Monster on the Mountain
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7.44
9 votes

#12 - Monster on the Mountain

Season 2 - Episode 55 - Aired 11/24/1984

The residents of the small village of Ruckstown are living in permanent fear of a monster they call 'The Tingler' that is said to live on Mount Fear, which overlooks the village. In the hope of hunting down and catching the Tingler, they call Prince Adam and Teela to their aid. Orko and Cringer accompany them, but soon they find themselves captured by the Tingler himself and taken to his home... but once they've got to know him, they find that The Tingler isn't as bad as the locals think...

Directors: Lou Kachivas
Writer: Rowby Goren
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The Good Shall Survive
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7.40
48 votes

#13 - The Good Shall Survive

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/1984

A prehistoric race of Bee People know as the Tychons come back to life, and threaten to steal the food supply of Buzz-Off and his hive. And when Skeletor gets involved, the stakes are raised.

Directors: Bill Reed
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Happy Birthday Roboto
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7.35
40 votes

#14 - Happy Birthday Roboto

Season 2 - Episode 48 - Aired 11/15/1984

He-Man and Man-At-Arms discover a crashed spaceship piloted by a robot. They take him back to the palace, where Man-At-Arms manages to repair the robot, who tells them his name is Roboto and he is a space explorer from the planet Robotica. He expresses his interest to explore Eternia, but during the night he is captured by Modulok, Man-At-Arms' sworn enemy! Modulok reprogrammes him to do his own dirty work, which involves the dastardly experiment of transplanting Man-At-Arms' brain into Modulok's extra head.....

Directors: Lou Kachivas
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Day of the Machines
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7.34
44 votes

#15 - Day of the Machines

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/20/1984

Man-At-Arms almost kills the King and Queen when a device accidentally malfunctions, and fearing his skills are weakening with age, considers resigning from his position. Skeletor takes advantage of the situation by installing an energy bug called Byte into the Royal computers to make all the machinery malfunction. Can He-Man find the cause of the problem before it is too late?

Directors: Lou Kachivas
Writer: David Wise
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The Ice Age Cometh
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7.33
42 votes

#16 - The Ice Age Cometh

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/28/1984

An irresponsible junior guard called Philip fails to notice Whiplash sneaking into the palace grounds to steal the King's Ice Raider. He-Man stops Whiplash just in time, but King Randor relocates Philip to the Eternian Weather Station to improve his responsibilities. Skeletor, determined to get hold of the Ice Raider, consults his agent in the North, Icer, and orders him to take over the Weather Station. Icer has no trouble in taking over, and before long weather disasters are occurring all over Eternia.

Directors: Ed Friedman
Writer: Robert White
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The Arena
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7.31
42 votes

#17 - The Arena

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/29/1984

Man-At-Arms has managed to make contact with a peaceful alien being called Om, hovering above Eternia. When Om is being welcomed by the people of Eternos, Skeletor invades the city with General Tataran and the Goblin Army. A fierce battle follows, and Om is confused by the way the two sides fight against one another, as his race knows no violence. So to see which side is wiser and stronger, Om selects He-Man from the side of good, and Skeletor from the side of evil, and pits them against one another in a fight to the finish.

Directors: Ernie Schmidt
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Battlecat
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7.31
39 votes

#18 - Battlecat

Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/25/1984

Man-At-Arms tells Orko the origin of Battle Cat, from how Adam discovered Cringer in the forest as a child, to how Cringer acquired the powers of Grayskull and became Battle Cat.

Writer: D.C. Fontana
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Search for the Past
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7.30
40 votes

#19 - Search for the Past

Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/27/1984

Man-at-Arms stumbles upon a royal trinket that could belong to King Miro, King Randor's long-lost father. With the help of He-Man and Man-at-Arms, Randor journeys to the Swamps of Enchantment in search of his father.

Directors: Ernie Schmidt
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Fisto's Forest
star
7.30
54 votes

#20 - Fisto's Forest

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/1984

Fisto tells a young boy the story of how he was once a bad guy, terrorizing the forest.

Directors: Lou Kachivas
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The Magic Falls
star
7.29
41 votes

#21 - The Magic Falls

Season 2 - Episode 56 - Aired 11/27/1984

Skeletor and Evil-Lyn send a disguised Kobra Khan to Palace Eternia to disrupt the Eternia Day Celebration. But knowing Orko's magic will see through Khan's disguise, Evil-Lyn uses her magic to erase Orko's entirely. He-Man and Orko set out to recover Orko's missing magic, but the only way they can do it is by finding the Magic Falls- can they reach them in time?

Directors: Ernie Schmidt
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Fraidy Cat
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7.28
39 votes

#22 - Fraidy Cat

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/10/1984

Skeletor devises a cunning scheme to capture Queen Marlena and lead He-Man to his robot bird Screeech, and he sends Whiplash, Merman, Clawful and Kobra Khan to carry it out. Kobra Khan kidnaps Marlena after overpowering the Royal Family with his sleep gas, then he and Merman take her through the Haunted Forest back to Snake Mountain. Whiplash and Clawful, meanwhile, create visible tracks in the ground in the opposite direction. When the Royal Family awake, He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela follow Whiplash and Clawful's false trail, which will only lead them to Screech. But Cringer's sense of smell detects that Marlena was taken towards the Haunted Forest, and so he and Orko set out to follow the correct trail. Encountering many dangers along the way, this is Cringer's big chance to prove he's no Fraidy Cat!

Directors: Ed Friedman
Writer: Phil Harnage
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Search for a Son
star
7.28
40 votes

#23 - Search for a Son

Season 2 - Episode 57 - Aired 11/28/1984

Mekaneck is missing his long-lost son Philip, who mysteriously vanished years ago, when he and his father were caught in an intense storm. But out of the blue, the evil Count Marzo reveals that he saved Philip from the storm and has been holding him captive ever since, using him as a servant. He offers to return Mekaneck's son in exchange for the King and Queen of Eternia, so Marzo can rule the planet himself. Although he is thrilled to have found out his son's whereabouts, Mekaneck refuses Marzo's offer, out of devotion to the King and Queen. But, determined to gain the throne of Eternia for himself, Marzo captures the King and Queen as they set out to visit the hive of the Bee People, and it is up to He-Man and Mekaneck to rescue both the King and Queen, and Mekaneck's son!

Directors: Bill Reed
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To Save Skeletor
star
7.26
50 votes

#24 - To Save Skeletor

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/1984

Whiplash arrives at the Royal Palace, badly wounded, and asking for help. Skeletor has tried to summon up Sh'Gora, a dreaded creature from another dimension, only to have the being turn on him and imprison him along with Evil Lyn and Trap Jaw. Reluctantly, He-Man and his allies must rescue Skeletor and join forces to stop Sh'Gora taking over Eternia and the powers of Castle Grayskull...

Directors: Lou Kachivas
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Visitors from Earth
star
7.26
39 votes

#25 - Visitors from Earth

Season 2 - Episode 54 - Aired 11/23/1984

Two Earth astronauts, Mark Blaze and Andrea Steele, are on a mission to save Earth from a meteor that is about to collide with the planet. but on their mission, they are sucked through the same portal which brought Marlena to Eternia, and they find themselves on Eternia, now ruled by the missing astronaut Marlena Glenn. And things turn drastic when Skeletor captures Blaze, and steals the ship's missile, intending to use it to blow up Grayskull! Can He-Man stop Skeletor's scheme... and can he help Blaze and Steele to save Earth before it is too late?

Directors: Gwen Wetzler
Writer: Mike Hazy
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