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.
#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.
#2 - 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!
#3 - 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.
#4 - The Greatest Show on Eternia
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 10/31/1984
The circus is coming to the kingdom, much to the excitement of Orko, who wants to become a circus performer. Skeletor, enraged that the circus wouldn't come and perform for him at Snake Mountain, sends Evil-Lyn and Beast Man to cause enough ruin to see that it never opens, so that he can take it over himself and be entertained by it whenever he likes...
#5 - The Time Wheel
Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/26/1984
When investigating an ancient temple with Prince Adam, Orko accidentally brings the barbaric King Tamask from Ancient Eternia to the present, with a magical Time Wheel. When he comes across the Royal Palace, Tamask is confused by how it has changed and believes Randor is a magician who has taken over his kingdom. Angrily, he attempts to fight to reclaim the kingdom he thinks has been stolen from him. He-Man must help Tamask see the light, as well as convincing him to turn from his violent ways.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Hunt for He-Man
Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/30/1984
Prince Adam and Cringer crashland in the Misty Swamps when their Wind Raider is attacked by Skeletor's crew. Adam transforms to He-Man and manages to stop them sinking, but he feels weak, poisoned by the swamp water. A boy called Drak and his grandfather find He-Man, and the grandfather decides to transport him along to their village where he can be cured. But Drak, who is tempted by power and wealth, wants to turn He-Man in to Skeletor to gain riches in reward. As they journey to the village, they are pursued by Trap Jaw and Whiplash- will Drak betray He-Man and give him over to the bad guys, or will he see the light and help fend off Skeletor and his minions?
#8 - Revenge is Never Sweet
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/4/1984
As Prince Adam and Teela attempt to fix a broken-down Attak Trak in the desert, Orko stumbles upon the wizard Kothos, who was transformed into a sand slug by Evil-Lyn in the earlier episode "The Witch and the Warrior". He turns him back to his true form, but has made a mistake as Kothos captures the heroes and offers them to Skeletor in return for his second-in-command, Evil-Lyn, upon whom Kothos is determined to enact revenge.
#9 - 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.
#10 - The Gambler
Season 2 - Episode 42 - Aired 11/7/1984
The Royal Family are holding a celebration with the Widgets, celebrating the completion of Man-At-Arms' new machine- the Coridite Reactor, which will generate electricity for all Eternians. Smudge, a Widget who has been given the job of guarding the reactor, becomes addicted to gambling with a showman called Melbrag at the ceremony. Melbrag tricks Smudge into gambling away some Coridite, and he flees with the sample, intending to sell it to Skeletor. When He-Man pursues Melbrag, he only tempts him even further, as Melbrag plans to capture He-Man, and deliver him to Skeletor for an even bigger payment!
#11 - Teela's Triumph
Season 2 - Episode 43 - Aired 11/8/1984
Skeletor uses a teleportation device to teleport The Sorceress, in the form of Zoar, to another planet. As He-Man and Battle Cat go to this planet to rescue The Sorceress, Teela is given the task of guarding Grayskull in The Sorceress' place. Unaware that someday she will inherit the position of Sorceress for good, will she be able to live up to her destiny?
#12 - Orko's New Friend
Season 2 - Episode 44 - Aired 11/9/1984
Orko is visited by his old friend (yes, <I>old</I> friend, in spite of the title) Squunge, from the Academy of Magic on Trolla. Squunge has a knack for telling wild lies and tall tales, and quickly begins to annoy Orko and his friends with this habit. Then Orko winds up being captured by an intergalactic criminal called the Slave Master, scouring the universe for powerful slaves- will Squunge be able to convince the others that he's not lying this time?
#13 - The Problem with Power
Season 2 - Episode 45 - Aired 11/10/1984
Skeletor tricks He-Man into thinking he has accidentally killed a man- and consumed by guilt, He-Man transforms back to Adam and drops his sword down the abyss of Grayskull, deciding he is no longer worthy of Grayskull's powers. Skeletor then opens a portal to the goblin world, enabling General Tataran's army to enter Eternia, with possibly enough power and strength to conquer the planet. Can Eternia survive without its greatest hero... and will Adam realise he has been tricked before it is too late?
#14 - The Eternia Flower
Season 2 - Episode 47 - Aired 11/14/1984
Chad (from the episode "Double-Edged Sword") comes to Eternos with his older brother, Johno, who is about to be presented with an award for 'boy of the year'. However, Johno is secretly caught up in an obsessive drug addiction- he has been paying Count Marzo for sniffs of The Black Nightmare, a dangerous plant which originated on Trolla. The drug drives Johno to attempt a dangerous stunt during the 'boy of the year' ceremony, which humiliates him and causes King Randor to withdraw his award. However, naive young boys have been impressed by Johno's stunt, and Count Marzo uses the drug-addicted boy to lure them all to his evil services so he can use the flower to get them all under his power... when the heroic warriors realise what is happening, it is down to them to foil Marzo's plan and rescue Johno from his addiction before the children of Eternia are doomed.
#15 - 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.....
#16 - Time Doesn't Fly
Season 2 - Episode 50 - Aired 11/17/1984
Adam, Teela and Orko are enjoying some recreation (while Cringer sleeps!) when they notice that no time seems to have passed since they began. After He-Man has rescues a young girl by from a giant underground creature confused by the stop of time, the girl turns out to be Princess Kaffay, daughter of the Emperor of Sinba. She explains that evil wizard Hexon has captured her father and the Keeper of Time, and has used his powers to effectively stop time from passing. It is written that the Emperor must appear to the Council of Seasons on the first day of Spring, and request permission to rule for another year. With the Emperor captured and the stopping of time causing disarray, Hexon plans to step in and take the throne for himself...
#17 - Beauty and the Beast
Season 2 - Episode 52 - Aired 11/21/1984
Skeletor captures Teela and Orko, and sends them to be imprisoned in the dark, dismal kingdom of Morragor, ruled over by an enslaved monster in thrall to Skeletor. But the monster, despite his gruesome appearance, comes across as noble and friendly, and treats his captives with utmost dignity. As He-Man journeys to rescue his friends, Teela, seeing the monster's true personality beneath the surface, encourages him to break himself free from his unwilling devotion to Skeletor.
#18 - Orko's Return
Season 2 - Episode 53 - Aired 11/22/1984
Beast Man and Trap Jaw go into business for themselves, having stolen the Amber Crystal of Milaka. They use the Crystal to capture Orko and hold him to ransom, for all the Photanium in Eternia. As He-Man and Man-At-Arms set about looking for a way to rescue Orko without meeting the ransom demand, the imprisoned Orko uses his magic to the effect that Beast Man and Trap Jaw wish they'd never captured him in the first place...
#19 - 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?
#20 - 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?
#21 - 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!
#22 - Mistaken Identity
Season 2 - Episode 58 - Aired 11/29/1984
A boy called Tharen is jealous of his girlfriend Careel's admiration for He-Man, so he tricks her into thinking he is He-Man's secret identity in the hope that she'll like him better. Meanwhile, at Eternos jail, a criminal scientist caled Galen Nycroft has managed to teleport to his cell a strange machine to increase his power. The machine transforms him into Modulok, and he escapes from jail and sets out to capture He-Man, in the hope of convincing Skeletor to recruit him. He overhears Tharen telling Careel that he is He-Man, and captures him, thinking he is He-Man's alter ego! Can the real He-Man rescue Tharen... and will his real secret identity be threatened in the process?
#23 - The Toy Maker
Season 2 - Episode 59 - Aired 11/30/1984
A villain called the Toy Maker offers his services to Skeletor, saying he creates toys which appear harmless at first, but are capable of growing to giant size and obeying his every command. Between them, the Toy Maker and Skeletor devise a plot. The Toy Maker sells his toys to Orko, then when Orko takes them back to the palace, the toys grow to giant size and capture Man-At-Arms. He-Man and his friends set out to rescue Man-At-Arms, while Skeletor plots to use the toys to capture He-Man as well.
#24 - Bargain with Evil
Season 2 - Episode 60 - Aired 12/1/1984
An evil king from the Dimension of Evil has kidnapped a good wizard. In order to get his freedom back, his daughter makes a bargain that she will kidnap the Star Child so that the evil king can look upon her. However, she soon finds out that she's bee duped when the evil king breaks his bargain and transports her, the Star Child and the heroes (along with the Star Child's body guard) to his dimension, hoping to force the Star Child to use her powers to open a gate to Eternia for himself and his forces to come through and take over.
#25 - Capture the Comet Keeper
Season 2 - Episode 61 - Aired 12/4/1984
Remembering the failure of his last attempt to control The Cosmic Comet, Skeletor decides he can only control the comets if he controls Zagraz, the comet keeper. He sends Two Bad out to capture Zagraz, and with the comet keeper in his clutches, Skeletor sets out using the comets to attack the Royal Palace and Castle Grayskull.