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5/1/2026 at 5:29:53 PM

Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91

 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/arts/roger-sweet-dead-he-man.html

by ChrisArchitect

5/4/2026 at 5:57:40 AM

Netflix has a pretty entertaining series on old toys, and there's an episode on He-Man, which, among other tidbits, explains that Battle-cat was actually a random tiger from a different toy line (Big Jim in the Jungle IIRC) with a paint job and a saddle.

Proper creativity at work!

by riffraff

5/4/2026 at 1:22:16 PM

Not to bee too much of a Debbie-Downer here (Cynical Simon? I just made that one up), but for some reason I was surprised and horrified that they might actually design a toy first and make a cartoon around it.

That level (and insidiousness) of marketing was one of many wake-up calls I had to the world around us.

—Jaded John

by JKCalhoun

5/4/2026 at 6:43:35 AM

He-Man was/is quite big gay icon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man_as_a_gay_icon

by mcraiha

5/4/2026 at 2:37:08 PM

swords and sandal style, I loved he-man and remember how epic the sound and visuals were on the cartoon, the homo-eroticism was just the atmosphere

by ghstinda

5/4/2026 at 6:34:51 AM

As someone dealing with a few cases of cancer in the family (including a child) I can’t help but think what an amazing miracle to live to 91 years old. Some people really hit the jackpot! Rest in peace.

by low_tech_love

5/4/2026 at 1:19:13 PM

A post a few years back by someone dying of a terminal disease said as much (and I will not forget the sentiment). Essentially: old age is a privilege, not something anyone should ever expect.

by JKCalhoun

5/4/2026 at 7:16:25 AM

When my younger sister was in elementary school, she complained to my mother that the other kids at school had grandparents.

by thaumasiotes

5/4/2026 at 8:16:37 AM

I had so many He-Man action figures and toy vehicles as a child in the 80s. Loved the TV show as well. This mention really brought back some memories.

by kelnos

5/4/2026 at 6:55:55 AM

When I was 6-7 and my sister was four, I was way into He-Man. My sister's best friend at the time, a girl her age who lived down the road a ways, was too. When I went over to their house close to Christmas, I saw that their tree had nearly every single He-Man figure then available under it. I thought any girl who was this into He-Man had to be really cool.

by bitwize

5/4/2026 at 6:21:40 AM

I had one of the original toys... as a small child i was really fascinated by the absurdly muscled character.

by senectus1