Here we list the various introductions that enlightened the audience on the show that they were about to watch.

Every cartoon should have one. Introductions are supposed to attract the viewer's attention to the screen and keep them there until the end credits begin to roll. He-Man's introduction had the responsibility of marketing the character, making sure we all knew the product title and had to explain the basis of the series. There were slight differences with He-Man's introductions through the 130 episodes.

This is the standard regular introduction that was used for the first season of He-Man. This is the introduction which features Hal Sutherland's name.

This is quite a strange introduction. It is identical to the first season version, except the main difference at the end is He-Man's speech about "The Evil Masters of the Universe" as opposed to the standard "Evil forces of Skeletor." This was released as the introduction to "The Dragon Invasion" on home video. The TV version of this episode has the regular introduction without the difference. This was an early pilot introduction that accidentally made it on to home release.

Another strange introduction. It is identical to the first season version, except the main difference at the end is the evil warriors' faces appearing over Grayskull. This introduction uses a cel of the jaw-bridge instead of the painted version. Also the faces appear in a different order and there is no Skeletor face. The reason for this change is because this is another home video release of a compilation. The opening scene after the introduction is Skeletor's laughing face, so they probably didn't want to use the same animation twice in the space of two seconds.

This is the standard regular introduction that was used for the second season of He-Man. This is the introduction which features a picture of Man-At-Arms, the Sorceress and Orko instead of the original with Hal Sutherland's name. Also the Sorceress changes from Zoar to her human form in front of the Castle Grayskull throne.

"A Christmas Special" surprised all of us when it came out. With all the cartoons in the mid-eighties, it was strange that Filmation should decide to make a special dedicated to Christmas, after completing season one of She-Ra. Still, the introduction was nice, and was based on the style of "The Secret of The Sword." However, the music changed to a mix of the He-Man theme, the She-Ra theme and believe it or not "Jingle Bells."

This is as everyone knows the very memorable introduction to "The Secret of The Sword." This was Filmation's biggest cinematic hit. Although the introduction doesn't contain a huge amount of animation, it has some very nice Filmation effects and a very appropriate and wonderful theme song. Watch for transformation sequence variants. He-Man's: with the red glowing Grayskull eyes and a slower lightning speed, and She-Ra's: with the rainbow transformation and powerful explosions from the sword. Plus for many youngsters at the time, this introduction actually matched up the voice actors to their characters!