He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983–1985): Season 1, Episode 30 - The Taking of Grayskull - full transcript

He-Man.

And the Masters of the Universe.

I am Adam, Prince of Eternia.

Defender of the

secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend.

Fabulous secret powers were revealed

to me the day I held aloft

my magic sword and said,

by the power of Grayskull.

I have the power!



Cringer became the

mighty Battle Cat, and I became

He-Man, the most

powerful man in the universe.

Only three others share this secret:

Our friends the Sorceress,

Man-at-Arms, and Orko.

Together we defend Castle Grayskull from,

the evil forces of Skeletor.

Ah, what a perfect day for my birthday.

Hi Teela, terrific day, isn't it?

Yeah, it's a nice day,
nothing special though.

Gotta go now.

I never thought she'd forget my birthday.



She must have something
more important on her mind.

I'll see you later then, my dear.

Good morning, Sire.
Isn't this a beautiful day for a...

Hmm, yes.
Seems like a pleasant enough day.

for a... birthday. I can't believe it.
Someone's gotta remember what today is.

I know! Chef Alan!

He probably will make a birthday
cake for me, right this minute.

No, not right now.
I'm very busy, Orko.

But... but Chef Alan, it... it's my...

I'm sorry, Orko...

I just don't have any time to talk now.

I... I'm very busy... very busy.

Oh...
You'd think someone...

would remember.
[sigh] But no, everybody's busy. No

time for old Orko.

-Happy birthday, Orko.
-Now, that's one beautiful

cake. Chef Alan's outdone himself.

He thinks we've all forgotten his birthday.

-I really think we have Orko fooled.
-Yeah, surprise party and all.

It's gonna be a great birthday for him.

Oh, I thought I'd find you both here.
-Father! What is it?

Well, there are problems in the province of

Basilia. Strange things are happening.

Disrupting the area, destroying property.

I wouldn't be surprised if
Skeletor were at the bottom of all of this.

I'll set up my troops
and get right out there.

I'll contact Ram-Man. He maybe of help.

Thanks, tell him we'll meet in Basilia.

Cringer, we've got work ahead of us.

C'mon, Cringer. We've gotta get to Basilia.

Oh, I... I'd rather stay
back here with that cake.

By the power of Grayskull!

I have the power!

Come on, Battle Cat.

Let's go, but I'd still
like a piece of that cake.

Some friends they are.
They don't even want to see me today...

and it's my birthday.

But does anyone care?

Wait!

The Sorceress! She's always glad to see me.
I'll go visit her.

What's happening?
What's causing this?

C'mon, let's get outta here.

Find cover and stay there.

Phew! That was a little too
close for anyone's comfort.

Oh, I'm glad He-Man's here.

Look, a whirlwind.

Let's just unwind it.

Gotcha.

Uh, I'll get this one.

Way to go!

He-Man, behind you!

I'll take care of it.

Use your sword, He-Man!

I can't! It's gone!

It's coming right at us.
Get out of the way, everyone!

It's stopped!

Uh, It's changing direction.

Look over there!

What do ya think's going on?

I'm not sure, but...

we'll find out, whatever it is.

Duh, I'll stay here and help clean up the

mess.
Good.

Guards, stay and help him.

I'll meet you at Man-At-Arms' workshop.

Fine... and thanks for your help.

Thanks for yours.

It's gone! Disappeared!

Uh, sorry.

Thank goodness you're here, He-Man.
Wait till I tell ya about...

Woah, Orko, slow down.

What's all the commotion?

It's gone. Disappeared.

You're right, Duncan.
Something very strange was going on...

in Basillia and I'm not sure it's over yet.

Y - You see...

Wait a minute, Orko, calm yourself first.

The wind stopped as suddenly as they,
You're not listening to me.

started and this incredible whirlwind
came out of nowhere...

sucking in new subjects, like a magnet.
You have to listen to me.

This doesn't help.

D - Don't you understand...

-It's gone...
-Please Orko, not right now.

This is important.
Any sign of Skeletor?

No, no sign of him.
That's one of the mysteries.

The strangest mystery is my sword.
It's gone.

Disappeared.

Why won't anyone listen to me?

All right, Orko.
What are you trying to tell us?

Castle Grayskull. It's gone!

Gone?

But a castle can't just up and disappear.

Well, this one did.

If what Orko says is true,
it might explain what happened.

Come on. We better check into this.

I've never seen anything like this.

-I told ya! Look.
It's gone alright.

At least it's not here in our dimension.

Odd sort of way,
things are beginning to make sense.

What's that, Duncan?
I think there's a connection...

between your missing sword
and Grayskull's disappearance.

The problems in Basilia
were probably just a side effect.

This is incredible.

This is very rare.
We are looking at a white hole.

A what?

A white hole. It's like a black
hole, only not as dense.

And you think Skeletor's
involved in all of this?

Absolutely.

I suspect he utilized the Council

of Evil.
After he located a dying neutron star...

..and was able to direct it over the

castle to use the tremendous
suction force from the nova,

and pull the castle, with the Sorceress...

into another dimension.

Exactly.

Where are they?

Come on, Battle Cat.

Maybe there's a clue on the other side.

The Sorceress may still be able to help!

Wait, I'm going too!

Don't underestimate the
white hole's strength.

Whatever Skeletor has planned...

for the Sorceress and Castle
Grayskull will take place very soon.

That I'm sure of.

But how do I get there to bring them back?

It feels as if I'm getting
some kind of signal.

It's from the Sorceress.

That's it, Battle Cat.

We'll follow her signals into the vortex.

He-Man? Battle cat?

Stand back, Teela,
we're going into the white hole.

Help meee!

I'm falling!

Oh, h... how did it happen?

He-Man and Battle Cat must
have set off a reaction...

when they entered the hole.

But, will they be alright?

Let's hope so, Orko.
Let's really hope so.

Where am I?

How do I get out of here?

-He-Man!
-Teela is close behind us,

but she doesn't have the
Sorceress' vibes to follow.

He-Man.

Come on, she's over that way.

If I just had a sense of direction
here, wherever I am...

I've got you, Teela.

He-Man.

You couldn't believe...

Well I, guess you could.

-Thanks.
Save the thanks for...

after we find the Sorceress
and Castle Grayskull.

Now, where are you Sorceress?

I've got her.

Come on, her signal is stronger this way.

We've get around these,
things, to that clearing.

Help! He-Man!

Help!

My stun ray's not working.

I'm not surprised. I don't think

any of our devices will work here.

Easy, Battle Cat, easy.

-We're in the clear. Keep moving.

We've gotta go through that?!

Yes, we're getting closer.

Get a running start and you can make it.

Stay with me.
We are almost there.

Now where do we go?
-That way.

We need to get over to that funnel.

Lead the way!

This is some place!

Everything's the opposite of Eternia.

The trees grow in.

The waterfall runs up hill.

Come on, Sorceress.

Lead us to you.

We're here, He-Man.

Skeletor has transported
us to this dimension...

where he hopes to learn
the castle's secrets.

My powers are working in reverse here.

So we're trapped, unless you can help.

-Now!
-Come on! This way!

Castle Grayskull.

Just as the Sorceress said.

Hurry, He-Man. Time is running out.

Let's give Skeletor a big surprise.

I'm for that.

Skeletor must be holding the
Sorceress in her chambers.

Skeletor!

He-Man, you're a fool if you
think you can stop me here.

Now we're playing in my dimension
and I make all the rules.

Sorceress,
are you alright? -Yes...

except for this uninvited guest.

I've longed for this moment, because

you're powerless against me now, He-Man.

See if you stand up to my stun ray.

Look closely, Skeletor.

Look at my sword.

Even in this evil dimension...

it can draw power from the good
that lies in Castle Grayskull.

You're a loser, Skeletor!

You'll see who the loser is.

This should stop you for a while.

He-Man, I can use my
powers in reverse...

to keep Skeletor at bay.

Get Skeletor in front of the mirror.

I may not have acquired
the castle's secrets...

but once the white hole is gone...

You, the castle and all
your friends here...

Will never be able to return to Eternia.

Take over, Sorceress.

But first...

What? You can't...

You're all fools if you
think you can stop me.

How long do you think you can hold me?

Hurry, He-Man,
I'm losing my strength.

I'll make it as fast as I can, Sorceress.

Just hold on a little longer.

That should be the fulcrum point.

Help me, Sorceress.

Give me the strength of
the castle's secrets.

I hear you and I am trying.

He-Man, may you have all the powers.

All the strength that dwell in the

secrets of truth and knowledge.

I...

I...

I can do it!

Look!

You won't get away with this for long.
I'll make you all pay.

This was my chance.
The big chance I waited for.

I will beat you yet, He-Man.

Well, maybe we won't hear
from Skeletor for a while.

I doubt it.

He just won't be able to try anything

this big for a long, long time.

And with that, I'll say goodbye.

Thank you, He-Man.
Thank you all.

Well, this is a real special
day, don't ya think?

Of course,
it already was a very special day for me.

You know what I mean?

I feel strongly about special days. I...

always have. When ya think a
special day only comes...

once a year...

Oh, well, I'll see you guys later.
-He's really gonna be surprised.

So what if they've all
forgotten it's my birthday?

I can still have fun.

Well, celebrating, alone isnt all that bad.

Orko! There you are.

The king wants to see you right now.

Now? Oh, I - I can't.

Of course, now.
King Randor has summoned you.

Go ahead, Orko, go on in.

Surprise!

Happy birthday, Orko!
-Surpise!

Well, look what else
we have for you, Orko.

I baked all this especially for you.

my friend, Orko!

Oh no, I should have known my friends
wouldn't forget my birthday.

Oh boy... this time I really over...

did it!
I ate so much I didn't

have any room left in my stomach for...

dinner. In fact,
it maybe days before I'm hungry again!

It really doesn't make sense to eat
too many sweets in between meals.

A litle snack is fine, but don't overdo it.

Because if you do, you won't have

room left for the three healthy meals

which you should have every day.

Don't get carried away with sweets.

Oh, I wish I hadn't.