He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983–1985): Season 1, Episode 33 - The Starchild - full transcript
The Tree People and the Cave Dwellers fight over a child with mystic powers known as, the Starchild.
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.
It is beautiful, isn't it, Cringer?
Yup, and a beautiful place to take a nap.
Whaddya say?
You don't give a fella much choice.
No! Let me go!
Let me go, I don't want to stay here.
Why? Don't you like me?
Why should she?
When she should be living up here with us?
Now, you just keep your distance, Willen.
You and the rest of your Tree People.
Don't you threaten me, Cave Dweller.
I want Starchild, do you hear me?
As always your words fall on deaf ears.
You'll have to take her.
Starchild, don't go that way.
It's not safe.
Come back!
No, you people you...
Well you're always fighting
over something, me or...
Ah!
Help me!
Oh no!
Starchild!
She's fallen into the Old Vine Jungle.
It's all your fault, Palos.
My fault?
Listen, if you hadn't...
Get off me! Don't touch me
That's an ogre!
He must have seen her fall.
-Someone help me!
-What'll we do?
No one is safe down there.
Save me!
No one?
We'll see about that.
What's going on?
By the power of Grayskull!
I have the power!
What was that?
We must hurry, Battle Cat.
A child has just fallen
into the Old Vine Jungle.
He-Man!
Keep a sharp eye, Battle Cat.
There's no telling what we
might run into in this place.
The vines are like snakes
and they'll grab at anything.
Get away from me!
No! Don't touch me.
That took a lot of my power.
I better...
rest now...
for just a little while.
There she is and just in time.
Battle cat, use your muscles.
Good work, Battle Cat.
Huh?
Ah! Don't touch me.
Don't be afraid. You're safe now.
Once we get you back to your parents...
I... I don't have any.
Well then, who takes cares of you?
I guess, nobody.
Uh oh. More ogres. Let's get out of here.
Mount up.
-On him? -He won't hurt you.
Easy, easy.
He-Man, you saved her!
Now she can go home with me and
my people, where she belongs.
No, she comes with me
to live with the Cave Dwellers.
For now, she's going to the royal palace...
where the King and Queen
will decide the issue.
I will go there
and plead my case.
And I also.
Oh my. That is lovely,
if I do say so myself.
But what is it?
Oh, I don't know, Teela,
but let's find out.
Orko!
Did you do that on purpose?
Me? No way.
It's just another,
goof up, I guess.
Hey, look who's here.
It's all right, these are my
friends, Teela and Orko.
Hey, you're cute.
She's more than that, she's adorable.
-What are you doing? -It's...
Well, it's a power I have,
for those who like me.
I like you, I really do.
Me too.
Oh my, oh that is nice.
Who is she?
Where did she come from?
She's called Starchild...
I rescued her from the Old Vine Jungle.
Are you kidding?
Nobody ever goes to that place.
Well, this yound lady did.
She was running from the Cave Dwellers...
and the Tree People.
They...
they were fighting over me.
But why a little darling like you?
Well, they both think they
can use my power to beat the other...
It... Well, it wasn't meant for that.
What is it meant for?
Not much.
I mean,
it's just for liking people...
and getting them to like me.
That sounds more like a gift to me.
Maybe, but it's still a power.
In that case, I think the King and
Queen should meet our little friend.
Looking at her, almost makes
me wish Adam was still a child.
Adam will always be my child.
But what will we do with this child?
Give her to me!
Palos!
Yes.
Of the Cave Dwellers, Your Majesties.
And I see you've found my ward.
By the Eternia's heart,
I was so very worried.
I'll bet you were.
Well, after all, I am her guardian...
and I'm glad my little ward is safe.
Then we'll keep her here,
where she's even safer.
Oh? Well, I'm afraid that
my eternal enemies,
the Tree People might try to...
capture her.
I'd much prefer to keep her with me.
No!
Hurry! She can't go far.
Starchild, wait!
I thought I heard someone here.
Have you found anything?
I thought I had, but it was you.
You may as well come on back, little one.
There's
no place to hide.
Either the sun went down awfully fast,
or someone's turned the lights off.
A flashball should light things up.
Ah! That's better.
Now I better go check these lights.
This must be Teela's room.
So, Teela appreciates beautiful crystals?
This information may come in very handy.
The power source has stopped.
Very strange.
Starchild, wait!
He-Man, she went down that hallway.
Let's go.
Now be careful, we don't want to scare her.
Scare her?
How about us?
Stand back!
Are you hurt?
No, just a little shocked.
-We'll have to jump for it.
-Oh no! Look!
There's only one direction left to go.
Down!
I'll fix the floor later.
Let's get back to the throne room.
You two are just in time to
hear this Treeman's story.
Have you found the child?
No, Your Majesty, not yet.
I figured you'd show up sooner or later.
I only came to thank you
for looking for my ward.
-Yours? -Yes.
During some fighting with the
evil Cave Dwellers...
The Starchild was accidentally lost.
That's not true.
We are not evil. You are.
Please, no fighting in the throne room.
No fighting at all.
The child will remain
under royal protection...
until we settle this
issue once and for all.
Now, everyone, keep searching.
You heard the King.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Of course, Your Majesty.
Starchild?
Can you hear me?
I didn't mean to startle you.
Oh, thank you. It's beautiful.
Oh, not half as beautiful as you.
I hope that Starchild
would grow to be as lovely.
What a nice compliment. Thank you.
Help me, use your skills as a soldier...
to help me find her before Willen does.
I couldn't do that. It wouldn't be right.
This is what forms the walls of my caves.
Teela, I can give her beauty
such as you've only dreamed.
You must help me.
You do seem sincere.
Oh, very well. Come with me.
Starchild?
Starchild.
Can you hear me?
She was last seen around here.
There she is.
Palos, do something.
I can't!
We're rising!
Oh no!
We're heading for the skylight.
-Teela? - Oh He-Man, thank goodness.
Get us out of here!
Hurry!
Now that you're down, let's get you out.
Stand aside!
Oh thanks,
you know that was Starchild's doing.
Yes, she has more power than we know.
We'd better find her and fast.
-C'mon.
Now where's my Sonic Wrench?
-Thanks. -You're welcome.
I thought you were my daughter.
Well, not quite.
I was looking for Starchild.
Well, she's not here. I assure you.
That's a clever device you're working on.
A sensor?
But, yes it is.
Hopefully,
it will help locate the little girl.
If I can just work out this one problem.
Uh, may I?
I think that did it.
You are very skilled.
You should use such knowledge for things...
other than fighting
the Cave Dwellers.
Well, that is my dream.
Why, I must find Starchild.
Wait.
Perhaps we can work together
for everyone's sake.
It's picking up something?
Hey.
That's the laser defense system.
It's not supposed to do that.
We're trapped. Help!
That's Man-At-Arms.
Wait here, there may be danger.
Get us out of here, please!
This should do it.
Thanks,
you got here just in the nick of time.
I'm glad I could help.
Let's check over there.
Now let's see.
If I were a little girl...
frightened...
lonely... what would I do?
Nobody wants me.
I think that maybe too
many people want you.
It isn't me. It's my power.
Tell me about it.
I told you.
It's very, very strong power.
So, I've seen.
You haven't seen it all.
I... I can also use it to protect myself.
Yes, you certainly can.
The last thing I ever
wanted to do is hurt someone...
but [sniff] grown-ups like Willen
and Palos, they think that...
They think if they can have your power...
it would help one conquer the other, right?
Something like that.
Everyone is being summoned.
I think now is a good time for you and I...
to have a good long talk
with the King and Queen.
You think they'll understand?
Well, that's up to us. Okay?
It has become quite obvious the
Starchild will not be found...
until she is ready.
We must know what it is
that has her so frightened.
She has certain energies, my Queen...
if she does not learn to control them, she
could accidentally destroy us all
-Now, I and my people will teach her to...
-No!
I, Palos, and my people,
we must be allowed to teach her to...
You see? You hear what they're saying?
I don't need teaching.
They, do.
If they had my power,
they'd destroy each other.
See?
I told you it wouldn't work.
I'm better off alone.
No, Starchild, wait!
She is not afraid for herself.
She is afraid for you.
Teela, come on.
Starchild!
Starchild!
Starchild!
We'll have to go after her.
That's the tunnel to the Old Vine Jungle.
All the more reason.
-I'm going with you. -Me too.
Good for you.
Well, the more the merrier.
Be careful.
There's danger all around us.
Hey! Let go!
Teela!
Wait! That's a tickle trap.
If you attack, it squirts a liquid...
that could be very dangerous to humans.
But if you tickle it...
it lets go!
Phew,
I like a plant with a sense of humor.
Starchild!
Wait a minute.
Don't make a sound.
These are filled with echo crystals.
Loud noises make 'em explode.
Go away.
I don't want to hurt you.
Please leave me alone.
Why don't you pick on
somebody your own size?
We've got him, Starchild!
This'll finish him, Starchild!
He-Man, throw him in there!
I'm glad you spotted that
tangle-tree, Willen.
That should keep him
tied up for quite a while.
You risked getting hurt to help me?
You, both thought of me,
and not of yourselves?
So all this time, you've each
sought the Starchild's power...
to overcome the other. Pah.
Yes, Your Majesty, but only so that
we, the Tree People...
could make the Cave Dwellers understand
that we should live in peace.
But that's all we,
the Cave Dwellers ever wanted.
To live in harmony.
So you see,
it was all a simple misunderstanding.
I guess the power,
to love and protect one another...
is sometimes hard to come by.
Then go, take the Starchild,
and give her the best of both.
The caves and the trees.
The entire Crystal Forest
and all its beauty.
That is...
if that is your wish.
It is... so decreed.
Well, looks like the war's over.
Thank goodness.
Today we saw people
fighting over the Starchild.
But in the end,
her power brought these people together.
It might surprise you to know...
that all of us have a
power like the Starchild's.
You can't see it or touch
it, but you can feel it.
It's called 'love'.
When you care deeply about others,
and you're kind and gentle,
then you're using that power.
And that's very special magic indeed.
Until later, goodbye for now.
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.
It is beautiful, isn't it, Cringer?
Yup, and a beautiful place to take a nap.
Whaddya say?
You don't give a fella much choice.
No! Let me go!
Let me go, I don't want to stay here.
Why? Don't you like me?
Why should she?
When she should be living up here with us?
Now, you just keep your distance, Willen.
You and the rest of your Tree People.
Don't you threaten me, Cave Dweller.
I want Starchild, do you hear me?
As always your words fall on deaf ears.
You'll have to take her.
Starchild, don't go that way.
It's not safe.
Come back!
No, you people you...
Well you're always fighting
over something, me or...
Ah!
Help me!
Oh no!
Starchild!
She's fallen into the Old Vine Jungle.
It's all your fault, Palos.
My fault?
Listen, if you hadn't...
Get off me! Don't touch me
That's an ogre!
He must have seen her fall.
-Someone help me!
-What'll we do?
No one is safe down there.
Save me!
No one?
We'll see about that.
What's going on?
By the power of Grayskull!
I have the power!
What was that?
We must hurry, Battle Cat.
A child has just fallen
into the Old Vine Jungle.
He-Man!
Keep a sharp eye, Battle Cat.
There's no telling what we
might run into in this place.
The vines are like snakes
and they'll grab at anything.
Get away from me!
No! Don't touch me.
That took a lot of my power.
I better...
rest now...
for just a little while.
There she is and just in time.
Battle cat, use your muscles.
Good work, Battle Cat.
Huh?
Ah! Don't touch me.
Don't be afraid. You're safe now.
Once we get you back to your parents...
I... I don't have any.
Well then, who takes cares of you?
I guess, nobody.
Uh oh. More ogres. Let's get out of here.
Mount up.
-On him? -He won't hurt you.
Easy, easy.
He-Man, you saved her!
Now she can go home with me and
my people, where she belongs.
No, she comes with me
to live with the Cave Dwellers.
For now, she's going to the royal palace...
where the King and Queen
will decide the issue.
I will go there
and plead my case.
And I also.
Oh my. That is lovely,
if I do say so myself.
But what is it?
Oh, I don't know, Teela,
but let's find out.
Orko!
Did you do that on purpose?
Me? No way.
It's just another,
goof up, I guess.
Hey, look who's here.
It's all right, these are my
friends, Teela and Orko.
Hey, you're cute.
She's more than that, she's adorable.
-What are you doing? -It's...
Well, it's a power I have,
for those who like me.
I like you, I really do.
Me too.
Oh my, oh that is nice.
Who is she?
Where did she come from?
She's called Starchild...
I rescued her from the Old Vine Jungle.
Are you kidding?
Nobody ever goes to that place.
Well, this yound lady did.
She was running from the Cave Dwellers...
and the Tree People.
They...
they were fighting over me.
But why a little darling like you?
Well, they both think they
can use my power to beat the other...
It... Well, it wasn't meant for that.
What is it meant for?
Not much.
I mean,
it's just for liking people...
and getting them to like me.
That sounds more like a gift to me.
Maybe, but it's still a power.
In that case, I think the King and
Queen should meet our little friend.
Looking at her, almost makes
me wish Adam was still a child.
Adam will always be my child.
But what will we do with this child?
Give her to me!
Palos!
Yes.
Of the Cave Dwellers, Your Majesties.
And I see you've found my ward.
By the Eternia's heart,
I was so very worried.
I'll bet you were.
Well, after all, I am her guardian...
and I'm glad my little ward is safe.
Then we'll keep her here,
where she's even safer.
Oh? Well, I'm afraid that
my eternal enemies,
the Tree People might try to...
capture her.
I'd much prefer to keep her with me.
No!
Hurry! She can't go far.
Starchild, wait!
I thought I heard someone here.
Have you found anything?
I thought I had, but it was you.
You may as well come on back, little one.
There's
no place to hide.
Either the sun went down awfully fast,
or someone's turned the lights off.
A flashball should light things up.
Ah! That's better.
Now I better go check these lights.
This must be Teela's room.
So, Teela appreciates beautiful crystals?
This information may come in very handy.
The power source has stopped.
Very strange.
Starchild, wait!
He-Man, she went down that hallway.
Let's go.
Now be careful, we don't want to scare her.
Scare her?
How about us?
Stand back!
Are you hurt?
No, just a little shocked.
-We'll have to jump for it.
-Oh no! Look!
There's only one direction left to go.
Down!
I'll fix the floor later.
Let's get back to the throne room.
You two are just in time to
hear this Treeman's story.
Have you found the child?
No, Your Majesty, not yet.
I figured you'd show up sooner or later.
I only came to thank you
for looking for my ward.
-Yours? -Yes.
During some fighting with the
evil Cave Dwellers...
The Starchild was accidentally lost.
That's not true.
We are not evil. You are.
Please, no fighting in the throne room.
No fighting at all.
The child will remain
under royal protection...
until we settle this
issue once and for all.
Now, everyone, keep searching.
You heard the King.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Of course, Your Majesty.
Starchild?
Can you hear me?
I didn't mean to startle you.
Oh, thank you. It's beautiful.
Oh, not half as beautiful as you.
I hope that Starchild
would grow to be as lovely.
What a nice compliment. Thank you.
Help me, use your skills as a soldier...
to help me find her before Willen does.
I couldn't do that. It wouldn't be right.
This is what forms the walls of my caves.
Teela, I can give her beauty
such as you've only dreamed.
You must help me.
You do seem sincere.
Oh, very well. Come with me.
Starchild?
Starchild.
Can you hear me?
She was last seen around here.
There she is.
Palos, do something.
I can't!
We're rising!
Oh no!
We're heading for the skylight.
-Teela? - Oh He-Man, thank goodness.
Get us out of here!
Hurry!
Now that you're down, let's get you out.
Stand aside!
Oh thanks,
you know that was Starchild's doing.
Yes, she has more power than we know.
We'd better find her and fast.
-C'mon.
Now where's my Sonic Wrench?
-Thanks. -You're welcome.
I thought you were my daughter.
Well, not quite.
I was looking for Starchild.
Well, she's not here. I assure you.
That's a clever device you're working on.
A sensor?
But, yes it is.
Hopefully,
it will help locate the little girl.
If I can just work out this one problem.
Uh, may I?
I think that did it.
You are very skilled.
You should use such knowledge for things...
other than fighting
the Cave Dwellers.
Well, that is my dream.
Why, I must find Starchild.
Wait.
Perhaps we can work together
for everyone's sake.
It's picking up something?
Hey.
That's the laser defense system.
It's not supposed to do that.
We're trapped. Help!
That's Man-At-Arms.
Wait here, there may be danger.
Get us out of here, please!
This should do it.
Thanks,
you got here just in the nick of time.
I'm glad I could help.
Let's check over there.
Now let's see.
If I were a little girl...
frightened...
lonely... what would I do?
Nobody wants me.
I think that maybe too
many people want you.
It isn't me. It's my power.
Tell me about it.
I told you.
It's very, very strong power.
So, I've seen.
You haven't seen it all.
I... I can also use it to protect myself.
Yes, you certainly can.
The last thing I ever
wanted to do is hurt someone...
but [sniff] grown-ups like Willen
and Palos, they think that...
They think if they can have your power...
it would help one conquer the other, right?
Something like that.
Everyone is being summoned.
I think now is a good time for you and I...
to have a good long talk
with the King and Queen.
You think they'll understand?
Well, that's up to us. Okay?
It has become quite obvious the
Starchild will not be found...
until she is ready.
We must know what it is
that has her so frightened.
She has certain energies, my Queen...
if she does not learn to control them, she
could accidentally destroy us all
-Now, I and my people will teach her to...
-No!
I, Palos, and my people,
we must be allowed to teach her to...
You see? You hear what they're saying?
I don't need teaching.
They, do.
If they had my power,
they'd destroy each other.
See?
I told you it wouldn't work.
I'm better off alone.
No, Starchild, wait!
She is not afraid for herself.
She is afraid for you.
Teela, come on.
Starchild!
Starchild!
Starchild!
We'll have to go after her.
That's the tunnel to the Old Vine Jungle.
All the more reason.
-I'm going with you. -Me too.
Good for you.
Well, the more the merrier.
Be careful.
There's danger all around us.
Hey! Let go!
Teela!
Wait! That's a tickle trap.
If you attack, it squirts a liquid...
that could be very dangerous to humans.
But if you tickle it...
it lets go!
Phew,
I like a plant with a sense of humor.
Starchild!
Wait a minute.
Don't make a sound.
These are filled with echo crystals.
Loud noises make 'em explode.
Go away.
I don't want to hurt you.
Please leave me alone.
Why don't you pick on
somebody your own size?
We've got him, Starchild!
This'll finish him, Starchild!
He-Man, throw him in there!
I'm glad you spotted that
tangle-tree, Willen.
That should keep him
tied up for quite a while.
You risked getting hurt to help me?
You, both thought of me,
and not of yourselves?
So all this time, you've each
sought the Starchild's power...
to overcome the other. Pah.
Yes, Your Majesty, but only so that
we, the Tree People...
could make the Cave Dwellers understand
that we should live in peace.
But that's all we,
the Cave Dwellers ever wanted.
To live in harmony.
So you see,
it was all a simple misunderstanding.
I guess the power,
to love and protect one another...
is sometimes hard to come by.
Then go, take the Starchild,
and give her the best of both.
The caves and the trees.
The entire Crystal Forest
and all its beauty.
That is...
if that is your wish.
It is... so decreed.
Well, looks like the war's over.
Thank goodness.
Today we saw people
fighting over the Starchild.
But in the end,
her power brought these people together.
It might surprise you to know...
that all of us have a
power like the Starchild's.
You can't see it or touch
it, but you can feel it.
It's called 'love'.
When you care deeply about others,
and you're kind and gentle,
then you're using that power.
And that's very special magic indeed.
Until later, goodbye for now.