He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983–1985): Season 1, Episode 34 - The Dragon's Gift - 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.

Where is Prince Adam?

Well I'm sure he'll be
here, Your Majesty.

He's been very busy lately, uhm...

uh, government problems.

I wouldn't call Lady Amanda a



"government problem"
Hush child.

Cringer, will you come on, we'll be late.

Uh... you go on ahead Adam.

I'm much too tired.

Oh, too tired for a royal fish fry?

Fish fry?

Oh no...

Why must that son of
mine always be late?

Now now, dear,
I'm sure he'll be here any...

Your Majesty, the Prince!

Cringer, are you alright?
Adam !!

Father, I-I'm sorry, I...

Spare me the story, just take your place.

Yes sir.
A fabulous entrance, Adam.

Now that we're all here, let's begin.

Ambassador Therin,
of the Kingdom of Eastfen,

with a gift for His Majesty!

What happened to Ambassador Warne?

I don't know, but there's something

familiar about this Therin.

Something, I can't quite put my finger on.

Your Majesty,
the mild subjects of Eastfen,

wish you to have this humble gift,

made by the finest craftsmen in our land.

Why, it's... it's magnificent!

Would Your Majesty,

care to examine it a bit closer?

By all means, bring it here.

That sword... Skeletor!

Your Majesty, don't touch that!

Father!

Skeletor!

C'mon Cat,
let's find ourselves a quiet spot.

The Weird of Crystal was

meant for you, Randor.

Now I'll have to find another way

to claim the throne of Eternia.

But at least Man-At-Arms won't be a problem

anymore.
You villain!

Cringer, stop!

Well I will,

as soon as I'm far enough away.

By the power of Grayskull!

He can't reach me here.

I have the power!

Guards, take him!

And now for you...

Let her go, bonehead!

Nice move Teela!

I'm not fool enough

to fight you here, He-Man!

But I'll leave you that pretty

statue to remember me by!

He got away... got away!
We'll get him Teela.

But first we gotta find a way to

reverse the spell on your father.

The Sorceress!
She must know a way.

My thoughts exactly,

Your Majesty.
We'll take Man-At-Arms

to Castle Grayskull immediately.

Why doesn't she hurry?

Be patient Teela, we all want

Man-At-Arms back, but linking with

the window of knowledge takes time.

The answer, give us the answer!

I have no answer Teela,

the Weird of Crystal is an ancient magic.

From a time before

Castle Grayskull ever stood.

It's reversal is beyond my power.

Then... then my father is doomed?

Courage Teela, if Skeletor learned the

spell, he must know how to undo it.

Not necessarily,
but there

is one who might know the secret.

Granamyr, oldest and wisest

of the Dragons of Darksmoke.

Then tell us where to find this dragon.

I can't.
You'd leave my

father like this for all eternity?

How could you?
Teela...

She is upset He-Man
and rightly so.

I wish I could help.

But long ago a pact was made between

the Great Dragons and this Castle.

I promised I would not
reveal their whereabouts

to anyone... and to break that

promise, would bring all

their terrible fury down on Eternia!

There must be some way.
When magic

fails, human knowledge may succeed.

I can point you on your journey, and Teela,

I will guard your father until your return.

Thank you.

I'm sorry for what I said.

I know Teela.

Now go and good luck!

He-Man, we're in the royal library!

Human knowledge: Books.

That's what the Sorceress meant.

The old legends will
give us the clue.

Let's start reading...

Teela, I just read that
ice trolls and dragons

are friends.
It's worth checking...

Let's see.

The Ice Mountains.

That's where we'll find Granamyr!

We'll take the Raider across the dark

mountains, then into the Ice Country.

Let's go!

Enjoying the ride, Cat?

Yea.

He-Man, that's it!

A protective field!

The raider's out of control.

I've... got to... turn her...

You did it He-Man!

We still got problems.

Coming in too fast, brace yourselves...

Looks like we'll have to
meet this dragon on foot.

Avalanche! Go, Cat!

Trouble He-Man, we're on a cliff.

We don't have much of a choice.

I know-w-w.

We should be getting
close to Darksmoke soon.

Uh, strange smell here.

It's an Ice Hacker!

We made it.

Good, I'm frozen stiff.

I'm sure Granamyr will have
a warm fire waiting for us.

Trolls. Watch yourself!

You speak the tongue of Eternia?

Troll talk is tongue of Eternia.

But I talk your speech too.

We want to see Granamyr.

Men don't see Granamyr,

only trolls see Granamyr.

We've got to make that bridge!

I think I see a way to put

these trolls... on ice.

Better move,
before they dig themselves out.

I can't believe how warm it is here.

It must be the dragon's fire pit.

The scent of dragon is strong, He-Man.

I guess we should announce ourselves.

Granamyr!

I am He-Man, great Dragon.

And I'm here to ask your aid.

He-Man? I have heard your name

whispered on the winds of legend.

In that case...
Silence.

I did not say I

respected the name,
only that I'd heard it.

Dragons pay little attention

to the lies of legend.

Granamyr, please,
you've got to help us.

And who is this little girl,

who presumes to speak
without my permission?

I am Teela, Captain of the Royal Guard,

and I will speak as I please.

We shall see how your tongue wags when

my magic sends you to the realm of demons.

We don't want to fight you, but

we will, if that's what it
takes to make you listen.

Granamyr does not fight

humans, Granamyr wins.

He-Man! I...

I can't break loose...

Enough!

You have courage, something

I have seen in very few of your race.

I will listen to
what you have to say.

My friend Man-At-Arms

has been turned into a
crystal statue by evil magic.

I'm told you might know
how to undo this spell.

Might?

Am I not the wisest

creature on all Eternia?
Do I not know

magics that were forgotten before

human kind ever walked this world?

Then you can reverse the magic?

Of course I can.

It's poor magic at

best, but I see no reason to

trouble myself over a single human.

It has been a thousand years,

since I last spoke with humans.

I found them... vain,

greedy,

warlike, untruthful...

and quite ugly.

They barged into my home,

they begged for my help.

And when I gave it,

they never appreciated it.

No thanks, not even a gift.

You seem no different.

If a gift would help convince you.

Name it.

There is something...

Anything!

In the center of the forgotten forest,

stands Skytree.

The oldest tree on Eternia.

and the only thing in all the world,

older than me.

Chop it down,

and bring it to me as a gift so I can

watch it burn in my fireplace.

Agreed?

You'll save Man-At-Arms?

I shall, consider it.

Agreed!

When you wish to return here,
speak my name.

And remember,

you have given your word to a dragon,

Fail to bring me my gift and I will send

you to the realm of demons...

Forever!

The Forgotten Forest!

Why, it's beautiful!

But where's Skytree?

And why would you be looking for Skytree?

Show yourself,
we won't harm you.

Show myself I will,

but as for harming me.

Well...

let's just say it's a bad idea.

Keep hold o' that big pussycat laddie.

You don't want trouble now, do you?

Take it easy Battle Cat.

Who and what are you?

Oh well, good sir and lovely lady.

My name is Tullamore

and I'm a Treeprechaun.

A Treeprechaun?

Ah, the same.

We Treeprechauns are the

keepers of the forgotten forest.

Then please tell us where to find Skytree.

Why that's no problem at all,

just lift your eyes.

Thank you, now let's go!

Just a minute now,
you haven't told me, what you be

be after doing?

I don't think you want to know.

Move!

You miserable creatures,

you won't get away.

After him, boyos!

Skytree!
Hurry, He-Man!

Stop, you monsters!

You'll pay for that!
Mccree, Mccrack

Mccarn, Mccroo
He-Man, the trees!

Halt! What is going on here?

Forgive me for disturbing your
rest, Your Treeness.

But these folks are after
doing you some harm.

Is this true?

I'm afraid it is.

But why?

Please try to understand.

We don't want to hurt you,

but my father's life is at stake.

If we don't bring you to Granamyr

as a gift, he won't tell us

how to reverse the spell that's

turned my father to crystal.

Granamyr? Is that

old dragon still jealous of me?

Yes, and unless I bring you down for

his fire pit, Man-At-Arms is doomed.

Man-At-Arms?

He's your father?

Yes. You know of him?

I know the name.

Through all of Eternia's long history,

there has been a Man-At-Arms

to uphold the cause

of goodness.

In a time now forgotten one such

Man-At-Arms saved this forest

from the Witches of fire.

I am still in his debt.

Then you'll help us?

I have stood in this spot for

countless ages.

From my seeds the

forests were born.

I am the soul

of all that is green and good.

Though I may fall,

I will always exist

wherever a tree spreads it's branches

to the sky.

Take up your sword,

man of Eternia,

and save your friend.

Oh thank you. Thank you!

But you can't go, you can't.

It won't be the same without ya.

Then it will be... different.

Keep the leaves of my children

green, old friend Tullamore.

Teela, we can't do this.

But my father?

If he were here,

I know he'd feel the same way.
You agree?

Hoop-shalla! Hoop-shalla!

I thank you and

I am sorry.

Ready?

Granamyr.

Where is my gift?
We don't have it.

But you agreed.

Skytree...

in fact any tree, has as much

right to life as you,

or me or Man-At-Arms.

We will not take a life,

to save a life.

Pick another gift or...

or send us to the realm of demons.

...now.

It would be my right to do

so, wouldn't it?
It would.

Wisdom, compassion,

and the honoring of a bargain.

Who would have thought humankind would

have improved so
much in a 1000 years?

I accept this gift, He-Man.

In this book, is the knowledge

you need to restore your friend.

Thank you Granamyr.
Thank you.

You can thank me best by,

letting me... sleep,

and never bothering me again.

So, He-Man made

the right choice after all.

He said you would have

done exactly the same father.

Dragons seem to have a very strange

way of doing things.

That's the truth.

You know I'd like to
meet that Granamyr.

What do you say, Cringer?

Should we go hunting a dragon?

Oh n-no, not me.

It looks like Cringer's
made a good choice too.

Today He-Man had
to decide whether

or not to chop down a tree.

Now, the trees around you probably

don't speak the way Skytree did.

Or if they do, we haven't learned to

hear them... yet.

But trees are living things.

And when you respect a tree,

you show that you
care about all life.

Life is a wonderful,

precious gift.

Learn to enjoy and respect it

and you'll be a happier,

better person for it.

Bye for now.