Awesome TV Shows from the 80s

The 80s. It was a glorious age for sitcoms and for big, (silly) action-adventures with their big hair, loud colours and very special episodes.

Join us as we travel down memory lane. Here, we dig back to those TV shows we will always love. Let us know your favourite shows in the comments section or answer our poll!

 

1) Alf (19861990)

Like any other family, the Tanners are pretty much normal, until ALF from the planet Melmac crashed on earth. He’s small and he’s furry — and a little (actually, very) arrogant. ALF, the name given to him by the Tanners, stands for Alien Life Form and they willingly accepted him as long as he doesn’t show himself publicly. But he never really behaved well, did he? He spent his time wisecracking the Tanners. Oh, and he’s got 8 stomachs. Weird, huh? 

Trivia: Series creator Paul Fusco told the cast and crew not to give away the secrets to ALF. He (Fusco) operated the puppet most of the time, and was the voice of Alf. However, actor Mihaly ‘Michu’ Meszaros, who stood only two feet and nine inches tall, wore an ALF costume for full body photos.

2) The Cosby Show (19841992)

Meet the Huxtable Family: Doctor Heathcliff and Clair Huxtable with their children Sondra, Denise, Theodore, Vanessa, and Rudy. The TV series revolved much around the family and some goofs about their lives. The family grew larger when the kids got married — and more people meant more fun — and a crowded happy family! A comedy featuring a well-off African-American family who lives in a Brooklyn townhouse. The show was the brainchild of well-known comedian, Bill Cosby.

Trivia: Remember those artworks that hung on the walls in the Huxtable household? It was by famous fine artist Synthia Saint James and by the painter Varnette Honeywood.

Tagline: “In a house filled with love..there’s always room for more.”

3) The A Team (19831987)

In each show, the A Team would be locked in a barn or a warehouse somewhere, about to be attacked by some bad guys with big machines so the team must invent something to defeat them (cue in the cars blowing up and some rockets launching and some dust and coughing).

Although the TV show was critiqued because of its uncanny ability to fashion a rocket launcher out of a Pringle tube and an orange, — CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT — let’s admit it, we loved it, didn’t we? We loved Col. John Hannibal Smith and his expertise at disguises. We loved Face as he was the team’s con artist (and a ladies man.) We thought Bad Attitude a.k.a. BA was cool because he was the expert mechanic, and was also busy taking care of the mayhem and intimidation. We even loved Howling Mad Murdock who can drive anything. He’s good at flying planes so they busted him out of the mental hospital whenever they had a mission.

Trivia: Nobody actually ever gets killed during this show’s entire run.

Tagline: “Heroes for hire.”

4) Dukes of Hazzard (1979 – 1985)

You wouldn’t believe 30 years has gone by since Dukes of Hazzard — one of the classic TV shows from the 80s! The adventures of the fast-drivin’, rubber-burnin’ Duke boys of Hazzard County is worth remembering with all the values it taught us. Being polite, kind, virtuous, and religious. Not to mention their love for their car, ‘General Lee’. All eyes were glued with the stunts, fast cars, with Daisy, Boss Hogg and Roscoe.

Trivia: John Schneider admitted that he lied about his age in order to get the part of Bo Duke. He told them that he was 24, when in reality, he was just a teenager at 18. He also showed up in a t-shirt and blue jeans, carrying a six pack of beer, and pretending to speak with a Southern accent. But guess what? Schneider was a New Yorker.

5) Dallas (19781991)

Those wealthy Texas oil millionaires with the soapy, backstabbing machinations, Dallas is a popular evening soap-opera style TV drama during the 80s. The story revolved on J.R. Ewing and his family — with those sneaky business dealings and odd, dramatic family relationships. Admit it ladies, you know you liked all that drama.

Trivia: The “Southfork Ranch” house was an actual Texas residence, owned by Joe R. Duncan, or J.R. Duncan. When the show became popular, tourists from all over the world visited the house day and night. The Duncan family was forced to sell the house and it is now a museum devoted to the show.

6) Growing Pains (19851992)

Mums unite!!! We loved this show for all the right reasons — because we’ve been through all the pains raising kids can bring but loving them still. That’s just how mums are, right? Dr. Seaver, a psychologist and his wife, Maggie, a journalist went through all that life threw at them as they did their best in keeping the household together, LITERALLY. The kids: Mike, Ben, Carol and Crissie had brought them endless problems, but all things shall pass and that’s what the show taught us. As long as the Seavers got each other, then nothing else matters.

Trivia: Jeremy Miller’s character, Ben Seaver, has the middle names, “Hubert Horatio Humphrey” in honour of the famous senator from Minnesota.

 

7) Miami Vice (1984 1990)

Detective Crockett and his partner Tubbs took on the Florida drug world with lots of action, drama, intensity, thrills, music, style, and love. It was a well-directed, very entertaining, drug busting, and romantic show. No doubt, Miami Vice was one of the best TV shows ever (cue in totally awesome 80s music.)

Trivia: Crockett’s Ferrari Daytona was actually a modified Corvette. Ferrari executives were so upset that this ersatz Ferrari was gaining such popularity that they offered to provide the series with their new flagship car, the Testarossa.

P.S. You’re not a real Vice fan if you don’t like The Prodigal Son.

8) Happy Days (1974 1984)

Ten years of 255 mind-blowing episodes!!! The Cunningham Family, Howard and Marion with their children Richie and Joanie, were well-loved by their fans. The Happy Days show was in the 1950s and 1960s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and proved that one amazing character, Fonzie, could basically carry a program’s list of shortcomings.

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Trivia: Fonzie has a picture of the Lone Ranger in his wallet.

9) The Golden Girls (19851992)

Four previously married women, Dorothy, Ann, Sophia and Blanche, live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Trivia: The Golden Girls are Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda (Sex and the City) of the 80s with all the arguing and bickering and still-love-each-other-no-matter-what mad fits they throw at each other.

Okay, we just made that up.

This one’s for real: When the show first aired, the Queen Mother loved it so much that she wrote to the four actresses and asked them to perform a live show especially for her. They obliged, and acted out an episode in which the girls visit London on stage in front of the queen and her family.

10) Knight Rider (19821986)

A lone crime fighter — Michael Knight — battles the forces of evil with the help of a high performance, indestructible sports car that is artificially intelligent. Did somebody say ‘wow’? Knight Rider was where our love for Pontiac cars were born. ENOUGH SAID.

Trivia: Pontiac supplied the Trans Am for the Knight Rider series. When the show aired, they were swamped with customer requests and orders for a black Firebird Trans Ams with T-tops, tan interiors, and red lights on the front bumper — exactly like the show car. KITT is a 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA.

11) Punky Brewster (19841988)

Meet Penelope ‘Punky’ Brewster with her dog, Brandon. She was abandoned in a supermarket by her mother. The show was such a colourful and funky bubble of relief from cars blowing up and drama. Can you remember how Punky brightened up the room when she walked in? Her colourful clothes, colourful shoes, her bed and her tree house? Ah, those days.

Trivia: Punky’s dog Sandy was named after then-NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff, who helped develop the show, naming Punky Brewster after a girl who he had a crush on in school.

12) Magnum P.I. (19801988)

Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum is known for his humorous overtone and love for danger.

Trivia: The car that Magnum drove was a Ferrari 308GTS.

 

13) Who’s the Boss (19841992)

Retired basketball player Tony Micelli and his daughter Samantha arrived at the Connecticut household of Advertising Executive Angela Bower. Tony took a job as a housekeeper in the Bower Household. In between their daily shenanigans, romantic feelings begin to surface between Angela and Tony.

Trivia: Who’s The Boss? premiered on the same night as The Cosby Show, and ended on the same night as Growing Pains and MacGyver.

14) Dynasty (19811989)

A story of a wealthy Denver family — the conflict between two large corporations, Blake’s Denver Carrington and Alexis’ ColbyCo and life in between all that chaos.

Trivia: In the late 1980s, this was the most popular TV series in Yugoslavia. It was broadcast every Monday at 9pm, and the streets were empty.

15) Perfect Strangers (19861993)

Perfect Strangers features two ultimately different people — cousins Larry and Balki. Larry is panicky, hyper-ventilative, business-like and mercenary, while Balki is placid, unhurried, sunny-natured and idealistic. Join them in their apartment — stitching their way into fitting together despite their dissimilarities.

Trivia: Bronson Pinchot claims he never wore underwear for his character on the show.

16) Mork & Mindy  (19781982)

One bizzare comedy show — Mork and Mindy!!! The show was described as fall-out-of-your-seat funny, as Mork from Ork, an alien who was sent to earth to examine earth’s culture, keeps making alien mistakes in funny ways while Mindy teaches her how to be human. Robin Williams and Pam Dawber just has this a funny chemistry together.

Trivia: As of 2004, Mork and Mindy’s house is the most popular landmark in Boulder, Colorado.

17) MacGyver (19851992)

What makes Angus Macgyver different from all our favourite action stars? He’s quiet and refuses to carry a gun. I repeat, HE DOES NOT CARRY A GUN. MacGyver actually uses his brain to solve problems instead of using brute force. Seeing somebody create something out of mid-air is just fantastic! Wouldn’t you all agree?

Trivia: Dana Elcar’s Stunt Double was Don S. Davis, who became “Gen. George Hammond”, Richard Dean Anderson’s superior officer on Stargate SG-1 (1997).

18) Charles in Charge (19841990)

Charles, a college student, moves in with the Powell family as the housekeeper, babysitter, and friend to the children. Along with his best friend, Buddy, Charles attempts to manage his life, especially college and girls, as well as his responsibilities as a housekeeper.

Trivia: Charles’ last name is never mentioned. In fact, at times, the writers had to go out of their way to avoid mentioning his, or his mother’s surname. This led people to think that Scott Baio was once again playing the role of Charles Arcola aka “Chachi” from Happy Days (1974) and Joanie Loves Chachi (1982). Ellen Travolta, played Scott Baio’s mother on all three series. On Charles in Charge (1984) her name was Lillian and on the previous two series, she was Louisa Arcola-Delvecchio.

 

19) Jem and the Holograms Jem (19851988)

Jerrica Benton is secretly the leader of the glamorous and exciting music group, Jem and the Holograms. Jem and her friends are always involved in glamorous and exciting adventures around the world, while touching people’s hearts with their hit songs, and defeating Pizzazz and the Misfits.

20) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  (19871996)

Who does not know The Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles? Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michaelangelo with their coloured bandanas. We loved them as kids and we loved them when we were growing up. That’s it, no words necessary.

Trivia: In the original comics, all four turtles had red bandanas. For the TV show, they were each given a different color to make it easier to tell them apart: Leonardo has a blue bandana, Raphael a red bandana, Donatello a purple bandana and Michelangelo an orange bandana. This colour scheme became so popular it eventually became a staple of the TMNT saga.

21) Different Strokes (19781986)

Different Strokes is a TV show about the misadventures of a rich Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African-American maid. Phillip Drummond, a widowed Manhattan millionaire and president of the mega-firm Trans Allied Inc., adopts two orphaned black brothers from Harlem — eight-year-old Arnold and 12-year-old Willis. Drummond had made a promise to their dying mother, his housekeeper, that he would care for the boys after she passes on; their father had died years earlier. The boys, whom Drummond always introduced as his two sons, went from rags to riches literally overnight. At first, Willis was a bit anxious and unsure of their new-found wealth, but eventually, both he and Arnold felt right at home in their new-found surroundings.

Trivia: Alan Thicke, the father from Growing Pains (1987), was the voice singing the theme song.

22) Silver Spoons (19821987)

Ricky Stratton is a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do.

Trivia: The exterior shot of Straton Mansion shown during the opening credits is actually Compton Wynyates, a Tudor period English country house located in Warwickshire, England.

23) Little House on the Prairie(19741983)

The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the 19th century American West, the show is based on the popular “Little House” book series by Laura Ingalls-Wilder. It is a dramatic series that followed the lives of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and their three young daughters — Mary, Laura and Carrie.

Trivia: Laura’s favourite perfume was lemon verbena. Mr. Edwards gave it to her in two episodes. Once, when she was a little girl, and again after she was grown up.

24) Murder She Wrote (1984)

Former High School Teacher, and famed professional mystery writer slash amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence — her gift to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters and solve the mysteries it holds. Jessica never runs out of mysteries to solve.

Trivia: The harbor of Jessica’s home town, Cabot Cove, is actually the Jaws’ lake on the Universal Studios tram tour.

 

25) Three’s Company (19771984)

The misadventures of two women, Janet and Chrissy, and one man, Jack, living in one apartment and their neighbours. To be allowed to stay, Jack has to pretend to their landlord, and everyone else in the apartment, that he’s gay.

Trivia: Chrissy’s full name is “Christmas Noelle Snow”.

26) The Twilight Zone (19851989)

The Twilight Zone is an updated version of the famous Rod Sterling TV series in the 1960s. Whether it is comic, tragic, humour, each week presents one to three tales about some unusual situation that turns out to be even more unusual than initially suspected.

Trivia: The Hollywood tower of terror in Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park is based on this TV series.

27) Laverne & Shirley (19761983)

Best friends and roommates Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney are single, working girls in late 1950s, Milwaukee. How fun was it seeing them cope with their dates, some neighbours and their friendship?

Trivia: Laverne’s favorite drink was milk and Pepsi.

28) Max Headroom (19871988)

Twenty minutes into the future, the world has become imbued network-television. It’s illegal to turn off your TV, and televisions are given to the needy. In this world, Network 23 has a highly-rated news program with a roving reporter named Edison Carter. But Carter uncovers a plot to cover up lethal “blipverts” and is almost killed. In the process, his mind is copied into a computer and the computer-generated personality “Max Headroom” is born.

 

Trivia: The futuristic graphics used on the show were created by a top-of-the-line computer of 1987, a Commodore Amiga.

29) Fraggle Rock (19831987)

Doc and his dog, Sprocket have a hole in their wall, behind which live little furry creatures known as Fraggles in a place called Fraggle Rock. The Rock is also home to the Doozers and the Gorgs. The adventures of the various inhabitants of an underground civilisation is what the TV show is all about. Meanwhile, Gobo’s Uncle Matt explores Outer Space (our world) and sends postcards to his nephew about the silly creatures (humans).

Trivia: Cantus the Minstrel was created to resemble Jim Henson.

30) The Love Boat (19771987)

Love is in the air — and on the tides as individuals who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to spend their vacation aboard the “Love Boat”. There, Gopher, Dr.Adam, Isaac, Julie and Captain Stubing try their best to please them and sometimes help them fall in love. ALL ABOARD!!! In the end, love wins and everybody leaves the dreamboat satisfied. 

Trivia: Gopher’s real name is Burl Smith.

31) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (19721985)

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids brought us the educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids. This is the quintessential animated show of all times. Bill Cosby has masterfully created an amazing show complete with an array of vocally diverse characters. Hey Hey Hey, It’s Fat Albert time !!!!

Trivia: The characters are based on Bill Cosby and his childhood friends when they grew up in North Philadelphia. Cosby talked about his childhood experiences in his stand-up comedy albums.

32) Doctor Who (19631989)

The Doctor is a renegade Time Lord: an eccentric, highly-intelligent scientist from a distant planet. He travels through time and space, often visiting the Earth (he has a soft spot for the planet) so he comes to save it from various alien threats or to whisk a choice few inhabitants away to the distant parts of the galaxy to help him fight evil there. The Doctor has many foes, including Daleks (led by Davros), and The Master, another renegade Time Lord. As Baker would say on the 25th anniversary, Doctor Who was fun, fun, fun.

Trivia: The longest running sci-fi series ever made for television.

33) 21 JUMP STREET(19871991)

The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young looking officers specialising in youth crime. Each of the Jump St. personnel was selected for their ability to pass for high school or college students, allowing them to operate undercover in areas where it is difficult for regular police officers to blend in unnoticed.

Trivia: As Johnny Depp became increasingly frustrated with the series, he began to put forth ridiculous suggestions for his character to the producers. One such a suggestion included the discovery by the other characters that Tom Hanson was obsessed with peanut butter, and would be discovered by the other characters smearing it all over his naked body.

34) The Young Ones (19821984)

The crazy hilarious and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students — Hipster Neil, the cool guy Mike, Sociology undergrad Rick and Vyvan the punk medical student — in Thatcher’s Britain.

Trivia: The reason for including a performance by a live band in each episode was that this caused the BBC to categorise the show as “Light Entertainment” rather than “Situation Comedy”, which meant it got a budget, as no budget was available for further sitcoms.

35) LA Law (19861994)

This popular TV drama depicted life in a large Los Angeles law firm. The plots were strongly character-based and dealt with both the personal lives and professional activities of the partners, associates, and staff. Scenes centred around the courtroom and the law offices. Did you love their tight, witty and provocative dialogue? I know I did.

Trivia: In the opening title sequence, the car’s “L.A. Law” license plate expiration sticker always showed the ending year for a given season (it showed “87” for the 1986-1987 season).

36) The Muppet Show (19761981)

Kermit the Frog is the manager of a cabaret-style theatre house, which invariably has more drama behind the stage than on it. He has to contend with wannabe-comedian bears, the smothering advances of Miss Piggy, crabby regular theatre patrons, homicidal chefs, livestock, not to mention making the weekly guest star feel welcome. One of the best puppet shows ever. Miss Piggy, Gonzo and Kermit, I’ll never forget you!

Trivia: Because they found the character so funny, extraneous members of the crew would often crowd into the studio to watch the filming of skits with the Swedish Chef. Often, the laughter heard in the final sketch is not from a laugh track, but from members of the crew who couldn’t contain themselves.

 

37) Black Adder (1987)

This is one brilliant, sarcastic, cutting, witty and beautifully written TV show — and beautifully acted throughout the series run!!! When they thought the British humour of “Blackadder” might not be appreciated in the United States, then they were all wrong. In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time. During the Regency period, the insane King George III’s stark raving mad son, George, is the Prince Regent of Wales. Vulgar and staggeringly slow-and-dim-witted, George exhausts the country’s money and would surely be dead by know were it not for his dry, angry, bitter, arrogant and cynical butler, Edmund Blackadder, Esq. Blackadder is an ex-aristocrat who has lost his family fortune and been reduced to servant-hood, and full of loathing knowing he should have a better position than serving a lunatic. Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder hits his comedy stride as the conniving butler to the Prince Regent. P.S. Laugh until you weep!

Trivia: Blackadder does not sport a beard in this season of the show because Rowan Atkinson’s then-girlfriend hated it.

38) Moonlighting (19851989)

The quirky cases of a former model and a smart detective who manages a private detective agency. The series boasts some phenomenal episodes, such heights hit in the first two seasons or so are unmatched probably by any other series for their creativity and brilliance despite factors weighing it down which is why it fell hard. Moonlighting remains a wonderful and joyous part of TV history.

Trivia: Bruce Willis was the very last of about 3,000 actors to audition for the role of David Addison, Jr.

39) M*A*S*H* (19721983)

The staff of an army hospital in the Korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation. M*A*S*H* has taught us a great deal of resiliency, the characters are so fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable. Nevertheless,  life and death, the reality of the war goes on.

Trivia: Gary Burghoff’s left hand is slightly deformed, and he took great pains to hide or de-emphasise it during filming. He did this by always holding something (like a clipboard), or keeping that hand in his pocket.

40) Hill Street Blues (19811987)

It is hard to forget just how groundbreaking a show HSB was. Hill Street Blues showcases the lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.This series proved to the networks that quality can sell soap, after all.

Trivia: At Michael Conrad’s request, after his death, his character of Sgt. Phil Esterhaus was revealed to have died of a heart attack during sex.

41) BJ and the Bear (19781981)

B.J. McCay was a good-looking young trucker who travelled around the country in his big red & white rig with his pet chimp, Bear. In the craze of truck-driver shows that came out in the ’70s, none had a more original premise than that of “B.J. and the Bear”, with its mixture of good ol’ boy farce, action, romance and, of course, a monkey named BEAR!

Trivia: “The Bear” was named after Paul William “Bear” Bryant, who was head coach of the University of Alabama’s football team from 1958 until his death in 1982

42) Astro Boy (19801981)

Astro Boy or Shin Tetsuwan (the original title) is THE hero for all ages. There’s gonna be a hot debate if I claim Astro Boy as the greatest cartoon in the world, but be sure to hear this name come up because he’s a legend of cartoon genre. We love him for all the values and lessons he taught us.

Tagline: “A hero for all ages!”

 

43) Danger Mouse (19811992)

Who was not engrossed on watching the adventures of this hilarious series about a one-eyed mouse/Greatest Secret Agent, Danger Mouse? Not to mention the World’s Worst Assistant, Penfold. lol The wacky mouse and his assistant vs. Baron SIlas Greenback and his henchman, Stilleto was a great way to spend our afternoons. Don’t you think?

Trivia: The title and character Dangermouse were inspired by the action series Danger Man (1960).

44) Roger Ramjet (1965)

Bumbling daredevil and American Eagle Squadron leader Roger Ramjet, aided by his crew of do-gooders Yank, Doodle, Dan, and Dee, fight crooks like Noodles Romanoff and Henry Cabbage Patch. Roger’s advantage is his Proton Energy pill, which gives him the strength of 20 atom bombs for a period of 20 seconds. The latter description just tells us that this TV show should not be taken seriously, but good for a couple of laughs!

Trivia: Roger Ramjet  was Gary Owens’s TV debut.

45) A Country Practice (19811993)

Everyone who loved Country Practice cried a little when Molly died in 1985. For years, A Country Practice was a regular viewing pleasure in our household. Well acted with its beautifully written series and wonderful, loveable cast.

Trivia: The episode where Molly Jones dies of cancer was one of the highest rating in the series’ history. Although the rating system of the day was antiquated, the episode rated in the high 30s which equates to more than a 30% share of all primetime viewing, across five free to air networks – in US terms, roughly equivalent to an episode of Charlie’s Angels at the height of its popularity. It dominated newspaper front pages of the day, and is still one of the most discussed episodes of Australian TV.

46) Voltron (1984)

Voltron is a TV show about five lion robots and their pilots as they defend the galaxy and planet Arus against the evil forces of King Zarkon and Prince Lotor of planet Doom. Watching this show from a child’s perspective, you would understand that the Voltron Force strives not to fight and avenge, but it is about friendship, teamwork and just having fun — and living because you can.

Trivia: The first season of Voltron was not a straight dub from the Japanese anime series, Hyakujû-ô Goraion (1981) (neither was the second from Kikô Kantai dairugger XV (1982)) due to American broadcast standards – “living” beings were never killed on-screen; mechanical creatures, however, were fair game. One of the most noticeable differences involves the character Sven. In the Japanese version, this character died after battling the enemy’s witch after six appearances. In the American version, he was seriously injured and left to heal, and returns near the end of the season. In the Japanese version, this was his brother at the end of the series. The third season (second season for the Lion Voltron Force) was created specifically for the American audience.

47) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (19831985)

The most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull — the mysterious castle from which He-Man derives his powers.

Trivia: The writers would deliberately give Alan Oppenheimer’s characters lines in quick succession, so they could watch him, quite amusingly, switch between characters during recording sessions.

48) She-Ra Princess of Power (1985)

She-Ra was a very obvious attempt to expand the He-Man universe into the barbie dolls. Guess what, it worked! She-Ra blended a good feminist heroine with plenty of action and adventure. Along with pastel colours and lovely, cute costumes. And she has a beautiful bad-ass unicorn! What little girl didn’t want to be She-ra when she grew up? She-ra was the kidnapped daughter of Queen Marlena and King Randor of Eternia — characters from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Princess Adora. She grew up in Etheria. There, she leads an evil army until the day her long-lost twin brother, Prince Adam (He-Man), came to tell her who she really was. As her alter ego, She-Ra, the princess protects Etheria by fighting the forces she once worked for.

Trivia: According to the creator, She-Ra’s name was taken from the Egyptian word for god, “Ra”, so that her name would be She-god.

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