A Bird in the Hand

A Bird in the Hand is the 95th episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, written by Phil Harnage and directed by Richard Trueblood.

Orko and Stanlan discover a map leading to the Ancients' Book of Spells, but Stanlan's fondness for one of Beast Man's creatures allows the heroes to be followed by Skeletor.

Moral
Teela: "In today's adventure we saw what happens when we make up our minds about something before we have the facts. It's called 'jumping to conclusions' and anyone who does that will usually find that the conclusion is wrong. That's what happened to Melaktha. If he had only... well, hello Holly. Is there something you want to say? Holly: "Yup! Don't jump to conclusions! Don't jump to conclusions!" Teela: "That's good advice. And if anyone asks, just say a little bird told you. See you all soon."

Features

 * Heroic Warriors
 * Prince Adam
 * Battle Cat
 * Cringer
 * He-Man
 * Orko
 * Sorceress
 * Teela


 * Allies
 * Holly
 * Melaktha
 * Stanlan


 * Evil Warriors
 * Beast Man
 * Skeletor
 * Trap Jaw

Cast

 * John Erwin as He-Man/Prince Adam and Beast Man
 * Alan Oppenheimer as Skeletor, Melaktha and Battle Cat/Cringer
 * Linda Gary as Teela, Stanlan and the Sorceress
 * Lou Scheimer (credited as Erik Gunden) as Orko, Trap Jaw and Holly the Hollywag

Continuity

 * The close-up of He-Man lifting and throwing is re-purposed animation from Dree Elle's Return and it is seen again in The Bitter Rose and The Gambler.
 * The animated sequence of Cringer being scared with a visible shiver running up his spine will be seen again in Game Plan.
 * The animated sequence of He-Man beginning to spin is used again in The Magic Falls.

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