A New Beginning

 is the first episode of The New Adventures of He-Man.

Captain Hydron and Lieutenant Flipshot travel across time and space to Eternia to find a legendary hero to help them in their battle against the Evil Mutants. The return home to Primus accompanied by two Eternians: He-Man and Skeletor.

Plot Summary
In the future, the planet Primus is under attack from the Evil Mutants of Denebria, led by the ruthless Flogg. As the protective shield around Primus weakens from attack after attack, so does the Inner Council of Primus - whose collective psychic energies maintain the shield. Master Sebrian, the wise old leader of Primus, has realised that the only hope to save Primus is to find a warrior from the past, someone with 'the power of the good and the way of the magic'.

Gepple, Alcon, Meldoc and Krex - The Scientists of Primus, have created a Time Vessel, which will allow Captain Hydron and Lieutenant Flipshot to travel to the past and bring the hero Primus needs back to the future. They travel back in time, in a unique window of oppurtunity as a time hole opens above them - they arrive on a strange new world, the planet of Eternia. Hydron and Flipshot are soon captured by Andros, a henchman of Skeletor, and brought to Snake Mountain.

Meanwhile, The Sorceress contacts He-Man, and tells him she had a vision - the future of humanity will depend on him. He-Man is confused, and does not wish to leave his family and friends, but the Sorceress tells him there is little time left...

At Snake Mountain, Andros informs Skeletor that the two warriors he has captured are from the future. Skeletor is pleased, as he can take advantage of this oppurtunity to exploit the peaceful people of Primus and their apparently advanced technology. He convinces Hydron and Flipshot that he is the force for good that they seek, and they take him back to their time machine. Prince Adam tells King Randor and Queen Marlena of his journey to the future. His parents tell him they will miss him, but are both very proud of him - suddenly, the Sorceress contacts Adam, warning him of Skeletor's latest plan. Adam transforms into He-Man before his parents for the first time, and they are shocked, but incredibly proud of their son. The Sorceress assures the King and Queen that Eternia will soon be a land free from Skeletor.

He-Man races to confront Skeletor as he prepares to board the time machine, and warns Hydron and Flipshot they have been tricked. Skeletor attacks He-Man, and the two begin to fight, but the time hole is closing fast - Hydron and Flipshot have no choice but to take both He-Man and Skeletor back with them. They shove He-Man and Skeletor into the time machine and they have soon travelled into the future, and returned to Primus.

As they leave the time machine, Master Sebrian is confused over who is the hero he seeks, when suddenly, the Mutants make it through the shield. Flogg and his henchmen - Slush Head, Hoove and Karatti - attack the Primans, and Skeletor quickly reveals his true colors and attempts to kill Sebrian and the others. Sebrian orders Hydron and Flipshot to take the young shepherds Drissi and Caz to the underground city of Onnor. He-Man quickly defeats the Mutants, who flee to their ships, but not before Skeletor jumps aboard Flogg's shuttle pod. He-Man reverts to Adam, and insists that his identity remain a secret. Sebrian tells Adam he will now be Adam his nephew, a trader from the floating city of Levitan - he shall live in his home. Adam pledges to protect the people of Primus.

Aboard the Mutant Mothership, Skeletor introduces himself to Flogg, and they form an alliance, although Flogg insists he remain in charge.

Moral

 * After boarding the Velocibus in Onnor with Hydron, Flipshot begins to panic when the vehicle refuses to move. Hydron tells him to relax and asks U-R for help using the vehicle's intercom.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Royal Palace and Snake Mountain appear very similar to their Filmation predecessors, with the Royal Palace throne room and Skeletor's throne both appearing accurate to the classic series.
 * In the draft outline of this episode as presented in the Series Bible, Skeletor simply takes command of the Mutants by force and forces Flogg to serve as his second in command. When the final script for the episode was written, this was changed so that Skeletor pledged his alleigance to Flogg and instead served as his advisor; the only time this happened in any media.
 * Adam starts the series in Primus style clothing. The Series Bible included an explanation for Adam's change of outfit; it was to be gifted to him by Master Sebrian after he arrived on Primus, and featured a hood which he would raise whenever Skeletor was around in order to hide his secret identity.
 * This episode features Mara cancelling a date with Hydron, hinting at a possible romantic interest between the two characters. This was never shown again in the series, as Mara was instead portrayed as a romantic interest for He-Man and Adam.
 * NewBeginningSnakeMountaindecaying.png Skeletor leaves for the future, Snake Mountain is seen to decay and the surrounding area becomes green and lush - a visual representation of Skeletor's evil leaving Eternia. For years, many fans of theorised that this was confirmation that Primus was in fact Eternia in the future.
 * Unlike in other media, there is no explanation in this episode for Skeletor's new armour and apperance in the cartoon; in the Minicomics which accompanied the toyline, Skeletor's new look was shown to be cybernetic enhancements following an injury.

Errors

 * When the Mutants are cowering before Skeletor on their Mothership, Crita pops up behind some machinery, but the first few frames of her movement are missing, causing her to suddenly appear out of nowhere.
 * The skull on Skeletor's helmet is coloured white in certain shots - and is the same colour as his helmet in others. This error would occur on and off throughout the first five episodes.

Galactic Guardians

 * Adam of Grayskull (first Jetlag productions appearance) / He-Man (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Flipshot (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Hydron (first Jetlag productions appearance)

Scientists

 * Alcon (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Gepple (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Krex (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Meldoc (first Jetlag productions appearance)

Allies

 * Caz (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Drissi (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Inner Council (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Mara (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Queen Marlena (first and only Jetlag productions appearance)
 * King Randor (first and only Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Master Sebrian (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * The Sorceress (first Jetlag productions appearance)

Evil Mutants

 * Crita (first Jetlag productions appearance) (non speaking role)
 * Flogg (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Hoove (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Karatti (first Jetlag productions appearance) (non speaking role)
 * Optikk (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Slush Head (first Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Mutant Troopers (first Jetlag productions appearance)

Evil Warriors

 * Andros (first and only Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Skeletor (first Jetlag productions appearance)

Technology

 * Flight Simulator
 * Transport Tubes (mentioned)
 * U-R (moral only) (first Jetlag productions appearance)

Locations

 * Eternia
 * Royal Palace
 * Snake Mountain
 * Primus
 * Levitan (mentioned)
 * Oasis
 * Master Sebrian's Home
 * Onnor
 * Nordor

Vehicles

 * Mutant Mothership
 * Shuttle Pod
 * Time Vessel
 * Velocibus (moral only)

Cast

 * Don Brown as Hydron, Gepple and Optikk
 * Garry Chalk as He-Man, Alcon and Andros
 * Ted Cole as Slush Head
 * Tracy Eisner as Drissi
 * Mark Hildreth as Caz
 * Anthony Holland as Master Sebrian
 * Campbell Lane as Skeletor
 * Scott McNeil as Flipshot and Krex
 * Doug Parker as Adam of Grayskull, Hoove and Meldoc
 * Alvin Sanders as Flogg
 * Venus Terzo as Mara and The Sorceress

The He-Man and She-Ra Blog

 * The Royal Palace once more...
 * Snake Moutain once more...
 * Throne rooms revisited...
 * Marlena's blue hair!
 * Andros?
 * Skeletor's human guards
 * Evil leaves Eternia...
 * The first change back!
 * Why is Gepple my favorite?