The Missing Ax

 is the 9th episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power.

Plot Summary
When two boys lose their father's ax due to their neglect, they decide to lie that it was stolen from them. This backfires when Bow travels to a Horde-controlled village to find the thief and is captured by Mantenna.

Moral
Loo-Kee: "Hi! Here's Loo-Kee again. Did you find where I was hiding today? If not, take another look. See me now? Today's story was about trust. Trust takes a long time to build, and a single lie can destroy it in a moment. Thad and Kyle found that out. Even when you've done something wrong, it's best to tell the truth. Bye now! See you next time."

Characters

 * Great Rebellion
 * Princess Adora
 * Arrow
 * Bow
 * Kowl
 * Loo-Kee (cameo)
 * Madame Razz
 * She-Ra
 * Spirit
 * Sprag
 * Sprocker
 * Swift Wind


 * Allies
 * Kyle
 * Mach
 * Thad


 * Animals
 * Scruffer

Objects

 * Vehicles
 * Horde Slave Transport

Locations

 * Etheria
 * Dark Mountains - Energy Mines (mentioned)
 * Green Thatch
 * Lavender Pond
 * Hordak's Zoo (mentioned)

Cast

 * Melendy Britt as She-Ra/Princess Adora
 * George DiCenzo as Bow and Mach
 * Linda Gary as Thad and Madame Razz
 * Erika Scheimer as Kyle and Loo-Kee
 * Lou Scheimer (credited as Erik Gunden) as Kowl, Sprag, Sprocker, Mantenna and Horde Troopers

Behind the Scenes

 * Script was approved September 17, 1984 and final script revision took place February 27, 1985.
 * The character models for Mach, Kyle and Thad were designed by artist Alice Hamm and were finalized on December 13,1984.
 * Strangely, when Adora transforms into She-Ra to save the Scruffer from a Horde Trooper she doesn't transform Spirit into Swift Wind despite him being with her at the time.
 * As originally scripted, during the fight between She-Ra and Mantenna, She-Ra was hit by one of Mantenna's freeze rays. As he begins to gloat, Madame Raz appears to save the day by shrinking Mantenna to eight centimeters in height.
 * This is the only time in the series that Madame Raz makes an appearance unaccompanied by Broom.

Continuity

 * The animated sequence of She-Ra hugging Bow is based on the scene of She-Ra hugging He-Man in Reunions.
 * The character model used for Mach, the father, would appear again as a background character in the episode Portrait of Doom.

Errors

 * Kowl complains about flying back and forth to get help, but he actually rode Bow's horse, Arrow.
 * As Arrow and Kowl race off after telling She-Ra that Bow has been captured, the bottom part of the background plate is largely unpainted.