Hunt for He Man

Hunt for He Man is the 99th episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, written by Antoni Zalewski and directed by Marsh Lamore. When He-Man and Cringer become stranded in the Misty Swamps, He-Man is poisoned and must rely on the help of an old man... though his son would rather turn the fallen hero over to Skeletor.

Moral
Drak: "I shudder to think that I almost betrayed you, He-Man, in favor of Skeletor." He-Man: "Well, but you made the right decision, that's what counts" Drak: "The thought of all those riches was awfully tempting. On second thought, I'd rather have your friendship, He-Man, Cringer... In fact, knowing you has made me the richest boy in the world." Cringer: "And we're much richer for knowning you. Until later."

Heroic Warriors

 * Prince Adam
 * Battle Cat (mentioned)
 * Cringer
 * He-Man
 * Man-At-Arms (mentioned)

Allies

 * Drak
 * Drak's Grandfather

Evil Warriors

 * Skeletor
 * Trap Jaw
 * Whiplash

Cast

 * John Erwin as He-Man/Prince Adam and Whiplash
 * Alan Oppenheimer as Skeletor, Cringer and grandfather
 * Linda Gary as Teela, Evil-Lyn and the Sorceress
 * Lou Scheimer (credited as Erik Gunden) as Trap Jaw
 * Erika Scheimer as Drak

Behind the Scenes

 * Script was approved May 14, 1984 and final script revision took place June 12, 1984.
 * The title card omits the hyphen in He-Man's name, thus spelling it 'He Man'.
 * This episode is unusual in that Cringer is by He-Man's side throughout the episode but is never transformed into Battle-Cat.
 * Weirder still, none of the Evil Warriors questions why Prince Adam's pet is helping He-man. Well, Trap-Jaw and Whiplash can be forgiven...

Continuity

 * The animated sequence of Prince Adam unsheathing his magic sword will be used again in Revenge is Never Sweet.
 * The animation of Cringer leaping over the camera was previously seen in One for All.
 * The animated sequence of He-Man running and diving was previously used in The Defection, Search for the VHO & Jacob and the Widgets.

Errors

 * When Whiplash uses his tail to activate the freeze ray, Skeletor laughs, but Trap Jaw's voice comes out.

The He-Man and She-Ra Blog

 * The grandfather.
 * Misty gorge.