To be fair, most 80's children's cartoons were utter cheese to begin with... I started watching Thundercats a bit when it came on Cartoon Network, and was stunned by how corny it was, and wondered how I ever got into it.
Like all the rest of us, you'll just have to admit that your nostalgia-colored glasses can't withstand the intense glare of actually looking at the things you loved as a child with the maturity you have as you get older.
And really, come on, his name is He-Man, he wears tights any time he isn't going shirtless and in a loincloth, and spends basically all his time wrestling with other burly men; If that isn't BEGGING for gay innuendo, I don't know what is.
Shinjidude said: It's a bad sign that He-Man automatically makes 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up" play in my head.
I didn't know that band, but I have watched that He-Man vid many times and only after reading your comment it occurred to me that the song wasn't original. It just fits so well.
Like all the rest of us, you'll just have to admit that your nostalgia-colored glasses can't withstand the intense glare of actually looking at the things you loved as a child with the maturity you have as you get older.
A friend of mine has this game where you start on any youtube video and then see if you can link to the Heeyyeyeyey video (or its 5 hour counterpart) in less than six clicks. Hint, the answer is yes. Everything comes back to Heeyeyeyeyey. Everything.