GET VIDS: She-Ra turns 25! For the honor of Grayskull! — WE HAVE A WINNER!

From the department of Things That Make Us Feel Old and/or Nostalgic: The Princess of Power herself, She-Ra (aka He-Man's twin-sisterly cooler half) turns 25 this year, and to celebrate, Mattel and Classic Media are releasing She-Ra action figures and the first season of She-Ra: Princess of Power on DVD/iTunes/Hulu. In case you've forgotten all about Princess Adora (as Skeletor once said, "A female He-Man? This is the worst day of my life!"), here's a reminder from the folks at Mattel: In each episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power, Adora transforms into her alter ego to fight alongside the Great Rebellion with her trusted steed—a winged unicorn named Swiftwind — for peace and justice on planet Etheria, and to defend Crystal Castle against Hordak and The Evil Horde. In battle, She-Ra uses her magical sword, the "Sword of Protection," that she can command into other weapons, and that also enables her transformation when she holds it overhead and proclaims, "For the Honor of Grayskull, I am She-Ra!" We've got a copy of the She-Ra DVD to give away to one lucky CritMass reader.

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GET VIDS: She-Ra turns 25! For the honor of Grayskull! — WE HAVE A WINNER!

POSTED: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:00 PM

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From the department of Things That Make Us Feel Old and/or Nostalgic: The Princess of Power herself, She-Ra (aka He-Man's twin-sisterly cooler half) turns 25 this year, and to celebrate, Mattel and Classic Media are releasing She-Ra action figures and the first season of She-Ra: Princess of Power on DVD/iTunes/Hulu. In case you've forgotten all about Princess Adora (as Skeletor once said, "A female He-Man? This is the worst day of my life!"), here's a reminder from the folks at Mattel:

In each episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power, Adora transforms into her alter ego to fight alongside the Great Rebellion with her trusted steed—a winged unicorn named Swiftwind — for peace and justice on planet Etheria, and to defend Crystal Castle against Hordak and The Evil Horde. In battle, She-Ra uses her magical sword, the "Sword of Protection," that she can command into other weapons, and that also enables her transformation when she holds it overhead and proclaims, "For the Honor of Grayskull, I am She-Ra!"

We've got a copy of the She-Ra DVD to give away to one lucky CritMass reader.

To win, simply leave a comment and tell us about your favorite childhood She-Ra memory.

(Mine involves sitting in the bathtub as a kid, pretending my She-Ra doll was on the brink of falling off a magical cliff before Swiftwind — played by a stand-in turquoise My Little Pony — saved the day, whew.) We'll randomly pick a winner tomorrow morning. Good luck! [UPDATE, 9:45 a.m.]: Congratulations to CritMass commenter Meredith, who won our name-out-of-a-hat contest!

meredith

Posted 2010-09-30 14:57:33

i remember watching she-ra on the usa cartoon express as a very little kid.  i think it was off the air by the time i entered kindergarten but i was lucky -- there was one sha-ra figurine in my classroom's toy box.  needless to say, she was my favorite toy, and i'm pretty sure i was the only kid who ever played with her.

Raequel

Posted 2010-09-30 15:47:48

I remember my first day of fifth grade...i was instantly popular because of my super hot pink She-Ra Princess of Power bookbag! I had the power on the playground - at least that day :)

Steph

Posted 2010-09-30 15:53:46

My saddest She-Ra memory was the day our Betamaz player stopped working. I was never able to watch all the episodes I taped ever again!

Kate

Posted 2010-09-30 16:06:08

I had quite the collection of She-Ra action figures, including two separate SwiftWind horses.  One regular, and a transparent SwiftWind which I believe happened in one episode when everyone was crystallized (??).  I had the lunch box, a She-Ra sword and a She-Ra waterfall.   I was especially fond of Cat-Ra, She-Ra's arch nemesis, she seemed so misunderstood!  In my mind, I often imagined in my four-year old mind that Cat-Ra was friends with the Misfits, Jem's rivals.

Sam

Posted 2010-09-30 16:34:17

I remember watching She-Ra every day after school. My favorite part of every episode was when you would spot Loo-Kee, the adorable little tree creature that was friends with She-Ra. He was like a reallly adorable Where's Waldo character. <3

Sam C

Posted 2010-09-30 16:35:18

I remember watching She-Ra every day after school. My favorite part of every episode was when you would spot Loo-Kee, the adorable little tree creature that was friends with She-Ra. He was like a reallly adorable Where's Waldo character. <3

Lauren

Posted 2010-10-01 02:35:25

I was She-Ra for Halloween! I think I was 4 years old, loved her/borderline obsessed, had wrist cuffs, a belt, everything, pretty sure I wore it to preschool, too!

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