The Failure of BRAVESTARR & the Downfall of FILMATION

Get $5 off your next order through my link https://sponsr.is/magicspoon_toygalaxy_0325 or use code TOYGALAXY at checkout, or look for Magic Spoon on Amazon and in your nearest grocery store! With Filmation's biggest success, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, drawing to a close they looked to the future and bet the company's future on BRAVESTARR, an original property they brought to MATTEL. But MATTEL had their own ideas for how BRAVESTARR should look and function and when it should release with a betrayal that may have doomed the whole line. This is the story of BRAVESTARR and the downfall of FILMATION. cereal:geek TV - Creating Tex Hex: https://youtu.be/2vN7Cx_BC9E?si=HS67gqJgPzhstYRn SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BraveStarr https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041606/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-21-tm-3736-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BraveStarr:_The_Movie https://archive.org/details/televisioncartoo0000eric/page/110/mode/2up https://www.newspapers.com/image/404123232/?terms=%22bravestarr%22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080423201452/http://www.bravestarr.org/article2.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe https://wheeljackslab.com/blog/bravestarr-retrospective/?srsltid=AfmBOopJR6jnIMmbrCqqqzAslNDeqHvswRB2_cBjOGJ1rPpkwgePIx6U https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel https://www.newspapers.com/image/404531692/?match=1&terms=%22bravestarr%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/404531896/?terms=%22bravestarr%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/403970215/?match=1&terms=filmation https://web.archive.org/web/20140602044245/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/mattel-inc-history/ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1987/BC-1987-08-31.pdf#search=%22 bravestarr%22 Creating the Filmation Generation https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=662 Just 99 cents a month gets access to our monthly exclusive video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoe3Qo_DymYyBR6X9VxFjQ/join Get behind the scenes updates and early, ad free access to all of our new episodes! : https://www.patreon.com/toygalaxy The SECRET GALAXY Shop: https://secretgalaxy.shop/ ►►►Social Media and Merchandise links◄◄◄ https://linktr.ee/secretgalaxy Follow Dan on Instagram: http://instagram.com/toygalaxy Toy Galaxy P.O. box 3976 Manchester, NH 03105-3976 Business Inquiries: [email protected]