She-Ra’s Origins. The spin-off of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, this show was designed a bit differently than its predecessor. While the first show was based off of the Masters of the Universe toy line by Mattel, She-Ra: Princess of Power was designed in collaboration between the toymaker and Filmation Associates, who animated both shows. She-Ra’s target audience was a young female crowd to compliment the young male viewers of He-Man. However, She-Ra was still designed with toy lovers in mind, as a way to boost the sales of Mattel’s Barbie dolls. The plan actually seems to have worked, as Barbie sales topped $350 million by 1986, about a year after Princess of Power began its syndicated run.

Beloved by Both Girls and Boys. Despite the intent to be an aid to Barbie sales, She-Ra was preferred by more kids. In a survey of children, She-Ra was voted “most likely to hold back tears.” Girls liked her assertiveness while Barbie was seen as more passive. And boys liked that She-Ra was smart and strong, while they disliked Barbie for focusing on material things, like her Dream House.

Almost on the Big Screen. The titular character was almost featured in the 1987 Dolph Lundgren adaptation Masters of the Universe, but director Gary Goddard decided he would feature She-Ra in the sequels. But of course, the live action series never got its sequel.

Hey, that looks familiar! Many shots in She-Ra: Princess of Power were actually recycled from He-Man in order to save money, as Filmation’s animation style operated very much under the mantra of “quantity over quality.” Kids didn’t really notice the reused assets though, so this helped the studio make a lot more money off of the cartoons. And if you recognize certain sound effects, that’s because they reused effects from 1978’s Battlestar: Galactica.

Mattel actually purchased a rival, Sheera. This really wasn’t a rival so much as Mattel wanting to make sure they had their bases covered. Barbara Hambly’s fantasy novel, Ladies of Mandrigyn, featured a character named Sheera. There were no real similarities other than the name, but Mattel paid her $25,000 just in case.

She Almost Had A Second Career. In 2006, there was some talk of reintroducing the character, but rebranded as a rock star. Fans were outraged at the idea of replacing She-Ra’s sword with a guitar. The idea never went anywhere, but She-Ra has returned into popular culture through the production of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

Respecting the Character. The series’ writers found that creating action scenes for She-Ra was even more frustrating than with He-Man because not only did they have to minimize the violence, but they also had to contend with what they considered sexist pressure against the idea of a female hero. The titular character design includes a skirt, but it never flies up, despite her acrobatic prowess. An executive producer specifically asked the animation coordinator to make sure that the character’s modesty was kept intact.

The Influences Continue. Just like its predecessor’s original concept, She-Ra was heavily influenced by George Lucas’ Star Wars. The cartoon’s major conflict is about the Great Rebellion fighting to free the land of Etheria from Hordak, very similar to the main theme taking place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Consider this as well: She-Ra and He-Man are twins, just like the characters of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia from Star Wars.

I lived at 248 Cornelia St. right across from the school and I know that when my father went to it as a kid it was supossed to be torndown and my father would have been 82 this past month. I remember that when the weather was cold we had recess in the dungeon like basement and when it was warm we went out to the school yard. I think that the building was made of red sandstone. Every Tuesday and Thursday were assembly days and we had to wear a white top, red scarf or tie and navy pants or skirts. If you or Melissa want to know more let me know.

I attended P.S. 106 from the 4th grade through the sixth grade. However, in the 1947-48 school year my class did the 5th and 6th grade in one year which resulted in my starting the 7th grade at age 11.

I remember the courtyard but most of all, I remember the attic. Our teacher, Miss Helen Rutledge would take us up there on rainy or snowy days and we would have "music appreciation".

The walls were lined with pictures of musical instruments and in one corner of the room was a large victrola (that's right - victrola). Miss Rutledge would play various pieces of classical music and ask us to listen and identify what instruments were being played. Some of the songs I remember are Barcarole, Humoresque (by Dvorak), Swan Lake, Night on Bald Mountain, Moonlight Sonata - and more. I owe my appreciation of classical music to that lady and to that experience since I had never heard classical music at home.

I also remember many of my classmates names - Rosemary Schultz (my first girlfriend), Benedict Martino, Duane Bosling, Etta Koeing, Frances McGowan. Hey, as I look back on it, it was one of the best and most fruitful learning periods of my life.

I will list the ways music has changed from the eighties!!!

1. NOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT GENRES
2. THERE HAS BEEN MORE TALENTED PERFORMERS GOING SOMEWHERE
3. AND LASTLY THE SPEED OF THE BEAT HAS FASTENED UP A LITTLE
4. DJ's are more involved in the popular music of these days.

AND i definitely think that it is a good thing even though i did enjoy the old music i cant judge other music of the language or pace i judge by its MUSIC, not words or who sings the specific song. I think music is music!! I think music has not gotten sexier or rude. I have to admit it has gotten more violent than it was!!

Well that's my opinion bAbii...lOvee

music has been chaged by the economy by technology and the teenagers changing what the think of things.

in the baroque times teenagers would be happy to listen to the same music as adults but now they like to be different and don't enjoy the same music.

Also, "hair metal" and "glam metal" have died out in terms of popularity.

Just like technology moves with the world peoples since of personal style have made a new path for different genres of music.

The difference was the 1970's fashion trends were still similar to the 1960's trends (the "British Invasion" and "Flower Child" Hippie looks), while the late seventies' and eighties' fashions changed to include a 'rainbow' of new fashion statements. Many of which were influenced by Disco dancing and movies about Disco dancing.

Women in the 1980's started wearing "BIG" hair styles. While in the 1970's hairstyles for women tended to still be more natural, as in the 1960's and "Hippie" styles. In the 80's, the new trend for men's hairstyles was the "why-did-they-do-that?" mullet. See the link on this page to the Rate My Mullet web site for photo examples. Even some women adopted that style of hair once it became popular. As the eighties progressed, women's hair continued to get bigger and stiffer and men's hair started to trend toward shorter and slicked back with gels like the characters in "Wall Street", at least the ones who could wean themselves from the mullet (that has taken decades for some, however).

1980's pants for both sexes were trending toward being worn really tight and close at the ankles instead of the Hippie and 1970-style bell bottom jeans. Baggy sweatshirts for women, cut to open the neck and worn off the shoulder like in the movie Flash Dance were popular, as were the leg warmers from the same influence in the '80's. The leg warmers were worn in summer as well as winter over the tight pants legs or with mini skirts. Women used scrunchies in their hair (often to match the leg warmers), and wore them on their wrists to "keep track of them for use later". Boy George was a fashion icon for both sexes in the mid to late 80's, too.

Men often dressed in brightly colored polyester leisure suits, many with vests for a three piece suit look, with platform shoes, like John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever,starting with the big Disco dancing trend in the 1980's. Or, instead, they wore "left-over hippie clothes" from the 60's and 70's with long hair, ripped jeans, and those plaid flannel "lumber jack" shirts.

But, all that said, generally speaking, the style in the 80's was more 'polyester', while in the 70's it was overall more 'natural'.