ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The animated show begins, making the toy line even more successful and earning Mattel more money. But it also brings them problems in the form of protest groups complaining the show is satanic and/or just a blatant commercial for the toys. Featuring interviews with Lou and Erika Scheimer of Filmation Animation; voice actor Alan Oppenheimer, Filmation writers Larry DiTillio, J. Michael Straczynski, Mel Gilden, & Michael Reaves; Filmation animator Tom Sito, authors Michael Halperin & Barbara Hambley, and Mattel personnel Roger Sweet, Joe Morrison, (Tall) Paul Cleveland, Joe Morrison, & John Weems.
English
United States
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