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Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91

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Re: Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91

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Netflix has a pretty entertaining series on old toys, and there's an episode on He-Man, which, among other tidbits, explains that Battle-cat was actually a random tiger from a different toy line (Big Jim in the Jungle IIRC) with a paint job and a saddle.

Proper creativity at work!

Re: Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91

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When I was 6-7 and my sister was four, I was way into He-Man. My sister's best friend at the time, a girl her age who lived down the road a ways, was too. When I went over to their house close to Christmas, I saw that their tree had nearly every single He-Man figure then available under it. I thought any girl who was this into He-Man had to be really cool.

Re: Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91

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As someone dealing with a few cases of cancer in the family (including a child) I can’t help but think what an amazing miracle to live to 91 years old. Some people really hit the jackpot! Rest in peace.

When my younger sister was in elementary school, she complained to my mother that the other kids at school had grandparents.
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