That Time A Show Got A Toyline Years After It Was Cancelled: The Story of Blackstar

Blackstar is an American animated science fantasy television series, produced in 1981 Filmation.

Borrowing heavily from Flash Gordon and John Carter of Mars, Blackstar also has many notable similarities to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which was produced shortly afterwards.

The popularity of He-Man also caused Blackstar to finally get a toyline long after it was cancelled.

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[tobiasvosh]

Hey, for a poor kid raised by a single mom these were pretty cool. I had several figures, even some laser lights. I loved them dearly even though I knew He-Man was better and that's what kids at school played with. I remember bringing them to school and other boys laughing asking "what is that crap". That "crap" was what my mom could afford when my dad wasn't around anymore. I still have Blackstar and a throbbit to remember those times.

[davidherring]

The idea of Disney owning everything reminds me of Demolition Man where every restaurant is Taco Bell.

[wwetnabamafan]

The only thing missing from Blackstar is an origin story episode of who he was, before he was pulled into that black hole, and landed on Sagar.
Every series and/or cartoon series should have an origin story episode!

[mroclock]

As enjoyable as shows like He Man, Thundarr, and Blackstar are, they would never have existed without the original Sword and Sorcery character Conan The Barbarian.

[kcthesledgestoryteller]

I had a friend who had the figures, and what I quickly learned was that if you worked the ”Laser Lights” as constantly as they do in the commercials, the fuses would be gone in just a couple days.

[justafanofnerdculture]

I love Blackstar! I bought that DVD of the entire series back in late '18. I also really enjoyed those figures, back in the day. I hadn't seen the commercial for the figures since it first aired, so thank you for that. This channel is one of the reasons why I love YouTube so much! Awesome video, as usual.

[Toy_Tomb]

These guys seem like they’d be a perfect fit for MOTU Origins, the line is already on its way to absorbing other He-Man-likes with Sun Man

[exidy-yt]

Aaah, THAT'S why I remember Blackstar much later then 1981, I obviously caught the re-release as I had remembered it as a contemperary of He-Man's cartoon series.

[maxordman]

Thank you for making this video. Blackstar is a truly special rare series. I really liked the vehicle designs on this show. I liked all the different places on Segar too! Great humor in this video as well!

[Lana_Del_SugarRay]

I'm really digging Dan's Blackstar hair in this episode. This is the type of commitment to detail I like. Let that man mane flow Mr. Larson!

[dinomonzon]

Remembered Blackstar from the 1980s. It was a fairly good show. I remember John Blackstar, Clone the shapeshifter, Mara the sorceress & the Overlord. The last episode had Blackstar's girlfriend finding him and heading back to Earth, requesting the support of the 'entire fleet' to help liberate Sagar.

[trtledave]

Good job Greg with the "Sega" inserts, I kept hoping Dan said the planet name over and over again because every time was funnier than the last 😀

[ronnellsykes]

I remember being so mad as a kid when I would wake up too late on Saturday and miss this show.

[mathieu]

Laser light, pew pew pew, laser light... That jingle is now forever stuck in my head. Thanks guys.
I never understood, as a kid, why cartoons always had cute little characters or children around in their action shows.
Scott Tracker, Snarf, the throbbits... Nobody wanted to play as those characters.

I would like Reaction Figures of the cast of Blackstar though :)

[MikesTek]

I loved this show as a kid. Thanks for reviewing it. Hardly anyone I talked to remembers it. Glad to know I'm not the only one that liked it.

[JeffBoen]

My favorite Blackstar memory was adapting the Lavalocs for use as monsters in our D&D campaign at the time.

[CC-fdqx]

I introduced my daughter to this show and she absolutely loves it!

[RudieObias]

I cannot get enough of this YouTube channel!! I just discovered it last week and, as an '80s kid, I'm in too deep now. Haha!

[WatrDragn]

Okay, but no joke, that fish idea seems like it has some legs to stand on.

[TEXTMANNEN]

I who missed episodes from this channel and was looking for new episodes ... oops ... it was released about 6 minutes ago.
Blackstar ... can not get even better.