TG Geeks Webcast Episode 233
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a real treat today. We chat with Mark Ellis, who was marketing director for Mattel Corporation in the late 70’s and early 80’s and was instrumental in the creation of all things He-Man. Mark tells us how he came aboard and shares some rather humorous anecdotes about the whole process. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
About Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis was in marketing for several years, before he was scooped up by Mattel Corporation to help int he creation of a new male action figure. That action figure turned out to be He-Man. Mark was instrumental in the creation of much of the story, characters, and mythos of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
About He-Man
He-Man is the principal superhero of a series of comic books and several animated television series, characterized by his superhuman strength. In most variations, he is the alter ego of Prince Adam. He-Man and his friends attempt to defend the realm of Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor.
In our second segment, we chat about the TV Series, Elementary, now in its 7th and final season (spoiler free). We also chat about Weird Al, who we were seeing that evening. More on that in a future episode. We also highlight recent articles posted to the tggeeks.com in the past week. As always we have our birthdays and we have the ever-popular feedback segment.
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Show Notes / Links:
- TG Geeks Episode 227
- TG Geeks Episode 232
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- The Two Gay Geeks: Meet the Nerdy Duo
- Ben’s Breakdown | Thursday Midnight is a brilliant and shocking chapter regarding Vampires and Humanity
- Dr. Zombie – Monster Family Physician #59
- Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown | I’m Fine is a series that has cliché characters, but also with a point to make.
- Five Questions With… John Zanetti
- Andrea Van Scoyoc Joins TG Geeks as a Contributor
- Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw: Larger than Life, Twice as Fun
- From Oscar Nominee Laura Linney to RuPaul Drag Race Awardees, Beat the Heat with Revry’s August Originals on Pluto TV
- News Sushi #73: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond
- Andy’s Antics | A Misanthrope’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
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