>>9211055The fiction
Familiarity breeds attachment, and back in the day, the decided thst this franchise was the He-man, Teela, Duncan, Orko and Sorceress show (with occasional guest stars).
Couple that with the media downplaying rather that playing up his absurdity. In concept, he is a monkey playing Rocketeer. But in practice, most of the time he seems like a regular guy in a grey bodysuit who just flies on his own. Like if Superman only had one power. He's just a flying man. Look at his people. They're never portrayed as anything more than people.
