Orko:

Somewhere along the line it became a rule that super-heroics weren't enough to entertain us and that there needed to be a bumbling side-kick on every team to provide "comic relief". From Orko to Snarf to Jar Jar Binks, they're typically despised, yet they keep including them.

The funny thing about Orko--and Snarf as well--is that I actually like them more now than I did when I was a kid. Not Jar Jar though. He still sucks.

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I have always loved Orko. He makes me laugh.

I didn't care for Orko and the other changes Filmation made to Masters of the Universe to make it more kid-friendly. I preferred the darker mini-comics that came with the early toys.

Orko was similar to Bat-Mite, who appeared in an earlier Filmation production, The New Adventures of Batman. Bat-Mite and Orko were both small, bumbling magical beings from another dimension. Lou Scheimer voiced both characters.

Annoying, I mean let the magic work and be useful sometimes and he seems to make some silly decisions and messes up everything, he does adds some comic relief but mostly annoying.

I always felt episodes with Orko in the front lines were especially boring. The character was never explained satisfyingly and most of his related storylines were far from engaging.

But I can guess the kids probably love him.

I always liked Orko. I thought he was a fun character as a kid. He was meant to be the character that young kids could releate too. I liked the 2002 cartoon version of him as well.