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ThunderCats is an Japanese-American animated television series that was produced by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment and aired on CBBC from 1987 to 1991, based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The series, for which Leonard Starr was the head writer, follows the adventures of a group of catlike humanoid aliens. The animation for the episodes was provided by Pacific Animation Corporation, later known as Walt Disney Animation Japan.
Episodes[]
- Exodus
- The Unholy Alliance
- Berbils
- The Slaves of Castle Plun-darr
- Trouble with Time
- Pumm-Ra
- The Terror of Hammerhand
- The Tower of Traps
- The Garden of Delights
- Mandora - The Evil Chaser
- The Ghost Warrior
- The Doomgaze
- Lord of the Snows
- The Spaceship Beneath the Sands
- The Time Capsule
- The Fireballs on Plun-Darr
- All That Glitters
- Spitting Image
- Lion-O's Annointment Day 1: The Trial of Strength
- Lion-O's Annointment Day 2: The Trial of Speed
- Lion-O's Annointment Day 3: The Trial of Cunning
- Lion-O's Annointment Day 4: The Trial of Mind Power
- Lion-O's Annointment Day 5: The Trial of Evil
- Mongor
- Return to Thundera
- Snarf Takes Up the Challenge
- Mandora and the Pirates
- The Crystal Queen
- Safari Joe
- Return of the Driller
- Turmagar the Tuska
- Sixth Sense
- Dr. Dometone
- Astral Prison
- Queen of 8 Legs
- Dimension Doom
- The Rock Giant
- The Thunder-Cutter
- Mechanical Plague
- The Demolisher
- Feliner - Part 1
- Feliner - Part 2
- Excalibur
- Secret of the Ice King
- Sword in a Hole
- The Wolfrat
- Good and Ugly
- Divide and Conquer
- The Micrits
- The Superpower Potion
- The Evil Harp of Charr-Nin
- Tight Squeeze
- Monkian's Bargain
- Out of Sight
- Jackalman's Rebellion
- The Mountain
- Eye of the Beholder
- The Mumm-Ra Berbil
- The Trouble with Thunderkittens
- Mumm-Rana
- Trapped
- The Transfer
- The Shifter
- Dream Master
- Fond Memories
2011 series[]
A new ThunderCats animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation began airing on Cartoon Network from July 2011 Animation production was provided by Japanese animation studio Studio 4°C.Sam Register was the executive producer and was joined by Michael Jelenic and Ethan Spaulding as the producers for the series.The show explained Lion-O's ascension to the Thunderean throne with a more original feel and darker style than the 1980s series. The new series made it clear in the very beginning, however, that they are not adhering to the original story line. In the original series the Thunder Cats leave Thundera, as the last of their race, to eventually arrive on the 3rd earth. In the new series the very first line states that the Thundereans are already on the 3rd earth. As the first few episodes progress the new writers seem to use Thundera but it isn't clear if they are referring to a planet or kingdom. Former Lion-O voice actor Larry Kenney returned to play the role Lion-O's father Claudus in the opening two-part episode of the new series.
In January 2011, a promotional poster featuring re-imagined designs for Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, and Tygra as well as design for the Sword of Omens and vehicles were shown at the London Toy Fair. while the UK premiere on Cartoon Network began on 10 September the same year.
Despite an early positive response (with the animation in particular receiving heavy praise from critics), the series failed to make any real impact and viewing figures slowly declined after the first episode, with blame falling on a relatively dark and complicated storyline considering the show was aimed at 6-12 year olds. Merchandise struggled to sell, and as a result the show was cancelled after only one season.