When I eventually got the whole series on DVD I was surprised by how well it held up for me and how much fun I still had watching the many episodes that I never got to see as a kid. It was definitely enough for it to greatly capture my imagination though, and I was always very thrilled and entertained by the rich and unique world of the show and all it's varied and colourful heroes and villains and I still love and have a special place for it today, it's one of those animated shows that can take me right back.
#THUNDERCATS INTRO 1985 TV#
It must have been right at the tail-end of the 80s when I saw the few episodes on TV that I did, the rest were on dusty old beloved VHS tapes that I picked up over the years.
This will always be my most favourite out of all the classic Saturday morning animated shows of the 1980s, as it was the only one that I ever made that special childhood connection with and took to heart. So all in all a good show, with the one story arc of Liono having to past these tests facing the other Thundercats as one of the highlight multiple part stories.
There were another set of super berserker warriors and two or three more Thundercats introduced in later episodes, but I do not ever recall seeing them as toys. The villains consisted of about three mutants, Mummra and a group of pirates that really did not have all that many episodes. You basically had Liono, Panthro, Cheetara, the tiger dude (can't remember his name), Snarf and the two kid ones. I have to admit, of all the cartoons there were this was probably the easiest one to collect all the toys for as they really did not add to many characters to the show as it went along. The cartoon was a pretty action packed, the dialog at times was corny and as the show progressed it got weaker, but that is really a lot of cartoon shows at the time. He is given the sword of omens and a cat claw and they start a new life on a planet filled with many perils including mutant men, pirates, and the evil creature Mummra. Their future leader, Liono is but a child when they leave their planet, but thanks to a pod malfunction he ages to an adult while the others in the group essentially stay the same age. This show followed the exploits of the Thundercats, a race of human cat people whose planet was destroyed so they were forced to relocate to another planet. That may be rather rash to say, but it is pretty much my way of saying how wonderful ThunderCats is. Overall, a brilliant show, one of the best animated shows of the '80s, maybe even ever. The voice acting is superb and fit with the characters wonderfully, especially Earl Hammond as Mumm-Ra.
Even more impressive are the characters, Lion-O is a courageous hero and leader, Cheetara is a beautiful, vivacious character and Mumm-Ra is a mysterious and sometimes frightening villain with a very sinister yet effective voice. The writing is very intelligent and thoughtful with a sense of adventure, and the story lines are incredibly deep(like I just said reviewing Gargoyles) and complex. The music is also wonderful, the theme tune is one of the most memorable theme tunes in an animated show ever. There may be the odd occasion where it was perhaps imperfect but that is very minor. The animation is amazingly detailed in general, the colours and backgrounds are very sophisticated and the characters are all drawn wonderfully. As I have said before I have seen plenty of exceptional shows, animated and non-animated, and ThunderCats is definitely one of those exceptional shows. ThunderCats is nothing short of brilliant. The concept intrigued me, so I decided to watch a few episodes to give it a try. I am a huge fan of animation, and when I came across ThunderCats I was interested.
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