Thundercats

ThunderCats is an American animated television series developed by Rankin/Bass in 1983 based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The animation was provided by Topcraft, a Japanese group who would later go on to form Studio Ghibli. more...

Season 1 was shown in 1985 (65 episodes), followed by a TV movie entitled ThunderCats - HO! in 1986. Seasons 2, 3, and 4 followed a new format of 20 episodes each, starting with a five-part story. They aired from 1987 to 1988, 1988 to 1989, and 1989 to 1990, respectively. On March 17, 1997, Thundercats was the first series seen on Cartoon Network's new action-animation afternoon block, Toonami.

There were also several comic-book series produced: Marvel Comics' version, 1985 to 1988; and two series by Wildstorm, an imprint of DC Comics, beginning in 2003. The Wildstorm-produced comics were created to tie-in with a wide range of merchandising which pre-dated the show. Items of clothing featuring the ThunderCats logo have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years.

Overview

ThunderCats offered a long-running battle between good (the ThunderCats) and evil (the Mutants/Mumm-Ra), set in a milieu that combined high technology and hand-to-hand combat. The ThunderCats are humanoids with distinct feline appearances, while the Mutants are a rag-tag group of uglies, all of them a form of Anthropomorphism.

Throughout most of the series, the action is set on a planet called "Third Earth" (i.e., the third age of Earth). It is unclear whether this is meant to be our future Earth or an alternate reality version of the planet. However, both visual and verbal references to ancient Egyptian culture during the series seem to indicate that the planet is a future version of our Earth.

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