Scripted series · Syndication
ThunderCats
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Larry Kenney
Lion-O / Jackalman (voice)
130 eps
Peter Newman
Tygra / WilyKat / Monkian (voice)
130 eps
Earle Hyman
Panthro (voice)
130 eps
Lynne Lipton
Cheetara / WilyKit (voice)
130 eps
Earl Hammond
Mumm-Ra / Jaga / Vultureman (voice)
130 eps
Bob McFadden
Snarf / Slithe (voice)
130 eps
Gerrianne Raphael
Pumyra (voice)
65 eps
Doug Preis
Alluro (voice)
65 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How ThunderCats actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
ThunderCats reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
The inhabitants of the planet Thundera evacuate just before it is destroyed. They were pursued by a band of mutants. All but one of their escape ships was destroyed. Only a small group of Thunderians (Thundercats) remained. With only half engine power, the group, which was led by Jaga, had to set a course for the nearest planet. Jaga commanded their ship while the other seven were in their stasis tubes. Jaga died on their journey to Third Earth and their ship crashed there. Soon they made friends with various groups in the area and they designed a fortress. Mumm-Ra the centuries-old embodiment of evil, along with the mutants that destroyed the rest of the Thunderians are a constant threat. But Lion-O, the new leader of the Thundercats, with his weapon the "Sword of Omens" will help the Thundercats to have a standing chance.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 130 episodes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
The Unholy Alliance
The Mutants, who have also reached Third Earth, encounter an old pyramid. It turns out to be the home of Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living, and they join forces to capture the Sword of Omens. Both the Mutants and Mumm-Ra attempt to attack Lion-O to possess the Sword, but miserably fail.
- Written by Leonard Starr
S01E01
Exodus
With their home planet, Thundera, about to explode, the Thunderians flee to a distant galaxy. Before they can make the long journey the Mutants sweep in and destroy most of the fleet in an attempt to capture the Eye of Thundera. Due to the attack, the Thundercats find themselves on a distant planet. A grown-up Lion-O must save his Thundercats from the Mutants on Third Earth.
- Written by Leonard Starr
S01E07
Trouble with Time
With their supply of Thundrillium running low, the Thundercats set off in search of a fresh supply. Tygra detects a large deposit in a cave and goes to investigate - unfortunately, he has entered the Cave of Time and anyone who ventures in there will age rapidly until they die. His only hope is that Cheetara's speed will be fast enough to allow her to escape the Cave's effects.
- Written by Jules Bass, Ron Goulart
S01E08
The Tower of Traps
Wilykit and Wilykat try to stop a band of living gargoyles from robbing a Wollo but fail to do so and trail the gargoyles to a nearby Tower. Wilykat is trying force the door open when he suddenly disappears, leaving Wilykit - who was looking for another way in - close to panic. She and Lion-O (alerted by the Sword of Omens) must now brave the Tower's potentially lethal traps in order to rescue Wilykat.
- Written by Leonard Starr
S01E05
Pumm-Ra
Mumm-Ra uses his shapeshifting abilities to pass himself off as a Thunderian so he can stage the "rescue" of Cheetara and infiltrate Cats' Lair.
- Written by Jules Bass
S01E04
The Slaves of Castle Plun-Darr
The homeless Mutants also make plans to build their home. They enslave a primitive race of beings called Brute-Men to do their work for them. The Thundercats go to Castle Plunn-Darr to free the Brute-Men from the Mutants.
- Written by Leonard Starr
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Theodore Walter Wolf
Showrunner
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Executive producer
Jules Bass
Executive producer
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William Overgard
Writer
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Dennis Woodyard
Writer
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Doug Bernstein
Writer
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Mike Moore
Writer
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Danny Peary
Writer
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Kimberly Morris
Writer
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Leonard Starr
Writer
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Denis Markell
Writer
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Peter Lawrence
Writer
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Bob Haney
Writer
Bruce W. Smith
Writer
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Lee Schneider
Writer
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George Hampton
Writer
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Heather M. Winters
Writer
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Herb Engelhardt
Writer
Romeo Muller
Writer
Annabelle Gurwitch
Writer
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Steve Perry
Writer
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Becky Hartman Edwards
Writer
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Barney Cohen
Writer
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Howard Post
Writer
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Sandy Fries
Writer
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Chris Trengove
Writer
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Lawrence DuKore
Writer
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Jeri Craden
Writer
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James Rose
Writer
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Ken Vose
Writer
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Ron Goulart
Writer
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Matthew Malach
Writer
Beth Bornstein
Writer
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Bill Ratter
Writer
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David Bennett Carren
Writer
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J. Larry Carroll
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Arthur Rankin, Jr.Executive Producer
- Arthur Rankin, Jr.Producer
- Jules BassExecutive Producer
- Jules BassProducer
Writing
- William OvergardWriter
- Dennis WoodyardWriter
- Doug BernsteinWriter
- Mike MooreWriter
- Danny PearyWriter
- Kimberly MorrisWriter
Where to watch
Streaming
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