GO FIGURE BLOG # 17: THUNDERCATS

[D. MARQUIS]

IF YOU WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE YOUNG ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN THE ORIGINAL "THUNDERCATS" SERIES IN THE 1980'S- THEN YOU GOT A CHANCE TO WITNESS FIRST HAND (IN MY HUMBLE OPINION-OF COURSE) ONE OF THE BEST ANIMATED INTROS AND CARTOONS TO EVER GRACE A TELEVISION SCREEN.

IT HAD GREAT MUSIC, WITH A GREAT THEME SONG, AND THE LEAD CHARACTER SHOUTING "HOOOO!!!!" AS HE CALLS HIS TEAM MATES INTO BATTLE. NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF DAY YOU HAD- THUNDERCATS WAS ALWAYS WORTH IT AFTER SCHOOL. 

THE CHARACTERS WERE NICELY DEVELOPED AND I KNEW THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE THIS WAS ONE OF THE FEW CARTOONS THAT WAS ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT AMONGST MY PEERS BECAUSE OF THE COOL INTRO. THEY WERE BASED ON FELINES. LION-O,PANTHRO, TIGRA,CHEETARA, WILEY KIT,AND WILEY KAT. DRAWN VERY WELL AND VOICED EVEN BETTER.

IF YOU WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION THIS CARTOON MADE A NUMBER OF REFERENCES TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DESIGN- IN THAT THE THUNDERCATS HOME BASE "CATS'S LAIR" WAS DESIGNED SIMILARLY OFF OF THE SPHINX. THE BAD GUYS LED BY "MUMM-RA" (A MUMMY THAT TURNS INTO A "PSYCHO-MUMMY" AFTER JUICING UP ON EVIL- WHO LIVED IN A PYRAMID.....)WERE ENJOYABLE AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO SEE NEW ONES THAT WERE COOL TOO.

THE BAD PART OF ALL OF THIS WAS THAT THE ACTION FIGURE LINE WASNT THE BEST- THEY WERE JUST OKAY (TO ME). THEY CAME WITH SOME LIGHT UP FEATURES FOR LION-O,BUT THEY WERE LARGE WITH BASIC ARTICULATION. THE LINE HAS BEEN REVAMPED NOW AND THEY ARE NOTHING SHORT OF PHENOMENAL.

YEAH...THIS ONE TO ME WAS ONE OF THE BEST SERIES WE WERE INTRODUCED TO AS BABES IN THE 80'S "THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOOO!"
**HERE'S  SOME BONUS INFORMATION FOR YOU THE THUNDERCATS WERE PART OF A TRIFECTA OF THESE 3 GEMS THAT INCLUDED SILVERHAWKS AND TIGERSHARKS WHICH HAD SHORTER RUNS ON THE SCREEN.

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE COOL THUNDERCATS MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE.

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