"Thundercats" (1985) TV series 1985-1989

Director:

Katsuhito Akiyama

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

23 January 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A team of humanoid cats fight evil in their adopted home world.

Plot Keywords:

Sword | Friend | Humanoid | Magic | Surrealism

Cast

Bob McFadden	...	Snarf / ... (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Larry Kenney	...	Lion-O / ... (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Earl Hammond	...	Mumm-Ra / ... (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Lynne Lipton	...	Cheetara / ... (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Earle Hyman	...	Panthro / ... (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Peter Newman	...	Tygra / ... (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Gerrianne Raphael	...	Pumyra / ... (60 episodes, 1987-1989)
Doug Preis	...	Alluro (60 episodes, 1987-1989)

Series Directed by
Katsuhito Akiyama		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Peter Lawrence		(22 episodes, 1985-1989)
Leonard Starr		(19 episodes, 1985-1987)
William Overgard		(14 episodes, 1985-1989)
Chris Trengove		(7 episodes, 1985-1989)
Bob Haney		(7 episodes, 1985)
Stephen Perry		(7 episodes, 1985)
Kimberly Morris		(6 episodes, 1985-1989)
J. Larry Carroll		(6 episodes, 1987-1989)
Bill Ratter		(6 episodes, 1987-1989)
Lee Schneider		(5 episodes, 1985)
Matthew Malach		(4 episodes, 1985-1989)
Jules Bass		(4 episodes, 1985)
George Hampton		(3 episodes, 1987-1989)
Mike Moore		(3 episodes, 1987-1989)
Sandy Fries		(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Lawrence DuKore		(2 episodes, 1985)
Ron Goulart		(2 episodes, 1985)
Howard Post		(2 episodes, 1985)
Bruce W. Smith		(2 episodes, 1985)
Ted Wolf		(2 episodes, 1985)
Herb Engelhardt		(2 episodes, 1987)
Dennis Woodyard		(2 episodes, 1989)

Series Produced by
Jules Bass	....	executive producer (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Arthur Rankin Jr.	....	executive producer (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Lee Dannacher	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Original Music by
Bernard Hoffer		(2 episodes, 1985)

Series Production Management
Masaki Îzuka	....	in charge of production (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Sound Department
Pete Cannarozzi	....	recording staff: effects (2 episodes, 1985)
John Curcio	....	recording staff: dialogue (2 episodes, 1985)
Larry Franke	....	recording staff: editorial (2 episodes, 1985)
Tom Perkins	....	recording staff: editorial (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Animation Department
Jim Meskimen	....	secondary character designer (125 episodes, 1985-1989)
Bob Camp	....	secondary character designer (60 episodes, 1987-1989)
Michael Germakian	....	secondary character designer (60 episodes, 1987-1989)
Pepe Moreno	....	secondary character designer (60 episodes, 1987-1989)
Katsuhito Akiyama	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Yukimatsu Itô	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Tsuguyuki Kubo	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Minoru Nishida	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Kazufumi Nomura	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Toshihiko Sato	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Akihiko Takahashi	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Yûji Yatabe	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Atsushi Aono	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes)
Masayuki	....	animator: opening animation (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Bernard Hoffer	....	composer: theme music (123 episodes, 1985-1989)
Michael Farrow	....	recording staff: music (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Other crew
Tony Giovanniello	....	production staff (2 episodes, 1985)
Robert Kuisis	....	psychological consultant (2 episodes, 1985)
Peter Lawrence	....	script consultant (2 episodes, 1985)
Connie Long	....	production staff (2 episodes, 1985)
Matthew Malach	....	production staff (2 episodes, 1985)
Heather Winters	....	production staff (2 episodes, 1985)

Production Companies

• Rankin/Bass Productions
• Telepictures Corporation (1985-1986)
• Lorimar Telepictures (1986-1989)

Distributors

• Telepictures Corporation (1985) (USA) (TV)
• Lorimar Telepictures (1986) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Television (1989) (USA) (TV)
• Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Lorimar Home Video (1987-1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Roadshow Home Video (1980s) (Australia) (VHS) (as Roadshow Lorimar Home Video)
• AVRO Television (1989-1991) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (1997-2002) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Pacific Animation Corporation  animation
• Leisure Concepts  project development
• Hanho Heung-Up Co. Ltd.  animation production (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (130 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:G | Iceland:L (some episodes) | Iceland:LH (some episodes) | South Africa:PG (DVD rating) | UK:U (cut) | Ireland:G (video rating) | UK:U (uncut DVD version) | Canada:PG (TV rating)

Company:

Rankin/Bass Productions

Trivia:

Though Leonard Starr was identified as the Head Writer, the program was described as being "Based On Characters Created By TED WOLF."

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Mumm-Ra:Ancient spirits of evil - transform this decayed form to MUMM-RA, THE EVER-LIVING! Mocking maniacal laughter follows.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: Stan of Arabia: Part 2 (#1.13)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Thundercats

One of the best animated cartoons!

This animated series was awesome!The characters were so intelligent and had such good personalities!The color and Animation was always good and the show had a good theme!This was an excellent animated series of the 1980s!