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4 October 1980 (USA) more
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A barbarian and his companions wander a devastated future Earth and fight evil where ever they find it. full summary
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Cast

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Henry Corden ... Ookla the Mok / ... (7 episodes, 1980-1981)
Robert Ridgely ... Thundarr / ... (4 episodes, 1980)
Nellie Bellflower ... Princess Ariel / ... (4 episodes, 1980)
Dick Tufeld ... Narrator (3 episodes, 1980)

Joan Van Ark ... Captain Corden / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Alan Oppenheimer ... Mindok The Mind Menace / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
Nancy McKeon ... Tai (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Keye Luke ... Additional Voices / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
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30 min (21 episodes)
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The show was the creation of comic writer Steve Gerber, creator of Marvel Comics' Howard the Duck. The name Ookla actually comes from UCLA, where Gerber's friend Marty Pasko went to college; Pasko invented the name. more
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[repeated catchphrase]
Thundarr: Demon dogs!
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Kids loved him, moms loathed him..., 2 August 2000
Author: Jedi Clerk from Concord, MA

Honestly, one of my favorite saturday morning cartoon shows from the early 80's. This Kirby-spawn only lasted 2 seasons... perhaps because of the fact that Thundarr often referred to his ally the sorcereress Ariel as simply "woman"... oddly enough, more often than not Ariel was the sole member of the group who saved their buns from the fire. Lots of great dialog. Possibly inspired by the role-playing game "Gamma World" (which is, sadly now out of print)... Basically when you are 11 years old and a post-apocalyptic barbarian with a lightsaber (read as "Sun Sword") and a cool Chewbacca substitute named "Ookla the Mok" show up on a Saturday morning world of Smurfs and Superfriends you think this is really cool!

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