ThunderCats ''ThunderCats'' is a media franchise, featuring a fictional group of cat-like humanoid aliens. The characters were created by Tobin Wolf and featured in an animated television series named ''ThunderCats'', running from 1985 to 1989, whic ...

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series created by

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Productions. Season 1 comprises 65 episodes, a standard number for animated series at the time, as it allowed the series to be shown every weekday for thirteen weeks (one full broadcast season). The series' two-part pilot episode debuted starting January 23, 1985, with airdates varying by market;

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aired it on January 23, while WNEW aired it on February 1."TV, Radio & Cable Week", January 27, 1985, page 27. ''The Journal News'' The series subsequently began airing in its regular weekday time slot on September 9. In 1986, the series returned for a TV movie, ''ThunderCats - Ho!'', which was subsequently aired as five separate episodes worked into the continuing rerun rotation of season 1. The entire series has been released on

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, collecting both seasons across two box-sets. Season 1, Volume 1 was recalled when it was discovered that the second episode was missing its background musical score, and a corrected version was released in its place. Volume 1 was released on August 9, 2005, and Volume 2 on December 6, 2005.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1985)

This list presents the episodes in their original broadcast order, which is also the order used for the DVD release of the series. However, in the case of the first season, this is not a chronological story order, and results in several events occurring out of order; most notably, the five-part mini-series, "Lion-O's Anointment," is spread throughout the season instead of being presented consecutively. When the series was re-aired on

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years later, it was presented in an alternate, more chronologically-correct order; this was based on the show's production order, but with multi-part episodes arranged consecutively.

"ThunderCats – Ho!" (1986)

This five-episode miniseries, featuring the new and returning characters added to the ''ThunderCats'' toyline in 1986 and 1987, was first broadcast as a TV movie, then later worked into the rotation of season 1 re-runs.

Season 2 (1987)

''Mumm-Ra Lives!'' was originally broadcast as a TV movie.

Season 3 (1988)

Season 4 (1989)

Notes

References

Original scripts archived at ThunderCatsFans.org
listing production numbers
Lists at purrsiathunder.org
Retrieved February 3, 2006
Cartoon Network order

Production codes

List at epguides.com

External links

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