I am a huge fan of animation, and when I came across ThunderCats I was interested. The concept intrigued me, so I decided to watch a few episodes to give it a try. In no time, I was actually hooked. ThunderCats is nothing short of brilliant. As I have said before I have seen plenty of exceptional shows, animated and non-animated, and ThunderCats is definitely one of those exceptional shows.The animation is amazingly detailed in general, the colours and backgrounds are very sophisticated and the characters are all drawn wonderfully. There may be the odd occasion where it was perhaps imperfect but that is very minor. The music is also wonderful, the theme tune is one of the most memorable theme tunes in an animated show ever. The writing is very intelligent and thoughtful with a sense of adventure, and the story lines are incredibly deep(like I just said reviewing Gargoyles) and complex. Even more impressive are the characters, Lion-O is a courageous hero and leader, Cheetara is a beautiful, vivacious character and Mumm-Ra is a mysterious and sometimes frightening villain with a very sinister yet effective voice. The voice acting is superb and fit with the characters wonderfully, especially Earl Hammond as Mumm-Ra.Overall, a brilliant show, one of the best animated shows of the '80s, maybe even ever. That may be rather rash to say, but it is pretty much my way of saying how wonderful ThunderCats is. 10/10 Bethany Cox

ThunderCats is the absolute best cartoon ever created. In a time when Anime was not yet that popular in the U.S., the creators of ThunderCats had the sensibility to try something new, to make ThunderCats stand apart by using Japanese cartoonists.With the most talented voices of any cartoon, ThunderCats reached the top of the charts, an instant hit. It had sensational, original music which had a different theme for each character and the theme song was catchy and simple enough for kids to pick up and sing along.It was truly original. In a time when heroes were macho beyond macho, Lion-O had the vulnerability of having the mind of a child trapped in the body of an adult, the result of his body aging while spending 10 Galacto years in a suspension capsule. As Tygra said in the second episode, he missed those important growing up years where a person matures into adulthood. He was truly relatable to kids.Kids also related well to Wilykit and Wilykat, two kids on the team who had to deal with adults telling them what to do.All the ThunderCats were superb characters, though I must say Tygra is my favorite. The cartoon blended three very important elements which helped it become a success: action/adventure storytelling, humor, and moral & ethical values. And that most kids love cats didn't hurt either.Cartoons today stink, the 80's rocked for the best cartoons and ThunderCats were the best ever. This was my favorite cartoon as a kid and I find now watching them on DVD, I love them more than ever. It's a cartoon which both kids and adults can love.ThunderCats Ho!

This was definitely one of my most favourite cartoons. Even though it was made in the US my brother and I used to love this show. I think it could have lasted a lot longer than 3 years but what are you going to do? Thunder, thunder, Thundercats.....HO! The Thundercats are on the move, The Thundercats are loose, feel the magic, hear the roar. The Thundercats are loose. Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats! Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats! Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats! Thundercats.They just don't make them like they used to. Heroes, villains, it doesn't matter. That was a magical time for me between 1985 and 1987. I almost wish I had taped the Thundercats when it was on TV that way I could have had it all on videotape but I never thought to do that very thing. So them's the breaks.

Thundercats was, as many of you have commented one of my favourite cartoons when i was growing up. I kept mistaking it for Anime, because i watched mostly the dubbed chinese version. Anyway i bought the Thundertank!!! Just like i bought Castle Greyskull!!! The most memorable episode i remember is definitely when Mumm-ra kills the Sword of Omens with Excalibur. Most of the other episodes are hazy in my memory, i got the feeling that most of the stories consisted of Mumm-Ra trying to steal the Sword of Omens, by mind-controlling one of the Thundercats, or kidnap one, then pretend to be one of them, sneaking into Cat's Lair.