ThunderCats

Original Air Date: 1985-1990

Network: Syndicated

"Eye of Thundera... give me sight beyond sight." We all know the spiel. Lion-O was about to use his magic sword to spy on the action-packed goings on that were happening... elsewhere. There was no time to lose. He and the remaining feline survivors of the dead planet Thundera, Panthro, Cheetara, Tygra, Wilykit, Wilykat, and Snarf, had battles to fight against Mumm-Ra and The Mutants. Never had so much different source material been mashed into one show. There were aliens, mummies, beastmen, android teddy bears, demon priests, reptile phantoms, and cyborg pirates. There were pyramids and castles mixed with spaceships and laser beams. It tackled issues of destiny, extinction, furry fetishes, and elongating phallic power swords. Plus, Lion-O gave us some of the best distressed inner monologues ever. He thought all of his pain. "Water... filling lungs... can't breathe." "Must... escape... quicksand... sinking... to my doom." Thundercats was a rousing adventure series that had us all glued to the set as kids. Plus, Snarf was part of a race called... The Snarfs. And his name was Snarf. And all the Snarfs said "snarf" over and over again. That's amazing. Plus, you know who was hot? Cheetara.