And back then, and I could really identify with Lion-O, as deep inside, he was still pretty much a kid. He was The Mummy long before Imhotep that’s for sure. Mumm-Ra was definitely one of the more original villains that I can remember. Upon seeing it today, the animation was sharp, but not quite as sharp as I remembered. The stories that made up this show were varied and usually pretty good and to a 13-year-old kid in the mid-’80s, Thundercats rocked. There’s the sword and sorcery element with the Eye of Thundera and Mumm-Ra, a space element with intergalactic travelers, a Superman element as the Thundercats are the lone survivors of a destroyed planet, a martial arts element with Panthro and the Thundercats’ code of honor, and a Star Wars element with the ghost of Jaga guiding Lion-O, among others. When watching Thundercats, it’s easy to see many of the influences that the creators used to shape the mythology of this cartoon.

Primarily fashioned as a dagger, the Sword of Omens could grow into a full-size sword when commanded and had a bevy of powers, including giving Lion-O the ability of “sight beyond sight,” allowing him to see danger when it manifested.Īlthough Mumm-Ra would never admit it, he did rather enjoy the Crotch Cam… The source of the Thundercats’ powers was the Eye of Thundera, a mystical gem embedded in the hilt of the magical Sword of Omens that could call the other Thundercats whenever Lion-O was in trouble – which was every five minutes or so. Rounding out the group was the twin Thunderkittens, WilyKit and WilyKat and Lion-O’s sidekick whatever-the-hell-he-was, Snarf. Cheetara was the lead female who had super speed (and a killer rack and great abs and luscious ass…oh, god, I’m so wrong…). Then there was the wise Tygra, who could camouflage himself like a tiger by turning invisible. There was also Panthro, a cross between Schwarzenegger and Bruce Lee who is pretty much the only cartoon character ever to use nuchakus as his main weapon. They were at first led by Jaga, an Obi-Wan Kenobi type and Lion-O’s mentor. Led by Lion-O (for the longest time I thought his name was Lionel), the lord of the Thundercats, this group of crusading felines fought for truth and justice and managed to piss off a sorcerer mummy along the way. 'Oh shit! Cheetara’s getting ready to shower! Mmm, that’s right baby, take it off…'

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