About This Quiz
ThunderCats will live on forever in the hearts of '80s kids. Take our quiz and let us know how much you know about Lion-O and his buddies.In the television series "ThunderCats," Lion-O is the leader.
Animation for the "ThunderCats" series was done by the Pacific Animation Corp., a group of Japanese animating studios.
Lion-O, the leader of the ThunderCats, carries a sword.
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Lion-O is actually a boy trapped in a man's body in the first season of "ThunderCats."
The ThunderCats escaped from the planet Thundera just before it was destroyed.
Jaga was the first leader of the ThunderCats, before dying early in the series.
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Tygra uses his whip to become invisible in the "ThunderCats" series.
Mumm-Ra is the primary villain in the animated series "ThunderCats."
Rankin Bass Productions was the company that created and wrote the "ThunderCats" series.
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"ThunderCats" character Lion-O carries the Sword of Omens.
Rankin Bass Productions, the creators of the "ThunderCats" actually did produce the Christmas television classic "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
The animated series "ThunderCats" originally aired four seasons, from 1985 to 1989.
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The character Lynx-O was unique because he was blind. Lynx-O was the wisest of the ThunderCats and had extremely good hearing.
The ThunderCats fled the destruction on Thundera, escaping to Third Earth.
The reboot of the animated series "ThunderCats" originally aired in 2011. The show was initially slated for 52 episodes but was cancelled June 16, 2012, after only 26 episodes.
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The headquarters of the ThunderCats is called Cat's Lair. Tygra designed the ThunderCats home base upon landing on Third Earth.
Actor Earle Hyman played the voice of Panthro on the "ThunderCats" animated series. Hyman won an Emmy award for his work on "The Cosby Show."
The animated series "ThunderCats" first aired in the U.S. on Jan. 23, 1985.
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Cheetara fought with a staff and possessed great running speed.
Larry Kenney played the voice of Lion-O in the original 1985 "ThunderCats" series and the voice of Lion-O's father King Claudus in the 2011 "ThunderCats" series.
Panthro's weapon of choice is nunchuks and he is a skilled mechanic able to get the Thundercats' transport moving.
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The Eye of Thundera is in the hilt of the Sword of Omens and gives Lion-O the power of sight beyond sight.
The first season of "ThunderCats" actually wrapped production in 1983, but was not aired until 1985.
Although Leonard Starr was the head writer for the 1985 series "ThunderCats," the characters were created by writer Ted Wolf.
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The 1985 series "ThunderCats" produced 130 episodes over five years.
Pumyra joined the "ThunderCats" in the second season and often provided medical care for her fellow ThunderCats.
Television moderator James Lipton collaborated with composer Bernard Hoffer to create the "ThunderCats" theme music.
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The character Jaga died early in the "ThunderCats" series and subsequently appeared as a ghost to offer advice.
The "ThunderCats" character Snarf is actually named Osbert.
In 1989, Warner Brothers acquired the rights to the Rankin Bass library of materials, including the "ThunderCats."
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