#WHEN WAS THUNDERCATS CARTOON MADE SERIES#
Then, the series went into Saturday morning repeats in 1987 through 1988, firstly as part of magazine programs “Going Live!,” “UP2U” and “On the Waterfront,” and then again as a stand-alone show in 1989.īy this time, UK audiences could have been forgiven for thinking that ThunderCats‘ official series finale was “The Rock Giant”, for it was the last “new” episode of the show that the UK was to see for several years. In the following months, as part of “ Children’s BBC,” the UK was treated to the first 32 episodes of ThunderCats (the Anointment Trials were not shown). Where it was mostly commonplace for ThunderCats to be shown on various networks daily in the US, in the UK the anticipation for each new episode was greater because the show was broadcast only once a week. On January 2, 1987, ThunderCats debuted on BBC1 with the episodes “Exodus” and “The Unholy Alliance,” proving to be an instant smash hit with millions of children all over Britain. However, by arriving in the UK two years after its debut in the States, ThunderCats was allowed to stand virtually unchallenged as the number one action-adventure property until the arrival of The Real Ghostbusters a year or so later. In the US, the series appeared to be overshadowed by He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (still a dominant force on toy shelves when ThunderCats made its American debut in 1985), Transformers, The Real Ghostbusters, and a certain aforementioned quartet of shell-backed teens. While it may be hard to believe, in many ways the UK is where the ThunderCats enjoyed its greatest success. Action-packed, fast paced and instantly addictive, ThunderCats set the benchmark for cartoons in the UK, remaining unsurpassed in popularity until the arrival of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, as they were known in the U.K.) three years later.
#WHEN WAS THUNDERCATS CARTOON MADE CODE#
Regarded by many fans and critics in the UK as one of the best and most popular children’s shows to hit TV screens, it taught the Code of Thundera while supplying action, excitement, and adventure at a level previously unseen by UK audiences. ThunderCats earned a place in the hearts of millions of children across Britain when it debuted in 1987.