The History of the Thundercats: How Many Times Can One Property Get Cancelled?

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Join us on a journey through the history of the beloved Thundercats! From its origins as an 80s cartoon, to its many cancellations and reboots, this property has had a tumultuous history.

Follow the adventures of Lion-O, Cheetara, and the rest of the Thundercats as they battle against the forces of evil, led by the nefarious Mumm-Ra and his minions.

But just how many times has the Thundercats property been cancelled? And what happened to the Thundercats (2011) and Thundercats Roar series? Find out all this and more in our look at the history of the Thundercats.

Whether you're a fan of 80s cartoons, the LJN toys, or just can't get enough of Snarf, don't miss this trip down memory lane!

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[mrgreatbigmoose]

It's been said before, but it's so fitting that the most powerful weapon in the universe summoned cats by firing a laser pointer in the air.

[bagoftrix]

The designer of the logo and logotype deserves extra praise. You know it’s an amazing design when they keep using it for almost everything that ever came out. Such a great design.

[righty-o]

The opening sequence animation for the original Thundercats is still badass even by modern standards. I mean for an everyday cartoon, that opening sequence is incredible.

[trippin_ninja]

I enjoyed the 2011 reboot, it's a shame we didn't get more.

[nobodyimportant]

The 2011 reboot didn't just fail it was sabotaged by CN. It was green lit just before a change in management for the network and the new managers wanted to focus on the under 7 audience exclusively. However they had some of this show made so they needed justification to cancel it.


It was put into a crappy time slot to lower the ratings. They also didn't advertise the toys(which the show was made to sell) during the show. Rather stupid that they forced the crash and burn when they could have made it much more successful if they had handed it over to Adult Swim.

[teddanson]

"Born in the 80s... refuses to go away while simultaneously refusing to reach its full potential." I feel like this could describe Thundercats or just me personally.

[LewisChristisonVids]

2011 Thundercats wasn't given a solid shot. It only aired once a week, with no chance to catch up on a missed episode. I don't remember seeing very many commercials for it. I think they also moved the action block it was in around a lot, too. Cartoon Network did the same thing with the 2002 He-Man.

[wstine]

"Sword of Omen. Give me sight beyond Oooo, a Toy Galaxy video."

[sunvegeta]

I'm 42 years old, and that Cartoon Network reboot in 2011 was great!! I wished they would have done a season 2 for it.

[LukeWarm]

I have the mind of a 13-year-old in the body of a 46-year-old.
Am I a Thundercat?

[nikholman]

It's crazy that Transformers: The Movie was a boxoffice bomb yet is still better than the 37 blockbuster live-action Transformers movies.

[lewisgraham]

When they Cancelled the 2010 series, CN was dead to me lol.

[jcope]

Was sad about Thundercats 2011 being cancelled. Thought it was well done and, like the Netflix Voltron, you could tell the creators were true fans of the original. My daughters and I loved it.

Though, due to the show, my wife finally figured out that my nicknames for my daughters, Kat and Kit, were for Wilykit and Wilykat, not the Kit-Kat candy bar.

[cpee]

Thundercats = the greatest 80’s cartoon intro of all time.

The animation quality, movement, pacing, effects, and music - truly superb. Many shows have tried to replicate its greatness but, of course, fall short.

Try watching the X-MEN cartoon intro right after the Thundercats intro. Yikes.

I love this channel! Outstanding research and writing! And your intro isn’t that bad either. Cheers.

[LancerX]

The reboot of the series in 2011 was really good. It was sad to see it get cancelled. I knew some freelancers that had worked on the design side of it.

[pilouuuu]

I'll never forgive Cartoon Network for cancelling Thundercats 2011.

[barfharper]

The most ingenious thing about Thundercats was their method of naming villains. You take what type of animal they are, add a hyphen, then insert man. Vulture-Man, Jackal-Man, with Monkeyan as the wild card.

[andrepierre]

1:39 “they are a family...” Bionic Six say “hold up that’s our thing!!!”

[stormshadowk]

This show was AMAZING when I was a kid. I didn't have any channels that ran it, so when ever I could see it I would soak it up. The intro was magic. Bought the entire original series when I became a father and made sure both my kids watched all of it. There was no way they where going to go through my own traumas for not having Thundercats in their lives.

[thatonkgau]

The reason Thundercats keeps getting cancelled is majorly due to toy sales which is where I think streaming can come in to revive it. Having Thundercats be a darker more serious animated series on Netflix or HBO Max would work perfectly. The series has so much potential to be the ATLA if transformers and He man can go on this long so can Thundercats.