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Season 1 · Episodes 1–2
Landed Wed, 23 Jan 1985 · time not announced · 2 episodes · 44m
Season 1 of ThunderCats premiered Wednesday, 23 January 1985 on Syndication.
- S01E01ExodusA distant planet is collapsing and about to explode. The Thundercats (Thunderian nobles) and the rest of the Thunderian commoners must find a new home just after their home planet, Thundera, explodes. The Thundercats flagship had already safely left and is now travelling in outer space when an enemy known as the Mutants attack and leaves their ship severely crippled. A young boy named Lion-O must learn what it means to become a man and Lord of the ThunderCats as he learns to wield the power of the Sword of Omens.Accompanied by the Nobles of Thundera, the leader of the ThunderCats Jaga, and his nurse maid, Snarf, Lion-O escapes the the planet's destruction. After acquiring the Sword of Omens, the ship is attacked by mutants from their home world. During the battle, the Mutants try to get onto the ThunderCats' ship to take the Eye of Thundera, a powerful relic that is passed down from generation to generation of leaders of the ThunderCats. Little do the mutants know, the Nobles are willing to die for their leader and the Eye of Thundera.The Mutants are beaten back, but with a cost to the ThunderCats: Jaga is left to pilot the ship due to a short to the navigation system (autopilot was normally used when flying at lightspeed) while it is in hyperspace. While the rest are in age-slowing sleep chambers , he makes do with what he can, and sets the ship on autopilot when he is no longer able to pilot it. He programs the computers to wake the remaining ThunderCats when they are about to arrive at the planet, and sets the ship on a crash course for the world that will be known as Third Earth.There again, the ThunderCats must face some of their old enemies, the Mutants, led by Slithe and, due to surprise of all, Lion-O is now a grown-up ThunderCat. His sleep-chamber was damaged and he grew many years older while the others remained in suspended animation. He is now no longer a Thunderkitten and instead, is in an alien adult body like the nobles he must now lead in battle.
- S01E02The Unholy AllianceThe ThunderCats are busy trying to salvage as much equipment and food rations as they can from the wreck of their fallen spaceship. Panthro, while initially angry that most of their equipment has been destroyed, is confident that enough Thundrillium is left to build a ThunderTank. Lion-O decides to scout the surrounding area, taking the Sword of Omens and Claw Shield with him while Tygra and Cheetara go searching for a suitable location to build Cats Lair.Meanwhile, the Mutants, while searching for the ThunderCats as well as a suitable location to build Castle Plun-Darr, come across an old pyramid. As they approach the pyramid, it starts to emit lightning, forcing the Mutants to land their ship. Inside the pyramid, Mumm-Ra emerges and offers the Mutants a chance to ally with him to obtain the Eye of Thundera. At first the Mutants reject his offer and threaten to blow up Mumm-Ra's pyramid. Mumm-Ra in turn retaliates by sinking their spaceship where it stands. The Mutants, now weaponless without their ship, have no choice but to join forces with him. He teleports them to the woods where Lion-O is scouting alone.The Mutants re-materialize in the woods and ambush Lion-O but he manages to call for help using the Sword of Omens and Panthro, Wilykit and Wilykat arrive to rescue him. Defeated by the ThunderCats, the Mutants teleport back to Mumm-Ra's pyramid. Lion-O, surprised as to why Tygra and Cheetara did not see the Cat signal, goes off in search of them.Back inside the Black Pyramid, Mumm-Ra ridicules the Mutants for failing miserably to obtain the Sword from Lion-O. The Mutants retort by taunting Mumm-Ra which greatly angers him and he decides to show them his true power by transforming into his Ever-living form and flying out of his pyramid.While searching for Tygra and Cheetara, Lion-O comes across a strange black lake which is filled with thick, hot, bubbling black ooze. Mumm-Ra suddenly appears and a fight ensues between him and the young lord. The Sword is knocked from Lion-O's hands and falls into the black lake. Lion-O retrieves it and tries to call the other ThunderCats, but the Eye of Thundera, now covered by the black ooze, does not respond. Mumm-Ra manages to pin down Lion-O and in a desperate attempt to shield himself from the fiend, Lion-O holds up his Claw Shield in defense. Mumm-Ra, upon seeing his reflection in the Claw Shield, is horrified and driven back to his pyramid.
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