ThunderCats

1985 animated television series

Instance of: animated television series

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ThunderCats is an American animated science fantasy television series produced by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment and Leisure Concepts. It debuted in 1985, based on the characters created by Tobin Wolf. The series, for which Leonard Starr was the head writer, follows the adventures of a group of catlike humanoid aliens. The animation for the episodes was provided by the Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation, with Masaki Iizuka as production manager. The studio was acquired in 1989 to form Walt Disney Animation Japan. Season 1 of the show aired in 1985, consisting of 65 episodes. Seasons 2, 3, and 4 each contained twenty episodes, starting with a five-part story.

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Director: Katsuhito Akiyama
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass
Country of origin: United States
Genre: science fiction television series
Creator: Ted Wolf
Composer: Bernard Hoffer
Episodes: 130
Seasons: 4
Distributor: Telepictures
List of episodes: list of ThunderCats (1985 TV series) episodes
Started: January 23, 1985
Runtime: 22 min
Original language: English
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1.Stated in fernsehserien.defernsehserien.de/thunder-catsRetrieved 2020-07-07
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Derivative work: ThunderCats
Ended: September 29, 1989
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1.dbpedia.org/resource/ThunderCats_(1985_TV_series)Retrieved 2020-04-19
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Followed by: ThunderCats
Production company: Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
Network: broadcast syndication
Title: Thundercats
Takes place in fictional universe: Thundercats universe
Media franchise: ThunderCats
Members / parts: ThunderCats, season 1
ThunderCats, season 2
ThunderCats, season 3
ThunderCats, season 4
Set in environment: fictional planet
RARS rating: 12+
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1.Stated in Kinopoisk
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