Thundarr the Barbarian

[@Pratman]

Good old days of great cartoons thanks for sharing my friend 😀

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks Pratman! This is one of my favorites. I think I like it more now than when it first came on.

[@patrickperalta59]

@@tvcrazyman I loved Thundarr the Barbarian a shame it was only two seasons... One question I had was Thundarr clearly didn't like wizards and any or all magic users yet he was friends with Ariel who used magic and aside from the obvious reason she was a women.....why would he trust her or travel the lands with her if she used magic.

[@tvcrazyman]

@@patrickperalta59 That's a good question. I could only guess, I can't remember off the top of my head if they addressed that on the series or not. I do know he seemed to really like her and be protective of her in the series. Of course, they were both good guys so there's that.

[@patrickperalta59]

@@tvcrazyman that was true he was clearly protective of her since it's a children's cartoon you can't dwell on adult themes....yet he clearly considered her his friend and do his best to be protective of her. I remember the cartoon "Battle of the Planets and the two main characters Mark and Princess had hints of attraction to each other but that was all..... the show was originaly a japan show and their animation is more adult themed...but here in America they had to make adjustments to the characters.

[@patrickperalta59]

@@tvcrazyman Thundarr had a Unsolved Mystery. He hated magic users yet he accepted Ariel who is not only a friend but a magic user...why didn't he hate her since she used magic and he was not fond of magic users.

[@jamesgrose6068]

This was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. Herculoids and spaceghost were great cartoons as well!

[@alexandreleite2541]

I used to watch this when I was a child. It ran at 11 am, right before lunch and school (1 pm). This was my favorite cartoon. Still is.

[@kaioh187]

I still watch Thundarr to ths day.

[@tallaaron1115]

Between this TV show and Gamma World that RPG from when I was a teen, these inspirations helped me write. 40+ years later I am writing novels. No one really gives these cartoons much credit but they did so much amazing things for kids back in the day. I really appreciate you bringing this up, and I thank you for it.

[@Donathon-f6f]

Man....I'm surprised someone else remembers Gamma World... fun times.... I'd like to know what you are writing.... please let me know... Peace

[@darthmeyers074]

Friend of mine actually thought this show was a ripoff of He-Man. But I corrected him saying "NO! This show came before He-Man."

[@michaelpowell5266]

Get this- Filmation's answer to Ruby-Spears' Thundarr was Blackstar, which premiered on CBS in 1981. 2 years later, in first-run syndication, Filmation launched He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Anything evolving fron both Thundarr and Blackstar led to He-Man. Think about that!!!

[@madnbad1408]

EXACTLY 💯‼️

[@specterman2000]

I loved the horses! Especially that white one.

[@Mike-o7o4c]

This cartoon had alot of truths in it.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I LOVED this series! No one in my house ever said or did anything on Saturday mornings that might interrupt any part of this show or they would have gotten such a harangue because reruns were not a guarantee and they were always a year away from original broadcast. So if I missed one, there was hell to pay.

[@kaioh187]

I was the same way. I told someone that if I had to leave when Thundarr was on TV because there were people to meet, those people damn well get beat!

[@gsentinel4821]

Man I used to love this show and you can see Jack Kirby's artistic influence.

[@jeffgorham8819]

Not just Kirby's, but also Alex Toth and Doug Wildey. Great artists all.

[@deathbeforedishonor6523]

Nice little video. I remember watching this and Blackstar many years ago. Fond memories of when we were younger.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks. It's a fun series to watch.

[@1971thedoctor]

Kirby’s contribution to this series is amazing, the villains designs are definitely his art style.

[@wondercub]

Great video about a awesome cartoon.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks

[@jeffgorham8819]

I was blown away when, years later, I learned that Ookla's name was a corruption of UCLA.

[@XiahouJoe]

and his name is still used on the speedtest website

[@elliotbaltazar]

Easily the best cartoon of its time! This and Bravestarr!

[@SakumaNatsuu]

Good old days of great cartoons thanks for sharing my friend keep spirit

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks!

[@DitalianCole]

I watched this show religiously on Saturday mornings growing up! I loved the animation, the good and evil characters, and their stories. I don't why it wasn't a much bigger cartoon than it was, but it deserved to be!👍👍

[@tarighostdrawing35]

Very awesome sharing my friend 👍👍

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks Artist Man!

[@fredfinger7092]

2:23 "OOKLA" = "UCLA" -- that is hilarious!

[@WarriorSmurf]

Alex Toth's last name is actually pronounced like the word toe but with a "th" on the end ("toeth"). Also, Mark Evanier's last name is pronounced (ev-uh-near).

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks, I admit I have trouble pronouncing names sometimes.

[@JLvatron]

Cool, I forgot about the Whitman comics! I never really watched Thundarr, but it always looked like a cool show.

[@d3mist0clesgee12]

Man a live action would have been awesome!!!

[@stillaboveground2470]

I would have loved another season of Thundarr! Too bad the NBC or CBS couldn't have taken over the series and made more. I liked the Happy Days cartoon, but the Laverne & Shirley cartoon was not good.

[@jessejohnson3.24]

Thundarr the barbarian i never seen this i saw it mouths ago love show song badass thank you show us that i kind miss cel and animation

[@AnthonyJackson-v5l]

Wow!! This takes Me back a bit... When Yet still in high school, Three friends & Me formed Our Own comic book making club. We would split into basically two factions: Two of Us drew the characters, the other two were the inker,(words printer,) & colorer guy. Once a week We'd meet to discuss details of the "self-made" products that were to be sold to both students & staff members!! 🤫 Unfortunately, business was kinda' slow & eventually it was a "no go."

[@thegammer9226]

Wonderful work and great job

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks!

[@ivane5110]

Awesome cartoon and still one of the coolest world-building/reveals week by week. Still ashame to think of how close we were to a thrid season and a comic book (especially knowing we got Mork & Mindy and Lavern and Shirly cartoons instead, and Gokd Key/Whitman fell).

[@michaelpowell5266]

Filmation's answer to Ruby-Spears' Thundarr was Blackstar in 1981. Lo and behold, 2 yrs. later, Filmation premiered He-Man & The Masters of the Universe in daily afternoon syndication, essentially taking elements from both Thundarr and Blackstar. Think about that!!!

[@tvcrazyman]

Interesting.

[@asuragaming9096]

mon amis big like de soutien pour ta vidéo et une très bonne journée

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks.

[@Pianodean]

"Thundarr" was among the last of the great Saturday morning cartoons. In my opinion "Dungeons & Dragons" was the very last one around '84 or so. I never missed Thundarr. I wish they'd continue these old toons in the same animation style...like what they did for XMEN.

[@tvcrazyman]

I loved the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. Disappointed those characters only got a movie cameo so far. They deserve a whole movie.

[@brushstroke3733]

I wonder if He-Man's friend Kol Darr was a small nod of respect to Thundarr, mostly because of the name.

[@tvcrazyman]

Interesting theory. Could be possible.

[@bigguy130]

When I watched this show, I always wondered, was Thundarr's sword a weapon of sorcery(magical), or was it a weapon of super science? We may never know the answer, unless one of the people who worked on the show is still alive and knows the answer.

[@tvcrazyman]

That is a great question. It would be neat to know the sword's origin. I think subconsciously I perceived it as a weapon of science, but who knows.

[@warpath6666]

I always perceived it as a weapon of science a.ka. a Vibro Blade from the RPG "Gamma World" but solar powered, hence the name Sun Sword 😄👍

[@robertr9188]

There was one episode when the sunsword power was extinguishing and needed a recharge I have the whole series so will verify

[@alexanderscott9001]

Like they say, any advanced science is magic to less advanced beings. I watched the show as a kid and even now as an adult on Saturday mornings, lol..and i think that most of the magic in the show was just like they said "super science" .The Sun Sword was a highly advanced melee weapon that Thundarr was given..or "acquired".

[@DavidPerez-yu6wj]

Looking forward for the comic book reading

[@CraigStevenson1]

Weird this popped up on my feed just as I watched the first disk of the DVD set lol

[@tvcrazyman]

Stuff like that happens to me all the time.😀

[@kevinyoung9557]

Such a classic .

[@aaronschaefer4167]

Great video! but I always felt that thundarr was not very protective of Ariel. He always acted aggressively , disregarding his friends, to to get directly to the fight . I always thought that ookla was the protector of Ariel.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks. I think he did like to fight and he was protective of her. Maybe, it depended on the episode.

[@jessicafox2268]

I was so pissed off that Disney ripped off The name Princess Ariel to rename The Little Mermaid. As a kid Thundarr's Ariel was my hero because she's mixed race like I am, 40% black 30% white 30% Asian.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

Fantastic! Sounds like you won the genetics lottery! I expect that in the future, every human group will blend with every other human group and we will all be one homogeneous group. You're just ahead of the curve. ;)

[@torenatkinson5708]

Nice video - I learned a couple things I didn't know before! the behind the scenes special feature from the dvd set is on youtube - Lords Of Light - The Thundarr the Barbarian Story. No question that elements were inspired by Star Wars... a light saber, a wookie, and a princess. Audio tip - back off from your mic a bit, will pick up less tongue noises that way.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks 😀

[@donovanmedieval]

i liked the "Laverne & Shirley" cartoon at the time, but probably not as much as "Thundarr." Ron Pallilo, who had played Horshak on "Welcome Back, Kotter," did the voice of a talking pig. "Fonzie and the Happy Days Gang" aired the year after Ron Howard and Donny Most left the live action series, but they did the voices of Richie and Ralph on the animated show.

[@harveyblauvelt7597]

Was a great show

[@DavidPerez-yu6wj]

Cannot wait love that subject

[@rolbar5723]

I wonder who owns this IP? I would love to develop and write current projects based on the original thunder series, but updated with knowledge that we have now imagine incorporating crystal skulls or pyramids or even UFOs into the thunder verse. I’d like to take that on.

[@tvcrazyman]

I would like to see more stories on Thundarr.

[@markinnes4264]

Jack Kirby's 1972-78 DC comic series Kamandi is very similar to Thundarr, I think Evanier was also working on script for it... so both these guys made Thundarr close in style. I would say this was one of the last Saturday morning cartoon I thought was worth watching... replaced by really bad stuff.

[@darrenwashington9842]

I wish. A rich person who could buy and own Thundarr the Barbarian animation. Thundarr is a great warrior, possessing indomitable willpower, durability to harm, and a healing factor. Thundarr needs a comic book of his own! Thundarr is classic and shouldn't be on the waiting list! Arielle ought to possess more knowledge of magic like Dr. Strange. Ookla is incredibly strong and has high durability to bodily harm! It would be cooler if Thundarr meets Conan the Barbarian. No villain would be able to tolerate two Barbarians coming after them.

[@tvcrazyman]

Conan meets Thundarr would be a cool cartoon or comic book, or definitely a cool movie.

[@darrenwashington9842]

I agree here, guy! Enjoy your weekend!@@tvcrazyman

[@anythinggoesvideospart-2242]

THUNDARR was HEMAN & CONAN rolled up into one man, lol

[@brushstroke3733]

And Grizzlor looks a bit like Ucla the Moc!

[@marcuswaynethomas]

Ookla from UCLA 🤯🤯🤯

[@scottwilson3741]

The 1971 Thundar looks more like He-Man

[@teamexpress851]

It's actually the other way around since Thundarr came first.

[@mauromesa78]

i have the complete series dvd set

[@r3mdh]

Earf.

[@JNy5873]

RIDEEEEEE

[@matthewdunham1689]

Part Kamandi part Conan part Star Wars.

[@wondercub]

Please make a Wonder Woman episode

[@CaptainMiserable-gv1ts]

erf?

[@jessicafox2268]

The book Thundar is more like Black Star. Black Star was Thundarr's competitor and Black Star was boring AF.

[@paulcox4807]

ABC wanted to make Gary happy. Ain't that some garbage? I was SOOO mad when Thunder was taken off the air. My #1 favorite show taken off the air because of Gary's ego. I loved Mork & Mindy real show, but all those cartoon adaptations of Gary's shows were trash, I.M.O.

[@SOCCERNUT32]

From thunder to sponge bob … wow we digressed as a society /

[@jnazorn0t]

We live on planet "erf"

[@cstar1931]

I wanty 80s cartoons back on Saturday morning. F..the FCC for killing my era of cartoons off. Now look at at TV today a joke filled with non sense series that teach absolutely nothing but how to be a idiot. Thanks FCC. NOT

[@TheYeti308]

TOP . ! "Only Needed A Bit Of Swearing . . !

[@JNy5873]

Nope it was nbc

[@jordancrawford7605]

You sound like Chaz from disenchanted and no I don't mean that as a bad thand I like Chaz

[@BanditBeauDarville]

I worked with this chick in 2005, Ali. She was basically the real life version of CupCake from Fonz and the Gang....

[@DavidPerez-yu6wj]

Looking forward for the comic book reading