Thundercats ho! Hulu has denied the rights to stream Thundercats on its service starting tomorrow. This includes both the iconic original series from the 1980s, plus the reboot of 2011. The child in me cries for pure joy.
I was born in 1995, so, unfortunately, I did not have the pleasure of viewing the original Thundercats cartoon when it aired between 1985 and 1989. Luckily, in 2002, Toonami’s Cartoon Network programming block released it, and I remember watching it as a seven-year-old child, stumbling across the comic strip after watching a promo and at thought to myself “wow, this show looks cool.” The next time it came out, I made sure I tuned in.
The intro grabbed me immediately: it was catchy, colorful, and heard Lion-O scream, “thunder! Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats HO !!! “I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Seriously, I would grab a toy sword for the longest time and repeat that quote as if I were a member of the Thundercats. My twin brother thought it was kind of dorky, but I thought it was really cool. Thundercats was one of those shows that made me live in a power fantasy and helped me gain confidence.
I have not seen the 2011 reboot series yet, not only because I was not interested (although I’m afraid it did not live up to the original), but also simply because I do not watch much television these days of paid streaming services and YouTube. Now that both Thundercats TV shows are on Hulu, you best believe I will watch these shows in my spare time.
