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Thundarr the Barbarian is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series, created by Steve Gerber and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. The series ran two seasons, 1980–81 and 1981–82. Action figures of the three main characters were released by Toynami in 2004.
Twenty-one half-hour episodes were produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, an animation house formed by former Hanna-Barbera head writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, from October 1980 to September 1982, when the show went off the air. The show ran on the ABC network. Reruns of the program appeared on NBC's Saturday morning lineup in 1983.
Thundarr the Barbarian is set in a future (3994 AD) post-apocalyptic wasteland divided into kingdoms or territories — the majority of which are ruled by wizards – and whose ruins typically feature recognizable geographical features from the United States, starting in New York City and working itself to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Mount Rushmore, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.. Other episodes with recognizable settings are located in Mexico, while one is in London. Another notable feature of this future Earth is that the Moon was broken in two pieces. The shattered moon and the ruins of the former human civilization were caused by the passage of a runaway planet between the Earth and the Moon in 1994, which, from scenes shown in the opening sequence, caused radical changes in the Earth's climate and geography. However, by the time period in which the series is set, the Earth and Moon seem to have settled into a new balance. Earth is reborn in a world of "savagery, super-science, and sorcery".
In the year 1994, a comet hurtles between Earth and the moon. The moon is destroyed, and the Earth loses its ozone layer--causing the entire planet to be laid waste. Centuries later, Earth has become "a world of savagery, super-science, and sorcery," inhabited by various evildoers, scavengers, and magicians. Thundarr, a warrior who wields a powerful sword, is joined by his friends Ookla the Mok and Princess Ariel as they make their way through this strange world.
Great documentary dealing with the creation and production of the classic saturday morning cartoon.
Man’s civilization is cast in ruin when a runaway planet speeds between the Earth and the Moon, unleashing cosmic destruction. Two-thousand years later, Earth is reborn from the ashes with a savage landscape, strange creatures and a primitive sense of justice. But one man fights to spread peace throughout the land: he is Thundarr the Barbarian and you can own all 21 exciting adventures in a 4-Disc Collection starring Thundarr and his companions Ookla the Mok and sorceress Princess Ariel. Using their strength, courage and wits plus Thundarr’s magical Sunsword, they journey from village to village, liberating slaves and battling all kinds of beasts, mutants, wizards, thieves and robots. The future of Earth may be shrouded in darkness, but Thundarr the Barbarian bursts into action as a shinin...
This is a little slide show I slapped together in order to help promote the live action feature adaptation of Thundarr The Barbarian which I've written. Soon I hope to have an actual trailer for the film. This slide show is made up of pictures of the actual characters, and the actors who have expressed an interest in playing those characters and I feel best fit those roles. In some cases I also included pictures of characters from other programs who are similar in personality of the actual character, mostly for characters who have very few pictures of themselves available (namely Sabian The Wizard and Zogarr The Barbarian). Others are mixed with characters who share a very similar physical look, mainly to give you an idea of what the make up effects will look like (namely Ookla The Mok a...
Madhog will show you a "Wonder of Wonders" with his review of a semi-forgotten 80's cartoon featuring Jedi barbarians and rampaging Statues of Liberty! Welcome to Thundarr's World! He's the Man! --- SUPPORT MADHOG ON PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/Madhog TUMBLR: http://www.teamyume.tumblr.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/adrian.madhog TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AdrianoBordoni1 WEBSITE: http://www.paradiseandfaries.com
I decided to revisit my Thundarr the Barbarian Fan Made Movie Trailer to make a change to Princess Ariel. Fan support requested the change and I am happy to oblige I hope this Princess Ariel look is more in attune to the cartoon version and again thank you all for watching my video it has encourage me to make more please subscribe.