Thundarr the Barbarian

turtle1237 · 03-20-2015, 02:58 PM

Since the Nick Turtles cartoon has decided to spoof one of my all time favorite 1980's cartoon, and a show that was so bad ass, that a lot of rip offs happen later(He-man, cough He-man) and after fan protest, WB release it on DVD order website, so yeah I pick it up 4 years ago.

What can I say about this this show? In 1994 a tragic event happen I think it was the 49ers winning the SB.

That 30000 years later The world was over run by evil Wizard overlords, enslaving man kin, and dooming us pretty much to hell on Earth. Thinks Steve Young.

It had Conan, Star Wars, and other stuff all road in one. The 3 heroes were amazing in there own right, you had Thundarr the warrior, He may not of been book smart, but he knew how to lived in this harsh world, like when the monster was not magic of origin, in one show, it was Thundarr that pointed it out, the beast needed to eat, and there was a village not far from there. Some tasty human snacks.

Princess Ariel, who lived under the sea, oh wrong Ariel, She was a Asian Woman that knew magic spells like Bubbles or Forced Fields. Or what other stuff that needed to help the team. When Thundarr needed to rush into a mess, Ariel's magic was there to back him up. She was also fighting evil in a bikini lol. What is it with Superheroes? Do they have a day at the beach one day and decided hey why cant I fight crime in my swim suits?

And than there is Ookla the mok. What they are I don't know, All I know is they hate water, and they grunt a lot. Oh and he loves to hug Ariel, He is pretty strong, throwing cars around like there rag dolls are something. If a Wall or something was in the way, Ookla can knock it down with a punch.

One that that parts this show from others, is there was no central villain, in fact, Only Gemini the 2 face wizard was the only guy to return for round 2.
I mean Ninja Turtles, Shredder, He-man, Selektor, Gadget, Dr Claw, Not Thundarr, every week he was facing a new villain.

So I am going to make my top ten Wizards list.

The number 1 Wizard in the show is Gemini, he return, but what I like about him, depending on his mood, his face will change, He has his angry face, and his clam face, but still just as evil. He had plenty of power to turn the Statue of Liberty into a forced, trying to step on poor Thundarr. In the end, he return for other go around, only to turn into stone. As a kid, I was thinking that was a horrible way to die.

2 Mindok The Mind Menace, he is a brain in a robot body, and a powerful wizard in his own right. He free some people to build him a new robot body, but as it turn out, the old Robot body was more of a threat, He could not be killed, so Thundarr though the best way to deal with Mindok was to launch him into space, were he be trap for ever, or until he comes crashing down again lol.
He was pretty scary, the thing I recall most was his voice, If your going to be evil, you need to sound like Mindok.

3 Argoth of a Thousand Eyes, now this guy was amazing, He sees all lol. He had a fortress, and like a whole village of slave. He was even going to use Ariel as a bride, when he capture the team. Being the power mad villain he was, he was not going to let a jungle that drains magic powers stop him. Well it did, and he was destroy in the process. I just recall him looking cool, and his massive fortress.

4 Skullus, Was just a head in a jar, lol. But he had the power to control your mind, He had a entire Army working for him to attack other wizard Octagon over land rights or something lol. In the end, Thundarr destroy him, and Octagon escape. Knowing them Wizards, we knew Octagon took Skullus's land, when Thundarr left.

5 Vashtarr, he look cool in his armor and all, but it seem the only the fates or 3 women would be the causes of his down fall. Of course Thundarr and team collections said women, and they form there powers to depower Vashtarr and ending his rein. Over all he look cool, and was pretty strong.

turtle1237 · 03-23-2015, 01:05 PM

No fans, stop on my list, because well the top 5 are always set in stone,

The next 5 are not as cool as Gemini or Mindok, and one fake wizard even makes the list.

Next up

6 Khromm, This guy had a time machine, was not a very good keeper of his slaves, who rebel and escape, at defeated him at the battle of the Alamo. What makes him sort of great was his ability to go back in time and get weapons like tanks from the past. In the end Thundarr smash the time machine and defeated Khromm. Whats neat is a wizard is normally depower or killed in the series, and neither happen to Khromm. His army was defeated, and Ariel sends him home with a tornado.

7 Mazem had a very small part in the series, She show up with 3 other wizards in the wizard games, to complete with Sholow, Chom, and Skorpos, with Thundarr having to side with Sholow(Forced of course) Thundarr being the hero won the race of course. But Mazem won a side bet in the race getting 1000 human slaves, so she must of been pretty powerful. I would have loved to see her fortress of evil lol. She didn't have a big role, but she was cooler than the other wizards in the games, and had a bad ass Manta war machine. And she seems to be the only female wizard of such power in the series.

8 Yando, yes he is cool, yes he gave Thundarr a run for his money. But he was not a wizard of the likes of Gemini. He didn't know magic at all. But he did know stage tricks and for a while fool people into thinking he was the real deal.
I view it as the little guy standing up to the elite (Wizards who use there magic for power and land) and wanting to be part of said elite. So what he had no magic powers. He wore a cool custom. And like the villians in Scooby Doo, he got unmake and it was old farmer brown of something lol. No he was the village scholar. Pretty neat for a guy to be on a top ten list with no powers. He is the Batman of evil wizards in Thundarr.

9 Kublai was a wizard that try to take over China Town. Of course named after Khan's son. His only real power was a gem in his headgear. When Thundarr destroy it, Kublai was left powerless. What I thought cool was he made a dragon that fought the team and for a while gave the heroes all they can handle. Kublai was odd compare to other wizards, he would go low and get hired help to deal with Thundarr and team. The other wizards would use themselves or there armies to try and win the day.

and last.

10 Octagon, You think Skullus's rival Octagon would not make the list? He had a large army, and a fortress compare to his rival. What I like here, was the show would follow Thundarr vs said Wizard, but here, Thundarr was caught between a war of 2 powerful wizards. Thundarr caring for human safety, did his best in ending the war. With Skullus's death and Octagon retreating. It is nice to know the wizards do fight each other over land and power. It was a nice change of pace.

~~Mew~~ · 03-23-2015, 04:35 PM

Thundarr the Barbarian?
What about Dave the Barbarian?

turtle1237 · 03-23-2015, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MewMeow

Thundarr the Barbarian?
What about Dave the Barbarian?

That Disney coward would fait by the all some intro alone. If Dave the Barbarian was in the Thundarr series, I don't think he gets past that intro.

*Katie* · 03-24-2015, 06:40 AM

I remember when this was on tv. Weird show.

rickwj324 · 03-24-2015, 06:52 AM

I grew up as a kid in the 70's/80's and loved this show when it aired! I bought the dvd release as well when it was first released, but have yet to watch any of the discs. It proudly sits on my video wall though...one of these days I'll find the time to re-watch it with my boys (who've never seen the show).

turtle1237 · 03-28-2015, 11:05 AM

Got done with 3 of the 4 dvds of the series.

I was watching YouTube videos, and seen some post calling Thundarr a "A He-man want a be". And I was like do the guys that made the comments know that Thundarr pre dates He-man by 4 years?? If any thing its the other way around lol.

I notice the 2 shows do get compare a lot to each other, and I not taking sides which is better, because I want to lived.

I did notice watching the shows, there was a LOT more action in Thundarr than in He-man. Thundarr can hit stuff with his sword, he was also know to tangle and wrestle around with the wizards minions. We had Thundarr cutting tanks in 2 with his sword, and even hitting snake lions, and other beast's with his sunsword. In the World of He-man, He never did anything as cool as cut a tank in 2 with his sword. He was not allow to even pull a tree from its roots.

Did Skeletor ever got hit by He-man's sword in the show? Sure Thundarr may not be chopping off limbs, but he likes to use the sunsword to disarm said foe, were He-man uses his sword to deflect beams coming his way.

He-man had a sword and really never used it sadly.

PangolinFeets · 03-28-2015, 11:19 AM

I hope we eventually get Nick TMNT blurays that have every episode of the hilarious knock-off shows they watch as a bonus feature.

03-20-2015, 02:58 PM	#1
turtle1237 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 986	Thundarr the Barbarian Since the Nick Turtles cartoon has decided to spoof one of my all time favorite 1980's cartoon, and a show that was so bad ass, that a lot of rip offs happen later(He-man, cough He-man) and after fan protest, WB release it on DVD order website, so yeah I pick it up 4 years ago. What can I say about this this show? In 1994 a tragic event happen I think it was the 49ers winning the SB. That 30000 years later The world was over run by evil Wizard overlords, enslaving man kin, and dooming us pretty much to hell on Earth. Thinks Steve Young. It had Conan, Star Wars, and other stuff all road in one. The 3 heroes were amazing in there own right, you had Thundarr the warrior, He may not of been book smart, but he knew how to lived in this harsh world, like when the monster was not magic of origin, in one show, it was Thundarr that pointed it out, the beast needed to eat, and there was a village not far from there. Some tasty human snacks. Princess Ariel, who lived under the sea, oh wrong Ariel, She was a Asian Woman that knew magic spells like Bubbles or Forced Fields. Or what other stuff that needed to help the team. When Thundarr needed to rush into a mess, Ariel's magic was there to back him up. She was also fighting evil in a bikini lol. What is it with Superheroes? Do they have a day at the beach one day and decided hey why cant I fight crime in my swim suits? And than there is Ookla the mok. What they are I don't know, All I know is they hate water, and they grunt a lot. Oh and he loves to hug Ariel, He is pretty strong, throwing cars around like there rag dolls are something. If a Wall or something was in the way, Ookla can knock it down with a punch. One that that parts this show from others, is there was no central villain, in fact, Only Gemini the 2 face wizard was the only guy to return for round 2. I mean Ninja Turtles, Shredder, He-man, Selektor, Gadget, Dr Claw, Not Thundarr, every week he was facing a new villain. So I am going to make my top ten Wizards list. The number 1 Wizard in the show is Gemini, he return, but what I like about him, depending on his mood, his face will change, He has his angry face, and his clam face, but still just as evil. He had plenty of power to turn the Statue of Liberty into a forced, trying to step on poor Thundarr. In the end, he return for other go around, only to turn into stone. As a kid, I was thinking that was a horrible way to die. 2 Mindok The Mind Menace, he is a brain in a robot body, and a powerful wizard in his own right. He free some people to build him a new robot body, but as it turn out, the old Robot body was more of a threat, He could not be killed, so Thundarr though the best way to deal with Mindok was to launch him into space, were he be trap for ever, or until he comes crashing down again lol. He was pretty scary, the thing I recall most was his voice, If your going to be evil, you need to sound like Mindok. 3 Argoth of a Thousand Eyes, now this guy was amazing, He sees all lol. He had a fortress, and like a whole village of slave. He was even going to use Ariel as a bride, when he capture the team. Being the power mad villain he was, he was not going to let a jungle that drains magic powers stop him. Well it did, and he was destroy in the process. I just recall him looking cool, and his massive fortress. 4 Skullus, Was just a head in a jar, lol. But he had the power to control your mind, He had a entire Army working for him to attack other wizard Octagon over land rights or something lol. In the end, Thundarr destroy him, and Octagon escape. Knowing them Wizards, we knew Octagon took Skullus's land, when Thundarr left. 5 Vashtarr, he look cool in his armor and all, but it seem the only the fates or 3 women would be the causes of his down fall. Of course Thundarr and team collections said women, and they form there powers to depower Vashtarr and ending his rein. Over all he look cool, and was pretty strong.

03-24-2015, 06:40 AM	#5
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	I remember when this was on tv. Weird show. __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

03-28-2015, 11:19 AM	#8
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03-23-2015, 01:05 PM	#2
turtle1237 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 986	No fans, stop on my list, because well the top 5 are always set in stone, The next 5 are not as cool as Gemini or Mindok, and one fake wizard even makes the list. Next up 6 Khromm, This guy had a time machine, was not a very good keeper of his slaves, who rebel and escape, at defeated him at the battle of the Alamo. What makes him sort of great was his ability to go back in time and get weapons like tanks from the past. In the end Thundarr smash the time machine and defeated Khromm. Whats neat is a wizard is normally depower or killed in the series, and neither happen to Khromm. His army was defeated, and Ariel sends him home with a tornado. 7 Mazem had a very small part in the series, She show up with 3 other wizards in the wizard games, to complete with Sholow, Chom, and Skorpos, with Thundarr having to side with Sholow(Forced of course) Thundarr being the hero won the race of course. But Mazem won a side bet in the race getting 1000 human slaves, so she must of been pretty powerful. I would have loved to see her fortress of evil lol. She didn't have a big role, but she was cooler than the other wizards in the games, and had a bad ass Manta war machine. And she seems to be the only female wizard of such power in the series. 8 Yando, yes he is cool, yes he gave Thundarr a run for his money. But he was not a wizard of the likes of Gemini. He didn't know magic at all. But he did know stage tricks and for a while fool people into thinking he was the real deal. I view it as the little guy standing up to the elite (Wizards who use there magic for power and land) and wanting to be part of said elite. So what he had no magic powers. He wore a cool custom. And like the villians in Scooby Doo, he got unmake and it was old farmer brown of something lol. No he was the village scholar. Pretty neat for a guy to be on a top ten list with no powers. He is the Batman of evil wizards in Thundarr. 9 Kublai was a wizard that try to take over China Town. Of course named after Khan's son. His only real power was a gem in his headgear. When Thundarr destroy it, Kublai was left powerless. What I thought cool was he made a dragon that fought the team and for a while gave the heroes all they can handle. Kublai was odd compare to other wizards, he would go low and get hired help to deal with Thundarr and team. The other wizards would use themselves or there armies to try and win the day. and last. 10 Octagon, You think Skullus's rival Octagon would not make the list? He had a large army, and a fortress compare to his rival. What I like here, was the show would follow Thundarr vs said Wizard, but here, Thundarr was caught between a war of 2 powerful wizards. Thundarr caring for human safety, did his best in ending the war. With Skullus's death and Octagon retreating. It is nice to know the wizards do fight each other over land and power. It was a nice change of pace.

03-23-2015, 04:35 PM	#3
~~Mew~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In an apartment Posts: 3,159	Thundarr the Barbarian? What about Dave the Barbarian?

03-24-2015, 06:52 AM	#6
rickwj324 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,019	I grew up as a kid in the 70's/80's and loved this show when it aired! I bought the dvd release as well when it was first released, but have yet to watch any of the discs. It proudly sits on my video wall though...one of these days I'll find the time to re-watch it with my boys (who've never seen the show).

03-28-2015, 11:05 AM	#7
turtle1237 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 986	Got done with 3 of the 4 dvds of the series. I was watching YouTube videos, and seen some post calling Thundarr a "A He-man want a be". And I was like do the guys that made the comments know that Thundarr pre dates He-man by 4 years?? If any thing its the other way around lol. I notice the 2 shows do get compare a lot to each other, and I not taking sides which is better, because I want to lived. I did notice watching the shows, there was a LOT more action in Thundarr than in He-man. Thundarr can hit stuff with his sword, he was also know to tangle and wrestle around with the wizards minions. We had Thundarr cutting tanks in 2 with his sword, and even hitting snake lions, and other beast's with his sunsword. In the World of He-man, He never did anything as cool as cut a tank in 2 with his sword. He was not allow to even pull a tree from its roots. Did Skeletor ever got hit by He-man's sword in the show? Sure Thundarr may not be chopping off limbs, but he likes to use the sunsword to disarm said foe, were He-man uses his sword to deflect beams coming his way. He-man had a sword and really never used it sadly.