[opening theme music playing]
-♪ Their planet exploded -[chorus] ♪ Thunder, ThunderCats!
-♪ They crashed on Third Earth ♪ -♪ Thunder, thunder crash!
-♪ Gotta beat up some bad guys ♪ -♪ Mummies, mutants
-♪ And make some new friends -♪ Unicorns, robots
♪ Built a big base with a cat-shaped face and now they're ready to go! ♪
♪ There's WilyKit, WilyKat, Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, Snarf, Lion-O! ♪
[chorus] ♪ He's a brand-new Lord with a magic sword! ♪
♪ It's Thunder, thunder, thunder ThunderCats Roar! ♪
[Berbil 1] What a great day to be a Berbil!
[Berbils screaming] Why?
[laughs maliciously] Thanks for designing
these evil bumper cars, Vultureman.
You're welcome. [cackles]
[laughs] This is great!
And the best part is, no ThunderCats.
[Lion-O] Hey Mutants!
Oh, great, it's the ThunderCats.
[grunts]
-[grunts] -[groans]
[both grunt] Ya!
[screaming]
[cackles] How do you like my new design, Panthro?
Not bad.
How do you like mine?
Oh, no! I still like mine better.
[all groaning]
Aw, way to ruin our cool new toys.
If you don't want your toys ruined,
don't use them to torment the Berbils.
Well, if they don't want to be tormented,
maybe they shouldn't have built them for us
in the first place.
Wait, you built the Evil Bumper Cars? Why?
Vultureman had designs.
And so we built them.
Didn't you think they'd use them for,
you know, evil?
But by that standard
we probably shouldn't have built Castle Plun-Darr either.
You built Castle Plun-Darr?
[Berbil Bill] Yes.
And the Summer Castle Plun-Darr
and the Winter Castle Plun-Darr.
They have more than one castle?
We build them stuff all the time.
Just like we built the Cats' Lair for you.
What do you want us to do? Say no?
Yes. Stand up for yourselves.
Don't build them anything ever again.
[Berbils] Hmm.
Okay. Thank you, ThunderCats.
Problem solved.
[announcer] Later...
I am Berb-cules.
I will claim what is rightfully the Berbils'.
[nervously] Well, it's not what we expected, but... it's a start.
Castle Plun-Darr was built by the Berbils.
[Lion-O] That is a big Berbil.
Please vacate the Berbil property.
[all screaming]
Thank you for your cooperation.
Wow. It looks like those little Berbils
learned to stand up for themselves.
-Good for them. -[thuds]
[Lion-O] Hey, look, everyone. He's coming to say hello.
Hello, big Berbil.
This also belongs to the Berbils.
So say Berb-cules.
[thudding]
-[all screaming] -[groaning]
Ow. What just happened?
[Berbils] Good job, Berb-cules!
Berbils! What did you do?
We listened to what you said.
We built Berb-cules to stand up for us
and take back everything we built for others.
-And he did. -[all] Hooray!
Uh-oh, I think this is our fault.
Berbils, that's not what we meant by stand up for yourselves.
What did you mean?
Look, it's okay for you to build things for us,
we're your friends.
But the Mutants are evil,
you shouldn't build stuff for them.
Oh, I see the difference now.
Thank you for explaining it.
Too bad about your home,
should we build you a new one?
Can't you ask Berb-cules to bring it back?
No, no, no.
Berb-cules will not listen to us.
We built him to take back everything the Berbils built.
And the Berbils pretty much built
everything on Third Earth.
So...
You probably shouldn't have told us to build him.
We didn't tell you to build him!
-Okay. -[frustrated grunt]
What are we gonna do?
Ooh! Let's use our own giant robot
to defeat Berb-cules.
Thunder King Battle Lord!
-[mimicking robot] Beep-boop. -Thunder King...
-...Battle Lord engage. -Robot fight.
That's a good idea kittens, but Berb-cules stole our lair.
Thunder King Battle Lord is the lair.
Oh. Right.
I have to build a new robot!
Do you really think you can build a robot
that can beat the one built by the Berbils?
Berbils are the best builders.
Uh, no offense, Panthro.
Offense taken.
Besides, there's no one who can help me.
Other than me and the Berbils,
who else on Third Earth even likes to build things?
Well... [chuckles]
-I've got an idea you won't like. -[Panthro growls]
What?
You want me to help you build a robot?
You're right. I don't like this.
Yeah, sure. This is some kind of trick
where I help you and then you kick our butts.
It's not a trick! Tell him, Panthro .
[grunts] I really need your...
-[smugly] Hmm? -...inventing...
[egging] Inventing...
[shaky voice] ...skills.
Oh, yeah? You need my skills?
Tell me more about that. [laughs]
You've had some... decent ideas.
Your inventions are... solid-ish.
And...
Okay, fine!
I can't beat Berb-cules without you! Happy?
I'm flattered.
-And nope, you're on your own. -Oh, come on!
I think you should do it, Vultureman.
Hmm? Really?
You want me to work with this clown?
That clown is right.
Neither one of you can beat Berb-cules.
But maybe if you work together
we can stop living in this ditch.
I like the ditch.
Eh, I'm on the fence.
-Fine, I'll do it. -[excitedly] Yes!
But if we win,
you have to get us Castle Plun-Darr back.
And don't forget the other castles.
The Summer Castle has a gazebo!
Deal?
Deal.
Ugh, your hand is wet. Gross!
[announcer] Later...
[Panthro] Okay. First things first.
I think we should make our robot cat-themed.
No way!
It should be bird-themed.
Here's how we can make it fly.
Nope! Vetoed. Flying's overrated.
You're the one who wanted it to be bird-themed.
Birds don't have to fly.
The cool ones don't.
[clucking]
Let's give it eye lasers.
Better idea... knee lasers!
Are you nuts?
We'll call it Panthro-bot.
How about Vul...
Tron?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's already taken.
[exasperated sign] You're just so...
[both grunting]
[announcer] Later...
[Panthro] So after lots of discussion,
we were finally able to compromise on a design.
We present to you...
[both] Catbird Manbot!
Catbird Manbot?
That sounds like a jazz quartet.
You're wrong, it's awesome.
[laughs maniacally]
All right. Scoot over and let's kick some robo-butt.
[Panthro] No, left leg first.
[Vultureman] No, right leg!
[chuckles] They're gonna be fine.
[Berb-cules] Berbil property coming through.
Thank you Berb-cules,
but we'd like to give our friends
their stuff back now.
[angrily] Silence peasants.
The tower of Berbils is almost complete.
Now that I am your emperor,
our days of being push overs are over.
All will bow before the Berbils.
That doesn't sound good.
A-ha! This village was built by the Berbils.
I don't think we built that village.
A-ha! Give me that stuff.
[people screaming]
[Panthro] Put down the house.
-Robo-doofus. -What?
Who's that?
It's our new robot. Catbird Manbot!
Hooray! The heroes!
No, it's our new robot. Catbird Manbot.
Oh, no. Our enemies.
You know what to do, Vultureman.
Of course. Left leg forward.
What? No. Right leg forward.
[both arguing]
Gimme them parts.
[Panthro] You're doing it wrong.
-[screaming] -[both] Oh, no!
[both screaming]
Leave this to me.
Activate fire cannon.
Ow!, Ow!, Ow!
Ha. I told ya he'd hate that.
Whatever, my ice cannon is just as powerful.
Vultureman, no!
Ow! Ow! Oh!
What? What?
[yells] What?
-Oh, no! -Oh, yes.
[laughs maliciously]
Jump.
[both] Ah!
Flawless execution.
But Berb-cules missed.
Who's side are you on?
Oh, yeah. Go Catbird Manbot!
[Vultureman] Whoa!
-Defense Mode. -Attack mode.
[Berb-cules grunting]
I don't think we can take much more of this.
Looks like it's finally knee laser time.
[Vultureman cackling]
-Hmm. I thought knee laser time was 4:30. -[Berbils] Oh!
Nothing stands in the way of the Berbil empire.
[both groaning]
[Panthro] Ugh. Our sword's all chewed up.
You know what? I think it is knee laser time!
Diverting all powers to the knee.
What? No! Too much.
Knee laser time is over! [screams]
[all exclaiming]
[Panthro and Vultureman scream]
Oh, my...
[explodes]
That wasn't very nice.
[both screaming]
-That guy won't give up. -Yeah.
[both] Time to activate my secret weapon!
Activate chest laser! [surprised gasp]
Your secret weapon was a chest laser too?
Chest laser activated!
-They did it -Yeah.
Yes, hooray. You destroyed our son.
[awkwardly] Oh, sorry.
-Sorry. -Our bad.
-[Panthro] All right! Yeah. -[Vultureman] We did it!
[Panthro] Catbird Manbot rules.
[both screaming]
[grunts]
Remember the deal. [cackling]
[frustrated sigh]
-Okay. -Okay.
Okay.
That was the best.
Catbird Manbot rules!
So what happens to Berb-cules now?
We will turn Berb-cules
into a hundred normal Berbils.
[Berbils together] Everything is fine.
Except for one Berbil,
which will have Berb-cules' evil personality.
But we won't know which one it is
because you guys all look alike.
It will probably never come up.
[Berbils together] Don't worry about it!
Can we help you put the Cats' Lair back
where it belongs?
That would be cool.
And, can you also bring all the Castle Plun-Darrs
back to the Mutants?
-Really? -Yeah. [sighs]
That was the deal.
If Vultureman helped us,
they got their castles back.
I do not understand.
The Mutants are your enemies.
Yes, but sometimes you have to work
with your enemies for the greater good.
So, it's good to build things for our friends the ThunderCats?
Um... Yes.
And sometimes it's good to build things
for our enemies, the Mutants?
[hesitantly] Yes.
So, we should keep doing what we were already doing?
Uh... Yes.
I see. Thank you ThunderCats, you are very wise.
Hooray for us!
[closing theme music playing]