-[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! ♪
All right, Berbils, we're all here.
What's this "amazing" new invention
you "had" to show us "right away"?
Take a look. It's a black-hole generator.
What? Why would you build such an insane--
Because building!
[all screaming]
Yep. Pretty much what I expected.
The Berbils got sucked into a black hole
and they're lost out in space now.
-[all gasp] -[Wilykat] Oh, my gosh!
There must be some way to get them back!
Well, I suppose if I had about 50 galacto-tons of nickel,
I could build a giant magnet
tuned to the metallic code of the Berbils!
But that'd be like all the nickel on Third Earth!
What are we supposed to do,
ask everyone on the planet all at once?
It can't be done!
There is one way.
Cheetara.
No, Tygra, I can't.
You know that stuff messes me up.
There's no other choice.
We need you to contact everyone on Third Earth
with your telepathic powers.
Wait, Cheetara has telepathic powers?
Yes, but using my mind powers
has a strange effect on my brain.
If I use them too long, I could lose my grip on reality
and become...
Something terrible.
It's why I've never used them before.
Or even mentioned them.
Exactly. [sighs]
I know it's the only way to save the Berbils,
but it's way too dangerous.
Don't worry, Cheetara.
I'll make sure you don't lose control of your brain powers.
It'll be my personal mission to keep your mind sane.
'Cause that's what buddies are for!
Okay, I'll do it.
I'll use my psychic powers I've always had
to help get enough nickel to save the Berbils!
[all cheer]
But can we try to not make a big deal about it?
I guess that's a no.
Don't worry, I'll be right here the whole time
making sure things don't get outta hand.
Good, because I'm a little nerv--
And three, two, one, you're on!
[grunting]
Oh?
[Cheetara] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Berbil Aid!
Ah. Nice and hot. Whoa!
[Cheetara] Broadcasting live
inside the heads of everyone outside Cats' Lair...
-[brakes screeching] -[horns blaring]
...with the help of my psychic powers!
[all grunting]
[all] Ooh.
Due to a tragic black-hole accident,
the Berbils were recently lost somewhere out in the galaxy.
So please, call in and donate now.
Even a pledge of one piece of nickel
can go a long way in helping to bring the Berbils home.
[all cheering]
[Lion-O] Nice work.
Now let's check in with our phone banks
and see how it's going so far.
-[phone rings] -Thanks for your donation and the great conversation!
-Ugh! One nickel? -Hello?
That's it?
Give me all your nickel or I'm gonna tell everyone
you hate the Berbils!
Unbelievable.
[laughs nervously] All right.
Uh, let's get to our first act!
A reading from Tygra of...
"Thundarian poetry"?
Ugh, seriously?
Well, at least poetry rhymes...
This first piece is titled, An Indictment of Rhyming.
"A rhyme may sound nice,
But merely repeats a sound more than once."
-[slurps] -[all groan]
-[tires screeching] -[all] Whoa!
Oh, no! Tygra's poetry is so boring,
the audience is tuning out!
"What is a rhyme but an obfuscation--"
Stop it, Tygra!! I'm losing my grip on the masses!
[laughs] What a great joke.
We'd never actually air something that boring.
Now let's move on to the real first act.
Hachiman the Magnificent!
[dramatic music plays]
I am the mighty warrior, Hachiman.
[all] Oh!
I have studied every martial art,
mastered every weapon...
Yes! The psychic signal is back!
There is no foe I cannot vanquish.
Not even the dark villain, gravity.
Observe!
[audience exclaims]
Um, ignore the suction cup!
Burn it from your memory.
-Argh! -[audience laughs]
The psychic signal is stronger than ever!
Good. We can't let on any more snoozy acts like Tygra
and his Yawndarian poetry.
We gotta keep people interested,
so I can stay in their minds forever!
You've got it, buddy!
But, uh, you're not losing control of your powers, right?
Relax, Lion-O. I just wanna keep the show entertaining,
so people never stop watching as long as they live.
-[audience cheering] -For the Berbils.
Cool. Just checking.
Wow! That sure was amazing, wasn't it, folks?
Let's check out those pledge numbers! How're we looking?
Really good. The people of Third Earth
are opening up their hearts and their wallets!
Listen, buddy. You better pledge more nickels
'cause you're gonna need the Berbils back here
to rebuild your face after I break it!
[laughs nervously]
[recorded voice] You got more nickels!
Wow, that's fantastic.
Now, you're probably wondering
where all that nickel you're pledging is going to.
Well, let's check in with Panthro backstage
and have a look.
So, uh, Panthro,
can you give the audience at home
a look at why we need their nickels?
Sure thing. It's a giant magnet
that can lock onto the Berbils' metallic code anywhere in the universe...
-[clinking] -Wait.
-[stammers] Did you say, "audience"? -Yes!
You're being broadcast live to everyone on the planet.
Ahhh! [stammering] We'll use the magnets to bring the Berbils home!
[thuds]
You see, the magnets... [chuckles nervously]
[screams]
We won't let one second go by
without keeping you super entertained!
Get ready, 'cause here's our next act.
-The Classic Mutant Boy Quartet! -[audience clapping]
[audience cheering]
Whoo-hoo.
♪ Who knows how long I can go on ♪
♪ With all the Berbils Up and gone ♪
♪ No one knows What will happen ♪
♪ Without the Berbils here To build our weapons, so... ♪
♪ Bring the Berbils back
♪ Please do your part
♪ Bring the Berbils back
♪ So we can tear those ThunderCats apart ♪
♪ We need those Berbils here
♪ And it's a fact
♪ So help us bring them home
♪ And destroy the ThunderCats ♪
[audience cheering]
Wasn't that nice?
Now let's check on those numbers.
Oh, yeah, we're going up!
-Oh, yep. Almost there! Almost there! -[buzzing]
What? They've stopped!
Why did they stop?
We've gotta do something even more entertaining!
Like this!
-[grunting angrily] -Oh, no.
Cheetara's powers are pushing her
to the brink of psychic oblivion.
If I don't stop her, she's gonna snap!
Ooh! Uh... But the numbers are going up again.
[recorded voice] Awesome.
[chuckles] Keep going, Cheetara!
[in distorted voice] Yes! Yes!
I can feel the limitless power pouring from my mind!
You wanna be entertained?
[recorded voice] Yay!
Whoa! Cheetara, you sucked everyone into a psychic trance.
Everyone except for me.
You see, Lion-O's brain is so perfectly small
that it fits right in between
Cheetara's dominating brain waves.
Just a hair bigger,
and he'd be affected just like the rest of, uh...
Hmm. I need to find some way to get inside Cheetara's head
so I can free everyone.
But how?
Maybe if I... [gasps]
Whoa! [laughs] That was easy.
-[all] Uh... -Beep, beep!
[Cheetara laughing]
Welcome back to Berbil Aid, Lion-O!
Coming to you from the collective subconscious
of everyone on Third Earth!
[mutant] Oh, boy! What a show!
All right, that's it!
As your leader and buddy, I implore you to stop this.
You were always a terrible leader.
I know you don't really mean that.
You're only saying it
because your mind powers have driven you bananas.
And a bad buddy.
[gasps] I'm a great buddy!
Well, I've got new buddies now.
-Psychic projectiles. -[all gasping]
That's not what buddies are for!
[grunts]
Uh-oh!
[all exclaiming]
[Cheetara] Hachiman! You're up! Hup!
Hachiman!
[Lion-O grunts]
-Cool. -Buffoons!
Hit him with your canes!
[exclaiming]
-Ahhh! -[gasps]
[Lion-O grunts]
Get 'em, boys.
[groaning]
[grunting]
[Lion-O] Oh, hey guys.
[growling]
[Lion-O grunts]
-Kittens. -[Wilykit] Whoa!
Okay, here we go.
[grunts]
Thunder, thunder, thunder!
-[Wilykit] Awesome. -[Wilykat] Whoa!
[grunting]
[panting]
[all sighing]
Oh, this is a great show!
I'm not making any progress!
[Cheetara laughing]
Go on, Lion-O, just keep fighting.
This cool battle is making my grip over everyone stronger!
-[laughing] -She's right.
The harder I fight, the cooler the fight is!
[groaning]
[gasps] That's it! I need to be boring.
[laughing] Hey, what?
I need to be... like Tygra!
-Hey. -"To be, or not being also...
I don't like questions."
What do you think you're doing?
That's boring.
[grunts] Cut that out!
"For what is a question, if not a rhyme of the answer."
It's too late for poetry, Lion-O!
[all screaming]
I now control
the combined psychic energy of everyone on Third Earth!
[grunts]
"The answer is always was..."
What? No!
"...and what was the answer..."
is always isn't."
[growling]
Get outta my head!
[grunting]
"And was isn't was, but always is."
That's so meaningless!
[spits] Cold!
[all gasping]
[screaming and sighing in relief]
[all groaning]
All right, Cheetara.
Well it looks like we're back in good old-fashioned reality.
Hey, uh, Lion-O,
I'm really sorry I said all those mean things to you.
I was out of my mind.
Uh, well... In my mind...
Whatever. I'm sorry. My bad.
No, Cheetara, the "bad" was all mine.
I promised I'd help you keep your powers from getting out of control,
but I really whiffed it.
Are you kidding?
You pulled me back from a full-on mind power meltdown.
You're a good leader and a great buddy.
[crying] That's all I ever wanted to hear.
[laughs] Well, I guess everything worked out for everybody then!
[all cheering]
What a sweet ending.
I wonder if they ever got the Berbils Back?
[closing theme music playing]