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Toy Review: Thundercats Wave 1

Nov 05, 202431 minSeason 2Ep. 13
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Prepare for an epic adventure as the Cartoon Rewind team dives deep into the first wave of the Thundercats toy line! We’re dusting off those action figures and unleashing our inner kids as we review each and every one with the seriousness of ancient toy collectors and the hilarity of friends who probably need more hobbies.

Tune in for lucky episode 13 and a wild ride of vintage toy glory, questionable assembly skills, and plenty of laughs as we celebrate the Thundercats in all their plastic, articulated glory. Don't miss out—your inner child demands it!

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Good evening all my Cartoon addicts out there and let's get ready to dive into another thrilling episode of the Cartoon Rewind podcast. But today's episode is not just your ordinary podcast, we're doing a special edition one. It is a toy edition which I am a huge fan of. And of course who am I? I am Frank. Joining me as always are my partners in crime, the Woody and the Buzz Lightyear of the show. You know we're talking about Roli and the encyclopedia of our cartoons and toys.

We're talking about Gemini himself. Now before Rolando tells us which which cartoon I mean sorry which toy we're going to talk about today, remember to smash that subscribe button okay. Drop us a comment, share our videos and throw us a like our way. You can catch us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Pod, Apple anywhere where you can find your podcast we will be there. And of course for some really cool and amazing cartoon clips you got to check us out on Instagram

and TikTok. And Roli what are we doing today buddy? Well at this point I think how many how many toy editions have we done? Is it still considered special? Do we still call it special? No. I still want to call it special because we're all about the cartoons. Okay so today's special episode. We'll call it a toy edition how's that? It is a special our special toy edition episode. Yes. We're gonna go to Infinity and Beyond. And we're going to review Thundercats wave one that came out in 1985.

Wow. Yes. Done by L and J wait L J N. Yes L J N toys I'm a little dyslexic okay. Don't stop picking on the handicap. We got you buddy. Thank you. I'm not picking on anybody. Thank you. Sometimes I threw the soundtrack I should have done the soundtrack in fact for Thundercats. Go for it. I gave the opening. Because yes because that theme song slaps. So let me see if I can find it and then I will edit it and then I skipped it by accident because I'm an idiot and I don't know. I gave you the link.

Oh then I must have it. See if you weren't too busy freaking behind your phone and I just do it. No you cannot do it I have it. No you don't. Yes I do. No you don't. I have it. Guys gosh just give me a second to find it. Again. It was the first link. It was the first link that Frank shared. No it wasn't. Yes it was. Thunder. You see a hole? Hey I love them holes. He's not a hole though. We call him Jitara hole.

He's my kind of hole. He likes Lionel and he likes Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder. Tired? You're an idiot after me. All tired.

only it's five by five minutes of battery left you got five minutes of battery left I'm wrong I can hear from over the truck I haven't Spanish Dwayne if you need it you can play it we have a Spanish audience so let's talk about Thundercats and as mentioned came out in 1985 great intro it is what is, who wants to tell us real quick high overview I feel like I'm training high overview of what Thundercats were it's basically Silverhawks but with fur yes so yeah some did the planet get destroyed?

I forget what that's about planet got destroyed and they send their only son, their king out they send their only king out to survive guarded by a bunch of people how come no one else aged and only Lionel?

because the part that he was in mouse function and he aged from nine to like seventeen maybe body wise but his mind is like a nine year old that explains a lot from the old cartoon okay I forgot about that alright so the original the original at the premiere of the toy line of the cartoon so the premiere of the toy line they contain eight figures in total four good guys four bad guys these eight characters would become the core of every Thundercats story told did anybody hear the story told

did anybody here have I did not growing up have any Thundercat toys I didn't either I wish I did though so did I I wanted Lionel I wanted and I need a Pantor and I thought Monmora looked good as when he was mad I don't know if he has a different name but Monmora's run well because does Monstar have a different name on Silverhawks?

like an alter ego nope we'll find out alright so let's take a look here now luckily Chitara there was a two pack thinking about you have Chitara which comes with her she's dressed luckily for this so these all had this little hand battle action they called it battlematic action where the arm would move oh okay this is your Wilycat then you ain't moving because she's just a PCV figure yeah it's just like that but she's not that important anyway but Chitara came but she came with

she just came with her staff and there were two different versions one without Wilycat and one with and obviously the most expensive one is the one that's supported with Wilycat it's about an extra as about an extra $200 value if you know the Wilycat one you said Wilycat or Wilycat I said Wilycat and it's Wilycat yes my apologies Wilycat is a boy Wilycat is a girl yeah the boy's with Tyra and if you put them together you get a Kit Kat so so these are there I like how she's

permanently posed like that holding her staff sideways that's not changing no her hands don't rotate it's like this it's either it's like playing a little game with slapping your hand so she has that did the legs move guys do we know they don't look like they do they go up and down and that's it those guys like really poor more titiculation limited our original alright next one we have Dwayne you want to say this name for me Jacko Man you got it Jacko Man and Lionel so Jacko Man which is

what is he he's an evil mutant that they have here Jacko half man I'm going to Lim here I'm not sure it could have been that you go right because he was a henchman for our mumra yeah okay so yeah mumra's headman that would wreak havoc on the thundercats team he features a special battle acmatic action also a lever here the lever in the back to move his right arm up and down there's no variations it's just him he's got a little shoulder strap and a club he's just club you to death that's it

then we have the hero Lionel Lionel here he's a little very pricey sort of orman the claw shield power ring and a battery so 85 so this is the one the little what's the battery the battery was the one that lights up the eyes yeah if you put it like you either in the back yeah you put it in the back and the eyes light up ah that's what that's for I thought it was a cigarette lighter what's in your power ring it it looked like it looks not a cigarette lighter

it looked like the little thing you know the plug to power your phone but I don't I guess I didn't have those in 1985 no they definitely did not buddy so damn it he's a thousand bucks okay he's a car day between 800s and 1000 I think that's ultra rare there wasn't variant in 1986 that came with a snarf which is 8 stars which is everybody's favorite it's everybody's favorite and then the next figure we have is monkey in damn I'm betting a thousand with these names oh you're you're you're now

counted out a little syllable alright so I'm guessing this is half monkey half man there you go man there you go and he comes with his helmet and a mace obviously not not very expensive here between 250 to 350 another he's an evil guy he's another one of mumma's henchmen articulation for the time is pretty good I have no problems with it then you have man raw also like Lionel with the light up eyes no and mumma raw damn I knew eventually I fucked up I spoke too soon mum raw like mummy

mum mum mum mum there you go alright so he comes with a battery too Rowley yes a light up his eyes yes a little light so I wonder how the back of the head looks like I gotta be nice to see that and he comes with two swords he comes with a dagger he comes with a sword a dagger he has his head dressed with the snakes and he has a power ring and a battery the back of the head is is like that the thing you plug in it it's in the back and then it lights up but does he have a hole in the back

does he have a hole in the back of his head?

no the head is full but the pin the connector I guess and lights connects the light is on his back okay got it I'm gonna have to google what we do is I'm gonna have to google the back of mumra let me see by the way mumra kind of worked out pretty good cardit his value is between $600 and $750 not as much as lyno I disagree with that because there was what 1986 that's over what 40 years it should be a little bit more not enough there is a variant in $86 which comes with a ravage PC figure

we need to look up who the transformer I'm not sure who ravage was in the cartoon it would make sense for him to come with mum dog that would yes I found the picture of the back of mumra and lyno okay you want to share it you want to share it now would you like to share that with the class?

I can share that with you later or I can do it now if you give me options I gave you options and you option out later alright the next one I'm going which was really my favorite character penthor pentro oh man well roly you're screwing this thing up man wait until I get to the next one next one I was very nervous on the next one that's why I messed up so pentro alright nonechucks that's how you get nonechucks only there's nothing there's no variants here you got a nonechucks

value card between 400 and 500 like I said this is the one I always wanted obviously lyno was the other one but this one was super cool because in the cartoon I thought he was the best the next one who I thought was the leader of the mutants and how you pronounce his name sly you have to say all those s's you gotta say it like that yeah you have to like sly okay and he just comes with a battle axe that's how he gets nothing else he's pretty cool looking though and they all he looks better than

the monkey and the jackal I'm okay with the way they look for me the worst one looking one so far is chitara they didn't do her enough justice they didn't do her justice they didn't do her justice slide is carded between 200 and 275 they have then you have tigra they have the alternate version with the wily cat yes figure obviously wily cat adds an extra $200 value the only thing he comes with is his bolo whip yes that was his that was his weapon that was his weapon and he also

and you can also his other weapon was you can make him disappear invisible yes put him away disappeared yep you had to use your imagination growing up that's how time flies alright that is it for the figures there is no exclusives for wave one there were some accessories that came out which was a light up eye of tundera I would love to own that sorry it was a sort of omens with the light up eye of the lit up lit up and I would I always wanted to get one of these

even the ego conventions and they show you they have the remakes if they sell one of the lights up I would have probably bought it so they did a remix this is very rare you are looking at about $650 to $850 box you have to keep this box no as a kid who would have gotten it and like I will open up later no back then kids don't do what we do by one to open one to save if I had two it would be like okay I got two swords now come at me come at me bro I got two swords I would probably

I am the Leonardo yes or might dumbass would try to cut it and glue it so it's a short sword so yeah now there is a wave one also came up with creatures there were some creatures which I did not know of it's an astro more mult creature monster whatever that is I have never seen that before and you can tell it must be very rare but it's a little bit of a surprise oh my god look at that $1200 $1200 even loose $450 and it comes with posable wings arms and feet so we are looking monster

but it's the guardian of the mystical prison I don't even remember seeing it on the show no no do I but it was apparently when he went to the astro plane maybe it was we part of the story and they said no. We got no play sets and now we have some vehicles. Now we're starting off with two of the bad guys so we have the mutant nose diver so it comes with spinning rock crusher nose and adjustable

body shield and that box goes from 285 to 385. Only released in 85 there's no variants and all you get is stickers and instructions which I don't remember this in the cartoon. Which one? The nose diver? Yeah they were there. The sky cutter I do remember the cartoon. I do remember yes. It comes with two wings stickers and instructions that every parent hated stickers. Value that 300 or 400. No variants only came out 85 and then the best one right here. Yes

the thunder tank. I mean still looking for that one that will complete my Thunder Tank collection. Because you have the 2010 because I remember it and obviously we all know you have the $700. Why do we have to remember the price which is actually not correct that I did not pay $700? $700 because it doesn't make noise it doesn't light up. You still spend $700? No and it doesn't light up yet. Are you gonna put lights in there or something? Yes sir. Alright so

what does it come with? It comes with threads guns cannons and instructions and all it has it has a lot more already has a lot more than what Dwayne $600 and it only fits two figures. Only fits two figures barely. That's it. One in the front and one in the back. Mine fits six. It doesn't come with like gold or something like a cargo? Thunder, Thunder, Thunderillium. Thank you yes. And how about the Paws? The Paws they move? Do they shoot? Yes. Okay it does it's a pretty

damn good tank. If I if I had if I was considering getting which I am considering getting Lionel but I would get it. Like right now I know you paid $600 and I've seen it for $100 so I told you I'll buy it from you for $100. You if you see that for $100 get me one too. I need a second one. And guys that is all for the Thundercats Wave 1. No Wave 1 yeah it's a small wave buddy. Yes I can barely even barely see him waving at me. That's how small that wave is. That's a bad

joke but I try my best there. Yes you do. Hey let me show you how the back looks like. Yes sure please. Here we go. See the back hook is a good thing. You just plug the... You plug it in there. I see. Right there buddy. I like to come with their own butt plugs. And the lever is to move the hands up and down. Got it. So it was really like a battery. Yeah. It actually gave it. Booster just boosted me the back in there. Ice light up. Nice. You have the Super 7

one right? Yes. Do they have light eyes like clear plastic to light up or something? Not that one. No. The only one that lit up was the one in 2011. I don't have that one. I'm still looking for that one. Okay you know what but that's a pretty good... I mean it's not good as gimmick as all the He-Man toys but it's it's interesting. Hey question did the glove come off of Lionel? Yes. Yes it came with a shield. Okay so it was removable? Yes. He couldn't wear it. He

couldn't wear it on the side but it was he could slide it on. Okay so apparently when they when they did this they forgot to pay in his hand. No the cartoony didn't have... In the cartoony he had pale. It was... Did he? Yeah. Okay. And it's both hands. Look at it. All that shirt it is both hands. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So... Yeah but there it is really. There's the back of it. You know what I thought it was like a clear lens. There was like a clear lens in the back of the head that you put a little

light in the back and his eyes light up. Like they do... You know how they do that to some transformers? Yeah. Yes. So yeah that's what I thought it was. So well there you go. Alright. Now we do have some interesting commercials. Yeah. Show that Frank the Tank mystic went into like he spent hours combing the internet. This is Thundercats mum raw and lion oh I gotta say it right because if not the grammar master will get you. Yeah. Whatever. That's what you say now when

we mispronounce something. See his hands? Frank? Yes. There's a little pause. Look at his eyes light up now. With this secret power rate battery not included make Lionel's eyes light up. With battle matter action you can make them fight with their swords. That's what you think mum raw. Take that. Thundercats mummer and lion oh with light up eyes. Each soul separately new. He's all just swinging away each other. Yep. Yes. Alright. Here's another one.

Introducing the people mutant warriors. Rotero. Folkster math. Grun the destroyer. Battle against Lionel and the new Thundercat allies. Hatchimap. Snowmass. Tesco warrior. The battle is on for the sword of Omen. Big using vehicles each sold separately from LJM. This is Thundercats racing set. Oh okay. I thought you were going to show them. How many fix the tracking on the VCR?

I didn't know they had a racing track. Everybody had a racing track. Alright. First of all that's pretty damn cool though. I figured you two would like it. Yeah. So let's talk about that sword you were talking about. Yeah. So that's a new commercial. Yeah. This is probably 2001. Something like that. I can't remember. Yeah. If you are worthy the sword of Omen will reveal its power to you with the eye of Thunder. Yes.

Thundercats. The Thundercats deluxe. Do I you don't have that one? No. Damn. I know you went. I thought you were buying all those when the series was ending. I thought you were buying all those deals. Go ahead and find them. Okay before you move on I want to show you the one from 2011 that... This guy right here. Lit up. What is that? That's the Golden Stoot Lionel. Oh that's from the 2011. Yeah. This is the only one that lit up in the new version.

And look at this. The same one's from what's the name? Where's the package? I saw the package just a while ago. Where's the package? Come on. Show me the package. Show me the package. Show me. You take it. One die. One die. One die. Okay. Looks good though. Yeah. Yeah. No. The Bandai toys weren't terrible. The figures were okay. Good detail on them. So I thought they were good. And the Thundercat tank was great.

The 2010 which era. Yeah. 2011. When that came out. It got better though since we're comparing. So Super 7. Their ultimate lines. Big improvement here when it comes to toys. Well look at that Thunder Tank. Woo wee. So. And then you have multiple figures to choose from. And that. That Vulture Man was a good one too.

But here you got. Here's the mirror line. I guess he's not evil because he doesn't have a goatee. Of course. But here's the toy recolor. It looks like the toy. This is the hook mountain. He's an ice. This one just recently came out. Look at the. Already sold out. Yeah. Oh. They all sold out. I think there's barely anything. I think there's barely any out. But the mumra here sold out the wave too.

You have Dwayne. You have Pentro. I think I have. I have one of those. I have three. The three colors of the Lionel. I think I have. I don't know. I have Tiger. And. Yes. I don't have. I don't have. The mummy. Oh yeah. And I have. Jaga. Yeah. They're sold out from everything. They're also that. They're also that groomed a destroyer. Now see this is how that's how she tires should look like. Agreed. So big improvement if you weren't able to collect the original. Oh what happened there. Right.

So good accessory. So if you can't. That is a good. I've been considering getting a Lionel. But I'm focusing right now. My Thunder cats which is a different conversation from podcasts we did a couple weeks ago. Yes. But that's pretty much it. Frank. So I got. Very small toy line. Obviously there's a wave too. As we saw in one of the commercials with some new figures. But the core eights the main characters they're all there.

It looked like a fun little toy line. I would. I wanted it as a child. So. You got anything else for us. I got nothing else. That's it buddy. Yeah that's it man. Let's get out of here. Alright so guess what everyone that wraps up our show for today and from all of us at Cartoon Rewind. I want to send out a huge thank you for tuning in. Remember to show us some love with a like hit that subscribe button and stay connected on YouTube.

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