01x39 - Telethon

[bunniefuu]

[opening theme music]

- 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?