Game: ThunderCat Trivia

[LiamABC]

@thezaxfactor

I can say. “Chain of Loyalty” does not count. The signal is a staightforward beam—it’s an additional beam of white light from the signal that shoots down to heal the Chain.

Because I had a hour to burn, I scrubbed through most of the first season and found the following possibilities (in addition to Slaves of Castle Plun-Darr):

Mandora the Evil Chaser – The signal shoots straight up from the Mudhogs’ grotto, but approaches the Lair at a much shallower angle. It’s either kinked, or the curvature of the Earth is coming into play.
Dr. Dometone, The Thunder-Cutter, Return of the Driller – The same change in angle is at play here, though it’s less extreme.
The Wolfrat – Lion-O is in or just outside Tygra’s Lab when he Ho!s, but the signal emanates from the Lair’s insignia. That’s probably not a straight line.
Mandora and the Pirates – The signal materializes in the Third Earth sky after shooting through space, so it may or may not be a straight line in order to be visible at the Lair. Moreover, we see the twinkling of it at a particular point in the sky, only to have it shoot in from offscreen.
Monkian’s Bargain – The signal exits the pyramid through the window on the far side, but comes toward the camera from the near side.
The Ghost Warrior – The signal spirals away from the Eye before forming completely. When the beam has formed, a cut back to Lion-O reveals that it’s no longer eminating from the Eye. This probably shouldn’t count.

There are also numerous episodes in which the angle that the signal starts at in the stock shot of the Ho! sequence does not align with the angle at which we see it in the sky. I ignored all of those.

Not really what I was thinking of, I was thinking more of times where we can see it changing direction. Although some of them are arguably admissible.

The two I had in mind were both from season 3, if that’s any help. One of them is notable for another reason, which I may use as a later trivia question if the detail is not picked up on here.

[thezaxfactor]

@LiamABC

The two I had in mind were both from season 3, if that’s any help. One of them is notable for another reason, which I may use as a later trivia question if the detail is not picked up on here.

Hmmmm. In, ThunderCubs Part IV and The Jade Dragon, the signal goes out in a straight line, and then an additional red beam branches off to do something important. Also, not sure how I forgot it, but in The Circus Train it goes out straight and then curves around to hit the BASH button.

I give up now!

[LiamABC]

@thezaxfactor

Hmmmm. In, ThunderCubs Part IV and The Jade Dragon, the signal goes out in a straight line, and then an additional red beam branches off to do something important. Also, not sure how I forgot it, but in The Circus Train it goes out straight and then curves around to hit the BASH button.

I give up now!

At last! “The Circus Train” (or, if you prefer, “The Complete Tripefest”) was one of the two I was thinking of!

[LiamABC]

@thezaxfactor

I give up now!

OK, Zax, you got the bulk of the answers.

One answer that nobody got was “Bracelet Of Power”, when Lion-O uses it to knock

Anyway, ZAX, you’re up next.

[thezaxfactor]

When the ThunderCats return to New Thundera, leaving Tygra and Pumyra behind, what other characters do they leave in charge, and what is the collective name for this group?

[Tygra_Rules]

When the ThunderCats return to New Thundera, leaving Tygra and Pumyra behind, what other characters do they leave in charge, and what is the collective name for this group?

You just had to go down there, didn’t you? (just kidding, but I’m still fuming about that ;))

I thknk the group was called “Counsil of Good”, and it included Mandora, Snowman and Snowmeow, Willa and Nayda, Robear Bill and Robear Belle, Hachiman and I think someone else, or maybe not… I’m sure it wasn’t Turmagar although he would have been a better choice han Mandora otr Hachiman, but can’t remember who it was (or was it Turmagar?).

[thezaxfactor]

@Tygra_Rules

You just had to go down there, didn’t you? (just kidding, but I’m still fuming about that ;))

Maybe he volunteered. Maybe he preferred the solitude of the Tower of Omens to the not-quite-Thundera feeling of New Thundera. Or maybe they just screwed him over.

@Tygra_Rules

I think the group was called “Counsil of Good”, and it included Mandora, Snowman and Snowmeow, Willa and Nayda, Robear Bill and Robear Belle, Hachiman and I think someone else, or maybe not… I’m sure it wasn’t Turmagar although he would have been a better choice han Mandora or Hachiman, but can’t remember who it was (or was it Turmagar?).

You’ve got the people right (Mandora, Willa, Nayda, Snowman, Snowmeow, RoBear Bill, RoBear Belle—no one else), but the name wrong.

[thezaxfactor]

Okay, well, no one else is biting. The name that Lion-O gives to the group is the “League of Third Earth”. Tygra_Rules, you got the members correct, so you’re up.

[Tygra_Rules]

Thanks! Let me think of a good one.

OK, here it goes.

We know, as we were shown in “Exodus”, that each TC was given special clothes by Jaga, and as far as we knew, they all recieved one set of their clothes. But there was one episode in which it was hinted, through the view of one TC’s closet, that they had more than one set of their clothes.

Which episode and TC am I talking about?

[Wilycub]

If I’m not mistaken, it was Cheetara. I remember a scene showing her cupboard which was full of costumes identical to the one she normally wears. But I can’t remember which episode it was from. Was it “Dimension Doom”?

[Tygra_Rules]

You’re 100% right, Wilycub! Your turn!

[thezaxfactor]

@Tygra_Rules

You’re 100% right, Wilycub! Your turn!

Uh-oh. I’m pretty sure that Wilycub is only 50% right. The episode isn’t “Dimension Doom”. It’s something else… “The Mumm-Ra Berbil”, maybe?

[Tygra_Rules]

Now you made me doubt, Zax. I’ll check it tomorrow.

[LiamABC]

@Tygra_Rules

Now you made me doubt, Zax. I’ll check it tomorrow.

I can confirm it IS “The Mumm-Ra Berbil”, Zax is right, so (and I know it wasn’t my question so TR this is sort of pending your approval) I’d say it’s Zax’s turn next, because he got the more important detail you were looking for.

[Wilycub]

I agree with Liam in that it should be Zax’s turn next as technically he got the answer correct. I only had a vague memory of that scene and didn’t get the episode right either.

[Tygra_Rules]

I think Liam’s right, as the episode was way harder to remember than the character. I got confused myself!

Your turn then, Zax.

[thezaxfactor]

Sorry it’s taken me so long. I was having trouble coming up with a question.

When Season 1 Volume 1 of ThunderCats was first released on DVD, Warner Brothers offered a replacement program for one of the disks because a certain episode was missing its musical score. Which episode was it?

To be fair, this question isn’t about the show itself, but it’s a fun bit of trivia that I’m guessing some folks on here might remember.

[ThunDerianRoyalGuard]

@thezaxfactor

Sorry it’s taken me so long. I was having trouble coming up with a question.

When Season 1 Volume 1 of ThunderCats was first released on DVD, Warner Brothers offered a replacement program for one of the disks because a certain episode was missing its musical score. Which episode was it?

If memory serves me well this was on disc 1, episode 2; The Unholy Alliance. Correct?

[thezaxfactor]

@thunderianroyalguard

If memory serves me well this was on disc 1, episode 2; The Unholy Alliance. Correct?

That’s the one! We were supposed to mail the musicless disc back once we received the fixed one, but I kept both. :mischievous:

[ThunDerianRoyalGuard]

Okay, kinda running out of idea’s… BUT I thought of 1…

What’s the connection between Pumm-Ra and Shia LeBeouf?