With new merchandise mostly based upon the classic ThunderCats show, I’ve considered casting some dream voice actors for that show’s universe. I’ve thought this through a whole lot, and I hope you’ll be happy with my choices like I am. So, here they are now:
MAIN HEROES
THUNDERCATS
Lion-O: Vic Mignogna (Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragon Ball Z, Digimon Fusion, Star Trek Continues)
Cheetara: Karen Strassman (Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, Bleach, Code Geass, Lucky Star)
Panthro: Roger Cross (24, Continuum, Dark Matter)
Ben-Gali: Todd Haberkorn (Fairy Tail, Star Trek Continues, Dragon Ball Z: Ressurection ‘F’)
Pumyra: Cristina Vee (Sailor Moon [Viz Media redub], Sailor Moon Crystal, Bleach, Kill la Kill)
Jaga: John O’Hurley (Seinfeld, Family Feud)
Claudus: Dwight Schultz (The A-Team, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Chowder)
Young Jaga: Robin Atkin Downes (Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., ThunderCats 2011)
Young Claudus: James Arnold Taylor (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Johnny Test, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes)
Young Lion-O: Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World, Adventures in Babysitting [a 2016 film reboot of the original 1987 classic])
WikyKat: Davis Cleveland (Shake It Up)
WilyKit: Ariel Winter (Modern Family, Sofia the First)
Snarf: Jim Meskimen (ThunderCats 2011)
Snarfer: Stephanie “Sugar Lyn” Beard (Sailor Moon [Cloverway dub])
MAIN VILLAINS
MUTANTS
Slithe: Jim Cummings (Darkwing Duck, Winnie the Pooh, Bump in the Night, Taz-Mania, 2 Stupid Dogs, SWAT Kats)
Jackalman: Will Friedle (Boy Meets World, Batman Beyond, Kim Possible, ThunderCats 2011, Girl Meets World)
Vultureman: Keith Ferguson (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Cars Toons, Wander Over Yonder)
Ratar-O: Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [the 1987 and 2012 cartoons])
LUNATAKS
Luna: Carrie Savage (Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Ouran High School Host Club, Heaven’s Lost Property)
Amok: Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo, Transformers: Generation 1, The Garfield Show, The Real Ghostbusters, Inspector Gadget, Transformers: Prime)
Chilla: Grey DeLisle (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, The Fairly OddParents, Scooby-Doo, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford’s Puppy Days)
Tug-Mug: Carlos Alazraqui (Rocko’s Modern Life, Camp Lazlo, Reno 911!)
Red-Eye: Steve Blum (Transformers: Prime, Cowboy Bebop, Digimon: Digital Monsters, Transformers: Rescue Bots, The Big O, The Legend of Korra, X-Men)
Aluro: Jeff Bennett (Johnny Bravo, Gargoyles, The Penguins of Madagascar, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Ozzy and Drix, Dexter’s Laboratory)
I already know that Larry Kenney is the perfect choice for 1985 Mumm-Ra, having voiced him 10 years ago for the ThunderCats Ultimate Adventure game on the ThunderCats: Season Two: Volume Two set. Peter Newman would be retained for Tygra, Hachiman, and Monkian, Doug Preis would reprise Lynx-O, Gerrianne Raphael would be used for Mumm-Rana, and I believe Lynne Lipton would be retained for the female Unicorn Keeper (though she’d probably use her Willa voice for the Keeper).
And now for the rest of my casting choices:
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
WARRIOR MAIDENS
Willa: Alona Tal (Taking 5, Supernatural, Cult, Hand of God)
Nayda: Cherami Leigh (Sword Art Online, Sailor Moon [Viz Media redub], Sailor Moon Crystal, Fairy Tail)
BERBILS
Ro-Ber-Bill: Steve Blum
Ro-Ber-Belle: Katie Von Till (Disney’s Snow White)
Ro-Ber-Bert: Tim Daly (Wings, Superman: The Animated Series)
Ro-Ber-Bob: Dee Bradley Baker (Phineas and Ferb, ThunderCats 2011, Star Wars: The Clone Wars/Rebels)
EVIL CHASERS
Mandora: Christy Carlson Romano (Even Stevens, Kim Possible)
Quickpic: James Arnold Taylor
BOLKINS
Hurrick: Rob Paulsen
Bundan: Corey Burton (Transformers: Generation 1, James Bond, Jr., ThunderCats 2011, Disney’s Captain Hook)
WOLOS
Wollo Leader: Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
UNICORN KEEPERS
Male Unicorn Keeper: Jeff Bennett
NEW THUNDERA
Jagara: Lara Jill Miller (Gimme a Break!, Digimon: Digital Monsters, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
Torr: Gregg Sulkin (Wizards of Waverly Place, Faking It)
Leah: Mckenna Grace (Crash & Bernstein)
RENEGADE THUNDERCATS
Grune the Destroyer: Kevin Michael Richardson (Static Shock, ThunderCats 2011, Transformers: Prime)
BERSERKERS
Hammerhand: Tom Kane (The Powerpuff Girls, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wolverine and the X-Men)
Cruncher: Greg Eagles (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
Ram-Bam: Rob Paulsen
Top-Spinner: Matthew Moy (2 Broke Girls)
TUSKAS
Turmagar: Tom Kane
INTERGALACTIC SPECIES
Captain Shiner: Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, The Powerpuff Girls, Transformers: Animated)
Captain Cracker and Polly: Corey Burton and Lucien Dodge (Sailor Moon [Viz Media redub], Sailor Moon Crystal)
Captain Bragg and Crownan: John O’Hurley and Nolan North (Uncharted, DreamWorks’ Dragons)
HOOK MOUNTAIN
Snowman: Robin Atkin Downes (Russian accent)
THE GREAT OCEANIC PLUG
Dr. Dometone: Mark Addy (The Flinstones in Viva Rock Vegas)
Updates: I cast Girl Meets World’s Sabrina Carpenter as young Lion-O because of the amazing low register in her voice, and I also cast Tim Daly as Ro-Ber-Bert and Dee Bradley Baker as Ro-Ber-Bob.
