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ThunderCats was an American animated television series developed and produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, debuting in 1983 based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The ThunderCats animation was provided by Pacific Animation Corporation, the working name for a collective of Japanese studios prominently including Topcraft, a group who would later go on to form Studio Ghibli. Season 1 of the ThunderCats aired in 1985 (65 episodes), followed by a TV movie entitled ThunderCats - HO! in 1986. ThunderCats Seasons 2, 3, and 4 followed a new format of twenty episodes each, starting with a five-part story; these aired from 1987 to 1988, 1988 to 1989, and 1989 to 1990, respectively.

ThunderCats was originally distributed by Telepictures Corporation which would later merge with Lorimar Productions. Near the end of 1988, Lorimar-Telepictures was purchased by Warner Bros., its television syndication arm would assume distribution and rights to the series from that point on.

In 1987, Elite Systems released the game ThunderCats:The Lost Eye of Thundera, for Commodore64/128 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum personal computer systems.

On March 17, 1997, ThunderCats was the first series seen on (Warner Bros' corporate sibling) Cartoon Network's new action-animation afternoon block, Toonami. The ThunderCats series would depart and return in various timeslots including Saturday mornings and late night marathons until 2002. A ThunderCats game was even created for Cartoon Network's official web site that allows visitors to play as Lion-O and rescue fellow ThunderCats while venturing Mumm-Ra's tomb.

There were also several comic-book series produced: Marvel Comics' version, 1985 to 1988; and two series by Wildstorm, an imprint of DC Comics (another Warner Bros. corporate sibling), beginning in 2003. Items of clothing featuring the ThunderCats logo have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years.

It was announced on June 5, 2007, that Warner Bros. is making a CGI-animated feature film of Thundercats. The script has been written by Paul Sopocy and will be produced by Spring Creek Productions. No release date has yet been confirmed.

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