ThunderCats (1985 TV series) be quite divorced from what had gone before, with adventures consigned almost entirely to New Thundera, and most villainous opposition coming from either Mumm-Ra or assorted new villains. The Mutants, Lunataks, and Captain Cracker all returned for one episode each, however. In the series finale, several conclusions are reached: Despite its large cast of characters, "ThunderCats" featured a rather small circle of voice actors, with only six actors providing voices for the entire first season. Every actor provided multiple voices, although the distinctive baritone of Earle Hyman (Panthro) left the actor providing only very occasional guest voices in comparison with
The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series through Taft-HB Program Sales, and later through Worldvision Enterprises. Over time, the studio regained control of many of its earlier productions and distributed them through Worldvision. The elements of "The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series" were split up, with "Wally Gator" airing as a segment on "Magilla Gorilla and Friends" on USA Network's "Cartoon Express" from 1987 through 1991. Meanwhile, "Touche Turtle" and "Lippy the Lion" were part of another package of cartoons aired on The Family Channel. Following the purchase of the Hanna-Barbera library by Turner Entertainment, these shorts eventually appeared on Cartoon Network and later Boomerang. The cartoons were