ThunderCats is an American animated television series that was produced by Rankin/Bass

Rankin/Bass

Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. , also known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop-motion animation. The pre-1974 library is currently owned by Classic Media,while the post-1974 library is...

 Productions (the same that created the SilverHawks

Silverhawks

SilverHawks is an American animated television series developed by Rankin/Bass and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1986. The animation was provided by Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation. In total, 65 episodes were made...

, TigerSharks

TigerSharks

TigerSharks is an American animated children's television series developed by Rankin/Bass and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1987. The series involved a team of heroes that could transform into sharks and other marine animals and resembled the series ThunderCats and SilverHawks, also...

and The Comic Strip

The Comic Strip (TV series)

The Comic Strip was an American animated series which featured four rotating cartoon segments. The 30-minute series ran in first-run syndication during the 1987-1988 season and was also seen on RPN-9 in the Philippines....

) debuting in 1984, based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf

Tobin Wolf

Theodore Walter "Tobin" Wolf was an American who was responsible for creating the animated television series ThunderCats. He was also an inventor with several patents to his name. Wolf died in 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii....

. The series follows the adventures of a group of cat-like humanoid aliens. The animation was provided by Pacific Animation Corporation. Season 1 of the show aired in 1985 (65 episodes), followed by a TV movie entitled ThunderCats - HO! in 1986.