ThunderCats Episode 1.05 Old Friends
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ThunderCats Episode 1.05 Old Friends

Episode Premiere
Aug 19, 2011
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Family
Production Company
Warner Bros. Animation
Official Site
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/thundercats/index.html
Episode Premiere
Aug 19, 2011
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Family
Period
2011 - 2012
Production Co
Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor
Cartoon Network
Official Site
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/thundercats/index.html
Director
Yoshiharu Ashino, Sean Song
Screenwriter
Tab Murphy
Main Cast
  • Will Friedle
  • Emmanuelle Chriqui as Cheetara
  • Kevin Michael Richardson
  • Matthew Mercer
  • Larry Kenney
  • Clancy Brown as Grune the Destroyer (voice)
  • Robin Atkin Downes
  • Jim Meskimen

Following the Thundercats' rescue by Panthro, Lion-O attempts to start a conversation with him as he makes repairs to the Thundertank. However, Panthro constantly attempts to avoid talking showing little respect for Lion-O's authority. Eventually, Panthro says he needs to get Thundrillium to recharge the Thundertank from a nearby Lizard-controlled mine run by Grune with the aid of the Driller. Initially, Panthro plans on doing it alone, but Lion-O, Tygra and Cheetara volunteer to come along. In response, he tells them not to slow him down. While searching for the Thundrillium, Panthro has flashbacks of his friendship with Grune ranging from meeting on the battlefield and saving Claudus from attacking Lizards, rising through the ranks as officers, being sent to recover the Book of Omens, and Grune's eventual corruption and betrayal to Mumm-Ra, unleashing the villain from his imprisonment. Panthro and Grune eventually meet up in the mine. But before they can have a showdown, the Driller appears to block the Thundercats long enough for Grune to escape. In the course of the battle with Driller, Lion-O uses the Sword of Omens to save Panthro's life and destroy the robot, but all its digging causes the mountain to collapse, with Cheetara only barely getting the Thundrillium they came for. After escaping the mine, Panthro says Lion-O has earned his undying loyalty. But when Lion-O asks if he can drive the Thundertank, Panthro says 'Not a chance... my king'.