01x03 - Berbils

[bunniefuu]

Thundercats!

Thunder! Thunder! Thunder!

Thundercats, h*!

[Roar]

♪ Thundercats are on the move ♪

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

♪ Feel the magic ♪

♪ Hear the roar ♪

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

Arrrrrhhhh!

[Roaring] thundercats!

[Laughing]

The eye of thundera
finally within my reach!

But the thundercats
are resourceful.

They could be bothersome.

Ah ha ha ha!

They are all
present at their camp

Except lion-o,
their young leader.

Excellent. Ha ha ha!

Since lion-o always carries
the eye of thundera with him

Embedded in the hilt
of the sword of omens,

I needn't fear that it might
be accidentally destroyed...

When I destroy the thundercats!

[Laughing]

Wilykat: wow! You
did it! A thundertank!

And you built it
just from the junk

You scrounged
from the spaceship?

Salvaged.

From equipment I
salvaged from the ship.

I must admit, panthro, I didn't
think even you could do it.

Are you kidding?

You're looking at the champion
scrounger of the universe!

Looks like quite
a storm coming up.

Is that thing rustproof?

Wilykat, it's raining stones!

Ow!

Whoa! Stones, my whiskers.
Those are boulders!

Into the ship, quickly!

Not this cat.

I'm not leaving my baby alone.

Blasted rocks buried
the spaceship, too!

Everyone ok in there?

Cheetara: yes, luckily.

What kind of storm
was that, anyway?

It wasn't anything
natural. That's certain.

We're gettin' awfully far

From the thundercat
camp, lion-o.

Go on back if you
want to, snarf.

Nobody forced you to come along.

Well, it's kind of
creepy around here.

Oh, pretty soon you'll be
jumping at your own shadow.

Who, me? Old snarf
isn't afraid of noth... Yow!

Ha ha ha! See?

Snarf!

When you're fierce like me,

You throw a fierce
shadow, that's all.

Ha ha ha ha! Snarf, snarf!

Snarf: ok, go ahead and laugh,

But I keep hearing
things, lion-o.

Lion-o: naturally.

The jungle is teeming with life,

And all of it is noisy.

[Growl]

Nyah! Buhh! Nyah!

Ha ha ha! Nice going, snarf.

You scared 'em
clear out of sight.

[Yowling]

Nyah!

Snarf! Don't!

[Creature grunting]

[Snarf yowling]

What's the matter
with you, snarf?

That thing was twice
as big as you are!

Snarf! That don't faze me.

Just so's you know
that everything I see

Isn't just shadows
and imagination.

Never thought that for a second.

We'll turn back as soon as we
see where this trail leads and...

Whoa!

Lion-o!

Can't... Get a... Foothold!

Sides... Too... Slippery!

Snarf, snarf! I'll get you
out, lion-o. Stay right there.

There's nothing else I can do.

[Grunting]

[Meowing]

Oof!

Grab hold, lion-o.
Pull yourself up!

That's what I'm doing,

But I don't seem to
be getting anywhere!

Snarf!

You must be doing
somethin' wrong, then.

Old snarf's as steady
as a... [Shudders] mountain.

[Meowing]

Wha...

Oof!

Hey, is that your
idea of a joke, snarf?

What's this?

Snarf! What's going on?

[Electronic chattering]

[Electronic] watch
it! He's slipping back!

Pull!

Second creature: we're pulling!

Snarf!

Pull harder.

Second creature: give
us a break. He's heavy.

Lion-o: snarf, are
you all right?

Uh... Sort of.

Untie us at once. I am lion-o!

[Electronic humming]

[Creatures repeating "lion-o"]

[Creature speaking indistinctly]

Lion berbil, berbil lion.

Lion berbil. Ha ha ha!

You dare to make fun of me,
the lord of the thundercats?

[Creatures laughing]

Thunder berbils. Ha ha.

[Speaking native language]

I don't guess
they've heard of us.

Up?

The sky?

Oh! Yes, we came from the sky.

[Electronic noises]

Did you go...

And, yes, we crashed.

[Creatures talking at once]

[Creature speaking indistinctly]

Lion-o: now where
are they taking us?

Snarf: maybe I'd better keep my
fightin' spirit in check till we find out.

Shouldn't lion-o be back by now?

I'm sure he's ok.

If he was in trouble, the eye of
thundera would have summoned us.

Sure. No sense
worrying. He's a man now.

No use, snarf.

I... Can't... Reach it!

Uh-oh. This looks like the
chief whatever-he-is comin' over!

Creature: you fell into
one of our traps?

You heard him.

Berbils.

Uh-huh. Erbil
derbilly berbil erbil.

Rrrr! It may not be a good
idea to make 'em sore, lion-o.

Creature: berbils.
Ro-bear berbils.

Berbils from the planet ro-bear.

Been here for berbil years.

I think they're
called berbils, snarf,

Ro-bear berbils.

Snarf! That's not
what I've been callin' 'em.

[Music playing]

♪ Ro-bear berbil ♪

♪ Ro-bear berbil berbil... ♪

Kind of a cheerful
bunch, aren't they, snarf?

Well, I gotta admit they look
better to me than when we was tied up.

Ro-bear berbil belle, guests!

Eat.

Very good!

Well, uh, thank you.

Snarf, snarf!

Hold on! Not till I
make sure it's safe.

Snarf! It's delicious!

It sure is!

And what a change
from those space rations

We thundercats
have been living on.

Where can this
fruit be picked, uh...

Ro-bear bill.

Call me ro-bear bill.

Come.

Berbil fruits.

Meat fruit, drink fruit,

Veggie fruit of all kinds.

And candyfruit.

Candyfruit?!

Mmm.

Good!

[Metal clanging]

Trolligs attack!
Attack ro-bears!

Snarf: trolligs?

Ro-bear bill, who
are these trolligs?

They live in the
caves to the north.

From time to time they raid our
village for the ro-bear berbil fruit.

We'll help you. Come on, snarf!

Oh, no!

We couldn't involve
you in our troubles.

You're our guest.

Lion-o: you need help.

Those stun darts
aren't doing much good.

Ro-bear bill: no. They never do.

Then why do you use them?

Because we would not
want to hurt anyone.

Then why don't you just let the
trolligs march into your village

And take your
ro-bear berbil fruit?

And behave like cowards?

I don't get it.

Well, I don't know. Makes
perfect sense to me.

Lion-o: look!

Your berbils are being
overrun, ro-bear bill.

Yes. They always are.

And we're just going to
stand here and let it happen?

Nothing much else to do.

I can't stand it!

h*!

[Berbils murmuring]

My, my! That certainly
was exciting, lion-o!

Wasn't it, ro-bear belle?

Oh, yes!

You're not angry with me
for butting in, ro-bear bill?

I... I lost control.

Well, yes, but no one
got hurt, after all.

No. Anyway, the trolligs shouldn't
be bothering you for a while.

No. Poor trolligs.

You feel sorry for them,

Even though they
keep raiding the village

For your ro-bear berbil fruit?

Oh, they don't do
that for themselves.

Trolligs don't eat berbil fruit.

They can't eat anything

But the leaves of the
trollberry bushes.

The mountaintops
above their caves

Are covered with those bushes,

But the giantorrs who live there

Won't let the trolligs eat them

Unless they bring them
ro-bear berbil fruit.

And now the trolligs
must return empty-handed.

Oh, the giantorrs
will be furious.

[Hum]

Lion-o: don't be afraid.

Not of the sword,
anyway. It's a warning.

Sword of omens, give
me sight beyond sight!

Hoo! Those things just
have to be the giantorrs.

I could probably
handle them myself.

Snarf! Snarf! Lion-o, no!

Please, call the
other thundercats!

Rreow!

Uh, well, all right,
snarf, just to please you.

Thunder! Thunder! Thunder!

Thundercats h*!

[Berbils murmuring]

Wilykat: look, the
thundercat signal!

Cheetara: lion-o needs us!

Let's go, thundercats!

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

Snarf, snarf!

Do you suppose the thundercats

Didn't see the signal, lion-o?

Can't worry about that now!

h*!

That's it, thundercats.

Right! They've had it.

[Berbils murmuring]

Tygra, cheetara,
panthro, wilykat and kit,

I've made some new
friends... The ro-bear berbils.

This is their
elder ro-bear bill.

And these are my
people, the thundercats.

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪

The thundercats have survived.

And now they have
befriended the ro-bear berbils.

They will have an
endless food supply.

That cannot be
allowed to happen.

[Roars]

Thank you, lion-o,

And please thank
your friends again, too.

They're your friends,
too, ro-bear bill.

Friends help each other.

[Buzzing]

Plague! Plague! Locusts!

Oh, my goodness! They'll
wipe out our crops!

Wait, ro-bear bill.

I think there's something
peculiar about that swarm.

Uh, in fact, I know there's
something peculiar about it.

Up, bug!

Up and away from here
if you value your neck!

That's bett...

Whoa!

The sword! It's... It's...

The sword! Yes!

Call to it, lion-o.

Call, and it will obey.

Jaga! Yes!

Sword of omens, come to my hand.

I, lion-o, command it!

You must do better

Against the thundercats

Next time, mumm-ra.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

And you will!

Time means nothing to mumm-ra.

Cheetara: lion-o!

Well, what kept you?

It's, uh, kind of a long story.

[Berbils chattering]

Well, hello, ro-bear bill.

We are here to welcome
you, thundercats.

We are happy to
have you as neighbors.

Panthro: well, I guess
that makes it mutual.

Tygra: thank you for
the feast, friends.

You'll join us, of course?

Your home?

Tygra: yes. Well, it will be.

We'll be building
it right up there.

You will build it, just you few?

Oh, it'll take us quite a
while, of course, but we'll...

Please...

[Berbils speaking
native language]

We will help you
build your home.

Well, thank you,

But we couldn't allow you to.

Tygra: it's much too great
an undertaking for...

You said we were friends.
Friends help each other.

He, uh... He has a point, tygra.

I mean, doesn't he?

He does indeed, lion-o.

The thundercats accept

Your kind offer, ro-bear bill,

With gratitude.

Ro-bear bill: hooray!

[Laughing]

Ro-bear bill: a toast
to the cats lair!

[Roaring]

♪ Thunder, thunder,
thunder, thundercats ♪