01x34 - Berb-cules

[bunniefuu]

[opening theme music]

- Their planet exploded ♪

- [chorus] Thunder ThunderCats! ♪

- They crashed on Third Earth ♪

- Thunder, thunder crash! ♪

- Gotta beat up some bad guys ♪

- Mummies, mutants ♪

- And make some new friends ♪

- Unicorns, robots ♪

Built a big base with a cat-shaped face

and now they're ready to go! ♪

There's WilyKit, WilyKat Tygra, ♪

Panthro, Cheetara Snarf, Lion-O! ♪

[chorus] He's a brand-new Lord

with a magic sword! ♪

It's thunder Thunder, thunder

ThunderCats Roar! ♪

[Berbil 1] What a great day

to be a Berbil!

[Berbils screaming] Why?

[laughs maliciously]

Thanks for designing

these evil bumper cars,

Vultureman.

You're welcome. [cackles]

[laughs] This is great!

And the best part is,

no ThunderCats.

[Lion-O] Hey Mutants!

Oh, great,

it's the ThunderCats.

[grunts]

- [grunts]

- [groans]

[both grunt] Ya!

[screaming]

[cackles] How do you like

my new design, Panthro?

Not bad.

How do you like mine?

Oh, no!

I still like mine better.

[all groaning]

Aw, way to ruin

our cool new toys.

If you don't want

your toys ruined,

don't use them

to torment the Berbils.

Well, if they don't

want to be tormented,

maybe they shouldn't

have built them for us

in the first place.

Wait, you built

the Evil Bumper Cars? Why?

Vultureman had designs.

And so we built them.

Didn't you think

they'd use them for,

you know, evil?

But by that standard

we probably shouldn't have

built Castle Plun-Darr either.

You built Castle Plun-Darr?

[Berbil Bill] Yes.

And the Summer Castle Plun-Darr

and the Winter

Castle Plun-Darr.

They have more than one castle?

We build them stuff

all the time.

Just like we built

the Cats' Lair for you.

What do you want us to do?

Say no?

Yes. Stand up for yourselves.

Don't build them

anything ever again.

[Berbils] Hmm.

Okay. Thank you, ThunderCats.

Problem solved.

[announcer] Later

I am Berb-cules.

I will claim what is

rightfully the Berbils'.

[nervously] Well, it's not what

we expected, but it's a start.

Castle Plun-Darr

was built by the Berbils.

[Lion-O] That is a big Berbil.

Please vacate

the Berbil property.

[all screaming]

Thank you for your cooperation.

Wow. It looks like

those little Berbils

learned to stand up

for themselves.

- Good for them.

- [thuds]

[Lion-O] Hey, look, everyone.

He's coming to say hello.

Hello, big Berbil.

This also belongs

to the Berbils.

So say Berb-cules.

[thudding]

- [all screaming]

- [groaning]

Ow. What just happened?

[Berbils] Good job, Berb-cules!

Berbils! What did you do?

We listened to what you said.

We built Berb-cules

to stand up for us

and take back everything

we built for others.

- And he did.

- [all] Hooray!

Uh-oh,

I think this is our fault.

Berbils, that's not what we meant

by stand up for yourselves.

What did you mean?

Look, it's okay for you

to build things for us,

we're your friends.

But the Mutants are evil,

you shouldn't build

stuff for them.

Oh, I see the difference now.

Thank you for explaining it.

Too bad about your home,

should we build you a new one?

Can't you ask Berb-cules

to bring it back?

No, no, no.

Berb-cules will not listen to us.

We built him to take back

everything the Berbils built.

And the Berbils

pretty much built

everything on Third Earth.

So

You probably shouldn't have

told us to build him.

We didn't tell you

to build him!

- Okay.

- [frustrated grunt]

What are we gonna do?

Ooh! Let's use

our own giant robot

to defeat Berb-cules.

Thunder King Battle Lord!

- [mimicking robot] Beep-boop.

- Thunder King

- Battle Lord engage.

- Robot fight.

That's a good idea kittens, but

Berb-cules stole our lair.

Thunder King Battle Lord

is the lair.

Oh. Right.

I have to build a new robot!

Do you really think

you can build a robot

that can beat the one

built by the Berbils?

Berbils are the best builders.

Uh, no offense, Panthro.

Offense taken.

Besides, there's no one

who can help me.

Other than me and the Berbils,

who else on Third Earth

even likes to build things?

Well [chuckles]

- I've got an idea you won't like.

- [Panthro growls]

What?

You want me

to help you build a robot?

You're right.

I don't like this.

Yeah, sure.

This is some kind of trick

where I help you

and then you kick our butts.

It's not a trick!

Tell him, Panthro.

[grunts] I really need your

- [smugly] Hmm?

- inventing

[egging] Inventing

[shaky voice] skills.

Oh, yeah?

You need my skills?

Tell me more about that.

[laughs]

You've had some

decent ideas.

Your inventions are solid-ish.

And

Okay, fine!

I can't beat Berb-cules

without you! Happy?

I'm flattered.

- And nope, you're on your own.

- Oh, come on!

I think you should do it,

Vultureman.

Hmm? Really?

You want me to work

with this clown?

That clown is right.

Neither one of you

can beat Berb-cules.

But maybe if you work together

we can stop

living in this ditch.

I like the ditch.

Eh, I'm on the fence.

- Fine, I'll do it.

- [excitedly] Yes!

But if we win,

you have to get us

Castle Plun-Darr back.

And don't forget

the other castles.

The Summer Castle has a gazebo!

Deal?

Deal.

Ugh, your hand is wet. Gross!

[announcer] Later

[Panthro] Okay.

First things first.

I think we should make

our robot cat-themed.

No way!

It should be bird-themed.

Here's how we can make it fly.

Nope! Vetoed.

Flying's overrated.

You're the one who wanted

it to be bird-themed.

Birds don't have to fly.

The cool ones don't.

[clucking]

Let's give it eye lasers.

Better idea knee lasers!

Are you nuts?

We'll call it Panthro-bot.

How about Vul

Tron?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure

that's already taken.

[exasperated sign]

You're just so

[both grunting]

[announcer] Later

[Panthro]

So after lots of discussion,

we were finally able

to compromise on a design.

We present to you

[both] Catbird Manbot!

Catbird Manbot?

That sounds like

a jazz quartet.

You're wrong, it's awesome.

[laughs maniacally]

All right. Scoot over

and let's kick some robo-butt.

[Panthro] No, left leg first.

[Vultureman] No, right leg!

[chuckles]

They're gonna be fine.

[Berb-cules]

Berbil property coming through.

Thank you Berb-cules,

but we'd like to give

our friends

their stuff back now.

[angrily] Silence peasants.

The tower of Berbils

is almost complete.

Now that I am your emperor,

our days of being

push overs are over.

All will bow

before the Berbils.

That doesn't sound good.

A-ha! This village

was built by the Berbils.

I don't think

we built that village.

A-ha! Give me that stuff.

[people screaming]

[Panthro] Put down the house.

- Robo-doofus.

- What?

Who's that?

It's our new robot.

Catbird Manbot!

Hooray! The heroes!

No, it's our new robot.

Catbird Manbot.

Oh, no. Our enemies.

You know what to do,

Vultureman.

Of course. Left leg forward.

What? No. Right leg forward.

[both arguing]

Gimme them parts.

[Panthro]

You're doing it wrong.

- [screaming]

- [both] Oh, no!

[both screaming]

Leave this to me.

Activate fire cannon.

Ow!, Ow!, Ow!

Ha. I told ya he'd hate that.

Whatever, my ice cannon

is just as powerful.

Vultureman, no!

Ow! Ow! Oh!

What? What?

[yells] What?

- Oh, no!

- Oh, yes.

[laughs maliciously]

Jump.

[both] Ah!

Flawless execution.

But Berb-cules missed.

Who's side are you on?

Oh, yeah. Go Catbird Manbot!

[Vultureman] Whoa!

- Defense Mode.

- Attack mode.

[Berb-cules grunting]

I don't think we can take

much more of this.

Looks like it's finally

knee laser time.

[Vultureman cackling]

- Hmm. I thought knee laser time was 4:30.

- [Berbils] Oh!

Nothing stands in the way

of the Berbil empire.

[both groaning]

[Panthro] Ugh. Our sword's

all chewed up.

You know what?

I think it is knee laser time!

Diverting all powers

to the knee.

What? No! Too much.

Knee laser time

is over! [screams]

[all exclaiming]

[Panthro and Vultureman scream]

Oh, my

[explodes]

That wasn't very nice.

[both screaming]

- That guy won't give up.

- Yeah.

[both] Time to activate

my secret weapon!

Activate chest laser!

[surprised gasp]

Your secret weapon

was a chest laser too?

Chest laser activated!

- They did it

- Yeah.

Yes, hooray.

You destroyed our son.

[awkwardly] Oh, sorry.

- Sorry.

- Our bad.

- [Panthro] All right! Yeah.

- [Vultureman] We did it!

[Panthro] Catbird Manbot rules.

[both screaming]

[grunts]

Remember the deal.

[cackling]

[frustrated sigh]

- Okay.

- Okay.

Okay.

That was the best.

Catbird Manbot rules!

So what happens

to Berb-cules now?

We will turn Berb-cules

into a hundred normal Berbils.

[Berbils together]

Everything is fine.

Except for one Berbil,

which will have Berb-cules'

evil personality.

But we won't know

which one it is

because you guys

all look alike.

It will probably never come up.

[Berbils together]

Don't worry about it!

Can we help you put

the Cats' Lair back

where it belongs?

That would be cool.

And, can you also bring

all the Castle Plun-Darrs

back to the Mutants?

- Really?

- Yeah. [sighs]

That was the deal.

If Vultureman helped us,

they got their castles back.

I do not understand.

The Mutants are your enemies.

Yes, but sometimes

you have to work

with your enemies

for the greater good.

So, it's good to

build things for

- our friends the ThunderCats?

- Um Yes.

And sometimes

it's good to build things

- for our enemies, the Mutants?

- [hesitantly] Yes.

So, we should keep doing

what we were already doing?

Uh Yes.

I see. Thank you ThunderCats,

you are very wise.

Hooray for us!