Thundercats (1985–1989): Season 1, Episode 27 - Thundercats - full transcript

Mumm-Ra tricks Hachiman, a mighty samurai from a distant planet into believing the Thundercats are evil invaders. Hachiman sets out to destroy them.

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THUNDERCATS!

THUNDER... THUNDER... THUNDER...

THUNDERCATS, HO!

♪ 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 ♪



AARGH!

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE FAILED.

IT'S THE SWORD, MUMM-RA...

THE EYE OF THUNDERA.

WHAT CAN WE DO AGAINST IT?

EACH DAY IT SEEMS TO
TAKE ON MORE POWER.

SWORD.

SWORD!

I'LL SHOW YOU A SWORD.

HERE'S A SWORD!

HYAH!

THIS IS HACHIMAN,

ULTIMATE WARRIOR,



BOUND TO THE BUSHIDO
CODE OF HONOR.

YOU MEAN HE WILL
FIGHT ON OUR SIDE, YES?

[JAPANESE ACCENT]
OH, WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

WHO ARE THESE FOREIGNERS?

HUY!

HEY, WATCH IT!

I, MUMM-RA...

EVER-LIVING SHOGUN
OF THIRD EARTH,

BROUGHT YOU HERE

TO MY SERVICE.

YOUR REWARD WILL BE
AN EMPIRE OF YOUR OWN.

MY SWORD AND MY SKILLS

CANNOT BE BOUGHT, MUMM-RA-SAN.

I FIGHT ONLY FOR HONOR...

AGAINST EVIL.

AND THAT IS EXACTLY
WHY YOU ARE HERE.

MY EMPIRE IS THREATENED
BY EVIL INVADERS,

AND THEY ATTACK MY
PEACE-LOVING SERVANTS.

THEY ARE LED BY A WARRIOR

WHOSE SKILL WITH A SWORD

IS UNBEATABLE.

HYAH!

THERE IS ONLY ONE

WHOSE SKILL WITH A
SWORD IS UNBEATABLE!

AND HE STANDS BEFORE YOU.

THIS OTHER WARRIOR

IS CALLED LION-O,

LORD OF THE THUNDERCATS.

SO THEN IT IS TRULY FATE

THAT HAS SUMMONED ME.

THEY CALL THIS GREAT SWORD

KAYIN-KARI:

THE THUNDER-CUTTER.

QUEEN WILLA ASKED US TO BUILD

A MUTANT-ATTACK WARNING SYSTEM

TO HELP YOU PROTECT YOURSELVES.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

ONCE LION-O'S FIXED IT IN PLACE,

IT'LL PICK UP THE PHYSICAL
VIBRATIONS OF ANY CREATURE

THAT INTRUDES ON
YOUR TREETOP KINGDOM.

IT'S POWERED BY THE SUN.

SO ONCE IT'S INSTALLED,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

THEN WHEN ANYBODY, ANYTHING,

CROSSES INTO THE
WARRIOR-MAIDEN'S KINGDOM,

YOU'LL GET PLENTY OF...

[ALARM SOUNDS]

WARNING!

[PANTHRO LAUGHS]

IF YOU LEAVE NOW,

YOU COULD HAVE
THE WARNING SYSTEM

IN PLACE WITHIN 3 DAYS.

I CAN GET YOU TO
THE TREETOP KINGDOM

QUICKER THAN THAT.

FOLLOW ME.

WHOO WHOO WHOO!
DID YOU SEE THAT?

HE CHOPPED THROUGH SOLID STONE.

OH, WHERE DO I FIND
THIS LION SWORDSMAN?

WE'LL TAKE YOU IN OUR MACHINE.

NO! A SAMURAI LIVES
BY THE BUSHIDO CODE...

A SIMPLE BASIC LIFE.

I HAVE NO USE FOR MACHINES.

I WILL FIND HIM ALONE.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, SWORD-SWINGER,

BUT IT'S A LONG WALK.

I GET THE FEELING WE'RE LOST.

I'M TAKING YOU ON A SHORTCUT.

YOU THINK THAT'S WISE?

WE HAVE TO CROSS THE 4-DAY DROP,

BUT IT'LL SAVE US A WHOLE DAY.

WHAT IN THE WORLD
IS THE 4-DAY DROP?

YOU'LL SEE.

[WIND HOWLS]

WHAT'S THAT STRANGE MOANING?

THE SOUND OF THE 4-DAY DROP.

SHOW ME WHICH WAY TO GO,

THUNDER-CUTTER.

AH, SO!

THE SOUND IS THE WIND BLOWING

OVER THE TOP OF THE PIT.

THIS LOG LOOKS ROTTEN.

IF WE DON'T CROSS HERE,

WE'LL HAVE TO
BACKTRACK A FULL DAY.

WHAT CAUSED THAT
CURIOUS DEPRESSION?

A METEOR PERHAPS.

WE CALL IT THE 4-DAY DROP

BECAUSE IF YOU FALL IN...

IT TAKES 4 DAYS
TO HIT THE BOTTOM.

RIGHT.

IF I DON'T MAKE IT,

YOU CAN BACKTRACK
AND STILL DELIVER THIS.

LION-O, LOOK!

HEY!

PARDON ME, SIR,

BUT AS I STARTED ACROSS FIRST,

I ASK YOU PLEASE TO BACK OFF.

A SAMURAI NEVER BACKS OFF.

DOES THAT MEAN A
SAMURAI HAS NO MANNERS?

MANNERS? IT IS GOOD MANNERS

IF A BOY GETS OUT
OF THE WAY FOR A MAN.

I WILL CONTINUE TO CUT THIS LOG

UNTIL YOU BACK OFF.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT, YOU?

THIS IS WHAT I THINK
OF THAT, SAMURAI.

YOU FOOLS!

IF ONE OF YOU DOESN'T GIVE WAY,

YOU'LL BOTH END UP IN THE PIT!

RETREAT, BOY!

TAKE YOUR LITTLE
SISTER'S ADVICE.

HYAH!

I AM NOT A BOY!

AND THAT IS NOT
MY LITTLE SISTER!

HYAH!

GRRRR!

WHOA! WHAA!

AAH!

WHAT A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF MINDLESS COMBAT.

YOU STOOD UP TO
ME, MY YOUNG FRIEND,

AND WE BOTH KEPT OUR HONOR.

NOW I MUST GO.

FOR I SEEK THE LORD LION-O.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR THIS LORD LION-O?

MY MASTER, THE SHOGUN MUMM-RA,

HAS COMMANDED ME TO DESTROY HIM

AND HIS SWORD.

THEN GO NO FURTHER.

I AM LION-O.

WHAT? THIS CANNOT BE.

HOW CAN I FIGHT A MAN I RESPECT,

WHOSE LITTLE SISTER
HAS JUST SAVED MY LIFE?

YOU HAVE ALREADY TESTED
EACH OTHER'S BRAVERY.

ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

HONOR DEMANDS THAT I
OBEY MY LORD MUMM-RA.

THAT'S NOT HONOR.

THAT'S RIGID,
FUTILE, AND STUPID.

IT IS MY BELIEF,

MY CODE.

AND JUST BECAUSE YOU
DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT,

THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS WRONG.

Monkian: HOO HOO
HOO. THERE THEY ARE.

WE'RE JUST IN
TIME FOR THE FIGHT.

HYAH!

[GROWLS]

MY SWORD REFUSES
TO FIGHT YOU, SAMURAI.

IT CANNOT BE USED
FOR AN EVIL CAUSE,

AND THIS DUEL IS EVIL.

MY HONOR DEMANDS

THAT WE FIGHT TO THE FINISH.

UNH! UNH!

HYAH!

THE THUNDER-CUTTER
WILL NOT DRAW.

THEN YOU ARE RIGHT, YOUNG LORD.

THIS DUEL IS WRONG.

MUMM-RA LIED.

WE ARE FRIENDS.

I WILL GO WITH YOU

TO FIGHT THIS EVIL MUMM-RA.

FINE. NOW, IF YOU 2
GENTLEMEN ARE THROUGH,

HOW DO WE GET ACROSS THE PIT?

HA HA HA!

VERY SIMPLE.

HYAH! HYAH!

Monkian: HOO HOO HOO.
THEY JOINED FORCES.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT!

LOOK OUT!

A SKY-CUTTER!

OOH! UNH!

AAH. UNH.

UHH!

THEY'RE COMING AROUND AGAIN.

WE CAN USE THAT
LIMB AS A CATAPULT.

I'LL GET A ROPE OVER IT.

HERE THEY COME!

WAIT! WAIT!

CLOSER! CLOSER!

Lion-O: NOW!

WHOA! AAH!

AAH!

UNH!

MONKIAN, GIVE ME A HAND!

WOO-HOO-HOO-WOO!

UNH!

OH, LET ME FINISH
THIS WORTHLESS SNAKE.

NO. HE MAY BE MORE
USEFUL AS A PRISONER.

LET'S FIND WILLA.

[SIGHS]

Willa: NOW THAT WE HAVE
THE WARNING DEVICE IN PLACE,

WE'LL KNOW IN ADVANCE
IF THE MUTANTS ATTACK.

I DON'T THINK THEY WILL ATTACK.

THEY'LL NEGOTIATE
TO GET SLYTHE BACK.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

Monkian: WOO HOO HOO.

HOW ARE WE GOING
TO RESCUE SLYTHE?

THEY WILL EXPECT US
TO ATTACK OR NEGOTIATE.

SO, WHICH WILL WE DO?

NEITHER!

NEVER DO WHAT
YOUR ENEMIES EXPECT.

THE SAMURAI WOULD
NOT FIGHT FOR US

BECAUSE OF HIS CODE OF HONOR.

WE NEED SOMEONE WITHOUT HONOR!

AUNSHEE...

ANCIENT SPIRITS OF WAR!

ABYDOS! ABISEEMI DOOWAT.

ARMAAD!

HOO HOO!

I DON'T SEE ANYONE.

LOOK BEHIND YOU.

HUH? WOO... WHOA!

Mumm-Ra: THIS IS THE NINJA!

IF THE SAMURAI IS ALL HONOR,

THE NINJA HAS NONE.

HIS METHODS ARE SILENCE,

SECRECY, AND STEALTH.

AND HIS WEAPONS:
DAGGER AND DISGUISE.

TO THESE I ADD CRYSTALS,

WHICH BRING INSTANT SLEEP.

PLACE THIS ON THE
SAMURAI'S ARMOR,

AND IT WILL CUT IT OPEN
AS NEATLY AS A CAN.

AND WHEN THAT
ARMOR IS PIERCED...

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[ALARM BLARES]

THE EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM!

NAYDA, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

IT'S JUST A TABOT.

IDENTIFY YOURSELF!

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I AM GUMBLAR THE TABOT.

[SNORTS]

I HAVE COME TO NEGOTIATE

ON BEHALF OF THE MIGHTY MUMM-RA.

HE WISHES SLYTHE TO BE RELEASED.

Willa: BRING THE TABOT TO ME!

SPEAK.

I BRING ASSURANCES
FROM THE MUTANTS.

[SNORTS]

ALL WILL BE FORGIVEN
AND FORGOTTEN

AND FILED AWAY.

ALL THEY ASK... [SNORTS]

IS THE RETURN OF THEIR
BELOVED LEADER SLYTHE.

YOU WILL HAVE YOUR ANSWER
TOMORROW, IF IT PLEASES ME.

TAKE THE NEGOTIATOR
TO THE QUARTERS BELOW

AND GUARD HIS SAFETY.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

A MUTANT FORCE

WILL ATTACK AT FIRST LIGHT.

BE READY.

HOO HOO.

IT'S ABOUT LIGHT. READY?

THE SOONER, THE BETTER.

[SNORING]

WHOA-OH!

DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU
COULD TRICK A SAMURAI?

HYAH!

YOU ARE FINISHED, NINJA.

WHAT?

OH! AAH! AHH!

HOO-AAH!

ANOTHER STEP,

AND I DIVE WITH HER
INTO THE GROUND!

NO!

THIS LITTLE SISTER
SAVED MY LIFE.

HUH?

SWORD OF OMENS,

GIVE ME SIGHT BEYOND SIGHT!

OHH, SAMURAI,

REACH OVER AND
RELEASE THE LADDERS.

LET THEM DROP TO THE GROUND!

HOO HOO HOO! THERE'S THE SIGNAL.

LET'S GO!

[HOOTING]

THUNDER! THUNDER! THUNDER!

THUNDERCATS, HO!

All: THUNDERCATS, HO!

TYGRA READY. HO!

CHEETARA READY. HO!

WILYKIT...

AND KAT...

HO! HO!

SNARF... [GASPS FOR AIR]

READY. HO, OH, OH!

REACTION GATES, FRACTION LOCKED,

ALL GO!

♪ THUNDERCATS ARE LOOSE ♪

HACHIMAN, NEVER MIND ME!

STOP THE NINJA
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

NO, YOU SAVED MY LIFE!

IT WOULD BE AGAINST MY CODE.

UNH! NO, YOU NEEDN'T WORRY!

LITTLE SISTER!

HYAH!

YOU CAN'T FIGHT
WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE!

HURRY, UP HERE!

WAIT, LOOK!

[SNICKERS]

HOO HOO HOO HOO!

YAAH! ARRGHH! [MUTTERING]

LION-O, HO!

HO!

HO!

Lion-O: THERE HE GOES.
I'M GOING TO MISS HIM.

WELL, HE'S A POWERFUL,
STUBBORN MAN,

BUT HIS LOYALTY AND
COURAGE ARE UNQUESTIONED.

AND DON'T FORGET HONOR.

HOW COULD I? IT RULES HIS LIFE.

LET ME ASK YOU, LION-O.

IF IT HAD COME TO IT,

WHO DO YOU THINK WOULD
HAVE WON THAT SWORD DUEL?

WHY, HACHIMAN.

HE HAD THE EXPERIENCE
AND STRENGTH.

FUNNY, WHEN I ASKED
HIM THAT, HE SAID YOU.

BECAUSE YOU WERE
YOUNG AND FLEXIBLE.

THE TRUTH IS, IN A
DUEL, NOBODY WINS.

♪ THUNDER, THUNDER,
THUNDER, THUNDERCATS! ♪

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

[ROAR]