Tigersharks Explored - This Obscure Thundercats Clone Under Water Deserves More Love!
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- The 80s were a golden age for animated cartoon series in the science fiction and fantasy genre, and many of us grew up watching shows such as He-Man, Thundercats, and G.I. Joe. While we remember these shows fondly, there are other cartoons of the 80s that have been forgotten over time. One such show was 'Tiger Sharks,' an adventurous sci-fi show that followed the life of a team of hybrid superheroes who fought off evil on a distant planet called 'Water-O.' Today, we will explore every aspect of this underrated television series and tell you everything there is to know about the Tiger Sharks!
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When I was a kid I had a massive crush on Octavia, I never understood it, it didn't make sense, she looks even more alien in her aquatic form, but to this day there's something about those eyes!
Tigersharks aired in 1987; the same year Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first aired. Such a pivotal moment for Saturday Morning cartoons.
Cereal and the tube
I wished that TigerSharks have been released onto complete DVD collection too just like Thundercats and Silverhawks because it deserved to be remembered as well.
FINALLY!!!!!! Someone else remembers this cartoon
Warner Archive just needs to put this on DVD already. Thundercats has been released numerous times. Silver Hawks at least got one release (2 volumes on DVD). But Tigersharks never. Only a couple low quality episodes are on UA-cam.
Also the Tigersharks had a "blink and you miss it" cameo in the 2011 Thundercats reboot on CN. Mon Star from Silver Hawks was shown as well. If only that show continued, there could have been an official shared universe.
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Warner doesn't care about you or I. They don't make things that we want, if they did, they would stop making their DC movies out of garbage and expecting us to give them money for it.
I wonder how they'd rewrite some things then, since the original 3rd Earth was supposed to be an alternate Earth where Mumm-Ra took over and lead it to that. I know it was changed to that he was a space conqueror and Lion-O's ancestor overthrew him and they all crashed on there instead. Silverhawks where humans from Earth, except copper kid, and tigersharks are mostly made up of humans before they become hybrids, so I'm guessing they'll say Third Earth is just another planet.
I'm in my early twenties and I have been watching these videos. Anybody else or am I a 40 year old in a 22 hear old body?
It kinda bums me out when I realize that the only reason these shows existed was to sell toys to kids. If the toys didn't sell, the show didn't last, no matter how good the show actually was.
This video just unlocked a dormant part of my childhood.
I loved this show. They were like organic, transforming aquatic creatures.
I haven't EVER seen nor heard of this show, until now!
It came out before I was born.
- great graphics.
I'm _so_ ashamed. I was an 80's kid but don't remember this show _at all!_ I'm not even sure how I missed this, ESPECIALLY since my daddy was a famously *HUGE* fan of action cartoons from the 80's/90's and _stayed_ watching cartoons like this.
I'm glad the video mentioned both _Thundercats,_ and _Silver Hawks_ towards the end, because as I was watching this, I couldn't stop thinking about just _how much_ this show seemingly reminds me of both of those two shows.
Lately I've been binge watching this channel since I discovered you about a week or so ago. Please keep up with the *GREAT WORK* and interesting content! ♥️
I do remember but only just now realized that was a separate show from Silverhawks. My memory had merged the few episodes I caught with that show.
I've had this theme tune stuck in my head for about 35 years. Thanks for posting some more info on the show.
It's strange to look back at my childhood and realize just how commercialized Saturday mornings were.... between the cartoons, the toys and the marshmallow cereal 😋
To myself & others who grew up with these cartoons it was a excellent combination 😁
There's nothing inherently bad about that kind of synergy. Same thing happened and happens with anime.
Only problem is when the toy side affects the story side heavily, or with restrictions, or makes it more juvenile. Gundam was made to sell toys and a lot of other Mecha that still did more mature storylines.
Nowadays a lot of shows are juvenile.
And there's still a lot of commercialized things that have less world or story. Like the craft itself has become more juvenile.
Partly because American cartoons started to go for a cheaper and younger crowd with humour.
And commercialized toys tend to be for even younger than that.
People also forget that even toylines had a lot of crafting involved. They sold you a whole world too. They probably still might, I don't really know.
This was a great series, shame it wasn't as appreciated 👍🦈 👍
ThunderCats: Land
SilverHawks: Sky
TigerSharks: Sea
I always hoped for the dream crossover of Thunder Cats, Silver Hawks, and Tigersharks.
Nice review, but a little clarification is in order. Not all Tigersharks could actually breathe underwater. Lorca, Walro and Dolph could hold their breath for long periods, just like their animal counterparts, but had to eventually climb to the surface to breathe, a handicap that was actually used in the show as it imposed a limit to their time underwater. The Mantannas could not breath AIR, and once actually used the Fish Tank to transform into humans and walk on the surface of the planet without water helmets.
How does he look when in human form?
@@pandawolfpresents Absolutely hilarious. Those side fins on his head, the ones that make it look like a manta ray, become his hair, so he looks like Monstarr if his mom arranged his hair for the yearbook picture.
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The narrator also pronounces Water-O the wrong way. He should have done some research before creating this video. How could he say the Mantennas couldn’t breathe underwater when he shows a clip of them talking underwater?
I have vague memories of this show. I used to watch Thundercats and Silverhawks fairly regularly. For some reason this show blended into Silverhawks in my mind and I thought those fish men were Silverhawk villains in my memory. The only distinct thing I remember was the bad guy ship leaking and that bug eyed guy saying, "we're taking in air! We'll drown!"
I miss this cartoon use to make some of the ships with my legos.
Well done! I loved the Tigersharks! They are way overdue for a HD release of the complete series on Blu-ray. I would love for Super 7 to pick up this series as well and see what they could do with this series especially see the amazing job they are doing with the Thundercats and the Silverhawks with their Ultimates line. Having updated figures from all 3 series on my shelf would be a childhood dream cone true.
As a kid I always hoped for a Thundercats,Tiger Sharks and Silverhawks crossover event.
Any way I hope that this channel posts a retrospective of Jayce and the wheeled warriors...Quick changing fighting machines. Now the toy advertisement song is playing in my head lol
I loved the whole *Comic Strip* series….street frogs etc too 🔥🔥🔥
Do you remember Bucky O'Hare??
@@antbanks1261 yezirrr ! another banger 💥
Love the coverage of the forgotten TigerSharks. Only issue with what was said is while you'd think Solemate's sword would come into play in battle, it was not shown in use in any "shows" that have surfaced. But she would use that crest thing on her head as a boomarang. Currently, only 10 shows have surfaced online, and one part of one. So not even half of the series can even be seen at all. A few episodes have surfaced in greek and spanish which is the only way to see them. The show had one VHS release with the two episodes explained in the video on it. Other than that since the early 90's the show hasn't aired on any TV stations worldwide. Without any releases during the last 30 some years, the series might be lost. Warner Brothers which bought the majority of Rankin/Bass' catalog would be the only ones to know. Oh well.
Anyways great video.
Love TigerSharks
I made a Reboot of this inside my head. Its like a mix of Thundercats 2011 and Voltron Legendary Defender.
I picked Mark Hamill as Captain Bizarrely.
I'll admit that I'm unfamiliar with this program however I'll also admit I love that manta ray design for that ship!!
All I remember was 5 year old me being terrified of the hypnotic one; he had a scary voice, sharp teeth, and a monstrous face.
Same. His rhyme was memorable.
Looks pretty cool.
Loved that shiw. Great theme song and the transformation was cool.
I watched the show when I was younger and I thought it was amazing
Can i get a ThunderCats, SilverHawks, and Tigersharks team up please lol.
I'll be honest, I was only familiar with Tigershark from the 2011 series, which has a cameo of the Tigershark in one episode ( And yes, they were going to be expanded upon in the cancelled season, along with Silverhawks ). After watching the show myself, I quite enjoy it, despite some flaws ( Like T-Ray being a wasted potential villain and kinda bland in my opinion. Like if you rework his character, he could've been a pretty interesting villain, since his motive is all about resettling on a planet, after his home is dried up ).
I will admit, the action figures themselves are extremely expensive. So much so, I felt kinda bad for those who lost em.
But I really would love to see Tigershark return, even if it unlikely, due to how obscure it is.
I would've paid in blood just to see that
I remember them from Roar.
Note: If you disliked Roar, *save it.*
I only ever saw the pilot but I love the idea. Wish it had gotten more seasons
Damn I miss the 80s
Its sad that only 13 episodes made would be great if make atleast 2 seasons too explore the characters
Comic Strip on Saturday mornings was definitely another favorite to wake up to back in the day. Kinda wished there was a crossover with the Thundercats and Silverhawks.
There was a comic with he-man and thunder cats, with it would have been a cartoon
Nice breakdown of the series. 👍
I wouldn't mind a complete reboot with slight character changes
This was good show!
Imagine a reboot
This should've lasted the same length as Thundercats and SilverHawks, but I guess you get what you can get.
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That was a good show
@@educatorunpleasant6383 Heck yeah it was
I enjoyed that show!
Wtfffff.... I would have totally forgotten this if it was for this video!
A space Italian villain, ah the nostalgia
I loved the thunder cats I would have watched this
I vaguely remember this one
I remember back in like 1999 they played an episode on the WB I think I was so young lol but I remember the same concept
I rented this from blockbuster when I was a kid
This show was seriously underrated!
I had forgotten about this show and i am sure i am not the only one.
I wonder if you'll explore the rest of the Comic Strip lineup. Namely Karate Kat, Street Frogs, and Mini Monsters.
So the 2 biggest toy related cartoons(Transformers and GIJoe) went off the air in 87 and super obscure Tigersharks with no name recognition has no problem getting a cartoon.
Street Frogs was one of the first animated projects to deal with Hip Hop culture
It's been said Tigersharks, Silverhawks and Thundercats exist in the same universe. Just different worlds and realms of the universe.
I remember these guys from Thundercats Roar.
Be more interesting if a forgotten show like this got a reboot.
Note: Anyone that hated Roar can just shut up!
Silverhawks as well!!
Great look back I do a similar thing on my podcast about TV shows
Could you maybe Cover the Comic series „Once and
Future" ? It's brilliant, it's like the Legend of King Arthur
mixed with Wytches and Hellboy. Bloody, brutal and
absolutely beautifully drawn
I met the original Japanese director for this show, Silverhawks and Thundercats on Twitter a year or two ago and we started following each other, Yuji Yatabe, @yuji_ultimate. He’d love to see this so I’m gonna have to share this video with him.
T-Ray always gave me the creeps but his slited eyes on his black manta head imagine being in the ocean in the dark & seeing only his slited eyes swimming towards you?
I love this show, I was so bummed that it was so short lived...and the planet name is pronounced waterro with the emphasis on the second syllable.
My one grip about many fantasy 80's cartoons. Was not killing the villains
The response: Transformers The Movie (1986).
I'm not surprised that there wasn't a crossover episode.
The dragon is named Dragonstein.
I think it would have been cool if there were crossover episodes between the three shows. Damn pity. I think 3-5 seasons (26 ep a season) would have been great.
Quote from the first episode: "I wonder what form Lorca will get?"
So who put their money on a Portuguese Man'o'war?
If this ever saw live action, I vote for Justin Long to play Walro
The planet was called Water-O (WAH-TARE-OH)
He also says Dragonstein's name wrong.
i didnt know this cartoon existed..
I guess was the water version while thundercats was land and sliverhawks was air or lack of it because of the vacuum of space.
Maybe Roswell Conspiracies Aliens Myths and legends next??
Where can we find episodes of TS?! I loved this show, the few episodes I saw as a kid...
Dolph could not breathe under water. He almost suffocated in the first episode.
Tiger Sharks vs Street Sharks? 🤔.
cI mourn the fact that "TigerSharks" was not as well-received as the other three parts of "The Comic Strip".
I never understood why the fish bad guys couldn't stay in the water long.
Wow
Comicstrip, Karate Kat, Street Frogs, I forgot the others
Tigersharks were awesome !! I didn't know they made toys out of it though, the toys look rather cheap compared to other cartoon toys of the time.
It's pretty sad they never explored that universe further to make it a fully fledged cartoon like the thundercats and silverhawks.
I remember waiting anxiously for comic strip and how angry I was when they were not showing a tigershark episode because I really didn't care of their other cartoons.
basically sea thundercats
The Mantanas look alot like Yesman from Silverhaws.
Something unsettling about this show...
Please do Mighty Max. Toward the end of the show it got really dark.
While your at it cover, dinozaurs
Gupp was a seal/dog hybrid not a literal dog-fish? Missed opportunity if you ask me lol
~..Yes yes yes....more tigershark...can anyone share a link to watch all th episode for this series pleaseee
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He's mispronouncing Dragonstein by saying Dragon-stain. Dragonstein sounds like Frankenstein.
My friend has been telling me about this
I didn't care about Tiger Sharks like I did Silver Hawks and Thundercats
Please make it video about Jem and the Holograms (1986.) Thank you. 🎤🎶🎵🎸🎹
Tigersharks didn’t “copy” Thundercats as much as it followed the same template. Those two and Silverhawks were all created by the same creative team and have long been considered a part of the same universe. With these three you have three loose representations of the four elements, air, water and earth being represented by Silverhawks. Tigersharks and Thundercats respectively.
Do Biker Mice from Mars
Never heard of this one, maybe it never aired in the uk.
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Is that a Walrus man, a la Thundercats at 0:34
anyone know if there are any bootleg dvds of this show out there since i doubt it will get a dvd release.
eBay has it
@@TethAdam apparently its only 10 episodes tho.
@@danjones6702 Yeah it’s almost impossible to get the full collection. Better than nothing at this point.
What is Meteor Man doing here?
But walrus don't breathe underwater though...
Dolphins & Whales can't breathe underwater.... 😏
Or Walruses ! Dr. Waldo was a Walrus and his Dog was a Sea Lion ??? ?
😂🤣 ThunderCats clone, I believe they made TigerSharks for a reason just like SilverHawks land, sea and air heroes basically from the same creators ...or same unjverse
That would make sense
@@adamshafeeq8685 makes sense to me
The 2011 Thundercats series has a cameo that they are all connected.
Just what nationalities are Lorca and Dolph supposed to be? British? Irish? Australian?