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The Best Episodes of Thundarr the Barbarian

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Thundarr and his companions Ariel and Ookla wander a devastated future Earth and fight evil wherever they find it.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 3 - Island of the Body Snatchers
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    S2:E3

    The trio investigate a sector called the Mystery Zone where several ships get wrecked on an island. They learn the evil witch Circe is responsible as she needs a young sorceress to overcome a curse in which she will turn to stone if she leaves the island. When Ariel arrives with Thundarr and Ookla, Circe gets her opportunity as she switches bodies with her and becomes a threat to the others as she tries to leave the island.

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  2. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 8 - Prophecy of Peril
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    S2:E8

    Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla battle the evil wizard Vashtarr when he steals the Crystal of Prophecy that can give the details of his downfall. When it shatters in his efforts to retrieve it, the prophecy is foretold as they learn three women will unite to defeat him. One is Maya, an element-shifter buried in the ruins of the old city of Endorr. Another is Cinda, a hermitic barbarian living in the Canyon of Death whose staff grants her great strength. The last is Valerie Storm, a fashion model from Old Earth who is abducted and taken prisoner by Vashtarr himself.

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  3. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 1 - Secret of the Black Pearl
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    S1:E1

    After saving a old man named Tyron from the rat-like Groundlings, Thundarr, Ariel and Ookla learns that the Groundlings are in search of The Black Pearl, which the evil wizard Gemini fears it's power. Thundarr, Ariel and Ookla agrees to deliver the Black Pearl to the village of Manhat (the ruins of Manhattan). But Ariel is captured and taken to Gemini's tower and Gemini demands that Thundarr and Ookla gives him the Black Pearl or Ariel will die.

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  4. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 3 - Mindok the Mind Menace
    8.0/10(74 votes)

    S1:E3

    The evil wizard Mindok lost his body in the Great Cataclysm 2000 years earlier, although his brain survived. He, General Zoa, and Zoa's minions seek out cryogenically frozen 20th-century scientists called "Ice People" in a plot to build Mindok a new body for his brain.

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  5. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 9 - Valley of the Man Apes
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    S1:E9

    Simius and his fellow Man Apes assemble salvaged parts of a movie studio's giant robotic gorilla in a plot to terrorize the local villagers.

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  6. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 10 - Stalker from the Stars
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    S1:E10

    A spaceship containing an alien vampire lands on Earth. The alien captures Princess Ariel and all the villagers in the ruins of Lakeside Amusement Park hidden under the snow and ice of the Rockies as a source of its food.

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  7. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 11 - Portal Into Time
    8.0/10(52 votes)

    S1:E11

    The evil wizard Crom threatens a tribe of humans at the Alamo. They can protect themselves by using a sophisticated Guardian machine that utilizes flying robot drones that can disable the wizard's laser tanks. However, it blows a circuit and cannot be replaced as circuits are no longer produced. Their only hope is to infiltrate Crom's lair in order to use his moon dial, which sends them to Old Earth. In the 20th century, Thundarr, Ookla and Ariel are aided by a little girl named Samantha, who helps them obtain a fresh circuit. The trio return to New Earth and prepare for battle with Crom, but are glad they had a chance to see the preapocalyptic world.

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  8. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 5 - Treasure of the Moks
    7.8/10(61 votes)

    S1:E5

    Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla come to the aid of the Mok Chieftain Oblach against Captain Kordon, Queen of the River Pirates, who is after the Mok's hidden treasure and intends to use the "fire lances of the ancients" to get it.

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  9. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 6 - Attack of the Amazon Women
    7.8/10(64 votes)

    S1:E6

    Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla come to the aid of a race of amphibious Amazons led by the deposed Queen Diona who has been usurped by Stryia, an evil half-human, half-shark wizard-queen who plans to conquer both the land and seas with her shark legion army.

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  10. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 7 - The Brotherhood of Night
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    S1:E7

    Zevon is the leader of the Brotherhood of Night, a tribe of werewolves that can add anyone to their ranks by touching them and is also targeting the evil wizard Infernus hoping to make the pack completely invincible.

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  11. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 8 - Challenge of the Wizards
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    S1:E8

    Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla are caught up in a battle between the wizards Sholow and contestants Basim, Skorpos and Chom who seek the Helmet of Power. Thundarr ends up having to side with the wizard Sholow when he threatens a group of villagers.

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  12. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 2 - Harvest of Doom
    7.7/10(72 votes)

    S1:E2

    Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla encounter a train carrying Death Flowers (whose pollen can hypnotise both humans and Moks) being transported by the Carocs (a race of crocodile people) to a wizard.

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  13. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 4 - Raiders of the Abyss
    7.7/10(62 votes)

    S1:E4

    The evil wizard Morag and his raiders attack a cruise ship village to kidnap its inhabitants and steal their life essence.

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  14. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 12 - Battle of the Barbarians
    7.7/10(51 votes)

    S1:E12

    The evil wizard Kublai seeks the Golden Scepter of the Yantzee (the only item which can strip him of his magic) and terrorizes the villagers of San Francisco's Chinatown in the process. When Thundarr thwarts his initial attempts, the wizard recruits another barbarian named Zogar to engage him in battle while Kublai tries again to find the scepter.

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  15. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 1 - Wizard Wars
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    S2:E1

    The wizard Skullus and his soldiers are enslaving villagers living in a ruined oil refinery and using them to attack the fortress of his enemy, the equally evil wizard Octagon.

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  16. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 1 Episode 13 - Den of the Sleeping Demon
    7.6/10(48 votes)

    S1:E13

    Judag is a bitter, escaped former slave of an evil wizard who plans to awaken a sleeping demon that allegedly can grant whoever wakes it the powers of 1,000 wizards. It is up to Thundarr to prevent Judag from accomplishing this mission.

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  17. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 7 - Trial by Terror
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    S2:E7

    Thundarr's friend Thorac is accused of stealing a village's fuel and is about to receive a death sentence (by being boiled alive over a geyser) when the barbarian rescues him. Thorac is granted a reprieve when Thundarr and the group investigate the crime, eventually learning the town's sheriff Korb is in league with the evil wizard Artemus. Artemus had stolen the fuel to power his Death Ship and gain the approval of the Council of Wizards.

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  18. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 2 - Fortress of Fear
    7.5/10(53 votes)

    S2:E2

    When coming to the aid of an escaped slave, Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla are captured by robots working for the multi-eyed wizard Lord Argoth who wants Ariel as his bride.

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  19. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 4 - City of Evil
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    S2:E4

    After being defeated by Thundarr, the evil wizard Sarott finds a research lab that holds the miniaturized City of Thieves. Its ruler Vortak promises Sarott a free rein to use the city's advanced army to enslave humans and other wizards if he can restore it to normal size. To do so, he'll need the Gauntlet of Power which can boost his magic to enlarge the city.

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  20. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 6 - Master of the Stolen Sunsword
    7.2/10(50 votes)

    S2:E6

    During a battle with Yando (a supposed wizard with unusual magic), Thundarr is struck by red negative lightning which significantly diminishes the power of his Sunsword. The weapon can be restored at the nearby Pool of Power, but it is stolen by Yando who seeks to have the Sunsword's power for himself.

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  21. Thundarr the Barbarian Season 2 Episode 5 - Last Train to Doomsday
    6.4/10(53 votes)

    S2:E5

    Thundarr, Ookla, and Ariel are in pursuit of a mummy-like Janus after he and a race of hawk mutants attack villages and the train route of Tye (the former swamp urchin from "Harvest of Doom"). The group is in for a surprise when it turns out Janus is actually Gemini (the two-faced wizard from "Secret of the Black Pearl") in disguise seeking revenge on Thundarr. Tye, from "Harvest of Doom", returns as a train driving "businesswoman".

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Best Episodes Summary

"Island of the Body Snatchers" is the best rated episode of "Thundarr the Barbarian". It scored 8.4/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/1981. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Prophecy of Peril".