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Oct 4, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day October 4 1980 – Thundarr the Barbarian Premiered On ABC.

On this day October 4 1980, Thundarr the Barbarian premiered on ABC, launching one of the most imaginative and action packed animated series of the early 1980s. Set in a post apocalyptic future where Earth has been transformed by cosmic disaster, the show followed the heroic warrior Thundarr, the sorceress Princess Ariel, and the mighty Ookla the Mok as they battled evil sorcerers, mutants, and monstrous...

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