Editing Thundarr the Barbarian (section)

==Production==
The series was the creation of comic book writer [[Steve Gerber]]. Gerber and friend [[Martin Pasko]] were having dinner in the Westwood area one night during the time Gerber was developing the series. Gerber commented to Pasko that he had not yet decided upon a name for the [[wookiee]]-like character the network insisted be added to the series, over Gerber's objections. As the two walked past the gate to the [[UCLA]] campus, Pasko quipped, "Why not call him Oo-clah?"<ref>{{cite book |last=Eury |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fcm4JrX-F54C&q=Superman+Thundaar+Oo-clah&pg=PA158 |title=The Krypton Companion |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |year=2006 |isbn=1-893905-61-6 |page=158 |quote=We passed one of the entrances to the UCLA campus and when I saw the acronym on signage, the phonetic pronunciation leapt to mind. |author-link=Michael Eury}}</ref> Pasko later became one of several screenwriters also known for their work in comics, such as [[Roy Thomas]] and [[Gerry Conway]], to contribute to the show.{{Citation needed|date= September 2018}} After writing several scripts, singly and in collaboration with Gerber, Pasko became a story editor on the second season. Other writers included [[Buzz Dixon]] and [[Mark Jones (filmmaker)|Mark Jones]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Terrace |first= Vincent |title= Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974–1984 |year= 1985 |publisher= New York Zoetrope |location= New York |isbn= 0-918432-61-8 |page= 419 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&pg=PA419}}</ref>

Comic book writer-artist [[Jack Kirby]] worked on the production design for the show. The main characters were designed by fellow comic book writer-artist [[Alex Toth]]. Toth, however, was unavailable to continue working on the show, so most of the wizards and other villains and secondary characters that appear on the show were designed by Kirby. He was brought onto the show at the recommendation of Gerber and [[Mark Evanier]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution |last= Ro |first= Ronin |publisher= [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |year= 2005 |isbn= 9781582345666 |pages= 209–210 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gUCgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA209}}</ref>

Twenty-one half-hour episodes were produced by [[Ruby-Spears Productions]], an animation house formed by former [[Hanna-Barbera]] head writers [[Joe Ruby]] and [[Ken Spears]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thundarr.com/media/interview.html |title= Thundarr The Barbarian – Joe Ruby & Ken Spears Interview |website= Thundarr.com |access-date= 2012-08-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020405062654/http://www.thundarr.com/media/interview.html |archive-date= April 5, 2002 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> and aired from October 1980 to October 1981 on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC network]]. Despite decent ratings, the show was cancelled, as Paramount wanted to make room in the programming schedule for ''[[Laverne & Shirley in the Army]]''.<ref name= "me_lbts" /><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.newsfromme.com/2018/09/15/barbaric-corrections/ |title= Barbaric Corrections |website= newsfromme.com |author= Mark Evanier |date= September 15, 2018 |access-date= 2018-09-15}}</ref> Reruns of ''Thundarr'' appeared on [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning lineup in 1983.