Season 1 comprises 65 episodes, a standard number for animated series at the time, as it allowed the series to be shown every weekday for thirteen weeks (one full broadcast season).
[2] The series subsequently began airing in its regular weekday time slot on September 9.
In 1986, the series returned for a TV movie, ThunderCats - Ho!, which was subsequently aired as five separate episodes worked into the continuing rerun rotation of season 1.
Season 1, Volume 1 was recalled when it was discovered that the second episode was missing its background musical score, and a corrected version was released in its place.
However, in the case of the first season, this is not a chronological story order, and results in several events occurring out of order; most notably, the five-part mini-series, "Lion-O's Anointment," is spread throughout the season instead of being presented consecutively.