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- He's giving! Who knew the mighty thunder god entertained sick children in the hospital? He's also a doctor with his own practice which never seems to suffer even if he has to run out and save the world all the time. Why doesn't he do those sick kids at the hospital more good by treating instead of just entertaining them? Plus, he even generates special effects for Hollywood movies! Did they pay him for it? He could give the money to those poor sick children. Why didn't they use special effects? Or did hiring a god cost less?
- Daddy wuvs him! His father, almighty Odin, loves him enough to forgive almost anything, but not before dishing out a very brief (15 minutes max) lesson. Daddy takes 1/2 his power and repents, all his power and gives it back, bans him from Asgard and lifts the ban, ditto with Earth, makes all of Asgard fight him, etc. But he's not the only one to get Daddy's fickle treatment; Loki's been chained to a rock, then given temporary rule of Asgard, sentenced to years of toil with the trolls, then set free, etc. But Odin really loves Thor. In fact, his TV is usually set to the Thor channel. Yes, they get some sort of TV in Asgard. Why not? After all, it is closer than Omicron Persei 8.
- He keeps changing! (And changing) One moment he's Dr. Don Blake in a suit. The next he taps his cane to the ground (having suddenly changed from suit to what looks like either a hospital gown or short sleeved scrubs). And finally, he changes to Thor with his mighty hammer. What's with the gown/scrubs quick change? Is he afraid he'll rip the suit (a la Hulk's shredded shirt and pants)?
- He's got weird hair! (But super strength hair gunk) As Dr.
Blake, he's got a short, (more) modern do. With one tap of his cane/hammer, he suddenly sprouts a glorious godly mane. His helmet covers all the hair in front. And then it doesn't and he's got a weird piece sticking up on the left. A piece that defies gravity more easily than his whirling hammer. A piece that only shows up when he's looking dumbstruck, mystified, puzzled, or worried. Then the helmet comes off and he's got smooshed limp girly hair longer than mine's ever been. Maybe his luxurious locks are why Loki (whose ponytail is limper than a dead horse's) hates him so?
Now you see it, now you don't. - A mighty mallet indeed! Spinning his hammer allows him to fly! It provides slightly more lift than an entire bag of hammers but is much less cute than Bugs Bunny's spinning ears. He can also spin it to make time stand still! Which apparently only affects dying women named Jane but not nefarious villians trying to kill him. The enchanted hammer always returns to him! Nope, it keeps getting trapped or tricked. Then again it's got the IQ of a, well, hammer. Thor's hammer does other miraculous things that he suddenly needs it to do! (Like fuse elements to cause a nuclear explosion. Did he care that innocent people were nearby?)
- You Jane, me Thor. In a cartoon full of two dimensional characters, Jane is thinner than a sheet of tissue paper. Superman's Lois Lane and Spider-Man's Mary Jane Watson both had spunk, Iron Man's Pepper Potts was loyal (and besotted with Tony instead of the hero), Hulk's Betty Ross had smarts and caring. Jane has ... beauty. That's it. OK, so she's also a nurse for Dr. Blake's inconstant practice. She's weak, a fainter, kind of whiny, the perpetual damsel in distress. When Hercules woos her, she goes along to make Thor jealous, resulting in a battle that must have caused millions of dollars worth of destruction. (Talk about getting two guys to fight over you.) She's sort of two timing (before she realized she loved two sides of the same coin), thwarting Thor to save Dr. Blake (which did NOT impress Odin). The one thing that's mentioned again and again, the only thing that stands out, is that she's beautiful. And that's it.
- Check out that rainbow bridge to Asgard, home of the mighty gods! It's so My Little Pony. Thor's faithful friend, Baldr, rides across it on a cool horse. Heimdall stands guard there with his sword. Thor just kind of slides up and down it as if it's, well, a fun slide in a playground.
- Unleash the sounds of war! Ka-Pow! I get. Blam! Sure, why not? But what the heck is Blap?
Watch The Mighty Thor 1966 cartoon for yourself!
- Episode 1: Trapped by Loki, Vengeance of Loki, Defeat of Loki
- Episode 2: Chained Evil; Sandu, Master of the Supernatural; Enchanted Hammer
- Episode 3: Enchantress and Executioner, Giants Walk the Earth, Battle of the Gods
- Episode 4: At the Mercy of Loki, Trail of the Gods, Return To Earth
- Episode 5: The Absorbing Man; In My Hands, This Hammer; Vengeance of the Thunder God
- Episode 6: To Kill A Thunder God, The Day of the Destroyer, Terror of the Tomb
- Episode 7: The Grey Gargoyle, The Wrath of Odin, Triumph in Stone
- Episode 8: Mysterious Mister Hyde, Revenge of Mr. Hyde, Thor's Showdown with Mr. Hyde
- Episode 9: Every Hand Against Him, The Power of the Thunder God, The Power of Odin
- Episode 10: The Tomorrow Man, Return of Zarrko, Slave of Tomorrow Man
- Episode 11: Enter Hercules, When Meet Immortals, Whom the Gods Would Destroy
- Episode 12: The Power of Pluto, The Verdict of Zeus, Thunder in the Netherworld
- Episode 13: Molto, the Lava Man; Invasion of the Lava Man; Living Rock
