The Thundermans is an American comedy television franchise created by Jed Spingarn only for the Nickelodeon Group. The franchises' plot revolves around the Thundermans, a family with superpowers who try to live normal lives in the fictional town of Hiddenville. Its pilot was shot in October 2012.[1]
The franchise itself has been in several crossover specials of Henry Danger with Danger & Thunder and then The Haunted Hathaways with The Haunted Thundermans.
The plot of the franchise[]
The series revolves around the Thundermans, a family with superpowers who try to live normal lives in the fictional town of Hiddenville. Phoebe dreams of being a superhero and using her powers for good, while her twin brother Max wants to be the next big supervillain and use his powers for evil. Parents Hank and Barb attempt to live normal lives and not use their superpowers – albeit not very successfully – while Nora and Billy enjoy using theirs whenever possible. A former supervillain named Dr. Colosso has been transmogrified into a rabbit and lives in Max's lair in the basement, offering him advice on becoming a villain.
Main characters[]
- Kira Kosarin as Phoebe Thunderman
- Jack Griffo as Max Thunderman
- Addison Riecke as Nora Thunderman
- Diego Velazquez as Billy Thunderman
- Chris Tallman as Hank Thunderman
- Rosa Blasi as Barb Thunderman
- Maya Le Clark as Chloe Thunderman (recurring, season 3; main, season 4)
Media[]
TV Pilot[]
:Main article: The Thundermans (TV Pilot)
The summary for the show's pilot episode has not aired but there are clips of the episode. It shows Cherry Seinfeld getting frozen which was incorporated in Adventures in Supersitting. The pilot's trivia shows how The Thundermans' Home looks different then the way it is now and Cherry only appeared in the pilot.
Main series[]
- Main article: The Thundermans (television series)
After dealing with the disappointment from their supposed first episode (now a 2012 unreleased tv pilot) last year, they decided to start fresh with the official Adventures in Supersitting.
Film[]
- Main article: The Thundermans Return
On March 2, 2023, it was announced that Nickelodeon greenlit a film titled The Thundermans Return, starring returning cast members Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Maya Le Clark, Chris Tallman, and Rosa Blasi. Filming began in Los Angeles in April 2023.[2][3] On April 1st 2023, the film based on The Thundermans began in Production until the official release is complete. The film's plot will take place after the tv show's very last episode "The Thunder Games". As the show's fans thoughts are very likely.
Spin-off series[]
On May 16, 2024, it was announced that a spin-off series had been ordered, with Kosarin, Griffo and Le Clark reprising their roles.[4][5]
TV Specials[]
This shows a double-length one-hour television special episodes of the tv show itself.
| Title | Release | Viewers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thundermans: A Hero Is Born | March 28, 2015 | 2.18[6] | This is a double-length special episode. |
| Phoebe and Cherry's friendship is tested when the Thundermans receive news that Barb is pregnant with a fifth child, who is later named Chloe. At the same time, Hank enlists Nora and Billy to buy baby essentials at the baby store, where Nora insists on participating at the cutest baby competition at store. Meanwhile, Max turns Dr. Colosso back into a human and accompanies him to receive an award from the Villain League, but it turns out that the villains King Crab, Lady Web, and Scalestro want to remove him from the Villain League due to his inactivity in the form of a rabbit. Dr. Colosso betrays Max and Max's life is on the line. However, Phoebe saves him with help from Cherry, who watches, when she tickles Chloe and causes her to release bubbles, and Max defeats the Supervillain League.
Meanwhile, Nora starts to feel underappreciated upon thinking she won't be seen as the cutest one of the family following Chloe's birth. While at the baby store, Nora sees a sign for a baby contest the store is hosting and has Billy disguise her as a baby and sneak her into the competition. Although her skills were outrageous, Nora still does not win the contest because she doesn't have a birth certificate from that year, and she ends up getting banned from the store in return. Billy reassures Nora afterward that she's still cute in his opinion. Guest stars: Audrey Whitby, Dana Snyder (Dr. Colosso), Helen Hong, Alec Mapa (Cutest Baby judge) | |||
| Thundermans: Secret Revealed | October 10, 2016 | 2.43[7] | This is a double-length special episode. Additionally, an alternate ending was shown after a rerun on October 15, 2016, which features Super President Kickbutt announcing the new protectors of Hiddenville: The Thundermans. Most importantly, she promotes the addition of Phoebe and Max as "The Thunder Twins", causing an argument to break out between them on who would be whose sidekick. |
| When Max gets a call from Dark Mayhem, he is eager to finally meet him. Besides Max meeting Fairy Pinch-ess, Son of Scalestro, and Strongdor, Dark Mayhem has a task for Max which is to take Thunder Girl's powers away with a special orb following Phoebe stopping Lady Web's museum robbery. Phoebe discovers about Max's involvement with Dark Mayhem and, after a struggle ensues, accidentally takes away Max's powers. Max is then grounded for life and locked up in his lair until further notice; however, Colosso is able to break through and free Max and then gives him back the orb, which Max uses to take the family's powers, and he then locks up his family inside before heading off to the prom where Phoebe is. Meanwhile, Mrs. Wong plans to expose the Thundermans after she notices Phoebe's superhero costume in her bag, which is quickly encircled by the news once she announces it. Max arrives at the prom, about to take Phoebe's powers, and Dark Mayhem arrives as well, waiting for Max to take her powers. However, after Phoebe explains to Max how much would happen if Dark Mayhem were to take over, Max finally relents and gives everyone back their powers, but they don't receive their proper powers. A fierce battle then ensues between the Thundermans and Dark Mayhem and his squad which ends up with Max taking Dark Mayhem's powers. Later, Super President Kickbutt officially proclaims Max as a superhero.
Guest stars: Ryan Newman, Maya Le Clark, Audrey Whitby, Helen Hong, Barrett Carnahan, Tanner Stine, Kenny Ridwan, Jake Borelli, Gabrielle Elyse, Jeff Meacham, Camille Manning Hyde, Daniele Gaither | |||
| Thundermans: Banished! | November 19, 2016 | 2.37[8] | This is a double-length special episode. |
| Due to Hank and Barbara's show-off after the identities of the families are revealed and Phoebe and Max accidentally causing Mrs. Wong's restaurant to get destroyed, Super President Kickbutt uses a wheel to decide where the Thundermans should be reassigned. After a long spin caused by Hank Thunderman, it lands on Antarctica as the Thundermans are sent there with Super President Kickbutt telling them that they will be depowered if they ever return. In their place, the Falconman family is placed there. Due to Candi Falconman's evil plot to make everyone like her, Phoebe and Max risk returning to stop her plot. Afterwards, the rest of the Thundermans and Super President Kickbutt and her workers arrive where Phoebe had to explain their motives behind disobeying Super President Kickbutt's warning. After a public power-removal, it turns out afterwards that the Thundermans still have their powers. Super President Kickbutt stated that she faked their depowering to fool the civilians and advises they be more careful from now on. Cherry is then seen to be exiting the bathroom and reveals that she heard everything and still knows the Thundermans have superpowers.
Guest stars: Ryan Newman, Audrey Whitby, Tanner Stine, Helen Hong, Daniele Gaither, Jake Borelli, Gabrielle Elyse, Jada Facer (Candi Falconman), JoJo Siwa (Nora's fan) | |||
| The Thundermans: Thunder in Paradise | June 24, 2017 | 2.28[9] | This is a double-length special episode. |
| After absorbing Dark Mayhem's powers, Phoebe starts to have nightmares where she's evil and destroying the world. She tries to talk to Max about it but he is still disappointed by her. So, she goes to visit Dark Mayhem in Metroburg SuperJail to figure out how to get rid of his powers. But Dark Mayhem tells her to embrace the powers and continue his masterplan to take over the world. He tells her to go to a cave at the bottom of the Weeping Volcano in Hawaii to get Dark Mayhem's full plan. After talking to Dark Mayhem, she turns full-on evil. She tries to get Chloe to take her to Hawaii but the whole family decides to choose Hawaii for their vacation.
During their time in Hawaii, Phoebe puts Billy in danger and runs off to look for the cave. Max figures out that something is wrong with her and follows her. Phoebe defeats Max using Dark Mayhem's powers forcing Max to go back to get his family as backup. At the cave Phoebe finds Destructo, Dark Mayhem's sidekick who gives her the plans on how to use Malvezium to spread it through the earth's atmosphere destroying all superpowers on the planet. Max, Billy and Nora try to stop her with the power sapping orb but she overpowers them and destroys the orb. She leaves them trapped in the cave and goes to Dark Mayhem's lair to complete the plan. Max and his siblings are rescued later by Hank and Barb. They follow Phoebe to Dark Mayhem's lair but she traps them inside a force-field, rendering them powerless as she waits for the volcano lava with Malvezium to erupt. With time running out, Max figures out a way to make the broken pieces of the orb work. With the help of Nora's heat vision and Barb's electrokinesis, Max manages to power the orb pieces and absorb Dark Mayhem's powers from Phoebe; saving her. Meanwhile, Destructo gets his body attached and decides to complete the plan. Hank fights to stop him while Max and Phoebe work together to freeze the boiling lava before it erupts. The Thunder Twins save the world and Phoebe apologizes to Max for not believing she needed him. Guest stars: Chris Grace, Piotr Michael, Matthew Harris | |||
Crossovers[]
This shows a double-length one-hour television special crossover episodes during the series' run.
| Title | Release | Viewers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Haunted Thundermans | October 11, 2014 | 2.49[10] | This is a double-length combined crossover special episode with Nickelodeon's The Haunted Hathaways. |
| When the Thundermans meet the Hathaways and Prestons, they befriend each other, but when Phoebe is possessed by the Green Ghoul, they have to work together. Meanwhile, Nora, Billy, and Frankie are in the city and get sweets. Frankie doesn't want Louie's help because he isn't as clever, but later discovers that she needs his help.
Guest stars: JT Neal (Scott Tomlinson), Chase Austin (Chad), David Ury (Green Ghoul), Daniele Gaither (Super President Kickbutt) | |||
| Danger & Thunder | June 18, 2016 | 2.24[11] | This is a double-length combined crossover special episode with Nickelodeon's Henry Danger. |
| A crime wave has hit Swellview and Dr. Minyak has escaped from prison. In Hiddenville, Phoebe Thunderman sees the news and plans to help Captain Man and Kid Danger. After an unsuccessful robbery by the Three Muchachos, they learn from the Three Muchachos that Dr. Minyak has called a meeting with Swellview's villains to discuss how to destroy Captain Man and Kid Danger. Meanwhile, Piper's neck gets stiff, causing Jasper and Mr. Hart to work to unstiffen her neck. As Captain Man and Kid Danger work to pose as two of the Three Muchachos, Phoebe mistakes them for the real Three Muchachos and goes on the attack until Captain Man and Kid Danger clear things up. Meanwhile, Piper's doctor diagnoses her condition as "Text Neck" and she must wear a cone until her neck recuperates. Phoebe joins Captain Man and Kid Danger and goes undercover where Dr. Minyak, Nurse Cohort, Drill Finger, Jeff, Van Del, and Time Jerker are assembled at the bottom of an underwater base beneath Lake Swellview by Toddler, who has Phoebe's brother Max Thunderman working for them.
Toddler explains to the assembled villains that he survived the bottomless ball pit by being blasted 100 feet beneath the Earth and had to dig himself out where he ended up emerging from the public sandbox. Toddler proposes to the assembled villains that if they combine their powers, they can destroy Captain Man and Kid Danger. When Phoebe makes herself known to Max, she learns that Max came to steal Dr. Minyak's Heliometer. Meanwhile, Jasper helps Piper and ends up accidentally texting the wrong guy to sushi party causing Piper's friends to get angry at her. As the villains work to come up with a plan to destroy Captain Man and Kid Danger, Max ends up giving Captain Man and Kid Danger away, causing Phoebe to come to their defense. Captain Man has Kid Danger get Phoebe away from the villains as he works to buy them some time until Toddler uses the Heliometer on Captain Man. With Captain Man trapped in a cement block on the train, Toddler and his henchmen state that the train will go over the Jandy Bridge and be thrown into the Jandy River as Max attempts to take the Heliometer. With help from Charlotte and Schwoz, Kid Danger and Phoebe locate Captain Man. Meanwhile, Piper's friends show up at her house to express their anger toward Piper as her admits to the mistake, and the group takes their anger out on Jasper. Kid Danger and Phoebe catch up and face off against Toddler, Dr. Minyak, Van Del, and their henchmen as Charlotte unleashes the man-grenades to free Captain Man. With Captain Man free, the heroes fight the villains who are thrown off the train. Max is forgiven by Captain Man and Kid Danger, but is given a ride home dangling from Schwoz's helicopter. Guest stars: Jace Norman (Henry Hart / Kid Danger), Cooper Barnes (Ray Manchester / Captain Man), Sean Ryan Fox (Jasper Dunlop), Riele Downs (Charlotte Page) and Ella Anderson (Piper Hart) | |||
References[]
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva (February 14, 2013). "Nickelodeon Pilot The Thundermans Picked Up to Series, a Young Lead Recast".
- ↑ "Nickelodeon Studios Greenlights The Thundermans Return, All-New Feature-Length Movie Based on the Original Hit Show" (Press release). Nickelodeon. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto module").
- ↑ Denise Petski (March 2, 2023). "Nickelodeon Greenlights The Thundermans Return Follow-Up Movie With Original Series Cast".
- ↑ "Nickelodeon Studios Greenlights All-New Thundermans Spinoff Series, Following the Success of Feature-Length Movie The Thundermans Return" (Press release). Nickelodeon. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto module").
- ↑ Denise Petski (May 16, 2024). "The Thundermans Return Gets Spinoff Series At Nickelodeon With Original Series Cast Members".
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (March 31, 2015). "Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 3.28.2015".
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (October 11, 2016). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.10.2016".
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (November 22, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.19.2016".
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (June 27, 2017). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.24.2017".
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (October 14, 2014). "Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 10.11.2014".
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (June 21, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.18.2016".
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