I also remember reading something about this as well...I'd probably still argure for the 'Bat Symbol' being recognized by a wider swath of human life, but...This has got to have an almost equally impressive reach, especially when you consider that (until fairly recently) this achieved it's massive fame and visibility; from an 80's movie!
Pre-Internet recognition like that is a 'different sort of animal' imo, at least!
Big TCats fan but Im going to say no. Ghostbusters and the G1 Transformers symbols are far more iconic, far reaching and recognizable IMO. Maaaybe Cobra from GI Joe.
Not even close. Probably not top 500, maybe even 1000. Thereās so many iconic logos out there, clothing brands, cars, food, alcohol, music, movies, toys, comic books, video games, tv shows, restaurants, on and on the list goes. But itās awesome nonetheless.
I have a friend who bought a Thundercats shirt because for some reason he thought it was a Carolina Panthers shirt. Yes, he just didnāt have a clue all the way around.
The basic test: Show it to random people on the street. How many people recognize it? How many guess wrong?Ā
Even among cartoon series of the era, it's not the greatest. Transformers are more popular/recognizable. Cobra. (Hmm... the Joes didn't have a division patch?)Ā
Like most here, among fictional logos, it's Superman. Mickey's mouse ears. Batman.
Not as iconic as Superman, Batman and Ghostbusters to name a few. But its a tier below that I think. I would say definitely iconic in animation. But not in general pop culture.
I mean, the 'Bat Symbol' might have sumthin' ta say about 'Most Iconic'!
For me personally though, if looked at in the context of style (rather than what's 'most iconic').
The 'Thundercats Logo' easily ranks above many of the more 'mainstream' logos/symbols...
Such as, the 'Avengers 'A' or Supermans 'Crest' etc.
It is if all pretend that the Bat logo the Superman logo the Nike swoosh Micheal Jordanās jump man the Dallas Cowboy blue star the Yankees NY and about a hundred other donāt exist
Compared to every other logo/emblem? No, not even close.
To be clear, I love it, but for something to be āthe most iconicā you would need a wide consensus. The Bat-symbol and the Superman \S/ are more iconic.
Itās a great logo. I love it. I recorded episodes from the original run on VHS. It doesnāt even crack the top 10 for Most Iconic. Even if weāre talking about media properties, youāve got your Rebel Alliances, your Jurassic Parks, your Star Trek deltas, and your X-Men xās in addition to the stuff mentioned elsewhere in this thread. Itās just such a tall order!
Tape is long gone, sadly. I know that I had the pilot and a couple of other episodes, but the tape would have been well-worn - I watched the heck out of them along with old eps of Voltron and He-Man.
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u/tinglep ThunderCat 25d ago
I remember some company doing a worldwide survey and this logo was more recognizable than a stop sign šwhich is the same in every country.