Yah that's why I emphasised on the I "HAD" to do it part.

Didn't see much of Thunder cats so I can't comment on that.

EDIT:

Been a while since Naruto made me laugh (though the Ton Ton and Pakun conversation did crack me up), but this animation of Naruto being "rasenganed" was really funny to me. Well, I'm looking at the brighter side of the fillers. Not much I know, but at least we still have some thing to look forward to.