SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
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| Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron | |
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| Genre | Action, Cartoon |
| Running time | 30 mintues |
| Creator(s) | Christian Tremblay Yvon Tremblay |
| Executive producer(s) | Buzz Potamkin |
| Starring | See Main Cast |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original channel | Cartoon Network |
| Original run | September 11, 1993–December 24, 1994 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
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SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron was a Hanna-Barbera American animated television series created by Christian Tremblay and Yvon Tremblay. The show ran in syndication from 1993 to 1995, when it was cancelled. There were a total of twenty-three finished episodes. There were also three unfinished episodes, and a special, Kat's Eye News Special Report.
The show was based in the fictional metropolis of Megakat City, which is populated entirely by anthropomorphic felines, known as "kats".
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[edit] Background
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TV-Y7 |
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CAN  |
C8 |
AUS  |
G |
Chance "T-Bone" Furlong and Jake "Razor" Clawson were members of Megakat City's paramilitary force, the Enforcers. While in pursuit of the villainous Dark Kat, the two rebelled against Enforcer Commander Feral's orders to fall back and leave Dark Kat to him. The altercation resulted in Dark Kat's escape and Chance and Jake's jet crashing into Enforcer headquarters. Because of the accident, they were discharged from the force by Commander Feral and were required to work at a salvage yard to pay for their damages. Using junk from the salvage yard, they built an advanced jet fighter called the Turbokat (resembling several different aircraft, most notibly, an F-14) and patrol Megakat City as the SWAT Kats. T-Bone and Razor keep their identities secret. Their methods do not endear them to Commander Feral, a brave and resourceful character in his own right.
SWAT Kats briefly returned to Cartoon Network on February 13, 2006, airing on Cartoon Network at 2:30 PM Eastern, with several of the season 1 episodes being shown in no particular order. This only lasted for one week, then Swat Kats was replaced by Ozzy & Drix in the 2:30 timeslot on February 21, 2006. SWAT Kats is not currently listed on Cartoon Network's official schedule. The reason for SWAT Kats very brief and unannounced return to Cartoon Network is unknown at this time.
[edit] Main cast
- T-Bone (Chance Furlong) / Murray...Charlie Adler
- Razor (Jake Clawson)...Barry Gordon
- Callie Briggs...Tress MacNeille
- Commander Ulysses Feral...Gary Owens
- Lt. Felina Feral...Lori Alan
- Mayor Manx / Enforcer Sgt. (II)...Jim Cummings
- Ann Gora...Candi Milo
Other cast / guest stars:
- Dark Kat...Brock Peters
- Dr. Viper / Volcanus / Al...Frank Welker
- Mac Mange...Neil Ross
- Molly Mange...April Winchell
- The Pastmaster...Keene Curtis
- Jonny K. / Burke / The Red Lynx...Mark Hamill
- Professor Hackle...George Hearn
- Enforcer Sgt. (I) / Tiger Conklin...Ed Gilbert
- Hard Drive...Rob Paulsen
- Dr. Abby Sinian...Linda Gary
- Dr. Lieter Greenbox (I)...Robert Patrick
- Dr. Lieter Greenbox (II) / Chopshop...Nick Chinlund
- Dr. N. Zyme...Paul Eiding
- Mr. Young...Robert Ito
- Mutilor...Michael Dorn
- Madkat...Roddy McDowall
- Rex Shard...John Vernon
- Turmoil...Kath Soucie
- Lt. Commander Steele...Hal Rayle
- Dr. Harley Street...Robert Ridgely
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season one - 13 episodes
- The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice
- The Giant Bacteria
- The Wrath of Dark Kat
- Destructive Nature
- The Metallikats
- Bride of the Pastmaster
- Night of the Dark Kat
- Chaos in Crystal
- The Ghost Pilot
- Metal Urgency
- The Ci-Kat-A
- Enter the Madkat
- Katastrophe
[edit] Season two - 10 episodes
- Mutation City
- A Bright and Shiny Future
- When Strikes Mutilor
- Razor's Edge
- Cry Turmoil / Swat Kats Unplugged
- The Deadly Pyramid
- Caverns of Horror
- Volcanus Erupts! / The Origin of Dr. Viper
- The Dark Side of the Swat Kats
- Unlikely Alloys
[edit] Unfinished episodes
- The Curse of Kataluna (also known as Succubus)
- Turmoil II: The Revenge
- Doctors of Doom
- Cold War (unused premise)
- Blackout (unused premise)
[edit] Discontinuity
- In episode 2, 20:20 into the episode, a quick shot of T-Bone and Razor inside the Turbokat shows them with switched color schemes: T-Bone shown with brown fur instead of yellow, and Razor with yellow fur instead of brown. However, this is possibly an instance of a common error of cell animation where an artist mistakenly colors a portion of a cell a different color.
[edit] Debates
There are a few things that have been celebrated debates within the community of fans for the show.
- ChopShop - Is he a feline? Or is he a hyena?
Though T-Bone refers to him as a hyena, many believe it was merely a reference to his hysterical laughter. He most resembles a spotted cat of some sort, rather like a leopard or Jaguar.
- "The Curse of Kataluna was made!"
It was never finished. Although several popular TV websites list it with the finished episodes, it was neither finished nor aired. It is believed that the episode that should be in that slot is the "Kat's Eye News Special Report".
As to how it got the nickname "Succubus", in an interview with "Animato!" magazine, Lance Falk referred to the unfinished episode as a "real succubus story". This term was picked up and used many places.
- There is a rarely seen episode!
Yes, there is one episode that was rarely shown. Many people confuse it's infrequent airtime with "The Curse of Kataluna". The episode in question is actually a clip show referred to as "The Kat's Eye News Special Report", or, alternately, "SKIQ".
[edit] See also
- List of villains in SWAT Kats
- Minor characters in SWAT Kats
- Enforcers (SWAT Kats)
- Anthropomorphic Superheroes
