Capitol Critters (1992– )

The adventures of the rodent and insect inhabitants inside the walls of the White House.

Creators:

Steven Bochco, Nat Mauldin, Michael I. Wagner

Stars:

Neil Patrick Harris, Charles Adler, Patti Deutsch

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Max (13 episodes, 1992-1995)
Charles Adler	...	Jammet (13 episodes, 1992-1995)
Patti Deutsch	...	Trixie (13 episodes, 1992-1995)
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Muggle (13 episodes, 1992-1995)
Jennifer Darling	...	Berkeley (12 episodes, 1992-1995)
Frank Welker	...	Presidential Cats (11 episodes, 1992-1995)
Dorian Harewood	...	Moze (7 episodes, 1992-1995)
Brian Stokes Mitchell		(6 episodes, 1992-1995)

Storyline

When the young mouse, Max's family is killed by exterminators, he is forced to move to his Aunt's home under the White House in Washington D.C.. There he finds life more lively than he ever thought possible with his friends, the crusading Berkeley, the roguish Jammit, the frazzled and periodically exploding Muggle the Lab Rat, and Moze, the hip cockroach as they go about their lives in the US President's residence.

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Plot Keywords:

white house | rat | lab rat | washington d.c. | mouse | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 January 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mäuse an der Macht

Company Credits

Production Co:

Steven Bochco Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, Hanna-Barbera Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Samson vs. the Vampire Women (1995)

User Reviews

Lame effort to capitalize on "The Simpsons"

Back in the early 90s, the Simpsons proved a surprise hit in primetime on the FOX network. In an attempt to capitalize on its success, the Big Three(ABC, NBC, CBS) all unleashed lame primetime cartoons. Even though this show outlasted Fish Police on CBS and The Family Dog on NBC, it was probably worse than both of the other two. The animation was lame, the jokes weren't funny, and its attempts to seem serious by bringing up topics like teen drugs and abuse didn't help it. Besides the guy who did Jammit's voice had to have one of the most annoying accents I've ever heard. Needless to say, the show was cancelled before the season was up not even a Burger King promo could revive it.