"Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron" (1993) TV series 1993-1995

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creator:

Christian Tremblay

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

11 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Two demoted fighter pilots battle evil as high flying masked vigilantes.

Plot Keywords:

Fighter Pilot | Anime | Monster | Secret Identity | Superhero

Cast

Jim Cummings	...	Mayor Manx / ... (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
Charles Adler	...	Chance Furlong / ... (11 episodes, 1993)
Tress MacNeille	...	Callie Briggs / ... (8 episodes, 1993)
Barry Gordon	...	Jake Clawson / ... (7 episodes, 1993)
Gary Owens	...	Cmdr. Ulysses Feral / ... (7 episodes, 1993)

Runtime:

UK:22 min | USA:30 min (23 episodes)

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Quotes:

Dark Kat: He who hesitates, is lost!

Deserved a better fate

Extremely well-rendered cartoon, with good characters. They did a good job with the "double-life" of the main kats: mechanics by day, vigilantes by night (usually). The bad guys could be a bit formulaic, and the show sometimes got a bit tech-happy ("check out THIS weapon"), but for the most part, a good show. It always seemed to be on at the wrong time - way too early, and paired up with "2 Stupid Dogs". Rumor has it Ted Turner caught an episode and ordered it yanked. The final episode was a hastily-thrown-together "best of" show, which was even lamer than most attempts at same. That shouldn't detract from it being remembered as a great series from the early days of the cartoon renaissance.