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Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron

Original title: SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
  • TV Series
  • 1993–1995
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
5.1K
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Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
SuperheroActionAdventureAnimationFamilySci-Fi

In a world of anthropomorphic felines, two demoted fighter pilots battle evil as high flying masked vigilantes.In a world of anthropomorphic felines, two demoted fighter pilots battle evil as high flying masked vigilantes.In a world of anthropomorphic felines, two demoted fighter pilots battle evil as high flying masked vigilantes.

  • Creators
    • Christian Tremblay
    • Yvon Tremblay
  • Stars
    • Barry Gordon
    • Charlie Adler
    • Gary Owens
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    5.1K
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    • Creators
      • Christian Tremblay
      • Yvon Tremblay
    • Stars
      • Barry Gordon
      • Charlie Adler
      • Gary Owens
    • 33User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Barry Gordon
    Barry Gordon
    • Razor…
    • 1993–1994
    Charlie Adler
    Charlie Adler
    • T-Bone…
    • 1993–1994
    Gary Owens
    Gary Owens
    • Commander Ulysses Feral…
    • 1993–1994
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Callie Briggs…
    • 1993–1994
    Candi Milo
    Candi Milo
    • Ann Gora…
    • 1993–1994
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    • Mayor Manx…
    • 1993–1994
    Lori Alan
    Lori Alan
    • Felina Feral
    • 1994
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Dr. Viper…
    • 1993–1994
    Mark Hamill
    Mark Hamill
    • Burke…
    • 1993–1994
    Brock Peters
    Brock Peters
    • Dark Kat
    • 1993–1994
    Neil Ross
    Neil Ross
    • Mac Mange
    • 1993–1994
    April Winchell
    April Winchell
    • Molly Mange
    • 1993–1994
    Keene Curtis
    Keene Curtis
    • The Pastmaster
    • 1993–1994
    George Hearn
    George Hearn
    • Professor Hackle
    • 1993–1994
    Ed Gilbert
    Ed Gilbert
    • Sgt. Talon…
    • 1993–1994
    Rob Paulsen
    Rob Paulsen
    • Hard Drive…
    • 1993–1994
    Linda Gary
    Linda Gary
    • Dr. Abby Sinian
    • 1993–1994
    Nick Chinlund
    Nick Chinlund
    • Chopshop…
    • 1994
    • Creators
      • Christian Tremblay
      • Yvon Tremblay
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    tsfreak

    The best show I've seen on cartoon network so far.

    This is the coolest cartoon series I've ever watched.I seen the first episodes in 1995.It was rad.I fell in love with the damn thing.At the time it was the best animated series airing on CN...and I think that 'till today they haven't showed anything so well done. Anyway,a few "ears" later some "eediot"(I don't give names,I think you know very well who am I talking about)decided that the show was too violent or something like that and canceled it. Wake up fellas!!!Put it back on!! What the hell are we , the SK fans supposed to watch?The Powerpuff Girls??.....
    justplainalf

    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.
    SiBiLaNt

    One word: Wow

    What an INCREDIBLE show!

    Too bad only 2 seasons of episodes were made and it was taken off the air for unknown reasons. I guess some people thought it was a little too mature for the audience of cartoon network.

    I remember when I was 15 or so I used to watch the Swat Kats TWICE a day, EVERY day (that's as often as the episodes were shown). I loved it and I was addicted to it! My heart was broken when I found out they're taking it off.

    The animation, music, character voices were done incredibly well. The plot was ever - entertaining and written very carefully. It was always solid, never tedious or silly or annoying.

    Simply put, it was just a pleasure to watch the Swat Kats - from the beginning scene - the awesome episode opener with the incredible background music - to the very end of every episode with the swat kats kicking tail and saving megakat city.

    I loved everything in it - the cool gadgets, the turbokat (swat kats' airplane), the characters...

    Well this is getting a bit too long.

    Just go and see it if you can find it somewhere!
    SonicStuart

    Radical Cartoon!

    Swat Kats is one of the other best cartoon action shows ever! This show is about two cats named Chance Furlong (T-Bone) and Jake Clawson (Razor) who are auto-mechanics by day but when there is trouble in MegaKat City they are the Swat Kats who are a masked duo of heroes who defend MegaKat City from criminal master minds and monsters. The show is well-crafted, meticulously-animated children's science-fiction in faithful anime style, with well-rounded characters, ongoing story lines and rakes of humor. This is one of the best cartoons of the 90's made by the company of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons! I thought the show was just awesome! I thought all of the gadgets that the Swat Kats had were cool and I really liked their jet, The Turbokat. It is to bad that they canceled it because it got canceled in 1995 after 2 seasons and 23 episodes, the same year my other two favorite shows were canceled. My other two favorite shows that got canceled the same year as the SWAT Kats were Sonic the Hedgehog and Darkwing Duck. I thought all the SWAT Kats villains were pretty cool, my two favorite were Dark Kat and Dr. Viper! I thought The Pastmaster was cool looking but his plans for taking over MegaKat City is really stupid. One character I am also not very fond of is Commander Farrell. The reason why I don't like Commander Farrell is because he is always wanting to take all the credit and the glory from the SWAT Kats. But he can be okay sometimes. I wish that someday they would bring this show back on the air and make more new episodes!

    User Rating: 10/10

    BOTTOM LINE: RADICAL CARTOON!
    sk_razor

    Ended by stupidity Swat Kats still remains in many hearths forever.

    Swat Kats is probably one of the best cartoons of the century ... If compare it to all action shows on cartoon network it still would be the best. It was a masterpiece of work in every aspect. Just mentioning Hanna-Barbara, means we have that old school everlasting sense of "fine" animation and sound so unlike todays "modern" 1-5 color cartoons with some walking talking squares and triangles who usually appear as freaks, sissies or pimps, with some rather moronic roles. Swat Kats had OUTSTANDING action put together by - good sense of moral, valor, fantasy, mystery and humor. And the excuse of violence they used to stop the show was so miserable. If we look at todays cartoons they even dare use sexual propaganda freely, turning kids into the well known "pigs" that you can encounter in some bar. Swat Kats deserves huge RESPECT for making the whole show interesting while NOT pressing on "Duh Slang N Shitz/Lingo" and still be able to keep every episode a thrill ... Even if you don't like action cartoons or cartoons at all you still cant deny the pure sense of SUPREME quality that Swat Kats offered compared to other cartoons. About what was the cartoon like i don't need to tell you better see for your self (:

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    • Trivia
      In a 2009 interview with Lance Falk (Writer / Design Coordinator) he said that the way he heard about the reason behind the cancellation of SWAT Kats was that Ted Turner himself simply thought the show was too violent for kids. When it got canceled, there was a paragraph from Turner in Entertainment Weekly (early 1995) entitled "Ted's Excellent Speaking Engagement" concerning cartoon violence: "We have more cartoons than anybody: 'The Flintstones', 'The Jetsons', 'The Smurfs', 'Scooby-Doo'. They're nonviolent. We don't have to worry that we're encouraging kids to kill each other--like SOME of the other cartoon programs do".
    • Goofs
      When in civilian outfit, the titular cats have shoes. But when they are in their Swat uniforms, the cats are barefoot.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Razor: Bingo!

    • Alternate versions
      Before the openings, there would be clips of the episode to air with Razor's voice saying "Today on Swat Kats..." In later years and on Cartoon Network, they stopped showing them.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Blockbuster Buster: Top 10 Cartoons That Should Be Movies: The Sequel (2012)

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • South Korea
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • SWAT Kats
    • Production company
      • Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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