SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (TV series)
| SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (TV series) | |
|---|---|
 Season 1's on-screen title card. | |
| Created by | Christian Tremblay Yvon Tremblay Developed by: Glenn Leopold Davis Doi |
| Network | TBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Turner Entertainment |
| Original release | September 11, 1993—December 24, 1994 |
| Run time | 22 minutes |
| Starring | Charlie Adler Barry Gordon Tress MacNeille Jim Cummings |
| Executive producer(s) | Buzz Potamkin |
| Producer(s) | Davis Doi |
| Music composed by | Matt Muhoberac John Zucker Randall Crissman Nick Brown |
| Writer(s) | Glenn Leopold Lance Falk |
| Director(s) | Robert Alvarez Kris Zimmerman (voices) |
| Second title card | |
 Season 2's on-screen title card. | |
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron is an American animated action/sci-fi/supernatural TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC's Saturday morning block. It ran from 1993 to 1994, airing 25 episodes.
In a world populated by anthropomorphic cats, T-Bone and Razor, two disgraced ex-Enforcers, have turned to vigilantism in order to continue to safeguard Megakat City from criminals, sorcerers, mutants, and robots.
Production
Development
Aftermath
It was canceled due to merchandise coming out late and TBS conforming to Ted Turner's wishes in not having violence on his network. Three episodes were in production at the time of the series cancelation. One of them, "Succubus!" was recycled by writer Glenn Leopold for The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "Eclipse" and the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.
Since 2015, the Tremblay Bros., the creators who managed to retain the rights to the property, have been using Kickstarter to crowdfund a potential revival under the working title of SWAT Kats: Revolution. Even though all their goals have been reached, they have faced difficulties in securing an investor and place to air, having been passed by Warner Bros., Hulu, Netflix, and not finding Amazon to be suitable. They also had to wait for time to pass when Cats was a major box office disaster and Hollywood would not see SWAT Kats any differently.
Music
The theme and score were composed by Matt Muhoberac and John Zucker for seasons one and two, with Randall Crissman and Nick Brown added to the latter. Bodie Chandler was director of music production.
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| "The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice" | 1x01 | September 11, 1993 |
| "The Giant Bacteria" | 1x02 | September 18, 1993 |
| "The Wrath of Dark Kat" | 1x03 | September 25, 1993 |
| "Destructive Nature" | 1x04 | October 2, 1993 |
| "The Metallikats" | 1x05 | October 9, 1993 |
| "Bride of the Pastmaster" | 1x06 | October 16, 1993 |
| "Night of the Dark Kat" | 1x07 | October 23, 1993 |
| "Chaos in Crystal" | 1x08 | October 30, 1993 |
| "The Ghost Pilot" | 1x09 | November 6, 1993 |
| "Metal Urgency" | 1x10 | November 13, 1993 |
| "The Ci-Kat-A" | 1x11 | November 20, 1993 |
| "Enter the Madkat" | 1x12 | November 27, 1993 |
| "Katastrophe" | 1x13 | December 4, 1993 |
| "Mutation City" | 2x01 | September 10, 1994 |
| "A Bright and Shiny Future" | 2x02 | September 17, 1994 |
| "When Strikes Mutilor" | 2x03 | September 24, 1994 |
| "Razor's Edge" | 2x04 | October 29, 1994 |
| "Cry Turmoil" | 2x05 | November 5, 1994 |
| "SWAT Kats Unplugged" | 2x06 | November 5, 1994 |
| "The Deadly Pyramid" | 2x07 | November 12, 1994 |
| "Caverns of Horror" | 2x08 | November 19, 1994 |
| "Volcanus Erupts!" | 2x09 | November 26, 1994 |
| "The Origin of Dr. Viper" | 2x10 | November 26, 1994 |
| "The Dark Side of the SWAT Kats" | 2x11 | December 10, 1994 |
| "Unlikely Alloys" | 2x12 | December 24, 1994 |
Special
| Title | Air date |
|---|---|
| "The SWAT Kats: A Special Report" | January 6, 1995 |
Cast
- Charlie Adler as T-Bone
- Barry Gordon as Razor
- Tress MacNeille as Callie Briggs
- Gary Owens as Commander Ulysses Feral
- Jim Cummings as Mayor Manx
