Max Goes to Washington

Max Goes to Washington
Premiere date	January 28, 1992
Starring	Neil Patrick Harris Charlie Adler Patti Deutsch Jennifer Darling Dorian Harewood Bobcat Goldthwait Frank Welker B.J. Ward Paul Eiding Kath Soucie
Music composed by	Bruce Broughton
Writer(s)	Nat Mauldin
Director(s)	Robert Alvarez Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Max Goes to Washington" is the first episode of Capitol Critters season one. It aired on January 28, 1992 on ABC. It was written by series creator, Nat Mauldin, directed by Robert Alvarez, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

After Max's family is killed by exterminators, Max moves in with his relatives in Washington, D.C., underneath the White House. But it may be short-lived when the White House also calls for an exterminator.

Memorable quotes

Jammet: Forgot about it. This is my place and I don't have to share it with nobodies.
Trixie: Honey, I want to talk to you, not as a friend, but as a mother. Remember when you were small and we didn't have a place to live? How kind strangers, who didn't know you, yet kind enough to take us in? Now you have the opportunity to be a kind stranger, son. Screw it up and I'll kill you in your sleep.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
"Tiger's" father	Unavailable
"Tiger"	Unavailable
Max's mother	B.J. Ward
Max's father	Paul Eiding
Max's sibling	Kath Soucie
Max	Neil Patrick Harris
George W. H. Bush	Unavailable
Berkeley	Jennifer Darling
P. Cat	Frank Welker
V.P. Cat	Frank Welker
Jammet	Charlie Adler
Trixie	Patti Deutsch
John Conning
Ms. Zimmerman
Phil Goldtarb
Robert Alvarez
Thomas Crawford
Trixie's husband
Herbie	Unavailable
Muggle	Bobcat Goldthwait
Socrates
Richard Nixon

Organizations

• Flat River Exterminators
• Colonial Exterminators
• National Kennel Club

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Nebraska
      • Max's residence
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Airport
      • The White House
      • Capitol Building
    • Washington Monument
    • Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
    • National Kennel Club building
    • Maryland (indirectly mentioned)
      • Baltimore (mentioned)
  • Mexico (photo)
    • Acapulco (photo)

Objects

• Nazi Milkmaids in Acapulco

Vehicles

• Plane
• Tour bus

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1991.

Music

The music was composed by Bruce Broughton.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 28, 1992 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• There's a bag with Bloomingdale's written on it, although it's partially blocked with other bags.
• The welcome signs at the airport are named after real people who worked on the show:
  • John Conning, the overseas animation director.
  • Kris Zimmerman, the casting director.
  • Robert Alvarez, the director.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😥