Underplayed Gems

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron poster
Directed by
Robert Alvarez
Genre
action game, comedy television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 23 episodes
Rated
G
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 116 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In a city of cat people, two vigilante pilots use a high-tech jet to fight criminals and monsters while butting heads with the local police force.

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What happens

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron is an American animated television series created by Christian and Yvon Tremblay and produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series takes place in the fictional metropolis of Megakat City populated by anthropomorphic felines, known as "kats", and follows two vigilante pilots who possess a futuristic fighter jet with an array of weaponry. Throughout the series, they face various villains, as well as competition from Megakat City's militarized police force, called the Enforcers. The series originally premiered and aired on the syndication block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, as well as on TBS Superstation (as a part of the Sunday Morning in Front of the TV block) from 1993 to 1995. Every episode of the series was directed by Robert Alvarez. The bulk of the series was written by Glenn Leopold (15 episodes) or Lance Falk (9 episodes). Jim Stenstrum contributed two episodes, while David Ehrman, Von Williams, Eric Clark (with Lance Falk), Mark Saraceni, and Jim Katz all contributed one episode each. Nine episodes from Season 1 are animated by Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd., four episodes from Season 1 and all episodes from Season 2 are animated by Mook Animation Inc. A revival series, titled SWAT Kats: Revolution, is under development, with both the Tremblay brothers and the Toonz Media Group at the helm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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