SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
animated television series
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.
Overview
Jake "Razor" Clawson (voiced by Barry Gordon) and Chance "T-Bone" Furlong (voiced by Charlie Adler) were members of Megakat City's paramilitary law enforcement agency known as the Enforcers.
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