What A Cartoon! - SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron - "A Bright And Shiny Future"
Added 2023-11-06 05:00:03 +0000 UTCChosen by premium patron Andrew, we're returning to the '90s for a furry cult classic, SWAT Kats! Created in Montreal, developed in Burbank, and animated in Tokyo, it's an international action toon about a pair of vigilantes in a jet, and we explore how it burned brightly if briefly. Then we discuss the second season ep about a dark future, all with hot hairy characters to entertain anyone in this high-speed, explosive Hanna-Barbera hit!
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I never saw this show when I was a kid, but I was curious enough to check out a bit of it much later. I almost admire how brazenly non-clever the writing can be, and the clips you chose from this episode really highlight that. This time period in TV animation has several shows like this that feel like a bunch of cartoon creators finally getting a chance to work on the kind of superhero action nonsense they were never allowed to make before, and you even see that old school comic fan vibe pop up in stuff like the Disney Aladdin series. I don't think these sorts of shows have nearly as long a shelf life as a more thoughtful series like Batman, but it's interesting to look back on something like SWAT Kats as a sometimes visually accomplished relic of the early nineties.
Christmas Ape
2023-11-10 04:00:59 +0000 UTCOne of my first forays into creative writing was fanfic of SWAT Kats for an in-class writing assignment in 4th grade. I didn't watch it a lot because I didn't get Cartoon Network in my area until after it was canceled, but I did see a handful of episodes visiting my grandparents and it really stuck with me. I did love jets, so that's probably why.
Jonathon
2023-11-08 20:59:09 +0000 UTCLoved this show when I was a child. That intro music with the wailing guitar is unforgettable, at least to me. It was so dark and violent compared to other stuff that was on TV where I grew up, which is probably why I remember it so well. Weird it never activated me as a furry, considering all the hot kat-ladies.
Aleksander
2023-11-06 22:52:39 +0000 UTCUsed to watch the Kats a ton while flying Lego planes around my basement
16_oz_mouse
2023-11-06 22:45:22 +0000 UTCAnybody else think the Metallica's were REALLY similar to Bogge and Quagmire from Eureka's Castle? I know they're a sort of chiche pair but it seems really close in voice and interaction. https://poohadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Bogge_and_Quagmire?file=Moat-twins-eureekas-castle-dnd-5e.png
16_oz_mouse
2023-11-06 22:44:45 +0000 UTCthe SNES game was pretty fun
Frank Grimes
2023-11-06 10:35:18 +0000 UTC
