DJ's Throwback: SWAT Kats the Radical Squadron

Hello one & all it's DJ Dizzy here & this time around I'm talking about perhaps one of the coolest cartoons around here's a hint I wrote a song about them a while back. That of the SWAT Kats




Now SWAT Kats the radical squadron was perhaps one of the most underrated cartoons of the 90s & was the biggest & most successful shows way back when it originally started out on Fox Kids as well as TBS & Cartoon Network as part of a block called 'The Fantastic World of Hanna Barbara.'  in the 90s. Now for some that aren't quite familiar with it allow me to bring you up to speed.

It tells the story of to cats which are called 'Kats' & they live in a place called Mega Kat City which but it centers around 2 Kat pilots named Chance Furlong & Jake Clawson who were working in their local police force called the Enforcers. While in pursuit of a bad guy their boss Commander Feral caused them to crash up into Enforcer headquarters.

In addition to getting kicked off the force they had to work in a junkyard to pay off their debt but while there they get the idea to create their own weapons & signature jet the Turbo Kat out of what was there & then re invented themselves as T-Bone & Razor & the rest is history. Now when I was younger I watched the show quite a bit when it was on Fox Kids, then Boomerang & CN respectively. That was back when  both Boomerang & CN had something good to offer as far as shows went.

But I'll say this about the show by far a real adrenaline rush of action & adventure with good character development  even the females played a good role such as Callie Brigs the deputy mayor who alerted the SWAT Kats whenever trouble brewed. There was also Mayor Manx who was all about the Mega Kat  Tower & playing golf but he does care about the city & the people.

Commander Feral who though that he & his enforcers could get the job done but really couldn't & then you had the SWAT Kats T-Bone & Razor.

T-Bone for those who don't know is the burly looking tabby Kat who flew a jet & served as the loose cannon & muscle for the team. 

Razor serves as the RIO as well as worked the weapons & created them. He serves as the brains of th team in addition to being a skilled martial artist who'd occasionally saves Callie whenever she got into danger.

Then you had Ann Gora who was the ace news reporter who was on the scene as would sometimes get into trouble herself but always got a good story & handled herself very well.

Then Lt. Felina Feral who was perhaps in my opinion the toughest she Kat in the show since she took no mess & could really handle her own even with the SWAT Kats & her uncle when needed.

You also have the bad guys who were out to either destroy the city or conquer it. They were the typical cookie cutter bad guys but they always got taken down & there were the occasional monsters of bad guys of the week.  But overall it was by far the coolest & underrated shows which only lasted for 2 seasons but for some reason got cancelled (Way too soon in my opinion.)

There's also a reboot in the works called SWAT Kats Revolution which probably will be on the air hopefully & I'm guessing that it'll pick up where the original left off. I'm also thinking the original voice actors will reprise some of their old roles hopefully & I'm also thinking they'll be some new characters both good & bad. So here's hoping that the show does prove to be successful & that it features what was supposed to be the unfinished episodes.

I predict that they might even hire some new voice actors to play  Commander Feral & Dark Kat unless they have some old recordings leftover but overall we'll see what comes out of it.

So if it does make a comeback & we're all hoping & praying that it does I just want to say that lets hope its as cool as it was back then animation wise & plot wise also. So all I can say is best of luck to you guys & here's to your future success.

So with that said & done here are some videos to display how awesome these Kats are Enjoy!

Clip 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k69ZPQpFQE&feature=share

clip 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEcycdHxRxI&t=23s

Clip 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOkaN-yA_TM



Also please enjoy the following music videos inspired by these 2 rad Kats.

AMV - Mouth for war- Pantera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbwo2bDo68I&feature=share