SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

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Template:Infobox animanga/Footer SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron was a Hanna-Barbera American animated television series created by Christian and Yvon Tremblay, that ran in syndication from 1993 to 1995, when it was cancelled. There were a total of twenty-three finished episodes. There were also three unfinished episodes, and a special (Kat's Eye News Special Report).

The show was based in the fictional metropolis of Megakat City, which is populated almost entirely by anthropomorphic felines, known as "kats".

Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson were members of Megakat City's paramilitary force, the Enforcers. While in pursuit of Dark Kat, the two rebelled against Enforcer Commander Feral's orders to fall back and leave Dark Kat to him. The altercation resulted in Dark Kat's escape and Chance and Jake's jet crashing into Enforcer headquarters. Because of the accident, they were discharged from the force by Commander Feral and were required to work at a salvage yard to pay for their damages. Using junk from the salvage yard, they build an advanced jet fighter called the Turbokat (resembling an F-14 Tomcat, with different color schemes and a third engine) and patrol Megakat City as the SWAT Kats.

SWAT Kats briefly returned to Cartoon Network around February 13, 2006, airing at 2:30 PM Eastern, with several of the season 1 episodes being shown in no particular order. However, as of February 21, 2006, Ozzy & Drix aired at 2:30 PM Eastern and SWAT Kats is not currently listed on Cartoon Network's official schedule, indicating SWAT Kats only returned to Cartoon Network for one week. The reason for SWAT Kats very brief and unannounced return to Cartoon Network is unknown at this time.

1 Characters
2 Main cast
3 Episodes
- 3.1 Season One - 13 Episodes
- 3.2 Season Two - 10 Episodes
4 Unfinished Episodes
5 See also
6 External links

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Characters

The SWAT Kats

T-Bone - aka Chance Furlong, a former Enforcer pilot and flies the Turbokat
Razor - aka Jake Clawson, also a former Enforcer pilot and invents all of the SWAT Kats' gadgets and missiles

The Enforcers

Commander Ulysses Feral - the commander of the Enforcers, who dislikes the SWAT Kats
Lt. Felina Feral - Commander Feral's hotheaded niece, who is more tolerant of the SWAT Kats than her uncle
Lt. Commander Steele - Commander Feral's (former?) second-in-command, who is constantly gunning for his superior officer's job
Enforcer Sgt. - nameless Enforcer officer who primarily serves as Commander Feral's personal aide
Enforcer Commandoes - the basic ground troops of the Enforcers
Enforcer Pilots - fly the Enforcer jets and choppers
Dr. Konway - biochemist in charge of the bio-tech lab at Enforcer Headquarters
Warden Cyrus Meece - the (late) warden of the Megakat Maximum Security Prison

Villains

Dark Kat - the closest thing the SWAT Kats have to an arch-enemy, a giant cat with purple fur
Creeplings - Dark Kat's small, pink demon-like minions
Dr. Viper - aka Dr. Elrod Purvis, a half cat, half snake mad scientist
The Metallikats - aka Mac and Molly Mange, a husband and wife gangster duo whose minds were put into robot bodies by Professor Hackle
The Pastmaster - a skeletal sorcerer who can travel through time
Hard Drive - a technology thief who uses his "surge coat" to turn into electricity and travel through powerlines
Turmoil - villainess with an Eastern-European accent who tried to ransom the use of Megakat City's skies
Mutilor - an alien space pirate who tried to steal the planet's water
Rex Shard - a convicted criminal whose touch turns people and objects to crystal
Madkat - the ghost of a medieval court jester who possesses the mind and body of insane comedian Lenny Ringtail
The Dark SWAT Kats - evil versions of T-Bone and Razor from an alternate dimension, who serve as Dark Kat's bumbling henchmen
The Red Lynx - the ghost of the most evil pilot who ever lived, who wants revenge against the Manx family for being shot down by the Blue Manx in Mega War II
Morbulus - a terrorist pilot who literally has eyes in the back of his head. He was transformed in to a giant bacterium by Dr. Viper.
Chopshop - a psychotic helicopter pilot with pink hair, green eyes and an annoying, hyena-like laugh
Zed - a gigantic robot created by Dr. Lieter Greenbox that assimilates metal and machines onto itself

Citizens of Megakat City

Callie Briggs - the deputy mayor of Megakat City, who serves as the SWAT Kats' civilian contact
Mayor Manx - the bumbling, cowardly mayor of Megakat City
Ann Gora - the star reporter for Kat's Eye News
Jonny K. - Ann's cameraman
Mr. Young - a Siamese businessman who owns a large corporation; along with two unnamed associates he often conducts business in Megakat City
Professor Hackle - the kindly old inventor who accidentally created the Metallikats
Dr. Abby Sinian - an archaeologist, the curator of the Megakat City Museum of History
Dr. N. Zyme - a biochemist who is (presumably) the head of Megakat Biochemical Labs
Dr. Lieter Greenbox - a misguided young inventor
Burke and Murray - the two brothers who often taunt Chance and Jake
David Litterbin - the host of The David Litterbin Show
Tiger Conklin - the president of the Megakat Metallurgical Company
Queen Callista - the ancestor of Callie Briggs, who ruled Megalith City in medieval times
Pops Perkins - a newsstand owner and an old friend of Chance's
Dr. Harley Street the chief astronomer at MASA Space Center