SWAT Kats
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|---|---|
| Name: | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron |
| Abbreviation(s): | SK |
| Creator: | Christian and Yvon Tremblay |
| Date(s): | 1993-1995 |
| Medium: | animation |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | Wikipedia article |
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SWAT Kats was a US animated series that ran from 1993 to 1995, created by Canadian brothers Christian and Yvon Tremblay, produced by Hanna-Barbara and distributed by Turner Broadcasting. The show was based in the fictional metropolis of Megakat City, which is populated entirely by anthropomorphic felines who are just like humans, known as "kats". It followed the adventures of Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson, two mechanics who secretly defended the city as The Swat Kats, T-Bone and Razor who fought crime, evil, and a rogues gallery of villains with a high-tech jet and an assortment of other gadgets. It originally aired on TBS before being canceled. The series would it later enjoy a second life in reruns on TBS's sister networks Cartoon Network and Boomerang, where it developed a cult following, especially among furries.
It still has an active internet fanbase and there is currently a small letter-writing campaign in progress, SK Revival, that hopes to renew the series (or at least get a DVD release). A DVD has been issued by Warner Archive and it is available on a few streaming services. The creators also started a Kickstarter in hopes of funding a revival.
Archives and Communities
- The SWAT Kats Fanfiction Archive, housing over 770 fanfiction stories and 190 authors and still being updated as of 2020
- SWAT Kats Fanart Archive (SKFAA), 128 artists and over 1300 images and still being updated as of 2022
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron at Archive of Our Own
- SWAT Kats fic at Fanfiction.net
- SWAT Kats community on Livejournal
- MKC Blacknet, housing over 570 fanfiction stories and over 51 authors, including Mature fanworks, offline as of May 2022
Resources
- The SWAT Kats Encyclopedia - Your Most Complete Source For All Things SWAT Kats Since 1999.
- Strike's SK Zone - a large fansite with sound files, model sheets, promo images, rough character drawings, an interview with Lance Falk, screengrabs, a detailed links section, and a section of SK-oriented games to play. Now being archived by the SK Encyclopedia, and no longer updated.