SWAT Kats Origins - Two Cool Cats, One Turbocharged Jet Bringing Jet-Powered Justice To Megakat City

[@mirceazaharia2094]

One of my all-time favorite cartoons. I was OBSESSED with the Turbo-Cat jet. I think I drew it once, when I was like 13 or so.

[@triberedeyetv5971]

FACTS. That jet was a dream vehicle. But those cycles too. Id drive one today if i had the funds to get one built

[@commandervile394]

It's iconic if you're into early 90s action shows and fighter jets. I seen a few people on youtube build lego versions of the jet with functioning parts (motorcycle that detaches, thrust vectoring engines, sweeping back wings and ejection pods in cockpit), and they're quite impressive.

[@Kurosakio]

Same!

[@pukey82]

Mine too!! A masterpiece for the soul. :D

[@shamsularefinsajib7778]

Me as well

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

One of the best aspects of the show was not only the high flying action of the main duo, but that the main female characters were not just damsel in distress plot victims. Callie essentially ran the city, could usually handle herself in bad situations, and even saved the Kats a time or two. Felina was one of the best Enforcers, devoted to her duty and more level headed than her uncle. Even Ann Gora, the reporter, didn't shy away from danger even if going for the big story often got her into trouble, she actively pursued them rather than being a big celeb for kidnap bait.

[@RedRanger9305]

Agreed. The female cats on the show are badass. Felina was definitely an excellent character. Much better than the greenhorn slacker-ass Lieutenant Steele.

[@jddavidson4]

Loved this show as a kid, great nostalgia trip

[@Ayahuasca98]

Same.

[@triberedeyetv5971]

The toys from this show were EPIC AF too. Literally one of my favorite shows growin up

[@commandervile394]

Wish I got a hold of those back then.

[@afrikasmith1049]

The fact that they were considered low level soldiers but we're able to build a jet out of scraps from a junk yard screams volumes of underestimation. I'm pretty sure many veterans from the Air Force will tell you that if anyone could do what the SWAT CATS did in real life then they would be respected and admired.

[@Ilyak1986]

For the record, the original creators are working on bringing this show *back* and *upgrading* just about everything. The Turbokat is getting a 5th-gen glow up, going from F-14 to a hybrid of the F-14 and the F-22 Raptor. The characterization will be more involved. And so on and so forth. It's called Swat Kats: Revolutions, IIRC? But basically, considering how well Top Gun has done in theaters, who wouldn't want "Top Gun + heavy metal + cats + Batman", all thrown into a blender? Really hyped about this show, and yeah, Swat Kats as a kid was AMAZING.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

I love The Swat Kats! it's one of my all time favortie 90's cartoons to binge watch!!! this cartoon had it all interesting characters, comedy and some badass villains!

[@djmexicanodetx2195]

I watched Swat Cats back in the 90s

[@shareofmoney]

I love (L.O.V.E) this show...I used to watch it religiously when it was on Cartoon Network. This is a great piece of nostalgia for me as I still love this show today. They surely don't make cartoons anymore.

[@commandervile394]

It used to come on Boomerang too, but I remember those early days of cartoon network during the early-mid afternoon, awesome stuff.

[@shareofmoney]

@@commandervile394 Thanks for the correction. I was thinking Boomerang but typed Cartoon Network lol.

[@commandervile394]

@@shareofmoney Well to be fair I do believe it was on Cartoon Network first, before Boomerang was created, but then went on Boomerang later, if I remember right.

[@StareachValcin]

Swat Kats really was a great old cartoon with lovable and memorable characters, heroes and villains alike.

[@patrickstreetet3085]

Wow! So excited to watch this later. Going to save it as much one of my favorites. You guys are awesome and I love SWAT cats

[@oz88og40]

I love swat Kats my favorite classic action cartoon of all time it needs a comeback.

[@gregoriojaro8963]

IT DESERVES AN R-RATED NETFLIX REVIVAL SERIES WITH OFFBEAT, DARKER, GRITTIER & EDGIER LOOK BECAUSE THIS CULT CLASSIC CARTOON WAS BEING TOO VIOLENT! ✈😼👊💥📺😉👌

[@g-tall665]

I don't know how Hollywood got away with making teenage mutant ninja turtles movies and not Swat Kats it got to a point where I been asking animation artists on KZbin can they make a series 🤦🏾‍♂️😔

[@Imozart0341I]

@@g-tall665 house moms wanted to do away with TMNT too but they were too popular. I hate that they KO’d SwatKatz

[@Snake-eyes1980]

From your lips to God's ears.

[@Stronghand-yw1lk]

Yes!!!!

[@tomarmadiyer2698]

Just not in live-action please

[@MrXander1337]

SWAT Kats and Gargoyles were da bomb!

[@benicioaviles5040]

My best childhood memories from these cartoons.

[@flyphoenix22]

Oh man that Swat Kat theme song still goes hard. 🔥👊🏽

[@MrMementoMori]

Loved this as a kid

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

This show deserves a comeback

[@damianstarks3338]

Yes yes and yes childhood memories god I miss the 90s.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Mission Hill Origins This Adult Animated Hidden gem made It's mark on Adult Swim during the early 2000's bonafide cult classic

[@LunaP1]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!! It’s been a part of my childhood and wished it had another season to finish off the series.

[@LunaP1]

I forgot to mention that in the Pokémon X/Y games, the Team Flare themes sound like they belonged in this show’s soundtrack.

[@douglasbrownell2704]

I am thoroughly enjoyed this series back when I was in my twenties and I still enjoy it today and I'm now 53 years old.

[@Johnlindsey289]

I was 11 when it debuted Sunday mornings on tbs and I’m 41

[@mostafafarweez3161]

I still love this cartoon and heard there will be a revival since last year, hopefully with the same voice actors and artists who made the same radical awesome cartoon and hope to see it soon :)

[@stew6233]

The intro music of this show got me into metal as a kid!

[@commandervile394]

There's a few bad ass covers of the 2 intro songs on youtube.

[@Lutelro]

One of my favorite carttons ever! Everythig is sensational on this one including one of the best gallery of creative villains.

[@THENXTCHASE]

best cartoon i watched on my childhood

[@abemartinez9623]

Dang we need to see some crossovers from shows in that era

[@xientau9028]

Unsure if it was ever mentioned, but here's a fun little tidbit: The Turbocat jet bears a striking resemblance to a real life fighter jet, the F-14 Tomcat. But with a name like that, I think we all know it is more than a coincidence. ;)

[@Nikto10k]

Oh finally. I was thinking about this cartoon a couple weeks ago but just couldn’t remember the name.

[@chichiboypumpi]

one of the 90s’ finest

[@kojo7485]

SWAT 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️ 🐱 The Radical Squadron! Also, kudos 👏 💐 🥳 🎊 👌 🙌 to Robert Alvarez for producing and directing this 👏 ❤️ amazing 👏 series ❤️ 😀 💖 👏 ♥️ 😊

[@Remoniq]

Freaking loved this show, I saw a handful of episodes in later years, and found that there are a lot of deaths in it.

[@michaelmariuzza3594]

The Swat Kats is one of my favorite shows, when I was a kid.

[@abemartinez9623]

Loved this show

[@GCRavn42]

Really enjoyed watching this video. Brought up some Nostalgic moments for me as a kid in Middle School. Keep up the good work.

[@Hewylewis]

13:26 She was a queen, not a princess. Also, no. Dr. Viper's last appearance wasn't in the season 2 premiere but in the season 2 episode "The Origin of Dr. Viper."

[@TaliaIGhul]

My favorite SWAT Kats villain was Turmoil.

[@ChaplainJoshua]

T-Bone is one of my favorite characters of all time 💪😼

[@bursegsardaukar]

One of my favourite anthromorphic cartoon series.

[@commandervile394]

This and Bucky O' Hare was probably the closest we got to a Star Fox cartoon, besides the web series Fox in Space is doing.

[@AH-is5yg]

They need to bring this show back and reboot it! (Also another reason Dr. Viper is one of the most deadliest villains because he and he monsters had killed more people than any other villain on the show).

[@foolicooli]

I use to be excited for new episodes as a kid never understood why it didn't get more seasons. Maybe bad time slot I remember watching the 2nd plays when cartoon network did the main line up new episodes twice a day, not sure what they do anymore

[@taichi29]

That's one of my favorite cartoons.

[@abcdabcdoops]

Turned 40. Was a kid when these used to air. Time flies !

[@loszhor]

Nostalgia bomb!~

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

I wish this show renewed with new episodes

[@madamefluffy4788]

A new series is currently in the works (not a continuation - a reboot/reimagining in the spirit of the OG series)

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@@madamefluffy4788 aw man I was hoping they continue the series, well as long as this reboot is good as the original but not a bad reboot like Teen Titans Go, and Ben 10 2016

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

This needs a good revival series in the future......I hope

[@Ilyak1986]

It's on the way, actually!

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@Ilyak1986 I wasn't to far off

[@KevinSkye1]

I'm 36 and every now and then I like to come to YT to watch the intros for that show. If I would have known the show had Navy/Air Force influence back in the day, I would have tried to become a pilot lmao

[@thesaltyweeb]

Back then I was flabbergasted how a jet can take down monsters when its usually robots that do that! I still wish the Turbokat had any kind of robot for ala Macross! But this series needs to freaking comeback!

[@adamshafeeq8685]

SWAT Kats is one of those shows that makes me go "damn, i wish i could make something as awesome as that"

[@Ayahuasca98]

I love this berserk arc

[@suraj7701]

What surprises me is not a single film maker has thought of making a live action adaptation. It would be epic as fuck.

[@TeresaCabreraAliaga]

Cof cof Cats 2019 🤢🤮

[@gw7120]

This use to show early morning , i use to get up early to watch it , it was soo cool, loved the bike

[@Windows98R]

This one was always the one that aired late so when I was watching this, that day was a good day.

[@DragonKingX78]

I love this series, deserves a blu ray release.

[@cesarvictorino8624]

Who would be great opponents for the Swat Kats on Death Battle?

[@commandervile394]

Buloo from Talespin or Bucky O' Hare.

[@ragepaint]

Biker mice from Mars

[@gurjodhsingh351]

Swat kats had one of the best opening songs I ever heard in my childhood.

[@theofficerfactory2625]

There was a period in high school where I would play Ace Combat 4 and watch Swat Kats. Simpler times. :( Also, it's Queen Callista; not Princess Callista. Is Callie a descendent? Who knows.

[@trenchcoatbandit]

the reason why it was cancled "In a 2009 interview with Lance Falk (Writer / Design Coordinator) he said that the way he heard about the reason behind the cancellation of "SWAT Kats" was that Ted Turner himself simply thought the show was too violent for kids." BULLSHIT. i bet a companey got butthurt that it was doing so well

[@zeokingsilver]

there was once plans for Dark kat to have a secret identity as a corrupt judge helping criminals get off

[@bigbravo665]

Metal katts are my favorite villain before I watch this video but I monly watch the metal katts episodes

[@Samtheman85844]

I really love hearing about The Swat Kats.

[@arnoldtm31]

One of the all-time greats, I wish they would bring it back.

[@allright]

I'm waiting for the video on if SWAT KATS can reproduce.

[@KingMarkus222]

Hello childhood

[@dominicray1673]

It's time for them to give this a reboot

[@whovianhistorybuff]

I find it hard to dislike Feral, despite his ego and his bashing the swat kats he's a brave commander who leads from the front, stands shoulder to shoulder with the grunts and has a strict code of honour, my favourite moment from him was when the Metalakats offered him the true identities of the swat kats (something he really wanted to know) in exchange for letting them go he killed them both without hesitation saying "I don't make deals with scum"

[@zombiekillo61704]

Razor also has a habit of getting kidnapped or being the target of kidnapping by they're enemies. Though he will always be my favorite character

[@javib2978]

Almost everyone in the cast. Almost everyone has their ups and downs. I think character number 5 Callie Briggs. Is my favorite character in the SWAT Kats series. One thing I have in my personality. Nerves of steel.

[@javib2978]

No wait? The device that Callie has to call the SWAT Kats. Also appears in the Batman Arkharm video games series? I never realized.

[@SunSheepOfLight]

Someone please reboot this masterpiece!

[@TheCommenterDragon]

The creators have been trying to do that for years now, And haven't gotten any closer to making it happen.

[@SunSheepOfLight]

@@TheCommenterDragon Unfortunately.

[@inferno0020]

Is that just me? Swat Kats have smart villains by the standard of kids' shows.

[@gilbertcaine9227]

One of my favourare cartoons.

[@lokanathrout1735]

I am watching swat kats today present days

[@leonardoantonio8756]

This show is an abosolute jewel and a classic, no american show had that animation, absolute marvel! I really hope it comes back being as it was originally. But no clear info from Toonz yet..

[@scuba_steve_954]

Furries paradise

[@Johnlindsey289]

Gotta admit Felina and Callie and Ann were hot

[@ryanroman1137]

Tobac there no other cartoon that comes close to this masterpiece. All cartoons today suck and good ones get canceled for trash

[@Rexorazor]

Kids of today never knew how cool american cartoons were back then. They actually riveled anime on equal footing.

[@neovoltron25]

If only the SWAT Kats toyline was made by Playmates Toys.

[@garthdavis4320]

The series ended prematurely.

[@hadotakeki3653]

The start of many cat furries lol

[@Johnlindsey289]

These two dudes are awesome

[@lazyscholar7932]

I was always mad at how human Lina looked.

[@pauled4467]

Netflix needs to pickup and run with this series. Like they did with Voltron

[@hahaha70263]

Swat Kats was awesome. One of the best cartoons of the 1990s. Such a shame it was cancelled. Suggestion: I've noticed that you haven't made any episodes exploring the Digimon franchise and anime or maybe you have and I just haven't watched any...? Either way, Digimon vids.

[@Chaostheory1980]

I thought the tracking helmet for the cement gun was based on the Apache Gunship gunners track where you look helmet.

[@MrJimmy527]

On second thought, how do you kill a ghost? Great. How do we kill a ghost? I hope it's not just too late for Mayor Manx. He's history.

[@thomcat2704]

The little talkie walkie reminds me rather of the OG TMNT,like April also had a communicator

[@javib2978]

I noticed something, this animated series. Doesn't feature any dogs at all.

[@lunayen]

Gee, I wonder why...?

[@madamefluffy4788]

Why use Evil Callie (a villain) as an introduction clip to describe Deputy Mayor Calico Briggs proper? Also, it's Queen Callista, not Princess. Razor didn't hurt anyone in Razor's Edge - Dark Kat set up a warehouse to blow up and arranged it so it looked like Razor caused the accident (and hurt innocent civilians in the process - who were just actors pretending to be injured).Any anxiety Razor had over the incident went right out the window when he learned he was duped (i.e. - he doesn't suffered from permanent anxiety because of that incident). You forgot to mention that Felina's recklessness usually ends up with the SWAT Kats needing to save her or the fact there is clear nepotism in the Enforcer ranks (not hyperbole - we never see Commander Feral discipline his niece for her repeated insubordination - despite holding others to task for their screw ups (Jake and Chance/Lt.Commander Steele, etc) He even mentions how he should kick her off the force - but doesn't because his brother/Felina's dad would never speak to him again if he did). Speaking of Commander Feral - he's not solely responsible for the destruction of the Enforcer Building - Jake and Chance hold as much responsibility for it as Feral does (they were told to back off and let Feral handle Dark Kat - the guys were flippant and didn't listen, causing Feral's Ego to get the better of him and clip their jet - forcing the guys to eject from the jet, causing it to crash into Enforcer HQ). If Jake and Chance did as they were told, all of that could have been avoided - but then, we also wouldn't have the SWAT Kats, so... Also, Mutation City is not the last time we see Viper - (unless you consider that episode to be the last of his appearances if attempting to put the episodes in chronological order; Viper's origins would be the last episode you see him in in Season 2).

[@marhawkman303]

I noticed he misspelled all the section titles before watching it, and got annoyed at that. :/

[@madamefluffy4788]

@@marhawkman303 Not a single one of this channel's videos pertaining to SWAT Kats is accurate - it's like they never watched the actual series and are just going by random fan synopsis they find online.

[@silverwindfox15]

Can you do a video for biker bros from biker mice from mars as well? Love your videos

[@goimei]

Some of us watched for Callie

[@commandervile394]

Yes.

[@Johnlindsey289]

Everyone’s furry for her

[@corneliusfarrell8673]

I thought this show was getting a reboot or revival from Netflix or HBO max

[@KristopherLobb-pj6qy]

I would love to see a video of someone who knows and understands engineering,namely aeronautical engineering, doing an analysis of the Turbo Kat and how viable it's design is as well as other vehicles like cars and aircrafts from other popular science fiction shows like Batman personally I think it would be fascinating to see if the Turbo Kat is a practical design or not .

[@kisstune]

I believe the Commander knew their identity.

[@gurjodhsingh351]

A time when cartoon network made good shows. I miss old CN now.

[@Imozart0341I]

The episode that did the show in was the one with the Alien antagonist, it was practically PG-13. Thats what moms of America need to show Ted Turner to Ax it.

[@kaitlinobrenski1901]

If and when this series gets a reboot, I would really like to get a backstory with Dark Kat and Commander Feral. Besides the one-off characters like Turmoil, Morbulous, and Chop Shop, every other Villian in the Swat Kats series had some measure of an origin/back story except Dark Kat. As for Feral, how did he end up as the Comander of the Enforecers and does he have any skeletons in his closet from his days as an officer/lieutenant?

[@trenchcoatbandit]

why didnt this continue. it seemed so well put together just to be takken out, BEING SWAT CAT BACK

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

Where's our Swat Cats movie? Or even do a Multiverse story where they meet the likes of the TMNT, Hong Kong Phooey or those from Marvel/DC.

[@josephlaverty1562]

I used to love the hell out of he man until swat Kats came in the 90s

[@OvisMilitaris]

Makes dinosaur juice before dinosaurs died to make juice.