Enter the Madkat
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Enter the Madkat was the twelfth episode of the animated television series SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron. First aired Saturday, November 27, 1993. Written by Glenn Leopold. Directed by Robert Alvarez. Produced by Davis Doi. The overseas animation was done by Han Ho Heung Up. It was the final episode of the show Han Ho Heung Up would do.
[edit] Plot summary
Comedian Lenny Ringtail, whose mind snapped after he lost the title of "King of Late Night" to his rival David Litterbin, allows himself to be possessed by the ghost of Madkat, a jester who suffered a similar rejection hundreds of years ago. The result is a wisecracking, shapeshifting harlequin who uses his magical powers to kidnap the "King," "Queen," "Knight" and "Jester," or Mayor Manx, Callie Briggs, Commander Feral and Litterbin, respectively, imprisoning all in a magic puzzle box. Can theSWAT Kats find his weakness in time to save Callie?
[edit] Cast
Tress MacNeille as Callie Briggs
Jim Cummings as Mayor Manx / Enforcer Sergeant / Orderly
Roddy McDowall as Madkat / Lenny Ringtail
Hal Rayle as Lieutenant Commander Steele
Candi Milo as Ann Gora / Old Lady
[edit] Trivia
Glenn Leopold wrote Enter the Madkat with nothing but a sketch of the title villain provided by Christian and Yvon Tremblay to reference.
When this episode originally aired, it mistakenly ran with the end credits from Metal Urgency.
Jim Cummings takes over the role of the Enforcer Sergeant from Ed Gilbert in this episode. In fact, following this Ed Gilbert would not appear in another SWAT Kats episode until Caverns of Horror.
Callie being "the Queen" is a reference to her probable ancestor Queen Callista.
This episode marks the second time that Chance and Jake have had to assist that cantankerous little old lady, and the second time that Chance has taken his special "shortcut." They previously did both in Night of the Dark Kat.
David Litterbin, is apparently a reference to the late night talk show host David Letterman.
