Karate Kat

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Karate Kat is an animated children's television series. It was developed by Rankin/Bass and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1987. The show is about a Karate Kat, a brown cat who's somehow skilled in Martial Arts and uses it against crime. He is usually seen wearing a blue suit with a red tie. Whenever there is trouble, he would utter his catch-phrase "I'm lean, I'm mean, I'm a karate machine. Kee-yow." He then goes into a whirlwind spin and changes from his suit to his karate outfit.

Whenever he go into the crime scene, he would occasionally be equipped with something that would help him in some situations. In one memorable episode, he was seen wearing red shoes with enormously long laces which were perhaps use to break his fall if he were to leap from a high place.

His nemesis is Big Papa, a gang leader who is backed by two lackeys (one fat and one thin).

The series lasted only one season and was part of the Comic Strip show, which consisted of four animated shorts: TigerSharks, Street Frogs, Mini Monsters and Karate Kat.