The Metallikats

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“The Metallikats”
SWAT Kats episode

The Metallikats hold Mayor Manx hostage.
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 5
Written by Jim Stenstrum
Directed by Robert Alvarez
Original airdate October 9, 1993
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"The Metallikats" is the fifth episode of the SWAT Kats' first season, and first aired on October 9, 1993. It marks the first appearance of the Metallikats and also serves as their origin story.

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[edit] Plot

In a flashback, Mac and Molly Mange escape from the maximum security prison of "Alkatraz" by boat, but while in the middle of the bay, they are hit by a passing ship and drown. They wash ashore near the laboratory of Professor Hackle (voiced by George Hearn), a former weapons designer now working to create and invent things to help the world. They are discovered by two of Hackle's robots. He scans Mac and Molly's minds onto hard drives and puts them into the robots. They nickname themselves "The Metallikats" since they are now made out of metal. Despite the hopes of Professor Hackle, the Metallikats decide to continue their villainous exploits and use their new robot bodies to their advantage. After taking out a fellow crime boss, they set their sights on Mayor Manx, whom they believed denied their parole (when in reality it was Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs). The SWAT Kats must race to save both Callie and the Mayor from being terminated by the Metallikats.

[edit] Missiles/Gadgets

The following missiles and gadgets appear in this episode:

  • Decoy Missile
  • Foam Bomb (fire extinguisher)
  • Relentless Missile
  • Shark Missile
  • Spider Missile
  • X-Ray Beam

[edit] Production Notes

  • The Metallikats were partially inspired by The Terminator and bear a striking resemblance to the T-800 model Terminator, with their metal bodies and piercing red eyes.
  • This episode is one of more violent episodes in the series, with the Metallikats frying someone alive in the beginning of the episode and both Metallikats exploding violently at the end of the episode. In a macabre twist, Mac's robotic eye rolls into the Mayor's golfing cup. [1]

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