The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice

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“The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice”
SWAT Kats episode
The Pastmaster locates the Tome of Time.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1
Written by	Glenn Leopold
Directed by	Robert Alvarez
Original airdate	September 11, 1993
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List of SWAT Kats episodes

"The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice" is the first episode of the SWAT Kats' first season, and was the series debut. It first aired on September 11, 1993. It marks the first appearance of all the major characters, including T-Bone, Razor, Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs, Mayor Manx and Commander Feral as well as the SWAT Kats' jet, the Turbokat. It also marks the first appearance of the Pastmaster.

[edit] Plot

In an old graveyard outside Megakat City, grave robbers are digging around for valuable artifacts when they find a large chest that they pry it open. Inside they find the Pastmaster, an ancient evil wizard who was imprisoned within the chest 800 years ago. The Pastmaster heads to the Megakat City Museum of History to search for his spell book, the Tome of Time. Callie Briggs is at the museum preparing for the opening and summons the SWAT Kats to help defeat the Pastmaster. After locating his spell book, the Pastmaster wants to bring back the Dark Ages and opens a time vortex that brings a "Megasaurus Rex" to the present time. The SWAT Kats get sucked into the portal and are sent back to the time of the dinosaurs. As the Pastmaster ravages Megakat City with the Megasaurus Rex, the SWAT Kats try to get back to the present and prevent the Pastmaster from casting a spell to bring the Dark Ages to the present.

[edit] Missiles/Gadgets

The following missiles and gadgets appear in this episode:

• Cement Machine Gun
• "Ejektor" Seats
• Octopus Missile

[edit] Production Notes

• This episode was chosen to be broadcast instead of the SWAT Kats' origin story episode The Wrath of Dark Kat because it was more exciting and featured dinosaurs, which were very popular in the wake of Jurassic Park, released earlier that year.

[edit] External links

• Episode 1: The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice
• The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice at IMDb