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This ’90s Kids Cartoon Was Canceled Because It Was Too Violent

The short-lived cult classic had vigilante heroes, monster villains, and one of the coolest jets in Saturday morning cartoon history.

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There are many shows that were lost to time, lasting only a few seasons before cancellation. Many have gone on to build passionate fanbases, including Swat Kats, which aired on Turner Broadcasting in the mid 90s. Despite lasting a season and a half before it got axed on the network, Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron was ahead of its time, and perhaps that’s one of many reasons why people love it so much.

Swat Kats is set in a fictional city run by anthromorphic felines known as kats. The two main characters—Razor and T-Bone—are vigilante pilots who pilot a futuristic........

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