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title: The best cartoon show ever
description: Why Swat Katz was way ahead of its time
category: logs
date: 2016-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
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If it was one thing that broke my childhood videogame addiction, it's Swat Kats. It's just two cats, heart of gold, in an awesome two-seater jet, fighting evil in the Megakat City with an awesome soundtrack, all the while trying to win the heart of Miss Briggs. What could be a better cartoon show than this?

I was looking at the old Cartoon Network logo today and I got hit with all those nostalgia.

T-Bone and Razor taught me three important things in life. That <abbr title="Vertical Take Off and Landing">VTOL</abbr> jets are awesome! Friends don't give up on each other!  And… 'Bingo!’

Swat Kats played a huge role in me, inspiring me to choose aeronautics to be honest. I mean, yeah, I did love planes, but that was seeded when I was a kid. Not from video games or toys, but this show. This beautiful gem of a show got me to love machines a lot! 

Look how sleek the Turbokat is.

import turbokat from './TurboKat.gif';
import cyclotron from './Cyclotron.gif';

<Figure src={turbokat} alt="The Turbokat jet in flight" caption="The Turbokat. The fastest jet in Megakat City" />

And wait, there's more to love in this machine than VTOL. How about a slick weapons bay that can also house a cool bike? 

I present you, the Cyclotron.

<Figure src={cyclotron} alt="The Cyclotron bike deploying from the weapons bay" caption="The Cyclotron. Sometimes, you need ground support too!" />

Man! It was one awesome ride for only a few handful of episodes. I really miss those good old days, when cartoons had a standard. 

Lately I've been hearing about a reboot of the franchise with the original creators helming the project. I hope they cook better. 

I want my Turbokat back!