History YMMV / SwatKats

* InformedWrongness: Commander Feral is almost always presented as completely wrong, even though he often makes very good points.

* MisBlamed: UsefulNotes/TedTurner was not responsible for killing the show; the decision was made well below his level. Sadly, the blame ''still'' falls on Ted Turner, due to the misquoted segment of his interview. To clarify: around the same time the show was cancelled, Turner said that he was proud of having "cartoons that don't encourage kids to shoot each other." Many took this as proof that he hated ''SWAT Kats'' and wanted it cancelled. However, this was not the case; he was actually talking about ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead''.

* Ann Gora's species and hairstyle makes one pause to wonder if she's related to [[Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}} Ivy Pepper.]]

* PopularWithFurries: Being a cartoon filled with humanoid felines, this was inevitable. [[SexySecretary Callie]], [[FairCop Felina]], and [[EvilIsSexy Turmoil]] are especially loved, for obvious reasons.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Despite her competence (compared to Manx, anyway) Callie sometimes seems to exist just to be the SWAT Kats' cheerleader and remind everyone how awesome they are. She ignores all their (admittedly mostly unintentional) screwups and constantly obstructs (or tries to obstruct) Commander Feral, who -- for all his bluster -- really does have the city's best interests at heart.
** In "Metal Urgency", where Feral refuses the Metallikats' offer to reveal the SWAT Kats' identity: was it really a matter of principle or was it because he thought the Metallikats were lying?

* BetterOnDVD: The Warner Archive began offering "made on demand" DVD sets in December 2010. While most of the episodes were not remastered or restored in any way, two episodes did receive a small boost: "The Giant Bacteria" had a deleted scene featuring [[spoiler:a farmer being eaten by the titular monster]] reinserted, and "The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice" finally got its EpisodeTitleCard back after it was absent from practically every rerun. This was the version of the series that was released to digital sales outlets such as [[=iTunes=]] and Amazon.

* BetterOnDVD: The Warner Archive began offering "made on demand" DVD sets in December 2010. While most of the episodes were not remastered or restored in any way, two episodes did receive a small boost: "The Giant Bacteria" had a deleted scene featuring [[spoiler:a farmer being eaten by the titular monster]] reinserted, and "The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice" finally got its EpisodeTitleCard back after it was absent from practically every rerun.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Despite her competence (compared to Manx, anyway) Callie sometimes seems to exist just to be the SWAT Kats' cheerleader and remind everyone how awesome they are. She ignores all their (admittedly mostly unintentional) screwups and constantly obstructs (or tries to obstruct) Commander Feral, who -- for all his bluster -- really does have the city's best interests at heart.

* HilariousInHindsight: The show’s reboot would be picked up by Toonz Media Group in 2022. The show has a major following in India.

* NightmareFuel: "The Giant Bacteria" is often considered the darkest episode of the show, no thanks due to all the FamilyUnfriendlyDeath in it.
** Dr. Viper [[spoiler: mutating Morbulus into the titular creature as he screams in agony. Notably, the eyes at the back of his head shift to the front]].
** The monster itself is downright ruthless with how it eats several dozen innocent people on-screen no less.

* NightmareFuel: "The Giant Bacteria" is often considered the darkest episode of the show, no thanks due to the shocking FamilyUnfriendlyDeath in it.
** Dr. Viper [[spoiler: mutating Morbulus into the titular creature as he screams in agony. Notably, the eyes at the back of his head shift to the front of it]].
** The monster itself is downright ruthless with how it eats several dozen innocent people.

* IronWoobie: Cybertron, the SWAT Kats' [[TheDeterminator determined]] [[spoiler:and ultimately doomed]] RobotBuddy from "The Deadly Pyramid".

** One of Razor's {{Catchphrase}}s--"(Name of missile), ''deploy!''"--has been accused of this.

!!The SNES Game

* JustHereForGodzilla: The art style and music is polished and (somewhat) faithful to the TV show but the gameplay and story is just lukewarm which led to it getting low reviews on [=GamePro=] and Electronic Gaming Monthly.

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* TheFireflyEffect: A rare inversion. The effect usually takes hold in three stages: the show suffers from ExecutiveMeddling, which results in low ratings, which results in getting ScrewedByTheNetwork. ''SWAT Kats'' got the aforementioned meddling, but ''maintained'' its high ratings. ''Then'' it got canceled.

** At the end of "A Bright And Shiny Future", the SWAT Kats don't seem to be bothered by the fact that they're going to get killed in the future.