Trivia / BattleTech (1994)

• Dueling Shows: With Exosquad; that show handily won the duel. The conflict between the two was, in fact, a major part of FASA's decision to retire the "Unseen" mechs in the '90s. One of the Exo-Frames was clearly a rip-off of the Madcat but when FASA tried to sue for copyright infringement, Playmates brought in the hated Harmony Gold to launch a countersuit since they had a contract to produce toys under the Robotech brand. While Harmony Gold's case was revealed to be shaky and they eventually agreed to a settlement, it was enough to convince the company that using the old designs just wasn't worth the trouble.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The series was never released on VHS, let alone DVD or streaming (considering the acquisition of the Saban Entertainment library by Disney in 2001, it's likely never going to see a proper release). Episodes can be found online, but all that's available are poor-quality rips of home tapings.

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