| 1 | * CelebrityVoiceActor: ''Series/DoogieHowserMD''-era Neil Patrick Harris as Max (both shows shared a creator) and Bobcat Goldthwait as Muggle. |
| 2 | * DuelingShows: Along with ''Family Dog'' and ''Fish Police'', ''...Critters'' was one of several attempts to cash in on the success of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with a wider market of prime-time animated shows. ''The Simpsons'' won the ensuing ratings battle, then proceeded to hang a lampshade on it in the next "Treehouse of Horror" special showing tombstones with the competing shows' names. Ultimately ''Capitol Critters'' would have the last laugh, being lucky enough to gain a cult following later on. |
| 3 | ** To a lesser extent, it was this with ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}''. Both shows were ABC's answer to ''The Simpsons'', and were both done in a medium usually dismissed as [[AnimationAgeGhetto for kids]], but aired in prime time and with writing geared to adults. They even had their theme songs written by the same composer, Bruce Broughton. They were both short-lived by television standards, though ''Dinosaurs'' lasted longer and had the healthier syndication afterlife. |
| 4 | * EditedForSyndication: For obvious reasons, the German dub of the show removes the [[NoSwastikas swastika]] from Kid Vicious' hat. |
| 5 | * FollowTheLeader: As mentioned above, the show was failed attempt to cash-in on the success of the then-new prime-time animated sitcom ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. |
| 6 | * FridayNightDeathSlot and ScrewedByTheNetwork: ABC ran the show on Saturday nights, giving it little chance to develop a wider audience. |
| 7 | * KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Fox may have let the rights slip over to Turner/WB (as this show did air in the early days of Cartoon Network, when the channel was a 24/7/365 showcase of Hanna-Barbera animation, both popular[[note]]like ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', ''Scooby Doo'', ''Tom and Jerry'', ''The Jetsons'', and ''Yogi Bear''[[/note]] and obscure[[note]]like ''Wait Til Your Father Gets Home'', ''Where's Huddles'', and ''The Roman Holidays''[[/note]]), but DVD rights apparently not so much. Even though the one that doesn't have it would probably release it if they did. |
| 8 | * KidsMealToy: Although the show technically was not for kids, Burger King released [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJwsgbCbmI4 a set of four toys]] featuring Max, Muggle, Jammet, and Presidential Cat situated on various buildings and monuments in Washington, DC in their Kids Meals in 1992. |
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