Genre Animation Developed by David Wise | Created by Jim Lee
Brandon Choi | |
Also known as "WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams" Written by David Wise
Brooks Wachtel
Rich Fogel
Mark Seidenberg Voices of Dennis Akayama
Paul Mota
Roscoe Handford
Janet-Laine Green |
WildC.A.T.s is a half-hour animated television series based on the comics series of the same name. It aired on CBS for one season between October 1, 1994 to January 21, 1995. The series was produced by WildStorm Productions in association with Nelvana Limited. DC Comics now own the rights to the characters, due to their purchase of WildStorm in 1999.
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Overview
WildC.A.T.s is about the universal war between two prehistoric alien races. One of the races is the heroic Kherubim while the other is the evil Daemonites.
Production
It ran for thirteen episodes with a family-friendly storyline. WildC.A.T.s, along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Skeleton Warriors, was grouped into the "Action Zone" showcase that used a wraparound animated fly-though pre-credit sequence to bookend the three very different programs. The series was canceled around the same time that the "Action Zone" concept was officially retired (although TMNT retained the "Action Zone" credit sequence until the end of its run two years later).
The group was composed of all the original WildC.A.T.s. The major villain was Helspont, and the Troika and the Coda were featured as supporting characters. Mr. Majestic also made appearances, though not as a member of the group.
WildC.A.T.s featured a rock soundtrack, and a theme song performed by Sheree Jeacocke and Gerry Mosby.
Differences between the comics and television series
The main differences of the series and the comic books were:
Cast
Marketing tie-ins
A video game based on the TV series was published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment in 1995 for Super NES, with Spartan, Warblade and Maul as the only playable characters.
Also, Playmates Toys released a toyline based on the TV series. The characters featured in the toyline were Grifter, Helspont, Maul, Max Cash (as a Black Razor), Mister Majestic, Pike, Slag, Spartan, Void, Voodoo, Warblade, Zealot and a generic Daemonite.
Home video
Four VHS tapes with two episodes each were released in the 1990s. Funimation released the complete series on DVD in July 19, 2005. It is now out of print, but a digital copy of the series is available through Amazon Video at Amazon.com, and the iTunes store.