In a 2009 interview with Lance Falk (Writer / Design Coordinator) he said that the way he heard about the reason behind the cancellation of SWAT Kats was that Ted Turner himself simply thought the show was too violent for kids. When it got canceled, there was a paragraph from Turner in Entertainment Weekly (early 1995) entitled "Ted's Excellent Speaking Engagement" concerning cartoon violence: "We have more cartoons than anybody: 'The Flintstones', 'The Jetsons', 'The Smurfs', 'Scooby-Doo'. They're nonviolent. We don't have to worry that we're encouraging kids to kill each other--like SOME of the other cartoon programs do".
Originally The Giant Bacteria (1993) was planned to air as the first episode of the series. Instead The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice (1993) was aired as the first episode, because of the huge box-office success of Jurassic Park (1993) and also the increasing interests of the audience in dinosaurs during this period due to Jurassic Park.
"The Radical Squadron" in the series' titles refers to three characters: T-Bone, Razor and Callie. Callie is a member of this radical squadron due to the fact that she works with SWAT Kats (aside from being a Deputy Mayor) and also "strongly" supports them by helping them and providing the services they need. Through the episode "The Dark Side of the SWAT Kats", it is established that the existence of SWAT Kats completely depends on Callie. If there are good SWAT Kats, then there is a Good Callie and when there are Dark SWAT Kats, then there is also a Dark Callie.
Due to high ratings, "SWAT Kats" became the #1 syndicated animated show of 1994. The results were approved by Nielsen Television Index (NTI) and Nielsen Syndication Service (NSS). Due to the success, "Toon" Magazine published an extensive article about the show in its in Fall 1994 issue. There was also a "SWAT Kats" ad that was published in "Animation" Magazine (October/November 1994) saying that there will be new episodes and new merchandise for SWAT Kats in 1995. However, the show was shortly canceled, with three unfinished episodes left The Curse of Kataluna, Turmoil 2: The Revenge (1995) and Doctors of Doom.
In 1995 a freelance writer named Mark Lungo wrote a nine-page article about all of the "the show. This article was published in issue #32 of "Animation" Magazine in the spring of 1995.