Capitol Critters
| Capitol Critters | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Nat Mauldin Steven Bochco Michael Wagner |
| Starring |
Neil Patrick Harris Charlie Adler Patti Deutsch Jennifer Darling Dorian Harewood Bobcat Goldthwait Frank Welker |
| Composer(s) | Don Davis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (6 unaired in original timeslot) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nat Mauldin |
| Producer(s) | Davis Doi (supervising) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Steven Bochco Productions Hanna-Barbera Productions (Turner Entertainment) |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 31 – March 14, 1992 |
Capitol Critters is an animated television series about the lives of mice, rats, and roaches who reside in the basement and walls of the White House in Washington, D.C. The series was produced by Steven Bochco Productions and Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC, which aired seven out of the show's 13 episodes from January 31, 1992 to March 14, 1992. Cartoon Network later aired all 13 episodes in 1995. The series was part of a spate of attempts by major networks to develop prime time animated shows to compete with the success of Fox's The Simpsons, alongside CBS's Fish Police and Family Dog. The latter two, along with Capitol Critters, proved unsuccessful and were quickly cancelled.
A Nebraska farm is also home to a family of mice, including young Max. While Max was on a trip outside to gather some corn, exterminators arrived to eliminate the mice. Once Max noticed the exterminators from a distance, he quickly returned to the basement only to witness the death of his entire family. Before Max's mother was killed after a failed rescue attempt, she told him to leave for Washington D.C., where his cousin Berkeley could be found. Upon his arrival in the nation's capital Max encountered a rat named Jammett, who resided along with Berkeley in the White House basement. After meeting Berkeley, Max met a former lab rat named Muggle, and Jammett's mother Trixie, who allowed him to share her son's room.
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